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Category Archives: Christmas
Santa By Any Other Name . . .
Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Sinterklaas, Odin, Baba Christmas, Babbo Natale, Black Peter, Christkindl, Ded Moroz, Gwiazdor, Joulupukki, Kanakaloka, Kerstman, Mos Craciun, Pere Noel, Sion Corn, Shengdan Laoren . . . Santa is a mythical figure with … Continue reading
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Tagged Baba Christmas, Babbo Natale, Black Peter, Christkindl, Christmas, Ded Moroz, Dickens, elves, gifts, Gwiazdor, Joulupukki, Kanakaloka, Kerstman, Kris Kringle, Mos Craciun, Odin, Pere Noel, presents, Santa, Shengdan Laoren, Sinterklaas, Sion Corn, St Nicholas
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A Bird For Christmas
The turkey is a relative newcomer in the ‘festive feasting’ stakes with both the goose and the pheasant having a longer pedigree in such things. It has taken many different forms and guises since it first appeared in England during … Continue reading
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Dickens’s A Christmas Carol at 170
This struck a chord with me and goes into more detail than I would normally. A well presented article, I enjoyed reading it. Nicely done. Interesting Literature The surprising story behind Dickens’s A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens’s classic Christmas tale A … Continue reading
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A Dickensian Christmas
Christmas (Old English: Cri-stesmæsse, meaning “Christ’s Mass”) is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ that is a widely observed global holiday, celebrated generally on December 25th. While the birth year of Jesus is estimated among modern historians … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Dickens, Christmas Carol, Christmas tree, nativity, pudding, Tiny Tim, Victoria and Albert
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A Christmas Cake, 1861
For this one I only have the images, no text. The four images begin with the ingredients laid out though to be fair, the method would be that of any other rich fruit cake recipe. Regard it as a sort … Continue reading
Ten Things You Probably Didn’t Want To Know About . . .
Christmas or ¡Navidad!, Noël or Weihnachten, God Jul or Sretan Božić, Crăciun fericit or Ziemassvētkus! The languages of the world have quite a variety of names for Christmas. That’s not surprising, what with the language issues involved but it turns … Continue reading
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Christmas Through The Eyes Of Womans Weekly
Womens Magazines have provided a wealth of interesting articles over the years and here are some I found in a more recent publication that reproduced pages and articles from its own publication base. Another … Continue reading
The Reduced Sugar Christmas Cake!
This year’s Christmas project has been to produce a sugar free (well, almost . . .) Christmas cake, using only the ingredients I had on hand: no special purchases. The cake was easy enough, a low sugar recipe from a … Continue reading
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Feast Your Eyes . . . On Mince Pies
Mincemeat, that quintessentially English pie filling consisting of chopped, spiced fruits flavoured with sherry, brandy and to be honest any other booze you may have lying around! Widely popular in the UK, it is traditionally served as pies around Christmas … Continue reading
Traditional Christmas Breads – The Netherlands
The cuisine of the Netherlands or Holland has been shaped from the twin practices of fishing and farming. Traditionally, Dutch cuisine is simple and straightforward, with many vegetables and little meat. Breakfast and lunch are typically bread with toppings while … Continue reading
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