Christmas Treats

[sunny-dave]

My traditional (well I've done it for the last few years) thread about the foods that mean Christmas.

I'll start with ...

A really good pork pie for Boxing Day

Bendicks Bittermints - about the only chocolate I eat in a year - divinely sharp and minty

Stollen - the Aldi specially selected for preference

Liquorice Allsorts - a big tin please

Tangerines - not the ubiquitous loose skinned satsuma, but hard shiny orange balls full of piquant juice


I've got more ... but over to you first ... I may even get some ideas for my 'trip of doom' to Aldi this afternoon.

SD xx

[RandyMarsh]

A good salty ham, some pickles and crusty rolls on Boxing day with the footy and pavlova for breakfast.

[shoota]

Nuts.
Costco extra special mixed nuts, brazils, macadamias, cashews, pecans, almonds... All ready to go with no bothersome shells to circumvent.

[sunny-dave]

I love proper black ham - cut in nice thick slices (rather than shaved with a microtome) and served with cranberry sauce on the side.

Careful shoota - you'll have the coven after your nuts.

[Prudie]

Orange and lemon jelly slices, just for the nostalgia factor. Advocaat for Snowballs are a must.

[jakep]

Nuts here too! In a shell for me though. Takes more time so I eat fewer in a sitting.
None left in Sainsburys yesterday ☹️

[sunny-dave]

I do like the occasional lemon slice, prudie - must look in Aldi/Lidl later.

I'll skip the Advocaat - my dad used to produce the same (ever more sticky) bottle every year - I'm amazed my mum survived.

[DTCwordfan]

Lagavulin 16 year old is sitting here next to my chair.

A bottle of 6 puttenyos Tokaji wine to be opened for Christmas evening....

Clementines here, brought in from Corsica and a 1/4 of a wheel of Stilchelton.

[rockyroad]

...and back to reality, my Xmas treats Bailey's to put into coffee (never drink it other times of year) a nice maple covered ham to cut at,plenty of good port and cheeseboard and wadges of christmas cake with proper Wensleydale cheese.

[rockyracoon]

A triple smoked gammon with pickles.

Bendicks (though I've already polished off a box and a half, couldn't help it)

A nice pavlova (usually a Crunchie one)

[Zacs-Master]

Pickled Walnuts.

[sunny-dave]

I could eat one or two, Zacs - with my pork pie - but a jar would defeat me I'm afraid.

[Berniecuddles2]

chilli flavoured pickled onions

[sunny-dave]

I bought a rich fruit cake from Aldi a month or so ago - and have subcontracted the feeding and icing to a well known AB member.

At the last count she'd spiked nearly a quarter bottle of spiced rum into it (in daily instalments I believe) - quite what the icing will be like I dread to think ...

[sunny-dave]

That sounds ... interesting, BC

[Islay]

As much lobster, scallops, hot smoked salmon as I can eat.

[jno]

the level of rum in the bottle may have gone down, s-d, but have you actually checked where it's gone to?

[gness]

The bottle slipped, Dave........quite often I admit.......but hey and hic!....Who wants dry cake?........x

[sunny-dave]

Ah - I take your point, jno :)

[gness]

Shhhh, Jno......shhhhhh.....☺

[gness]

My best treat of all at Christmas is a chef in the kitchen.....bliss!....♥