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btrumanj · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:37 am Post subject: Holiday Eating Tips

HOLIDAY EATING TIPS
>
> 1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet
> table knows nothing of the holiday spirit. In fact, if you see carrots,
> leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.
>
> 2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It's rare. You cannot
> find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has
> 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an
> eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me.
> Have two. It's later than you think.
>
>
> 3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of
> gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of
> your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
>
> 4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or
> who le milk.. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports
> car with an automatic transmission.
>
> 5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control
> your eating. The whole point of going to a holiday party is to eat other
> people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?
>
> 6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's.
> You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the
> time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table
> while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
>
> 7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like
> frosted cookies in the shape and size of, position yourself near them and
> don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of
> attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them
> behind, you're never going to see them again.
>
> 8. Same for pies. Apple , Pumpkin, Mincemeat . Have a slice of each. Or
> if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have
> three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day ?
>
> 9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory
> celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some
> standards.
>
> 10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or
> get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Re-read tips;
> start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner. Remember this
> motto to live by:
>
>
> "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of
> arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather
> to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, body thoroughly used up,
> totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"
>
>
> Remember who the party is for!
>
> Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
>
>

Pal Val · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:52 am Post subject:

WOO HOO it is! That's the eating. How about the rest of the partying? So far, you have all the best ideas. Laughing

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ltbarber · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:59 am Post subject:

Amen!

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BDM · Blackhawk Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 805

Very practical tips, i am writing them down and will carry them in my wallet. Thanks!

Jeepnik · Blackhawk Joined: 16 Dec 2005 Posts: 800

Wonderful. Especially the egg nog. Being a diabetic, I am not supposed to even touch the stuff, but darn it come the holidays I just say the heck with it and enjoy. I'm sure my doctor would have a stroke if she knew.

caryc · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject:

Well, I'll go along with all but #9. Am I actually the only one in the world that likes fruitcake?
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BDM · Blackhawk Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 805

caryc, there are fruitcakes, and then there are fruitcakes. I try to stay away from the mass produced ones that are stored for months at a time until Christmas season arrives. I have only encountered a couple of "real" fruitcakes, made from scratch and fresh, those were pretty darn good.

caryc · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:42 pm Post subject:

Here’s a recipe someone gave me. I actually made this a couple times and it turned out very good. I used a little more of the fruit in mine. I baked it in small bread loaf pans.

2 packages of cranberry, nut, date or apricot nut quick bread mix.

3 eggs

2 cups water

2 cups pecans, halves or chopped

2 cups raisins

2 cups candied cherries

1 cup candied pineapple, cut into wedges.

In a large mixing bowl combine all ingredients using your hands. Pour into a greased and floured 12 cup fluted tube pan or a 10 inch tube pan. Bake in 350 degree oven until a tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 65 to 75 minutes. Cool 30 minutes, loosen edges and remove from pan.

Cool completely before wrapping tightly in foil or plastic wrap. Store in refrigerator. If desired cake may be glazed with warm corn syrup and decorated with candied fruits and nuts.

Note: 4 cups of candied fruit mixture nay be substituted for the candied cherries and pineapple.
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Colonel Daddy · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject:

Brother Baker, You and I must have come from the same batch!! Laughing

Had a glass of egg nog just the other night. My suger went crazy but a extra large dose of insulin took care of it!
However, we deviate on the fruitcake. My Mom made the best fruitcake around. She always made two or three...as Cary says "from scratch". My dad had a large family and so did Mom. She had to make enough to go around and there was NEVER any left over. Mom is gone now but left her recipe to two people and they both find it just too time consuming and too expensive to make Crying or Very sad

The only 'store bought' fruitcake that came in a very distant second was the Jane Parker Fruitcake sold by A&P Grocery years ago.
And yes, by all means "Remember who the party is for"!

A big MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my Ruger Family! Very Happy

deac45 · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject:

Life is uncertain...eat dessert first! Mr. Green

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frustrated middle child · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:37 pm Post subject:

FRUIT CAKE - In my opinion the Claxton ones from Claxton Ga are the best. Love them.
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OldCowHand · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:43 pm Post subject:

I dunno -- over the course of the last several decades I've encountered numerous folks who are convinced that there was only ever one fruitcake, and that it keeps being re-gifted the following year because nobody's ever been brave enough to try to eat it, but it's too decorative to throw away. I've also encountered a few folks who pooh-pooh all of that and say that their recipe is the exception to the rule, and their [grandmother's | father's | wife's | European relatives'] fruitcakes redefine the terms of the debate. On occasion I've even sampled some of the fabled concoction, only to be convinced yet again that fruitcake was just never a good idea, and the passing of the years hasn't made it any better.

The good news is that I have recently purchased weapons that are capable of penetrating a fully-cured hundred-year-old fruitcake, so it can at least serve one last role as a terrestrial clay pigeon. Razz

btrumanj · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 1:18 am Post subject:

Did any of you know that a chunk of fruit cake slipped into the same pot as someone's house plant will evolve into an alien life form in about a week or 10 days Laughing

toysoldier · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 9:14 am Post subject:

Put me on the list of fruitcake eaters. Always liked it, even the commercial stuff. Some are much better than others, and I've only had homemade fruitcake once or twice. If you find some, enjoy it. The gals who make it are getting older and fewer. Sad

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contender · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:01 pm Post subject:

I like the original post about enjoying eating this time of year.

I live by this motto;
"I've never done drugs, nor have I ever smoked anything. When it comes to drinking, I can take it or leave it. I gave up chasing wild women when I caught one, so DAMNIT, I'm gonna enjoy my eating!!!!!"
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