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 Welcome
to our holiday home. Christmas has always been a special time for our
family. I set up this page so you can learn a little bit about what we do
for Christmas. I have even included recipes for everything we have for
Christmas dinner from the turkey on down to the desserts. I hope you can
find something useful and maybe even use what we do as a guide to start a
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November By the time Thanksgiving rolls around, our house is ready for the holidays. The tree is decorated, our stockings are hung by the fireplace and our "It's a Wonderful Life" Christmas village is all set up. When dusk falls Thanksgiving night we finally light up the house and the tree. We usually have a huge display of lights and decorations so it is no easy task to plug everything in. Since we aren't living in a permanent location, we haven't gone to the trouble to wire the lights directly into the house. December Starting 12 days before Christmas we have what we call the "12 Scriptural Days of Christmas". It is a special scripture a day for those last 12 days. If you would like a list of these scriptures, email me and I will be happy to give them to you. Christmas Eve is very special for us too. We usually start it out by having a fire in the fireplace, possibly toasting marshmallows. We drink hot cocoa and eat some type of dessert, usually chocolate chip cookies. All the recipes we use are shown below. While we are having our snack we pull out our Bibles and read the Christmas story in the 2nd chapter of Luke. Then it is finally time to wrap the presents and put them under the tree. When our daughter was younger we would do this after she went to bed. Now we can do it with her and make it a family event. Bed time Christmas Eve is usually around midnight.
We clean up the mess after we have finished eating and then turn to getting dinner started. It starts with the turkey and stuffing and ends with dessert. Yes, we eat turkey at Christmas also. Dinner usually is served in the early afternoon, around 3:00. The rest of the day we spend watching Christmas movies. The decorations stay up until New Years Eve. We consider that day to be the end of the Christmas season. I hope that you have enjoyed reading our Christmas Calendar. Now it is time for the recipes.
Remove giblets from cavity. Rinse turkey off completely. Place in roasting pan. Fill cavity with stuffing. Wrap foil around drumsticks and wings. Cover entire bird loosely with foil. Baste occasionally. Uncover the last 45 minutes of roasting. Below is a chart with cooking times and weights. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Remove stuffing before carving turkey.
1/2 C chopped onion In a saucepan cook onion in butter till tender but not brown; remove from heat and stir in poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Place the dry bread cubes in a large mixing bowl. Add the onion mixture. Drizzle with enough broth to moisten, tossing lightly. Makes enough to stuff one 10 pound turkey.
Boil 4-6 fresh yams until tender, peel, and
cut in cubes. Pour liquid over yams and apples. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Makes 8 servings
1 family size bag frozen corn Melt butter in large frying pan. Pour corn into pan. Fry until corn is golden brown stiring frequently. makes 6-8 servings
4 to 4 1/2 C all purpose flour In a large mixer bowl combine 2 C flour and the yeast. In a saucepan heat milk, sugar, butter, and salt just till warm and butter is almost melted; stir constantly. Add to flour mixture; add eggs. Beat at low speed of electric mixer for 30 seconds scraping sides of bowl constantly. Beat 3 minutes at high speed. Stir in as much remaining flour as you can mix in with a spoon. Turn out onto a floured surface. Knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6-8 minutes total). Shape into a ball. Place in a greased bowl; turn once. Cover; let rise in a warm place till double (about 1 hour). Punch down; divide dough in half. Cover; let rest 10 minutes. To make cloverleaf rolls lightly grease 24 muffin cups. Divide each half of dough into 36 pieces. Shape each piece of dough into a ball, pulling edges under to make a smooth top. Place 3 balls in each greased muffin cup, smooth side up. Cover and let rise till nearly double, about 30 minutes. Bake in a 375 degree oven 12 to 15 minutes or till golden.
2 eggs, lightly beaten Combine filling ingredients in order given; pour into pie crusts. Bake in preheated 425 degree oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees. Bake an additional 40-50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool. Garnish with whipped cream.
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