Ho Ho Ho Xmas Time Again

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:04 pm

this is some POWERFUL stuff, and delicious too! SWEDISH Glogg Recipe

Ingredients:

2 bottles wine (Port, Sherry, Claret, Burgundy or Madeira

Insert cheesecloth bag containing:

2 oz. dried orange peel

2 oz. cinnamon sticks

20 Cardamom seeds

25 whole cloves

(add later)

1 lb. blanched almonds

1 lb. seedless raisins

(much later)

1 lb. lump sugar

1 fifth Brandy

Directions:

Boil slowly for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the blanched almonds and seedless raisins and continue to boil for additional 15 minutes. Remove kettle from stove and place wire grill containing 1 lb. lump sugar over opening. Pour the brandy over sugar making sure to saturate all of it. Then light sugar with match and let it flame. After sugar has melted replace kettle cover to extinguish flame. Stir againa and remove spice bag. Serve hot in punch cups with a few almonds and raising.

Be VERY careful when lighting the brandy soaked sugar!

booradley · Post by **booradley** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:08 pm

ah, mulled wine! We get little sachets over here that you put in the pan and simmer with the wine. Always smells a bit dentisty to me.

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:11 pm

booradley wrote: ah, mulled wine! We get little sachets over here that you put in the pan and simmer with the wine. Always smells a bit dentisty to me.
ewwww that is just ummm wrong.....

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:12 pm

IKEA sells a good glog mix as well yummmy you just add alcohol hehehehe

booradley · Post by **booradley** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:35 pm

minks wrote: ewwww that is just ummm wrong.....

it's the cloves in the mixture. Just takes me straight to the dentist's waiting room:-1

booradley · Post by **booradley** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:37 pm

Far Rider wrote: Army Grogg:

each squad adds alcohol of choice....

one bottle of tabasco...

one sock saved from days in the field.

let the drinking begin!

a sock! That is revolting

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:39 pm

prison homemade glogg...better known as buck or jack...put hoarded fruit, sugar, jelly, ketchup in plastic trash bag with water. let it ferment for a looooong time. :yh_sick cheers!

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:40 pm

lady cop wrote: prison homemade glogg...better known as buck or jack...put hoarded fruit, sugar, jelly, ketchup in plastic trash bag with water. let it ferment for a looooong time. :yh_sick cheers!

Crikey anyone got any fruitcake recipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees they care to share

ya freaks!!!!!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:43 pm

minks wrote: Crikey anyone got any fruitcake recipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees they care to share

ya freaks!!!!!hahahahahahahahahaha

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:44 pm

lady cop wrote: hahahahahahahahahaha

ya big faker!!!!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:47 pm

minks wrote: ya big faker!!!! :Puh-uh, i get redeemed by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:06 pm

see, i'm really nice, here is an angel for your tree~~~~

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 2:15 pm

http://www.whychristmas.com/fun/concen.shtml

http://www.whychristmas.com/fun/dectree.shtml

http://www.whychristmas.com/fun/spot_man.html

Some silly stuff to keep the Christmas spirit ( and the kids) going

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 2:18 pm

Lots of stuff on this site >>> http://www.whychristmas.com/index.shtml

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 2:31 pm

Very Cute Stuff Bez. I sure wished I had the internet as a kid. Or even when my kids were little sigh....

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 2:59 pm

4 days without a post in this thread...wanted to keep it alive....

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 3:09 pm

JINGLE BELLS

JINGLE BELLS

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 6:36 am

Far Rider wrote: yeah? oh well!

BAH HUMBUG..... Grinchy, Scroogy, Meany Kill Joy, Spoilsport :p

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 6:54 am

Deck FG with boughs of holly

Fa la la, la la la

Tis the season to be jolly

Fa la la, la la la

:yh_dance

Ain't Christmas great!!! :-4

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 7:27 am

Frosty the Snowman!

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 7:29 am

chrisb84uk wrote: Deck FG with boughs of holly

Fa la la, la la la

Tis the season to be jolly

Fa la la, la la la

:yh_dance

Ain't Christmas great!!! :-4

YES it 'TIS!!!:-4

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 7:32 am

I don't suppose anyone still does 'Secret Santa??' I used to and although it was difficult, the smiles on the faces were so great to see, once they found out what I had got them.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 7:33 am

Gosh! Havent done that for ages! Usually did that at work! It was awful fun tho!

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 7:35 am

We do Chris! We do it here at school! All thestaff gets lots of presents-from warm clothing items, to fun stuff. We stash them in the kids lockers the night before-and that special day when they come to school and open up their lockers for school, it is so nice. Us teachers are so happy that day, with happy kids.

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 7:40 am

Oh wow that is such a great idea Chonsi, I can just imagine how happy the kids must be when they open up their locker and see what they have. If we had that at my old school, then sadly all it would lead to is a fight, where everyone wants what someone else got, and aren't happy with their own present.

Perhaps we can do a FG secret santa, hahaha that would be fun!! :wah:

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 7:42 am

I think we should, Chris.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 7:46 am

yes it would be!

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 7:53 am

Yep we should try and organise a secret santa, that would be great fun. I guess we would need to make pairs of people who want to do it, and then PM that person with the gift that u choose for them. Something like that.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:06 am

I think it would be great!

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 9:52 am

chrisb84uk wrote: Yep we should try and organise a secret santa, that would be great fun. I guess we would need to make pairs of people who want to do it, and then PM that person with the gift that u choose for them. Something like that.

Venus wants to try this too, go for you guys go on and organize it.

By the way

1 month til christmas yahooo

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:20 pm

this thread is getting dusty!!!!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:21 pm

minks wrote: this thread is getting dusty!!!!yeah, well so is the humbug thread, back in a minute..............:p

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:22 pm

lady cop wrote: yeah, well so is the humbug thread, back in a minute..............:p

I see hmmmmmmm

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:23 pm

Who wouldn't want to be here

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lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:24 pm

that's gorgeous, i swiped it. :sneaky:

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:32 pm

lady cop wrote: that's gorgeous, i swiped it. :sneaky:

where you takin it hehehehe

Grinch's swipe christmas not lady cops

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:36 pm

or here

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minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:59 am

some xmas beauty

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Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:15 am

Ohhh very nice, I like that one. Ok Im back on board now.Heres the real Christmas spirit...

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:16 am

Nomad wrote: Ohhh very nice, I like that one. Ok Im back on board now.Heres the real Christmas spirit...

Awww I knew you wanted to be.

That is very thought provoking Nomad. I think Peace when I see it.

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:40 am

Christmas baskets, you know the premade jobs. Some are savory, with processed meat, crackers cheese, some are coffee and tea packed with cookies and bits, some are pure sugar, candy, chocolate, hot choco mix etc. Who gives those? Who gets those? Who likes those? (I like the sweet and coffee ones but not the savory ones) I find some of the bits and pieces to be absolutely yummy. I found from one I received a new coffee flavor I die for, choco raspberry.

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ELF · Post by **ELF** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:39 pm

minks wrote: Christmas baskets, you know the premade jobs. Some are savory, with processed meat, crackers cheese, some are coffee and tea packed with cookies and bits, some are pure sugar, candy, chocolate, hot choco mix etc. Who gives those? Who gets those? Who likes those? (I like the sweet and coffee ones but not the savory ones) I find some of the bits and pieces to be absolutely yummy. I found from one I received a new coffee flavor I die for, choco raspberry.

Minks I will get Santa to make you a nice festive basket. Coffee and Candy ok?

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:31 pm

minks wrote: this thread is getting dusty!!!!

Minks...I was looking for something to get rid of the dust and stumbled on these....soooo pretty....forget the cleaning

Fairy Duster

Calliandra eriophylla

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:38 am

being an elf is dangerous! :wah:

greydeadhead · Post by **greydeadhead** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:41 am

Free the Elves... Support the Reindeer Revolt...

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:57 am

ELF wrote: Minks I will get Santa to make you a nice festive basket. Coffee and Candy ok?

ahhh yes please hehehe

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:57 am

Bez wrote: Minks...I was looking for something to get rid of the dust and stumbled on these....soooo pretty....forget the cleaning

Fairy Duster

Calliandra eriophylla

how very pretty