RECIPES FOR CHRISTMAS

Dad / Chef / Author ^ | Carlo3b

[carlo3b]

RECIPES FOR CHRISTMAS

Plan for your Christmas Feast and Gifts HERE!

Holiday Ham with Fruit and Root Beer Glazed

 
BOILING AND SYRUP INGREDIENTS:

• 6  12oz bottles root beer (high quality)

• 1 red apple, sliced

• 1 green apple, sliced

• 1 cup red seedless grapes

• 1/2 orange, sliced

• 1/2 tsp cloves

• cracked black pepper to taste

• 1 tsp file (ground sassafras)

BOILING HAM:
1) Place ham in a heavy-bottomed black iron pot or dutch oven.
2) Surround the ham with apples, grapes, orange and cloves. Add root beer and dust with cracked black pepper and file. 3) Bring to a rolling boil and reduce to simmer. Boil approximately 1 hour and turn ham over and continue boiling until root beer is reduced to a thick syrup.
4) Remove ham and set aside. Continue to reduce syrup until it is the consistency of molasses.
CAUTION: Do not burn, or scorch. Remove syrup and place in a mixing bowl, allow to cool and reserve for later.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 (5 - 10 pounds) smoked ham

• 1/2 cup root beer syrup (reserved)

• 1 cup Creole mustard

• 1/2 cup brown sugar

• 1/4 cup pineapple juice

• 1/4 cup cracked black pepper

• pinch of cinnamon

• pinch of nutmeg

• pinch of allspice

• pinch of ground clove

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
1) Place in the mixing bowl, all of the above ingredients except the ham. Using a wire whisk, blend all spices into the mustard mixture until well incorporated.
2) Place ham in center of dutch oven and coat completely with the sweet mustard mixture.
3) *Bake uncovered for 1 hour.
*Preparing a decorated the ham for the table centerpiece. Start by uusing a sharp paring knife to cut slits on eighth inch deep diagonally across the ham. Continue in the same pattern from the opposite side until even triangles appear from the cuts. Stuff with cloves and, using toothpicks, secure pineapple slices or fresh strawberries to the top of the ham before baking.
SERVES: 6
 
 

[keats5]

Christmas Punch

1/2 Cranberry Juice
1/2 Verners

Garnish with Ice Ring (made from Cranberry juice, lime slices, or whatever)
or sliced oranges studded with cloves.

[TwoStep]

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[TwoStep]

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[christie]

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[geege]

VODKA CREAM SAUCE

1/2 tblespoon olive oil
2 shallots, finely chopped
1 cup of vodka
1 cup of chicken broth
1 can of diced tomato's
3 turns around the pan of heavy cream
fresh basil
s&p to taste

Heat olive oil and add shallots. Sautee for about 3 minutes.
Remove pan from heat and add vodka, return to heat.
Simmer for about 5 minutes and then add the broth.
Simmer another 5 minutes and add the diced tomato's
Simmer about 10 minutes and add the heavy cream, stir
and simmer a few more minutes till cream is blended in.
Add some fresh basil leaves and s&p to taste.

This is excellent with penne pasta or rigatoni. We even put
it on pizza shells with smoked mozarella.

[jellybean]

Those are beautiful recipes, lowie. You've come a long way since you learned to boil water!! :)

Merry Christmas, my good friend.

[.45MAN]

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[christie]

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[christie]

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[christie]

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Honorable Mentions go to:

lowbridge for his wonderful recipe: How to Boil Water.

and of course,

Howie for the priceless cover illustration and his outstanding drawings throughout the book. They alone are worth getting a copy.

[GYPSY286]

Yes - go to Sam's Club. In the freezer dept. they have a wonderful assortment. All are tasty. I used to try and make my own - too much time and trouble. They are reasonably priced too.

[Cindy]

Recipe for CHRISTmas: Share CHRIST for CHRISTmas. Pass The Word around. Amen!

[christie]

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[maxwell]

Awright, you asked for it...

MAX'S CHRISTMAS CAKE

Ingredients:
1 cup of water
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup of brown sugar
lemon juice
4 large eggs
nuts
fifth of Jose Cuervo
2 cups of dried fruit

Sample the Cuervo to check quality.
Take a large bowl, check the Cuervo again.
To be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink.
Repeat.
Turn on the electric mixer.
Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.
Add one teaspoon of sugar.
Beat again.
At this point it's best to make sure the Cuervo is still OK.
Try another cup .... just in case.
Turn off the mixerer thingy.
Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.
Pick the frigging fruit off floor.
Mix on the turner.
If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers just pry it loose with a drewscriver.
Sample the Cuervo to check for tonsisticity. Next, sift two cups of salt. Or something. Who giveshz a sh!t.
Check the Jose Cuervo.
Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table.
Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find. Greash the oven.
Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over. Don't forget to beat off the turner. Finally, throw the bowl through the window, Finish the Jose Cuervo and kick the cat.

CHERRY MISTMAS!

[Neenah]

This you will LOVE !!

Chocolate Cheese Ball

1ea. 8oz package cream cheese (softened)

1/2 cup butter (no sub)

1/4 t vanilla

3/4 cup powdered sugar

2T brown sugar

3/4 cup mini choc chips

3/4 cup chopped pecans

choc graham crackersThese you can find by the Graham Crackers...MAKE SURE you get CHOCOLATE graham crackers !! They are heavenly with this!

In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and

vanilla until fluffy. Add sugars, beat until smooth.

Stir in choc chips. refrigerate for 2 hrs.

Shape into a ball and refrigerate until use, minimum 1 hr. Roll in pecans just before serving.

Serve on CHOCOLATE graham crackers.( supply knife for spreading on crackers.

ENJOY!!!!

[christie]

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