Merry Christmas!

I'm in Sweden visiting my family this year, and here we celebrate on the 24th. So Merry Christmas, or rather God Jul, to everyone! Feel free to substitute for the name of whatever holiday you prefer to celebrate. :wave

 

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Merry Christmas!

 

Hey Mims, any herring in the ritual? It's nice to see you get back home. In Lithuanian, it's Mielas Kaliedas with all the '^ and tails missing.

 

May you all have a happy and blessed Christmas.

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To one and all.

 

happy holidays everyone

 

Yes, Merry Christmas to everyone. *pulls blanket back over head*

 

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all

 

Merry Christmas to everyone and Happy Holidays!

 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to one and all.

May we all find some joy and peace this holiday.

 

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Happy Holidays to all

my heritages consist of
Mele Kalikimaka
Feliz Natal
Nollaig Shona Dhuit

Have a wonderful visit with your family Mimsy

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Hello to everyone,I am new here.But I would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season and apologize for any wrong doings I may have commited during the last year to anyone.Please be safe.http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/MankindTGA/xmascat.gif

 

Merry Christmas to everyone at Major Geeks, Geeks online here. May everyones Holiday be great!

 

LOL Tim, you don't have to get out more to see life, you have to live it! Maybe we should call you Count Tim.:-Dhttp://bestsmileys.com/vampire/2.gif

Stoneman seems to be apologizing to Santa, kinda late in the game eh?roflmao

 

roflmao roflmao roflmao

And a Merry Christmas to you Tim and to your loved ones.

Man that was funny!!!!:-D

while the reindeer beat him up some more.

 

Have a great day wherever you are - Merry Xmas Geeks

 

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Holidays to everyone

 

Ask, and ye shall receive. The stone jar holds my mother's home-made pickled herring, the small glass jar with a black lid holds mustard-pickled herrring from a nearby deli. This little display is today's breakfast, composed of some of the left-overs from yesterday's Christmas buffet. Yummy. :yum

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@Mimsy- The pickled herring seems to have a story.

Is this made specially for certain holidays or is this a regular/staple pickle?

I think, I see Salmon, on the quarter plate and is that Gammon, on the plate behind the stone jar :drool

Cheers....(Salivating)

 

happy holidays to everyone

and kippers:-D (smoked herrings from england)

 

Yes, that is smoked salmon on that small plate. I have no idea what Gammon is, but on the large plate behind the stone jar is thin slices of dried lamb shoulder, dried beef roast (soaked in very salty solution of various spices before it's dried in the oven), and there should be slices of a mustard glaced ham on there as well. The meat on the last plate is smoked reindeer, and the pie has a filling made from cheese and more cheese.

Pickled herring is from the Good Old Days of Swedish cuisine, that is before the days of freezers and fridges, when salting, smoking and pickling food was the only possible way of preserving it. I like pickled herring, but I am led to understand that it is an acquired taste.

 

One of many advantages of visiting one's parents for Christmas...

 

Merry Christmas!

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Nice spread there Mimsy, a tad too rich for me as a breakfast. I've never had pickled herring, just salted. Is the herring crunchy? :-D

Oh, I'd love to have some reindeer but I don't think that they're farmed here which means that only hunters can have the meat and they can't sell it, same like moose. I'll have to check that out, I don't even know if we have reindeer up north.:-o

 

Merry Christmas everyone.

I don't get on here as much as I used to, but it's still number one in my book for help and encouragement when it comes to computers.

Happy New Year to everyone too.

 

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Again Xmas wishes go out to all and everyone of you!!!!:wave

All The Best, To The Best, From The Best​

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Maximus Relaximus..........major

 

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Merry Christmas and a Good New Year!

 

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Years to everyone!

 

LOL loosen your belt, belch a few and you'll feel just fine.

 

hey for christmas i got a MG hoodie, looks real nice

 

I am still eating my dinner. Leftovers ftw!

Psst, Kes... you misspelled Mr Wilde's name... LOL

 

Gammon is from an Old Northern French word "Gambe" for hind- leg of the pig or ham.
It is a really tasty part of the pig especially if it is smoked (not in a cigarette:-D)
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That's what we're having then. :yum In thin thin slices, and coated in mustard glace before baked in the oven. I personally prefer it on thin crisp bread, my father prefers lots of it with potatoes and apple sauce. No one else likes it (strange people!), which is good, since that means more ham for dad and me.

 

That's got my mouth watering, i am really jealous.

I remember when i was young,my father was a lover of gammon and he used to get slices about 1/2 inch thick and cut the fat about every inch around the edge to stop it from folding then put it under the grill until nice and crispy served with slices of pineapple.

 

Ham? That's not a ham. That's an over-sized steak. A real ham is red, and the most tender, juicy thing out of the pan you'll ever taste. I know, I had some for Christmas dinner. Here's some in left over form.

 

The only reason a ham is red is from the cure that is added/injected, either sodium nitrate or nitrite, can't remember which ATM and that's what gives it the 'ham' flavour and not just a piece of pork steak. No matter how long one cooks ham, it will will always be red as if it's not done yet. People do things differently in other parts of the world.

 

I was just about to say that. A "real" ham is of whatever color is produced by the chemicals injected in it. And it is very juicy and it tastes great. :yum

 

Welp, one of the Turkeys has just been demolished here. One of the hams is about one third gone. I'm giving away turkey and ham to everyone I can, just get it out of my sight, LoL! :yum

~ Hope you all had a great Christmas! :cool

 

I'm sorry, but no. That pig? I raised that pig. It was injected with nothing more than an Iron shot and some antibiotics to prevent infection. That was an all-natural pig. And she was utterly delicious and supposed to be red.

 

You ate Patunia? :cry