Well I don't think the drink was included in the calculation so if you factor that in together with the big breakfast and tea (Christmas day wouldn't be the same without tipsy cake -my Irish Gran's recipe) then I think you may well consume a week's worth of calories in one day. I'm definitely joining Maggie on the diet. Rgds Clare

Hmmmmmmmm..........what is tipsy cake? Sounds interesting. Marg >From the Beautiful British Columbia Cariboo Region, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 2:55 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] Christmass in Dublin Well I don't think the drink was included in the calculation so if you factor that in together with the big breakfast and tea (Christmas day wouldn't be the same without tipsy cake -my Irish Gran's recipe) then I think you may well consume a week's worth of calories in one day. I'm definitely joining Maggie on the diet. Rgds Clare

I confess, I wonder sometimes how we survive the food onslaught at Christmas :-) In my youth there was not the availability of many of todays common fare, much of it was preserved and made in readiness for the Christmas period , in fact it added to the whole prospect of Christmas and the festivities Plums, gooseberries, blackcurrants, greengages, logan berries and more besides were preserved in the summer along with home made jams, lemon curd and mincemeat Apples, both eaters & cookers were stored wrapped in newspaper after carefully inspecting for any damage or imperfections, its surprising how long they last if kept carefully in the dry with an occasional turn Pickles of various sorts (onions, red cabbage, beetroot etc) were made with added spices in the then ubiquitous Kilner Jars Starting somewhere around bonfire night The great ceremony of the stirring of the Christmas pudding and making a wish The making of the Christmas cake Mother would make some sloe gin (definitely not for the childers :-) Nearer Christmas mince pies by the ton (or so it seemed) If preparations were not made early there simply would not have been the Christmas ingredients as and when they were needed Certain things were never seen except at Christmas which added to the overall uniqueness of the celebrations, tangerines or satsuma's, dates & figs are just a few Nowadays you can go out on Christmas Eve and buy the lot in one go, in my opinion Christmas as a festivity has suffered as a consequence Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Well I don't think the drink was included in the calculation so if you > factor that in together with the big breakfast and tea (Christmas day > wouldn't > be the same without tipsy cake -my Irish Gran's recipe) then I think you > may well consume a week's worth of calories in one day. I'm definitely > joining Maggie on the diet. > > Rgds > > Clare

Much as I miss the nostalgia of those days too, as a woman I realise that every one of those memories that you have involved a lot of work for your Mum. No wonder she started in July!! Hooray for Mums at Christmas - and every day! Wendy On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Nivard Ovington <[email protected]> wrote: > I confess, I wonder sometimes how we survive the food onslaught at > Christmas > :-) > > In my youth there was not the availability of many of todays common fare, > much of it was preserved and made in readiness for the Christmas period , > in > fact it added to the whole prospect of Christmas and the festivities > > Plums, gooseberries, blackcurrants, greengages, logan berries and more > besides were preserved in the summer along with home made jams, lemon curd > and mincemeat > > Apples, both eaters & cookers were stored wrapped in newspaper after > carefully inspecting for any damage or imperfections, its surprising how > long they last if kept carefully in the dry with an occasional turn > > Pickles of various sorts (onions, red cabbage, beetroot etc) were made with > added spices in the then ubiquitous Kilner Jars > > Starting somewhere around bonfire night > > The great ceremony of the stirring of the Christmas pudding and making a > wish > > The making of the Christmas cake > > Mother would make some sloe gin (definitely not for the childers :-) > > Nearer Christmas mince pies by the ton (or so it seemed) > > If preparations were not made early there simply would not have been the > Christmas ingredients as and when they were needed > > Certain things were never seen except at Christmas which added to the > overall uniqueness of the celebrations, tangerines or satsuma's, dates & > figs are just a few > > Nowadays you can go out on Christmas Eve and buy the lot in one go, in my > opinion Christmas as a festivity has suffered as a consequence > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > > Well I don't think the drink was included in the calculation so if you > > factor that in together with the big breakfast and tea (Christmas day > > wouldn't > > be the same without tipsy cake -my Irish Gran's recipe) then I think you > > may well consume a week's worth of calories in one day. I'm definitely > > joining Maggie on the diet. > > > > Rgds > > > > Clare > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- Do any of you ever get to the bottom of this mail?, and > do you remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the > SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >