Yeah, I was wading through multiple recipes last night. I was leaning towards the darker pudding/cake with molasses in it…
OK…here’s the Monday morning Spoon arm wrestling match…
How is Pecan pronounced?
In my corner of the jungle down South we say pea-Can…
Pecan….just like it’s spelled. (Pe) Can…
That French Twist y’all put on it…no…just no!
I love anything with ginger! Especially cookies!
Piggy Pudding sounds good.
Please add more info to your profile. I like to know who or whom I'm chatting with.
Nope not today. Watching tree trimmers in the backyard. Hoping they are done by 4 so I can do my grandpa taxiing.Oldermom, we agree!
On my mind. You sure you want the answer to that?
I am thinking, if I hear of anyone sitting around a fire pit drinking beer while I'm looking at several feet of snow...
It was 4 F down here at 6 am but has risen into the 20s now. You still have more snow on the ground!
I did thanks @Lilianna23 … didn’t tell her what she expected to hear mind you but it was the truth!Sounds like a busy day! And, nothing ever goes smoothly!
Hope you had a good chat with your friend!
Very touching and a lesson learned that I shall not forget in my 80s: do as your wise kids tell you to do. Their worry is love!The texture thing is a high hurdle for some. Oysters were always a part of coastal living growing up, and we had then in any “R” month if’n it wasn’t too hot. Especially when we’d go harvest them off the oyster rocks. I’ve only recently come to understand Oyster Stew was a Christmas Eve tradition for most. We would do it anytime we had any left over from a roast or on really cold days.
The stew came out…oh man…it’s always good…it was FANTASTIC this batch! Three pints of some really big oysters and lots of oyster liqueur they were packed in. Local to boot.
I watched the race and sent momma a text…be over afterwards. Got there around noon. We decorate some more, polish off the beans from the day prior. Watch a Christmas movie (did I say she’s in the spirit?), get updates on our little travelers stuck in Austin, TX due to delays, fix some things that needed fix’n, and listened to Andre Bocelli and his family sing Christmas songs…did I mention she’s in the spirit?
It was about this time she pipes up and tells me she put the star on the tree. Now this is a big tin deal, that she Jerry Rigged by gluing two halves together. I didn’t notice it…because nothing gets by me…when it dawns on me.
How the F did she get up there and hang it?
So now I’m pissed. More so at my self than her. I should have spent the night…mainly to make sure she’s not climbing like a squirrel all over the house hanging decorations. It sort of ruined our fun time as I had to lecture my 82 yr old toddler on the dangers of broken back momma’s climbing ladders! She fell off one a couple years ago but it was n the yard and nothing but pride was harmed.
So, stewing about it, and on Bocelli Christmas special #3…I threw in the towel…called SWMBO to come pick me up ASAP! She got another lecture from SWMBO and I went home and drank a half bottle of wine…
The struggle is real…off to my happy place or an institution today…
——Fireside MZ——
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I have a Scottish cook book and will look it up. I have made scones. Lots of work but very delicious.
Did everyone hear that in Roy Scheider's voice? Or just me?You're gonna need a bigger barn!
I come from a seafood loving family. Dad was raised less than 2 miles from the Atlantic. Everyone... except me. Meh - leaves more for them.
Are you still using the same Dundee Cake recipe you shared in a previous post?
I had wanted a pair of Sorel boots for years and years. In my 20s I stumbled across a fantastic deal and bought a pair. They were SO warm, and cozy, and snug... too much so. Being that they were mid-calf boots, something about how they held my foot and ankle so snug messed with how my ligaments pulled on my knees.
She loved them!I've had the same said about my Rum Balls.Brandy, rum, Scotch? I remember the story where my sister would marinate with rum and did it daily! When my uncle tasted it, he told my aunt: “ The kids can’t have this as they are under age and please keep it away from an open flame”.
Ah well... Would this handy-dandy gizmo help any?
I always thought steaming was "original", but have seen some "quick pudding" recipes over the years. Those use a microwave to hurry things along. Here's a few to give you an idea, plus Mary Berry's own recipe - which, of course, she steams. Would you really expect anything else from her?
(GBBO IYKYK)Midwest. I notice we drop allot of vowels and consonants
Previous to now and currently, I live in areas named by Native Americans and "discovered" by French Explorers and others. So, lots of French and Native place names. Look into how much nutmeg is too much. I skimmed the article and they made a mention but not sure they went into detail. Otherwise - let me know how it turns out. I'm a sucker for ginger!
Yes! Naptime!! Then in my case and unpacking as I've just got home from a weekend of cat sitting and show shoveling.
Good to be home, but I do miss my Snuggle Buddy 
I feel "informed". Thanks much L2quick catch up before a late afternoon nap
Did everyone hear that in Roy Scheider's voice? Or just me?
I come from a seafood loving family. Dad was raised less than 2 miles from the Atlantic. Everyone... except me. Meh - leaves more for them.
Are you still using the same Dundee Cake recipe you shared in a previous post?
I had wanted a pair of Sorel boots for years and years. In my 20s I stumbled across a fantastic deal and bought a pair. They were SO warm, and cozy, and snug... too much so. Being that they were mid-calf boots, something about how they held my foot and ankle so snug messed with how my ligaments pulled on my knees.
Christmas came early that year - for my baby sister. I didn't even get to wear them outside once.
I've had the same said about my Rum Balls.
Haven't made them in years. None of my family likes rum and most of my friends don't drink. I did make Boubon Balls for a brother and SIL several years ago... sent them with brownies for the kids (triple fudge but no booze or "funny" brownies). Was given a "Cease and Desist" order on sending baked goods and sundries their way. Something about gaining 5 pounds with every box opened?
Would this handy-dandy gizmo help any?
Portable Tire Inflator for Car 150 PSI, 4X Faster Car Tire Pump with Pressure Gauge
I always thought steaming was "original", but have seen some "quick pudding" recipes over the years. Those use a microwave to hurry things along. Here's a few to give you an idea, plus Mary Berry's own recipe - which, of course, she steams. Would you really expect anything else from her?
Speedy Sponge Pudding | Jamie Oliver channel
Nigella's Speedy Steamed Syrup Sponge - Ocado channel
Mary Berry's indulgent chocolate steamed pudding - BBC Channel
Last place - they were pretty good about pronunciations.
Not this place
Case in point: Lake Gervais
Oh - like the comedian, Ricky Gervais, you may think. According to Wikipedia, Ricky's father was "a Franco-Ontarian of French Canadian and Iroquois descent who grew up on a farm in Pain Court, Ontario near Chatham, Ontario."
So... how do the locals pronounce this Lake? It's named after Benjamin Gervais, a French/Canadian settler who claimed the land back in 1844.
That's right... it's Lake JAR-viss
Don't get me started - I have a list!
Look into how much nutmeg is too much. I skimmed the article and they made a mention but not sure they went into detail. Otherwise - let me know how it turns out. I'm a sucker for ginger!
Yes! Naptime!! Then in my case and unpacking as I've just got home from a weekend of cat sitting and show shoveling.
Think I'll ever get that nap before bedtime?
The universeThink I'll ever get that nap before bedtime?
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Now I just need the ENTIRE universe to freeze for about 2 minutes, m'kay?
Starting...... now!
hates me... and right about now? It's mutual
Yes basically. I am generous with the nuts and dried fruit.
Apocalypse now
She told you because she feels guilty. Our parents are trying at times. I get it. Try not to be too upset with her. It is hard for them to realize that they are not as indestructible....The texture thing is a high hurdle for some. Oysters were always a part of coastal living growing up, and we had then in any “R” month if’n it wasn’t too hot. Especially when we’d go harvest them off the oyster rocks. I’ve only recently come to understand Oyster Stew was a Christmas Eve tradition for most. We would do it anytime we had any left over from a roast or on really cold days.
The stew came out…oh man…it’s always good…it was FANTASTIC this batch! Three pints of some really big oysters and lots of oyster liqueur they were packed in. Local to boot.
I watched the race and sent momma a text…be over afterwards. Got there around noon. We decorate some more, polish off the beans from the day prior. Watch a Christmas movie (did I say she’s in the spirit?), get updates on our little travelers stuck in Austin, TX due to delays, fix some things that needed fix’n, and listened to Andre Bocelli and his family sing Christmas songs…did I mention she’s in the spirit?
It was about this time she pipes up and tells me she put the star on the tree. Now this is a big tin deal, that she Jerry Rigged by gluing two halves together. I didn’t notice it…because nothing gets by me
How the F did she get up there and hang it?
So now I’m pissed. More so at my self than her. I should have spent the night…mainly to make sure she’s not climbing like a squirrel all over the house hanging decorations. It sort of ruined our fun time as I had to lecture my 82 yr old toddler on the dangers of broken back momma’s climbing ladders! She fell off one a couple years ago but it was n the yard and nothing but pride was harmed.
So, stewing about it, and on Bocelli Christmas special #3…I threw in the towel…called SWMBO to come pick me up ASAP! She got another lecture from SWMBO and I went home and drank a half bottle of wine…
The struggle is real…off to my happy place or an institution today…
——Fireside MZ——
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Thank you.
We all need that universal clicker to pause and play.Think I'll ever get that nap before bedtime?
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Now I just need the ENTIRE universe to freeze for about 2 minutes, m'kay?
Starting...... now!
Perfect!
