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Northern_Lad

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 3:03 pm Post subject:

Mary-Jane wrote:

Chez wrote:

*sniff*

You didn't specify, you know

Yes, yes, yes...I know...sorry, sorry, sorry. Don't get all sniffy. (Gawd - there's no pleasing some people is there?)

That's just what Jesus said!

nettie

Joined: 02 Dec 2004
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Location: Suffolk

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 3:04 pm Post subject:
OOOh, how about stollen cake?

woodsprite

Joined: 20 Mar 2006
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Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 3:10 pm Post subject:
or a Bouche Noel, or summat like that. Chesnut puree and all that. I'll do a search and return making perfect sense, honest Here you go, I wasn't far out! https://thefoodphilosophy.blogspot.com/2007/01/chestnut-bouche-de-noel.html

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 3:21 pm Post subject:
HFW's chestnut chocolate truffle cake is pretty good, and seems to go down very well at Christmas with the dried-fruitophiles around here. I can get the recipe when i get home. Or A grown-up (not over sweet) chocolate log? I've got one which is a light sponge chocolate swiss roll with a chestnut puree and cream filling/icing, which is very nice (not the over-sweet butter cream version)

alison
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 3:49 pm Post subject:
mochyns stollen cake is really delish.,

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 4:38 pm Post subject:

alison wrote:

mochyns stollen cake is really delish.,

Yes, Gervase says that too.

MrsWW

Joined: 06 Jun 2006
Posts: 339
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 4:46 pm Post subject:
Christmas Vodka is pretty nice too

jamanda
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 5:14 pm Post subject:

Mary-Jane wrote:

alison wrote:

mochyns stollen cake is really delish.,

Yes, Gervase says that too.

That's what I was going to say too.

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 5:29 pm Post subject:
What about sweets? I remember lots of people making those before Christmas last year and I'm sure there is an article with recipes in it somewhere. And what about this page of Christmas recipe ideas. Anything there any good?

Nanny

Joined: 17 Feb 2005
Posts: 4520
Location: carms in wales

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 6:08 pm Post subject:
how's about fresh cranberries ground up with an orange and then mixed with sugar to create a superb cranberry relish to have with the turkey instead of that jelly stuff put on sandwiches with left over turkey, stuffing and mayo it is absolutely the best thing in the world on boxing day

Madame Bear

Joined: 12 Feb 2008
Posts: 219
Location: exeter, devon

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 7:01 pm Post subject:

I wish I'd had the opportunity to taste Mochyns's Stollen, which I agree is a great sweet alternative at Christmas.

There is no better way to use organic eggs in the winter than in marzipan. And then there is. . . ( oh dear, too many toothsome ideas occur)

Personally I don't like the icing on the top - if you need it sweeter, a light dusting of icing sugar (optionally mixed with cinammon) is better in my view.

The trouble with a less sugary Noel Bouche etc. is that they do not keep well - a huge shame as I am a fan.

jamanda
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Location: Devon

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 7:04 pm Post subject:
I'll bring you one back from the fibre weekend.

alison
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 7:57 pm Post subject:

Madame Bear wrote:

The recipie is on here, somewhere.

I haven't actually tasted the real thing, just followed the instructions closely. I think I had to make about 6 before Christmas, to get one to last that long!

BelindaC

Joined: 09 Feb 2007
Posts: 464
Location: Hertfordshire

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 8:02 pm Post subject:

How about Ketchels (which are a traditional English recipe linked to 12 days of Christmas....). They are puff pastry squares with a mincemeat type filling of candied peel, currants, ground almonds etc or you can just use any mincemeat. There is a story attached of how godparents used to give ketchels to visiting godchildren during the 12 days of Christmas. A bit more interesting than yer average mince pie.

I can send the recipe if this would be of any use.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 8:16 pm Post subject:
candied wild fruits ? blackberry port ?it will work as un aged in a few months but is better after a few years home ground mixed nut marzipan ,if you add butter and a little flour to a basic nut and honey mix it will bake into shapes anything with chestnuts

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