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snowball
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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 15 6:58 pm Post subject: So, Christmas food treats?
What are your must have nibbles over the holidays? I always make a pork pie, and Martin makes spicy cashews. Any favourite recipes to share?

dpack

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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 15 7:11 pm Post subject:
sometimes i make a tongue and brisket salt beef (equal lengths and about 3 parts brisket to tongue) brine both in fridge for about ten days in 5% wt/vol sea salt / filtered water season with plenty of black pepper roll brisket around tongue and tie with string then wrap in mutton cloth or a tea towel simmer for 4 to 6 hrs press heavily in the prone posture in fridge slice as required

gythagirl

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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 15 8:27 pm Post subject:
cheese footballs

Pilsbury

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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 15 9:52 pm Post subject:
Pringles, £1 a tube in add a..

sean
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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 15 10:01 pm Post subject:

gythagirl wrote:

cheese footballs

These. Probably a baked Vacherin at some point. Used to be smoked salmon & scrambled eggs for breakfast but BW doesn't like scrambled eggs.

Hairyloon

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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 15 10:12 pm Post subject:

Pilsbury wrote:

Pringles, £1 a tube in add a..

Add a what? We're on tenterhooks here...

Shan

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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 15 8:29 am Post subject:
We always have a Pannetone. Nice with a glass of white port and then when we get tired of it, we turn the rest into bread and butter pudding.

Shan

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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 15 8:29 am Post subject:

sean wrote:

gythagirl wrote:

cheese footballs

These. Probably a baked Vacherin at some point. Used to be smoked salmon & scrambled eggs for breakfast but BW doesn't like scrambled eggs.

We have a Vacherin in the freezer.

LynneA

Joined: 25 Oct 2006
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Location: London N21

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 15 1:07 pm Post subject:

gythagirl wrote:

cheese footballs

Likewise

We also have two different vintages of Howard's Sloe Gin to sample

jamanda
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 15 5:14 pm Post subject: Digestives and Chocolate Roll

Digestives and Chocolate Roll

This recipe serves 24 (makes 3 rolls).
Ingredients

90g sultanas

4tbsp cognac

400g Digestive biscuits

155g blanched almonds

375g butter

220g cocoa powder

1 tin (395g) sweetened condensed milk

Icing sugar
Method

1. Soak the sultanas in two tablespoons of cognac for 10 minutes. Melt the butter.

2. In a large bowl, break the Digestives with your hands into medium-sized pieces. Add the almonds, butter, cocoa powder, the remaining cognac and the condensed milk. Add the sultanas and mix in thoroughly. It will form a very dense mixture, so it may be easiest to mix it with your hands.

3. Place a double layer of cling film on a clean work surface and put one third of the mixture in the middle. Using your hands, shape the dough into a log about 5-7cm in diameter. Place the log towards one end of the cling film and start rolling the plastic tightly around the log. Twist the ends of the plastic and tuck them under the log.

4. Repeat this process to make two further logs. Refrigerate them overnight.

5. When ready to serve, use a sieve to sprinkle icing sugar over the top and slice the roll with a sharp knife.

jamanda
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 15 6:33 pm Post subject:
looking at that recipe, is it just me or is 225g of cocoa powder a ridiculously large amount? That's nearly two whole tubs!

Shan

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Location: South Wales

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 15 9:30 am Post subject:
Rather. It would end up being quite bitter.

Nick

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Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 15 9:22 am Post subject:
Dunno. Lot of sweetness in the biscuits, fruit and milk. It's 220g in about 1.6kg. 15%?

sean
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Posted: Sun Dec 13, 15 9:48 am Post subject:
It's fine. He forgot the cherries.

otatop

Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Posts: 1425
Location: North London

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 15 3:34 pm Post subject:
sausage rolls (butcher's sausage meat of course) and lots of home-made pickles and chutneys. Cheese shortbreads Real cheese Cold leftovers from Christmas dinner

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