Akiba: Christmas means food! was: Re: Day before dipping-day

[Guest guest]

He is, I have been encouraging him

to instead make it a hobby, have a job job and cook as a hobby not

a living. I guess you could say cook for a loving not a living.

The cooking biz is cutthroat, better to do it just because you

want to, not because you have to.

The lady who is giving me the Balinese kitty is actually going to

give them both to me. They're coming tomorrow afternoon. I am very

excited. I do still hope and wish for Razzie to return. but it is

closing in on 3 weeks now...

The Balinese are mother and daughter. She's calling them Sushi and

Sapphire, that will probably change lol...

Anyway, it is past 3 a.m and I think I need to get some rest. I

haven't been sleeping much of late, getting to bed at 4-5 a.n and

sleeping till maybe 11, and I have a lot of stuff to do

tomorrow...the kitties, my PC might come home, I sold something on

eBay so I might have to get a ride to the post office as well...

Hugs

Akiba

And yet I forgot

the spare ribs and the anchovy and potato gratin... (and

probably more as well).

That's great

Robbin is learning to cook! Before you know it he'll be

cooking for you... And it's a great skill for him to

have when he is to live on his own, too. Is he thinking

of becoming a chef?

love

/Reb

> > >

> > > Hi Reb, what an interesting life you lead,

and I love your stories

> > of all

> > > the different customs during the year. My

grandmothers mother and father

> > > were from the Netherlands, Holland, and she

had many customs she

> > brought to

> > > the table at Christmas. The one I couldn't

get use to was her

> > pudding cake

> > > [i called it] which she made a suet glaze

and dark chocolate spice

> > cake to

> > > go with it. I liked the cake, but the glaze

to me was awful. I think

> > there

> > > was a name for it but it escapes me now. It

was a traditional

> > dessert in her

> > > family.

> > >

> > > I like the "dipping" day tradition you

have. Sounds yummy. What else are

> > > customary dishes you have at Christmas? We

are having Ham cooked in

> > the slow

> > > cooker with green beans and carrots.

Potatoes Au `gratin, orange

> > sauce for

> > > the ham to cut down on the saltiness, and

corn muffins. Desserts will be

> > > pumpkin, cherry and Dutch apple pie. All

with real whipped cream on top.

> > > This year no Chex mix or cookies were made.

L

> > >

> > > Merry Christmas to you and yours. J

> > >

> > > Hugs, Jackie

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > From: MSersLife

[mailto:MSersLife ]

> > On Behalf

> > > Of Reb D

> > > Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 1:57 AM

> > > To: MSersLife

> > > Subject: Day before dipping-day

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Tomorrow is Christmas Eve (julafton, in

Swedish), but it is also

> > known as

> > > "dopparedagen" (means: dipping day). And

traditionally the countdown to

> > > Christmas can be done with the (when

Christmas is far away exceedingly

> > > long...) phrase ending in "the day before

the dipping-day". Hence,

> > today is

> > > "the day before the dipping-day", yesterday

was "the day before the day

> > > before the dipping day" and the day before

that was "the day before

> > the day

> > > before the day before the dipping day", and

so on and forth, you get the

> > > picture I am sure...

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Anyhow, the name "dipping day" comes from

the traditional Christmas

> > lunch

> > > (on December 24), which consists of slices

or pieces of bread that are

> > > dipped in meat stock (typically the stock

from the cooking of the

> > Christmas

> > > ham, or from the cooking of any of the

other Christmas meat dishes, like

> > > sausages etc), and served with mustard. And

in many families also served

> > > with something else on the side, in 's

family it's served with

> > sausages

> > > on the side. The tradition can be traced

back to ritual sacrificial

> > meals

> > > during the Viking age, but probably also

has to do with practical

> > reasons,

> > > such as the enormous amount of cooking

already going on during that

> > day (in

> > > preparation for the traditional Christmas

dinner the same evening) could

> > > make fixing lunch a bit of a stretch (and

probably even more so in

> > the time

> > > before take-aways...), so you'd use what

you had on the stove anyway

> > (the

> > > stock) and combine it with something that

didn't need cooking (the

> > bread).

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > love and Christmas greetings

> > >

> > > /Reb - who is looking forward to the

dipping and getting hungry just

> > writing

> > > this...

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

He is, I have been encouraging him

to instead make it a hobby, have a job job and cook as a hobby not

a living. I guess you could say cook for a loving not a living.

The cooking biz is cutthroat, better to do it just because you

want to, not because you have to.

The lady who is giving me the Balinese kitty is actually going to

give them both to me. They're coming tomorrow afternoon. I am very

excited. I do still hope and wish for Razzie to return. but it is

closing in on 3 weeks now...

The Balinese are mother and daughter. She's calling them Sushi and

Sapphire, that will probably change lol...

Anyway, it is past 3 a.m and I think I need to get some rest. I

haven't been sleeping much of late, getting to bed at 4-5 a.n and

sleeping till maybe 11, and I have a lot of stuff to do

tomorrow...the kitties, my PC might come home, I sold something on

eBay so I might have to get a ride to the post office as well...

Hugs

Akiba

And yet I forgot

the spare ribs and the anchovy and potato gratin... (and

probably more as well).

That's great

Robbin is learning to cook! Before you know it he'll be

cooking for you... And it's a great skill for him to

have when he is to live on his own, too. Is he thinking

of becoming a chef?

love

/Reb

> > >

> > > Hi Reb, what an interesting life you lead,

and I love your stories

> > of all

> > > the different customs during the year. My

grandmothers mother and father

> > > were from the Netherlands, Holland, and she

had many customs she

> > brought to

> > > the table at Christmas. The one I couldn't

get use to was her

> > pudding cake

> > > [i called it] which she made a suet glaze

and dark chocolate spice

> > cake to

> > > go with it. I liked the cake, but the glaze

to me was awful. I think

> > there

> > > was a name for it but it escapes me now. It

was a traditional

> > dessert in her

> > > family.

> > >

> > > I like the "dipping" day tradition you

have. Sounds yummy. What else are

> > > customary dishes you have at Christmas? We

are having Ham cooked in

> > the slow

> > > cooker with green beans and carrots.

Potatoes Au `gratin, orange

> > sauce for

> > > the ham to cut down on the saltiness, and

corn muffins. Desserts will be

> > > pumpkin, cherry and Dutch apple pie. All

with real whipped cream on top.

> > > This year no Chex mix or cookies were made.

L

> > >

> > > Merry Christmas to you and yours. J

> > >

> > > Hugs, Jackie

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > From: MSersLife

[mailto:MSersLife ]

> > On Behalf

> > > Of Reb D

> > > Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 1:57 AM

> > > To: MSersLife

> > > Subject: Day before dipping-day

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Tomorrow is Christmas Eve (julafton, in

Swedish), but it is also

> > known as

> > > "dopparedagen" (means: dipping day). And

traditionally the countdown to

> > > Christmas can be done with the (when

Christmas is far away exceedingly

> > > long...) phrase ending in "the day before

the dipping-day". Hence,

> > today is

> > > "the day before the dipping-day", yesterday

was "the day before the day

> > > before the dipping day" and the day before

that was "the day before

> > the day

> > > before the day before the dipping day", and

so on and forth, you get the

> > > picture I am sure...

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Anyhow, the name "dipping day" comes from

the traditional Christmas

> > lunch

> > > (on December 24), which consists of slices

or pieces of bread that are

> > > dipped in meat stock (typically the stock

from the cooking of the

> > Christmas

> > > ham, or from the cooking of any of the

other Christmas meat dishes, like

> > > sausages etc), and served with mustard. And

in many families also served

> > > with something else on the side, in 's

family it's served with

> > sausages

> > > on the side. The tradition can be traced

back to ritual sacrificial

> > meals

> > > during the Viking age, but probably also

has to do with practical

> > reasons,

> > > such as the enormous amount of cooking

already going on during that

> > day (in

> > > preparation for the traditional Christmas

dinner the same evening) could

> > > make fixing lunch a bit of a stretch (and

probably even more so in

> > the time

> > > before take-aways...), so you'd use what

you had on the stove anyway

> > (the

> > > stock) and combine it with something that

didn't need cooking (the

> > bread).

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > love and Christmas greetings

> > >

> > > /Reb - who is looking forward to the

dipping and getting hungry just

> > writing

> > > this...

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

That's good news! Good luck with the kitties!And sleep tight...love/Reb> > > > >> > > > > Hi Reb, what an interesting life you lead, and I love your stories> > > > of all> > > > > the different customs during the year. My grandmothers mother > > and father> > > > > were from the Netherlands, Holland, and she had many customs she> > > > brought to> > > > > the table at Christmas. The one I couldn't get use to was her> > > > pudding cake> > > > > [i called it] which she made a suet glaze and dark chocolate spice> > > > cake to> > > > > go with it. I liked the cake, but the glaze to me was awful. I > > think> > > > there> > > > > was a name for it but it escapes me now. It was a traditional> > > > dessert in her> > > > > family.> > > > >> > > > > I like the "dipping" day tradition you have. Sounds yummy. What > > else are> > > > > customary dishes you have at Christmas? We are having Ham cooked in> > > > the slow> > > > > cooker with green beans and carrots. Potatoes Au `gratin, orange> > > > sauce for> > > > > the ham to cut down on the saltiness, and corn muffins. Desserts > > will be> > > > > pumpkin, cherry and Dutch apple pie. All with real whipped cream > > on top.> > > > > This year no Chex mix or cookies were made. L> > > > >> > > > > Merry Christmas to you and yours. J> > > > >> > > > > Hugs, Jackie> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > From: MSersLife [mailto:MSersLife ]> > > > On Behalf> > > > > Of Reb D> > > > > Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 1:57 AM> > > > > To: MSersLife > > > > > Subject: Day before dipping-day> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > Tomorrow is Christmas Eve (julafton, in Swedish), but it is also> > > > known as> > > > > "dopparedagen" (means: dipping day). And traditionally the > > countdown to> > > > > Christmas can be done with the (when Christmas is far away > > exceedingly> > > > > long...) phrase ending in "the day before the dipping-day". Hence,> > > > today is> > > > > "the day before the dipping-day", yesterday was "the day before > > the day> > > > > before the dipping day" and the day before that was "the day before> > > > the day> > > > > before the day before the dipping day", and so on and forth, you > > get the> > > > > picture I am sure...> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > Anyhow, the name "dipping day" comes from the traditional Christmas> > > > lunch> > > > > (on December 24), which consists of slices or pieces of bread > > that are> > > > > dipped in meat stock (typically the stock from the cooking of the> > > > Christmas> > > > > ham, or from the cooking of any of the other Christmas meat > > dishes, like> > > > > sausages etc), and served with mustard. And in many families > > also served> > > > > with something else on the side, in 's family it's served with> > > > sausages> > > > > on the side. The tradition can be traced back to ritual sacrificial> > > > meals> > > > > during the Viking age, but probably also has to do with practical> > > > reasons,> > > > > such as the enormous amount of cooking already going on during that> > > > day (in> > > > > preparation for the traditional Christmas dinner the same > > evening) could> > > > > make fixing lunch a bit of a stretch (and probably even more so in> > > > the time> > > > > before take-aways...), so you'd use what you had on the stove > > anyway> > > > (the> > > > > stock) and combine it with something that didn't need cooking (the> > > > bread).> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > love and Christmas greetings> > > > >> > > > > /Reb - who is looking forward to the dipping and getting hungry > > just> > > > writing> > > > > this...> > > > >> > > >> > >> >>