Made famous by Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, plum pudding is one of those quintessential holiday desserts that will forever be associated with the Christmas season. For many of us, though, plum pudding is one of those holiday traditions that we see in holiday movies or read about in books, but have never actually tasted ourselves.… Continue reading Old-Fashioned Plum Pudding
Category: Holiday Traditions
Favorite Holiday Cranberry Recipes
I love cranberry season, and each year I always look forward to finding fresh cranberries and stocking up on them so that I can keep on making cranberry-flavored foods throughout the year. I’ve collected some great cranberry-themed recipes from my fellow bloggers and listed them all here. These holiday cranberry recipes are perfect for… Continue reading Favorite Holiday Cranberry Recipes
Traditional 19th Century Fruitcake Recipe
This traditional 19th century fruitcake recipe is a rich and buttery spice cake with plenty of fruit and citrus to give it nice a festive flavor. And of course you can never go wrong with a generous drizzle of lemon-flavored icing too! Fruitcake usually has a pretty bad reputation these days. It’s the gift nobody… Continue reading Traditional 19th Century Fruitcake Recipe
Oven Roasted Chestnuts with Spiced Butter Glaze
“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire . . .” is one of those nostalgic Christmas traditions I’ve known about for as long as I can remember, but up until last year, I had never actually even tasted a chestnut before. And my first experience with chestnuts wasn’t exactly a very good one either. I found… Continue reading Oven Roasted Chestnuts with Spiced Butter Glaze
Old-Fashioned Mincemeat Pie Recipe from 1798
Up until just recently, I had always thought the idea of mincemeat pie sounded pretty unappetizing. I had never actually tried it until this year, but it just didn’t sound like something I would ever want to eat. I think part of my aversion to it was the fact that I had no idea what… Continue reading Old-Fashioned Mincemeat Pie Recipe from 1798