FRUMENTY

 

Ingredients:

10oz      Kibbled wheat

5           Cups water

1/3        Cup beef stock

1/3        Cup milk

2           Egg’s

Pinch    Dried saffron threads

I tsp      Salt

 

Instructions:

Boil the kibbled wheat for about 15 minutes in the water until softened once the wheat is softened remove from the heat and stand until the water is absorbed.

When the water has been absorbed add the milk and the beef stock and return to the boil.

Reduce heat and Simmer stirring the mixture for about 5 minutes.

Separated the eggs and Stir in the yolks only then add the salt and saffron then continue stirring until the egg starts to thicken then Remove from the heat

Allow to stand for approximately 5 minutes before serving.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – ALONE FOR CHRISTMAS (2013)

 

When the family leave home to visit Grandma's house on Christmas Eve, they leave their dog at the kennels, but suspecting the family home is going to be burgled, he escapes so he can protect the home.

In essence the film is a canine version of “Home Alone” with Bone the dog pitted against burglars Jake and Rob (Jeremy Mascia and Justin Hoffmeister) and his goal is to prevent them from stealing the presents from under the tree, and he must use every trick he knows to stop them, even when they call Quentin (Kevin Sorbo) an evil dog catcher to help them.

But he keeps the home safe until Mom and Dad (Kim Little and David DeLuise) and the kids Dillon and KC (Davis Cleveland and Natalie Jane) get home and they can have a peaceful Christmas together.

FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS SONG # 27 - SAVIOUR’S DAY

 

Saviour’s Day

Written By Chris Eaton

Performed by Cliff Richard

 

Now we have been through the harvest
Winter has truly begun
Now we have walked in the chill of the night
We are waiting for, waiting for
For the Saviour's Day

Many have come from the valleys
Many have come from the hills
Many have started their journey home
To be with someone, with someone
On the Saviour's Day

Open your eyes on Saviour's Day
Don't look back or turn away
Life can be your's if you'll only stay
He is calling you, calling you
On the Saviour's Day

Joining the old and the young ones
Joining the black and the white
Meeting the need of the hungry is he
Will we ever remember him
On the Saviour's Day

Open your eyes on Saviour's Day
Don't look back or turn away
Life can be your's if you'll only stay
He is calling you, calling you
On the Saviour's Day

Here's to the God of the present
(Raise your glasses)
Here's to the God of the past
(Drink to the King)
Here's to the hope in the future he brings
We will sing to Him, sing to Him
On the Saviour's Day

Open your eyes on Saviour's Day
Don't look back or turn away
Life can be your's if you'll only stay
He is calling you, calling you
On the Saviour's Day

On the Saviour's Day
On the Saviour's Day
He is calling you
On the Saviour's Day
On the Saviour's Day

(Calling, calling, calling you)
On the Saviour's Day
(Calling, calling, calling you)
On the Saviour's Day

(Calling, calling, calling you)
(Calling, calling, calling you)
(Calling, calling)
Raise your glasses drink to the King

INGERA AND DORO WAT

 

Injera is a traditional Ethiopian Christmas dish which is a type of bread in the form of a sourdough pancake.

The main meal is Doro Wat, which is a spicy chicken stew, served in beautifully decorated Baskets, with which the Injera serves as both plate and fork when it is used to scoop up the Wat.

LUCINA

 

Lucina is celebrated as the Sun goddess in Sweden but is in fact a combination of Norse goddess Freyr and the Christian martyr St Lucia. Young girls dress up to represent Lucina by wearing white gowns and on their heads evergreen wreaths with candles in them. The lighted candles, eight in all, supposedly represent the equinoxes, solstices and the points in between.

The young Lucina girls give out cookies on the streets at dawn to celebrate Lucina's
act of sharing food with the needy.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MISTER NOËL (2005)

 

Tom (Sam Page) is the guy who can find the perfect gift for that special someone, that’s his business and he’s very good at it, and he is in very great demand especially at Christmas which is why he is known by his nickname “Mr. Christmas”

He is very good at what he does due to his ability to determine the perfect Christmas gift to fir a person's personality.

 

When Tom’s good friend Paul (Sam Guinan-Nyhart) comes to him asking for help in finding a gift for his girlfriend, Jenny (Tara Holt) , Mr. Christmas finds himself in a bit of trouble. The more he learns about Jenny during his research, the more he likes her, and the guiltier he feels being caught between his heart and his best friend.

And With Christmas rapidly approaching, Tom dreads his encroaching deadline as it will mean an end to his time with Jenny and perhaps an end to his only chance at being with his one true love.

FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS CAROL # 31 GAUDETTE

 

Gaudette

Written by Bell, Andy / Clarke, Vince / Traditional

Gaudete, gaudete
Christus est natus
Ex Maria Virgine
Gaudete

Tempus adest gratiae
Hoc quod optabamus
Carmina laetitiae
Devote reddamus

Deus homo factus est
Natura mirante
Mundus renovatus est
A Christo regnante

Ezechielis porta
Clausa pertransitur
Unde Lux est orta
Salus invenitur

Ergo nostra contio
Psallat iam in lustro
Benedicat Domino
Salus Regi nostro