INGREDIENTS

10 Egg; separated
1 3/4 cups Sugar
4 cups Milk; scalded
1/2 pt Cream whipping; whipped
1/2 cup Brandy
1/4 cup Rum light
1 ds Vanilla; (opt)
1 ds Nutmeg ground

DIRECTIONS

Beat egg yolks. Combine yolks and sugar in the top of a double boiler; gradually add milk. Cook, stirring constantly until mixture coats a spoon. Remove from heat; chill well. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold egg whites and whipped cream into custard. Stir in the brandy and rum. Chill several hours. Add vanilla if desired and sprinkle with nutmeg.

DIRECTIONS
Ground cinnamon Blanched almonds Blanched hazelnuts Chopped walnuts Sultanas (white raisins) Rose water (optional) Serves: 8-10 Cooking time: 2-1/2 hours Wash barley well place in a bowl and cover with 4 cups cold water. Soak overnight. Next day put barley soaking water and cinnamon bark into a heavy pan and bring to the boil. Boil gently uncovered until barley is very soft and porridge-like in consistency — about 2 hours. Remove cinnamon bark. Stir in sugar and cook for further 10 minutes. Turn into individual bowls and sprinkle with ground cinnamon. Decorate with nuts and sultanas. Serve warm or chilled with additional nuts and sultanas and rose water for adding to individual taste if desired.

INGREDIENTS

• 4 cups fresh cranberries
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 1/2 cup chopped Granny Smith apple
• 1/2 cup finely chopped celery

DIRECTIONS

Combine the cranberries, raisins, white sugar, brown sugar, ginger, cloves and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat until berries start to pop, about 5 minutes. Add the onion, apple and celery; continue to cook, stirring occasionally until the mixture begins to thicken, 5 to 10 more minutes. Transfer to a container and cool slightly. Refrigerate overnight to allow the flavors to blossom.

Now we’re all so proud of grandpa,
He’s been taking this so well.
See him in there watching football,
drinking root beer and
playing cards with Cousin Mel.
It’s not Christmas without Grandma,
All the family’s dressed in black
and we just can’t help but wonder:
Should we open up her gifts,
or send them back?
Send them back!!

Now the goose is on the table
and the pudding made of fig
and the blue and silver candles
that would just have matched
the hair on grandma’s wig.
I’ve warned all my
friends and neighbors
better watch out for yourselves,
they should never give a license
to a man who drives a sleigh
and plays with elves.

Frosty the snowman knew
the sun was hot that day,
So he said, “Let’s run and
we’ll have some fun
now before I melt away.”
Down to the village,
with a broomstick in his hand,
Running here and there all
around the square saying,
Catch me if you can.
He led them down the streets of town
right to the traffic cop.
And he only paused a moment when
he heard him holler “Stop!”
For Frosty the snow man
had to hurry on his way,
But he waved goodbye saying,
“Don’t you cry,
I’ll be back again some day.”
Thumpetty thump thump,
thumpety thump thump,
Look at Frosty go.
Thumpetty thump thump,
thumpety thump thump,
Over the hills of snow.

All of the other reindeer
used to laugh and call him names.
They never let poor Rudolph
join in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say:
“Rudolph with your nose so bright,
won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”

Then all the reindeer loved him
as they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,
you’ll go down in history!

Notes:
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is a popular Christmas story about Santa Claus’ ninth and lead reindeer who possesses an unusually red colored nose that gives off its own light that is powerful enough to illuminate the team’s path through inclement weather.

The story is owned by The Rudolph Company, L.P. and has been sold in numerous forms including a popular song, a television special (done in stop motion animation), and a feature film. Rudolph was created by Robert L. May in 1939 as part of his employment with Montgomery Ward. Character Arts, LLC manages the licensing for the Rudolph Company, L.P.

Although the story and song have not passed into public domain, they have established themselves as folklore (as evidenced by the development of local variations and parodies such as “Deadeye the Lonesome Cowboy,” collected in the field by Simon J. Bronner and included in “American Children’s Folklore”). Earlier generations of folklorists would have rejected the possibility, and some contemporary scholars (e.g., Lucy Rollins) continue to classify the case as fakelore, much as Paul Bunyan has been criticized as an authentic folk hero. At all events, the story demonstrates the complex relationship between mass-culture and folklore.

O star of wonder, star of night,
star with royal beauty bright.
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain,
Gold I bring to crown Him again
King for ever, ceasing never
over us all to reign.

O star of wonder, star of night,
star with royal beauty bright.
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Frankincense to offer have I,
incense owns a Deity nigh
Prayer and praising, all men raising,
Worship Him, God most high.

O star of wonder, star of night,
star with royal beauty bright.
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Myrrh is mine,
its bitter perfume breathes
a life of gathering gloom.
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
sealed in the stone cold tomb.

O star of wonder, star of night,
star with royal beauty bright.
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Glorious now behold Him arise,
King and God and Sacrifice!
Al-le-lu-ia, al-le-lu-ia,
heaven to earth replies.

O star of wonder, star of night,
star with royal beauty bright.
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Notes:
Frequently thought to be much older than it is, the words and music for this American carol were written in 1857 by John Henry Hopkins as part of a Christmas pageant for the General Theological Seminary in New York City.