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All Things Christmassy in Poland [326]
Is Christmas pudding Irish? or Plum Pudding it get its proper title.
Love that stuff, make it every year, load of dried fruit, a bottle of Guinness stout and a few shots of Jameson, breadcrumbs and a couple of eggs.
Boil that for 6 hours and you're ready.
I always make that and it's a big hit with our Polish guests and a ton of Irish coffees too.
We used to eat goose for Christmas dinner too.
Might do a sherry trifle this year. I've noticed that cakes with a feckload of booze in them are really appreciated here :)
People from Kawrk (Cork) eat spiced Beef on Stephen's Day, but I've never had that.
Cadbury's Roses, ain't Christmas without them. Me Ma sent mine in the post there yesterday.
Trying to think what else is usually prepared around Christmas......Christmas cake obviously, that's a fruit cake with icing on top. Really easy to make. Ginger-bread men, or ginger-bread cake.
Some people have a turkey and glazed ham dinner, some have goose, although the goose tradition is dying out....some people think it's more difficult to cook.
Mince pies....a dozen after you come home from the pub on Xmas eve.....after you've been to mass of course.....even the priest is a bit tipsy for midnight mass ;)
Christmas pudding....as above. A yule cake too, have seen that a few times. I suppose it's a bit like a Swiss Roll.
Stephen's Day is a bigger day in my gaff. Xmas day is just the family and you do your penance, then the real party is Stephen's Day with your extended family and friends, a few card games, a few bets on the horse racing and the football. And drink, lots and lots and lots of drink.
