Full of balloons, crackers, presents, and these:
A gag gift that goes back and forth and back-- this is at least the 12th time Will has received it in his stocking. It was a quiet celebration otherwise: a walk, a few more exchanged gifts, and then dinner in the dining room.
Sylvia made a goose and it has fantastic! She consulted not only Julia Child but her brother Tony and her friend Patty. Turns out, she had never made a goose before, but it is very similar to chicken in the cooking part. Go figure.
And after dinner, comes the Christmas Cake, otherwise known as fruit cake. The icing is marvelous-- a bit of lemon. The cake, well, is fruit cake. So, I am not a fan, but I did try a piece. Sylvia noted that this one was a rather young cake-- she only made it 6 weeks ago and it really hadn't had time to cure. But the decorations on top were very sweet: the Holy Family and then some Christmas Spirits. The Christmas Spirits were from Sylvia's childhood and she remembers them being on the Christmas cakes every year.
Hoping that you and yours have a wonderful Christmas!
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