Christmas Preparations 2013 - Page 2

lumberjim · 11-20-2013, 09:42 PM

C9 ceramic LED lights. They will last 22 years at 3 hours per day. You can connect as many as 90 stands safely. $6.98 for 25b lights on a 14 ft strand. That's 8 in the picture. They are not quite as Jolly looking and warm as the traditional bulbs, but they're not as icy cold as the little clear lensed leds either.

I like the big c9 bulbs because they look festive in the daylight as well.
I need to decide if I am going to go with a full sized tree, or a little one on the coffee table. I think it might be smarter to go with a small tree this year so that I don't have to build up the ornaments supply in a hurry

Aliantha · 11-20-2013, 09:55 PM

The only candied fruit i use is ginger and cherries. The rest is rum soaked dried fruit. Also, almonds, walnuts and pistachios. I think this years cakes are going to be yummy. After baking, i sprinkled them with lychee liqueur. Now they are bundled up for a few days till i get my decorating supplies.

Lola Bunny · 11-21-2013, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

The only candied fruit i use is ginger and cherries. The rest is rum soaked dried fruit. Also, almonds, walnuts and pistachios. I think this years cakes are going to be yummy. After baking, i sprinkled them with lychee liqueur. Now they are bundled up for a few days till i get my decorating supplies.

That sounds yummy.

lumberjim · 11-20-2013, 10:48 PM

Wish I could have some.

I like fruit, nuts, cake, and rum. Someone local get the recipe and make me one. Stat!

monster · 11-20-2013, 11:07 PM

American fruitcake is a whole different animal to fruitcake in the rest of the (alleged) English speaking world. Not sure what liking it is supposed to do with Scots either :/.

Do you think maybe I shouldn't bother finishing putting the decorations away from last year?

I have bought advent calendars for the rest of the clan

footfootfoot · 11-21-2013, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

American fruitcake is a whole different animal to fruitcake in the rest of the (alleged) English speaking world. Not sure what liking it is supposed to do with Scots either :/.

Do you think maybe I shouldn't bother finishing putting the decorations away from last year?

I think we need to compare family trees, unless persistent christmas decorations are an English thing.

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Originally Posted by monster

I have bought advent calendars for the rest of the clan

What did you get the rest of the sept?

Aliantha · 11-21-2013, 01:51 AM

What is american fruitcake like? Recipe anyone?

xoxoxoBruce · 11-21-2013, 04:55 AM

The commercial stuff they peddle in tins and bricks, ranges from gross to crime-against-humanity.
Other than my ex, I don't remember anyone making their own, although I'm sure there are people out there who have old family recipes.

Aliantha · 11-21-2013, 05:28 AM

That looks very different to what we have here. Fruit cake is meant to be dark and rich.

Griff · 11-21-2013, 05:50 AM

Fruit cake is a "gag" gift in my family.

Looking at the calendar, we'll decorate on the 14th or 21st.

monster · 11-21-2013, 07:02 AM

see, I told you it was an animal

Nirvana · 11-21-2013, 08:58 AM

I thought leaving the Christmas lights up all year had to do with being a redneck woman?

lumberjim · 11-21-2013, 10:03 AM

The kind I've had could be used to sink a body in the river, or as a door stop, or to bludgeon someone to death. But it's tasty. I'd like a little snackerel right now with some tea, actually.

glatt · 11-21-2013, 10:17 AM

We didn't do fruit cake so much. Our tradition was date nut bread. Similar, but more like a banana bread kind of thing, but darker and heavier. My wife hates date nut bread, so I never bother making it any more.

Big Sarge · 11-21-2013, 01:03 PM

Try Grandma's Fruitcake sold by Beatrice Bakery and Cabelas. It is soaked in rum, bourbon, and brandy. I swear it is the best you can find, plus you can get a buzz from just smelling it.

11-20-2013, 09:42 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	C9 ceramic LED lights. They will last 22 years at 3 hours per day. You can connect as many as 90 stands safely. $6.98 for 25b lights on a 14 ft strand. That's 8 in the picture. They are not quite as Jolly looking and warm as the traditional bulbs, but they're not as icy cold as the little clear lensed leds either. I like the big c9 bulbs because they look festive in the daylight as well. I need to decide if I am going to go with a full sized tree, or a little one on the coffee table. I think it might be smarter to go with a small tree this year so that I don't have to build up the ornaments supply in a hurry Attached Images __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-20-2013, 09:55 PM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	The only candied fruit i use is ginger and cherries. The rest is rum soaked dried fruit. Also, almonds, walnuts and pistachios. I think this years cakes are going to be yummy. After baking, i sprinkled them with lychee liqueur. Now they are bundled up for a few days till i get my decorating supplies. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-20-2013, 10:48 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Wish I could have some. I like fruit, nuts, cake, and rum. Someone local get the recipe and make me one. Stat! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-20-2013, 11:07 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	American fruitcake is a whole different animal to fruitcake in the rest of the (alleged) English speaking world. Not sure what liking it is supposed to do with Scots either :/. Do you think maybe I shouldn't bother finishing putting the decorations away from last year? I have bought advent calendars for the rest of the clan __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-21-2013, 01:51 AM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	What is american fruitcake like? Recipe anyone? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-21-2013, 04:55 AM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The commercial stuff they peddle in tins and bricks, ranges from gross to crime-against-humanity. Other than my ex, I don't remember anyone making their own, although I'm sure there are people out there who have old family recipes. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-21-2013, 05:28 AM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	That looks very different to what we have here. Fruit cake is meant to be dark and rich. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-21-2013, 05:50 AM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Fruit cake is a "gag" gift in my family. Looking at the calendar, we'll decorate on the 14th or 21st. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-21-2013, 07:02 AM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	see, I told you it was an animal __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-21-2013, 08:58 AM	#12
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	I thought leaving the Christmas lights up all year had to do with being a redneck woman? __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

11-21-2013, 10:03 AM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	The kind I've had could be used to sink a body in the river, or as a door stop, or to bludgeon someone to death. But it's tasty. I'd like a little snackerel right now with some tea, actually. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-21-2013, 10:17 AM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	We didn't do fruit cake so much. Our tradition was date nut bread. Similar, but more like a banana bread kind of thing, but darker and heavier. My wife hates date nut bread, so I never bother making it any more.

11-21-2013, 01:03 PM	#15
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Try Grandma's Fruitcake sold by Beatrice Bakery and Cabelas. It is soaked in rum, bourbon, and brandy. I swear it is the best you can find, plus you can get a buzz from just smelling it. __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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