Room For All

[Northwind]

You can only see the back of the car in this photo. It is pretty buried.

 

[Northwind]

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[ChemGal]

One Christmas associated thing I haven't seen mentioned yet is cheese balls,, a globe of soft cheese coated with finely chopped walnuts, used as a spread for crackers. Anyone else remember those?

I've had that type before, but in my family cheeseballs are a dessert, usually just for Christmas but I have done them for other things. Cream cheese, coconut and chopped cherries rolled into bitesized balls and covered in graham cracker crumbs.

 

[Waterfall]

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That will be Ontario this weekend.

 

[KayTheCurler]

After Eight mints anyone? Maybe you would prefer some Chocolate Orange?

Best of all is - help yourself to some of my Best Beloved's traditional fudge.

 

[Mendalla]

Best of all is - help yourself to some of my Best Beloved's traditional fudge.

Dad used to do fudge at Christmas. My youngest brother took it over for a while but since we haven't had a family Christmas since the pandemic started, haven't had any in a while (and, well, eating what is basically flavoured chunks of sugar isn't the greatest idea for me these days).

 

[jimkenney12]

We made a cheese ball sometime in the last 20 or so years. It was a lot of work for a special gathering.

I used to make fudge. It is a lot of work.

 

[KayTheCurler]

We made a cheese ball sometime in the last 20 or so years. It was a lot of work for a special gathering.

I used to make fudge. It is a lot of work.

My honeybun made TWO kinds - but they will be shared with family.

 

[Mendalla]

My honeybun made TWO kinds - but they will be shared with family.

Dad used to do one batch of plain and the other chocolate. Both good, of course.

 

[paradox3]

My mother-in-law always did a cheese log. The centre of it was cream cheese and garlic powder mixed together. The coating was made with melted brown sugar and butter. Then it was rolled in chopped pecans.

My word it was delicious!

 

[Mrs.Anteater]

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The news said something like -40 degrees in your area- I hope you have power and heat.

 

[Mrs.Anteater]

It is parcel day today- got an envelope,from a secet santa and a parcel from my friend in Germany. Just in time. I will be by myself on Christmas eve- that is an odd feeling. 25 to 27 th are covered. That gives me something to unwrap that day.

 

[Mrs.Anteater]

Ah, and the cat has become rather snuggly with the years.

 

[Mrs.Anteater]

By the way, how is the room decorated? I think I saw a Charly Brown tree in the back corner- I suspect @chansen sneaking that in.

 

[paradox3]

I think I hear Schroeder playing on the piano . . .

 

[Northwind]

The news said something like -40 degrees in your area- I hope you have power and heat.

That's in the area where we used to live. It's about -7 here or do. I'm on Vancouver Island now. We're comfy here

 

[Northwind]

By the way, how is the room decorated? I think I saw a Charly Brown tree in the back corner- I suspect @chansen sneaking that in.

I think he put the Grinch figure in the other corner too.

 

[jimkenney12]

I thought the Island and lower mainland BC were supposed to briefly experience temperatures close to that, though maybe it is the Interior.

 

[Northwind]

I thought the Island and lower mainland BC were supposed to briefly experience temperatures close to that, though maybe it is the Interior.

The Lower Mainland and the island would explode if they ever experienced -40. The buildings don't have adequate insulation and the infrastructure isn't there for those extreme temps. We'll see maybe -10 or 11

 

[ChemGal]

Chemguy had some work calls today, no the products are not tested to -50. Yes the fluids likely are gelling.