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Christmas, Loving Lady Lazuli, Mulled Wine Jelly, Regency Christmas Traditions, Regency games, Snapdragon, Twelfth Night Cake, Wassail bowl
Dudes…..can we just quit the racket–
No tree.
But we do decorate the house with garlands and greenery. The Yule log gets brought home on Christmas Eve to burn in the fireplace for as long as possible.
On the day itself, people go to church and come back to a celebratory Christmas dinner. Turkey, or…well…..
Goose. Definitely goose. Not to mention venison.
A real biggie is Jan 6th though. That’s party time. People play games such as ‘bob apple’ and ‘snapdragon’.
You can actually read about these games here when Shey invited Elyzabeth M Valey to help organise Dev’s homecoming party.
https://shehannemoore.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/let-elyzabeth-entertain-you/
A popular drink is the Wassail bowl.
Well, Dev has his dark side and as one reader noted, he’s not afraid of it either. But a wassail bowl is punch, or mulled wine, prepared from spiced and sweetened wine or brandy, and served in a large bowl garnished with apples.
A forerunner of today’s Christmas cake, the ‘Twelfth Night Cake’ is the centrepiece of the party and a slice is given to all members of the household.
Traditionally, it contained both a dried bean and a dried pea.
The man whose slice contained the bean was elected king for the night; the woman who found a pea elected queen.
Well, without giving to much away, you will understand that everything I’ve just said re a Regency Christmas isn’t the kind of Christmas Dev and I can have.
Absolutely. But Dev will sneak away from Chessington and at least we’ll be together. His sister Tilly will naturally get micked with Ruby, and Dev and I will just have to spend some quality, romantic time together, here in our little hideout, generally making this Christmas Eve our first. I mean we have had two ruined ones.
UHMMMMMMMM.
shehanne moore 
That jelly looks wonderful! Easy too. Trying that one out!
Listen that jelly is pimps to make. AND it is really, truly delish! Even Mr Shey who hates jelly loves that this one! So that is saying something! It also looks wonderfully dark claretty, kinda sumptuous! Lovely to see you hone xxx
I say Carruthers, is that a choir of peeing hamsters I hear? Whatever next.
I say Carruthers……it is! As for what is jolly pipping next…Who knows?
That jelly really does look wonderful. And look! The hamsters scored 9 out of 10!!
Well, the next few days are what counts. Dah de dahhhhh dah dahhhhhhhhhhhh dah. But I sure am waiting with baited breath!
Hello Hamsters! Merry Christmas to you. Perhaps Santa will leave you some yummy yogurt treats and an extra tree 🙂
Hello, Enchanted Butterfly, we certainly hope so, or we are so gonna get ourselves over to that Books N Pearls site to complain about a certain Shehanne. Lots of love and hamstah kisses from
Fez, Ratsy, Tink, Vonnie, and the gang xxx
The world is a better place. The hammies are singing. 9/10 for being good. I sleep well tonight.
Merry Christmas to you Shey and the hammies. Maybe you’ll get new slippers in your stocking or outside your stockings my friend. Ho, ho, ho ! xox ❤
Well Ralpha, so long as you do sleep well, that is the main thing. Of course we still have to get through to Christmas Eve….. Ho, ho, ho! Santa Ralpha better be ready to step in to the rescue if need by!!! Hugs. xxxxx
Sorry. I’m booked for Christmas Eve, a matter of mulled wine tasting ! I’ll be a fool to drink and fly the sled pulled by hamstahs 😉 Have a lovely Christmas my friend xox ❤
\You too. May next year be the one for you!! xx
Merry Christmas, Shehanne – and thanks for more lovely recipes. Liked the story about the dried pea and the dried bean too!
Merry Christmas Veronica. Have a great time. I am glad you liked the recipes. I first read that about the dried pea and bean in a book by Anya Seton, so it was good to come across it again. xx
Oh Shey, I never know what I’ll find in your blog posts… and I love it!! I want bear slippers now and have one more thing to add: Fa la la la !!! 😀 Hehe! Merry Christmas, sweetie!
Lol, Christy you are so SWEET! I never know what I’m gonna find either, that’s just me! Lovely to see you and Merry Christmas too. Hope your stocking is full! And you get bear slippers.
Thanks for the recipe Shey and Hamstahs, and PS, I have slippers just like those! 🙂 Merry Merry to all of you. ❤
OOH, just like these! Yay! Merry Christmas and lots of love to you D.G. xxxxxx
🙂 ❤