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Pamela Galli · 09-25-2009, 01:57 AM

I have to make Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for my tables, and I was thinking of trying to get away with making the same turkey dinner for both, since a lot of Americans do have turkey for both. But it occurs to me that I have no idea what Brits eat for Christmas dinner -- not turkey I assume?

**Max Herzog** · 09-25-2009, 02:14 AM

Turkey is pretty traditional at Christmas in the UK. Me, I prefer swan.

Darkley · 09-25-2009, 02:27 AM

We eat sacrificial goat stuffed with gummy bears, roasted over a tire fire

**Lily Joliat** · 09-25-2009, 02:32 AM

I want to do a roast goose for christmas. I think that's an ole English tradition.

Charlotte Bartlett · 09-25-2009, 02:48 AM

Turkey or Goose - I prefer Goose as a Brit

Or, you could do Gooducken! Three-in-one bird is big this Christmas - Times Online

**Lily Joliat** · 09-25-2009, 02:54 AM

Would a rack of lamb or prime beef suffice? I always wanted to do prime beef but way too expensive.

Darkley · 09-25-2009, 02:57 AM

I had a duck last christmas, I wanted goose but I couldnt get a small one (Geese are fucking huge and its only for a few people)

It was lovely

Ishina · 09-25-2009, 03:31 AM

Turkey
Stuffing
Pigs in blankets
GRAVY

4 most important things for an English Christmas dinner

Lewis Luminos · 09-25-2009, 03:33 AM

Most Brits have turkey. Last year we had both turkey and duck.

There are traditional accompaniements too. Roast and mashed potato, vegetables (a variety, but generally Brussels Sprouts are compulsory - not many people like them but I do). Cranberry sauce and Bread sauce. Sausagemeat stuffing.

Charlotte Bartlett · 09-25-2009, 04:42 AM

Brussels Sprouts, now if you could animate the action that will invariably cause - this table will be in my SL home for sure.

(I need to get a SL home myself now).

Quantum Destiny · 09-25-2009, 04:46 AM

Sprouts =

Pep Daniels · 09-25-2009, 04:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Max Herzog

Turkey is pretty traditional at Christmas in the UK. Me, I prefer swan.

Itis, of course, illegal to eat swan in Britain . . .

Pep ( . . . except at the Cambridge college I attended, which had a special Royal dispensation - which was never taken advantage of.)

Quantum Destiny · 09-25-2009, 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ishina

Turkey
Stuffing
Pigs in blankets
GRAVY

4 most important things for an English Christmas dinner

Pigs in blankets rawk!

+ Roast Potatoes and Cranberry Sauce.

I'm getting hungry now

Quantum Destiny · 09-25-2009, 04:59 AM

I just realised this thread is in content creation

Charlotte Bartlett · 09-25-2009, 05:00 AM

oh SIGH. Now I want Christmas Dinner.

I miss stuffing and gravy.... oo you need goose fat for the Roast Potatoes too. Honey for the parsnips, and a bottle of lovely vintage champagne would be nice. Must have Christmas Pudding with butter brandy and fresh cream. Stilton and Port.

OMG I hate not being in England. I would eat this right this moment.

Charlotte Bartlett · 09-25-2009, 05:01 AM

That's my fault lol it's there. I said the other day on a content item it should be in content - I was wrong.

Sworreeee.

Quantum Destiny · 09-25-2009, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlotte Bartlett

oh SIGH. Now I want Christmas Dinner.

I miss stuffing and gravy.... oo you need goose fat for the Roast Potatoes too. Honey for the parsnips, and a bottle of lovely vintage champagne would be nice. Must have Christmas Pudding with butter brandy and fresh cream. Stilton and Port.

Chantal · 09-25-2009, 06:53 AM

Mincemeat pies. After 30 years out of the UK, I still beg visitors to bring a couple of jars of Robertson's over as I'm usually too lazy to make it myself.

OK, probably not 'officially' part of Christmas Dinner (if you can handle a mincemeat pie after the pudding... you have a stronger constitution than most but I can go without the stodgy pudding any time to have a nice, crisp mince pie with cream... mmmm).

I tend to ask for Stilton too, but my mother is still reeling since the time she put a large chunk of the extremely mature kind (well-wrapped, she thought) into her suitcase which sadly must have been sitting close to a radiator somewhere between there and here...

Lucifer Baphomet · 09-25-2009, 07:41 AM

Fuck cooking at Christmas.

Chinese resturaunts and take aways are still open.

BIG CHINESE MEAL FTW

EF Klaar · 09-25-2009, 08:13 AM

The importance of Christmas pudding must be stressed.

Charlotte Bartlett · 09-25-2009, 08:18 AM

Also - sorry mulled wine on Christmas Eve - I make that every year.

Oooo and christmas crackers!

Charlotte Bartlett · 09-25-2009, 08:19 AM

OMG HOW MANY DAYS NOW TO CHRISTMAS I AM IN ENGLAND FOR THAT.

**Sarah Nerd** · 09-25-2009, 09:04 AM

I've never had goose and no one makes it here. Is it similar to turkey?

Sansarya · 09-25-2009, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EF Klaar

The importance of Christmas pudding must be stressed.

Thank you so much for supporting my stereotype of an English Christmas dinner.

Can we bring up the Christmas crackers?

Sunshine Carami · 09-25-2009, 11:31 AM

wow, those foods sound tasty!! Going to have to look up some of those recipes.

I want that Christmas pudding....can almost taste it.

09-25-2009, 01:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
Pamela Galli Senior Member Refugee Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 296 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 1 SL Join Date: 11-12-2007 Business: La Galleria	What do Brits eat for Christmas Dinner? I have to make Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for my tables, and I was thinking of trying to get away with making the same turkey dinner for both, since a lot of Americans do have turkey for both. But it occurs to me that I have no idea what Brits eat for Christmas dinner -- not turkey I assume? __________________ Have a dinner party! Cook it in your kitchen and serve it in your dining room! LA GALLERIA

09-25-2009, 02:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Max Herzog Quintessential SLU Supporter Acceptable in the 80s Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stockholm Posts: 1,531 My Mood: SL Join Date: 9 July 2006 Blog Entries: 1	Turkey is pretty traditional at Christmas in the UK. Me, I prefer swan. __________________ I do not like your tone. It has an ephemeral, whinging aspect. One man's Flickr obsession One man's second Flickr obsession on account of the first one being borked last.fm

09-25-2009, 02:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
Darkley Pirate of Men's pants Oxygen thief Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: lahndahn Posts: 1,822 My Mood: SL Join Date: Dec 07 kind of Business: Beethoven Photography Blog Entries: 1 Awards: 1	We eat sacrificial goat stuffed with gummy bears, roasted over a tire fire __________________ Si hoc signum legere potes, operis boni in rebus Latinis alacribus et fructuosis potiri potes My Flickr stream.....http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkley/

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Lily Joliat Like Totally SLU Supporter Just Here Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 4,375 My Mood: SL Join Date: 7/22/06 Blog Entries: 6	I want to do a roast goose for christmas. I think that's an ole English tradition. __________________ Food Porn: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildoneilb/

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Lewis Luminos The Gingerbeard Man Ginger Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 3,315 My Mood: SL Join Date: 08/11/2008 Blog Entries: 12	Most Brits have turkey. Last year we had both turkey and duck. There are traditional accompaniements too. Roast and mashed potato, vegetables (a variety, but generally Brussels Sprouts are compulsory - not many people like them but I do). Cranberry sauce and Bread sauce. Sausagemeat stuffing. __________________ -- Just Add Ginger -- -- Plurk -- -- last.fm -- -- flickr --

09-25-2009, 02:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
Charlotte Bartlett Senior Member building <3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London Posts: 237 My Mood: SL Join Date: 21 Sep 2006 Business: Scarlet Creative	Turkey or Goose - I prefer Goose as a Brit Or, you could do Gooducken! Three-in-one bird is big this Christmas - Times Online

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Lily Joliat Like Totally SLU Supporter Just Here Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 4,375 My Mood: SL Join Date: 7/22/06 Blog Entries: 6	Would a rack of lamb or prime beef suffice? I always wanted to do prime beef but way too expensive.

09-25-2009, 02:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
Darkley Pirate of Men's pants Oxygen thief Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: lahndahn Posts: 1,822 My Mood: SL Join Date: Dec 07 kind of Business: Beethoven Photography Blog Entries: 1 Awards: 1	I had a duck last christmas, I wanted goose but I couldnt get a small one (Geese are fucking huge and its only for a few people) It was lovely

09-25-2009, 03:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ishina Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 686	Turkey Stuffing Pigs in blankets GRAVY 4 most important things for an English Christmas dinner

09-25-2009, 04:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
Charlotte Bartlett Senior Member building <3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London Posts: 237 My Mood: SL Join Date: 21 Sep 2006 Business: Scarlet Creative	Brussels Sprouts, now if you could animate the action that will invariably cause - this table will be in my SL home for sure. (I need to get a SL home myself now).

09-25-2009, 04:46 AM	#11 (permalink)
Quantum Destiny Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: England Posts: 2,152 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 3 SL Join Date: 25 July 2004	Sprouts =

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Quantum Destiny Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: England Posts: 2,152 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 3 SL Join Date: 25 July 2004	I just realised this thread is in content creation

09-25-2009, 05:00 AM	#15 (permalink)
Charlotte Bartlett Senior Member building <3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London Posts: 237 My Mood: SL Join Date: 21 Sep 2006 Business: Scarlet Creative	oh SIGH. Now I want Christmas Dinner. I miss stuffing and gravy.... oo you need goose fat for the Roast Potatoes too. Honey for the parsnips, and a bottle of lovely vintage champagne would be nice. Must have Christmas Pudding with butter brandy and fresh cream. Stilton and Port. OMG I hate not being in England. I would eat this right this moment.

09-25-2009, 05:01 AM	#16 (permalink)
Charlotte Bartlett Senior Member building <3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London Posts: 237 My Mood: SL Join Date: 21 Sep 2006 Business: Scarlet Creative	That's my fault lol it's there. I said the other day on a content item it should be in content - I was wrong. Sworreeee.

09-25-2009, 06:53 AM	#18 (permalink)
Chantal Laughter is a great thing Ariadne Korda Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: France Posts: 798 My Mood: Funny Bubbles Champion! Bookworm Champion! Big Money Champion! SLShopper Ads: 4 SL Join Date: January 2007 Business: Vent du sud Blog Entries: 26	Mincemeat pies. After 30 years out of the UK, I still beg visitors to bring a couple of jars of Robertson's over as I'm usually too lazy to make it myself. OK, probably not 'officially' part of Christmas Dinner (if you can handle a mincemeat pie after the pudding... you have a stronger constitution than most but I can go without the stodgy pudding any time to have a nice, crisp mince pie with cream... mmmm). I tend to ask for Stilton too, but my mother is still reeling since the time she put a large chunk of the extremely mature kind (well-wrapped, she thought) into her suitcase which sadly must have been sitting close to a radiator somewhere between there and here... __________________ Decor with a difference A great new Mediterranean setting Original, beautiful things for your home Classy fashion Contact Ariadne Korda http://slurl.com/secondlife/Graces/128/198/22

09-25-2009, 07:41 AM	#19 (permalink)
Lucifer Baphomet Pampers Io Zenophile Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Darkmere Posts: 12,318 My Mood: Business: Radio Free Darkmere Awards: 1	Fuck cooking at Christmas. Chinese resturaunts and take aways are still open. BIG CHINESE MEAL FTW __________________

09-25-2009, 08:13 AM	#20 (permalink)
EF Klaar Dilettante scripter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Posts: 49 SL Join Date: 11 June 2007 Blog Entries: 1	The importance of Christmas pudding must be stressed.

09-25-2009, 08:18 AM	#21 (permalink)
Charlotte Bartlett Senior Member building <3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London Posts: 237 My Mood: SL Join Date: 21 Sep 2006 Business: Scarlet Creative	Also - sorry mulled wine on Christmas Eve - I make that every year. Oooo and christmas crackers!

09-25-2009, 08:19 AM	#22 (permalink)
Charlotte Bartlett Senior Member building <3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London Posts: 237 My Mood: SL Join Date: 21 Sep 2006 Business: Scarlet Creative	OMG HOW MANY DAYS NOW TO CHRISTMAS I AM IN ENGLAND FOR THAT.

09-25-2009, 11:31 AM	#25 (permalink)
Sunshine Carami Senior Member SLU Supporter feeling fancy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 218 My Mood:	wow, those foods sound tasty!! Going to have to look up some of those recipes. I want that Christmas pudding....can almost taste it.

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