What cheered you up today?

[Maestro]

Hmmm... I would have to try some Glühwein someday. The only problem is where to find it in Canada...

 

[Erich]

a German deli close in the neighborhood ?

 

[Pisis]

Same problem to find Maple Syrup here.

 

[Erich]

David you drink Maple syrup straight from the bottle ? .......... man you are a hard guy.

making Mulled wine in a few hours for a get together with friends. the Mrs. is going totally ballistic at the moment decorating the inside, she is in her element so leaving her alone for the time being ......... wonder what she is going to say when I present her with a Christmas thong in a few hours ?

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

take some Glühwein to the party and have some mellow fun............the stuff is great with herbs mixed with the wine and whatever. We have made it home-made, not bad I must say. Looking for a concoction locally from Germany, now where did I see it last ?

it has to be the best stuff to drink when you are on a brink of a cold. sip it as hot as you can get it..........whoa what a buzz 8) I luv it

Here is a recipe, not sure how it tastes though. Plus you can put Cherry or Rasberry Schnapps in it as well to really warm you up.

INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup water
3/4 cup white sugar
1 cinnamon stick
1 orange
10 whole cloves
1 (750 milliliter) bottle red wine

DIRECTIONS
In a saucepan, combine the water, sugar, and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer.
Cut the orange in half, and squeeze the juice into the simmering water. Push the cloves into the outside of the orange peel, and place peel in the simmering water. Continue simmering for 30 minutes, until thick and syrupy.
Pour in the wine, and heat until steaming but not simmering. Remove the clove-studded orange halves. Serve hot in mugs or glasses that have been preheated in warm water (cold glasses will break.)

 

[Erich]

getting excited that you are going to another market Chris ? can't wait to see the pics...........

your recipe is very similar to the one that Kath uses if we do not already have a pre-bottled mixture

drink up guys !

 

[Matt308]

Let the Christmas countdown begin. My wife is part Norwegian and she uses a box with 25 drawers on it. In each drawer is a little note about something special that the boys get to do each day before Christmas. Tonight is a "pizza party and a movie". They are really excited.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

We have Advent Calenders as well, but as you open each door there is chocolate in them and a little christmas poem. We also have made our Advent Wreath. The wreath as 4 candles on it and each Sunday before Christmas one candle is lit, until all 4 Candles are lit.

Yeah Erich it is great to go to the markets. Here are the pics of the ones yesterday. I am not going to post them in a thread for themselves or in the Bavaria thread because this market is small and nothing really special so I only took 4 pics and they did not come out allright. It was too dark. On Saturday and Sunday I will get some pics of some really nice Christmas markets for you.

 

[Matt308]

Is that your wife in the first pic Adler?

 

[Erich]

Matt keep those familie traditions alive ! very cool.

thanks Chris even the kleine Markts are really neat and get me cranked up. I am taking a real chance today as I am putting in red Christmas ornaments in the trees in my front yard right now in the fog and wee bit sunny cold weather. Praying the locals do not pull out the glass and smash them this weekend

hey whose that guy coming up the street ?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

Is that your wife in the first pic Adler?

who, all of them?

and get this- i got confirmation of my work placement next July at Westland Helicopters Ltd. in Yeovil, Somerset, the UK's only and one of the World's largest helicopter manufacturers, i'll be working in Engineering Support so closer to the time i'll be asking FB a lot of questions about the industry

 

[Matt308]

Excellent Lanc! Good luck!

 

[cheddar cheese]

Good show lanc! But I win, I got my placement at Practical Classics magazine in Peterborough about 2 months ago. So ner

And the most disgusting thing happened today involving chocolate trifle...but damn it was funny...

 

[Matt308]

Got all the Christmas decorations down from the attic. Told my Sweets that perhaps we should pare down a little. The total would fill my Ford fullsize pickup truck. A little much, perhaps.

 

[Pisis]

Traditional Christmas Markets on Prague Old Town Square

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Is that your wife in the first pic Adler?

Yeap sure is.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Traditional Christmas Markets on Prague Old Town Square

Very nice. You need to go and see the one in Nurnberg, Germany. It is world known and one of the biggest in Europe. People from all over the world travel to see it. I personally think it is too crowded so I only go once a year just to go to it.

Below is the one in Nurnberg.

 

[Gnomey]

KP and Collingwood's partnership in the second test (and the end result of the day)...

 

[Matt308]

Yeap sure is.

She's cute.

I would like to see either or both of those Christmas markets. They look beautiful at night.

 

[Erich]

well it's 8.31am hrs here in Oregon just hand fed a blue J and got the safflower tube feeder filled for the finches, 21F and a nice breeze blowing up my arse as I carefully and delicately put lights up on the Japanese Maples in the backyard for my neighbors to view in the wee hrs of the morn; we are up at 4.30am every morn and then at night. also Silver and Red Christmas glass ornaments as well. The birds of course think this is quite out of their norm and I get "yelled" at for putting these up this time of year ........

I luv this time of year ............. YES