Christmas day rituals

[Perry Milkins]

That your mum and dad insisted which you follow with your kiddies?

Mine?

Opening of the presnts under the tree with one member of the family elected to hand out. Each recipient had to open the gift comment gratefully before the next one was opened.

 

[Marshy]

Cold ham and pork with branston pickle for breakfast.

 

[Questions]

Being told to ''Go in the conservatory if you are going to do that'' after xmas lunch.

 

[Easy 10]

Keeping one present back as a "table present" for after Christmas dinner. MUCH more exciting than crackers.

 

[Perry Milkins]

Keeping one present back as a "table present" for after Christmas dinner. MUCH more exciting than crackers.

Great idea

 

[Adam Virgo's Shirt]

Having presents throughout the day instead of all at once. Stocking presents first thing, then usually open the last present about 10pm

I do this on my Birthday too - which seeing as it's Xmas Eve means I get 2 full days of pressie opening!

 

[Easy 10]

Great idea

Except when your mum FORCES you to eat your sprouts or "you won't be allowed to open that till Boxing Day". Then I'd start crying, and the hitting would start again.

 

[Perry Milkins]

But you only had no room left after consuming a whole selection box of chocolate bars.

 

[Easy 10]

YOU try telling her.

 

[pasty]

Except when your mum FORCES you to eat your sprouts or "you won't be allowed to open that till Boxing Day". Then I'd start crying, and the hitting would start again.

Mum used to force my brother to eat his "one sprout a year" with his Christmas dinner. A fine tradition of bullish parenting I now take immense pleasure in continuing with my step-daughter.

 

[Easy 10]

I actually LOVE sprouts now. As long as they're cooked right.

 

[pasty]

I actually LOVE sprouts now. As long as they're cooked right.

LOL - I think that was the problem back then. Mum was firmly in the "boil-the-shit-out-of-them-until-the-water-turns-mushy-green" camp, whereas I rather like them lightly steamed and slightly crunchy in texture.

 

[Easy 10]

LOL - I think that was the problem back then. Mum was firmly in the "boil-the-shit-out-of-them-until-the-water-turns-mushy-green" camp, whereas I rather like them lightly steamed and slightly crunchy in texture.

Likewise. Not too hard, not too soft, just nice and FIRM.
The texture is everything.

 

[Brovion]

Likewise. Not too hard, not too soft, just nice and FIRM.
The texture is everything.

Are you MAD? It's far TOO LATE to start cooking sprouts now, if you wanted to have sprouts for Christmas dinner you should have started boiling them on bonfire night. That's the TRADITIONAL BRITISH RECIPIE. Lets have none of this continental 'crunchy vegetable' malarkay on Christmas Day!

 

[Easy 10]

Are you MAD? It's far TOO LATE to start cooking sprouts now, if you wanted to have sprouts for Christmas dinner you should have started boiling them on bonfire night. That's the TRADITIONAL BRITISH RECIPIE. Lets have none of this continental 'cruncht vegetable' malarkay on Christmas Day!

Don't worry. I've got a thermonucleur microwave oven with an auxiliary particle accelerator to give them a little zap just before serving.

 

[junior]

I spend Christmas day getting my horse reading for hunting Boxing day!!

 

[Easy 10]

I spend Christmas day getting my horse reading for hunting Boxing day!!

uh-ohhhh. 8 pages.

(thats one smart horse you must have)

 

[Storer68]

Not opening presents until after lunch and the queen


thgat's usually about 4pm now as someone invariably has to have a snooze during Her Maj

 

[Easy 10]

How do you know when the queen has opened her presents ?

 

[Dave the OAP]

M&S sprouts with butter and cream and stuff is absolutely fab....normal sprouts are the devils bogies