What are you doing for the Holiday?

I am planning a quiet Christmas at home with my family. My son is home
from a wonderful experience he had in England. The Fishers were kind
enough to go a a museum ( Airplane) and he enjoyed the experience. He
will find it dull at home but he will be leaving in a few weeks for
College.

So my plans are cooking a turkey dinner with the fixings. We have a
nice tree up and lots of presents underneath!

Alex

"Alex" <usenetgirl@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I am planning a quiet Christmas at home with my family. My son is home
> from a wonderful experience he had in England. The Fishers were kind
> enough to go a a museum ( Airplane) and he enjoyed the experience.

"Fishers" as in Mary & spouse?!?

>
> So my plans are cooking a turkey dinner with the fixings. We have a
> nice tree up and lots of presents underneath!

The widowed/orphaned/only child/childless holiday is kind of an odd thing.
I'll go to my sister-in-law's (2 hours away) for Christmas Eve dinner and
spend the night, then be home on my own on Christmas day. I don't decorate
or fuss here at home -- no point, and when I put up a tree a couple of
years ago, it made me quite sad (putting up ornaments I'd shared with
parents/husband/etc.), so I'm not making *that* mistake again. I enjoy
others' seasonal decor, though -- it comes without the emotional baggage.
My sister-in-law is like Martha Stewart, decor-wise, only moreso <g>.

I'm also looking forward to a college hockey tournament in Detroit on
Friday/Saturday of the New Year's weekend - go with friends every year.
Dinner in Greektown, and yummy Greek pastries (from a bakery staffed by
Indians/Pakistanis!). Oh, yeah, and a visit to a giant, giant used book
store.

Life is good . . . .

Happy holidays to all!

Ann T.

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> "Alex" <usenetgirl@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>I am planning a quiet Christmas at home with my family. My son is home
>> from a wonderful experience he had in England. The Fishers were kind
>> enough to go a a museum ( Airplane) and he enjoyed the experience.
>
> "Fishers" as in Mary & spouse?!?

Yes and it's your turn next (the Air Museum isn't compulsory).

We (the Fishers as above) haven't been invited anywhere and haven't invited
anyone else - but I know we'll have a surprise visitation of at least two of
the clan with their families. It always happens :-)

Christmas will begin at suppertime tomorrow when we have a stand pie which
I'll bake during the day. After midnight mass we'll switch on the tiny
pricks of white light on the bush outside our porch (already in position),
go to be and in the morning laze about until it's time to cook the
celebratory meal. We shan't have turkey but don't know yet if it will be a
cockerel we killed earlier or mallard. Could even be venison - oh no, we had
that last year - or hare. Whatever, it will be a very special meal and one
which won't include everyday elements no matter how much we like them.

>>
>> So my plans are cooking a turkey dinner with the fixings. We have a
>> nice tree up and lots of presents underneath!

The Queen's Speech (very short, about 3 minutes) is a must. We haven't a
tree but parcels have been arriving and won't be opened until after our main
meal.
>
> The widowed/orphaned/only child/childless holiday is kind of an odd thing.
> I'll go to my sister-in-law's (2 hours away) for Christmas Eve dinner and
> spend the night, then be home on my own on Christmas day. I don't
> decorate or fuss here at home -- no point, and when I put up a tree a
> couple of years ago, it made me quite sad (putting up ornaments I'd shared
> with parents/husband/etc.), so I'm not making *that* mistake again.

I think I'd feel like that too :-(

>
> I'm also looking forward to a college hockey tournament in Detroit on
> Friday/Saturday of the New Year's weekend - go with friends every year.

Oh, Ann! Sufficient unto the day :-) New Year is AGES away!

>
> Life is good . . . .

It is VERY good. and even better for having friends here.

I wish all of them a happy Christmas, you'll have to wait for New Year
greetings :-)

Mary

Ann sounds like you day is planned and a fun one. Since the death of
many family members we are down to four. Perhaps in the future as our
kids get married this will change. I would not decorate if I was home
by myself.

> Yes and it's your turn next (the Air Museum isn't compulsory).

Invitation to any Fishers who come to New England ( which is vey
different from the Original). Dinner with the Koffman's and a tour of
your choice.
>
> We (the Fishers as above) haven't been invited anywhere and haven't invited
> anyone else - but I know we'll have a surprise visitation of at least two of
> the clan with their families. It always happens :-)

I am sure it will.
>
> Christmas will begin at suppertime tomorrow when we have a stand pie which
> I'll bake during the day. After midnight mass we'll switch on the tiny
> pricks of white light on the bush outside our porch (already in position),
> go to be and in the morning laze about until it's time to cook the
> celebratory meal. We shan't have turkey but don't know yet if it will be a
> cockerel we killed earlier or mallard. Could even be venison - oh no, we had
> that last year - or hare. Whatever, it will be a very special meal and one
> which won't include everyday elements no matter how much we like them.

> The Queen's Speech (very short, about 3 minutes) is a must. We haven't a
> tree but parcels have been arriving and won't be opened until after our main
> meal.

We may see the movie the Queen this weekend since it has great reviews,

Glad all is going well.

Just staying home and trying to shake a miserable cold. I'm a widow with no
children - still do a bit of decorating and ordinarily would cook a Holiday
meal for friends - but not this year.
Best wishes to you all!
Greta

Trying to survive without heat or water, after all the harm that's now
been done over the years, due to the mostly failed medical, legal, law
enforcement & govt systems.

Staying under an electric blanket, trying to recover some from the
further injuries of Dec. 8. It super doesn't pay to live in mostly
crime-ruled areas or states, like Texas & Louisiana. [So far, I don't
know which states aren't crime-rule, or how to find out.]

I'm still hopeful that the US Atty's office will get involved, & do
something about the crime-rule here, .... the severe crimes & abuse that
have happened to me, the sadistic murders of my children, my beloved
dogs & puppies. Will go after & get some justice, at long last.

I'm hopeful for positive changes here, so that others won't suffer so
badly.

I pray for the people of Iraq, & for the US & other soldiers, caught up
in the idiot Bush's wars, in his chasing his own tail. And for the US,
which Bush has basically bankrupted. Maybe damaged & destroyed beyond
repair?

I pray that more people wise-up, will get a clue, stop acting so
determinedly dumb & dastardly, so low.

And I'm grateful for those who already have.

Christmas? Holidays? First, I'll have to get some safety & protection,
then some damage awards to replace basic stuff. It's a matter of
priorities, survival needs.


Susan Wms, Su_Texas my opinions

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> Trying to survive without heat or water, after all the harm that's now
> been done over the years, due to the mostly failed medical, legal, law
> enforcement & govt systems.

Oh do lighten up at least for Christmas, Su.
>
> Staying under an electric blanket, trying to recover some from the
> further injuries of Dec. 8. It super doesn't pay to live in mostly
> crime-ruled areas or states, like Texas & Louisiana. [So far, I don't
> know which states aren't crime-rule, or how to find out.]

So don't go to doctors any more. You don't trust them, we do, don't try to
influence anyone else by your moaning.
>
> I'm still hopeful that the US Atty's office will get involved, & do
> something about the crime-rule here, .... the severe crimes & abuse that
> have happened to me, the sadistic murders of my children, my beloved
> dogs & puppies. Will go after & get some justice, at long last.

Yeah, yeah, we've heard it all before.
>
> I'm hopeful for positive changes here, so that others won't suffer so
> badly.

Others AREN'T suffering. We follow medical advice and thrive.
>
> I pray for the people of Iraq, & for the US & other soldiers, caught up
> in the idiot Bush's wars, in his chasing his own tail. And for the US,
> which Bush has basically bankrupted. Maybe damaged & destroyed beyond
> repair?

Ah! For once I agree with you, but this isn't the right place for such
discussions..
>
Now go and enjoy yourself, you're alive and have survived for several years
to my knowledge.

Celebrate Christmas in the spirit all the rest of us are doing, with love
for each other and hope for the future.

Mary

On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:38:03 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
<mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:

>Oh do lighten up at least for Christmas, Su.

*sound of thunderous applause*

Merry Christmas to you and yours, Mary.

--
allan

we don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
-- Anais Nin

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> On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:38:03 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
> <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Oh do lighten up at least for Christmas, Su.
>
> *sound of thunderous applause*
>
> Merry Christmas to you and yours, Mary.

In case I don't have chance to say it again (why is Christmas at such a busy
time of year?) I wish everyone a very happy Christmas and a peaceful 2006.

Thanks, Allan, special, gentle hugs to Debora

Mary

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>
> Christmas will begin at suppertime tomorrow when we have a stand pie which
> I'll bake during the day.

OK, here I go being American again (I think): What's a "stand pie"?

Ann T.
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> Trying to survive without heat or water, after all the harm that's now
> been done over the years, due to the mostly failed medical, legal, law
> enforcement & govt systems.
-----------
Make your peace with God and stop obsessing about what a victim you are.
Why would anyone want to spend her last days in a *&%$#*! courtroom when
they could be on the beach? Go on vacation, Su. Charge it. What have you
got to lose?
Eva

> Now go and enjoy yourself, you're alive and have survived for several years
> to my knowledge.
>
> Celebrate Christmas in the spirit all the rest of us are doing, with love
> for each other and hope for the future.
>
> Mary

SU

I agree with Mary, you seem to believe in God since you pray. Perhaps a
Christmas Service would give you some peace.
Alex

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> I pray for the people of Iraq, & for the US & other soldiers, caught up
> in the idiot Bush's wars, in his chasing his own tail. And for the US,
> which Bush has basically bankrupted. Maybe damaged & destroyed beyond
> repair?

Getting overtly political in a non-political forum won't win you any friends.

--
John Richards

Hi Everyone,

Since my children are divorced, we have celebrated with kids and grandkids
at our house yesterday and at my son's house, this morning. Tomorrow my
daughter and her boyfriend will come for gift exchange and brunch. The
house has been decorated since right after Thanksgiving, and we've been
cooking up a storm, so as to feed "the crew". It was wonderfully, crazily
hectic and loud here yesterday. There were six adults and seven children,
all under the age of 11 for dinner and presents, as well as the movie, "The
Polar Express". Pappy and I were in bed early, so we could be at our son's
before 6:00 a.m. today. Not one moment of life escaped me yesterday and
this morning, as it occured to me that I am here to be part of this huge
blessing called family. By tomorrow afternoon, I'll be contentedly tired
and ready for some peace and quiet. Sister and her hubby are coming for the
New Year's weekend, but it will be a calm celebration--only the four of us,
for visiting, eating, reading, eating, knitting, eating.......;-) (I'll
"pay" at my next tript to the Dr.'s scales!) Wishing each and everyone of
you a wonderful Christmas and a happy, healthy 2007. I'm so grateful for
your presence on this group.

Barb

Mary Fisher wrote:
> "allan grossman" <wizard10000@no_spam.hushmail.com> wrote in message
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> > On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:38:03 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
> > <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >>Oh do lighten up at least for Christmas, Su.
> >
> > *sound of thunderous applause*
> >
> > Merry Christmas to you and yours, Mary.
>
> In case I don't have chance to say it again (why is Christmas at such a busy
> time of year?) I wish everyone a very happy Christmas and a peaceful 2006.
>
> Thanks, Allan, special, gentle hugs to Debora
>
> Mary

Well said Mary,
And I second Allan's "thunderous applause"
Geez! it never ends does it?
I was thinking the same thing as I was reading before
I got to your reply. I wish you a very Merry Christmas and great New
Year there.
Take care there dear/God bless
annie
p.s did you answer about the "stand pie" ? lol!

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> Mary Fisher wrote:
>> "allan grossman" <wizard10000@no_spam.hushmail.com> wrote in message
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>> > On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:38:03 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
>> > <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> >>Oh do lighten up at least for Christmas, Su.
>> >
>> > *sound of thunderous applause*
>> >
>> > Merry Christmas to you and yours, Mary.
>>
>> In case I don't have chance to say it again (why is Christmas at such a
>> busy
>> time of year?) I wish everyone a very happy Christmas and a peaceful
>> 2006.
>>
>> Thanks, Allan, special, gentle hugs to Debora
>>
>> Mary
>
> Well said Mary,
> And I second Allan's "thunderous applause"
> Geez! it never ends does it?
> I was thinking the same thing as I was reading before
> I got to your reply. I wish you a very Merry Christmas and great New
> Year there.
> Take care there dear/God bless
> annie
> p.s did you answer about the "stand pie" ? lol!

Not yet, but it's not forgotten :-)

Mary
>

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>>
>> Christmas will begin at suppertime tomorrow when we have a stand pie
>> which I'll bake during the day.
>
> OK, here I go being American again (I think): What's a "stand pie"?
>
An item on Woman's Hour right now, about stand pies, reminded me that I
didn't explain. Non pig-eaters stop reading here!

You might know pork pies, sometimes called 'growlers' in England although
I've no idea why.

A Stand Pie is the Queen of pork pies, a large one of several pounds.
Someone on Woman's Hour said that it's the centre of the table on Boxing Day
but she must have been from the south (of England!) because up here we have
it on Christmas Eve.

Hot water pastry is used for the casing, it's made by melting lard in hot
water then mixing in plain flour and a bit of salt. It's all beaten together
then cooled a little and formed round a mould. For small ones you can use
your clenched hand, for a stand pie I use a large stone jar (they're not
common these days). Some people cheat and line a round cake tin with the
pastry. I've done it myself when I wanted one larger than my jar.

The previously mixed filling is pork shoulder, some chopped and some minced,
chopped bacon gives a slight pink colour because of the saltpetre.
Seasonings are pepper, herbs (I use fresh, chopped sage), anchovy essence.
It's all piled into the pastry shell to make a slightly mounded top. More
pastry is cut into a circle and laid on the top, the edge is pinched and a
small hole cut from the middle to allow steam to escape. If there's any
pastry left it can be cut into leaf shapes and used to decorate the lid.

The top is painted with an egg wash and the whole thing is baked. when it's
ready the sides are also washed with egg to give a golden glaze.

In the meantime pig bones and skin (ideally a trotter) are boiled to extract
the gelatine. This is a vital part of the process. When the pie has cooled a
little the gel is carefully poured through the hole using a funnel, to fill
the spaces left inside the pie by meat shrinking from the sides.

The stand pie is sliced, either hot or cold, and eaten with whatever
trucklements you like. I make a whole grain mustard and chutney, this year
from plums because there was such a good harvest. We, the Fishers, also have
the very last of the tomatoes from the garden and other saladings. The
tomatoes are the green ones still on the plants when I clear the greenhouse.
I leave them in a basket in the kitchen and keep picking them over to enjoy
the ripened ones as they come to the top. There are always some small ones
left for Christmas Eve, this year they were all from the yellow varieties.

You could always buy tomatoes of course ... we don't buy out of season food
and at this time of year the only tomatoes in shops are imported.

As with all regional dishes there are differences according to local
tradition, sometimes fiercely argued :-) A stand pie is a superb example of
an ancient dish. the pastry is light and crisp on the inside and meltingly
soft on the inside yet strong enough to hold the meat. In centuries past
pastry was wrapped round meat to keep out air and thus preserve it, it also
made it possible to send it long distances.

Some people eat pork pies throughout the year, they are very good picnic
food. Some are cooked in loaf tins so that they can be sliced like bread,
some even have hard boiled eggs laid along the middle of the meat. In the
Lythe Valley in Cumbria damsons are cooked with the pie, in other places
gooseberries. We all have our favourite recipes.

For us, I use a Jane Grigson recipe, I've tried others but always come back
to hers. And we always have it just on Christmas Eve (the leftovers
throughout the Christmas octave as lunch or supper). Limiting it to one
season makes it very special and adds to the anticipation of the feast -
like mince pies and, for some, turkey. We haven't had turkey for years, this
year we had our own cockerel and it was so very good that we've considered
rearing more for the table.

But that's another story :-)

Mary

Pictures at http://i14.tinypic.com/2qle9vq.jpg and
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Happy New Year, Mary! I've been waiting to hear what a stand pie is. I
read your description and thought it sounded really good. Then I viewed the
pictures and my mouth watered! What a delicious looking meal. Must
confess, I'd never heard of a Stand Pie. Sounds like a lot of preparation
to make one......no wonder it's special! Have another slice for me ;-)

Barb

On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:03:59 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
<mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:

>An item on Woman's Hour right now, about stand pies, reminded me that I
>didn't explain. Non pig-eaters stop reading here!
>
>You might know pork pies, sometimes called 'growlers' in England although
>I've no idea why.
>
>A Stand Pie is the Queen of pork pies, a large one of several pounds.
>Someone on Woman's Hour said that it's the centre of the table on Boxing Day
>but she must have been from the south (of England!) because up here we have
>it on Christmas Eve.

Wow Mary! You are the only person I know (in a manner of speaking) who
has made their own stand pie. It always makes me think of Great
Expectations and the pie Pip took for the convict Magwitch.

You have the same Viners cutlery as we do, although I'm sorry to say
that I have only half a set left after 40 years of losing things now and
again.

"Barb" <ammerman@epix.net> wrote in message
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>
> Happy New Year, Mary! I've been waiting to hear what a stand pie is. I
> read your description and thought it sounded really good. Then I viewed
> the pictures and my mouth watered! What a delicious looking meal. Must
> confess, I'd never heard of a Stand Pie. Sounds like a lot of preparation
> to make one......no wonder it's special! Have another slice for me ;-)

All gone now, until next Christmas.

Wouldn't it be good to have all of us sharing it :-)

Mary
>
> Barb
>

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> On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:03:59 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
> <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
> Wow Mary! You are the only person I know (in a manner of speaking) who
> has made their own stand pie.

I suppose it isn't done in most families although No 3 son makes one. I
enjoy making as much of our food as possible, it began because of poverty,
then we realised that the products were better than (most) commercial ones
and, perhaps most of all, we know exactly goes into it.

> It always makes me think of Great
> Expectations and the pie Pip took for the convict Magwitch.

Yes, I always think of that too, when I hear or read the story. The recent
radio dramatisation was excellent, I thought. I saw the film when I was
young, it was scary!
>
> You have the same Viners cutlery as we do,

Haha! We thought it was sooo sophisticated in those days, we bought two
canteens because there were seven of us and people often came. I suppose it
must have been about forty years ago ... don't time fly when you're enjoying
yourself!

> although I'm sorry to say
> that I have only half a set left after 40 years of losing things now and
> again.

I still grieve that a dessert knife was never found after we lent the lot to
the local Sikh Temple president for one of his big events. However - you say
you have an incomplete set already ... ?

<tum te tum>

:-)

Mary

On Mon, 1 Jan 2007 12:54:24 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
<mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
><x{yz}enophil44@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:sirhp2ljn6eahr4i6gor1jrueuei2hu4u2@4ax.com.. .

>> Wow Mary! You are the only person I know (in a manner of speaking) who
>> has made their own stand pie.
>
>I suppose it isn't done in most families although No 3 son makes one. I
>enjoy making as much of our food as possible, it began because of poverty,
>then we realised that the products were better than (most) commercial ones
>and, perhaps most of all, we know exactly goes into it.
>
>> It always makes me think of Great
>> Expectations and the pie Pip took for the convict Magwitch.
>
>Yes, I always think of that too, when I hear or read the story. The recent
>radio dramatisation was excellent, I thought. I saw the film when I was
>young, it was scary!

I first saw it at school, and screamed when Magwitch grabbed Pip's
shoulder. I was teased for agers about it.
>>
>> You have the same Viners cutlery as we do,
>
>Haha! We thought it was sooo sophisticated in those days, we bought two
>canteens because there were seven of us and people often came. I suppose it
>must have been about forty years ago ... don't time fly when you're enjoying
>yourself!

It *was* sophisticated, and quite expensive too, IIRC. I liked it
because it was so well balanced.
>
>> although I'm sorry to say
>> that I have only half a set left after 40 years of losing things now and
>> again.
>
>I still grieve that a dessert knife was never found after we lent the lot to
>the local Sikh Temple president for one of his big events.

Goodness! You've done really well to retain all of it except one knife
for all these years.

>However - you say you have an incomplete set already ... ?
>
><tum te tum>
>
Would you like one?

The reply-to address on this post works, so if you'd like to send me
your snail-mail address, I can send you one.

A few years ago I had to buy a set of plate to replace it as our "best"
cutlery, and the Viner's is now so depleted that another knife won't
make any difference, since I bought 2 sets of Aldi's cutlery for
everyday. We're quite pleased with that, as it's nicely balanced too,
just like the Viner's, only not so pretty and much cheaper.

John & I just use the Viner's when we eat alone together, which isn't
all that often.

> All gone now, until next Christmas.
>
> Wouldn't it be good to have all of us sharing it :-)
>
> Mary
>>

What a lovely thought! We could make a real party, huh?

Barb

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>
>> All gone now, until next Christmas.
>>
>> Wouldn't it be good to have all of us sharing it :-)
>>
>> Mary
>>>
>
> What a lovely thought! We could make a real party, huh?

Perhaps next Christmas I'll send a picture of a slice for everyone! With the
Chutney of the Year (it depends on what gluts there are).

But seriously, it wasn't the idea of a party, no matter how good that would
be, but the hope that we'll all BE here to share it.

New Year Hugs to everyone,

Mary

Being here together is an even more lovely thought, Mary. As is sharing
news, concerns, laughs throughout the coming year with our cyber
friends.....

Barb




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> "Barb" <ammerman@epix.net> wrote in message
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>>
>>> All gone now, until next Christmas.
>>>
>>> Wouldn't it be good to have all of us sharing it :-)
>>>
>>> Mary
>>>>
>>
>> What a lovely thought! We could make a real party, huh?
>
> Perhaps next Christmas I'll send a picture of a slice for everyone! With
> the Chutney of the Year (it depends on what gluts there are).
>
> But seriously, it wasn't the idea of a party, no matter how good that
> would be, but the hope that we'll all BE here to share it.
>
> New Year Hugs to everyone,
>
> Mary
>
>

"Barb" <ammerman@epix.net> wrote in message
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> Being here together is an even more lovely thought, Mary. As is sharing
> news, concerns, laughs throughout the coming year with our cyber
> friends.....
>
> Barb

Beautifully put, Barb.

Mary