In countries in the northern hemisphere, like England and Sweden, Christmas is a winter festival. In these countries developed all the traditions of rich cooking, lights and carol singing in the cold dark streets. Lights on Christmas trees and in windows, lanterns and candles are a delight of long dark evenings. The white berries on mistletoe and the red berries of holly used in these countries as Christmas decorations are not available in countries with a summer Christmas.
Things to do
- Post Christmas cards and letters.
- Make some White Christmas.
- Organise a Lucia Coffee for December 13 and send out invitations.
- Sing a song...
White Christmas - Irving Berlin
the sun is shining, the grass is green,
The orange and palm trees sway.
There's never been such a day
In Beverly Hills, LA
But it's December the twenty-fourth
And I'm longing to be up north.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the tree-tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleighbells in the snow.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With ev'ry Christmas card I write
"May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white".
- Do some baking...
White Christmas
- Melt 250g copha and allow to cool
- Combine:
- 3 cups Rice Bubbles
- 1 cup dessicated coconut
- 3/4 cup icing sugar
- 1 cup powdered milk
- 1/2 cup glace apricots
- 1/2 cup glace pineapple
- 1/4 cup glace cherries (red and green)
- 1/2 cup sultanas
- Add cooled copha and mix thoroughly
- Press into lightly oiled and paper-lined lamington tin.
- Refrigerate until firm
- Cut into 2cm squares for serving.
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