Wednesday, November 28, 2001
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Jean-Louis Cooking With the Seasons
The ingredients are not the usual and the recipes are not for the beginner, but for
the adventurous cook , one who enjoys both creating food, serving it to special
friends and guests . The recipes are for the food connoisseur who like an artist
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Article
Advent Sunday
The first Sunday of Advent in Western Christianity.
The
word
comes from
the Latin "adventus",
meaning "arrival",
and the period is one of
preparation before
celebrating the birth of Christ
at Christmas. It
marks the beginning of the Church's
year. Various customs
are associated with Advent. One that still
survives in parts of Europe, notably
in Germany, is the hanging of Advent wreaths.
These are rings made up of sprigs of
evergreens such as holly and ivy, into which are fixed
four red candles. They are hung from the
middle of the ceiling and on each Sunday of Advent one
candle is lit so that by Christmas all four are
burning. In Britain in Victorian times, the Christmas pudding
had to be made before Advent commenced. This
was always on Stir-up Sunday, the last Sunday before Advent,
when the pudding was solemnly stirred in an anti-clockwise
direction by every member of the household before it was boiled (with
silver charms or
coins hidden in it)
for several hours,
then left to mature
until Christmas Day.
"Advent," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 99 Encyclopedia.
(c) 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation.
First Sunday of Advent
December 2, 2001
Second Sunday of Advent
December 9, 2001
Third Sunday of Advent
December 16, 2001
Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 23, 2001
Thanks be to God for his unspeakable Gift-
indescribable
inestimable
incomparable
inexpressible
precious beyond words.
LOIS LEBAR
What can I give him,
Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd,
I would bring a lamb;
If I were a wise man,
I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give him-
Give my heart.
CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI
(1830-1894)
Note from the Editor:
We have included a collection of items for this week's newsletter,
which are of European origin. Since Christmas still has a religious
implication to many people, we have included this aspect of
Christmas in our Newsletter. We have included the following
recipes which are of European origin. We will present The
Swedish Christmas Season in the December 5 Newsletter,
Christmas in Germany in the December 12 Newsletter and
Christmas in the U.S. in the December 19 Newsletter. Since a
lot of the American Christmas traditions come from abroad, we
thought it appropriate to begin with the overseas versions of
Christmas first; we hope you concur.
If you have any recipes, thoughts or traditions which you would
like to share with our readers which stem from your cultural
background, we would be happy to share these in our Newsletters.
So light your first advent candle and enjoy the Advent with us!
Dennis Bratcher wrote a very good article called The Season of Advent
Anticipation and Hope which we thought you might enjoy reading.
http://www.cresourcei.org/cyadvent.html
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Lydia Jensen at Eclectic Cooking: Lydiajj@get2net.dk
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Added recipes for November 28
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This week's recipes:
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Article: The First Sunday of Advent
Recipes: Cocoa-Cappuccino
Gluewein (Hot Mulled Wine)
Hot Apple Wine
Aebleskiver (Pancake Balls)
Gingerbread Cookies
This week's edition:
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Hot Tip
For that hot cup of coffee, try something new. Melt a good bar of chocolate and
pour it into a freezer ice cube tray (you might spray it with oil just lightly
first), pour the melted chocolate into the tray and let it set. When it has set
enough, insert a Popsicle stick into each chocolate cube and let it harden (or
freeze them). Serve a Popsicle stick with chocolate cube with a hot cup of coffee
and stir the coffee with this. Quite a special flavor.
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Fruit/Vegetable in focus
Lemon - Citrus limon
The lemon tree originates from North India. The Arabs "brought" the lemon to
North Africa or South Europe. This very sour fruit brings out the taste of many
other fruits and vegetables and prevents some from discoloring. Lemon is often
used in soups, sauces, cakes and sorbets. It is also often used for marinades and
tender meats, poultry, and fish. Keeps well in a cold place for about 2-3 weeks.
At room temperature lemons can last about 5 days. Is available all year round
where available.
Pictures and more fruits & vegetables here: www.online-cooking-recipes.com
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Jokes and Stories
Who made this Christmas cake?
Our chef. He's a little green man who lives in a toadstool.
What did he use to make it?
Elf-raising flour, of course.
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Next Week's Issue, December 5
Article: Swedish Christmas Season
Recipes: Brune Kager (Spiced Cookies)
Swedish Cookies
Hazelnut Cookies
Orange-Chocolate Drink
Spiced Tea
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