my little custom is on boxing day for breakfast i allways have bubble and squeak made with left over christmas dinner veg with devilled kidneys and loads of nice crisply smoky bacon and too fried eggs sunny side up , cooked useing goose fat as it’s only once a year. so what’s your custom ?

I don’t have a custom but your recipe for Boxing Day sounds wonderful. I might well try that this year - I can’t remember the last time I had devilled kidneys.

Coffee and Baileys followed with Champagne and orange juice while opening presents. Then a big nap around noon I-)

We always open gifts on Christmas Eve The night is usually full of beer, cards, some gluhwein, and snacks.

Mulled wine sounds good, as does goose.

Burn some Frankincense and Myrrh resins on charcoal in a small couldron

The Holidays are a wonderful time of the year, food and drink brings everyone close together. Friends and relatives that I rarely get to see throughout the rest of the year will make it. I appreciate it more and more every year since I am able to see some loved ones who may be enjoying one of their last few Christmases or thanksgivings with us as their health is deteriorating. Its not really the theme that I look forward to anymore, its the company and the tradition that are dear to me. I don’t even think I know what thanksgiving is all about, but I know there is going to be a LOT of amazing food that all the women are gonna cook, and plenty of drink and laughter to go around. I know that I belong to a generation where there is a lot of religious individualism and atheistic attitudes, but everyone who gets together on Christmas eve knows that no matter what the future brings were always gonna do what ever it takes to get together and enjoy the seven fishes. I know the night will be dragged out with endless chatter fueled by coffee and sambuca (perhaps a nice time to bust out some toque Christmas pudding). Its important to take everything in and enjoy it all to the most. Nothing like waking up to the smell of fresh panettone. Merry Christmas and happy new year to all! Buon Natale Ragazzi!

When I was young we always opened our gifts, then went to church, then ran around to every possible family members’ house and got home in time for bed. My wife had the same experiences. We had no time to play with all the cool new stuff until the next day, and that sucked eggs. So, our little tradition has been a big party on Christmas Eve with all our family and friends invited to our house. We stack the tables with the biggest array of meats and cheeses we can find (the prosciutto was a huge hit last year), and every type of alcoholic beverage we can get our hands on. The next day we ignore everyone, hang out as a little family, play with toys, and go eat Chinese food when we get hungry. Nothing says Christmas like a Tsingtao!

I mainline smack, do some meth, and then shoot a relative.

And he does it with class…

I mainline smack, do some meth, and then shoot a relative.

that puts a new twist on the traditional boxing day shoot, and it’s one way to cut the cost of next christmas . but mate your family must be getting scarce and a little bit suspicious by now ?

You would think so, but back they come each year. In fewer numbers obviously.

Toque Christmas Pudding

Our Christmas usually starts with some family members making a road trip before the big day. Most of my family live in Florida and we live in Virginia. My son and his wife are the exceptions, as they also live in Virginia. My mom, brother and two daughters will be making the trip this year. Unfortunately, most of my wife’s family have passed beyond the veil and we miss them dearly. On Christmas Eve, we each open one present (kind of a teaser for the big day). Christmas morning, I’m out of bed before the sun rises and in the kitchen to cook the feast, which consists of two to three ducks, a ham, duchess potatoes, mixed vegetable casserole and a couple of pecan pies. Once I get everything going and can take a break, we open the stockings and remaining presents. Then we light a candle to honor those who are no longer with us, and to think of those in the military who are currently deployed or stationed outside the U.S. Then it’s on to mulled wine, Christmas carols and a showing of some version of A Christmas Carol and/or The Polar Express. Eventually, we all pass out, either from wine, exhaustion or a little of both. This year will be particularly special, since it will include my first grandson, born on October 24 this year.

I mainline smack, do some meth, and then shoot a relative.

Dude meth is bad. And further more I’am sure they deserved it.

No tobacco traditions yet. But a good heavy ale is nice, and my sister will often make some tasty olde-timey boozed up egg nog.

I usally eat some beef with mustard, hang out with ghosts all night, have a life changing vision and repent my miserly ways.

Ummmmm… Good luck with that @PotPoe!!!

Being Eastern Orthodox, there is a 40 day pre-nativity fast (no meat, no dairy.) The Christmas Liturgy takes place at midnight and it is followed by an enormous feast at the church where everybody gets reacquainted with meat.

I love Chocolate cake & Turkey followed by Dholakia Christmas Snuff (hopefully)?

living on my own, with no children, and not being religious, I don’t celebrate Christmas. im just glad when it’s all over, as it’s more of an inconvenience than anything.

living on my own, with no children, and not being religious, I don’t celebrate Christmas. im just glad when it’s all over, as it’s more of an inconvenience than anything.

Ahhh…the good old days…

As it gets closer to Xmas day, the food at my house gets richer. We normally eat a lot of fish, chicken and vegetables, but December had always been a time where lots of red meat, and rich spicy Filipino food and filipino sweets come through the house. All the big family gatherings happen through December, but Xmas day is low key. I recently mixed up a random mix of snuff that reminds me of a christmas cake or dessert and has a festive taste to it (non-measured blend of President, Dholakia Swiss Chocolate, Braniff (non tobacco) mint snuff, Qsnuff Irish Coffee and a dash of Gletsher Prise), and I’m going to be snuffing this till the ingredients are gone and I have to buy more.

A few years ago when I re=married my wife wanted to start a new culinary tradition at our house, so now, once a year I Make up a vat of my Boullibais… Unusual, but oh so satisfying. Combined with a good chardonnay it helps mellow out all of the rich foods of the season…

@ stogie you’re a brave chap. Lol

I don’t celebrate Christmas. I’m not religious, have no kids, and suffer winter depression, so it’s the worst time of year for me. The only thing I do do, is drink copious amounts of beer and smoke lots of pot to escape reality.

@snuffysnuff you miss the whole point of Christmas. I’m not religious either, but our pagan (pre christian) ancestors invented it for the very purpose of escaping winter depression. I don’t “celebrate” it in the same way Christians do, but I do celebrate! By the time festivities wind down, the days are starting to get longer again, and the depression abates. Which I think was the original intention. Find some friends this year and celebrate with them, even if you don’t share their beliefs.

Thank you for the help, @Xander. I’m aware Christmas was originally a pagan celebration appropriated by the Christian faith (no problem with that, nothing against Christianity). My winter depression starts mid December and continues right through to end of March. I’ve been suffering with it badly for 30 years and since having clinical depression too for the last 15, the problem has only magnified. I become very withdrawn, moody, ill-tempered, and have terrifying thoughts. Appreciate advice, I really do, but 15 years of constant psychiatric help has failed to resolve the issue so I just have to cope as best as I can. Thanks mate.

No Problem, I’m sure ts connected to the solar cycle. I think we all (northern hemisphere and non subtropical) get it to varying degrees. I’m also sure you are at the worst end of that degree. As I notice it, but t doesn’t bother me too much. However, I do know that social contact and interaction have a tremendous therapeutic value. If you’re not also suffering from S.A.D. you might find a lot of comfort in some temporary companions. I don’t want to overstep my limits, but any psychotherapist should have told you that already. Psychiatrists , no, they just want to give you drugs and get you out of their waiting room.

So anyway, you are socially accepted here, and that includes physical interaction, as I am sympathetic to your condition. If you’ve got the money for travel, I can arrange a big snuff friendly NEUS winter tour! All the best attractions are close to here. :-c

Thanks mate. Snuffhouse is my happy place. A natural antidepressant. Where I come to be around brilliant people.

@SnuffySnuff Kanna snuff will help with depression so will drinking tea made with passion flower herb in low doses.Holy basil daily will relieve stress and provide overall feelings of well being. Sleeping with the lights on also helps with seasonal depression.Alcohol use only leads to more depression. Only you can decide how happy you want to be. I can only make suggestions it is up to you if you follow them.

I know. Agreed

A great big pig-out at Church after the Christmas service which starts at midnight.

Christmas-eve dinner: dim candle light with tomato soup, fresh thinly sliced roast beef, swiss & munster cheese, sourdough & pumpernickel bread slices. White wine. (Family Tradition) Christmas day : Turkey and stuffing, all the thanksgiving type stuff. I’ll be adding snuff to my tradition this year. Most likely Toque Christmas pudding just to be corny.

At the holidays my mom serves up a drink in the punch bowl that consists of 7up and orange sherbert. It is actually very good and a bit of vodka makes it even better.

Bottle of Bowmore Legend, cigar, snuff by the fire and then…oblivion.

My tradition is making pork pies. I make Melton Mowbray style and Stilton Cheese Pork Pies. I love to eat them with a nice Amontillado Sherry and some fresh made Coleman’s mustard…I make about 20 small pies and about 3 large pies. We sit and watch the children open presents while the adults enjoy Pork pie and Sherry…

as christmas is coming I’ve resurrected my old post from last year sorry. so what ever you and yours get up to do fill free to post about it on here and share that Christmas joy with all on snuffhouse… and yup i’m so looking forward to the devilled squeak well its Christmas you know…

Normally it’s out for drinks with friends Christmas Eve, Christmas Day is lunch with the parents, and evening with brothers or other family/friends, and Boxing Day is a whole new Christmas Day at a friends house who I’ve known since we were five … although that traditionally goes on for two or three days. This year it will probably be different, but not entirely sure how yet. I have opted for Christmas Lunch alone, and am currently thinking about either doing some volunteering, or packing up a portable Christmas lunch in a rucksack and having a hike in the countryside. Christmas Eve and Boxing Day have yet to be decided. The main thing I want to do this year is break from tradition, obligation and conformity and do something different. I’ll still see friends and family, but without feelings of obligation. There’s normally too much focus on “festive” and not enough focus on “holiday” for my liking

used to be waking up and having bagels and bucks fizz, followed by the typical christmas day. this year though im not sure, i might be lonely since its my first year working christmas eve and boxing day, and since i live in york away from home i dont know if ill be able to see family. might just be me with snuff and a little whisky sat in front of a fan heater on my own.

Eat at Chinese restaurant.

Yule celebrations at my house are usually the pagan standard. We cook a big meal, usually a baked ham, salted ham, and some kind of bird. Drinks abound of course, usually a few different wines, including mulled wine. We hold ritual after dinner and make a plate of food for the gods as an offering along with a full bottle of wine, and after that we put the kids to bed and have a few more drinks before we put ourselves to bed.

I cook gingerbreads. But I cook them no matter whether it is Xmas time or no, so I don’t know if it counts.

Extra presents for the kids in the afternoon of boxing day,only something small,brings that excitement back on there faces after Xmas day.Then a walk around the village.Then back for more food and wine.

My custom is simple: loads of food, loads of drink, loads of tobacco

Whiskey Balls - My grandmothers recipe. Everyone loves these cookies and can’t wait to eat them at Christmas time. They never last all that long because they get devoured. The recipe makes quite a few of them and they store well in the freezer. I apologize to those that use metric. 1 c butter 1 c light brown sugar (packed) 4 eggs 3 c flour (all purpose) 1 t each of cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon 3 T milk 3 t baking soda 1/2 lbs candied pineapple (cut finely) 1 1/2 quart pecans (chopped) 1 box golden raisins 1 lbs candied cherries (cut finely) 1 c Canadian Mist (any whiskey will do though, she just swears that Canadian Mist is the best for this recipe) In large bowl: add pecans, fruit and 1 cup flour. Cream sugar and butter in a smaller bowl. Add eggs, soda, spices, milk and remaining flour. Pour into large bowl and mix. Add whiskey and continue mixing. Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet and cook at 350F until light brown; about 10 minutes.

For dinner i always make a big pot of beef tips and gravy with egg noodles, big thick one,s and a big pot of mash potatoes…