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Southern Christmas Menu
Christmas in the South is one of the biggest events of the year. Southerners love their home cooked food and Christmas dinner is when they let it all out.
It's a day when the spare table is brought out because all the food will not fit on the dinner table alone. It's a day when dad
keeps the fireplace going, the children play with their new toys and mom works in the kitchen creating all those wonderful smells (she wouldn't have it any other way).Following is a Southern Christmas dinner menu. This is what we actually have on Christmas at my house. You may not want all these dishes, but it's what we do.
While Southerners pride themselves on "made-from-scratch" home cooking, there is just so much to be done that some short cuts are acceptable (example: store bought canned corn saves a little time).
Menu
* Turkey
There are many ways to cook a turkey. We prefer a simple and traditional roasted turkey. Here's our recipe.
* Cornbread stuffing (dressing) - Recipe
* Turkey Gravy - Recipe
* Ham
Ham on Christmas is traditional at our house. Be sure to get a real ham, not a canned imitation. Most are pre-cooked, but we always cook it on low heat for an hour or so anyway. If you plan ahead you can make a Corned Ham. It's easy, but it takes 11 days. Recipe
Vegetables
* Candied Yams(sweet potatoes), canned are good and save time (just heat), but you can cook your own - Recipe
* Green Beans - Recipe
* Mashed Potatoes- This and dinner rolls should be the last items cooked so they can be served hot. Recipe
* Corn- Just a couple of cans of corn kernels, heated
* Cranberries - Don't use canned. It's so easy to make your own. This is not cranberry sauce, it's whole cranberries and much better. Put 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a pot and bring to a boil, stir to desolve sugar. Add 1 package fresh, whole cranberries, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon cinnamon. Bring back to a boil and simmer 10-15 minutes.
Sides
* Fresh Veggie Plate - Fill a large platter with: a variety of pickles, olives, radishes, celery and baby green onions.
* Ambrosia - Recipe
* Tossed green salad
Dessert
* Pecan Pie - Recipe
* Sweet Potato Pie - Recipe
Bread
* Dinner rolls - store bought
* Cornbread - Recipe
Beverages
* Iced Tea - Recipe
* Coffee (your favorite)
* Syllabub - Recipe Before or after dinner adult beverage
If you don't spend the afternoon miserably full...you didn't eat enough!
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