Happy Christmas!

Every year we haul the same old fir tree from the garden and try to compensate for a thin supply of pine needles with a whole load of Christmas decorations. The fairy is in position

and all the little objects that have been used for many years are back on display.

In the morning before the family arrived I made some Julpepparkakor biscuits. It's an easy recipe, the dough behaves well, easy enough for a child to handle and the spicy little biscuits are good to munch with a glass of mulled wine.

 Julpepparkakor

Boil together 3oz light brown sugar
                      2oz treacle
                      1fl oz water
Add               2oz margarine to melt then cool.
Mix               8oz plain flour
                     teaspoon each of cinnamon, ginger and bicarb of soda.
Work dough until smooth.
Roll very thinly and back for 5 - 8 minutes at gas 3-4. 
Makes about 100 biscuits

"CAT biscuits!" dear departed Maisie would have said. "What's this household coming to!"

They taste good!

We are not going to starve, the doorbell kept ringing with deliveries, first of all a parcel from Booths. Oh, goody!

Then the first batch of family arrived home with a hamper from Betty's. By 'eck, summat more from 'op north!

What's inside? Ah, health food,  - I think not! We are going to become as fat as pigs!

Family, friends and feasting, what could be nicer. I wish you all, dear Bloggers, a very Happy Christmas holiday and a healthy and creative year to come.