Christmas Traditions

["J"]

The wife and I make cookies, we’ve done it most of our married adult lives (read since the kids were born) and this year is no different.
No bakes, the kiss cookies the buckeyes, apricot kolache and 15 dozen vanilla pizzelles this evening.
I think that should do it.

They’re not the prettiest, but they taste damn good!

 

[Dannmann801]

Yum

 

[Clay Showalter]

Sweet, takes me back to my childhood baking with my mother and grandmother

 

[hickslawns]

We have a tradition too. We are known for big balls. Even the Hicks tree has big balls. Some people put the angel on top last. Our tree is never done until Dad hangs his huge balls under the tree. Always the last items to be. . . .hung.

 

["J"]

Our tree has a bulb from every year since we’ve been married. So basically every bulb has a year on it. Currently @41 bulbs and climbing….

 

[Mike]

Christmas Eve dinner is the big deal - sviat vechir - it's meatless and has 12 dishes, but I only prepare four.
Borscht, stuffed cabbage, pierogi, baked fish
As my family ages, it's up to me to keep these traditions alive. Nobody else seems to care.

 

[Hedgelj]

Christmas Eve dinner is the big deal - sviat vechir - it's meatless and has 12 dishes, but I only prepare four.
Borscht, stuffed cabbage, pierogi, baked fish
As my family ages, it's up to me to keep these traditions alive. Nobody else seems to care.
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care to share your peirogi recipe? they were delicious at Strouds

 

["J"]

I’ve had borsht in the past. It definitely tastes better than it looks

Peirogis I grew up on as our parochial school had them at Easter time, .05 a piece at lunchtime and it didn’t take long to get your fill for a quarter!
All the moms would arrive Friday mornings and start making them for lunch/dinner carry outs.

 

[Mike]

care to share your peirogi recipe? they were delicious at Strouds

I'll write it down when I get a moment

 

[Curran]

Gingerbread houses with the kids. They were little when we first started and now they’re in college. My wife had them baked and ready to decorate when our son got home last Friday.

At some point it became a competition (like 99% of everything we do ). Each year it’s Mom and Son versus Dad and Daughter. Clearly the house on the left was this year’s winner.

 

["J"]

Gingerbread houses with the kids. They were little when we first started and now they’re in college. My wife had them baked and ready to decorate when our son got home last Friday.

At some point it became a competition (like 99% of everything we do ). Each year it’s Mom and Son versus Dad and Daughter. Clearly the house on the left was this year’s winner.

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I whole heartedly agree!

 

[giles]

I just promise to not ruin it.

 

[Jackalope]

Gingerbread houses with the kids. They were little when we first started and now they’re in college. My wife had them baked and ready to decorate when our son got home last Friday.

At some point it became a competition (like 99% of everything we do ). Each year it’s Mom and Son versus Dad and Daughter. Clearly the house on the left was this year’s winner.

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She thought she had it in the bag with that tree wrap. Then you hit her with that carved Dots tree topper star and it was over.

 

[GoetzTalon]

kielbasa on Christmas Eve only because that’s what dad made for as long as I can remember. I have bought Kielbasa from about every place in Toledo lol

 

["J"]

kielbasa on Christmas Eve only because that’s what dad made for as long as I can remember. I have bought Kielbasa from about every place in Toledo lol

Yep we’ve done that with sauerkraut.

 

[Curran]

She thought she had it in the bag with that tree wrap. Then you hit her with that carved Dots tree topper star and it was over.

Good eye!! A Dots star that was hand cut with my pocketknife. It’s the craftsmanship and details that matter.

 

["J"]

@Curran
Just sayin!

 

[CJD3]

Use to watch “A Christmas Story” with my kids each year about this time. Now, I watch it with my grandkids.

 

[JARHEAD]

Christmas Day poker game!

 

["J"]

Christmas Day poker game!

We play uno