Christmas Dinner
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Christmas dinner is another tradition, where families love to gather and spend some quality time. In some families, they have special dishes, which they make only during Christmas and the recipe is a closely guarded secret within the family. Some of the food, which is generally a part of traditional Christmas dinner, is roasted turkey, Christmas pudding, Christmas cake and many others. In various parts of the world, Christmas food is different based on the food habits and the other traditions followed in those countries.
Though Christmas gains importance due to its deep rooted religious, cultural and historical significance, it also represents the warmth of emotional bonds. As we all know, eating together has been since ages considered as the pretext of nurturing human bonds. And that’s probably the reason why |
Christmas Dinner is an important ritual which is religiously followed by all the families across the globe. DGreetings offers you some of the recipes of the lip smacking dishes that are served on the night of Christmas.
Glazed Ham Recipe
Ingredients:
1 C. apple cider
14 to 18 lb. Ham
1/4 C. mustard seeds
1/2 C. honey
1 T. ground ginger
2 T. whole cardamom seeds
2 t. ground cinnamon
1/4 C. prepared mustard
3 T. corn syrup
2 T. molasses
3 T. whole cloves
Method: Put the ham on a rack in a roasting pan. Pre heat the oven to 350° F. Pour one part of cider over ham and bake the ham for 2 hours. In the mean time, toast the mustard and cardamom seeds in a skillet for 3 - 4 minutes. Transfer the mustard and cardamom seeds to a grinder and grind fine. Mix the mixture with the cinnamon, ginger, prepared mustard, honey, corn syrup and molasses. Set aside. After the ham is baked, take it out of the oven and keep it aside. Then trim the fat carefully to about 1/4 of an inch. Place a diamond pattern on the ham with a sharp knife. Place a piece of clove in each diamond. Rub the spice mixture over the ham. Return ham to oven and cook for another 20 minutes. Cover the ham with the remaining cider. Bake another 40 minutes.
DGreetings offers an in-depth insight into the delicacies served during the Christmas Dinner.
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