Horseshoes 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2013 Our Christmas tradition is the lobster boil on Christmas Eve. What is your Christmas tradition ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyFishin'Jam 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2013 Mmmm lobster! In Australia we would bbq like a 20lb snapper whole wrapped in foil with lemon and the such on the cue, then prawns, oh so many prawns on the cue, not so much roast foods as it is way to hot, usually 40c. Mmm followed by a cold dessert like trifle or pavlova. In Canada we do roast turkey and they make some sandwiches out of it, sometimes tamales, ham and the such. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fish For Life 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2013 In Canada we do roast turkey and they make some sandwiches out of it, sometimes tamales, ham and the such. Thats all we do hear in Canada as well. A nice turkey dinner with family. Cant be beat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2013 Where I was born, fox hunting was a big local tradition with horses and hounds. So Christmas morning is Porkpie and brandy, or sherry at a push. Out for the church service and Dinner is the whole thing, turkey, sage and herb stuffing, veg, onion sauce, apple sauce, roasted veg, gravy, a nice red wine, pudding has to be the Christmas pudding with hot brandy sauce. On boxing day, the traditional hunt day, a huge cherry cake will have been seeping in brandy for a few weeks and this would be taken out with the hunt. Along with cold turkey from day before with stuffing halls, pigs in blankets, maybe more pork pie. Then the evening would see trifle and cutting of the Christmas cake that has been sitting in brandy too. Lol Shame the lefty lot banned fox hunting with hounds and now the farmers have to try to shoot or trap them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atxdiscgolfer 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2013 Smoked Turkey, Seafood Gumbo and eggnog Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2013 good old Canadian goose(I shoot one every year just for this) wrapped in bacon stuffed with oyster dressing is the main dish then the Italian side of the family adds the lasagna, pasta primavera we also have the usual sides like mashed taters gravy and candied yams then for desert we have chocolate cannolis fig pudding and sugar cookies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyunder 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2013 Venison roast, preferably taken in archery season. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
netabrookie 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2013 If the weather permits then I usually go chase a trout or two on Christmas day. Its a nice present to myself when I can walk back in a beautiful place for a few hours and land a couple trout. I didn't start this tradition until after my two sons were grown and moved away, so it is my way of dealing with the loneliness of them being gone. I am usually so full of turkey and ham and cookies and brownies from the visits to relatives that I sometimes go to a Chinese restaurant Christmas afternoon just for a change of diet and the fact that it is usually quiet there and not very crowded at all. Then Christmas night I make a comeback to the American side and gorge on more cookies and brownies and then sleep terribly because I ate way too much junk. Then I try to stay as active as possible for the next few days so that I won't start to look like a butterball turkey... New Years day is usually a traditional trout stream day also, because I can't think of a better way to start the new year off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kudu 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2013 Great post. Piker sorry to hear about the ban on fox hunting. Fox hunting still big in Central Kentucky where I grew up but not so much in the southern part of the state where I now live. The red fox in my opinion is probably the most beautiful of all animals. I think they are stunning with the bushy red tail with the white tip. As for Christmas traditions. I always cut a large tree 13' to 14'. Lampoons Christmas vacation plays while the family decorates. Christmas morning is a mad house with a 5 and 8 year old. This day is devoted to playing with them and maybe going over and seeing the neighbors. A fine bourbon is the drink of the day with lots of laughter from everyone. Breakfast is usually a delicious breakfast casserole made with spicy sausage. Ham is later in the day. My favorite of all Christmas foods and many wont be familiar with this is country ham and beaten biscuits. My grandmother had a pre civil war beaten biscuit maker that she would let the grandchildren all take turns cranking. (Envision a hand crank that turned dough through two metal rolling pins on a marble slab.) This is an acquired taste and was a staple in my family until my grandmother passed away in the early 90's. We also have bourbon balls and crème de menthe balls. I like to take the bird dog out for a spin over the holidays if I can. The wild quail are so few and far between that I rarely shoot them anymore; I just watch the rise and wish there were more of them. Merry Christmas to everyone. P.S. Cencalfly don't let that tradition die its a good one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flysmallie 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2013 Massive taco feast at my parents on Christmas eve. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryon Anderson 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2013 Christmas Eve fish fry at my wife's aunt's house with the whole family, which is usually upwards of 100 people. All the uncles are walleye and big lake (as in Lake Michigan) fishermen, so they spend the summer and fall filling the freezer with perch, walleye and salmon. Christmas Eve they bust out the big deep fryers that are made for turkeys and stand around in the garage frying the fish, having a few beers and talking man talk while the women prep the rest of the feast inside. The evening starts when the giant mountain of filets is piled into a pan and carried into the house. When I was a kid, my dad always took us out to the movies on Christmas night. I always liked that so I still do it with my family. We spend most or all of Christmas Day with relatives, so it's nice have some time for just the four of us to hang out and relax after all the hoopla is over. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackaig 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2013 Christmas tradition... Ignore it! At least as much as I can. If its available I will go fishing. Usually around here the waters are frozen, so it isn't an option. A few years ago I was invited to my sisters for dinner. They would pick me up at 2pm. I woke early and went to fish for grayling. Got back home and ready for the celebrations in good time. That afternoon another guest asked what I had done that morning. "I went fishing" I said. I was lectured for the rest of the day on why I shouldn't go fishing on Christmas day. That was the last straw. Since then I ignore Christmas. There is no reason, I see, why I should be better disposed to my fellow man on one day than any other. To do so would simply be hypocrisy. I wish you all peace and prosperity today and everyday. If you are celebrating the winter solstice have a great time. Cheers, C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2013 No argument from me, Crackaig. I do not believe, so there's no religious reason fro me. The Wife and I have already decided we don't need or want anything, so there's no commercial reason, either. I'll probably be on the water next Wednesday ... maybe the only one, which would be as close to heaven as I could imagine. As far as "good will toward men" ... I do that all year long. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2013 on Christmas day my wife and I always work its amazing how many skips go to Mom's house for Christmas usually means a good payday on Boxing day Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites