, Ifefc;"-K5-■■.-■'I' e u e vI its magic


For the spiritually^mmded,^o%course,: Christina is a deeply^ religious time.v'i’hp ,


ChristmM'story.is a magical one i" ’Y“^ “‘. |~ “ ^.';success,oraaiiure,oiM;neuasi:narvesi,, , -.— —. ............. . .— . and .perhaps that is,whatiS^rtedsit,


.more„<^Q.cerned•yithJa8ter.-^d^jaW«H:Wgm^^


tha t . meant, .Christmas Day.in early, Christian Rome was merely a day without) - shows.'races or spectacles taking place:in. thecucus.


. Celebration ^ imd,the y^terspH^ have been goingpn since time immemon- al. Our early


= this time of


exercise probably to.propitiate and'ensure


V ’ ; ' "i»«po 'times', when mince pies,irepresenting tli^e; fTa,


Special"foods first appeared‘in Tu'dor " •------ •------------- 1:—


,7^ \ 1 nT\r.rtni«/1/1 *1,1 iT^IIfl/M of'n6te.that'.was * anyone/ormasks worn’at-medieval celebrations,


The early.Ghristians did not celebrate,the v,-j.jjg g(^j.4 gf jjegjtjj of the community at- when the Lord oftM^ birth of,'Christ as anythmg sRKial.ibemg. ^ Certainly, apart from a' few dances? the meal. In their tunii thrae masks prob-


ably originated in m^ks worn to fend off evil spirits that'were;surely waiting to '


enter homes. paii,.aiiu ■'Ghost stones have been told^at Christ­ \ ^ rfiprasanted the Mam’s gifts.; 5 unless people celebrated loudly enough to


mastime fonhundreds of-years'.'This is part and parcel of ? the ancient belief • that


f ^ of gold,‘frankincerise and mj^rh, and a'- banish these wandering spirits;^ they baby, nestled in; the sunken',--^would enter,homes seekihg soiilS|in'which •.


(.'gpg ^^g gyal pies. Chiristmas pudding-' to rest. Magic^ thin^^todare ^ id to hap-^ • Wm a thick-rich, pbrridgy cdncbctioh.Tt ';'pen.'One story .tells how^onthe stroke of


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YOU can treat your friends a i low-calorie traditional festive fl of these recipes from Homepridf


LIGHTER CHRISTMAS 1


Makes: l.lltr (2pt) pudding Preparation time: 20 minute: Cooking time: 4 hours plus 1 Ingredients 75g (3oz). Extra Fine plain fit 10ml (2tsp) mbced spice 75g (3oz) fresh breadcrumbs 75g (3oz) rauscavado sugar 75g (3oz) butter or margarim 15ml (Itbsp) ale, stout or mil Grated zest of one lemon 40g (1 l/2oz) flaked almonds 150g (5oz) eating apples, pee


t?-:! V . £ l« fb r the year to come for the finder. Coins children. The toys they get, brought,by, A, mii-i'innarieb soread the message of meailt wealth, a thimble meait spinster- -Father Christoas,'are a sourcebf.intense


rhrisHamtv acrbss from Rome and the^^ hood; a ring meant marriage, a bell proba- excitement Md expectation, For the child, Middle East thev found local peoples ? bly denoted a birth, and so on. Christmas ...every aspect,of ,Christmas is.touched with:


fairlv receutive to the neW religion. What ■ cake has probably been around for a lot -enchantment. Decorated trees, tmnUing they^perhaps found a little more dhficult ■ longer than either of the abbve.


lights, sparMing decorations - all nestle


was to get the enthusiastic convert^ to Yule logs are yet another reminder o f , mto their subco^ious, and perhaps pluck accept the more austere aspects of their the old beliefs.'Bummg one special log on a chord from the .depths of their memo- faith. With understandable reluctance, Christmas Day was a ntual tha^entailed nes. For chddren,- Chr^tm^ is all that is people resisted thbir urgings to give up retaining all the ashes and placmg them m;. sp^ial, all that is wonderfiR m the world, pagan festivals and feasts. Fasting and the chimney the Mowing y ^ . rThis was ■; For'the rest of us, m spite of the diffi- cbntemplation held little appeal. Pragma- supposed to protect the household from;, culties of. life,.regardless how hard all this ’


tism prevailed, however, and the mission­ aries adopted the existing feasts into the


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grated 50g (2oz) muted peel 50g (2oz) raisins 175g (6oz) currants 125g (4oz) sultanas 1. Lightly grease a 1.1 Itr (:


basin and a sheet of greaseproo piece of foil larger than the top Have ready a steamer of boilini 2. Sieve the flour and mixet


large bowl. 3. Stir in the remaining in^


mix together for three minutes J 4. Spoon the mixture intoT


basin and smooth the surface. C greased paper. Add a coverir secure with string. 5. Steam for four hours, takii


more boiling water as necessarjl 6. Cool, re-cover with cleail


paper and store in a cool, dry pi 7. To serve, steam for a furti hours. Remove the basin anci


• brandy if desired. Serve with cvj butter or natural yogurt. This pudding serves 16. Approximately 180 calories i Approximately 5 'h grams o


tion. Tip: Using a pressure cooker


cooking process. Two-thirds: cooker with boiling water. Stan on a trivet and steam without minutes. Bring to 151b pressur 11/4 hours. Allow the press' slowly. To re-heat, cook at 151 15 minutes then reduce the p and serve.


LIGHTER CHRISTMii


Makes; One 18cm (7in Chrh Preparation time: 35 minutt Cooking time: 2 to 2 hours Oven setting: 170C, 325F, G


Cake 225g (8oz) self-raising flour 5ml (Itsp) mixed spice 175g (6oz) butter or margarl 175g (6oz) brown muscavadj


3 eggs, size 3, beaten 450g (lib) mixed fruit 125g (4oz) ^ac6: cherries, rd


Decoration 175g (6oz) almond paste Icing sugar to dust 15ml (Itbsp) apricot jam, s: 225g (8oz) ready to use fonc 1. Grease and line an 18cm ( 2. Sieve together the seU-ra


mixed spice into a bowl. 3. In a separate bowl, creai butter or margarine and sugar


fluffy. 4. Beat in the eggs, a little a| a spoonful of the flour after e:


egg. 5. Fold in the rest of the


remaining cake ingredients. I and turn into the prepared tui 6. Smooth the surface and


heated oven for 2 to 2 1/21 cooked. To test if the cake is warm skewer into the middle should come out clean. 7. To decorate the cake, r j


jam and cover with the almoi 9. Roll the fondant icing t(


Brush the almond paste with jam, cover with the fondant h


the edge. 10. Tie lengths of red an


This cake will cut into 32 si Approximately 202 calorieJ Approximately six grains ol


_ r LIGHTER SAUSAG


Makes: 18 Preparation time: 25 minJ


ing


Cooking time: 20-25 minut Oven setting: 200C, 400F, ( Ingredients:


,


225g (8oz) Extra Fme plai 125g (4oz) margarine


3 spring omons, finely chof 30ml (2tbsp) chopped fres] Salt and pepper Flour, for dustmg


!


225g (8oz) minced turkey I 85g (3oz) cranbemes


i I I


i I


Milk, to brush 1. To make the pastry, siev]


plain flour into a bowl and garine until the mixture resei]


crumbs. 2 Stir in enough cold wat;


dough. Tumion to a lightly and knead gently until smo^ or clear film and chill for 301 I 3- In a small bowl, mix tog(


turkey, cranberries, spring;


parsley and seasoning. ' 4- Ciit the dough m half ai


on a lightly floiued surface t; ' S.Divide the fiUmgin half


' i 6 Cut diagonal strips mtQ each sidebf the filhng,keepii botH'ffldes.'Brush with a htti


? to a baking tray. Brush wil-h


into a sausage.shape and put] o(ieach piece of pastry..: , i


■ droM them over the filhng.-- ; 1 7.-'Cut mto 4cm (1 l/2m) j


a preheated oven for 20-25 m en. Cool on a wire rack. •^Approximately 105 cald roll. Approximately 514 g


' sausage roll. _ Sponsored by .


around the cake and add yom tion.


Grated rind of one lemon I 45ml,(3tbsp) of wtoky, sh^


paste on a surface dusted ■wit| fit the top of the cake. 8. Brush the top of the ca


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