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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar II" data-source="post: 107752" data-attributes="member: 4391"><p>Italian family (husband) so we do The Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve. I only recently learned that it was called that.</p><p></p><p>(I saw it on the Cooking Channel!) </p><p></p><p>But we do that every year.</p><p></p><p>Salted cod, pasta with shrimp, oysters, and cod, anchovies and clams and mussels. husband's mom will sometimes do stuffed squid :faint: or even worse, fried eels.</p><p></p><p>On Christmas Day when we can eat meat again, we do that but have a champagne toast first. We gather everyone around the coffee table before dinner, light white candles and toast one another with champagne. (It can be sparkling cider.) Everyone, from the smallest child present to the oldest grandma, must look into everyone else's eyes as they click glasses.</p><p></p><p>You would be surprised how often the less strong-natured among us do not get to make eye contact, so this part is really important.</p><p></p><p>Then, the youngest child present gets to blow out the candles.</p><p></p><p>We used to serve oysters rockefeller with the champagne. That is good, and if anyone wants the recipe I will be happy to share.</p><p></p><p>But the most important part is that eye contact, the white candles, and the clink of glasses.</p><p></p><p>It's my favorite part of the holiday.</p><p></p><p>husband and I always toast one another at dinner, too.</p><p></p><p>Know what we say after we click glasses?</p><p></p><p>LET'S FEAST!</p><p></p><p> :smile:</p><p></p><p>Barbara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar II, post: 107752, member: 4391"] Italian family (husband) so we do The Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve. I only recently learned that it was called that. (I saw it on the Cooking Channel!) But we do that every year. Salted cod, pasta with shrimp, oysters, and cod, anchovies and clams and mussels. husband's mom will sometimes do stuffed squid [img]:faint:[/img] or even worse, fried eels. On Christmas Day when we can eat meat again, we do that but have a champagne toast first. We gather everyone around the coffee table before dinner, light white candles and toast one another with champagne. (It can be sparkling cider.) Everyone, from the smallest child present to the oldest grandma, must look into everyone else's eyes as they click glasses. You would be surprised how often the less strong-natured among us do not get to make eye contact, so this part is really important. Then, the youngest child present gets to blow out the candles. We used to serve oysters rockefeller with the champagne. That is good, and if anyone wants the recipe I will be happy to share. But the most important part is that eye contact, the white candles, and the clink of glasses. It's my favorite part of the holiday. husband and I always toast one another at dinner, too. Know what we say after we click glasses? LET'S FEAST! [img]:smile:[/img] Barbara [/QUOTE]
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