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P245 ORACLE 245 Sun22 Dec ANG 1916:57      1/10 December 17 SPICED CHRISTMAS BEEF 5-6lb topside or brisket of beef, ½ tsp powdered mace rolled & tied ½ tsp powdered cloves ½ tsp coarsely crushed black pepper ½ tsp coarsely crushed allspice 1 dsp dried thyme 8 oz sea salt 8 oz moist dark brown sugar 6 fresh or dried bay leaves, broken up 12 juniper berries, crushed 1 bouquet garni 2 carrots, chopped 2 sticks celery, chopped 1 onion, chopped 1 wine glass of port 1 pint beef stock more follows > Community 240 Community News 246 News Addresses Blackboard Adverts
P245 ORACLE 245 Sun22 Dec ANG 1901:53      2/10 SPICED CHRISTMAS BEEF Mix together powdered & crushed spices and thyme. Stir ½ into sugar. Cover beef with this spice mix in a shallow earthenware dish. Stand for 24 hours. Next day rub salt, bay leaves & crushed juniper into meat. Steep for a week, rubbing it in & turning meat each day. When ready to cook, rinse meat and dry well. Spread reserved spices over sur- face & put joint into heavy casserole. Surround with bouquet garni & chopped vegetables. Add port and stock & cover tightly with lid. Cook at 300F/150C/ gas 2 for 4-5 hrs until tender. more follows > Community 240 Community News 246 News Addresses Blackboard Adverts
P245 ORACLE 245 Sun22 Dec ANG 1914:41      3/10 SPICED CHRISTMAS BEEF continued Allow to cool to lukewarm in cooking liquor. Take meat out, wrap in foil and put between 2 boards with something heavy on top. Leave overnight. Next day serve sliced with pickles and mustard. Hot baked potatoes are ideal with this dish. * CINDERELLA COCKTAIL for 6 glasses * 1 pint orange juice; 1 pint pineapple juice; juice of 2 lemons Mix ingredients in jug with ice cubes. Pour into glasses with 1 tbsp crushed ice in each. Top with 1 tsp of crushed strawberry or syrup. more follows > Community 240 Community News 246 News Addresses Blackboard Adverts
P245 ORACLE 245 Sun22 Dec ANG 1917:37      4/10 CRANBERRY, ORANGE & PORT SAUCE 8 oz fresh or frozen cranberries grated rind and juice of 1 orange ¼ pint water 4 oz granulated sugar 1 tbsp port Wash cranberries. Put in pan with other ingredients. Bring to boil slowly. Simmer uncovered until tender, about 10 minutes, bruising the cranberries with a wooden spoon. Pour into jar, cool, cover and store in fridge for a week. Freeze if wished. more follows > Community 240 Community News 246 News Addresses Blackboard Adverts
P245 ORACLE 245 Sun22 Dec ANG 1912:41      5/10 LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS PUDDING 4 fl oz brandy 4 eggs Grand Marnier or Curacoa miniature bott 6 oz chopped, stoned raisins 4 oz currants 4 oz sultanas 2 oz glace cherries 1 oz angelica 3 oz mixed dry fruit 1 oz chopped peel 2 oz walnuts, chopped 2 oz sr flour 1 lemon & 1 orange, zest & juice 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ginger 1 tsp mixed spice ½ nutmeg, grated ½ tsp baking powder 1 cored Cox apple 2 oz ground almonds 1 ripe banana 1½ oz white breadcrumbs sprinkled with 1 tbsp caster sugar & baked at 375/190 4 oz soft dark brown Muscovado sugar 5 oz butter more follows > Community 240 Community News 246 News Addresses Blackboard Adverts
P245 ORACLE 245 Sun22 Dec ANG 1912:19      6/10 LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS PUDDING On Christmas Eve soak raisins, currants, sultanas, cherries, angelica, fruit, peel, walnuts and citrus juices and zest in brandy and Grand Marnier. Next morning sift flour, cinnamon, ginger, spice and baking powder. Grate in nutmeg, mix in almonds and breadcrumbs. Stir soaked fruits and brandy into dry mix and add shredded apple and banana. Turn all thoroughly. Beat sugar & butter until creamy. Beat in 4 egg yolks separately. Combine flour mix with butter mix. Add lemon juice & barley wine if not too sloppy already. Stir. more follows > Community 240 Community News 246 News Addresses Blackboard Adverts
P245 ORACLE 245 Sun22 Dec ANG 1917:53      7/10 LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS PUDDING continued Beat 4 egg whites until stiff. Mix 1/3 into pudding mix and fold in remainder Turn into well-buttered 2½ pt pudding basin. Cover with buttered greaseproof paper. Tie around a cloth & immerse onto trivet in boiling water 2/3 of basin's depth. DonWt let water slop over top of pudding; it should cook in the steam. Simmer for 5 hours. Removj cloth and greaseproof paper and turn onto serving plate. Serve with champagne sauce or brandy butter. Sauce & Butter follow > Community 240 Community News 246 Blackboard Learning TV Plus Adverts
P245 ORACLE 245 Sun22 Dec ANG 1910:21      8/10 CHAMPAGNE SAUCE 6 eggs; 6 oz caster sugar; 6 fl oz champagne Beat 6 egg yolks; gradually add sugar, then champagne. Pour into top half of double saucepan over barely bubbling water. Stir constantly until mix just shows signs of thickening. Take off heat and whisk until frothy. BRANDY BUTTER 3 oz unsalted butter; 3 oz caster sugar; grated rind of orange; 2-3 tbsp Grand Marnier or brandy Cream butter til soft & pale. Beat in sugar & rind; & brandy & GM. Chill til solid. more follows > Community 240 Community News 246
P245 ORACLE 245 Sun22 Dec ANG 1910:57      9/10 HANGOVER CURE Non-alcoholic prairie oyster; 1 egg; dash of Worcester sauce; touch of Angostura Bitters; a little Tabasco. Top up with tomato juice & beat vigorously. Drink down in one go. * * * SPARKLING WINE: Cuvee Napa (Mumm) Oddbins & Sainsburys £8.49 DRY WHITE Chateau Coucheroy 1989 Thresher £4.99; Chateau Rochemorin 1989 Waitrose £6.95 DRY RED WINE: Penfolds Calimna Shiraz Bin 28 1988 Safeway & Thresher £4.95; Crozes Hermitage (Graillot) 1990 £6.99 DESSERT WINE: Muscatel Valencia, Sains- burys £2.89; Chateau Les Hebras £4.49 ½ LOW ALCOHOL: Petillant de Listel > Community 240 Community News 246
P245 ORACLE 245 Sun22 Dec ANG 1913:13      10/10 CAKE ICING: Christine McCullough, Classique Cakes, 49 Longcroft, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, Essex CM22 6RT Tel. 0279 870882 ACCESSORIES: A Piece of Cake, 18 Upper High St, Thame, Oxon OX9 3EX Tel. 084 421 3428 KENTWELL HALL, Long Melford, Suffolk Tel. 0787 310207 Adults £3.25; children & OAPs £2.70 more follows > Community 240 Community News 246