It also reminded me of Christmas Stollen

INGREDIENTS

1 tablespoon active dry yeast

2/3 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

1 large egg

1/3 cup white sugar

1/2 tablespoon salt

1/3 cup butter, softened

2 1/2 cups bread flour

1/3 cup currants

1/3 cup sultana raisins

1/3 cup red candied cherries, quartered

2/3 cup diced candied citron

6 ounces marzipan

1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine the yeast mixture with the egg, white sugar, salt, butter, and 2 cups bread flour; beat well. Add the remaining flour, 1/4 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has begun to pull together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead in the currants, raisins, dried cherries, and citrus peel. Continue kneading until smooth, about 8 minutes.

Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.

Lightly grease a cookie sheet. Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll the marzipan into a rope and place it in the center of the dough. Fold the dough over to cover it; pinch the seams together to seal. Place the loaf, seam side down, on the prepared baking sheet. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), and bake for a further 30 to 40 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow loaf to cool on a wire rack. Dust the cooled loaf with confectioners' sugar, and sprinkle with the cinnamon.

Does this apply to other areas where nautural hair is not very aesthetically pleasing?

Hair in a stollen? Aren't you confusing it with hair pie?

Stollen hair leads you to George Bush's Christmas card...............But I've already apologised for that.

Did anyone else go to birthday paries where they served jellies & blancmanges

made in moulds like these ? Ah memories....

I must learn how to spell parties.

I must learn how to spell parties.

I must learn how to spell parties.

I must learn how to spell parties.

I must learn how to spell parties.

I must learn how to spell parties.

I must learn how to spell parties.

The cost of Copper is shooting through the roof

Get out the shottie... that bl_oody partridge is back at the pears again!

Holly

It should be noted that holly berries are potentially dangerous if eaten. Both the fruit and leaves contain a mixture of the caffeine-like alkaloid theobromine, caffeine itself, and glycosides. (Theobromine is also found in chocolate and cocoa.) In small doses these will stimulate the nervous system but in large doses they act as a depressant. North American native peoples of the southeast used the yaupon tree (Ilex vomitoria) to make a hallucinogenic beverage. The species name, "vomitoria", comes from the fact that vomiting was a common side effect of its consumption.

Mistletoe is a parasite

Thrombosis.

Clunk, Click, every trip folks.

Slip, slop, slap.

Mistletoe is a parasite

ah but did you know that many orchids are epiphytic ?

(I once had to help make an epiphyte forest, that's how I found out)

Now that's what I call Random Posting Extordinaire

Is This Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll for the silly season and if so I think I'll pass on the sex bit thanks......

Eggs scrambled Mexican style

Serrano chili, green onion, tomatoes diced

Fresh corn tortillas

A little goat cheese on the side

Did I mention that Leo Beer is very good?

Mr McG are you preparing for a party ?

Leo is a LION of a Beer......

Leo is a LION of a Beer......

and the collective noun is a "Pride" of Beers..........

I prefer a Herd of Chang

Mr Cinders says "If your house is on fire; get down low and go, go, go!"

did Jesus walk on water or did he were a pair of crocs, that could possibly float?

He would have loved it.

I never thought I would wear crocs though. The shape ain't look right to me. Makes me feel a bit like Mickey with big feet! Nahh, that illusion I don't wanna create. I have a fan here, you know

A sketch on the bunyip by Giorgio Tarditi

The Dog-faced Bunyip is commonly thought to inhabit lakes and rivers in New South Wales, Victoria, and Australian Capital Territory. There have also been a few Dog-Faced Bunyip sightings on the off shore island state of Tasmania.

Mistletoe is a parasite

ah but did you know that many orchids are epiphytic ?

(I once had to help make an epiphyte forest, that's how I found out)

Is that why they are advised against playing video games?

What happens to Slugs in winter ?

They shack up with the mozzies?

A sketch on the bunyip by Giorgio Tarditi

The Dog-faced Bunyip is commonly thought to inhabit lakes and rivers in New South Wales, Victoria, and Australian Capital Territory. There have also been a few Dog-Faced Bunyip sightings on the off shore island state of Tasmania.

Bunyip is a relatively sparsely populated rural district located in the fringe south-eastern region of metropolitan Melbourne in the state of Victoria (Australia). The Bunyip township has a population of about 5,000 people and the surrounding area is primarily agricultural in nature with dairying and beef production being the most common agricultural activities. The Bunyip area, which incorporates Tynong, is renowned for its tourist attractions, which include Gumbaya Park and the Victorian Farmshed. The Dog-faced Bunyip, after which the town was named, was thought to have been extinct however there having been recurring sightings since the establishment of a licensed hotel in the town.

Just watched an oldie with Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's.

She was fit, wasn't she