What food means Christmas to you?

Food Network Fan · 12-10-2007, 12:18 PM

Is there something special you have had a family tradition of either buying or making since your childhood? Do you remember anything a grandparent always served that just isn't the same now if they have passed on?

BerryBaby · 12-10-2007, 05:11 PM

The cookies that my Aunt Kate would make. She would bring them over in a shoebox lined with wax paper. The Italian fig cookies were a big tradition. I made them last year and they were pretty close to Aunt Kate's but will never be the same.

Food Network Fan · 12-10-2007, 06:01 PM

My dad's mother always makes pumpkin roll. It's breakfast for the week between Christmas and New Year for us. She is 85 years old. I hope it's not getting to difficult for her. I know she will do it as long as she can.

Chap · 12-11-2007, 01:43 PM

pizzelles.. That was Christmas!

isilzha · 12-11-2007, 06:13 PM

Christmas was always by my Grandparents house. A full house. This year its by my Uncle's and not a full house.

BerryBaby · 12-11-2007, 06:19 PM

Ok, I need to add this...fruitcake. I know many don't like it, but a really good fruitcake is so Christmas to me. I love the candied fruit and pecans with a touch of brandy. The Trappest Monks make the best one. And, the best fudge is made by the Brigittine Monks in Amity, Oregon. Both are holiday favorites!