Tis the Season

[firegirl]

How about a chocolate dessert?

[JR.]

Hey firegirl,
Instead of the goggles, open a few windows a tiny bit and set up a fan behind or off to one side of you. I used to work as a cook and I spent 2 hours a day, 3 times a week chopping onions and that did the trick.

[KylieGrant]

MMMM
Add me to the French Onion soup lovers!

As for Christmas at Kylie's:

On Christmas Eve, we open gifts as a family, read the Christmas story from the Bible, eat, etc. Christmas morning we get up and have a late brunch with my grandparents and aunts/uncles/cousins who live nearby, and exchange gifts with them, sing, tell stories, etc. Then that afternoon we go to my other set of grandparents and aunts/uncles/cousins for more of the same. Pretty hectic! But I love catching up with the family, even if I do have to gain 5 pounds in the process.

[firegirl]

Thanks JR.. except it gets cold here in the winter... but I will try it when the weather is better.. we use a candle sometimes too but the goggles are faster and funnier anyway

[KylieGrant]

Firegirl, putting it in the freezer for 5 minutes or so before you slice it also helps some.

[firegirl]

ahhhh Hey this gives me an idea for a new thread,, helpful household tricks... sort of our own Martha Stewart..lol

[KylieGrant]

I can see it now, FORT publishing a houshold hints book.

[jodaar]

Dear firegirl or Kylie,
How can you tell when eggnog goes bad? According to the expiration date, it's still good. But it smells pretty funky. Is this normal?
Sincerely,
A Concerned Camper in Kansas

[firegirl]

Jodarr,, has it been refrigerated the whole time?? eggnog does have its own 'smell' kind of spicy and thick.. if it has been refridgerated it is probably fine.. if it is a day or so before the date it could have gone bad.. I always find its best not to taste tosee if its good.. I err on the side of not puking.. but eggnog does have a sort of smell to it..

[jodaar]

Yeah, it's been in the fridge the whole time. It's supposedly good until this Thursday. Maybe I'll just let Mrs Jodaar go first & see if she survives.