Subj : A Much Ignored Holiday
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Dec 25 2023 16:52:00

Would that we did this in USA. I do my own version, albeit before Xmas,
with gift card for food to the homeless around town.

But have you ever wondered how 26 December became better known as Boxing
Day?

Well it has nothing to do with the sport of boxing and everything to do
with the Victorians - like most traditions around Christmas. 

The name comes from a time during Queen Victoria's reign when the rich
used to box up gifts to give to the poor.

Boxing Day was traditionally a day off for servants - a day when they
received a special Christmas box from their masters.

The servants would also go home on Boxing Day to give Christmas boxes to
their families.

The 26 December also has religious connections and is celebrated as
Saint Stephen's Day in Ireland and the Catalonia region of Spain.

In some European countries - such as Hungary, Germany, Poland and the
Netherlands - Boxing Day is celebrated as a second Christmas Day.

Boxing Day is the day after Christmas Day and falls on 26 December.

It's also a public bank holiday in the UK.

When 26 December is a Saturday, the Boxing Day bank holiday is moved to
the next Monday.

If 26 December falls on a Sunday, then the holiday is the following
Tuesday. 

For many people Boxing Day actually only means one thing - leftovers!

Let's face it, many people prepare way too much food for Christmas Day
and end up eating it for the next week! Turkey curry, turkey pies and
the famous turkey sandwich.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Turkey & Mushroom Pot Pies
 Categories: Pastry, Poultrry, Pork, Herbs
      Yield: 2 servings

      1 tb Butter
      1 lg Onion; fine chopped
      4 sl Streaky bacon; chopped
    140 g  (5 oz) chestnut mushrooms;
           - sliced
    250 g  (9 oz) turkey mince; thigh
           - is best
     30 g  (1 oz) plain flour
    200 mL (7 fl oz) chicken stock
           A few thyme sprigs; leaves
           - picked
    1/2    of 375 g (13 oz) sheet ready
           - rolled puff pastry
      1    Egg yolk, beaten
           Wilted greens; to serve

  Heat the butter in a large pan. Add the onion and cook
  for 8-10 mins until softened. Add the bacon and
  mushrooms, and cook until both are browned. Add the
  turkey mince, breaking up with a wooden spoon, and cook
  for another 5 mins until browned.

  Add the flour, stir for 1 min or so, then pour in the
  chicken stock and add the thyme. Mix well and cook over
  a medium heat for 1-2 mins until it boils and thickens
  slightly. Season to taste and set aside to cool for
  10-15 mins.

  Heat oven to 220-|C/425-|F (200-|C/400-|F fan) gas 7. Once
  cooled, divide the turkey mixture between 2 ramekins or
  mini pie dishes. Unroll the pastry and cut out 2 squares
  to sit on top. Press the edges down the side of the
  dishes and glaze with the egg yolk. Bake in the oven for
  30 mins until golden and cooked through.

  Serve with wilted greens.

  RECIPE FROM: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

.... That's like daring Julia Child to whip up something featuring butter.
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