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to think that red cabbage is not part of Christmas dinner?

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StealthPolarBear · 27/12/2011 12:48

And the DIL should have realised it would have riuned my day, sitting in that bowl on the table, looking at me. What did she expect me to do - just not have it?
And I'm sure there was something fruity and weird in the cranberry sauce WHICH WASN'T EVEN IN A JAR. urgh. some people.
But it's OK, the pringles were flowing freely and we had sneaked some popcorn with us - at least we had something vaguely delicious and nutritious.

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WorraLiberty · 27/12/2011 12:52

But did you bring garage flowers?

Sparklingbaubles · 27/12/2011 12:52

Red cabbage is not even a food. Grin

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StealthPolarBear · 27/12/2011 12:52

FFS I am not MADE of money. I brought popcorn. It didn't pop as well as you'd expect and the packet said "use by May 1997" - maybe that's why. But still.

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NotMostPeople · 27/12/2011 12:54

OMG you don't think she actually made it herself do you?

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StealthPolarBear · 27/12/2011 12:55

no...surely not. Why would people do something like that?

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BrianButterfield · 27/12/2011 12:57

OMG she made cranberry sauce herself? With her hands? I just threw up in my mouth a bit

THE SKANKY BI-HOTCH.

Rudolfsgottarednose · 27/12/2011 12:57

Well thats what happens when you marry outside of your own kind and go for someone from "Down South" (said in hushed tones).

It's your sons's fault (you carn't expect "her kind" to know any better).

Strange, strange people.

WorraLiberty · 27/12/2011 12:57

You popped your own popcorn?

Stealth boaster! Xmas Hmm

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StealthPolarBear · 27/12/2011 13:43

she also made me sit on stolen property - said she'd "borrowed" the chairs from a colleague but they looked just like the ones our friends Mabel and Burt have - down to the stain at the back on the left from where I spilt my lambrini on them.

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Sparklingbaubles · 27/12/2011 13:48

I think I've seen a wanted poster regarding those chairs Stealth. They were a family heirloom apparently. They were due to be on The Antiques Roadshow. Wink

LordOfTheFlies · 27/12/2011 14:01

stealth what's your view on bread sauce ?

I mean, it's not a proper sauce. You can't dip your chip- shop chips in it.

And it's not bread- well it tastes like bread, but bread that someone with a clove oil root canal treatment has chewed up and spat in a bowl.
It's the bastard child of bread and butter and sauce.

It has no place on any table at any time!

There. Xmas Wink

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StealthPolarBear · 27/12/2011 15:27
Xmas Grin have to admit to not liking / eating cranberry sauce,cabbage or bread sauce! But I am not rude enough to broadcast it in front of someone who has served me asome (or even not, in this case)
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LaurieFairyCake · 27/12/2011 15:35

I made cranberry and bread sauce.

And there was red cabbage on the table.

But there were 18 other things for fussy fuckers to eat Xmas Wink

squeakytoy · 27/12/2011 15:40

My pigs had no blankets :(

fifteenfiftyfive · 27/12/2011 15:47

squeakytoy, was that because a male relative had very thoughtfully made a member of the family a lovely bacon sandwich for breakfast?

if so, that's terrible Shock

squeakytoy · 27/12/2011 15:55
Grin
MustControlMincepieOfDeath · 27/12/2011 15:58

SPB you'll be telling us that DIL cut the carrots into batons instead of circles next... Shock...honestly the nerve of some people

CuriousMama · 27/12/2011 15:58

Can you make bread sauce? I thought only Colman's had the recipe?

HillsnSpills · 27/12/2011 16:00

Does it make a difference if tyhe cabbage is red green or white?

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StealthPolarBear · 27/12/2011 16:01

My carrots have to be in batons of no longer than 2 inches. or julienne, don't we all love a julienne. But NOT grated

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BastedTurkey · 27/12/2011 16:01

Xmas Grin at this thread

maryz · 27/12/2011 16:04

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Message withdrawn at poster's request.

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StealthPolarBear · 27/12/2011 16:07

frozen yorkshire puddings and those sachets of vegetables that you buy frozen and heat in the microwave

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MustControlMincepieOfDeath · 27/12/2011 16:09

Oh Maryz, frozen sprouts Shock. Why didn't they just shit on your plate and have done with it

MustControlMincepieOfDeath · 27/12/2011 16:10

Sachets of veg??? Wtf?

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