What is your favorite holiday food or drink?

@snowy22315 (170025)
United States
December 6, 2018 5:10pm CST
There are certain foods and drinks that we seem to eat only at the holiday times. I really love those peanut butter cookies that have the chocolate kisses in them. I don't dare make them though..as I am afraid far too many would end up in my stomach and eventually on my hips! I like almost all holiday foods,even fruitcake, although that is one that is really not worth the calories in my opinion..so I might have a slice at a party but I don't plan to buy it again. The only holiday food I am not crazy about are pizzelles, although they are OK, and rum balls which are sometimes too strong, or things with candied fruit in other than fruitcake. Eggnog, mulled cider, wine..etc..all good with me! What says the holidays to you?
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Dec 18
As we could be in the middle of a heatwave over here, pavlovas and cheesecakes are worth a second helping and seafood is pretty good too.
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
7 Dec 18
Pavlova's look awesome, although I don't think I have ever had one. I would be interested in trying it. Seafood and cheesecake..yum!
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Dec 18
@snowy22315 Pavlovas were slow and a bit painful to make and didn't always work so well but now you can buy perfect ones very made.
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
7 Dec 18
@JudyEv I have seen pictures of them..I love meringue so I think I would be in to them.
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@kobesbuddy (74594)
• East Tawas, Michigan
6 Dec 18
I love the good old fashioned sugar cookies, with frosting. Also, I look forward to the peanut brittle, it's one of my favorite treats.
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
6 Dec 18
Sugar cookies, are not a big favorite of mine, but I know some love them.
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
6 Dec 18
@kobesbuddy My aunt used to make several kinds.
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@kobesbuddy (74594)
• East Tawas, Michigan
6 Dec 18
@snowy22315 Mom use to make about ten different kinds of cookies each year.
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@popciclecold (35111)
• United States
7 Dec 18
Not too much I don't like, but fruit I don't care for. I really like eggnog.
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• United States
8 Dec 18
@snowy22315 I'm with you on the candied fruit.
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
7 Dec 18
I love fruit, but not that cheap candied fruit they sell alot at the holidays, and sometimes make their ways into cookies and the like.
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• United States
6 Dec 18
Potato Candy, Ambrosia (though I don't eat that), green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, pumpkin pie.
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
6 Dec 18
I love casseroles..
@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
6 Dec 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum I haven't had that but I have heard of them.
• United States
6 Dec 18
@snowy22315 I've made a few casseroles already this year. Okay, well, maybe you could call them "everything but the kitchen sink put in a casserole dish" but what have you. I made a tater tot casserole for the first tiime this year and loved it. In fact, I am not sure why I didn't think to get the stuff to make another on Sunday. Oh well.
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• Philippines
10 Dec 18
I like fruitcake! :o) We have a lot of special holiday dishes here in the Philippines, and I do like most of them. But I'd always come home to fruitcake. When I was a wee little girl, one of my Christmas faves were those little chocolate bars with liquor in them.
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
10 Dec 18
I always thought those were too strong actually.
@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
10 Dec 18
@almostoveryou I think in most stores, you have to be a certain age to buy them actually.
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• Philippines
10 Dec 18
@snowy22315 Haha. Yes, you are right. I had to sneak a few 'cause our parents wouldn't let us have them.
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
6 Dec 18
We used to have family gatherings and I loved the ham and potato salad. And the desserts of course. The pies and cakes.
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
6 Dec 18
Ham is always good for Christmas..so many good salads and dishes for the holidays. I like a broccoli rice casserole dish with it.
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
6 Dec 18
@snowy22315 Yes and the potato salad goes so well with it and the rolls. Yes I like the casseroles too. So much!
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
6 Dec 18
@CarolDM I haven't ever had potato salad at Christmas, to me that is more of a picnic food. Cold weather foods are usually in order. Of course rolls are always good..
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• United States
7 Dec 18
hazelnut coffee.mmmmmmmmm
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
7 Dec 18
I like specialized coffees sometimes.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
6 Dec 18
Hot chocolate and the stuffed meat fillings that my grandmother used to make. God bless her soul!
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
6 Dec 18
Sounds yummy!
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
7 Dec 18
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
7 Dec 18
mine would be fruitcake and ham cooked in pineapple.
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
7 Dec 18
It sounds good to me!
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
6 Dec 18
what is pizzelles? I do not like fruitcake.
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
6 Dec 18
They are thin cookies made in a specially designed waffle iron.
@just4him (306386)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Dec 18
I make a no-bake pumpkin pie that's really good. I saw the recipe in a magazine many years ago and have made it every year since. Not this year though, and probably not last year either. It's a diet thing. I did find the pie in the store for the first time called pumpkin cream pie and bought it so my son would have it for Thanksgiving. He took it home with him, saving me the temptation.
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
7 Dec 18
It sounds good to me.
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@just4him (306386)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Dec 18
@snowy22315 It is.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Dec 18
Holiday candy and cookies.
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
7 Dec 18
Anything in particular?
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Dec 18
@snowy22315 Most any will do.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
7 Dec 18
Fruitcake but only certain kinds and egg nog.
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
7 Dec 18
Some fruitcakes are much better than others. A few years ago I bought one from an Abbey. It came in a nice silver cake tin. I wonder where that thing is? The tin I mean, not the cake! lol
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
7 Dec 18
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@Pamyuu (73)
7 Dec 18
Whatever the occasion it may be, I always want a spag. I don't know why but I'm addicted to it :D
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@snowy22315 (170025)
• United States
7 Dec 18
I don't usually eat at that Christmas.