Mother made these year after year / myLot

India

December 31, 2022 8:45pm CST

After a hectic Christmas - it was father's birthday too - on every New Year mother made these delicacies. It was kind of a tradition with her We call them cones The cones are made from jack fruit leaves which she took from the tree - we had four trees. She then ground rice to a past and lined the cones with it and stuffed the cones with a mixture of coconut, jaggery and cardamom. The mixture was then sealed with rice paste. They were then steamed. I have made these but on New Year's day. Do you have any New Year tradition?

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (148720)

• Roseburg, Oregon

1 Jan 23

No New Years tradition. We like to stay home and off the streets because of drunk people that might be on the roads.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

1 Jan 23

After a hectic Xmas it is good to unwind

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youless

@youless (114117)

• Guangzhou, China

1 Jan 23

Your mother is very skillful. Here sometimes we will use the lotus and other leaves to make the food. I am not that talented. I bought such kind of mould to make and the result is better.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

1 Jan 23

This was years ago. I lost my mother when she was in her nineties.

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popciclecold

@popciclecold (40215)

• United States

1 Jan 23

Not much going on here. Just plan on a quiet day.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

1 Jan 23

Looks like every one is following me - wanting to have a quiet day like me (lol)

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popciclecold

@popciclecold (40215)

• United States

1 Jan 23

@allknowing Nothing no better. Peace and quiet are really gifts the way our world is going.

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (74988)

• United States

1 Jan 23

I assume these were eaten warm after they are steamed? It doesn’t sound very appealing to me. I don’t have a New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day tradition.

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (74988)

• United States

1 Jan 23

@allknowing cheese I love anything with cheese and pasta

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

1 Jan 23

What kind of food appeals to you?

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

1 Jan 23

@shaggin I like anything that is sweet.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502194)

• Italy

1 Jan 23

This sounds to be a good delicacy. We do not have New Year's traditional cake, but we eat lentils and round fruits (grapes, pomegranate) for good luck and money.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

1 Jan 23

i did not know about this belief. I should start eating grapes - they are now available here.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502194)

• Italy

1 Jan 23

@allknowing We had grapes yesterday, today lentils, my husband is napping now.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57233)

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1 Jan 23

No New Year tradition that l recall. However one of the snacks we make anytime of year is called conkie. It is made of cornmeal, coconut, cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg. The mixture is wrapped in individual squares of banana leaf , tied with string and steamed in a pot.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

1 Jan 23

Going by the ingredients that snack should taste yummy.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

1 Jan 23

I like to eat black eyed peas. Today I have a pork roast cooking. I will have black eyed peas, sauerkraut and corn bread with it.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

1 Jan 23

You are the second one who will have black eyed peas!

OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

1 Jan 23

I had never made these. They look so tasty. No tradition right now or ever really. Always moving it seems.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

1 Jan 23

Nor do I keep any tradition.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

1 Jan 23

@allknowing Then we are free and easy.

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

1 Jan 23

Nothing special here

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (69157)

• Centralia, Washington

1 Jan 23

Fascinating. Those sound like the sweet version of stuffed cabbage rolls.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

1 Jan 23

While the stuffed cabbage rolls are eaten with the cabbage here the leaves are discarded.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

1 Jan 23

@Fleura Those leaves are just to hold the cones.

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Fleur

@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

1 Jan 23

@allknowing So you don't actually eat the rolled leaves?

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Fleur

@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

1 Jan 23

Those look interesting. They remind me of the Greek stuffed vine leaves (dolmades) but they have a savoury filling.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

1 Jan 23

Do you eat those vine leaves?

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Fleur

@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

1 Jan 23

@allknowing Yes, you just eat the whole rolled-up leaf with the stuffing (which is a savoury mix of rice with a few additions such as pine nuts, raisins, maybe a bit of cheese or something).

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