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O.k has anyone had any disasters today, plastic bags left in the turkey, presents not working or my favourite, family arguements.

Don't be shy now, i'll keep them to myself.

Nearly had a nasty moment with the lunch when I messed my timings up and it seemed it would have to be served in instalments

Had to take some things out of the oven and wait for the rest to catch up, then bung everything back in to heat through.

Anyway was OK in the end. Must remember not to open the wine before attempting the dinner

Sue

ps. how were the turkey spread sandwiches

(note for myself) Don't go round to Sue's for dinner when shes been on the bottle.

As for the Turkey spread sandwiches, they were done to perfection, and i felt quite bloated when finished, just a shame i sat here by myself to eat them.

We did miss you last night Sue.

We have a hostess trolley. I know that they're considered terribly, terribly naff but its a godsend when there's a big meal to get together. Its got me out of a mess many times. Anything that's ready too early goes in it while the other stuff catches up. Its great for resting the bird before carving.

John

Dear John, it sounds a thing of many uses.

Tim and I went to my sister's for Christmas lunch; eleven of us in total, fabulous meal. She'd roasted a turkey crown which Tim carved and we didn't find the bag with the giblets in until we were clearing away in the kitchen. Still neatly tucked into the top of the turkey If the bag hadn't been blue and just poking out from the carved bit, I doubt we'd have spotted the thing at all

I've heard the blue bags have the best taste, so not all was lost.

Not exactly disasters, but the Midnight Service at our village church was an "interesting" experience. The Vicar was using a wireless microphone to ensure the people at the back of the church could hear everything. Unfortunately the nearby Working Mans Club was also using a wireless microphone for its Christmas Eve Karoke Party and the gremlins were busy. So while the bread and wine were being consecrated, we were treated to Kevin and Tracey doing their version of the Yellow Submarine !
And our next door neighbour who was coming to lunch opted out because she felt under the weather, so we ended up cooking her roast veggies and pudding separately so that we could plate up her lunch on a tray and take it round to her in pouring rain before we sat down and ate ourselves. And the rain didn't stop so we didn't get our walk afterwards and now, after a hearty toast and dripping breakfast I'm feeling pretty bloated. And another roast lunch to come .....!

Dear Primrose as regards the Church service, all i can say is, if thats meant to be progress....
How many years have they managed doing Church services without them.
Although i will think of the Yellow submarine in a whole new light next time i hear it.

That was kind of you taking a dinner round to your neighbour.
Hope you soon feel a little less bloated.

I reckon I could knock up a passable turkey spread sarnie even after a couple of snifters, so no worries OH

Sue ..........hic

Dear Sue, i have to say i find that very reassuring.

Now what wine would you recommend with turkey spread sandwiches.

not wine but creem soda goes dow well!
my disaster is i woke up with a third eye,on me chin and nice and yella! eeeuk

Dear Grock, it was probably due to a friction burn from your poledancing at the Christmas party, something i will treasure forever.

i wondered what those markes was on the inside of me legs thankyou for refreshing my memory,its all coming back now

This was somebody else's disaster last Christmas. My husband was walking across the village car park when he came across a chap crawling around the surrounding hedge on all fours around 9 a.m. When he asked him what he was doing he replied rather incoherently "Was on the p*ss last night and was too drunk to drive home, so I decided to sleep in the car and throw my car keys into the hedge so I couldn't get nicked if the police found me. Now I can't find my bleeding car keys and can't remember which hedge I threw them into!"