E: 16/12 ADVENT ETI (open 01/12)

JamboDP

Day 6 Before turkey, what was the traditional Christmas meal in England ?

answer = Pheasant (from the options given)

http://thermometer.co.uk/content/80-day6

HeyerFan

JamboDP wrote: »

Day 6 Before turkey, what was the traditional Christmas meal in England ?

answer = Pheasant (from the options given)

http://thermometer.co.uk/content/80-day6

Surely pheasant would be too costly? This site http://www.fairmontmoments.com/destinations/europe/fairmont-st-andrews-scotland/yule-love-these-festive-facts says in the Middle Ages the Christmas Meal was Pig's head and Mustard.

djc58

HeyerFan wrote: »

Surely pheasant would be too costly? This site http://www.fairmontmoments.com/destinations/europe/fairmont-st-andrews-scotland/yule-love-these-festive-facts says in the Middle Ages the Christmas Meal was Pig's head and Mustard.

I found sites give various answers. British Turkey site mentioned: Prior to the turkey tradition Christmas fare included roast swan, pheasants and peacocks. A special treat was a roast boars head decorated with holly and fruit. :huh:

Angel_Eyes

Day 7 (09/12)- Answer = India

http://thermometer.co.uk/content/81-day7

thingamaBob

Day 8 - Thurs 10/12

What temperature should your Pigs in Blankets be cooked to this Christmas ?
Presuming they mean the internal temperature of the sausage Answer: 71 C
(Oven pre-heated to 200 C)

http://thermometer.co.uk/content/82-day8

thingamaBob

Day 9: Friday 11/12:

http://thermometer.co.uk/content/83-day9

What is the name of the Christmas Mushroom?

The only references I can find to a "Christmas Mushroom" talk about the Amanita Muscaria which isn't one of the options.

prwilson

Answer: Enoki

Here it says one of the alternative names for the Enoki is the Christmas Mushroom: http://www.foodreference.com/html/fenokidake.html

Rahven

This doesn't run at the weekend so will be back on Monday

thingamaBob

Day 10: Monday 14th

Finding a spider in a Christmas tree is said to bring good luck in which country?
Answer: Ukraine

http://thermometer.co.uk/content/84-day10

Angel_Eyes

Day 11 (tues 15th)
http://thermometer.co.uk/content/85-day11
Answer = The Snowman