The 48 bird Christmas Roast

As you chomped on the turkey on Christmas day, did you think:  “Next year, it would be nice to be more adventurous?”

If you did, it’s time to start planning now and here’s the most adventurous choice of them all. Heal Farm have constructed and sell a 48 bird christmas roast that is everything but boring.

The roast has a bird for each of the 12 days of Christmas and eight different types of stuffing all inside a great big turkey.  It’s the meat of 48 birds in total including goose, duck, pheasant, partridge, quail, pigeon and chicken.

It takes 10hrs to cook 25kg roast that will feed about 125 people.  It’s not cheap, needless to say, but the £665 price ticket includes a roasting tin and delivery and if you’re having a REALLY big christmas dinner it could work out as pretty good value for money. You’ll need a huge oven though. And a second one for the roast spuds.

More things for the Christmas shopping list…

When you’re doing your christmas shopping in the next few days, make sure that you’re ready for that huge, uninspiring pile of turkey leftovers after the big meal. Dry turkey isn’t much fun in a sandwich but marinaded and simmered in a tasty curry sauce, and it’s delicious and flavoursome. So why not plan for a curry after christmas and make sure that you’ve got all the turmeric, cumin, coriander, garam masala, ginger and other herbs and spices that can make a delicious homemade curry.

Here are a few ideas. In this dead easy recipe, just replace the chicken with turkey: Chicken Curry.

If you’re a bit more ambitious, try this Christmas Turkey Curry.

Beware Illegal Mince Pies

Did you know that when you’re cheerily munching those delicious mince pies, that you’re actually breaking the law? Albeit only technically.

Unlike most christmas traditions, mince pies date back further than the reign of Queen Victoria. They are recorded as a medieval tradition and some say they have older, pagan origins. Originally they did indeed contain minced meat (hence the name) as well as the fruit and spices we still consume today. They were often oblong in shape to reflect the manger Jesus lay in and cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg represented the gifts of the three wise men.

However, in 1644 Oliver Cromwell (who wasn’t known for his love of the frivolous) declared that Mince Pies were illegal. And that’s how they remain to this day: the law has never been repealed.

All the more reason to scoff as many of them as you possibly can this Christmas, says MyDish!

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