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Jane and Jenni invite you to join them to celebrate听Christmas Day with听their special guests.听

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The Bramhope

50ml Rum (I use golden rum)

Clementine Juice

Lime Juice

Gomme (sugar syrup made with equal quantities of sugar and water, boil then let it cool)

Dash of bitters ( I use Angostura)

Put all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake hard, then strain and serve.

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Champagne Cocktail

Place a sugar lump in a glass, soak with bitters, pour in just enough cognac to cover the sugar, then top up with Champange. Be careful, when the Champagne听hits the sugar as it will foam.听Finish with a strip of ornage zest. 听听

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Alcohol free Elderflower Cocktail

Mix elderflower cordial with water,听top up with pink grapefruit juice.

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Sprouts

Slice sprouts in half and put them cut side down in a pan. Add some butter and put听them on a low heat. Add bacon fat and cook very slowly for 30 -40 minutes until done. The sprouts will soak up the fat and taste听delicious. Add chestnuts, bacon or almonds if you like听them.

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Red Cabbage

This is an ideal accompaniment to goose. To stop it becoming too sweet I add a couple of听lightly crushed juniper berries.

First shred your red cabbage, add some butter to a pan and when it is hot add the cabbage and crushed junpier berries. Let it sizzle for a moment the add some apple juice for a little sweetness and cook until done to your liking.

Brandy Butter

Ingredients: 听

Equal weights of butter and icing sugar
Brandy
Zest of a clementine and a lemon

Cut the butter into small pieces, making听sure that it is soft.听Add听the sugar and a little brandy - not too much or it will curdle and taste bitter. Finally grate the clementine and lemon zest.听Beat the ingredients together, the more you beat them, the lighter your butter will be.

Nigel's alertnative to Christmas Pudding

Get some tropical fruits, maybe听mangoes, papaya or听star star fruits. Make a sugar syrup, taking equal quantities of sugar and water,听add a star anise then heat until sugar and water are combined, then cool. Puts the fruits in and let them soak for at least 30 mins or longer, remove the star anise and serve. Quick, delicious and refeshing.