Now that some of our grannies are no longer with us, it's time to go back into their recipe tin and confidently make some of dem good Jamaican Christmas Cookies:

Ingredients:

1 cup of water
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup of brown sugar
lemon juice
4 large eggs
1 cup nuts
2 cups of dried fruit
1 bottle J Wray & Nephew Overproof Rum

Sample the rum to check quality.

Select a large bowl.

Check the rum again, to be sure it is of the highest quality ... pour one level cup and drink.

Turn on the electric mixer ... Beat one cup of butter in the large bowl.
Add one teaspoon of sugar ... Beat again.

At this point it's best to make sure the rum is still OK, try another cup ... just in case.

Turn off the mixerer thingy.

Break 2 heggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit ... pick the funky fruit up off floor... Mix on the turner. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers just pry it loose with a drewscriver.

Sample the rum to check for tonsisticity.

Next, sift two cups of salt, or something. Who giveshz a chi chi.

Check the rum.

Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Add a spoon of sugar, or somefin ... whatever you can find. Greash the oven.

Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over. Don't forget to beat off the turner.

Finally, throw the bowl through the window, finish the rum and make sure to put the stove in the dishwasher.

CHERRY MISTMAS UNNU AHL AND TO AHL A GOODY NATTY!

Hey sschew,dash de besh, hic,dang pudden hic,i ever dranken!

Thanks for the early morning laugh. When I first started reading I thought "oh yippee, a recipe" then I kept reading and I like this recipe better.

We will expect some of those cookies when we visit between Christmas and New Years.

Thanks for the laugh Stu! I did wonder why a whole bottle of rum was needed for just a few cookies. lol

this is funny i start writing off this recipe then i realise its not for real.

lOVE the recipe gona serve it for my Episcopal church supper its right on time just got asked to bring a cake .Perfect timing.THANKS

Jennny did you read all of the post...your Episcopalian brethren will not like this cake!hic..iths a choke,funny sthuff,hic,i sthink i is getting drunk!
Here's a Churchillian joke for you... Churchill said to Lady Astor, "Lady Astor you are ugly " She replied "Sir Winston, you are drunk!" Sir Winston replied "yes,but tomorrow I'll be sober"

I got my pen and paper out to write the recipe, then I realize no flour! What would hold all this liquid together? anyone with a good recipe that has real coconut in it? I love the taste of coconut. Make it real this time.

OH YES CARLTON I did read all of the posts and stand by my cake for my brethrens.I will add some more rum to the batter DAH I HAVE already shared this wonderful recipe and have read it out loud after a couple glasses of wine with friends.They are waiting to sample the cake cookie or what ever right after communion.Have you ever met an Episcopalian? Peace,joy and more RUM.THANKS Mr.Ward I hope you post some more recipes I love to cook

Good for you Jenny, luv it, lol!

hi foreigner:My favourite is Gizada which is a turnover to us outside Jam.use a dry coconut scrape off as much of the brown as you can off the white meat you dig out the shell. Grate the meat donot add liquids but do add brown sugar to taste and a little ginger powder.Fill pre bought pastries,and bake at 350degrees until done about 20minutes.If you use the squares crimp the edges together with a fork or try individual pastry cups and enjoy HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

28 Holiday Cookie Recipes, For Real:

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/recipes/searchaction/?keywords=holiday+cookie s+2010&course=&cuisine=&holidays=&month=12&year=2010&x=172&y=13

Laura Gambrill Henzell: Mummy's Christmas Sugar Cookies

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20031218/cook/cook3.html

Oh Goodness-Goodness Gracious! Cookie Day at the Gambrill's...

As Laura expresses a family ideal that for some has lost its fervor, may we all make that graceful effort to reach out to our own families (close & far) who celebrate and suffer with & through us.

The past joys & strains only make the reunions & reconciliations more meaningful.

Laura: "The spirit of Cookie Day always warms my heart as it reminds me that above all what matters most is love."