Jamaica Christmas Spend it With Us

stroking and hugging you giving you a feeling of love and Joy.
This climate affects the temperament of the people and they
seem more joyful to be around. The winter season is also the season when more visitors come to
the island to escape the biting cold of
the European and the North American
countries like England, Canada, United States of America, among the many
others.
At this time of year the people seem more happy because they
know they will be having money to spend a wonderful Christmas as they take this
holiday season seriously.
Jamaica Christmas preparation usually start from as early as October
when individuals start making preparation for the Jamaica Christmas cake by putting
dried fruits such as raisins’ currant
and prunes to soak in fruit wines and rum. You see the Christmas black >fruit
cake forms part of the festive
People really do take this holiday
seriously the houses and fences usually
get a new paint over and sidewalks white
washed with lime or painted with Berger
303 to look “spick and spank”A special animals such as a goat or cow is usually selected for this occasion . In years gone by a special chicken or turkey would be selected and put under sanitary living condition
just to make it clean for this occasion but, this is not so anymore as commercialization of meats is now wide spread all over the island. However meat shops had better make sure their stock of meats and poultry is increase to 100% and some locations even more.
A poor person will go without certain food and clothing for the entire year but when it comes to this holiday they will go over board to get the food , drink and new clothing even at the expense of the toys for the children.
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Churches and organizations are not to be left out of the festive seasons. Co-corporate offices give parties and gifts to their workers and they had better do this or else they will not be able to live it down for the following years as workers drops little sync remarks throughout the year. Things are about to be changed as the economic crisis escalate boss can pass off the no Jamaica Christmas party to economic constraints.
Church usually have dinner and treats for the less fortunate but this is now spread to a larger audience as many individuals have voluntarily moved themselves to the less fortunate sect at Christmas time
Church usually have dinner and treats for the less fortunate but this is now spread to a larger audience as many individuals have voluntarily moved themselves to the less fortunate sect at Christmas time.
One of the beauties of Christmas is the Christmas lights as early as November individuals start combing stores to purchase lights and they keep up in vogue and remain cosmopolitan too. The homes may not have much trees but the patios and windows all boast
Christmas lights and decorations. A lot of middle income individuals and the poor change or get furniture at this time of year.
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At this time of year they are round and rounds of parties., unfortunately many do not follow the law “do not drink and Drive “, “if you drink do not drive’ and many do not see the new years because man lose their lives to road accidents. The police try to be vigilant on road user in this season Christmas in Jamaica is a time of Family reunions many family travel from far just to be home for this Jamaica Christmas
JAMAICAN GENUINE FRUITCAKE
The Yummiest Jamaican Fruitcake
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Jamaican fruitcake
Look at this mouth watering Jamaican dessert, which is usually called the=Jamaican Christmas cake. This island is known for its tradition of exotic foods and the old traditional Jamaican black cake is one of them. Unknown to many, this is a spin-off of the age old English plum pudding.
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In the Caribbean, making rich Jamaica black fruit cake recipe is expensive: raisins and prunes cost more than mangoes and pineapples,but if mangoes and pineapple were used they still would not give that nice rich flavor, neither do they convey that special sense of luxury. The fruit is soaked in rum ,wine, molasses and spice for months, even a year. Many house wives always say to start the fruit when hurricane season end.
It is the dream of every Jamaican woman to be able to make this queen of cakes. Many have tried and have obtained passed down age old generations recipes but some how never really get it quite right since each household has its own secretly guarded secret ingredients and method and never really give them all out. many have come up with samples of Jamaican rum cake and all manner of Jamaican cake recipes
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Here is your recipe INGREDIENTS :
· 8 ounces or 2 cup flour
· 8 ounces margarine or butter
· 8 ounces sugar
· 8 ounces bread crumb
· 6 eggs
· 4 ounces currants
· 4 ounces raisins
· 4 ounces mixed peel
· 4 ounces cherries
· 4 ounces prunes (chopped)
· 1 cup wine/brandy
· 1/4 cup rum
· 4 teaspoon baking powder
· 1 teaspoon vanilla
· 1 teaspoon cinnamon
· 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
· 1/4 ounces marmalade
· 4 ounces jam
· 1/4 cup honey
· ¼ cup molasses
· finely grated rind of 1 lime/lemon
- 4 tablespoons browning
METHOD:
1. Chop or blend fruits with wine over night
2. Cream butter, sugar and browning until soft and fluffy
3. Beat eggs into mixture one at a time
4. Sieve all dry ingredients together along with bread crumb
5. Add fruits. Jam , marmalade
6. Add molasses and rum
7. Add flour and fold in. Do no over-beat when mixing.
8. Moisten with brandy
9. If liquid is not enough, add more rum, wine or water to the fruitcake
10. Mix the fruitcake to a pouring consistency
11. The spoon must be able to stand in the mixture
12. Grease tin with a little oil
13. Line tin with greased paper extending two inches above the pan
14. Pour mixture about ¼ inch above the tin
15. Bake at 300 degree F for two to two and a half hours
16. Yield: two 9'x 3' fruit cake
Juliet Christie Murray Tips on baking Cakes This best variation of this cake is made by the creaming method. It is packed with dried fruits soaked in alcohol. It may come as a surprise but only few of the fruits used are from the island such as dried mixed peel which is sometimes made in Jamaica. The others are imported and thus hike the price of the Jamaican fruitcake. such as raisin, currants, prunes, cherries
The best Rich Jamaica fruitrcake has the texture similar to and English plum pudding .The color ranging from dark brown to black and carries a rich alcoholic taste as it is usually laced with Jamaican white rum and red label wine. It is also very spicy as sometimes there are at least 3 spices used.
There may be also different varieties of the real Jamaica fruit cake with various levels of color and alcohol content depending on the preference of the maker. There are so many variations that you could make a cook book with just Jamaican-fruitcake recipes and none would be exactly the same in taste and texture.
There is also one specific ingredient that is very difficult to get out side of Jamaica. If someone in the USA wishes to make this Jamaican Fruitcake s/he would have to send to the island for this ingredient or get it only at the West Indian stores.
In some Latin American countries and Panama they have never heard of it. This is the browning that gives the cake its color. It is a type of caramel that only Grace Kitchens can produce.
One may attempt to make it at home It is a type of burnt sugar. However if one should try to make it in an American home ,pretty soon the fire services would come running because the smoke alarm will go off. Here is a tried and proven recipe for Rich Jamaican fruitcake specialty. It is used for occasion such as wedding and at Christmas time
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