It was possibly twenty years ago that Miki participated in a fondue meal with the young adult group from our church. She came home with all these ideas, and we just had to try it on Christmas day. We have been trying it every Christmas ever since. There have been years when there were way too many people around the table and it was difficult to get one's turn at the pots of hot oil in the middle of the table. But it was always a very jolly time with plenty of typical "guy" behavior, especially from Ray and Frank.
Well, this year we had the smallest group ever - just Ray, Frank, Destiny, Dick, and I. We had no problems reaching the hot oil, but we still had a whole lot of fun. Ray helped me ahead of time to cut things up. We had smoked sausage, beef, venison, breaded butterfly shrimp, breaded broccoli and cheese, tater tots, chicken nuggets, jalapeno and cheese hot dogs, and meat balls. We also had cheese fondue with tortilla chips, as well as chocolate fondue with cherries, strawberries, bananas, and pretzels. WAY too much food, but oh, so yummy.
Frank and Destiny "worked off" their big meal playing games on cell phones!
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What kind of Fondue pot is that? It looks electric. I must get one of those. We never did fondue because the fondue I had took some kind of oil or whatever from a pharmacy. Crazy! I never used it! But an electric one sounds so much more user friendly.
Obviously, we are from the same era! Fondue has been part of our Christmas tradition for probably as many years as yours. We always did our Christmas Eve when the kids were home and then it became our Christmas "family" dinner after they moved away. This year we broke tradition due to very small children and some health issues and did something different.
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