Carpmas is over for another year. Life beyond Carpmas continues over at Charm and Tom’s Website of things and stuff , but perhaps you are only in it for the fish (understandable!). In that case, we will see you back here next December.
Carpmas 2008
Christmas Dinner (err…. ahhh… I mean Carpmas) with the Frinters. Counter-clockwise around the table starting with the bottom left: Marcela, Oto, Michal, Albert, Filip and Jakub at the head of the table. The photo was taken by Silvie who promises me that she will find a way to be in the photo next year.
Fish, Potato Salad, Buns, and Orange Pop
Lemon and Dill
We will likely upload some “post-mortem” Carpmas stuff tomorrow… on… ummm… well we could call it Day 11… but we won’t!
We are having Wild Pacific Salmon for Dinner (in lieu of carp).
Albert and his beautiful Mother-In-Law, Marcela, prepare carp and potato salad for a scrumptious Christmas Eve Dinner, 2007.
I found this recipe for Potato Salad that I am going to serve up with our Christmas Eve Carp-style meal. It won’t be Carp… but rather Salmon.
Chunky Potato Salad
- 6 cups cubed cooked potatoes
- 4 large boiled eggs
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- ¼ cup sliced radishes (optional)
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 1 tsp parsley
Place in bowl and chill. (Approx 20 minutes)
Dressing:
- 1 cup Miracle Whip
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 tsp mustard
- 2 tsp sugar
- ¼ cup evaporated milk
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ¼ tsp onion powder
Stir together in bowl. Mix into potato mixture.
Sprinkle crumbled bacon or bacon bits on top.
Had to improvise so that Tom would eat it. He does not believe that mayonnaise has any business being anywhere near a potato. No mayo - just more cream and vinegar instead.
Like attracts like.
I asked my friend Michelle if she would be interested in writing this year’s Carpmas Carol (I was struggling) and she jumped at the task. It took her less than 15 minutes to come up with this gem.
Here is the sheet music if you would like to play along (easy enough even CHARMAINE can play it). The music needs to be repeated a bit to make it work with the fourth stanza.
Lyrics are below.
Lyrics:
Hark see the carp,
golden brown carp,
all seem to say,
eat me today
Carpmas is here,
bringing good cheer,
to share the yule,
with hungry or full,
Oh how they swim,
out on a limb,
o’er rock and shale,
swishing their tail,
Gaily they move
while people prove
Carp brings good cheer,
Carpmas is here,
Merry, merry, merry, merry Carpmas,
Merry, merry, merry, merry Carptmas,
On on they wend ,
on without end,
ready and able to rest at your table
Dong Ding dong ding, dong Bong
The sheet music images may be a tad small to read, but you can print out free sheet music here:
submitted by Meaghan Brierley
