Turkey or ham?

[Mr. Christmas]

On Christmas day, do you eat turkey or ham for your Christmas Dinner? I eat ham, it's a tradition at my house.

[SnowAngelChristmas]

I also eat ham on christmas!

:)

[frank8265]

We don't really have a tradition as to what we eat on christmas day.
Sometimes it's turkey, sometimes trout, sometimes steak.

I've heard about ham as a traditional christmas dish, but never could find a recipe. Can somebody put up a recipe here?
Would'nt mind to try it out this year.

[Holiday_Cheer]

We have a complete Christmas buffet, which includes baked turkey, fried turkey, maple ham, fried chicken, salmon, greens, green beans, mac & cheese, sweet potatos, wild rice, rolls, and tons of deserts. We try to have something for every adult and every child. :grin:

[pattyjo]

we eat ham and chicken and lots of salads , here in Australia, because of the hot weather here :) :grin: :-)

[Twinkle]

It is always Turkey here on Christmas but if any of the men have killed a deer we also have venison which I marinate for a couple days before baking on Christmas. Yummy! http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Lizilu2/turkey.gif

[AuntieMistletoeDear]

8-) I much prefer turkey to ham, in fact I would prefer pork roast or veal to ham -even pickerel, but that doesn't sound very Christmassy. I am not a big fan of ham - I do not like green eggs and ham.
My mother prepares Turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinner and Ham for Boxing Day.

[SnowAngelChristmas]

We go totally out we have so many veggies, Fruits, sweets. But to answer your question, we have ham and Swedish meatballs! *Yum!*

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[Smemorina]

:grin:
In Italia il giorno del natalizio si usa mangiare "zampone o cottecchino" con le lenticchie o il purè...

you pardon I do not know to me translate foods... :-?
In Italy the day of the christmas one is used to eat "zampone or cottecchino" with the lenticchie or the purè...

CIAOOO

[sheepsnot]

I have lived in many places and have eaten a lot of things, but trout for Christmas is a new one for me. You must have a very flexible family. I think all our Christmas dinners have hovered around the barnyard variety main dish. One year we had cornish hens. Deep fried turkey is a favorite as well.

[Smemorina]

:grin:
Devo dire che anche da noi molti mangiano pesce la sera del 24. Una tradizione a tavola la sera del 24 che molti rispettano è di mangiare 3 acini di uva....


I must say that also from we many eat fish the evening of the 24. A tradition to table the evening of the 24 that many respect is to eat 3 acini of grape....
CIAOOOO

[Twinkle]

Smemorina: Since we also celebrate Italian tradition here along with our annual turkey feast I always prepare pasta and sauce for hubby and my son-in-law who is also Italian. If I did not have a pot of sauce cooking it would not be complete for everyone.
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[Smemorina]

:grin:
One is therefore!! Then a lot depends from which part of Italy alive ones, I am of the north and we do not have the same traditions that they have in the south!
The Italian kitchen is much varied one...
Ciaoooo


Si si è così!! Poi molto dipende da quale parte di Italia uno vive, io sono del nord e non abbiamo le stesse tradizioni che hanno nel sud!

[SnowAngel]

on my mothers side of the family.. we usually have a buffet style meal with turkey and ham along with mashed potatos, creamed stringbeans..etc.

on my fathers side of the family which is italian.. sicilian to be technical and they have a complete different selection. there we have a lot of shell fish (such as muscles, shrimp, crab and lobster ) and pasta dishes to choose from.

both meals are yummy to me so i'm happy at either place! lol

[cspelling]

We eat turkey and sometimes ham depending on the mood. It is more often turkey though. :) Ours always turn out better than Clark Griswald's turkey. :lol:

For the people who do not know what I am talking about watch National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. :smile:

[Saxomaphone]

Turkey. It isn't Christmas Eve if I can't smell the turkey cooking.
My Mum told me she's not cooking one this year, and will just heat up some turkey breasts. I'm rebelling, and buying a turkey. It just wouldn't be right without one!

[Santa's little helper]

I always roast a fresh ham on Christmas Eve. There are many other dishes as well. But I'm usually sick of turkey from thanksgiving. I usually still have some leftover in the freezer. :-)

[digbugsgirl]

We actually have both.

Brandy

[Stargazer]

We have both as well.. A lot of family friends come over to our house on Christmas night, so everyone brings a bit of something!

[sheepsnot]

Spiral sliced ham from one of those specialty ham shops. There's enough to do even if we don't cook the ham ourselves. Listen to me, as if I had anything to do with it! 8) The closest I have come to cooking is helping deep fry turkeys at work.

[skiparooney]

:carve: Turkey!! :family:

[sheepsnot]

Yes, turkey!!! You can eat it! You can talk about eating it! You can eat it after everyone's gone to bed! It makes a good sammich! Whoohoo!
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d145/dandsf480/turkstmp05.jpg

[elfworks]

i get a smoked turkey from this place in tx that is fabulous and also a honey baked ham.

life is good.



xo

[caseydbell]

ham & turkey.

[mrshfromjersey]

On Christmas we carve the "roast beast" just like they do in Whoville. Turkey is for Thanksgiving. Ham is for Easter.

[dvdguy]

ham or prime rib
Somebody likes turkey sheepsnot

[ReineV]

BOTH!! My family loves to eat! and we REALLY let loose during the holidays, so my mom roasts her famous (amazing) turkey AND we have a honey ham! YUM....I think I just made myself hungry!

[dvdguy]

I was looking forward to trying that jack daniels glazed ham from the shop down the road this year, but with the move I'll have to try something else

[elfworks]

you should ask them if they ship.


xo

[dvdguy]

with their prices I dont think that would be a good idea

[sheepsnot]

They sell Jack and ham in Florida, don't they? Make your own! Or buy a ham and get sloshed.

Moe: Barney, show Homer the exit.
Barney: There's an exit?

[dvdguy]

hmmm this idea appeals to me for some reason

[MarthaK]

We have turkey roasted in Maker's Mark.....mmmmmmmm
We also do a spiral sliced ham then send everyone home with a fridge full of leftovers.

[Ervserver]

Turkey at Thanksgiving, ham at Christmas

[morelia92]

Turkey at Thanksgiving

Tamales and Potzole (pork) Christmas Eve

Ham Christmas Day:}

[novelist]

:-PTurkey on Thanksgiving, Ham for Christmas Day

[kidzrme]

We have everything from soup to nuts on Christmas Eve, then have leftovers on Christmas day.....

[kelly ann]

We have turkey on xmas day for dinner, but i normally will have beef as im not big on turkey!!!:)

[gennifyr]

Well I'm working on the tradition thing. I think I've managed to make something different for every Christmas dinner. Horseradish crusted prime rib is ideal but not in the budget so I'm going to try a turkey tradition. Will add a small ham if they are on sale...lol.

[Amy]

Both!

[crissmesser]

This year wer'e thinking of having roast pork or maybe goose..Of course we might just have turkey...Haven't really made up our minds yet...

[clarebear]

Turkey on christmas day, pork on boxing day, both with all the trimmings!

[Annette1990]

I'm not sure exactly what we are having either. My brother will be calling in a day or two I'm sure to discuss all the plans. It doesn't really matter I guess..I am just thrilled all of my siblings and all their kids will be together.

[Santaklaus]

When in Rome do as the Romans. We have lived in a number of different countries and try to live more or less like the locals. Imagine our surprise when tubs of live carp showed up for sale on street corners just days before Christmas. The live fish are kept in the family bathtub until Christmas Eve when they are prepared and eaten. We had a friend prepare the carp in our house last year as a supplement to the nice big ham.
Photos are posted on our family Christmas page.

[Ladybugkisses]

This year it's Ham and a roasted chicken. My mother insisted on having a ham, the origional plan was to do several pork tenderloins, but my mum wouldn't have that; so ham and chicken is on the menu for X-mas Eve.

Toya

[Dom]

I don't eat either of those on Christmas day...I eat lasagna. Turkey for Thanksgiving...big fish dinner on Xmas eve.

[Sunshine73]

Turkey! It's tradition in our family and I really don't like Ham so it works for me!

[Annette1990]

We ended up having both. Nice variety along with all the wonderful side dishes. I prefer turkey over ham but like them both. I also did a prime rib one year and it was awesome!

[auntieclaus]

Hi

We have the feast of 7 fishes Christmas Eve and then I make about a 24# Turkey for Dinner with all the fixings around 2pm and it's everyone fend for themselves at supper. Usually picking at the 25 different kinds of cookies and candies that I make.

[JOHNOR]

i am not a fan of ham, i love my turkey at christmas with all the trimmings, yummy!

anyone like roast lamb?

[Undrtakr]

Turkey always :D

[Dom]

Turkey definitely tastes better than ham to me.

[dvdguy]

I love both, but turkey is usually for thanksgiving & ham for Christmas or Easter
At least in my house

[Dom]

Anytime theres a lot of food involved it can't be that bad of a holiday.

[DoubleA]

I think we switch it every year, sometimes its turkey, sometimes ham and sometimes lasagna. I love them all so its hard to complain or pick just 1.

[auntieclaus]

Lasagna sounds yummy ~ a quick make ahead, but my family would balk if we didn't have the traditional items. However ,I'm sure they wouldn't mind a new addition!

[WhiteFloridaChristmas]

Ham at Thanksgiving and turkey with all the side dishes with it. Just doesn't seem like Christmas without turkey and dressing.

[WhiteFloridaChristmas]

Anytime theres a lot of food involved it can't be that bad of a holiday.
That I have to agree with, also. I was going to pm you but I don't see an option for it. Did you used to have a diary at Open Diary quite a few years ago?

[Minta]

Turkey for Thanksgiving with all the traditional trimmings and side dishes. Turkey/stuffing for Christmas but I do different side dishes. Ham is for Easter.

[thechristmasnut]

We have Ham... but there have been a couple years that we've done both!

[dans10171]

besides fish, we make a small ham some years we will make a small turkey too depends on who coming over.

[MrElf20]

This topic makes me water at the mouth lol Sry for being greedy, But We do both for Christmas My Grandmother usualy Cooks The turkey and my uncle usually cooks the ham and there both so delicious lol

[DoubleA]

We try to change it every year, sometimes turkey, sometimes ham and every once and awhile lasagna. yuummmm

[christmascreations]

Traditionally I make both for Christmas (turkey and ham) and Lasagne/baked ziti for New Years.

[cipalla]

We always have both, I usually eat ham, because when we go to the inlaws they only cook turkey.

[MrsH]

Roast beef

[clarebear]

We have Roast beef either the day after (boxing day) or New Years Eve.

[Lanar]

We have a ham on Christmas Eve with BBQ meatballs and little smokies and then on Christmas Day I do a turkey meal and whoever wants comes back for it.

[JanaBanana]

For Christmas, my yummy ham :)

[Mumof2]

As always ham here.We try a different side each year..but we always go back to Mashies...go figure ;)

[Iluvsantasandsnowpeople]

We have ham here!!

[vixenlong]

We have both.... Turkey and stuffing and a glazed ham.

[kidzrme]

TURKEY here......

[santababy2]

Has to be Turkey

[chinook girl]

Both, please, and lots of my mother-in-law's home made honey mustard sauce for the ham.
Cathy

[DaytonaSanta]

:hello: I will usually cook a ham on Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve is one of the two days a year I look forward to all year long. (The other day being the American Idol Finale.) I don't do turkey on Christmas
because I make such a large one at Thanksgiving, that there is usually turky meat still in the freezer on Christmas Eve. I make pork pies, stuffed cabbage, holiday lasagna and all kinds of goodies on Christmas Eve.

[irishgirl]

It depends... one year it could be turkey, another it will be ham and sometimes we have prime rib..

Always mashed potatoes (my FAVORITE food in the world) and my Mom's home made macaroni and cheese if we have ham...:rudolph:

[stoerkel]

depends on whose hosting but we usually have turkey and sometimes both. I keep threating my family to do something totaly different on Christmas day - like Brisket or spaghetti or something.

[angiejo]

We usually have smoked ham, fried whole turkey, and this past year we had turducken. Being from the South, man we have great food!! :tree:Angiejo

[bastones]

We usually have Turkey if I recall but next year we have decided to go for Ham (delicious!)

[Seawaters]

When I was growing up, we had ham and turkey on Christmas. Now we have prime rib roast that my brother-in-law does out on the grill. Scrumptious! For Thanksgiving, my husband and I work together to make a maple-brined turkey that we smoke on the grill. Yum-o!

Cherylle in CA

[irishgirl]

Seawater..

you must be a Rachel Ray fan.. I saw that yum-o

[Seawaters]

Yes, I am definitely a Rachel Ray fan. Someone on the forum mentioned turducken. We had that along with our maple-brined turkey and all the trimmings last year. I love all the traditional things, but I also like to experiment and add new and interesting things, too. I have a recipe for doing your own turducken, but it is highly involved. It is probably cheaper to order like we did (but even that wasn't cheap!!!). I am famous at my school for being the teacher who does all her Thanksgiving Day meal in my (seven or eight) crockpots--no lie!!!

Cherylle in CA

[irishgirl]

Seawaters,

I am ashamed to say I have no idea what a turducken is. Is it a turkey, duck and chicken dish?

7 or 8 crockpots? I had a crock pot and it was stolen at work. I just replaced it. I think my DH would cry if I bought 7 more!!!

[Billy Battles]

Seawaters,

I am ashamed to say I have no idea what a turducken is. Is it a turkey, duck and chicken dish?


A Turducken is a boneless duck stuffed inside a boneless chicken stuffed inside a boneless turkeywith a layer of stuffing in between the layers.

[Seawaters]

Irishgirl,
The following sites might give you more info. Food Network has something, too. It is an involved process, but the results are very tasty! I think it costs about $75-$80 if you order one.

http://www.chefpaul.com/turducken.html
http://homecooking.about.com/od/turkeyrecipes/ss/turduckensbs.htm

[angiejo]

Seawaters,

I am ashamed to say I have no idea what a turducken is. Is it a turkey, duck and chicken dish?

7 or 8 crockpots? I had a crock pot and it was stolen at work. I just replaced it. I think my DH would cry if I bought 7 more!!!

The turducken is turkey, duck, chicken "rolled" and cooked together. We order it from any south Louisiana cajun meat markette. :rudolph:Angiejo

[liltattoo]

My husband's family is all about the turkey so it's an absolute must. My family always had both and actually prefer ham to turkey. Since DH won't eat much of the ham (takes up valuable turkey space), I've started making a small one in a crock-pot while the turkey cooks so that I can have my ham and eat it too! :)

[xmaslilly]

We have both I like Turkey and the DH likes ham...along with everything else also

[Pam]

Turkey...always!

[Aggy]

My menu changes every year. After Thanksgiving, no one in my family wants to see another turkey. (LOL) k

[yuletide]

have ham (spiral) on Christmas Eve and turkey on Christmas day.
I love both so I'm happy either way - sometimes we'll sneak lasagna in on Christmas just for the heck of it
yule

[thedementedelf]

Usually Ham, sometimes a roast

[girlsinmo]

It depends on our mood sometimes we have both.

[MammaElf]

My menu changes every year. After Thanksgiving, no one in my family wants to see another turkey. (LOL) k

I feel the same way, I'm trying to make things different so that Christmas doesn't seem like Thanksgiving II

Hard part some people just want really like the sides at Thanksgiving so they want to have them over and over again. Like Green Bean Casserole, I love the stuff but I'm tired of it. I need new ideas.

For years my mom always made Crown Roast of Pork, but my husband hates pork :-?

[MammaElf]

have ham (spiral) on Christmas Eve and turkey on Christmas day.
I love both so I'm happy either way - sometimes we'll sneak lasagna in on Christmas just for the heck of it
yule


Oooooo I could do a quattro formaggio lasagna, now that's a special occasion treat!

[jody664]

My sister and her husband and kids live out of state. So they are never here for Thanksgiving but always here for Christmas. We end up having Thanksgiving the Sequel for Christmas dinner. Turkey with all the trimmings. I'm not much of a turkey lover, but I ADORE the sides, so I'm happy. My mom wanted to have a standing rib roast last year but my brother-in-law would consider that sacrilege, so no-go.

[Hallowthanksmas]

We have a tray of Italian meats and cheeses, Italian bread and olive oil, olives, roasted peppers, cannoli and panettone. We just graze all day, no dishes, no cooking.
I'm salivating just thinking about it!

Nick

[Mumof2]

Oh I love Turducken,My hubby being from south Louisiana I was introduced to it many years ago and that is on our menu for this christmas dinner.and of course the Mashies! rice dressing also plain no Oysters for me lol.

[irishsnow]

We always have a choice of both Turkey and Ham for Christmas Day

[golodenqiueenalicia]

Usually both


We have turkey and ham both:give:

[Courtney]

Ham for Christmas (preferably "maple glazed") and Turkey for Thanksgiving.

[Ms_Speedy_Elf]

Ham! I love eatting the pineapple and cherries off the top. YUMMMMMOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

[snowytree]

Usually we eat ham and alot of other good food!

[arthur galea]

We have both for Christmas. I like both of them.

[MerrySouthernChristmas]

We have Ham + Swedish Meatballs for christmas and turkey for thanksgiving...

[cheryl65]

We always have turkey but sometimes my brother or niece will bring a ham too. I love holiday dinners. :))

[misjordi]

I always have ham for Christmas dinner. I love turkey but by the time Thanksgiving is over and all the left overs are gone we're all sick of turkey, and my husband hates turkey. He loves ham, so ham it is!!

[girlyfied]

Both! Usually we buy a smoked turkey and ham from a local shop.

[MsChristmas]

Sprial Ham! Sometimes we have Turkey also but Sprial Ham is a must! I love it, and I make a special glaze, its amazing!

Im getting hungry just thinking about a nice holiday meal cheesy

:sparkle:

[TaraML]

All my life we've had lasagna on christmas day. cheesy

[Twinkle]

Tara...are you Italian? I married into an Italian family and so did two of my daughters...sooooo....we always need to have an Italian dish along with the traditional turkey dinner. Sonny usually makes an awesome Italian style clam chowder when every one arrives. I make my crock-pot spaghetti sauce and serve with various pasta. Everyone fills up pretty well upon arrival. A few hours later we sit down to our turkey dinner. Not a day to be on a diet...Lol.http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a289/Lizilu2/ChristmasTurkey.jpg

[SuzySnowflake]

We always have a glazed ham AND a reall nice beef roast on Christmas Day. We're tired of turkey after Thanksgiving!

cheesy

[trackrebel]

Gosh You guys make me hungry...we´ve had some type of turkey sometimes....but not the way You guys eat it in the States...don´t know how to explain....some roasted pork...but we´ve also had Spaghetti Bolognese at Christmas...lol....this year I´m thinking bout cooking some Soulfood on Christmas...never done it...and have to depend on the recipes I find on the net...lol...but I´m sure it will work...either that...or an American Style Turkey...on that one...I have to depend on those recipes on the net as well...

[BlackPete]

Turkey all the way baby. We never had a ham for Christmas when I was growing up, plus everyone in the house with the exception of my mother prefers turkey any day of the week. :D

[Yuletide Junkie]

Turkey? Nope, as Thanksgiving finishes that craving. The kids don't like ham, so that's out, too. We have a nice roast beef with mashed pots & green beans.

[HouseElf]

:grin:Turkey on Christmas Day.

We have a ham on Boxing Day brunch

[officepro4u]

Turkey only here!!