The hosts share their plans for the Christmas weekend and discuss their love for a religious community. They also talk about their Christmas plans and the choice of meats for the celebration.
The speaker expresses gratitude for an invitation to a family-oriented Christmas Eve Mass organized by the Service of Christ Jesus religious community and looks forward to attending the warm and inviting event.
The speaker discusses their low-key Christmas celebration plans, including their intention to have a 20-pound fresh ham, a goose, and a turkey crown for the meal, while also sharing their perspective on alternative methods of roasting turkey and expressing curiosity about the absence of leg tendons being removed by butchers in their locality.
Deep dives
Attending the Christmas Eve Mass
The speaker discusses their plans for the Christmas weekend, specifically mentioning attending a Christmas Eve Mass organized by a religious community called the Service of Christ Jesus. They highlight their close relationship with this community and express gratitude for the invitation. The Mass is described as a family-oriented event, with children wearing pajamas and everyone receiving gifts, such as candy for kids and small cigars or bottles of alcohol for dads. The speaker appreciates the warm atmosphere of this Mass and looks forward to attending it.
Planning a Low-Key Christmas
The speaker mentions that their family's Christmas celebration will be low-key this year due to various circumstances, including their sister's family having some issues and their parents not feeling well. They discuss their initial idea of getting a suckling pig for Christmas, which didn't materialize. Instead, they mention having a 20-pound fresh ham, a goose, and a turkey crown for the meal. The speaker shares their perspective on roasting turkey and suggests alternatives like smoking or frying. They also mention a preference for spatchcocking birds for grilling purposes. They touch upon the absence of leg tendons being removed by butchers in their locality and express curiosity about the reasons behind it.
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Christmas Weekend Plans and a Special Christmas Eve Mass
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