We invited several friends to join us for a sumptuous Christmas dinner, provided by all of us: ham, turkey, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, cranberry salad, corn and peas, green bean casserole, pineapple casserole, cranberry sauce, you know all the totally AMERICAN goodies that we gringos enjoy at Christmas! The one "Mexican" item was the ponche - the very Mexican hot Christmas punch made with a number of fruits - very delicious! The fruits we used to make it were: guayabas, apples, tejocotes, prunes, tamarind, pineapple, apple juice, sugar cane, I think that's all! Each cook makes it differently and I've never faced a ponche I didn't enjoy!
And of course our desserts included pies - pumpkin and apple - and Grace's wonderful fruitcake that she makes every year for Paul's birthday!
I of course forgot to take pictures during dinner, but here you see Bethie cutting the pies, there's Jason and Kristin and on the right Paul and Grace. Tim and Michelle with their three little ones also joined us. It was a great evening filled with good food, fun and fellowship.
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