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I'm 63yrs old and when I was a kid my parents would give each of the kids $10 to buy Christmas gifts for the Grandparents & other relatives. I always bought those Queen Anne cherries for one Great Aunt & she always made such a fuss about how she loved them. I was on cloud nine. They bring back such memories. They are kind of a Christmas classic, much like Terry's Chocolate Orange...IMHO
I love your chrismas family story because, I can imagine you giving your aunt the box of queen cherries and I can imagine your aunts face lit up when seen it. Thank you for sharing your sweet story
Queen Anne's cordial cherries are indeed a holiday treat. They are either you love them or hate them, very few middle road drivers on them. I personally adore them, so did my dad. They are nothing more than maraschino cherries that have been dried a bit then rolled over and over in powdered sugar, then dipped in melted chocolate. The liquid in the middle is the maraschino juice oozing through the powdered sugar while the "white" stuff is what is left of the actual powdered sugar that settled under the ooze. We also have the straight caned candy akin to your Black Pool! You can find them all over the place in a variety of flavors and colors. Walmart generally has a center display near the main entrance with them stocked. They come in all sorts of wild and yummy flavors.
I always love cherry cordials but there are two different kinds. Some have a thick white center and some have a clear center surrounding the cherry . I prefer the clear center. It's not quite as sweet
@@baileysgrammy Cream centered cherries are totally different, I agree! My husband always goes to our local ice cream/candy parlor every Valentine's Day and hand picks me a box of chocolates for both Valentine and my birthday, which is on Valentine's Day. Some times he picks it right and I get the cordials and other times he forgets and gets me the cream cherries. I never have the heart to tell him they are not the same thing! LOL
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of Queen Anne's cordial cherries! They really surprised us!! We would definitely have them again. Thanks for watching
Christmas crack is great. I think that y'all should try Egg Nog, plain and with your favorite spirit. I like Hot Chocolate with either Butter Scotch or Peppermint Hard Candies. Thanks for another great video. I do wish for Y'all to have a very Merry Christmas 🎄 and a Happy and Safe New Year's .....
Thanks for the suggestions! Funny story.. we actually bought Egg nog to drink during this video and completely forgot to get it out of the fridge. 😂😂 Have a Great Christmas!!
In our family, it was always hard ribbon candy, cherry cordials, TURTLES (you must try!), and more recently, BUCKEYES! The best dessert anyone ever brought to our house for Christmas was a homemade cherry macaroon pie - traditional cherry pie filling, but in a coconut cookie crust. I've never had anything like it before or since. It was fabulous.
You guys are missing the most important Christmas cookies: Danish Royal Dansk butter/Christmas cookies. They taste good and the tin serves as a holder for needle & thread or pennies 😅😂
@@thebritstryMake sure you get the Danish Royal Dansk brand. I picked up a tin of what I thought were the right ones last year. They were the Walmart version ( in same color blue cookie tin ) VERY disappointed ! No wonder they were so inexpensive !
@thebritstry I completely agree with this comment and said it on your other video ! Cella's are the same treat a little lighter on the sugar punch with a little less cream flavor and more cherry. Queen Anne's are much richer.
Thank you. I knew there were better ones than Queen Anne with clear centers but didn't know the brand name. I like them much better too. Queen Anne is sickingly sweet for me.
Most in the U.S. pronounce cordial as “core-jel” or “core-jul” (depending on where they’re from in the U.S.) The world cordial means “warm & friendly” 😊 You could also try cherry cordial ice cream!
My mother prided herself on her divinity recipe. But with us being from the Kansas Oklahoma, Texas area, she always had to deal with humidity. When she moved out to San Diego to help take care of my grandparents, she said in her whole candymaking career, that she made the best divinity because of the lack of humidity.. So San Diego, if you wanna try your hand, is the best place to try divinity because I can guarantee what you tried might be good but it’s not the real thing. Enjoy and I hope you guys have the best holidays ever.
That's fascinating! Thanks for the info😊 it’s amazing how the impact of humidity on divinity changes the cooking! We’ll have to try to recreate it in the future.
Homemade Chocolate covered cherry cordials are a beloved tradition in our family. However, Queen Annes are an exceptable substitute if pressed for time.
I STILL remember my grandmothers home made divinity, and it's been 40+ years since the last time I had any!! We couldn't wait for Christmas season, because we knew she'd make a BUNCH of it. Queen Anne cherries I STILL like to get at Christmas (or any other time they have them at the store). I SHOULDN'T have them because of my blood sugar, but there are some things worth the risk, and THESE are one of those things!!
It's amazing how food can bring back such fond memories! Your grandmother's divinity sounds delightful, and it's great that you have those special treats to look forward to during the holidays.
My mom made divinity candy only once in my childhood. By her comments, it required specific weather to make it right, or it would turn gooey. The other Christmas candy she would make was chocolate fudge, using a recipe printed on the Hershey's cocoa powder tin. I have made fudge a few times since, and it's very difficult to make correctly without (or even with) a candy thermometer. Its saving grace is that even if you screw up and it turns out crumbly or too soft, it's still delicious.
Too high humidty causes divinity not to set well. We dipped it out one waxed or parchment paper. After it dried out a little, you coukd scraoe it off the paper ane eat it.
You have a good eye! Queen Anne's cordial cherries are indeed popular around here for the holidays. They were one of my mom's favorite Christmas treats. Homemade fudge and peanut brittle were also some of Mom's favorites we always had at Christmas. I have never heard of Christmas Crack and I have never tried divinity. Great video!
I get the Queen Anne's for Christmas every year. I love them but I this I only eat less than a half dozen between the 25th & New Years. They are so sweet. I still make fudge ever year just the way my grandmother did. It gets snagged up fast.
Homemade divinity is better than store bought but it's a finicky candy. Same with cookies. Along with pies I'm making fudge and Snickerdoodle cookies for Christmas.
@@thebritstryif you like a bit of cinnamon they are. And divinity base is meringue. Oh btw..those After 8 mints might be the same as our Andes mint candy.
My aunt always made it with black walnuts, pecans, almonds and candies orange peel. It was so good and she only made it at Christmas and gave tins of it out as gifts. Us kids would literally fist fight over who got the biggest piece.
Snowballs (Russian Tea Cakes) are my favorite of what you have there. I roll mine in powdered sugar twice about 5 minutes apart to add just a bit more sweetness because there is very little sugar in the batter. The frosted sugar cookies are a 1 out of 10 for me. They are tasteless but for the sugar. Even if they had more vanilla or some orange zest they would be okay but as they are...just YUK from me. Molasses Cookies are my second favorite. you can buy After 8 Mints here in the US also. I think I have even seen them at Wal-Mart or Walgreens. Rumballs are supposed to be aged for a while so the rum mellows. If you eat them the same day, they are like tossimg back a shot of rum. My grandmother used to make these and also bourbon balls. People raved about them, as a child I thought they tasted nasty but they did hit me with a bit of a buzz. Queen Anne Cherries are a holiday classic and they are also a relatively inexpensive gift which is why I think they are popular. I honestly have only known one person who actually liked them and I would give her any that I received as a gift.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Snowballs sound delicious, and I appreciate the tip about rolling them in powdered sugar twice. we'll definitely have to give that a try next time!
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Those frosted sugar cookies are divisive and I happen to agree with you on them. I think they’re fine, probably better with tea or coffee, but overall too dry and too sweet. I love snowballs and molasses cookies though! And decent gingerbread, too. My local store sells Walker’s gingerbread men this time of year but I’ve yet to be able to try them because they’re always sold out. I love regular Walker’s shortbread though, it’s one of my favorite cookies. And whomever suggested Christmas crack is a real one. That stuff is so good. I’ve known people to sprinkle a little sea salt on top or crushed candy canes but I like it as is.
You’ve got to try these Little Debbie Christmas trees. I remember when I was 6 or 7 my mom and I tried to make chocolate covered cherries. They were really good but it was a nightmare to make. We were up so late and almost cried. Every year we bought chocolate covered cherries and reminisced about how terrible they were to make but tasted so much better.
We appreciate the suggestion! It’s always great to hear about holiday snacks that hold special memories, like those cherries. We’ll definitely try those Little Debbie trees!
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Ever since we were very young, we ALL got into the act on "Russian Teacakes", from grinding the nuts (always walnuts, carefully watching for bits of shell) in small batches with the hand-cranked chopper, to fork-shaving the sticks of margarine to make them easier to mix with the other ingredients, to forming dozens upon dozens of the little balls, to running the baked cookies through the first and second powdered sugarings, to carefully packing them into the lidded punchbowl we used for storing them. Mum never had to go all "Little Red Hen" on us kids when it came to making ANY of the Christmas cookies. (In fact, there were probably times when she could have done with a little LESS help from eager little hands.)
@@merriemisfit8406 mom called it Russian tea cookies. My husband thought it was dry. I was like hey drink some tea or whatever. But I love them. It is very much a memory of my mom.
Different candy canes have different tastes depends on the brand but they're all pretty much peppermint tea but quality varies. The tradition is really mostly to decorate the trees Christmas trees with the candy canes and then you can eat them too.
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Great video as always, but I wish you had tried eggnog. I like it with rum. I feel like it's equal parts traditional and divisive. Like the candy corn of Christmas.
The Ghirardelli company has been making chocolate since 1852. Their headquarters were originally in San Francisco, and are now in San Leandro (across the bay from S.F.) There's still an outlet store and ice cream shop in San Francisco at Ghirardelli Square. The company makes many flavors of chocolate squares similar to the peppermint bark you tried, and has many other products as well. They have an outlet store at 643 5th Ave, San Diego, near where you live. A tasting video of nothing but Ghirardelli would be fun.
The queen Ann’s isn’t bad, it’s just not the best. My mom ends up getting a box every Christmas. My brother use to get them for her, thinking she really likes them. She just never told us it wasn’t her favorite. After my brother passed a way 6 years ago. One of us other kids, keep the tradition alive.
@@thebritstryThis year I can’t have Xmas crack ! Had 2 dental implants in October. Can’t have popcorn, nuts, anything crunchy until the crowns are put on ( in January ). Sooo… I’ve decided to make Super Bowl crack and Super Bowl Chex Mix for the game in February ! 🏈 😁
I use to get a big jar of cherries, pour brandy on them and let them sit in my fridge for a month. I would cover them in chocolate for Christmas gifts. They were so good!
My favorite has always been the Snowballs. Mom used to call them Nutbutter balls. I loved them so much. She used to make so much every Christmas. The Nutbutter balls, Fudge, Divinity, Pralines, Fruit cakes and Fruitcake cookies, Butterscotch marshmellows, Chocolate chip cookies, Oatmeal cookies and Butterscotch Hay stacks. Im sure i forgot something. Bless her heart she went all out.
Thank you for sharing those sweet memories! It’s heartwarming to hear how much love and effort your mom put into making those delicious treats. They sound amazing!
@@thebritstry It's a little bit of a torture too. Everytime I watch I am salivating. What's next!! It gives me joy to see your eyes pop out at new food. Like yes!! You absolutely need to try that. The southwest has its regional flavors as well, not as homogenous as people think. You guys should try TX-NM-Mex tristate area.
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Wow. I haven't tried that! I always get a box so I can have at least one & think of Christmases past but it just too rich to have more than one every now and then. So that's a great idea.
Ok, first off...LOVE the sweater and t-shirt! LOVE the Queen Anne cherries! They have been around for DECADES! My mom would get them every year and we were only allowed one, lol. It's a holiday staple. 2nd...what hot chocolate recipe did you use because I need that in my life. I'm not a fan of cake cookies like those. No Andrew, they are dry.
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LOVE LOVE LOVE that you tried molasses cookies!! Me & my sister just made a huge double batch of those for our family. Our has ginger juice, white pepper, cayenne, coriander, clove, cinnamon and cardamom for spices then we roll it in turbinado sugar before baking. You two are awesome, I love your videos!
That was awesome you guys made your own hot chocolate so much better than the packaged stuff. The Queen Anne chocolate-covered cherries have two different kind of choices one with creamy nougat in it and one with syrupy stuff in it. Them molasses cookies looked delicious. Did you all have a stomach ache after all that eating that sugar? 😂.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment! We had so much fun trying those snacks, and your insights about the Queen Anne cherries are appreciated. Thanks for watching
We would crush candy canes and add to vanilla ice cream. Christmas crack is so good! It's delicious and EVERYONE makes it and loves it!! You can even crumble pretzels on the top too!! You guys did great on everything!!!
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Don't get me wrong Walmart has a time and place , but a fresh local bakery will always be better, the homemade cookies you made for the first time prove the point. As always love your videos, take care and best wishes
Cherry Cordials are a love it or hate it item. My dad loved them, even more since they were the one chocolate item he never had to share with anyone. He used to buy cases of them during Christmas to store in the fridge and freezer so he had them year round. I still keep a box I bought for him just a few days before he passed away in my fridge two years later to keep that little Christmas tradition alive. Queen Anne are the easiest brand to track down but most US chocolatiers make their own in house versions.
When I was a kid the cordial cherries were typically ninety-nine cents per box and there were more of them in there back then, so they were very popular to give as an inexpensive gift or to pass them out singley to friends. We make dozens of snowballs and rumballs every year. The rumballs are best kept in a tin for about a month before eating so they mellow. We also make a candy called Martha Washington Balls which are cocnut fondant creams covered in dark chocolate.
Fun video! Recommendation (not holiday specific): Little Debbie Cream-filled White Fancy Cakes. Freeze them, then blitz in the microwave for 30 seconds. The cake will stay cold, but the filling will melt. This is the most delicious thing from my childhood...
My mom and grandma used to make cherry cordial candy. They eventually stopped because Queen Anne's were available. Yes, divinity candy is similar made with egg whites whipped with a hot sugar syrup. We always had fudge.
22:39 We have a version of that candy called "Candy Sticks" or "Stick Candy". They're often found in old fashioned candy shops or local farmhouse type places alongside what we call "rock candy" which is sugar that's recrystalized on a stick and many times, maple or honey candies.
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The snowballs are also called pecan sandies where i live. My grandmother made them every Christmas and they were very good. My favorite was her cream de mint brownies and her 7 layer cookies. Homemade gingerbread cookies are better than store bought. Some can be more cakey, others are more crispy.
You missed my favorite, the Holiday Shortbread Christmas Cookies at Walmart, they cost $4.68 for 15 cookies, three rows of 5. I just got 2 packs for about $10.00 with tax, and they are really good. They are small cookies about 3 inches round and a half inch thick, they are in a clear plastic package by the apples and tomatoes, on a shelf right in the main aisle. The chocolate covered cherries are ok, but nothing special, I usually do not get them. One of my other favorites are the little chocolate, caramel, and pecan turtles.
Amish shops here in Ohio have what you referred to as Rock candy, I would love to see you guys try glass candy. It is sugar boiled mixed with flavoring and poured out then shattered like glass. Its always made around the holidays.
You two are so cute with your reviews. I am glad you prepared some of them. I have made several of them also. In the rum balls I use rum flavoring, but I agree with you, they would taste good without the rum. Thank you, Merry Christmas
Every year i get queen anne(the blueberry, French vanilla, dark chocolate and milk chocolate) I LOVE THEM, i get summer sausage and cheese and fruit cake the one that is sticky that everyone hates i love them but im also a candy corn person and the Valentine heart candys. @1:46
The treat my family always had each Christmas was our wassail! It was something you put on the stove, heated it up and just left it there for days, adding more water to keep it from getting too thick. When I was manager of the dental office, I would put a crock pot of it out for our patients to sip on either before or after their appointments and the loved it. I have made it in years past and I bottle it and take it over to my neighbors, they mention that they would really like it added to their alcoholic drinks. I can see that working, but we don't drink. It is made with apple cider, pineapple juice, frozen OJ, frozen lemonade, cinnamon sticks, cloves and allspice. It is best if made and cooked for a least 2 hours before you want to have it as the flavors meld together into this glorious symphony that you simply cannot put down. It is really rich, but tart, sweet, but yet tangy and thick......it really is amazing. Not all Christmas treats are cookies or candies.
We have the After Eight chocolate mints here too, in the regular candy aisle. We also have Andes Mints that come in a small flat box. Cordial Cherries come 2 ways, with white cream and liquid inside or with just liquid. I prefer with just liquid. You should just pop the whole thing in your mouth, not bite it. If you put ginger in the molasses cookies you would have gingerbread. They used to be very popular back in the day, but not as much anymore. I make Spritz cookies, peanut butter cookies, choc. chip cookies, shortbread. I used to make meringues too. I also make date nut bread and Kahlua cake with choc. ganache drizzled icing. Those are the family favorites. Used to make Rice Krispie treats with mini M&M's for my grandson but he's 25 now and out grown them. I love to bake but everyone is always on a diet so now I only bake for Christmas. The dieting stops at Thanksgiving and starts again in January. 😄. 🍰🍪🍬🍭🍷. 🍸Cheers! Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy, and Blessed New Year....... Love your channel! You are fun to watch. 👍
I decorated a trees with different flavor candy cakes once which was a big hit with the grandkids. They would go straight to the tree when they would visit and pick a flavor.
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Use a peppermint stick to stir your hot chocolate. And leave it in your cup. I love y'all! Greetings from East Tennessee.
Thanks for the tip! That sounds delicious trick we'll give it a try.
I live in East Tennessee too Hi neighbor and I agree that is good too
I use a cinnamon stick (in East Tennessee).
A good homemade divinity will melt in your mouth.
It was really good and very sweet!
Divinity actually is dollops of meringue with a lot of sugar mixed into it.
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I can go through a box of those cherries in 5 minutes. Doesn’t matter the cheap cost…doesn’t matter the quality…I’m addicted to those things.
They were surprisingly good! We really enjoyed them too!
My Dad always got me a box of these for Christmas. Been 31 years and I still miss getting them from him.😢
This is the gift you buy for someone you don't like
@@kathycazenave7434 NEVER!
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I’ll buy them for you!!!
I'm 63yrs old and when I was a kid my parents would give each of the kids $10 to buy Christmas gifts for the Grandparents & other relatives. I always bought those Queen Anne cherries for one Great Aunt & she always made such a fuss about how she loved them. I was on cloud nine. They bring back such memories. They are kind of a Christmas classic, much like Terry's Chocolate Orange...IMHO
Thanks for sharing your story!
I love your chrismas family story because, I can imagine you giving your aunt the box of queen cherries and I can imagine your aunts face lit up when seen it. Thank you for sharing your sweet story
I'm over 70 and I love the cherries, the Terry's Chocolate Orange and Raspberry are a big hot too
Queen Anne's cordial cherries are indeed a holiday treat. They are either you love them or hate them, very few middle road drivers on them. I personally adore them, so did my dad. They are nothing more than maraschino cherries that have been dried a bit then rolled over and over in powdered sugar, then dipped in melted chocolate. The liquid in the middle is the maraschino juice oozing through the powdered sugar while the "white" stuff is what is left of the actual powdered sugar that settled under the ooze. We also have the straight caned candy akin to your Black Pool! You can find them all over the place in a variety of flavors and colors. Walmart generally has a center display near the main entrance with them stocked. They come in all sorts of wild and yummy flavors.
I liked them as a child but now not so much.
I always love cherry cordials but there are two different kinds. Some have a thick white center and some have a clear center surrounding the cherry . I prefer the clear center. It's not quite as sweet
@@baileysgrammy Cream centered cherries are totally different, I agree! My husband always goes to our local ice cream/candy parlor every Valentine's Day and hand picks me a box of chocolates for both Valentine and my birthday, which is on Valentine's Day. Some times he picks it right and I get the cordials and other times he forgets and gets me the cream cherries. I never have the heart to tell him they are not the same thing! LOL
@daricetaylor737 Awwwe. So sweet of him.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of Queen Anne's cordial cherries! They really surprised us!! We would definitely have them again. Thanks for watching
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My gramms made the snowballs she dipped them in powdered sugar twice. Christmas is such a great time of year.
Oh you should try the Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes! Those were a favorite of mine as a child.
Thanks for the suggestion! We'll definitely add that to our holiday snack list!
Christmas crack is great. I think that y'all should try Egg Nog, plain and with your favorite spirit. I like Hot Chocolate with either Butter Scotch or Peppermint Hard Candies. Thanks for another great video. I do wish for Y'all to have a very Merry Christmas 🎄 and a Happy and Safe New Year's .....
Thanks for the suggestions! Funny story.. we actually bought Egg nog to drink during this video and completely forgot to get it out of the fridge. 😂😂 Have a Great Christmas!!
In our family, it was always hard ribbon candy, cherry cordials, TURTLES (you must try!), and more recently, BUCKEYES! The best dessert anyone ever brought to our house for Christmas was a homemade cherry macaroon pie - traditional cherry pie filling, but in a coconut cookie crust. I've never had anything like it before or since. It was fabulous.
Thanks for the tips! We'll have to add those to our holiday snack list.
You guys are missing the most important Christmas cookies: Danish Royal Dansk butter/Christmas cookies.
They taste good and the tin serves as a holder for needle & thread or pennies 😅😂
Sounds like we need to make a trip to the grocery store!😊 thank you for the tip
@ You’re most welcome! Have some milk on hand lol
That tin becomes EVERYONE’S sewing tin!!!
Going back how long? Maybe 75 years!?
@@thebritstryMake sure you get the Danish Royal Dansk brand. I picked up a tin of what I thought were the right ones last year. They were the Walmart version ( in same color blue cookie tin ) VERY disappointed ! No wonder they were so inexpensive !
Low quality 😂😂😂
19:14 Just my opinion, but Cella's chocolate covered cherrys with clear syrup are the best brand for those.
We will have to try and find cella’s chocolate! Thanks for the suggestion
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@thebritstry I completely agree with this comment and said it on your other video ! Cella's are the same treat a little lighter on the sugar punch with a little less cream flavor and more cherry. Queen Anne's are much richer.
Thank you. I knew there were better ones than Queen Anne with clear centers but didn't know the brand name. I like them much better too. Queen Anne is sickingly sweet for me.
Most in the U.S. pronounce cordial as “core-jel” or “core-jul” (depending on where they’re from in the U.S.) The world cordial means “warm & friendly” 😊 You could also try cherry cordial ice cream!
My mother prided herself on her divinity recipe. But with us being from the Kansas Oklahoma, Texas area, she always had to deal with humidity. When she moved out to San Diego to help take care of my grandparents, she said in her whole candymaking career, that she made the best divinity because of the lack of humidity.. So San Diego, if you wanna try your hand, is the best place to try divinity because I can guarantee what you tried might be good but it’s not the real thing. Enjoy and I hope you guys have the best holidays ever.
That's fascinating! Thanks for the info😊 it’s amazing how the impact of humidity on divinity changes the cooking! We’ll have to try to recreate it in the future.
Homemade Chocolate covered cherry cordials are a beloved tradition in our family. However, Queen Annes are an exceptable substitute if pressed for time.
We were surprised by how good they were! Thanks for watching
I STILL remember my grandmothers home made divinity, and it's been 40+ years since the last time I had any!! We couldn't wait for Christmas season, because we knew she'd make a BUNCH of it.
Queen Anne cherries I STILL like to get at Christmas (or any other time they have them at the store). I SHOULDN'T have them because of my blood sugar, but there are some things worth the risk, and THESE are one of those things!!
It's amazing how food can bring back such fond memories! Your grandmother's divinity sounds delightful, and it's great that you have those special treats to look forward to during the holidays.
Next time peanut butter blossom, with a hershey's kiss in the middle
They sound interesting! We’ll have to look them up! Thanks for the tip
My mom made divinity candy only once in my childhood. By her comments, it required specific weather to make it right, or it would turn gooey. The other Christmas candy she would make was chocolate fudge, using a recipe printed on the Hershey's cocoa powder tin. I have made fudge a few times since, and it's very difficult to make correctly without (or even with) a candy thermometer. Its saving grace is that even if you screw up and it turns out crumbly or too soft, it's still delicious.
Too high humidty causes divinity not to set well. We dipped it out one waxed or parchment paper. After it dried out a little, you coukd scraoe it off the paper ane eat it.
Thanks for sharing your family traditions! We’ll have to try making divinity and fudge sometime
Ghirardelli is a chocolate candy confectionery from San Francisco that has been making their chocolates since the 19th century.
You have a good eye! Queen Anne's cordial cherries are indeed popular around here for the holidays. They were one of my mom's favorite Christmas treats. Homemade fudge and peanut brittle were also some of Mom's favorites we always had at Christmas. I have never heard of Christmas Crack and I have never tried divinity. Great video!
I get the Queen Anne's for Christmas every year. I love them but I this I only eat less than a half dozen between the 25th & New Years. They are so sweet.
I still make fudge ever year just the way my grandmother did. It gets snagged up fast.
Homemade divinity is better than store bought but it's a finicky candy. Same with cookies.
Along with pies I'm making fudge and Snickerdoodle cookies for Christmas.
Thanks for sharing the advice! Snickerdoodle cookies sounds really good.
@@thebritstryif you like a bit of cinnamon they are. And divinity base is meringue.
Oh btw..those After 8 mints might be the same as our Andes mint candy.
Totally agree. Add the best qualities of the ginger bread and molasses cookies and you'd have a solid cookie/biscuit.
Thanks for the recommendation! We'll have to find a recipe for that.
@thebritstry I'm moslty just agreeing with what was said in video, adding ginger to those amazing looking molasses cookies. Cheers!
Nicola has almost completely changed into a “ bloody yank” 😆 and I still fear for Andrew when she says ( bless your heart) run my good man. 🤣.
😂 That's so funny.. Bless your........ Thank you😂
The best divinity is made with black walnuts. The strong flavor balances the extreme sweetness. A family favorite here! Merry Christmas to you both!
Thanks for the great information! We will have to try and find some! Happy holidays 😊
My aunt always made it with black walnuts, pecans, almonds and candies orange peel. It was so good and she only made it at Christmas and gave tins of it out as gifts. Us kids would literally fist fight over who got the biggest piece.
YES MA'AM! I like it with black walnuts and a glace cherry pressed into the center.😋
Snowballs (Russian Tea Cakes) are my favorite of what you have there. I roll mine in powdered sugar twice about 5 minutes apart to add just a bit more sweetness because there is very little sugar in the batter. The frosted sugar cookies are a 1 out of 10 for me. They are tasteless but for the sugar. Even if they had more vanilla or some orange zest they would be okay but as they are...just YUK from me. Molasses Cookies are my second favorite. you can buy After 8 Mints here in the US also. I think I have even seen them at Wal-Mart or Walgreens. Rumballs are supposed to be aged for a while so the rum mellows. If you eat them the same day, they are like tossimg back a shot of rum. My grandmother used to make these and also bourbon balls. People raved about them, as a child I thought they tasted nasty but they did hit me with a bit of a buzz. Queen Anne Cherries are a holiday classic and they are also a relatively inexpensive gift which is why I think they are popular. I honestly have only known one person who actually liked them and I would give her any that I received as a gift.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Snowballs sound delicious, and I appreciate the tip about rolling them in powdered sugar twice. we'll definitely have to give that a try next time!
Hey folks, 💫 just remember this tip whilst in America-when in doubt, Always choose the "South"(Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas, Georgia, Alabama, etc.) for pecan pralines, Mississippi mud pie, fried apple or peach turnovers, buttermilk pie, custard/egg pie, caramel cake, etc. and you'll neveR go wrong with your new "experiment" taste tests in the future (anything after that would be: The Midwest, The East Coast, The West Coast, The Southwest and some parts up North)! 💫
NY has great bakeries.
@breezedarkstorm666 They dO, after the South! ✨
Thanks for sharing your tip! We'll definitely keep that in mind. 😊
Cordial cherries are everywhere at Christmas and most place year round if you look at the grocers.
They were surprisingly Good!
they're disgusting
I’m addicted to them.
Hot chocolate is good with marshmallows in it. You can also blend it with ice to make it into a cold desert with whip cream on top.
Thanks for the suggestion! We’ll definitely be making some of that in the future
My grandmother made homemade divinity. It was delicious. Its an old timey candy.
Thanks for sharing your memories 😊 maybe we could try making some at home
We have André's After Eights here too, kids....go to the grocers, look on the shelf in candy isle......After Eights!
Thanks for the tip! We'll definitely check out the candy aisle for André's After Eights next time!
We have After 8 mints in the United States. I have been eating them for decades 😊
Oh!! We will have to try to find them in time for our Christmas meal!
@@thebritstryThey are sold in most stores including drug stores and I believe walmart. 😊
And if you can't find After 8, Andes Mints are a good substitute.
@tamarakaddatz9955 True!
Those frosted sugar cookies are divisive and I happen to agree with you on them. I think they’re fine, probably better with tea or coffee, but overall too dry and too sweet. I love snowballs and molasses cookies though! And decent gingerbread, too. My local store sells Walker’s gingerbread men this time of year but I’ve yet to be able to try them because they’re always sold out. I love regular Walker’s shortbread though, it’s one of my favorite cookies.
And whomever suggested Christmas crack is a real one. That stuff is so good. I’ve known people to sprinkle a little sea salt on top or crushed candy canes but I like it as is.
Thank you for sharing your favorite holiday cookies! You’re right that Christmas crac is the best!
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Happy Holidays to you too!
You’ve got to try these Little Debbie Christmas trees.
I remember when I was 6 or 7 my mom and I tried to make chocolate covered cherries. They were really good but it was a nightmare to make. We were up so late and almost cried. Every year we bought chocolate covered cherries and reminisced about how terrible they were to make but tasted so much better.
We appreciate the suggestion! It’s always great to hear about holiday snacks that hold special memories, like those cherries. We’ll definitely try those Little Debbie trees!
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You could be the first to watch it😂 The channel is called Two Brits Try and we have just started it today😊🤞🤞🤞
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My mom used to make “snow balls “ every Christmas for us. Kept in a jar for us to snag one every now and then. Nostalgic memories for me.
Thanks for sharing your memories!
Ever since we were very young, we ALL got into the act on "Russian Teacakes", from grinding the nuts (always walnuts, carefully watching for bits of shell) in small batches with the hand-cranked chopper, to fork-shaving the sticks of margarine to make them easier to mix with the other ingredients, to forming dozens upon dozens of the little balls, to running the baked cookies through the first and second powdered sugarings, to carefully packing them into the lidded punchbowl we used for storing them. Mum never had to go all "Little Red Hen" on us kids when it came to making ANY of the Christmas cookies. (In fact, there were probably times when she could have done with a little LESS help from eager little hands.)
@@merriemisfit8406 mom called it Russian tea cookies. My husband thought it was dry. I was like hey drink some tea or whatever. But I love them. It is very much a memory of my mom.
Almond Roca,or homemade toffee!! My fave!
Yes! Just made the second batch today.
Thanks for the suggestion! We'll definitely have to try them next time we're filming. 😊
Different candy canes have different tastes depends on the brand but they're all pretty much peppermint tea but quality varies. The tradition is really mostly to decorate the trees Christmas trees with the candy canes and then you can eat them too.
Thank you for the information!! we'll hang the rest on the tree😊
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Thank you so much for your kind words. We’re sending you lots of love this Christmas!
Great video as always, but I wish you had tried eggnog. I like it with rum. I feel like it's equal parts traditional and divisive. Like the candy corn of Christmas.
Funny story!!! We bought some to try in the video but completely forgot to get it out of the fridge 😊 we still have it so we’ll give it a try👍
Candy Canes are a standard Christmas tree decoration. It's not just a candy I bet you didn't know that.
That is so interesting! We will have to try hanging some on our Christmas tree. 😄
All of the snacks looked great especially the homemade ones. Great review!
Thank you so much for watching! We're glad you enjoyed the video!
The Ghirardelli company has been making chocolate since 1852. Their headquarters were originally in San Francisco, and are now in San Leandro (across the bay from S.F.) There's still an outlet store and ice cream shop in San Francisco at Ghirardelli Square. The company makes many flavors of chocolate squares similar to the peppermint bark you tried, and has many other products as well. They have an outlet store at 643 5th Ave, San Diego, near where you live. A tasting video of nothing but Ghirardelli would be fun.
I live in PA and ❤Hershey’s but Ghiardelli is the best chocolate. 🍫 😋
@@Jeff_Lichtman They have a huge outlet in Key Largo.
Thanks for sharing! We'll have to check out their outlet store in San Diego.
You guys make me laugh! Thank you❤
We're so glad you enjoyed it! Laughter is the best part of trying new snacks! Thanks for watching
im shoving chocolate covered cherry in my mouth as i watch this its a tradition you hate it or love it everybody has a side tfs
We really enjoyed them! we were very surprised. Thank for watching.
I think the rum to use with that recipe should be 3 Star Plantation Rum. It's really smooth, really nice, & not overpowering
Thank you for the suggestion! We'll definitely have to give it a try!
Andrew you're allowed to have an opinion, we give you permission 😜😄😂🤣😂
Thank you!🤣
The queen Ann’s isn’t bad, it’s just not the best. My mom ends up getting a box every Christmas. My brother use to get them for her, thinking she really likes them. She just never told us it wasn’t her favorite. After my brother passed a way 6 years ago. One of us other kids, keep the tradition alive.
Thank you for sharing your tradition and memories!
Yall are so great ! Love yall and God bless you sweethearts!
Thank you so much! We appreciate your support and glad you enjoyed the video!
What a fun video!!!!!!
we are so glad you enjoyed the video! Trying new snacks is always a blast! Thanks for watching
I think the Cherry Cordial candy is a really common and easy gift. Thats probably why they stock up so much on them.
Thanks, that was fun!😊
Thank you for watching and Happy holidays!
I know this may sound weird, but I love your guy's backsplash above your counter top.
Thank you! Home Depot tiles…
I'm so glad you tried the Christmas crack! Growing up we kids would get my dad Queen Anne cherries every Christmas. He loved them.
Christmas Crack is up there with our favorite dessert or treat!! delicious... Thanks for watching
@@thebritstryThis year I can’t have Xmas crack ! Had 2 dental implants in October. Can’t have popcorn, nuts, anything crunchy until the crowns are put on ( in January ). Sooo… I’ve decided to make Super Bowl crack and Super Bowl Chex Mix for the game in February ! 🏈 😁
I use to get a big jar of cherries, pour brandy on them and let them sit in my fridge for a month. I would cover them in chocolate for Christmas gifts. They were so good!
Yummy
Wow that sounds absolutely delicious! I'm going to have to try that!
My favorite has always been the Snowballs. Mom used to call them Nutbutter balls. I loved them so much. She used to make so much every Christmas. The Nutbutter balls, Fudge, Divinity, Pralines, Fruit cakes and Fruitcake cookies, Butterscotch marshmellows, Chocolate chip cookies, Oatmeal cookies and Butterscotch Hay stacks. Im sure i forgot something. Bless her heart she went all out.
Thank you for sharing those sweet memories! It’s heartwarming to hear how much love and effort your mom put into making those delicious treats. They sound amazing!
Yes they were. She was amazing. Really enjoying yalls channel. Yall make me hungry alot. Lol!
My late MIL made a lot of these, so did I, but she also did homemade chocolate covered cherries and buckeyes.
My Aunt used to make the best buckeyes and mincemeat cookies.
Those homemade chocolate covered cherries and buckeyes sound delicious! It's amazing how food can connect us to cherished memories.
We’re going to make Italian Snowballs and Pizzelles tomorrow. I Love how the snowballs just melt in your mouth!!! Keep up the Great Work!!! - Nick
Sounds delicious! We'll have to give those a try in the future. Thanks for watching!
Green is soooo ur color girl. This brit couple is a sweet watch.
Thank you! We had a blast trying out those holiday snacks together! We appreciate you kind words
@@thebritstry It's a little bit of a torture too. Everytime I watch I am salivating. What's next!! It gives me joy to see your eyes pop out at new food. Like yes!! You absolutely need to try that. The southwest has its regional flavors as well, not as homogenous as people think. You guys should try TX-NM-Mex tristate area.
Luv Ya, Brits !! ... Happy Holidays!! 🎄🎁🎉🍬🧑🎄🫵🙏🙌✝️. ..... I agree, flood your hot chocolate with marshmallows, SHARE all those confections that are WAY TOO SWEET, and definitely add some fruit cake, bunuelos, and some biscochos to your list of things to try !! Merry Christmas !! 😂🎄🧑🎄🎁🎉
Thanks for the suggestions! We'll definitely try some of those next time!😊😊
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I buy extra Queen Ann Cherries and put them in the freezer. Absolutely wonderful when a bit cold.
Wow. I haven't tried that!
I always get a box so I can have at least one & think of Christmases past but it just too rich to have more than one every now and then.
So that's a great idea.
That sounds like a great idea! We’ll have to try that next time
Ok, first off...LOVE the sweater and t-shirt! LOVE the Queen Anne cherries! They have been around for DECADES! My mom would get them every year and we were only allowed one, lol. It's a holiday staple.
2nd...what hot chocolate recipe did you use because I need that in my life.
I'm not a fan of cake cookies like those. No Andrew, they are dry.
We are glad you liked the sweater and the cherries! And you’ll be happy to know, the hot chocolate recipe has been uploaded today on our new 2nd channel. ua-cam.com/video/dLFYuij3F6g/v-deo.html The channel is called Two Brits Try and we have just uploaded to it today.
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The Queen Anne are the low quality chocolate covered cherries. The much better brand is Cellas chocolate covered cherries 😊
Thanks for the advice! We haven’t tried cella’s yet. We will have to look out for them
@@thebritstrymuch better
LOVE LOVE LOVE that you tried molasses cookies!! Me & my sister just made a huge double batch of those for our family. Our has ginger juice, white pepper, cayenne, coriander, clove, cinnamon and cardamom for spices then we roll it in turbinado sugar before baking. You two are awesome, I love your videos!
Thank you so much for watching and for sharing your recipe with us! We will have to try making those!
That was awesome you guys made your own hot chocolate so much better than the packaged stuff. The Queen Anne chocolate-covered cherries have two different kind of choices one with creamy nougat in it and one with syrupy stuff in it. Them molasses cookies looked delicious. Did you all have a stomach ache after all that eating that sugar? 😂.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment! We had so much fun trying those snacks, and your insights about the Queen Anne cherries are appreciated. Thanks for watching
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We would crush candy canes and add to vanilla ice cream. Christmas crack is so good! It's delicious and EVERYONE makes it and loves it!! You can even crumble pretzels on the top too!! You guys did great on everything!!!
Sounds delicious! Christmas crack is delicious.. We'll try adding some pretzels to our next batch.
Love you guys , but your wife is not only lovely but hilarious. Her smile and happy heart are infectious.
Thank you so much! We love sharing these moments together, and I'm glad her joy resonates with you!
Awesome video as always, I'm a sucker for molasses cookies and cherry cordials. I'm going to check out your new channel next!
Thank you for your kind words!! those molasses cookies are delicious. The channel is called Two Brits Try
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Cella’s Cherries are way better. They have a clear liquid center. Not as sweet as the white creamy center. Cella’s are my favorite:)
Thanks for the advice!
Sausage balls!! You should make sausage balls
Sausage balls sound delicious! We'll definitely consider trying them out in a future video!
Don't get me wrong Walmart has a time and place , but a fresh local bakery will always be better, the homemade cookies you made for the first time prove the point. As always love your videos, take care and best wishes
Thanks for watching! We're glad you enjoyed the homemade cookies.
Cherry Cordials are a love it or hate it item. My dad loved them, even more since they were the one chocolate item he never had to share with anyone. He used to buy cases of them during Christmas to store in the fridge and freezer so he had them year round. I still keep a box I bought for him just a few days before he passed away in my fridge two years later to keep that little Christmas tradition alive. Queen Anne are the easiest brand to track down but most US chocolatiers make their own in house versions.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful memories! We really enjoyed those cherries
If you jingle when you move, you should tell people it's because you're rich.
🤣 one day hopefully
I always love that brand of cherries. 7 is a very accurate ranking, but they are not for everyone.
They were very good! But very sweet 😊 thank you for watching
MUST try a sweet and salty Christmas Chex mix recipe...or a sweet one...or a savory...or a spicy.😂😂😂 Soooo many different recipes.
Thanks for the tip! We’ll definitely try that
We have After Eight mints here in the US.
Oh great! we didn't know that and we haven't found them yet. Thanks for the info!
A crisps version of the molasses is a ginger snap here that comes out for holloween Ivan’s are the best
Oh! Thanks for the info.. next year we’ll have to try to get some.
When I was a kid the cordial cherries were typically ninety-nine cents per box and there were more of them in there back then, so they were very popular to give as an inexpensive gift or to pass them out singley to friends.
We make dozens of snowballs and rumballs every year. The rumballs are best kept in a tin for about a month before eating so they mellow. We also make a candy called Martha Washington Balls which are cocnut fondant creams covered in dark chocolate.
Thanks for sharing! The Queen Anne cherries really surprised us how good they are. Thank you for watching😊
Fun video! Recommendation (not holiday specific): Little Debbie Cream-filled White Fancy Cakes. Freeze them, then blitz in the microwave for 30 seconds. The cake will stay cold, but the filling will melt. This is the most delicious thing from my childhood...
We’ll be sure to try that hack, thanks for the tip!
I hope you have a merry Christmas and a happy new year ❤
Thank you!! and you too!!!!😊
Those frosted cookies are polarizing to people you love them or hate them.
Absolutely! Those frosted cookies definitely spark strong opinions. It’s always interesting to see how taste can vary so much!
I lived not too far from the Queen Anne factory and the smell was fantastic. I do associate them with Christmas and Valentine's Day.
That is awesome! They were surprisingly good.
Great video as always and Merry Christmas to you two.
Thank you! Merry Christmas to you too! 😊
My mom and grandma used to make cherry cordial candy. They eventually stopped because Queen Anne's were available. Yes, divinity candy is similar made with egg whites whipped with a hot sugar syrup. We always had fudge.
That sounds delicious! Homemade treats always have a special touch. Thanks for sharing your family's candy-making history with us!
Some fine choices there, but where was the Fudge? One of my favorite Christmas treats. Thanks for the video!
Next time! Thanks for watching
22:39 We have a version of that candy called "Candy Sticks" or "Stick Candy". They're often found in old fashioned candy shops or local farmhouse type places alongside what we call "rock candy" which is sugar that's recrystalized on a stick and many times, maple or honey candies.
Thank you for the info! They sound interesting, we’ll have to see if we can find some 😊
Peppermint bark is crushed candy canes. It's supposed to be like that for the candy crunch texture.
Thanks for watching 😊
@@thebritstry Thank you for always putting so much time into the making of your videos. I've watched so many. I really find you both a wonderful couple.
Use the peppermint stick to stir the hot chocolate and add marshmallow or whipped cream
That’s a great idea! We'll have to try that next time.
The snowballs are also called pecan sandies where i live. My grandmother made them every Christmas and they were very good. My favorite was her cream de mint brownies and her 7 layer cookies. Homemade gingerbread cookies are better than store bought. Some can be more cakey, others are more crispy.
Thanks for sharing your family recipes! We'll have to try making some cream de mint brownies.
You missed my favorite, the Holiday Shortbread Christmas Cookies at Walmart, they cost $4.68 for 15 cookies, three rows of 5. I just got 2 packs for about $10.00 with tax, and they are really good. They are small cookies about 3 inches round and a half inch thick, they are in a clear plastic package by the apples and tomatoes, on a shelf right in the main aisle.
The chocolate covered cherries are ok, but nothing special, I usually do not get them. One of my other favorites are the little chocolate, caramel, and pecan turtles.
We’ll have to look for those! Thanks for the tip!
Amish shops here in Ohio have what you referred to as Rock candy, I would love to see you guys try glass candy. It is sugar boiled mixed with flavoring and poured out then shattered like glass. Its always made around the holidays.
Thanks for the suggestion! We're always looking for new snacks to try!
You two are so cute with your reviews. I am glad you prepared some of them. I have made several of them also. In the rum balls I use rum flavoring, but I agree with you, they would taste good without the rum. Thank you, Merry Christmas
Thank you so much for the kind words and for sharing your holiday traditions! Happy holidays to you too!
WIth the candy canes you can hang them on the tree as a decoration as well as a treat you can grab.
Thank you for the advice!
Every year i get queen anne(the blueberry, French vanilla, dark chocolate and milk chocolate) I LOVE THEM, i get summer sausage and cheese and fruit cake the one that is sticky that everyone hates i love them but im also a candy corn person and the Valentine heart candys. @1:46
Thank you for sharing your holiday snack tradition! It’s always great to hear what others enjoy during the festive season!
We call that toffee, & put crushed pecans & Christmas colored sprinkles or sugar (red, green) on top after spreading the chocolate 🎄Merry Christmas!!
Thanks for sharing! We love toffee too. Happy holidays 😊
Aldi stores in the US have great holiday food items. A lot of German imports.😊
Thanks for the tip! We'll definitely have to check out the Aldi stores near us! 😊
The treat my family always had each Christmas was our wassail! It was something you put on the stove, heated it up and just left it there for days, adding more water to keep it from getting too thick. When I was manager of the dental office, I would put a crock pot of it out for our patients to sip on either before or after their appointments and the loved it. I have made it in years past and I bottle it and take it over to my neighbors, they mention that they would really like it added to their alcoholic drinks. I can see that working, but we don't drink. It is made with apple cider, pineapple juice, frozen OJ, frozen lemonade, cinnamon sticks, cloves and allspice. It is best if made and cooked for a least 2 hours before you want to have it as the flavors meld together into this glorious symphony that you simply cannot put down. It is really rich, but tart, sweet, but yet tangy and thick......it really is amazing. Not all Christmas treats are cookies or candies.
That sounds delicious, we'll definitely have to make it.
I was looking for those Queen Anne cordial cherries. I didn't find them in our local Walmart this year. They go well with coffee.
Seems like they were all sent to San Diego😂 They had stacks for them! So glad we tried them they are very good. Thanks for watching
Our teachers use to give us boxes of the cherries for Christmas.
Thanks for sharing your memories!
you two are amazing. love the content!
Thanks so much! You are so kind. Thanks for watching
We have the After Eight chocolate mints here too, in the regular candy aisle. We also have Andes Mints that come in a small flat box.
Cordial Cherries come 2 ways, with white cream and liquid inside or with just liquid. I prefer with just liquid. You should just pop the whole thing in your mouth, not bite it. If you put ginger in the molasses cookies you would have gingerbread. They used to be very popular back in the day, but not as much anymore.
I make Spritz cookies, peanut butter cookies, choc. chip cookies, shortbread. I used to make meringues too. I also make date nut bread and Kahlua cake with choc. ganache drizzled icing. Those are the family favorites. Used to make Rice Krispie treats with mini M&M's for my grandson but he's 25 now and out grown them. I love to bake but everyone is always on a diet so now I only bake for Christmas. The dieting stops at Thanksgiving and starts again in January. 😄. 🍰🍪🍬🍭🍷. 🍸Cheers! Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy, and Blessed New Year....... Love your channel! You are fun to watch. 👍
Thanks for sharing all the detailed advice!!
I decorated a trees with different flavor candy cakes once which was a big hit with the grandkids. They would go straight to the tree when they would visit and pick a flavor.
That is a great idea!