I grew up in a place where Christmas meant more than presents and good food. Christmas time was incomplete without hot chocolate, poofy coats and weather so cold, you couldn't step outside. This sounds like the stereotypical winter scene, right?
Well, this year I am learning about a new way to enjoy the holidays. No coat. No shoes. No snow.
I never thought a Christmas Eve tradition would involve making fresh orange juice.
It was a new experience to pick fresh oranges straight off the tree on Christmas Eve and juice them, but new traditions are fun. Two big buckets made three gallons of pure orange juice - and with a little bit of sugar, they were delicious.
I've learned that this year, instead of sending cookies out to neighbors while singing Christmas carols, orange juice is a happy way to say, merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas!
SO happy to find your blog through Disney at Ruffles and Stuff! We live in the cold NW corner of Ohio, complete with the poofy coats you grew up with. A year ago my brother and his family moved from OH to AZ. They have mature lemon, grapefruit, and orange trees in their yard. What a dream to be able to walk out into the yard and pick fruit for juice and breakfast treats! Such a nice idea to share your juice as a holiday gift! My brother said his best present this year was the juicer he got...me?...slippers!!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a perfect Christmas Eve! :) That orange juice looks so good! Stopping by from Ruffles and Stuff.
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