I hope all the Americans here had a great holiday and didn't eat or spend too much!
Thanksgiving in Canada is not quite the same holiday as in the US. It falls on a Monday so everyone I know celebrates on the Sunday and most people don't travel home. The restaurants are pretty full!
Our New York office was closed so since I work with them quite closely I took the day off to do some baking! I made fruitcakes. I am one of those people who absolutely loves good fruitcake. I think it may be too late though. I did the whole cheesecloth and brandy thing and did a couple with grand marnier for the citrusy taste, but it may not be ready in time for Christmas. Almost four weeks may be enough though. And I made cranberry jelly. It looks like it set alright so I will give this out as gifts. And maybe keep a few!
Then I went to a craft show called the One of a Kind Craft Show. This thing is huge and people come from all over to attend. There's always lots of food gifts. And I was looking at the fruitcake and all the jellies and jams and after making things like this myself am shocked at the prices charged for these. $10 for a 2 ounce jar of jam! $20 for a small piece of fruitcake. Not only am I having fun being DIY but am saving lots of money. And it's good for ideas. There was a cranberry/jalapeno jelly that was amazing, so I am going to experiment with replicating that in the next few days.
Still, I would have made a lousy pilgrim. I'd be among those who died of some horrible disease on the ship over!
And the weather? What the heck is up with that? It's still lovely out here!
