Most overrated Christmas food?

[Spinneret]

Brussell sprouts for myself

 

[BlueStarryHat]

Turkey. After years of dry turkeys, now I make a ham with potato salad and macaroni salad for sides.

 

[1420Elexismc]

Ribbon Candy

 

[Meriweather]

most of it other than cookies and some candies.

 

[Moliphino]

Candy canes. They're not at all enjoyable to actually eat.

 

[tvguy]

Candy canes. They're not at all enjoyable to actually eat.

I've always thought of candy canes as for decorating purposes only.

 

[lynxstch]

Fruitcake, I don't know why it's even considered food!

 

[lynxstch]

Fruitcake, I don't know why it's even considered food!

I put them in hot cocoa all the time, they give it a nice minty flavor, then I eat what doesn't melt, lol

 

[lynxstch]

Ribbon Candy

I actually enjoy ribbon candy. That stuff has been around forever. It was my great grandmother's favorite thing to have at Christmas. I still buy a box of it every year.

 

[1420Elexismc]

I actually enjoy ribbon candy. That stuff has been around forever. It was my great grandmother's favorite thing to have at Christmas. I still buy a box of it every year.

My issue is that it all clumps together and one piece is impossible to grab...or at least that's how it was at my Gram's house

 

[Lumpy1106]

Candy canes. They're not at all enjoyable to actually eat.

I actually like candy canes, but I will grant you it's similar to candy corn at Halloween - I would never think to eat a candy cane if I wasn't picking it off of a Christmas tree.

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

peppermint anything. peppermint latte, peppermint ice cream (ok I will take a few spoonfuls of that, but that's enough for me), peppermint bark. it's like adding toothpaste to otherwise good food. also eggnog.

 

[John VN]

Fruitcake, I don't know why it's even considered food!

IMO it's a great tasting boat anchor

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I put them in hot cocoa all the time, they give it a nice minty flavor, then I eat what doesn't melt, lol

I think you meant to quote the "candy cane" post.

 

[TLSnell1981]

Not all fruitcakes are awful. My grandmother's was the best.

 

[disneychrista]

Ribbon Candy

I used to love ribbon candy. But these days I am not really a fan of most hard candy.

I put them in hot cocoa all the time, they give it a nice minty flavor, then I eat what doesn't melt, lol

I hope you meant candy canes and not that you put fruit cake in your hot cocoa.

 

[antmaril]

Fruitcake, I don't know why it's even considered food!

I LOVE fruitcake. I bought a small one at Meijer yesterday because I just couldn’t resist.

 

[Forevermarypoppins]

For years I have made a version of fruitcake that my family likes:

Lemon poppyseed bread/muffin mix and a small package of tropical fruit bits. I will cut the fruit bits into smaller pieces.
After baking and cooling make a glaze with powdered sugar and a bit of lemon juice.

 

[BrianL]

I LOVE fruitcake. I bought a small one at Meijer yesterday because I just couldn’t resist.

I love a GOOD fruitcake. Now, some of those pre-packaged ones that people send as gifts, no those are horrible and I think that's what people think of and why fruitcake has a bad name. When it's good though, it's very enjoyable.

 

[lynxstch]

I used to love ribbon candy. But these days I am not really a fan of most hard candy.

I hope you meant candy canes and not that you put fruit cake in your hot cocoa.

yes, I don't know how I replied to the wrong thing on that one. I meant candy canes in cocoa, I don't put fruitcake in anything, especially my mouth!