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Thursday, January 4, 2024

Does anybody here celebrate Epiphany or Three Kings' Day?

a bit overdone --
I'm still learning with my new shortbread pan

In our family, the Christmas season goes until January 6, Epiphany (Three Kings' Day). We keep the tree and other Christmas decorations up until then. On or around the 6th (usually the Sunday following Jan. 6), we have a nice meal together. 

In recent years, we've made this meal a winter tea. This Sunday my family will enjoy another winter tea in the afternoon. Here's my planned menu so far:

  • homemade scones with an assortment of spreads
  • cookies (perhaps finishing off the Christmas cookies or more of the above-pictured shortbread cookies)
  • cranberry-chicken salad on beds of greens
  • tea cups of cream of broccoli soup
  • lots of tea, of course
  • there will also be some hidden chocolate coins (for "gold") tucked into each folded napkin
We have our tea at the dining room table, complete with Christmas tablecloth and the dining room decorations. We'll play instrumental Christmas music in the background on the Roku TV. We'll use an assortment of fine tea cups and dessert plates. And we'll have our best manners during tea. This will be our last Christmas meal using Christmas table linens and dishes for the season. And then the tree can finally come down and decorations put away.


The shortbread above was made with another gift to me, this shortbread pan. My family knows I like to bake. I overdid the first batch. I know now to move the oven rack up one slot and bake for a minute or two less. But I do think the cookies are pretty anyway.

Do you do anything for Epiphany or Three Kings' Day?



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