On Dec 23, 4:05*pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> For about 15 years now I have been making the German sweet & sour red
> cabbage for the holidays. This was a hold over from the "Boss' " grandmother
> who passed on at the ripe old age of 105.
>
> I started a batch this morning as one of the sides I'm taking to the get
> together on Xmas day.
>
> As I opened the lid to allow for some evaporation the comment came in " It
> smell like Christmas".
>
> So I was thinking - (bad idea sometimes) What smell signifies the holidays
> to you & yours?
>
> Dimitri

Candy making!! My kitchen's full of it right now. My nephew came over
last night and cooked several batches of his toffee! Mmmmmmmm, the
smell of hot butter and sugar, and VANILLA!! Chocolate too, his and
mine. :-)

John Kuthe...