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xmas in July; whats it all about??
Topic Started: Jul 12 2007, 01:33:52 PM (50 Views)
sous
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Hi Sous here, I know it's been a long time but I'm feeling a home sick and just dont want to talk about it.
ANYWAY MY QUESTION IS I've been invited to a xmas in July party, I've been told to bring sa plate, but is it just a winter thing or do you buy pressies etc.

Any advice or experiences

sous
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This is not something I've seen done privately, only commercially. A lot of B&Bs, wineries, etc., do this type of thing in the colder areas.

If you've been asked to bring a plate, your best bet would probably be to ask your hostess what she has in mind. Obviously she won't want everyone turning up with Christmas puddings, for instance! :lol:

In the commercial world, Christmas in July is usually done the traditional English way: roast turkey and all the trimmings, Xmas pud, etc., and all the Xmas decorations.

In your shoes, if you don't want to ask them, I'd probably go along with a plate of, say, mince pies/shortbread/White Christmas (I can let you have a recipe for that, if you like ;) ), a bottle or two of wine and a small gift for the hostess - perhaps something like a trinket for her dresser or a really nice soap or summat like that. If there are kids involved, you could always just buy a bag or two of single size varied chocs (Mars, Milky Ways, that sort of thing) and wrap two or three of them up for each kid with a cheap toy/trinket.

I really do think though, that your best bet is to ask the person who invited you. If I was organising a Christmas in July between mates with the bring a plate idea, I'd want to make sure that people didn't all double up on the same types of food and/or embarrass anyone with/without presents!

Good luck with it, and let us know how you get on please? ;)


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Pete
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well well do the Xmas dinner, mainly because like last real Xmas day we had a BBQ and salad, as it was way to nice to cook the usual thing.
We will have some friends over but no Xmas pressies as such, we are not that commercial. It's mainly just to enjoy the Xmas meal etc. Also i note down here in Melbourne , Xmas in July usually falls on the 28th july, which of cource is my birthday, so i will hopefully be getting a couple of pressies! hehehehe
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I went to a Christmas in July party several years ago - '94 I think it was. She had a bonfire in the garden as well. She'd put up Christmas decs and snow on the windows from memory, hot punch etc. She put on all the food, I think I just took a bottle. It was great fun. I mean in Sydney it can be quite OK in the garden at night if you have a coat and scarf etc and there isn't a snowy wind blowing off the mountains.

You'll enjoy it I'm sure.

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