| Although it is now more decades away than I | | | | imagination to make their own, or the local |
| care to admit too often, there were four | | | | baker would make more elaborate ornaments for |
| things I loved most about my childhood | | | | sale.Cookies, or at least cookie dough, make |
| Christmases in England:1. the excitement of | | | | a good base for ornaments, as they are easy |
| the Christmas gifts being put under the | | | | to cut into shape. You can use your |
| Christmas tree, and then the family opening | | | | imagination on adding the colour, such as |
| of the gifts on Christmas morning;2. the | | | | with Smarties or other colourful sweets. |
| food; all the special sweets being put out | | | | Adding a frosting effect is not too difficult |
| Christmas Eve; Christmas Lunch with the | | | | either.If you do make dough based ornaments |
| turkey, lots of roast potatoes, brandy | | | | to hang on the Christmas tree, remember you |
| butter, and Christmas pudding being set | | | | will need to make a hole in the cookie before |
| alight at the table;3. all the Christmas | | | | it cools; that's the way the cookie doesn't |
| ornaments and decorations going up before | | | | crumble. Then when they do cool, you can |
| Christmas, and most especially putting up and | | | | thread a decorative ribbon to hang them on |
| especially the Christmas tree ornaments being | | | | the Christmas tree.The Christmas tea table is |
| put on the tree; and,4. the games we would | | | | often adorned by the prime edible ornament, |
| play.Food, though, did play a major part, and | | | | the Christmas cake. The prettier it is, the |
| still does in English homes today. So, | | | | better it is for decoration once lunch is out |
| really, it is no surprise that food even | | | | of the way. Cake decoration is only limited |
| became part of the Christmas ornament | | | | by your imagination. However, you can think |
| repertoire. Food, in one form or another, | | | | of other things that are less common to adorn |
| became part of the decoration of Christmas | | | | the table as an edible ornament. If you are |
| time.From my memory, edible Christmas | | | | skilful, you can create simple models with |
| ornaments were usually in the form of | | | | ginger bread, moving up a level from the old |
| chocolate with a silver or gold coloured | | | | gingerbread man.You will find lots of ideas |
| wrapping that sparkled on the tree. Chocolate | | | | online and in the stores, but if you can come |
| coins were popular, sometimes more than one | | | | up with something original, that is even |
| in a brightly coloured string bag dangling | | | | better. Just let your imagination go and see |
| temptingly from the Christmas tree.I must | | | | what you come up with. At least, if it does |
| admit, any edible ornament on the tree became | | | | not look too good, you can just eat it before |
| a prime target, as I anxiously awaited the | | | | anyone comments!This Christmas ornament |
| all clear from my parents to start devouring | | | | article was written by Roy Thomsitt, owner |
| whatever I wanted.Later, though, a greater | | | | author of the website.Relax, get in the |
| variety of edible Christmas ornaments | | | | Christmas spirit, and read Roy's new |
| emerged, such as candy canes; then, as the | | | | Christmas Story, for adults or children, |
| popularity of edible ornaments increased at | | | | about Santa Claus and a little girl living on |
| Christmas, people started to use their | | | | the edge of a tropical rainforest. |