Cinnamon is a spice available in stick or powder form and used in cooking, baking and beverages as well as having medicinal uses. Watch any Christmas cookery or baking show and you can be sure the presenters will inhale the aroma of whatever they are preparing and agree, that is the smell of Christmas!
My mum told me that when she was younger they used to light the ends of cinnamon sticks and try smoking them!!
Popular dishes include Christmas Cinnamon rolls baked together in the shape of a Christmas Tree but it is also used in biscuits and cakes. Although available all year round, it's warming properties are possibly what make it a seasonal spice.
Eggnog is a popular Christmas Drink (referred to in the 1932 novel Cold Comfort Farm as "Hell's Angel" and taken for breakfast). It usually consists of milk, cream, sugar and eggs whisked together with brandy (or sherry or rum) added and a good sprinkle of cinnamon on top.
Each Christmas as we wrestle with the Christmas Tree, lights and decorations I feel we should be singing carols and clinking our glasses of eggnog in a resonating "Cheers!"
So here it is, a great big Cinnamon Eggnog Cheers to Christmas!
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