Twelve Days of Giveaways Day Three!

Today my good friend Duffy Brown is stopping by and letting Reagan Summerside, the sleuth in her new mystery novel, Iced Chiffon, take over and give you the lowdown on how they do Christmas in Savannah! Be sure to leave a comment for a free copy! The winner will be announced at the end of tomorrow's guest post!

Tales from Savannah, where guys are gentlemen, gals are belles, food is king and we all hope to high-heaven someone doesn’t wind up dead before we open presents.

Reagan Summerside here and I’m gearing up for my favorite holiday…Christmas Savannah style.

It all starts with a lovely fresh-cut tree and a beautifully set table. KiKi uses the good china, crystal and best linens.  There’s turkey and dressing for sure, ham and red-eye gravey and AnnieFritz and her sister Elsie who live next door bring the best pecan pie you ever put in your mouth. It’s so good I’m going to share the recipe with you right here.

9” unbaked pie crust

1 cup light corn syrup

1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar

3 eggs slightly beaten

1/3 cut butter melted

½ tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup pecan halves (or walnuts)

heat oven to 350. Combine corn syrup, sugar, eggs, butter, salt, vanilla and mix well. Pour into crust, sprinkle with nuts and bake for 50 min till knife comes out clean. Cool. Add whipped cream or a scoop of Leopold’s vanilla ice cream. J

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without mamma’s cornbread stuffing and this year I’m trying my hand at making the cranberry salad. I stole the recipe right out of Paula Deen’s kitchen.

     1/2 orange

     2 cups water

     1 tart apple

     3 cups cranberries

     1 1/4 cups sugar

     1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

     1/4 tsp. ground cloves

Squeeze the orange and set the juice aside. Cut the rind into pieces. Boil the rind and water for 10 minutes, then drain. Dice the apple add the cranberries along with the orange juice, orange rind, sugar, cinnamon and cloves. Boil, then simmer till the sauce thickens, the apple is tender and the cranberries have burst.

Uncle Putter who always has his nine-iron handy in case a golf ball drops from the sky and he has to save the planet by sinking a shot, says the blessing and then we each take a turn telling what we are most thankful for. This year I started the Prissy Fox consignment shop, found my new four-legged BFF, Bruce Willis under my front porch and discovered my ex’s finance wrapped up in plastic and dead as Lincoln. I’d say that’s a lot to be thankful for.

After dinner friends drop by. That no-good, low-rent lawyer Walker Boone will come visiting and mooch leftovers, that’s just his style.

It’s going to be a mighty fine Christmas here in Savannah, I’m sure. So what are your plans for Christmas or Hanukah? Do you have any favorite foods you’re looking forward to?

Merry Christmas from the Consignment Shop mystery regulars.

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Duffy and Tonya at Duffy's house at her annual Murder Mystery Party!

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Duffy Brown loves anything with a mystery. While others girls dreamed of dating Brad Pitt, Duffy longed to take Sherlock Holmes to the prom. She has two cats, Spooky and Dr. Watson, and conjures up who-done-it stories of her very own for Berkley Prime Crime. Duffy writes romance as Dianne Castell and is a USA Today bestselling author.

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