Category: Featured Design

Plum Pudding

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Gorgeous image of a Christmas Pudding.

Look who’s here — our Hattingdon decked out in her Plum Pudding inspired Christmas hat. How very sweet. That is about as cute as she can look. Oh. We have Plum Pudding recipe below. Yum yum yummy!

Hattingdon Plum Pudding Christmas hat.
Plum Pudding.

Plum Pudding recipe info

Taste of Home writes:

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When it comes to special holiday desserts this plum pudding recipe is one of the best. Packed with the warm flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, it’s a deeply-spiced dessert that’s perfect for family get togethers or a celebratory meal. The tender and moist pudding is dotted with bits of chewy fruits, like golden raisins, currants and dates that help offer sweet flavor and complex texture. Shredded carrots add even more sweetness to the comforting dessert that gets topped off with a sweet and tangy homemade hard sauce.

Prep: 30 min. Cook: 2 hours. Recipe at ‘Taste of Home’ »

See also Christina’s Cucina recipe. Marvelous!

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Kris Kringle ’24

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Kris wraparound Santa Hat with black belt.

Hello and welcome. It is nice to see you.

Vivian named today’s Christmas hat Kris (as in Kris Kringle) after the jolly old elf himself. It is a lovely wraparound hat, inspired by Santa’s red suit and wide black belt. So stylish and so delightful. And a big favourite.

Kris Hattingdon.

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The jolly old man in red

Open quote clipart in Hattingdon brown. By Vivian.

Santa Claus—otherwise known as Saint Nicholas or Kris Kringle—has a long history steeped in Christmas traditions.

Today, he is thought mainly as the jolly man in red who brings toys to good girls and boys on Christmas Eve, but his story stretches all the way back to the 3rd century, when Saint Nicholas walked the earth and became the patron saint of children.  See good read at History.com »

It is an amazing story with a fascinating history.

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Peppermint Classic

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Peppermint Classic Hat featured image.

The Peppermint Classic hat is inspired by the festive peppermint colors of red, green and yellow of Christmas. Here she is. Sweeeeeet!

Peppermint Hattingdon

Peppermint sticks

Although peppermint sticks come in a variety of colors, the first ones were made in red and white.

Phys.or tells us:

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Candy canes are an iconic symbol of Christmas. Their red and white stripes adorn trees and homes during the holidays while their minty flavor delights taste buds.

According to the National Confectionery Association, a U.S.-based group that advocates for the confectionery industry, candy canes are the No. 1 selling non-chocolate candy in the month of December—90 percent are sold between U.S. Thanksgiving and Christmas.

A Christmas legend

There’s some mystery surrounding the origins of candy canes because there are no exact records of their invention. One well-regarded story suggests that in 1670, a choirmaster in Cologne, Germany, gave out sugar sticks to the children as a way to soothe them during the long nativity ceremony.

The choirmaster asked a local candy maker for the sugar sticks to be turned into a hook so they resemble the shape of a shepherd’s staff. Shepherds are common symbols in the Christian faith and can be seen in the Christian story of the birth of Christ.

An alternative theory suggests the hook was invented simply to make the candy sticks easier to hang on Christmas trees.

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See you again soon. — HATTINGDON

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Chrissie Christmas

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Beautiful poinsettia Christmas image by Plant Perfect.

Wow. Take a look at this elegant hat. Striking, isn’t it? We love it. Vivian named the design Chrissie.

Chrissie Hattingdon poinsettia fashion hat.
Chrissie Hattingdon.

The Chrissie fashion hat is made of a round, black dome surrounded with a luscious green tilted brim, and trimmed with two large and festive poinsettias.

What a stunning look, and so very merry. We hope you love it too.

Love Hattingdon & Co.

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