Holiday Food Crossword

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  1. 5. This popular holiday pie uses specific nuts native to North America.
  2. 7. A soft, pear-shaped fruit with sweet, dark flesh and many small seeds; eaten fresh or dried
  3. 9. In the movie Elf, Buddy ate this food topped off with maple syrup, chocolate syrup, M&Ms, marshmallows and a chocolate fudge Pop Tart
  4. 10. These peas are eaten on New Year’s Day to represent good luck.
  5. 11. Another name for filbert nuts
  6. 13. This candy, which first appeared in Germany around1670, is often used to decorate Christmas trees
  7. 16. A glossy brown nut produced by a large European tree that may be roasted over an open fire and eaten
  8. 21. The slightly sour liquid that is left after butter has been churned can be used in baking or consumed as a drink
  9. 22. These popular greens are eaten on New Year’s Day symbolizing good fortune
  10. 24. Gold foil-wrapped disc-shaped chocolates made to look like money, traditionally given to children during Hanukkah
  11. 25. This fruit is traditionally placed inside Christmas stockings
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  1. 1. This thick dairy cream has a higher fat content and is less sour that conventional sour cream
  2. 2. These Hanukkah staples are made from shredded potatoes, eggs, flour or matzo meal, and baking powder and fried in oil until golden brown and crispy
  3. 3. This type of cookie is used to build small houses decorated with frosting and candy
  4. 4. This blend of cinnamon, cloves, allspice, orange rind, and nutmeg is simmered with wine or apple cider for a warming holiday beverage
  5. 6. An orange-sized fruit with a tough reddish outer skin and sweet red gelatinous flesh containing many seeds
  6. 8. The dried flower bud of a tropical Indonesian tree, used as a pungent aromatic spice in holiday baking and decorating
  7. 12. This cooking ingredient is butter that has been clarified, impurities skimmed from the surface, and the clear liquid fat was reserved
  8. 14. This Christmas cookie is also known as Russian tea cakes, Mexican wedding cookies, or butterballs
  9. 15. This traditional Jewish stew is typically made from carrots (or other root vegetables) and dried fruits such as raisins or prunes
  10. 17. This sweet, hay-like spice, whose measurements are known as “threads,” is the most expensive spice in the world
  11. 18. Also known as Bûche de Noël, this dessert is named after the ancient winter solstice custom of burning a log to celebrate longer days
  12. 19. This dense sweet bread, baked with fruits and nuts, began in Roman times as an energy bar made to sustain soldiers in battle
  13. 20. This type of Italian sweet bread was invented in Milan and particularly popular at Christmas in Italy
  14. 23. In A Christmas Story, the family ate this dish instead of turkey for Christmas dinner