Project on Jamaica

[loops]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blondiblairy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">why does it matter? </div></div>

excellent response.

[diabolical_Tanya]

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a big pot of curry goat will get the point across

[blondiblairy]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dr.Dudd</div><div class="ubbcode-body">a real Jamaican christmas tree the poinciana blooms at christmass </div></div>

can i get that in ohio? I wish!

[blondiblairy]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Diabolical_Tanya</div><div class="ubbcode-body">a big pot of curry goat will get the point across </div></div>

I actually tried to find goat meat and failed.

[blondiblairy]

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Anyone know where I can find good pictures of Jankanoo?

[diabolical_Tanya]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blondiblairy</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Diabolical_Tanya</div><div class="ubbcode-body">a big pot of curry goat will get the point across </div></div>

I actually tried to find goat meat and failed. </div></div>is there a muslim community near you? look for a halal butcher shop they will have goat

[blondiblairy]

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I couldn't find anything like that near by. I live in the a very rural area.

[evanovitch]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> and celebrate it like most christians do.

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there u go..dis is u premise to go awn from...Ja does notten diffrant dan oddas fi chrismuss...fi real..apart from certain ways of preparing food, by way of seasoning etc, there is no special way .....is not like u can do a jonkoonoo dance round di table etc

there is no rasta santa, no donkey-dray float...seriously, most of the decorations etc come from farrin...the really stoosh wi ha a christmas tree , north american style...but Christmas is Christmas ....

apart from ur replicating our xmas fruit cake, some curry goat maybe some jerk, mi neva yet see any real Jamaican ting bout Christmas in Ja...

am not seeing juss wat u looking for..fi real

[loops]

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hmmmmmm....yet, i've never seen sorrel around here.

[evanovitch]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: loops</div><div class="ubbcode-body">hmmmmmm....yet, i've never seen sorrel around here. </div></div>

sorrel is labelled 'hibiscus' and sold in NA..especially weh u find Hispanics

[blondiblairy]

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I'm supposed to show how christmas is celebrated in Jamaica with a 3' by 6' table.

We have food. and decorations of tidbits of information to go on a tree and around the table. We're trying to avoid a posterboard presentation.

[blondiblairy]

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thank you for the tip about sorrell.

[diabolical_Tanya]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: loops</div><div class="ubbcode-body">hmmmmmm....yet, i've never seen sorrel around here. </div></div>

sorrel is labelled 'hibiscus' and sold in NA..especially weh u find Hispanics </div></div>no man di spanish store sell it as Jamaica or xaymaica but I have only seen them have the dried one

[loops]

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maybe i need to import some hispanics then...cause there is no sorrel up here. do hispanics drink it for christmas?

[evanovitch]

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yep dat is weh u ha a yaad presence..dung in Arkansas dem juss label it Hibiscus m yes it is dried.. memba seh di fresh one wi mek u itch like mad