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Esoteric Yuletide Confections Lexicon
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  • 1. Creamy Christmas condiment blending spirit and dairy fat
  • 2. Greek snowball cookies dusted heavily with powdered sugar
  • 3. Small cups from which rich egg-and-alcohol holiday drinks originate
  • 4. Traditional British tart filled with spiced dried fruit and suet
  • 5. Spiced sweet dough molded into anthropomorphic shapes or elaborate houses
  • 9. Almond paste confection often sculpted into intricate festive shapes
  • 12. Italian leavened dome-shaped Christmas bread with candied fruits
  • 13. German fruit bread dusted with powdered sugar, named after a mining cart
  • 14. Old English term for the festive season’s edible traditions
  • 17. Steamed dried-fruit dessert often made with suet and traditionally doused in brandy
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  • 6. Spiced German cookie whose name means 'pepper nuts'
  • 7. Layered British dessert combining custard, sponge, and fruit, often boozy
  • 8. Striped peppermint sticks symbolizing shepherd’s crooks
  • 10. Almond cream filling used in many festive pastries
  • 11. Dutch spiced cookie featuring intricate designs and typically consumed at Christmas
  • 15. Roasted festive nuts immortalized in seasonal carols
  • 16. Sweet almond-and-sugar paste often shaped into fruits or figures
  • 18. Adjective from a homophonic phrase meaning 'go fetch me a dried fruit pudding'

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