The Ninth Day of Christmas Party and Menu Ideas

Entertaining Themes and Recipes Based on Drummers Drumming

© Elaine Findlay

Nov 7, 2009

According to the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, the gift associated with the ninth day of Christmas was nine drummers drumming. Why not host a drumming themed dinner party based on famous drummers from the world of pop and rock such as Ringo Starr from the Beatles or Cozy Powell of Black Sabbath fame? Or invite guests to arrive dressed up as drummer boys from the US civil war era.

Host a Drum or Drummer Boy Themed Party

Invite guests to arrive dressed up as drummer boys from the army and practise beating a military tattoo on anything – whether it’s a hired in drum kit or simple pots and pans. Serve food based on standard army ration packs such as chicken curry or sausage and beans. Or check out the local army surplus store and see if there are any self heating emergency food packs in stock.

Alternatively, invite guests to arrive dressed up as drummers from pop groups and rock banks. Hire in an electronic drum kit for guests to try out and offer a prize for the one who plays the best. Serve barbecued chicken drumsticks with salad and rice or a Chinese dish such as this recipe for stir fried beef and bean sprouts and offer guests chopstick with which to eat it.

Recipe for Stir Fried Beef With Bean Sprouts

Ingredients (serves 4):

• 2 lb beef steak (rump or fillet)
• 2 onions
• 3 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp cornflour
• 1 tbsp water
• 1 ½ tbsp peanut oil
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 2 tsp sherry
• 3 oz bean sprouts

Method:

1. Peel and slice the onions
2. Peel and crush the garlic
3. Tenderise the beef and cut into thin strips
4. Put the beef in a bowl with the cornflour, soy sauce and water allow it to marinade for half an hour or so in the fridge
5. Put the oil in a wok and heat it until it is hot and smoky
6. Add the beef and marinade and stir fry until browned
7. Add the onions, garlic, curry powder, sugar and sherry and stir fry for another few minutes until the onions are heated through
8. Add the bean sprouts, fry for a minute or so and serve immediately

Readers may also be interested on this article Themed Parties on the Twelve Days of Christmas for further information on the popular Christmas song. If these ideas based on drummers drumming don’t appeal, why not consider those offered in the articles The Eighth Day of Christmas Party and Menu Ideas or The Tenth Day of Christmas Party and Menu Ideas?

Throw a Party Based on Drummers

Recipe For Stir Fried Beef and Beansprouts

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