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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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11-20-2002, 11:37 PM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Kansas
Posts: 312
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Re: Christmas Eve Recipes?
Watch your step. Dreaded double post sorry guys, comp is persnickity tonight!
[ 11-20-2002, 11:40 PM: Message edited by: Sher'ee ]
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11-21-2002, 12:03 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: Christmas Eve Recipes?
Oh my gosh, Sara! We do Christmas Eve every year in my house! It is the only holiday, being a nurse, I MUST have off! We have a huge prime rib dinner with green bean casserole, sweet potato pie, cheesy potato bake ( not everyone in our family loves sweet potatoes-their loss!), stuffing, cranberries, many hor d'eurves, and four pies for dessert! If you are interested in any of these recipes, let me know! My stuffing is the best if I do say so myself and it is my own recipe! We have 30 people over and after dinner, we exchange gifts! This has been a tradition in my home for 18 years!
Signed,
Martha Elf
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11-21-2002, 12:25 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: Christmas Eve Recipes?
Wow! Thanks everyone! I had no idea Christmas Eve was so big in so many cultures. Steve, I would LOVE Susan's recipe for Swedish Meatballs. I absolutely love them!! [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]
Elaine, the only allergies that more than one person has is nuts. A few of us can't have them so we just leave them out. (I'm allergic to pretty much everything so I never worry about me. I just pick around what I can't eat! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] )
TINKN, could I get your recipe for hot Crab dip? That sounds wonderful! [img]graemlins/ukid.gif[/img]
Tara, I e-mailed you for some of your recipes.
Keep 'em coming! This is great!
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11-21-2002, 09:58 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: Christmas Eve Recipes?
Quote:
Originally posted by Sher'ee:
Steve, Could I get the rice pudding recipe? My grandmother use to make that and bread pudding and I don't have a recipe for either one...I sure miss it.
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Sure! First time I was served this I looked at it and was like - this is dessert? Where's the chocolate?!? But this is one of my favorite desserts now. Again, this recipe is for a big crowd, so adjust accordingly.
Grot (Rice Pudding)
1 1/2 quarts of whole milk
3/4 cup rice (not instant)
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
Mix all ingrediants and place in a double boiler approximately 3 hours before serving dinner. Cook in the double boiler, stirring occasionally until done.
Serve with raisins, cinnamon-sugar mix, and cream.
(Raisins - place 1 cup raisins in saucepan with water to cover and simmer for 20 minutes until plump)
(Sugar mix - Mix 1 cup sugar with approximately 2 tsp cinnamon)
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11-23-2002, 07:24 AM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: Christmas Eve Recipes?
I thought we were the only ones who had swedish meatballs on Christmas eve! My mom makes them for DH because he loves them! We usually have a baked ham, potatoes green beans, salad, and cherry cheesecake, all compliments of mom!
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11-26-2002, 07:23 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: VERMONT
Posts: 4,201
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Re: Christmas Eve Recipes?
OK, I'm finally back with the Hot Crab Dip recipe Belle! Sorry I took so long
Hot Crab Dip
Ingredients:
1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese
1/4 cup grated parmesan
1/4 cup of thinly sliced green onions (3 med)
1/4 cup of mayo
1/4 cup of dry white wine
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp ground mustard
1 clove garlic finely chopped
6 oz of crabmeat (I've used imitation and it works fine)
Heat oven to 375. Mix all ingredients except crabmeat until well blended. Stir in crabmeat. Put in 1 quart casserole dish. Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serve with crackers, bread rounds etc.
Makes 2 1/2 cups.
You can also top it with some mozzerella cheese or toasted almonds before you bake it.
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