Kev - we stuff ours into a box, but I sure like your idea  <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":biggrin:" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />  I love having a &quot;real&quot; tree, nothing beats that smell, but Tony isn&#39;t crazy about the needles dropping in the house or having to take the tree to the recycle place.<br /><br />I found a simple recipe for leftover ham - so I&#39;m trying it for dinner tonight.  It&#39;s basically elbow macaroni, cream of mushroom soup, milk, grated cheese and ham.  Sprinkled with Italian breadcrumbs and more cheese.  I&#39;ll tell you in an hour or so if it was worthwhile or not.