When night fell, all gathered together around the table,
where smoked the Christmas dinner....
The roast goose, stuffed with potatoes and onions, the pig’s head,
garlanded with curly cabbage, a piece of salt beef, and an abundance of
potatoes was, and is, the never-changing menu in these humble, Christian
households. In places where there is a little more pretension, a rice pudding,
plentifully sprinkled with currants, or a plum pudding, is in much request. And
then the decks are cleared for action; and the great Christmas cake, black with
raisins, is surrounded and steamed by smoking tumblers of punch....
From Glenanaar by Canon PA Sheehan.
My (Amateur) Note: book published 1905, events described therein took place late 1830s
My (Amateur) Note: book published 1905, events described therein took place late 1830s
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