E MONTH of De-
cember is a time for
rejoicing and
celebrating, and a

time for geting together with
family, friends and neighbors.
Many of the seasonal traditions
are related to food and entertain-
ing —— not surprising when you
consider. that “‘yule”’ is a
Scandinavian word that refers to
a pagan midwinter feast which
lasted for 12 days!
According to home economists
at McCormick ‘Canada, spices
and herbs have Jong been a part
of ‘both culinary and decorative
holiday traditions. In Tudor
times, bundles of fragrant
rosemary were used as Chrisimas
decorations for halls and chur-
ches, and offered-as New Year’s
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OtherSpicé,plants, such as the
sweet-smelling bay and rosemary,

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were traditionally used to ‘‘deck
the halls.’? In North America, lo-
cal evergreens were substituted
and twisted into wreaths to hang
over mantels of mount above pic-
tures.

In England, the focal point of
Christmas decorations was the

“Kissing Ball’’, a frame in the

shape of a crown or globe
entwined with rosemary or, box-
wood greens. Polished apples,

sweelmeats and small gifts were -

suspended from the frame, illumi-
nated by a ring of latlow candles.
A sprig of mistletoe hung from
the centre. .

During 19th century holiday
celebrations, wealthy Canadian
families enjoyed seven and eight
course meals which might include

roast beef, boiled pork, turkey, .
goose and, of course, the ever-

popular stcamed pudding.
Plum puddings were probably

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introduced into England by the
conquering Danes in i013. This
dried fit and spice mixture be-
gan asa plum porridge that was
allowed to harden into pudding.
There were many customs con-
nected with Christmas pudding
— stirring the batter to make a
wish, and including symbolic
tokens in the batter, such as a ring
(which signified a wedding), a
three penny bil (which predicted
good fortune) aud a thimble

-(which foretold a ‘life of single

blessedness’).

It was customary in old En-
gland, for farmers to 'wassail’
fruit trees by pouring cider over
the roots and peppering the leaf-
less branches with gunshot to stir
up the drowsy spirit of the tree so
it would produce a good crop.
Wassail, the festive punch bowl,
developed out of the’ custom and
found its way into Canadian par-
lors at Christmas. Wassail means

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This year try a display that

combines food and decoration at

the holiday table. These decora-
tions look more than good
enaugh to eat —- they taste great
too!

* Carve out a melon, fill it with
mixed fruit that has been blended
with almond and rum extract and
1/4 to 1/2 tsp (1 to 2 mJ} cin-
namon, allspice or cloves. Serve
flavoured yogurt on the side and
dish up the fruit for dessert.

* Arrange herbed breadsticks in
a tall jar decorated with colored
ribbon. Place several smali bowls
of dressing or dip blends at the
base of the jar. Encourage guests
to dip the breadsticks and enjoy.

* Fill bark or twig baskets brim-
ming with nuts, cranberries and
cinnamon sticks.

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