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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1967
Page
12
Mr. and Mrs. Kerl Schneider of San Antonio visited Llano last weekend and attended the open house for Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Bauman.
The article traces holiday foods from medieval English feasts to modern favorites. It notes turkey as a modern centerpiece, origins in English Christmas birds like goose and capon, and historic dishes such as boar’s head. It also covers breads, Christmas cakes, Christ-bread symbolism, mince pies, plum pudding, and festive drinks like wassail.
The term wassailing stems from Was Hatle a Saxon greeting meaning Your health. Over time wassailing came to denote any Christmas revelry with a festive drink and involves items like ale apples eggs sugar and spices as part of its traditional ritual.
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