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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1915
Page
5
A look at Christmas electrics for children includes a miniature electric range with utensils and a cookbook, a round trolley car powered by lights, and toy motors. Also described are a plum porridge dish and a Christmas Eve ritual game where guests hunt for unseen supper using a cord.
An old traveler notes Christmas foods including Yule loughs or Yule babies from Rome with images of Jesus and Mary sold by bakers on Christmas eve. He recounts the English mince pie tradition and early household practices during the holiday season.
All fox hunting or any game hunting or trespassing is forbidden on my place under penalty of prosecution.
A lively Christmas game uses a clothesline and stockings. Six players dip apples with wooden spoons to fill their stockings fastest, with rounds selecting a winner who draws for the prize. rest are barred. The activity is described as merry and spirited for holiday gatherings.
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