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Newspaper
Van Buren News Eagle
Location
Van Buren, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
10
The piece quotes Toward S Martin arguing that a lapse of ten years with no new babies would erase Santa Claus and end the Christmas custom. It stresses that ongoing holiday traditions rely on children, from babies to ten year olds, and rejects the grim scenario as an unfounded idea amid assurances of abundant children and future births.
The article notes plum pudding eclipsed the ancient plum pottage or porridge, a dish of beef or mutton broth thickened with brown bread and flavored with raisins, currants, prunes, cloves, mace and ginger. References span 1750 to 1801, with later cookery notes by Mrs Frazer and Brand, but plum pottage faded as plum pudding rose.
The father finds relief in Christmas Eve as a respite from daily cares and delights in making new joys for the family. The mother’s heart overflows with love as she watches the children enjoy their gifts, while the children feel time stands still at Christmas.
Mary and Robert led by grooms rode ponies at the Central Park entrance daily during Christmas. The four and six year olds enjoyed the rides near Sarig the bronze General Sherman statue, until Mary asked if it was kind of the man’s wife to lead his horse for him.
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