And now, on to a subject that everyone loves--FOOD! But before we do, I'd like to extend to all of you an invitation to attend our Holiday Ball which will take place on Dec. 23. We will have a full chamber orchestra, sing Christmas carols and feast on a menu that would delight even the most choosy of all food tastes. (In the background, you're listening to "Coventry Carol".)

And now on to our holiday foods.

Traditionally, roast beef is the choice of Victorians in northern England and goose in the southern part.  Fairly few families are fortunate enough to own an oven. Lower-class households bring their goose to the local bakery to be cooked for a nominal fee. Middle-class families cook their own Christmas lunch or dinner and begin preparing the food as far ahead as they can in order to be ready for the big day.

No Christmas lunch is complete without the goose, roast beef or turkey and, usually includes a soup, oyster patties, leg of mutton, port jelly, plum pudding, mince pies, nuts and fruit.

Here are some menus and recipes you may wish to try when you get back home.

Christmas Day Menu	Recipes
Holiday Ball