{"id":3799,"date":"2014-12-17T11:03:43","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T16:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=3799"},"modified":"2015-12-20T07:48:39","modified_gmt":"2015-12-20T12:48:39","slug":"holiday-favorites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=3799","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Favorites!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(photo: wikimedia)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cTomorrow the kind of work I like best begins: buying. Cherries and citron, ginger and vanilla and canned Hawaiian pineapple, rinds and raisins and walnuts and whiskey and oh, so much flour, butter, so many eggs, spices, flavorings: why, we\u2019ll need a pony to pull the buggy home.\u201d \u2013Truman Capote, A Christmas Memory \u2013 <\/em>Hear it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See this photo gallery: China\u2019s Harbin Ice Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis,\u201d said Mr. Pickwick, looking round him, \u201cthis is, indeed, comfort.\u201d
\n\u201cOur invariable custom,\u201d replied Mr. Wardle. \u201cEverybody sits down with us on Christmas eve, as you see them now\u2014servants and all; and here we wait, until the clock strikes twelve, to usher Christmas in, and beguile the time with forfeits and old stories. Trundle, my boy, rake up the fire.\u201d Up flew the bright sparks in myriads as the logs were stirred. The deep red blaze sent forth a rich glow, that penetrated into the furthest corner of the room, and cast its cheerful tint on every face. \u2014Charles Dickens, \u201cA Good-Humored Christmas\u201d Chapter 28<\/a> from The Pickwick Papers<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Antiquity Now!\u2019s<\/a> 12\/17 post gives a recipe for Sfeni\u2014yeast doughnuts dipped in honey\u2014a traditional Sephardic Hanukkah dish. Looks pretty yummy! Check out the Antiquity Now! Website throughout the holiday season for more cross-cultural celebrations.<\/p>\n

\u201c’Twas Christmas in the trenches, where the frost so bitter hung,
\nThe frozen fields of France were still, no Christmas song was sung
\nOur families back in England were toasting us that day
\nTheir brave and glorious lads so far away.\u201d \u2013John McCutcheon, \u201cChristmas in the Trenches.\u201d See it performed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss the ever-popular YouTube video<\/a>: \u201cChinese Food on Christmas\u201d!<\/p>\n

Now I\u2019m off to make an eggnog pie. Back in 2016!! Happy New Year! Celebrate with these Dancing Fireworks<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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