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The tradition of feasting in December dates back thousands of years in
countries in the northern hemisphere as part of winter solstice rituals to give
thanks for the past year and to ensure that the next years harvests were
successful. In England the feasting took part over twelve days with eating, drinking
and making merry culminating with an enormous feast on the night of the winter
solstice beginning with the entrance of a boars head on a platter. There are
many traditions and customs which are still upheld at what is now called
Christmas including the celebration for Christians of the birth of Christ.
Henry VIII is believed to have introduced the custom of eating turkey
rather than a boars head on Christmas Day, this custom is still upheld in the
majority of homes throughout the UK. The more recent tradition of
accompaniments such as cranberry sauce have largely been introduced from
America, where cranberry sauce is eaten during Thanksgiving and replaces the
more traditional bread sauce in many households in the UK.
For many a Christmas meal is incomplete without Christmas pudding full
of dried fruits and brandy, served with cream or brandy butter. The tradition
of eating this rich fruity pudding also dates back hundreds of years in what
was called Plum Pudding. A traditional Victorian Christmas pudding contained
silver charms which were thought to bring luck to the person who was fortunate
to find the charm in their serving of pudding. Few people now make their own
pudding, instead they buy ready made pudding which are packed full of juicy
fruits, sherry and brandy and simply re-heat it on Christmas Day, under Health
& Safety regulations these puddings no longer contain sliver charms due to
risk of choking, they do however remain packed full of dried fruits and
alcohol.
Making homemade cranberry sauce, chutneys, preserves, Christmas pudding,
mince pies, Christmas cake is now a thing of the past for the majority of UK
households and yet the tradition of feasting on Christmas Day and over the
festive season continues to be upheld with family gatherings, parties and work
colleagues getting together to eat, drink and be merry!
It is unnecessary to wait to see whether a hamper will be received to
ensure that a home has all the scrumptious Christmas goodies to hand over the
Christmas festivities. The perfect solution is to select and have a traditional
Christmas Hamper delivered to your home. These fantastic wicker baskets are
treasure troves packed full of the traditional festive foods such as Christmas
pudding, brandy butter, cranberry sauce as well as a multitude of delicious
savoury and sweet snacks, homemade preserves and chutneys, selections of
cheeses, luxurious chocolates, biscuits and much more besides. Quite simply a
traditional Christmas hamper offers the essential festive foods without any hassle
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festive feast will be enjoyed!
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