December 2024
In December 2024 I asked my FB friends: ‘What do you have for Christmas lunch or dinner?’
Two captured well the change that is often commented on between generations – the change from a hot meal on a hot day to a cold one.
60 years ago, it was roast chicken lunch at grandparents (chicken was a twice a year experience – Christmas & Birthday), leg of ham carved at the table, roast veg (one year we had potato gems, my first memory of a frozen veg) & home-made pudding (it was a huge production number), brandy and cream sauce. This year it will be a grazing board of cold meats, cheese, dips, salads and maybe seafood if local catches are good (seafood is very dependent on quality).
