We sing “Here we come a-wassailing“, but what does it mean? The term was used as a simple greeting and toast. The term has evolved over the centuries. The word ‘wassail’ comes from the Anglo-Saxon phrase ‘waes hael’, which means … Continued
Eggnogg is a popular Christmas drink. But, how did it originate? By the late 13th Century, monks were known to drink a posset of eggs and figs. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, posset was “a drink made of hot … Continued
Making gingerbread, whether it is cookies or houses, has become a popular Christmas past time for many families. According to Rhonda Massingham Hart’s Making Gingerbread Houses, the first known recipe for gingerbread came from Greece in 2400 BC. An Armenian … Continued
The Yule Log is a traditional dessert served at Christmas time. The dessert is a sponge cake made to resemble an actual miniature Yule log. The Yule Log is also known as bûche de Noël. “The name bûche de Noël originally … Continued
Another favorite Christmas past-time is decorating Christmas cookies. As early as 1597, Germans began hanging decorated communion wafers on their trees. The Church of England used a practice called mumming, which used food cut outs to help them depict stories … Continued
Fruitcake has had many jokes made about it over the years and become a highly ridiculed Christmas dessert, especially in the United States “The earliest recipe from ancient Rome lists pomegranate seeds, pine nuts, and raisins that were mixed into … Continued