Mostly memes today! A special one above in honor of our Head Elf here at AoSHQ. Glad he is still with us. Hope he is skipping additional shelving adventures in the near future.
Big Christmas Pyes
Eating Christmas Pie at Mount Vernon was customary in the Washington household.
In 1786, George Washington described the holiday meal as "the Attack of Christmas Pyes." He elaborated, "We had one yesterday on which all the company (and pretty numerous it was) were hardly able to make an impression."
Standing pies (pies that stand up without the aid of pie tins, moulds or hoops) required a tremendous amount of coordination and preparation amongst the enslaved cooks of Mansion House, at that time led by Hercules Posey. Given the poultry boning and other preliminary steps involved, it could take at least two days to put together.
Smaller Yorkshire Turkey and Chicken Pie recipe (pictured) at the link above.
Quotes
Proverbs 4:23, KJV
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Music
Cross-valley Christmas music rivalry, University of Utah
Sing along:
Hope you have something nice planned for this weekend.
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