To Eat Out or Dine in - That Is the Question of Christmas Day ; in or Out? The Trend Towards Eating Out On Christmas Day Is Not to Everyone's Taste, As Alan Cookman Discovered When He Talked to Shoppers in the City Centre.

Sentinel, The; Stoke-on-Trent (UK) › December 22, 2010

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I'LL bet our forebears were glad to see the back of humble pie.

Consisting of the brain, liver and heart of a deer, mixed with suet and fruit, humble pie was a revolting concoction foisted on servants and peasants on Christmas Day.

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To Eat Out or Dine in - That Is the Question of Christmas Day ; in or Out? The Trend Towards Eating Out On Christmas Day Is Not to Everyone's Taste, As Alan Cookman Discovered When He Talked to Shoppers in the City Centre.

Thankfully, it disappeared in the 18th century, at some time between the decline of stuffed peacock and the advent of roast turkey.

Now, while turkey ...

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