The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-23
ron cnRIsrMAs DINNERS.
The market well supplied with
Meat. and NcEctnbIrs

AhA Nf&FtuhtFAs
with the coming OF Christmas not the
least ncg least important things 10 demand
consideration. at least 70 housckoepcrs. Is
tho Market This year the BUYING Of
Christmas dinner should De a very slmpl.
matter for the market 81 exceptionally
well filled with Eood things OF every de-
scription. 50 10 will b. quite an easy mat
ter to comply with tho admonitions OF the
Old song that bids
At Christmas be merry ana thankful
withal
And feast thy poor neirhhor. the great
and the small
when Christmas comes 81 brings good
cheer" the old song says. ana in the DAYS
o. knights and barons opcn houses were
kept ana FOR two weeks nothing was
heard Of but rcvclry and feastius
A. the great feast on Christmas Day
there was great pomp ana circumstances
Among The dishes served up the bo1rs
head was FIRST az tho feast and fore
most on the board
Hcraldcd by flourish Of trumpetf. and
accompanied by strains OF music. Il was
carried OF dish OF gold OF silver into the
barqueiinE nah by the steward. who as
he marched az tire head 81 the procession
Of mobiles. knights and ladies. sung.
The bar head in hand bring /.
With garlauds gay and rosemary:
pray you al sing merriy"
The peacock was MISC favoritc dish
for Christmas fcnsting. IL was covered
with gold heaf ana was carried into thc
dining hall by the most distinguished lady
guests
Mince pies were popular a. early as
1875. and In n hook 81 cookery published I'm
1915, there 70 a recipe for pudding 20
b. boiled in basin. bearing a strong
resemblance % the modern Christmas
plum pulling
Hoars head, except IN the form of pig
head cheese, or stew. has passed with tha
knight and ladies who are supposed TO
nave Introduced o. as the piece 81 re-
sistance Of the Christmas dinner. but ii-
loss Will never be felt because OF the
many dainty. and 20 modern ways OF
thinking, more detachable dishes that can
be had 10 ITS place The Market abounds
with them. and the prices are on the
whole quite reasonable.
The purchases yesterday could hardly
De taken az true index Of what Christmas
dinners VIII be, because. though supplies
are plentiful buyers are holding back
until MondaY las. nights offerings may
30 taken - a sair showing Of the condi-
ton or the marke. however
Game Is plentiful and in excellent c,p-
dillon. or the smaller birds partrilo..
ana doves are IN tho greatest abundance
ana sell readily al ~ and 10 cents aulee.
respectively. all varieties ~ ducks also
are 70 be had. They BRING prices accord
Ing 10 the kind. cauvashacls. or course.
being the most expensive Groua. ana
prairie chickens are tn moderate demand
selling at 81 % per pair Venison also A.
more than usually plentiful. ana brings
the standard price. - cents a pound on
fowls the market is plentifully supplied
with chickens. ducks geese and turkeys.
an Ia excellent condition. The usual price
asked for them Is Is cents a pound
Oysters while not 80 plentiful are 81
good quality. They sell ~ D cents
quart Fish are plentiful but the demand
for them is not - great as Il should be
FOR this season.
Vegetables. toQ. arc quite plentiful nj
OF a splendid quality. everything common
10 this season % the year Is 10 be- had
Ia the greatest abundance and a. very
reasonable prices
Squashes are quoted a. and 10 cents
according TO size. lettuce at cents "A
head, celery three heads for q cents. bee's
cents a bunch. eggplants. according to
size. ana 10 cents. While butterbeans.
stringheans. radishes. cabbages. new pots-
toes and salad plants are to be had al
corresponding prices.
The real business Of the Christmas btlv
ing viii begin tomorrow. The market
men are on the lookout Tor this. ana will
make their preparations to-day hy decor
aiing their stalls and getting their sup
piles 10 the market and arranged ready
for the expected rush.