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Practical Hints on Serving the Christmas Dinner
The menu is nothing specially elaborate, but it can be made simpler by omitting the soup or fish, the jelly - though it is specially given to provide a sweet that even the most delicate of the guests may not be afraid to eat - and, if desired, the savoury, although the latter course is extremely popular.
Again, should family custom demand the roast beef of Old" England, have a joint of it instead of the more economical fillet of beef.
 
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