Charles Dickens’s classic holiday novella, A Christmas Carol, is full of food and drinks — many of which are still classic holiday dishes and some of which have been forgotten. Here are some of the best foods and drinks from A Christmas Carol and how to make them for fans of the holiday classic.
Negus
Served by Mr. Fezziwig (Scrooge’s former mentor) at a party in Scrooge’s past, negus is a sort of hot wine punch made with port, sugar, lemon, and water. A bit more complex, this wine and port punch adds an orange-cinnamon syrup and would fit right in at a party like Fezziwig’s.
Also served at Mr. Fezziwig’s, mince pies were and still are English Christmas pies. While they were traditionally made with minced meat (typically mutton), fruits and spices, the pies are now commonly made without the meat.
When Scrooge first encounters the Ghost of Christmas Present, the spirit is sitting on an enormous throne made out of food. The components include suckling pigs, sausages, chestnuts, an assortment of fruits, and barrels of oysters. While you might not be able to afford an entire barrel of oysters today (they were less expensive back in 1800s England), a dozen or so served on the half-shell are the perfect Christmas hors d’œuvres.
Peeking into Bob Cratchit’s Christmas with the Ghost of Christmas Past, Scrooge sees that the family’s meager but meaningful Christmas dinner consists of apple sauce, mashed potatoes, and a roast goose. Though it’s much less prevalent now, goose is still served at many Christmas dinners. Jacques Pépin has a recipe that includes a trick for getting extra-crispy skin.
Dinner at Cratchit’s house ends with a traditional Christmas pudding, which Dickens describes as “a speckled cannon-ball, so hard and firm, blazing in half of half a quartern of ignited brandy, and bedight with Christmas holly stuck into the top.” Sometimes called plum pudding, Christmas pudding is made with dried fruits, egg, fat of some sort, brandy and molasses, spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. It’s aged for at least a month and, when served, doused in alcohol and lit on fire.
When his night of ghost visitations is over, Scrooge, now a changed man, throws open his windows and calls down to a boy on the street, asking him if the big turkey is still hanging in the store. “The one as big as me?” the boy asks. Scrooge goes on to prove his new generosity by giving the turkey to the Cratchits. Back in 1800s England, turkeys were far more exotic than they are now, so a giant turkey would be a serious treat. Not that we would turn our noses up at an incredible roast turkey like this one.
Suggested answer: Scrooge's nephew sees Christmas as a time when people are kind, forgiving and charitable to other people. He describes Christmas time as “…. A good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time….”
Scrooge, the Founder of the Feast!” “The Founder of the Feast indeed!” cried Mrs. Cratchit, reddening. “I wish I had him here. I'd give him a piece of my mind to feast upon, and I hope he'd have a good appetite for it.”
Ebenezer Scrooge's nephew, Fred, comes to see his uncle and wishes him a Merry Christmas. ... Fred argues that, in fact, Christmas is a time of year which brings him good cheer. In the first place, he appreciates it for its religious meaning—it reminds him of the basis for his faith.
"He said that Christmas was a humbug, as I live!" cried Scrooge's nephew. "He believed it too!" "More shame for him, Fred!" said Scrooge's niece, indignantly. Bless those women; they never do anything by halves.
Bah humbug is an exclamation that conveys curmudgeonly displeasure. The phrase is most famously used by Ebenezer Scrooge, the main character in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol (1843).
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "humbug", is "deceptive or false talk or behaviour" - as in, "What you just said was humbug." It could also be used to refer to an act that is intended to deceive and mislead; or as a description of someone who is being willfully false, deceptive or insincere.
In Stave 2, Scrooge is represented as a man who actually does remember what Christmas once meant. He cries upon seeing his younger self, alone and sad. he also fondly remembers Fezziwig's party and his old mentor's kindness.
Scrooge: “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future.The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. ''
The last line of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," which reads, "And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One!" is a profoundly meaningful and significant conclusion to the story. It connects with the title of the book and encapsulates the central themes, characters, and messages of the novel.
He was thin and stiff in appearance and not tall. He had a pointed nose, thin lips, a narrow chin, and small dark eyes. He had an ugliness caused by his sour disposition, but that vanished once he was reborn.
Why does Scrooge's nephew come to the office to visit? Scrooge nephew came to his office because he wan to tell him Merry Christmas and invite him to dinner.
However, the typical description of Scrooge's nephew in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is that of a cheerful, optimistic, and kind-hearted man who contrasts with the miserly and cold Scrooge.
Fred serves as a foil to his greedy, disagreeable, and hateful uncle, offering best wishes and kind words despite the fact that Scrooge sneers at them and refuses Fred's yearly invitation to celebrate the festivities.
Scrooge's cheerful nephew, Fred, arrives to wish him a Merry Christmas and to invite his uncle to a Christmas dinner. Scrooge responds with a grumpy 'Bah!' followed by 'Humbug!
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