Ch 3: A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens—Stave the Fourth, Stave the FifthMusic used in this Audiobook with Benefits compiled from"Carol of the Bells" from Community Audio Internet ArchiveHoliday Brass Ensemble, Nemesis, 12 Days of Christmas, and The First Noel all from the YouTube Music LibrarySubscribe at iTunes--> New? Find out how to get all the audiobooks-with-benefits--> Dickens of a Christmas Blog Hop (from 2010, but still excellent recipe links!)November 12th—The Cratchette patternNovember 15th—Staves 1–2November 17th—Stave 3November 19th—Staves 4-5November 23rd—Hot Buttered GoodnessFrom the text:...and Bob served it out with beaming looks, while the chestnuts on the fire sputtered and crackled noisily. Then Bob proposed: "A Merry Christmas to us all, my dears. God bless us!" Which all the family re-echoed."God bless us every one!" said Tiny Tim, the last of all.In the 2010 holiday season a group of us hosted a Dickens of a Christmas blog hop:April of 21st Century HousewifeKen of Ken Albala's Food Rant and many, many books about food which you should check outSarah of Toranto Tasting Notes blog, print journalist, food blogger and author of an upcoming book about the home canning revolutionMargo of Hat Shadows, a professional milliner for film, theater, opera and ballet. She teaches hatmaking courses so check out her blog!Diana of A Little Bit of Spain in IowaAnnette of Sustainable Eatsand Me!There are recipes for the traditional foods Dickens wrote of in A Christmas Carol, or recipes that would have been found in Victorian England around the holidays. There were giveaways (sorry, finished), themed knitting patterns and quite possibly hats! There may have been smoking bishop and suet cooked in organs. And there was certainly much making of merry.We hope you enjoy this as much as we know we did! And we hope that you have a DICKENS OF A CHRISTMAS!