Christmas

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CHRISTMAS First Day of Issue: October 22, 1992 First Issue Location: Kansas City, Missouri Nothing quite compares to the aroma of a mother's kitchen on Christmas morning. The scents of roasting turkey, baking pies and plum pudding invigorate one's appetite. Feasting on special occasions is an age-old custom. After a successful hunt, primitive man gorged himself on meat ... and more meat. With the advent of agriculture, the harvest marked a time of plenty, and people ate heartily when the crops were in. Perhaps the most fabled meal in humankind's history was served in England on Christmas Day in 1770, at Sir Henry Grey's. It consisted of one pie measuring 9 feet in circumference and weighing twelve stone — 168 pounds. Inside, baked to perfection, were four geese, four wild ducks, two woodcocks, two turkeys, four partridges, seven black- birds, six pigeons, two rabbits, two cow's tongues, two bushels of flour, 20 pounds of butter and various other items. This meal spawned the English colloquialism: “The Devil himself dare not appear in Cornwall during Christ- mas for fear of being baked in a pie." No. 92-129 First Day of Issue Postcard Collection™ ©1992 Fleetwood® Cheyenne, WY 82008-0001 Original painting for the First Day of Issue Postcard by Chris Calle Heetwood