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Christmas Guys Chestnut of the Day- November 9, 2012

The Christmas Guys Chestnut of the Day~ Have you ever heard of “Hot cockles“? It was a popular game at Christmas in medieval times. In this game, a player was blindfolded and the other players took turns striking the blindfolded player, who had to guess the name of the person delivering each blow. “Hot cockles” […]

Christmas Guys Chestnut of the Day- November 8, 2012

The Christmas Guys Chestnut of the Day~ Have you heard of “Animal Crackers”?? These are cookies that were imported to the United States from England in the late 1800s. Barnum’s circus-like boxes were designed with a string handle so that they could be hung on a Christmas tree.   There are only 47 sleeps til […]