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Chapters (51)
  1. Cover
  2. Also by Rhys Bowen
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Chapter 1
  7. Chapter 2
  8. Chapter 3
  9. Chapter 4
  10. Chapter 5
  11. Chapter 6
  12. Chapter 7
  13. Chapter 8
  14. Chapter 9
  15. Chapter 10
  16. Chapter 11
  17. Chapter 12
  18. Chapter 13
  19. Chapter 14
  20. Chapter 15
  21. Chapter 16
  22. Chapter 17
  23. Chapter 18
  24. Chapter 19
  25. Chapter 20
  26. Chapter 21
  27. Chapter 22
  28. Chapter 23
  29. Chapter 24
  30. Chapter 25
  31. Chapter 26
  32. Chapter 27
  33. Chapter 28
  34. Chapter 29
  35. Chapter 30
  36. Chapter 31
  37. Chapter 32
  38. Chapter 33
  39. Chapter 34
  40. Chapter 35
  41. Chapter 36
  42. Chapter 37
  43. Chapter 38
  44. Chapter 39
  45. Chapter 40
  46. Chapter 41
  47. Chapter 42
  48. Christmas Recipes
  49. Round Games Around The Table
  50. Party Games
  51. Christmas Traditions and Definitions

1 quarter cup brandy, heated

Nutmeg

Stud orange with whole cloves (you may also include a whole lemon baked and studded in the same manner). Place in dish and pack thickly with brown sugar. Roast in 350 degree oven until sugar caramelizes and forms a crust on the orange. Cut orange in quarters and place it in a punch bowl. Simmer remaining spices and lemon peel in the water until water is reduced by half. Heat the port wine until hot, but not boiling. Combine spiced syrup, wine and heated brandy in punch bowl with the orange, and sprinkle with nutmeg to taste.

Note: Some recipes delete the brandy and nutmeg. To make this an Archbishop, substitute claret or table wine for the port.

Round Games Around The Table

Round Games Around The Table

THE MINISTER’S CAT

A clapping rhythm is established. The chant begins, “The minister’s cat is a . . . cat.”

The first person chooses an adjective beginning with A. The next B.

The minister’s cat is an active cat.

The minister’s cat is a beautiful cat.

The minister’s cat is a cheerful cat.

It continues until someone cannot come up with a word in time. That person is then out and the game continues until one person remains. If the whole alphabet has gone through and there are still players in contention, then of course it starts over . . . or they agree to move on to another game, as below.

I WENT TO MARKET

A similar game. The first player says, “I went to market and I bought a . . .”

The first begins with A, the second with B.

I went to market and I bought an apple.

I went to market and I bought an apple and a balloon

I went to market and I bought an apple, a balloon and a cat.

When a player can’t remember the list, he or she is out.

Party Games

Party Games

BLIND MAN’S BLUFF

One player is blindfolded and spun around. The others mill around the room. The blindfolded one tries to catch someone. When he does, he has to identify who it is. If he is successful, the person he caught now becomes the blindfolded one.

GRAB THE STICK

Players sit in a circle. They are each given a name of an animal or a place. The person in the middle balances a walking stick upright on the floor. He calls out a name. That person has to leap up and grab the stick before it falls. If he doesn’t succeed he becomes the new person in the middle.

GENERAL POST

This a similar game to Grab the Stick. Everyone picks a place name from a hat. The person in the middle calls out two place names. Those two have to change places before the one in the middle can claim either seat. If he is successful, the one caught out takes his place in the middle.

SARDINES