CHRISTMAS CHEER.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIV, Issue 834, 1 March 1906, Page 24

CHRISTMAS CHEER.

Paris consumed a fabulous quantity of food on Christmas Eve. Nearly 100,000 dozen oysters were taken to the Central Markets on December 23rd, and over 57,000 dozen the next morning. There were not many left of the total of nearly 1,900,000 by Christmas morning. On the 23rd and 24th, 15,000 turkeys -were sold, but some of them went to London. Parisians also ate some 7000 geese. During

the three days preceding Christmas, the Central Markets sold 116,7431 b. of game and 1,029,3231 b. of poultry. Last year, however, the Parisian Christmas appetite was heartier still. Then 990 more pounds of game were eaten, and 215,780 more pounds of poultry. Eggs, on the other hand, have kept up to a fair average, 300,000 having been consumed. But mere was a falling-off in black sausage, and some of the 120 odd miles of it prepared for Reveillon remained in the market after Christmas. Only a trifling quantity of 105,4571 b. of what is called pigs’ pudding, but is supposed to be frequently horse, was eaten on the 24th, whereas last year Paris managed to put away 156,6731 b. of the same delicacy.