Crackers 饼干 The mastermind behind the Christmas cracker was a London sweetshop owner called Tom Smith. In 1847, after spotting French bonbons wrapped in paper with a twist at each end, he started selling similar sweets with a “love motto” inside. 想出圣诞饼干的才人是伦敦一间糖果店的店主Tom Smith。在1847年,他发现法国小糖果用一张纸把两边扭着包裹,他也开始售卖相类似的糖果,并在里面放有“爱的誓言”。 They were so popular as a Christmas novelty that Tom made them bigger and included a trinket. But the real flash of inspiration came when he poked the fire and a log exploded with a sharp CRACK! That gave him the idea for a package that went off with a bang. 作为圣诞节新奇的小礼物,这种包装的糖果十分受欢迎,于是Tom把糖果制造得更大,里面可以放一个小饰品。但是真正激发他灵感的是,当他戳破炉火引起一块木头爆炸而发出的巨大的声音。这让他想到可以把袋子爆破引起响声。 He launched his “Bangs of Expectation” with top-of-the range gifts such as jewellery, ivory carvings, perfume and miniature dolls. 于是,他发射了名为“期望爆炸号”的超级有分量的大礼品,如珠宝、象牙雕刻、香水和微型玩偶。
Turkey 火鸡 Goose was the popular choice for Christmas dinners for generations. Middle-class families with lots of relatives might go for a boar’s head, while the seriously rich showed off with a swan. 鹅是每个年代很受欢迎的圣诞节晚餐料理。中级家庭会和亲戚们共享野猪头,而最有钱的家庭会用天鹅来炫耀。 The turkey didn’t arrive until the 1600s, when merchants brought it back from America and marketed it as an exciting new festive taste – if you stuffed it with sage and onions and laced it with cranberries. 直到17世纪,火鸡才呈现在大家眼前,是由商人们从美洲带回来的,并推销其成为让人心动的新的节日美食——如果你把它填满鼠尾草和洋葱,并用蔓越莓把它围起来。
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