Christmas was the be-all, end-all celebration on the farm. Pages and pages on the topic appeared in The Farmers Wife, and these pages werent just about foodalthough recipes for all the various components of parties and holiday gift baskets certainly abounded. The magazines experts expounded on the best and latest ways to decorate home, tree, and parcels and to create homemade gifts for family and friends, as well as games to be played to capture the spirit of the season. In short, The Farmers Wife presented its own opinionboth grand and humble, broad and minute, and always, always bearing in mind the idea of community among its readersabout the ways in which Christmas should be celebrated. Youll find in this book a smattering of that opinion. Here are recipes to see you through the entire Christmas season; gift ideas guaranteed to get your creative juices flowing; tips for decking your halls; and even a few stories to delight both the young and the young at heart.