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December 10th, 2022, Men in Kilts,
Holiday Sweater Gasps, Father Christmas
appears and departs, Crackers,
Trivia,"Gifts, Cookies, Mulled wine,
Irish Coffee, hot cider & cocoa, plus A kilt in Grant tartan, worn by one
brunch-
of the retainers of the Scottish
It was a Dickens of a band The Jacobites by Name,

captured the colors of the season.
Party!

Wow! We had almost 100 people who turned out at The beverage bar did a brisk business, going through
our December event. It has been several years since 5 gallons of coffee, 2 bottles of Jameson's used in the
the NBCC had a Christmas party. A combination of Irish Coffees, 7 large bottles of Mulled Wine, done in
two years of COVID, with an earlier loss of a the German tradition by Ilona Gerou, 50 servings of
previous venue, meant that by 2022 people were hot chocolate, 3 gallons of spiced cider, a box of
ready to deck the halls again, taking a chance on a Harrogate Tea Bags, and bottles of water for people
new version of a holiday brunch. who simply wanted to hydrate.
Held at Snug Harbor Farm in Unionville, catering was If you left hungry, you had no one to blame but
provided by Big Heart Catering Company. They yourself. Music was provided by the Scottish band
produced a full English breakfast complete with from Nashville, The Jacobites by Name, including the
sausages, eggs, baked beans, baked tomatoes, and an
English heated fruited compote, livened up with
Grand Marnier. Over on the pastry table there were images by Ilona Gerou and Todd Fontechia
offerings of muffins, scones, Danish pastry, standard
and gluten free.
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