Christmas crackers
Celebrating the season with my family, immediate and extended, has always involved Christmas crackers. If you've never given Christmas crackers a try, I encourage you to pick some up (they'll be marked down this week) and experience what has charmed millions upon millions since the mid-1800s.
Tissue-paper crowns, decades-old jokes and surprise gizmos. Everything tucked inside thin, rolled cardboard, which is wrapped in colourful foil or decorative paper, then tied to look like bon-bons.
Some people prefer to go solo by ripping open a cracker with both hands. We always sought out a partner-in-crime seated next to us or across from us, then counted down from three before the cracker's contents spill onto the dinner table.
For years, my aunt made our Christmas crackers. Our table settings looked festive and gorgeous, graced with handmade crackers with treats inside that were more special than store-bought ones. (Thank you for all that effort and care, Aunt Marion!)
Whether they're homemade or not, Christmas crackers involve some variation of tug, bang and mini-gifts, followed by a hint of cap-gun smell drifting across the room.
AWESOME!
Tissue-paper crowns, decades-old jokes and surprise gizmos. Everything tucked inside thin, rolled cardboard, which is wrapped in colourful foil or decorative paper, then tied to look like bon-bons.
Some people prefer to go solo by ripping open a cracker with both hands. We always sought out a partner-in-crime seated next to us or across from us, then counted down from three before the cracker's contents spill onto the dinner table.
For years, my aunt made our Christmas crackers. Our table settings looked festive and gorgeous, graced with handmade crackers with treats inside that were more special than store-bought ones. (Thank you for all that effort and care, Aunt Marion!)
Whether they're homemade or not, Christmas crackers involve some variation of tug, bang and mini-gifts, followed by a hint of cap-gun smell drifting across the room.
AWESOME!
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| I don't have a digital photo of those handmade crackers, so this royalty-free photo must do the trick. Image source: WikiMedia Commons (Christmas Crackers Regent's Park.jpg) |
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