A little bit of spice cake
A little bit of cheese,
A glass of cold water,
A penny, if you please.
For a festive handout cut the spice cake or fruit cake in slices and sandwich them with slices of tasty cheese between.
To maintain traditional Christmas cheer for the elders, serve apple pie with cheese and applejack.
Angelic Camembert
1 ripe Camembert, imported
1 cup Anjou dry white wine
½ pound sweet butter, softened
2 tablespoons finely grated toast crumbs
Lightly scrape all crusty skin from the Camembert and when its creamy interior stands revealed put it in a small, round covered dish, pour in the wine, cover tightly so no bouquet or aroma can possibly escape, and let stand overnight.
When ready to serve drain off and discard any wine left, dry the cheese and mash with the sweet butter into an angelic paste. Reshape in original Camembert form, dust thickly with the crumbs and there you are.
Such a delicate dessert is a favorite with the ladies, since some of them find a prime Camembert a bit too strong if taken straight.
Although A. W. Fulton's observation in For Men Only is going out of date, it is none the less amusing: