Ah, Mrs. Miggins! The return of your tempting morsels has coincided nicely with a surge in my taste for them. Kindly further elaborate on the comings and goings in your pleasure emporium.

I must add that if Sidney is hot for your plum duffs, then he must know good ones when he sees them.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Muriel, darling... please know that my beloved Eric is on the strictest of diets and exercise regimes. In fact, he gets his daily exercise working in our orchard, tending to the walnut, almond and pecan trees that grow so well in our temperate California climate.

If my Eric ventures anywhere near your Emporium, do let me know... for then I shall have an excuse to send you some nuts for your holiday fruitcakes.

I have been reliably informed that as Christmas time approaches once more, that Sidney is desperate for me to pull his cracker.

What delightful tidings on the banging device Mrs Miggins! :) And so nice to read of your delectables!

I look forward to sampling your Seasonal Delectables in the very near future. I trust they will be as fruity, juicy, tender and succulent as in previous years

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

Grand Hotel
Suite 3A
Royal Leamington Spa
Warwickshire

17th inst

My Esteemed Colleagues,

May I proffer seasonal greetings and compliments of the season, as we approach the forthcoming festivities. I decided to expend a modicum of finance to treat myself to a Yuletide break in the provinces, away from the bustle of London.

I see that my intended, one Muriel Miggins, has offered to pull my cracker again, but the last time she did that her hand slipped off the end before it went bang. Last year she roasted my chestnuts before an open fire, which quite startled the handyman when he looked through the window, and I had to tip the Hall Porter handsomely to buy the poor man a large Scotch to compose himself.

The previous year she insisted on having my jiblets on a plate, which made my plums quite duff I can tell you. Then there was the time one Boxing Day when she partook a little too liberally of the cooking sherry when concocting a quintessentially British trifle, and it turned out a right Eton Mess. In fact the almonds weren't the only things flaked.

Perhaps you can now appreciate dear reader, why I do tend to approach this time of year with some degree of trepidation, coupled with a modicum of foreboding.

Tootle pip, must fly,

Yours in somewhat anticipation,

Sidney J. Snodgrass (Retd)

Late of Her Britannic Majesties 3rd Foot & Mouth

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Will Muriel Miggins ever be mine?

There you are Mr. Snodgrass! Mrs. Miggins' been waiting for ye!

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rOZZ
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Sidney, you do need to be careful with those chestnuts, especially if you want to use them in Muriel's stuffing.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Is anyone else wondering what will be in Sidney's Christmas stocking on the 25th?

Or in Muriel's?

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

I'm sure their stockings will be stuffed with warm gooey delights.

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I'm sure their stockings will be stuffed with warm gooey delights.

No doubt.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

I'm sure their stockings will be stuffed with warm gooey delights.

No doubt.

Knowing Mrs. Miggins, yep.

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rOZZ
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We don't know what will be stuffing what,
but as it is Christmas, something will be
stuffed with something.....

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My dears, it's been so hectic, but the promise of Sydney's cracker failed to ignite my embers. But I have rolled my sleeves up and pounded away in the kitchen.

I've never seen my meringues looking so stiff. I just hope they can last the distance so I can show them off in the morning.

I have to go now, I still have to stuff the turkey, wish me luck.

Merry Christmas to you all.

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I know that beating egg whites poses no problem....I know from experience that a swift wrist action can make almost anything stand up stiffly.

Grand Hotel
Suite 3A
Royal Leamington Spa
Warwickshire

27th inst

Esteemed Colleagues,

Sadly I have to report that Muriel Miggins declined to accept the Yuletide offer to pull my cracker, but my motto has always been waste not want not, so I left it out for a couple of days to see if she changed her mind. Unfortunately the hotel chambermaid got quite flummoxed when she saw it next to my nuts, which I had purchased the day before.

I shall shortly wend my way back to London and see what the New Year and Hogmanay has in store. From what I can recall Mrs Miggins Neeps were not at all tatty.

With kindest Regards,

Sidney J. Snodgrass (Retd)

Late of Her Britannic Majesties 3rd Foot & Mouth

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Will Muriel Miggins ever be mine?

Murial's meringues were magnificent in their stiffness, indeed so stiff as too invoke memories of times past, and thoughts of times future.
And the whipped cream that topped them was beyond compare

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

Oh Mrs. Miggins! I was just wondering what you're cooking up for Valentine's Day next week.

I would so love a tart.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

I would Love a world peace Mrs. Miggins. Thx:)

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rOZZ
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Oh Mrs. Miggins! I was just wondering what you're cooking up for Valentine's Day next week.

I would so love a tart.

Is that a Manchester Tart, or some other Fruity Tart?

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

Oh Mrs. Miggins! I was just wondering what you're cooking up for Valentine's Day next week.

I would so love a tart.

Is that a Manchester Tart, or some other Fruity Tart?

Custard Tart?

Cheers.

A Bakewell Tart is an inferior form of Manchester Tart...

But there's nothing quite like a Fruity Tart....

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?