9 Holiday Food Fun Facts

Christmas is almost here, and that means some delicious holiday foods. Whether you're eating at home or heading out to one of your favorite restaurants this holiday season, we hope you have a wonderful time with family and friends. In the spirit of Christmas, Fast Fix LLC wanted to share with you some fun facts about holiday foods.

Holiday Food Fun Facts 


1. Approximately 22 million people in the United States eat turkey for Christmas dinner. At Medieval Christmas feasts however, turkey was not the main dish. Instead, peacock was actually served on Christmas. Boat was also a Christmas mainstay during that era. It wasn't until Henry VIII had turkey for Christmas in the 16th century that it became the norm.

2. Mince pies date back to medieval times, if not earlier. Typically, these pies included minced meat, suet, fruits, nuts and spices like cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. The pie was originally crustless, but over time the crust was added. Today, the minced meat usually isn't an ingredient in these pies.

3. In the UK, children traditionally get tangerines in their stockings. This tradition began in 12th-century France when nuns would gift poor children tangerines in their stockings.

4. Fruit cake was originally intended to last all year. If you've ever had one, you know that they can last for a long time without going bad. This is because of the preservative properties of all the sugar and booze they contain. Traditionally, they were baked at the end of the harvest season and saved to be eaten at the beginning of the harvest season the following year for good luck. Each year, 38% of the Americans gifted with fruit cake choose to give them to someone else, possibly making them the most popular "re-gifted" item ever.

5. Animal crackers were originally a Christmas treat. They were first introduced around Christmastime in 1902. The string on the box was originally intended to be used to hand the boxes on Christmas trees.

6. According to legend, candy canes were invented to keep kids quiet. During the year 1670, the choirmaster of the Cologne Cathedral commissioned candies shaped like a shepherd's crook so they could be handed out to children attending the church's creche scene. The stripes were added to the candy later.

7. Sugar plums aren't necessarily related to plums at all. They're actually a type of candy. when they first came around in the 1600s, the term "plum" referred to any type of dried fruit. Typical sugar plums are made with a combination of dried fruit and spices that are rolled into balls, then coated with a hard shell candy.

8. The tradition of leaving cookies and milk for Santa came from Medieval Germany. During that time, it was custom to decorate paradise trees with apples, wafers and cookies. Overnight, it was common for some of these edible decorations disappeared. Thus, it was believed that Santa had snacked on them while delivering presents. Soon children began leaving cookies on a plate for Santa so he didn't have to eat off the tree.

9. Despite the abundance of food available during the holiday season, studies have shown that the average person only gains less than one pound during the holiday stretch from Thanksgiving to the New Year. This is great news!

Are you serving a special holiday meal at your restaurant this season? Keep Fast Fix LLC in mind for all your restaurant equipment maintenance needs in Missouri and Western Illinios. From repair work to regularly scheduled maintenance, we're here to ensure your commercial kitchen equipment is always in proper working condition, making your kitchen successful and efficient. Give us a call at 573-544-0456. Happy Holidays from Fast Fix LLC!

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