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December 25, 1920
The Colorado Statesman
Denver, Denver County, Colorado
What is this article about?
Historical opposition to mince or Christmas pie by Puritans, Quakers, and some Church of England members, who thought clergymen should abstain; Bickerdyke remonstrates against this prejudice in a quoted passage.
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OPPOSED TO CHRISTMAS PIE
The Puritans were not alone in their opposition to mince or Christmas pie. The Quakers also fought against it, and at length even many good people of the Church of England began to think that clergymen should abstain from it, against which prejudice Bickerdyke thus remonstrates:
"The Christmas pie is, in its own nature, a kind of consecrated cake or badge of distinction, and yet it is often forbidden the druid of the family. Strange that a sirloin of beef, whether boiled or roasted, when entire is exposed to the utmost depredations and invasions, but if minced into small pieces and tossed up with plums and sugar it changes the property, and forsooth is meat for his master."
The Puritans were not alone in their opposition to mince or Christmas pie. The Quakers also fought against it, and at length even many good people of the Church of England began to think that clergymen should abstain from it, against which prejudice Bickerdyke thus remonstrates:
"The Christmas pie is, in its own nature, a kind of consecrated cake or badge of distinction, and yet it is often forbidden the druid of the family. Strange that a sirloin of beef, whether boiled or roasted, when entire is exposed to the utmost depredations and invasions, but if minced into small pieces and tossed up with plums and sugar it changes the property, and forsooth is meat for his master."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Christmas Pie
Puritans Opposition
Quakers
Church Of England
Bickerdyke
Religious Prejudice
What entities or persons were involved?
Bickerdyke
Puritans
Quakers
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Bickerdyke
Puritans
Quakers
Story Details
Puritans and Quakers opposed Christmas pie; some Church of England members believed clergymen should abstain. Bickerdyke argues against this, comparing it to beef that becomes forbidden when minced with plums and sugar.