Stuff the turkey, and put it ready on baking-tin. Cut out and prepare the beef fillets, fry them for two minutes on each side in butter or dripping, and lay them aside on a plate.

Prepare and fry their garnish of fried bananas.

Cut out the cheese straws, and leave them ready on a baking-sheet. Make and bake mince-pies.

Prepare seakale. Make, but do not fry the potato croquettes.

Clarify the stock for the clear soup. See that the smelts, with their brown bread and lemon, are in the house. Also brandy and holly for pudding.

Make bread sauce for turkey, and partially toast sausages.

Cut and roll the bacon.

Blanch and shell the almonds for pudding Leave them in cold salted water.