Show sans sails forks these girls had yule yide dinner in middle age 0 tradition E eating peas with a knife is contrary to emily post and seem to have much qualification fi for observance as a christmas tradition tout but for more than 25 years coeds at pennsylvania state university partook of a fork less meal each yule season the traditional medieval dinner complete with everything f from rom costumed lords and ladles ladies to the legendary boars baars head dated back to 1919 finally had to be cancelled when coed ranks swelled to almost 1000 the affair sponsored by the student government association began with a formal procession through the dining hall lord and lady mcallister the dinner was held in mcallister hall led the throng which included noble lords and ladles ladies heralds a poet a cardinal pages and two jesters bearing the boars baars head all these girls were appropriately costumed and sat upon a raised dais in the center of the holly bedecked bedecker room which was illuminated by cand candlelight ae light A choir christmas music and the poet entertained the guests by reading old english poetry from a scroll in accordance cor dance with medieval custom no forks or napkins were allowed although guests sometimes secreted them in their pockets the m menu e n u consisted of roast pork mashed potatoes peas and a very rich plum pudding students eat a special christmas dinner before going he home ne for vacation but its served sissy style allowed a full complement of table utensils 1 |