Show I 1 11 z THE BARON B OF BEEF I 1 itow it I 1 Is prep prepared a r red tor the quai sid sideboard e bard pew few americans have ever rc cn m a royal baron of beef the baron is generally about the av able half of a huge beef creature und and the roasting of this ancient yuletide joint is still kept up with much state and ceremony in the household of her gracious majesty at windsor the baron having been selected is roasted in front of the great kitchen fire at windsor two cooks being kept busy basting its sides the ceremony always attracts a small crowd of ledged persons from the household who watch with interest the progress of the joint which on christmas day will appear cold on the royal sideboard at osborne one of the boars baars from the queens herd in windsors Wind sors great park must mast also fall a sacrifice flee to christmas gayety gaiety for the boars baars head will flank the baron of beef on the royal sideboard in the ollen olden day the ceremony of bringing in the baron of beef was as picturesque and entertaining as that now associated with the boars baars head but in time it died out it was formerly accompanied by the kinli singing n g of a kind of musical grace and the servants including the cooks and basters fol followed lowed it in along procession |