Show Scotch Unrestrained In New Years Year's Joy The Scotch who react with restrained restrained restrained re re- re- re strained enthusiasm to Christmas welcome the New Year with all the joy and merry making possible to their usually taciturn nature On New Years Year's Eve the wassail bowl goes round and round filled with savory liquid nostalgically fragrant Apples floating atop the wassail bowl stir memories of the apple howling bowling when boys switched the trunks of fruit trees petitioning a good howling crop Somehow the lambs wool as the decoration of the wassail bowl often is called seems reminiscent of young folks rushing to the nearest nearest nearest near near- est spring at the stroke of 12 to drink the cream of the well because because because be be- cause the first to do so could expect good luck for the ensuing year Handsel Monday t t h e Monday after New Years Year's Day Day is is traditionally traditionally traditionally tradition tradition- ally the big day for Scotch boys and girls |