h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Dear Frank,
We've done it again! On the front page together in the New Year. Are we getting famous???##
There must be something of the 'young spirit' in us still? Pleased you're enjoying your writing. Keep it going.
Kind regards,
Audrey

Dear Audrey,
I knew I was on Front Page on the 22nd of this month with a Christmas story but not about us being on together later. They told me they had edited my dancing story but were not sure when it would go out, now you have let me into the secret.
Tongue in cheek, does this mean we were always meant to be together, two free spirits who lived for music and dance.
You were never stationed at the Wrens camp at Wetherby were you, I had some great dance nights there while waiting for the boat overseas, fell in love and was parted suddenly I never even got to say goodby.
Regards Frank.

Frank

I'm lost. I came across a message about an article you'd written about Christmas but can't find it on your list. And tis new one? Do I understand that it will be available in the New Year?

Looking forward to reading them.

Harold

Harold,
It is an old story being resurected for the Christmas period.
Christmas Worlds Apart A2132029
Just click on the number. It will be Front Page on the 22nd of the month.
Audrey and I are on together with the dancing stories some time in January I think.
Regards Frank.

Dear Frank

I really enjoyed your Christmas story. May I comment how well it is written, without sounding patronising?

I do recall that because food was so short, later on in the war, that we used to eat all sorts of offal - heart and lungs come to mind. We had always had liver of course. Can't remember if we had brains to eat.

We didn't keep animals (aprt from acat and dog) so would have had no occasion to kill them. In any case I think it would have been forbidden by Jewish religious law. To be kosher animals have to be killed by trained slaughterers, in a certain way, and prayers are said.

We also celebrated Xmas in a subdued way. As kids we had stockings and had some minimal presents - chocolate and some new, shiny pennies and perhaps other things. We never had turkey I think, probably some crackers, and some drink (but not much. You probably know that for some reason Jews traditionally do not drink much - ie apart from me.)

Thanks again for the story.

Harold

Thank you Harold,
Coming from you I think it very much a compliment.
We were used to eating offal when we killed a pig we ate everything including the blood in black pudding, we never ate brains but my Uncle Arthur did often, he lived into his 90's. You could have eaten our Geese because they have to be killed in the Kosher way. Dad turned them upside down between his legs and cut the jugular holding them until all the blood drained from them, He was saying his prayers as he did it because he hated killing his beloved birds, it had to be done though.
As far as I remember I never saw a turkey until into the fifties, we never had them nor the two farms either. I remember Dad once saying they were stupid birds. Goose was our Christmas meal with Cock bird for New Year, our own of course fed on the best of everything and free range too. I have never tasted anything as good since.
Enjoy Your drink Harold it will do you no harm at all I will be having mine tonight too.
Regards Frank.