Food Almanac — December 27

National Fruitcake Day

Turtledoves. Sugar Man. Saccharin Man. Breakfast Club. Partridge. Dove. Fruitcake. Pasteur.

The Second Day Of Christmas

From someone who regards you well, here come two turtledoves, Tujague's recipe (for the crawfish they caught in Arabi), two candy canes, green polka-dot pajamas, or (in our own version of the song) two eggs Sardou.It is also five days until New Year's Eve. Which isn't much time to get a dinner reservation if you're going out. But plenty of time to procure a bottle of Champagne-style sparkling wine. Today's recommendation: <strong>Gruet, </strong>made in New Mexico, of all places. But quite good! Basic non-vintage goes for under $20 a bottle.

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