Dec 16 2008
On the third day of Christmas…
And on to the third day of Christmas! Apparently, French hens lay really good eggs in the winter months, which makes for great egg Christmas dishes. Also, one website said that the french hens are a sign of goodwill between the English and the French, because in the ’80s, all the English eggs were deemed unfit because of a salmonella bacteria, so they had to buy their eggs from France. Interesting, eh?
Kevan and I decided that three French hens is just a sad sight to see, and we hope that they got inspired by the turtledoves and got together with the lustful partridge to make some noisy calling birds… I guess we’ll find out tomorrow, eh?
The Christian meaning is for the three virtues mentioned in I Corinthians: faith, hope, and love. I think that’s great, and if I ever have French hens, I will name them Faith, Hope and Love. And if I never have French hens… well, I still have the song and the Bible to help me remember what’s really important.
