Merry Christmas Eve

Preparations steaming ahead for tomorrow's lunch.

What do briefcases have to do with food? :-)

The inside!

The blue briefcase has 2 layers of cutlery; a setting for 8. This is 17 years old.

The black has 3 layers; with a setting for 12. This is 11 years old.

I keep them in pristine condition, drying and polishing after each use.

This set of brass cutlery with mother of pearl in lay is beautiful. I'll use the carving knife and fork only this time. Here you can see serving spoons, gravy spoon and a cheese knife and cake server. There are 4 settings consisting of spoon, fork, knife and teaspoon not shown. Each setting is individually wrapped in a gold/blue silk pouch. This is very old too.

Drinks tray and grav lax tray/ table mats / various candle holders (will decide which to use later).

And the star turkey plate. Off now to see how Nigella, Martha and Delia garnish their turkeys.

p.s still sick........