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On any given holiday, the Coast Guard Training Station in Cape May has about 800 recruits who would rather be home. In the spirit of giving, many residents from the Cape May area volunteer to host recruits for a traditional holiday dinner. I’ve always wanted to have a couple of recruits at my house for… Read more »
Any beach town can pull off summer but few can compete with Cape May when it comes to Christmas. Think Victorian, think Charles Dickens and enjoying Wassail at the Physick Estate. Where else can you experience all that? Cape May is just as special to those of us who live here and what better way to share with you the experience of Christmas in Cape May than to ask those who live here what it means to them.
I don’t know about you, but I love Christmas morning. Yes, the presents are nice – but it is breakfast that I crave. But here’s the question – what to make? So, I ask myself – what would the Victorians do?
Enjoy these holiday recipes from the Bed and Breakfast Inns and Guest Houses of Cape May.
Most may not realize we owe many of our Christmas traditions to the Victorians, more specifically Prince Albert and Queen Victoria.
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