Father would see to it that they had all the best kinds of fish—the smoked and pickled herring. And the _lutfisk_—which he had so disliked to bale in the summer—would be a favorite part of the Christmas feasting. There would be cheeses, too, of many kinds, and pickled pigs’ feet and headcheese, roasted meats and sausages. Mother always set out a good _koltbord_—a table laden with all these good things and many others; people could help themselves to suit their tastes.