It's that time of year again - the season for eating is almost upon us. We dig out a
selection of delicious recipes from the Country Life Archive to help you prepare the ultimate festive feast.
Simon Hopkinson's oysters Rockefeller and salt-cod aïoli
April Bloomfield's Brussels sprouts with pancetta and juniper berries Richard Corrigan's Crozier Blue soaked in Banyuls
Simon Hopkinson's squab pigeon with braised peas and roast quail with liver-and-mushroom croûtes
Tommi's more-fruit-than-cake cake
Mark Hix's Christmas spice biscuits and coconut cranberry snowballs
Fergus Henderson and Justin Piers Gellatly's brown-bread and Armagnac ice cream
Nigel Slater's delightful trifle
Mark Hix's boozy truffles, spicy candied peel and chocolate-covered nuts
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