Ava Gardner was born today in 1922; there's a Raffles Suite for her in honor of when she was there when in Singapore for a premiere. Here's I believe a generic picture of a nice suite at Raffles:
Of course it's national Egg Nog Day! The luncheon suggestion for today from 365 Luncheon Dishes (from 1902) is another Sweet Potato Pone like we saw on December 3; this version is flavored with ginger, candied orange peel, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and molasses. They remark, "This recipe is said to be over 200 years old," which makes it over 300 years old now.