Listen To: The Trigg Christmas Country Biscuit Brunch

This Maryland Christmas tradition began decades ago when Aurora Cook Trigg and her husband invited some other couples over for Christmas dinner. Eventually, Aurora decided to change the gathering to 11am Christmas Eve giving them plenty of time later on Christmas Eve to assemble toys and make sure everything was ready for Santa to drop off the children's' gifts. That is also when the men were dropped from the invitation list. The thinking was that the men would do their last minute Christmas shopping while the women would relax knowing that their holiday shopping was completed.

Today, her daughter Jennel hosts the gathering. Dozens of women, their daughters and even their granddaughters gather at Jennel Trigg's home in Ellicott City at 11am for the Trigg Family Country Biscuit Brunch. Invitations are optional. Most of the ladies just show up.

Many of the ladies can be found in the kitchen helping to prepare such treats as southern catfish, candied green apples, Polish Kielbasa, potatoes, scrambled eggs with mushrooms and of course Miss Aurora's famous country biscuits.