A roly-poly, currant-coloured, spicy-scented hog, the Mulled Swine is an absolute delight.

With its toasty looking mittens, knitted scarf and bobble hat, it’s the warmest of all Christmas Creatures. So warm, in fact, by the end of December it’s nothing but a pretty piggy puddle.

© Niklaus Von Stuffingball 1849

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(Illustration by Darrell Swainston)

(Illustration by Nicole Smeltzer)