Chocolate...

Hmm, and so it appears that Jack hasn't limited himself to only liking Chocolate Cake.. as he was quite quite happy to chomp into this gift from his Nanny. In Alsace, children celebrate 'St Nicolas' on Dec 6th but, be warned, St Nicolas is accompanied by "Père Fouettard", who arrives carrying a bunch of sticks with which naughty children are beaten.

Here's an old picture representing St Nicolas in Lorraine, a neighbouring department ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas ).

The good news for Jack? The arrival of St Nicolas on Dec 6th won't cancel out the arrival of Santa Claus on Dec 25th.

:-)