that year, the turkey was served with chestnut dressing and giblet gravy. as long as there have been presidents, we have reported on what they eat. president reagan on christmas eve had no public schedule at all today. about 11:00 this morning, he did pose with his wife for this picture in front of the family christmas tree. at mid afternoon, he stuck his head in the briefing room to wish the press a merry christmas. christmas dinner tomorrow is at 5:30, turkey, sweet potatoes, green beans and a christmas ice cream log, chocolate on the outside, pistachio on the in. white house holiday sweet treats are not only designed to be tasty. in some cases, they are a celebration all on their own. there s an element of surprise for the kid in all of us involved with one very special baked good. the gingerbread house is almost the equivalent of a state secret. i can kind of smell what s