Possible Clues:

• On their game, perhaps, some found tossing a used caber
• Panettone and butterscotch served at Christmas, for example
• Accompaniment for turkey?
• Something on meal table, a crude base that's rickety
• Two sorts of brass chicken might come with it
• It's cheek to require money first, even for an essential part of Christmas dinner
• Food dressing made from a crude base?
• Abused race harmed - it's strictly for the birds