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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1950-12-21, Page 1014, } LUCKNOW ECEMBER 2lst, i`159. "SHE SENTINELy; LUCKNOW, ONTARIO; THURS., URS., By."ROSEMARY THYME"..•+• .. MN . i• expect all. your: houses ar e smelling to the :ceiling with :the good Christmas smells, aren't. they? «..,,s *, We do spend a 'great deal of time prP rtn meals, and.'clean- ing tip after them .. ,, ; a great deal. ,of . time 'ern in • planning Them. Sometimes 1tie think we would ,be glad if a vitamin tab. let would give up our daily .food supply. But would we? Just. stop and think how many: of your de- lightful memories :of ,people and good times centre around an en- •':joyable meal. No -Christmas din- ner with. the :smell of fruit and spices pervading the house for. ctays, ' Maybe weeks, beforehand Doughnuts.; bubbling . in hot fat.. Tantalizing aroma of hot ' *fudge :being beaten, in a bowl . "Kin 1 lick the dish?" I'ni sure every generation hal asked that . I shall never- forget .. when I was• small we used, to 'spend. alternate Chfistrnases let'my mother's- sis- ter's": ister's : We' :drove' .about 15 miles. in a' sleigh, all Warmly wrapped- . . rapped ;.'.jingle .bells:, jingle ,bells `. ..those .were the good 61d days.: When, we. arrived, a bit shivery, 'in' spite • of our: Wrapping,,:, and ;the door flew open' to. greet us, . 'the mingled smell ` of .-Warm wood fires, ' they piney ' fragrance of the Christmas tree, the roast goose and its good 'cagey dressing, ;oranges (a; treat in those' days),:' hot 'Mince' pies, and. . cranberries, rushed •. out to meet us. To fine it 'was the u1 timate ecstasy of • Christmas' the. ' 'crowning : point of 'all the weeks of: anticipation, And to :this day, whenever 1• meet any mern'ber, .of that'family,• tho' it be July, ;I•;�can •still smell the goose and the Christmas tree even the thought of those ;people has a•piney fragrance: •In' short I arr.' :notantieipating.'the--,day of vita - 'min tablets, 'and no butter ;or pies, And like !preparing meals (but sh! I. do not . always like ',dos ing the dishes. after). •� * *' For Christmas supper one year I made a fetching :table decora-. tion 'which was 'also, part; of the dessert. :A yule ,log, 'topped with a sprig .of holly, and attended by, a fat Santa. A jelly roll, iced with a chocolate mocha icing . made like this ,. . 1 cup icing sugar, 1 `tablespoon. „butter, creamed well. before adding the sugar, 1 teaspoon 'vanilla, milk oiil..cold coffee to make. of spreading" con- • sistency; : add 1 square : melted: chocolate. slowly, -until about the color' of bark,.. It is. more realistic if not too ' dark. lee your jelly el�ly roll, then with a fork mark it to• look . like bark, it is quite easy to get that •effect. OBITUARY } ALEXANDER W. .KENNEDY Alexalnder. W. Kennedy, a vet- era.n•4 of World "War I,. died in. Pontiac Hospital . early Sunday r Here is a jellyroll recipe that I like, only it is known as -"A13-. ple . Cream. Roll":. 3/4 cup cake flour, 3/4 teaspoon baking powder,; teaspoon • salt, • i/ teaspoon cinnamon, 4 eggs,, e ' cup sugar, 1I4 cup molasses :.1 cup,. .heavy cream, 3 . tablespoons' :sugar, ' � cup strained applesauce,.. y c'u'p .chopped ' ;nutmeats, ` ya teaspoon 'peppermint • extract.• ,Sift three times flour, baking' .powder, Salt, cinnamon. Beat . eggs well,. --add sugar gradually. 'Add • ngtlasses: Mix well,: Fold; in our,'niixture• •Line shallow pan=•(15"x10") ,with greased wax paper. Bake in hot. ,Oven 13 min. ' Trim edges':quickly,: turn out on cloth sprinkled with confectioner's sugar. , , Remove Waxed paper,' . roll quickly..' Wrap .in,. cloth..Cool:. Whip cream;: add' the 3 tablespoons sugar ;`'aid re- -maining ingredients. Unroll cake. Fill.: Roll • A` last .minute candy recipe. Into 1/4 cup' s'VVeetened condensed milk 'blend, 11/4 cups '-sifted icing. sugar. Add' few grains Salt,' and ' 1 •tablespoon softened butter: This •is , an uncooked fondant ' and you'. , may leave . it for _awhile, and do. all :manner of'. things. with, it add different flavorings, tint' dif- ferent colors, make bori-bons, by swirling from a `.teaspoon on'wax- ed ax- ed... paper; top with , nutmeat. or candied cherry, . roll pieces in toasted,'cocoanut. I usually double' the, recipe,: make: a variety. of such things with 'part.,of:.it. .Divide the zemainder , in 'half, :;add `chopped cherries, and :perhaps chopped candied:` pineapple, t .tfla.vor. With „vanilla. To the rest I: add some 'melted chocolate'.: '. an. amount to suit your taste,,• and 'achieve the color you want..Line a small loaf pan . with ' Waxed - paper,.'and spread the: ;chocolate mixture in: 'it, .and over , it add :the. light -col •ored mixture, spreading` in a lay- er. Nuts' may .13e'.added., ..to the.. 'clocolate Mixtur. Chill : over- night. Remove ' from pan. Cut. in desired "sized pieces., Putting candy in a frig is not recvm mended.' I don't know why, .That 'is" something'I, shall have to find out. • * * * See . you next week Same time. Same. station. ,And I'W,ish you all the Merriest Christmas 'ever. A C ROSEMARY THYME. • RANGERS HELD' CH RISTMAS•. PARTY On December 13th;;the Rangers held their 'Christmas party at the home of Mrs. -W. V. Johnston. Dorothy Gibson gave a reading. entitled 4` . • Man's Will", Mrs. McKim gave, a hurriotpus. Christ- mas reading, ‘/The ' Errors . •off. Santa. Claus". After finding partners byixiat- chin Christmas cards; Wilda Ir_ win . conducted contests 'on. 'flow- ers and kinds of cloth, The win= ners. • were• Margaret Phillipson and Ruth -Anderson, 'Mrs. M. ,Henderson,added 'more merriment to the party when she told each girl's fortuneIby paint aeading. Ruth Baynard was lucky at the game 'we played _... After lunch was served Jane. .J'olnston ;presented Mrs. 'Johne ;Ston with a .Christmas box from. the, Rangers.Mrs; Johnston 're- turned the favor •;by'y"giving each f;irl a show ticket arid free treat • at the restaurant A 'vote of ,.thanks'$ aa moved to Letters To The, Editor 716 -13th St., ••Saskatoon; ,Sask. • • December 14th; 1950 To our Editor and friends of Lucknow and vicinity:, •I have felt for some 'time I'd like to •say lift much we enjoy` the. home .,paper: I had the pleas-. ure of meeting Dr. F. Scott Mac- Kenzie, Moderator. of the Presi. - byterian 'Churchof Canada, on liis, recent vitit •to Saskatoon 'and he said, "I suppose you take .The L rcknow .Sentinel"; ''which matte me realize :'just how its a sort of; circle letter among old friends far and near.' I "would also • like ..to take .this. opportunity of ' expressing • niy thanks . to all those who . are , so faithfully,. helping to' cheer my. parents .,during their shut iin years Merry Christmas to All,: • Sincerely, Blanche ,(Jamieson) Wilson: Mrs, Johnston and all those who helped make the .party a success, evening, December . 10th. His death was due to pneumonia, :al- t'hough he, had been poorly` for some 'time. His, home was in Ferndale in suburban Detroit. Mr. Kennedy. w'aS 'born 'in: Kin- loss. Township 64 'years ago. ,,He Was , a son of the late William and Catherine Kennedy, and a bro- ther of .Mrs. Win., Macintosh of Lucknow. •. lxi 1924 in London, Mr, ' Ken- nedy was Married to Helen Bird. Sufi"viving besides • his , Widow ;ris one daughter,, 'Doreen, Mrs. Wal- ter ter Smith;. ' his son in-law, .M'r.' Smith .and 'a `granddaughter,' Lu 'Ann.Sxnitb•, Surviving members of -the Ken- nedy family are two: brothers, and °three ;sisters; David Kennedy of Kincardine, Wm. Kennedy of Wingham, ' Mrs, John .Scatt.erty (Annie) of ..Ha'rrow,, Mrs. :Wm. Mclnnes (Lexay r of Teeswater, :and •Mrs. Will MacIntosh ':(1VIar- garet) of Lucknow., Mr. Kennedy' was predeceased b a sister. Elizabeth and a brother •John.:. All 'four • Kennedy brothers saw overseas service in. World War I. Alex, David•and Will were in' the 160th Battalion and. Jahn was in the 33rd. Battalion. For`'burial in the familyplot in South; Kinloss •the ,;remains were, brought , to. Lucknow where the funeral; service Washeld in. the MacLennan Funeral Home, con- ducted i;:& Rev. Chas. Winn of Lucknow '•Presbyterian Church.. . The pallbearers . were Dick Mac-• Quaig, :Elwood Drennan, .Irvine Henry,` Allister,, Iiughes, Duncan Kennedy and '• Wm. •Stimson ... Mil •itark, r•i'tes :Were :performed by members of the Lucknow Branch'. of the Canadian :Legion. Friends.. attended the, funeral fromDetroit, Harrow, London, Whitechurch,:.Wingham; Walkert ' ton, Kincardine and. Teeswater.. `MRS. WM. 'CLAIRE. 1Vtrs, Wm, Clare, 8,th, Conces- sion. of 'Ashfield, passed away suddenly. on Tuesday night, De- cember 12th, after suffering a heart .attack; .hough; she had not place on Friday morning, at been in the best of health, her Kingsbridge,, with burial in tkie death ,came' as a: distinct shock Kingsbridge Cemetery, to all. Bile was'sCty-nine •ygars . . y : A drunkard is. a !n.an w ho tries. of age. Formerly 'Mar ; Griffin, to �pull himself, out p! tt•c�ubh d With. a .corkscrew.. ' Mrs. ,Jas, Dean of the West, Mi Clare was of aquiet disposition and was loved and :respected by. all. She was a menlber Of Kings: bridge R.C. Church and a..•meni. ber of the Women's:Cathoiic Lea- gue; The funeral service • tuck she married her bereft husban about 'fo"rty years ago, Also sur- viving axe `twit._sons, Walter, .at ti Montreal; a A . sutfiption .. ur home, and Leo, of . Mrs. Edwin King answez toSentinelthat `lastscrminuteisyogift' daughter,'. (lVfary) of Londoni and a :sister,•,pt'oblem, ipateil lit msiti tetrie teinia i "#ro wiel orierH lmkeriwoR•,0r r.,,,v, Nola C • it's a sradition we like wishing good ' lends well! n� amour our. man. , - i. is, our �s��,�t among X8f confirmed friendly service! MERRY CHRISTMAS and'a HAPPY NEW -YEAR S1 e R.(STm'45 ID4Y, C l.GL 'Phone . 32; ,Lucknow, Ontario erson Unsber e Lucknow Ontario . MORGrAN, JIM, and DONAu) i1g.tr110ofDqbotofib'obtobeinalkive • e