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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1916-12-14, Page 70 11 KING HINTS WIN" • In baldaira .Cakete.41WOYS In40 the greeteet heai it fleet . Whenbreadceteinha are added to• Mee eteffing PPM 1110.4t be aliOnrad, • fer CoId :sweet 'fftatiee'iti • censidered a Merewettable. Adjunct. to• a Chiciatraas pudding. than •a hot .cenatietititt • •s Mince Pies shotild be kalted. from, ...twenty to thirty Minute.s, andthe tops. • a. bruthed Over With the White of an egg • a alioretiMe, Were they are done. Pried green Peas, whIch• are very cheap, reeky a mos.- excellent oodpfcm • the, winter.. They should bo soaked • Ptreseerlight in cold .water, .• , ' • • •:•Te -make.. eggspewder .41E0 a Tier - ter of.a. pound of tartaric acide three quartera of a. wend of hicathopete. of • soda and fhle.pound 'of rreoticeobt. Dry and Mix well, and then.. add tWo otrocert apt frequiseerbortete a. mown* Ini4 two 4rachn)13.0fliinw4erod4imerie. • . • The •secret dtt• imming a geed retest. turkey,is tetbonte it often enough, and • to cook itlofig enough. A turkey of • freYen- or eight ,pouhdre hou10 ,Ise . roasted at least three !hours; and a very large turkey not tiess thanfour boure; an. extra hour Is preferable, to ' .one minute less. • • . To,tnake sodaswaterse4..Dissolve .one !., pound cruelted strgae•and tavo ounces •of • supetecarbonate -of . soda into each : two .gallons Of, water used. When Prciperly. dissolved, fihl pint bottles with. this water; have the corks 'at ..hand,,. drop half a drachoa of citric 'acid inseryetels into each pint bottle, cork • at once., and tie down; Keep. the bot- . ties in a coon:dace, and be sure, • tie andle them carefully. • Gocee. with chestnuts. -Roast forty •fifiry chestnuts, sldn half of them; • • add them to half apound otaaueages meat,. a morsel of .garlic, sage, salt e fled pepper to taste, a grate or two . . ••• • SOME CIIIIITMAS DISHES of iMtmeg, and the liver of the goose ;bopped finely. Mix well, and 'see that the ehestnots are Mathed, fain the rest of the tints, aid putt them in whole. Roast Jhe goose, and serve with graVer and a ltnnee ef chestnuts. Mineenleat is Plain and wholesome When Made with a pound each a cur- rants and raisins, a pouod and a half of brown anger, two pounds and a half of apples, hill/ a pound of orange marmalad' e .the fauna ed chopped suet, a pound ofcandied. peel, a quarter of an °Puce of good spices the rind Itncl Alice of a lemon,. and half e pint of raisin wine. • After•Mhtipg and stand- ing' for a day or two, add MeV sug- ar, should it be required. Cornflour Lemon Jelly. --To makes •four lemarns, six :Minces of sugar, three-quarters of a Pirreof water, and some • cornflour are required. The rind of the fruit may be rasped or grated on the sugar. Add the strain- ed ' juke Of the leptons to the water, 'and boil in an enamelled. saucepan. The/1.0dd the cornflour, Mixed With cold water to a paste, and boil for a Minute or two before pouring 'intro a mould. An ounce and a half of corn- flour to a pint of "liquid is sufficient at this season. Use a shallow mould. A wholesome Christmas plum -pud- ding ean be made at small cost with pound of smoothly mashed potatoes, half a pound of boiled and Mashed car- erots, a pound of flour (or half flour and half baeadcrumbe for a lighter padding), a pound each of currants and stewed rejoins, half a pound of suet, three-quarters of a pound of sugar, a pinch of 'salt and grated nut- nrieg, a good pinch of cloves, two tea- spoonfuls of treacle, two •ounces of candied peel, a large grated apple, and two eggs. ° Cost, about two shillings. Time for one pudding, about eight hours. • ding bag, leaving room for it to swell. Serve hot and whole, with ,sprigs of holly stuclein the top. tt• Trussing and. Reeking the Turkey, • • % The suceesiof the 'entire dinner on this annual festival depends upon the To Salt Almonds. -First blanch the perfection of the bird chosen to grace • : the occasion. kTo matter how care - almonds and • spread on a nice clean fully the vegetribles are cooked, how • baking tin, add a small piece of but- • ter; directly it is dissolved shake the the cranberry sauce sparkles„ how almonds •abouta littleBake till flaky and spicy the mince Pies, or how ' . toothsomet,the plum pudding,aif the the elnionds are a` nice golden brown queen of the feast lacks fletsor, tend - color then dredge with dried sett, and torn out to cool. '• lerness or juiciness, the housekeeper feels that all Use has been in. vain. To Glaze a Christmas Ham. -First brush ovey the ham with beaten yolk It may be well to dondidet some of the • of egg, then cover this very thickly' details esential •to succeris, 'end not sugar, le.cupful boiling. water, 2 egVrem you. Christmas day would not be eons 15111ta without its hoxfOl ig*weets, and there are none more tbothsome than. the wholosinno keine-made vaviebleS which are so easily prepared. They ,ore safe for the children, and gown - up. like Own as well.' A box of these candies, Peeked in orne deloty way, &taws Makes an acceptable gift and oometimea proves a aolutiorf of the "Whateshall-LiliVerr! probleva which is always with us, Crean! Grape.. -3 lba. confection- ers' sugar. 1 pt. water. Pinch cream of tartar, Grapes, Viret Mahe your fondant, 'InIttlog the sugar into a saucepan, adding the cold water, and stierlog over the fire until the migar IS dissolved. Add the cream oftartar and allow the inixtuie te boil until it forme a eoft ball when tried in cold 'Water; then peer into a basin which has been rinsed with' cold water. When it is 'cool enough for you to put your finger in the middle of it; cream It and, when thick knead with, your hands total it is a solid, fIrM, creamy mass. • Drop some of this fohdant into a small saucepan, add a few .drops of lukewarm water, and melt it carefully? .etirring conbintioesly. DIP' each grape Ito the melted fondant, drop on wax -paper and set on a tray or tin until it hardens. Kumquat Candies. -Kumquats, two ouPfuls confectioners' sugar, pinch cream of tartar, et cupful water/ • yel- low coloring, chopped -nut -meats. Cut a small slice from the top of the kum- quats, scoop out all the insides and Place the kumquats in small paper cases.Pot the auger into a sauce- stirring so that they are well blendod, with the other ingredients. This quantity of nuts should be oMotjgh to form the mixture into * stiff 'paste. Spread ' greanpd papers and lay these on halting Pane. •Rake in a moderate even ler twentY minutes, Oral when cold cut into squares. Fold each of these squaresIa wair,rPaPer 20 that' they will not run together. Mexican Candy -2 Cupfuls brOW1.1 Sugar, 1 tablespoonfial butter, pinch of salt, 1 teaspoonful extract, % capful cream, 2 cupfuls Pecan' nuts, Place the sugar, butter, salt, and cream in a saucepan 0,14 cook, stir- -ring cwirantlY until: the rniXture boils. Reduce the heat and centimes the eeette Ing until little dropped in cold wat- er .fOrms soft ball when rubbed be- tween the thumb and ginger. Cool, then beat until the candy thielrene. Add the vanilla and the *luta; and ira- mediately twin into entail heaps, drop- ping, these from the tip of. "PPonn upon wax -paper. This candy needs e good deal of care in the making, as it must not be cooked until too hard, nor beateno after it has begun to set. Mourning at Yuletide. Through in most civilized countries and towns Christmas is a tine gladne.sajlere are some places Where the featiVal time is mourned over. This is se with • Santiago, the Capital of Chine fer during Christmastide,' •jusb eight -and -thirty armies ago, was plunged into the ,depths of despair by a catastrophe such as • has never in tnodern times befallen the metropolis of a civilized State. The scene of the terrible occurrence • was the cathedral- thurch of La Campania 'A grand re- ligious festival was taking place, and pan, add the strained kumquat -juice, the magnificent building war; thronged cream of tartar and water. Stir till with mote thah 8,000 worshippers, the the sugar le ctOrtsolved, then boil till it elite of the gay •Spanish-American fornts a soft ball when tried in cold city.1 Twelve thoasand silver lamps water; add. a few drops of yellow shed a brilliant radiance over the mass c'oloring, liner onto a slab and knead of muslin and drapery below, anti the till smooth. • Return as the pan and i acolytes were busy lighting the 1,500 stir till melted, then pous. ink? the pre -1 tapers on the grand altar, when there pared kumquats Sprinkle with the arose a sudden cry of "Fire!" A nut -meats which have been, finely chop- ?candle had been overturned, and in an Ped. instant almost the interior of the catie: Honeyed Pop -Corm -pop -corn, salt, edral was in 'flames. , Many orthose Ye cupful water, 1 ti cupful Honey, 1% imprisoned within. were rescued cupful sugar. This sweetmeat will be through the windows, for the one door especially appreciated by the children. was quickly blocked; but, When all wall Pop the deeired ainourit of corn and over, it was found that more than salt it lightly; stir Well. and • place 2,900 of Santiago's bravest and best aside in a moderate oven. Now pour had tierished. • the water over the sugar and. allow it ' ^ Christmas Gift Quotation/I, Wrap Christmas *Ma in White tis- • sue papery tie with red ribbert. Veit, On in the tow a small *prig vf holy. Inclose with gift •eard with Meet • 14 t'SulnheeMi, bless. thy Ohrietmas day, Gladneei dwell With thee foi" aye.° nIfe.hope POW ChriatMaa Will be mem; We hepe you will he happy, very." 2. • "Tho world is happy,. the world •ia wifiep May joy be your? this Christmas.. Ude." 4, "Christmas comes but mice a year; • Christmag always brings good „, r chest," • 5.: "Chriettiots greetings with good cheer, , And may you -have a glad New Year," 6. "Holly branch it'd mistletoe, • Happy days where'er you go." 7, "Sing a song of (Phris as, • Wish you itaPpy time. ,s • Four and twenty joyhells . • r Ring your merry chimes.": 8, "To every one and all of 'yours, • We wish a merry day." 9. '"For you we -wish the Christeaas pleasures Through all the year may stay." 10. "In your heart be Christmas • gladness, • • • • Far from yeu be care and sad- • nese." "Sing hie; sing hey; . zing ho! , sing holly! We wish your Christmas will be '1911y." • (tumid larence edman 11. 4 to dissolve slowly oYer the fire. When it has boiled four minutes add a cup- , Where the Card Came From., ful af the honey, stirring all the thrice! • The stingy young man approached and as soon as the mass starts to boil the flame of his passion.. , pour in the rest, Keep stirring con.: "Did you receive, many Christmas- stantly to prevent burning or stick -1 cards, 'Miss Buzzer?" be asked nig to the sides of the saucetian. Bell ;may of a beginning. . to the softball stage and pour over • • Oh, yes! And there was' one -un - the -potacorn. Mix fend. ebol, '. I signed -that I thought particularly •.,Baked Candies. -1% cupful brown dainty and artistic. . Pm."sure -it came ' • ,MINCE MEAT AND CAKES 'Here are two recipes from mince meat procured from old-fashioned cooks: , • No. '1. -Five Pounds ofchopped beef, two pints ef chopped suet, ten piAbs of chopped sour apples, two pounds of sugar, one (mart of molasses, two ounces of cinnamon., • one • pence of cloves, one tableepootiful . of salt, one tablespoonful of •pepper, six. pounds of fruit. • Mix all together and scald. No. 2. -e -Cook teire- and •oneshalf pounds of beef (this should make two trust entirely, to 'the choice r of our Whites .! -1 teaspoonful 1 cupfu a"Irideed!" eixclaimed the delighted quarts When chopped), four quarts with powdered breadcrumbs, pressed gentleman. And What mekess you marketman, or the care and sktll of •pecans or Kngtiph Walnuts. Place chopped apples, one Pint of currants , be' firmly J,aatly, brush over the, Whole ,with thick creazia, and'set your cook.. • , the sugar, and wateir together in a imagine so?" • • which•have been thoroughly cleansed, equick oven. This trlee shotild be Select fe young heis turkey, and foe 'saucepan. Stir until the. su,gar is. dis..1.."Why," replied • the maiden oee quart of raisina stoned just before a family of six or .eight; one of about solved; then „ gook Without 'stirring un- „because1 sent it to you Iasi Christ- using; one eue-Of chopped citron, four broWri 'and Win be like. oe aeliciouS ten pounds' weight. ' The best tee_ a little dropped in cold water forms • n143.- " ieg.e.,, tee a soft . ball: ` Have the egg whites I , Christmas Cake. -Take an enual keYs have 140, smeoth. t 1 spurs soft and loose the breast full 'stiffly beaten, pout the boiling hot! '. • S. At An Armory. ,. • , , •-• ht h f bl hed . m ' • syrap ever them, and beat until the , The head of a greet gun and arm- 'salt, two tablespoonfuls of cinnamen, and the 'flesh pIurep and of :a pinkish sends, eaiter sager, flour, butter, sul- white tinge. If the pin feathers are , masa is soft and . creamy. Add the ', or -making establishment said to the 'else -half tablespoonful of cloves. Place taints .aed eggs. Pound the alinonds, t� 0 paste in amdrble mortar and nuMerous.and the long hall few ,and vanilla and the nuts and continue to agent of a -foreign •Governments s Man earthen Vessel and keep in a cool • . : ;mirk all the • ingredients together in 'the' breast 'bone rcartilaginous ; , you beat until the candy etiffens. When! "Then, sir, I am to understand that 'Plage. This quantity will make twelve nearly set drop by spoonfuls. on wax- , you vsant us to make you an attar& pies. ' ' • my be eure the bird is not too ;old ' the useal way. ' This cake should, be . • • paper and leave lentil hardened. ;plate' that no projectile can pierce'? • - an .1 e eyes r are u and iig , • e • baked rather slowly and longer, than . , • Baked Candies -13 Cupful brown • We are producing antler plate like' Some delicious• cakes to be ' d o , ; and the legs and feet limber; the ma e n w • • an ordinary cake. • : ird -is • sugar, 1 egg,, 1/4 teaspoonful baking that daily." -9"M:tide. Of Hontor",, Cheesecakes, b fl At all first-class mar - cups of. brown sugar„ twQscupp.of mo- lasses, one: cup of chopped euet, _Mae- nutresg grated; • one tablespoonful' • of • • for Christmas are the following: sod 2 hi k • : t 1 "N " 1- 13Oil.geatly together for a 'quarter . of. • an hour half a pint of Milk, two table- • .sPoenfuls breadcrumbs, two ounces? �f .butter,. a , [Wile thin lemon -peel, some auger,. three well -beaten, eggs, and stir till the mixture. becomes h' 1 . TI through ieve • . • • .. 'add two more beaten eggs; and arifficie . ent gave -ling. -to. be tasty. Line some • patty -pans with puff -paste, half fill • 'with the mixture). and bake. • Belgian Christiniat Pudding. -Take 41* half a pound of prunes, half a pound a f" • t half d of flour, Om (mecca •o -f' suet, two_ounces of mixed .pecl,' half a teaspoonful of car- ' bonate of 'soda, half a teaspoonful of ; :spice, a pinch of salt, pee egg, and a• I little 'milk. • ,. Stone the prunes after: scalding and .cletring.. 'Mix all the dry, , Dissolve the smie in the -- warm milk.. • Beet the egfeand add -eel mixture. beat all till uite blended an pour into • it . well -greased, 'Mould, • filling ir °illy two-thirds pee. Boil for ; five „hours steadily. • . . • • . 1 Mincemeate'-Half 'a •pound of finely , chopped suet, .halfsa pound 9f raisine', (weigheil,af tor being stoned end•chOps • ped), half a, pend .•of. cutrarits, one &tint% 'of cheeped. apples, three-quart- ers of a poond ref mixed candied fruit finely • chopped,. ehred-quattere of .'a • • pound of brown sugar, spice to taste. Mix all- the •Ingredientri. thormighly.to- , gethor, place them in a jar, and. then' • add tSei wineglassfuls f brandy,.. It, the inincemeet is to .be kept long, !nor° brandy ;nest be' added. ' • Beef Sausages -These are hest wIterf • made of ,Leefsteak, Take .away all • . kin, and chop the Meat finely. weigh, • . had place in an earthenware pan atejth .these ingredights: To every pound .of •. meat add a quarter bf a pound of beef, suet, iitiarter of a pint of stoclior • water, two ounces of, , breadcrualbs,, , am Mince of ealt, half a tea:Veen- ' of dried . and .sifted parsley, the same loartity Di' dried thyme, and it • ‘' teaspoeirful of black ' pepper. Work s these ingredieaa thoroughly .tegeth- •,er with a wooden . poona Clean some skins nicely,. rub ahem well over viltle 4riestesuulepraireteessaakesin water. Thke the skins out of the water one at • a thaw, dry.' them, and, fill with the sausa• t T' i lengths of about three inches. If these satelagee • ate ewe!! made • and cooked, they will, when cet, give plenty' of gravy. • Plum Puddlitg.-One potted of beef suet shredded fine and 'chopped, one pound Of pealed saisins, the same •,,ate• Monet of eurranto, carefully washed and dried,. half a 'pound of citron. in 'fine, shavinga• five triblespqinifuls of broWn sugar, rolled fine, three -cups of . grated atale breads , one. cep of flour, Otte grated nutmeg, a tablespoortfel 'each of mace and cinnamon, foul^ tato • tableep,00nfuls of cream, six eggs, two gills of orange juice' and. the grated iind of a lemon.' R I the fruili. in' Vie flour; moisten the tend crumbs • With the Mani, beat tip the yolks of 1,,the 'eggs, and sth.• into them all the ' ingradientao arid, lastly, the whipped Whites of the eggs. Peur into it rid: +11.1.2 kets th tu ys are ,carefully drawn, the t ons.r oved from the drum.. sticks) and the crop removed from the end of the neck or .thiaegli a slit *in the skin ..on the back.. .Unlese you are sure 'this will he done -right, it is better to order it :sent. hoine undrawn, fey. the legs will be Much better eat- a,cupfulschoppedc my nu s, .. 0, replied. pie military agent, Imperial Cake.-e'Two potinds.of sugs Orange and lemon flavoring, pinch .of - "aim- ntiStia.ke• ere, I want to knew ifar, two pounds of butter worked te- l. salt , Beat the egg to a stiff •Trobh: ,-you cai . make a gain .that will .pierce gether., •Add two pounds of flour, Add .the -sugar, also the: baking soda, any alenor plate manufactured 7a. ' part of which is used for dredging, and continue to beat until the mixture ! . "Certainly,: sir, certainly;" was the two pounds of raisins;,three pounds of is smooth and creamy. Flavor to pronspe answer, "we do that sortof blanched and chopped almonds and two taste and add' the nuts, ,finely chopped, ! thing every day:" . ,' . ! pound's of sliced citian• • It is well to I poand.. the *almonds:in a porcelain mee- ker, e .spiallaquantity at- a time, add- • ing rose water- occasionally to keep • them from becoming oily. After mix- ing ' in the fruit. svith the auger ', and . flour,' add one wineglaseful of rose water, two glasses of sweet, grape: . juice, .a• small ' quantity. of 'mace and •d A • Pretty -Christmas-Cs:Ike:se: sttetles-of-extreetevidterieeheecanspereha se • • - ing if .trrinue the tougitSbenclona; and • the unneceas.sarY .gath • acres the ,breaat, -le .,iin-a,ttractive, at least. . First • reinoVe 'pin feathers -• and .siege off the heirs. • . Then thoroughly wash and wipe with a soft cloth. Next .diaase the fotyl and wash inside with , wain-virr at•--rie Gat stSfrtlie neck -dose; to the bodyaleating the skin to fold Over the opening.. Thee WO the legs back and carefully 'cut the skin on the joint, just enough to.expose the sinews ; .withOut . ;breaking them, and 'draw ; them orit With aforks Break off the ! leg by .the joint the sinews han in , to it. • Jut the oil. sack from .the rump. Now it. is ready to ethfra. Put ; the stuffing that is to be used, a lit- tle in the neck,. the' rest in the. hedy,! arid seiv. up the opening. DraW the skin. smeothr.y Own' and under the! bark, press the winge close t� the' body and fold the pihions under; crossing the back, and holding down the. skin of the neck. ePress the legacies° • to the body, and • slip them under the skin as nisch possible. Press the trussing needle, threaded With white , 'twine, through the. wing by the middle joint; .pass it through the skin of the ' peck and back and out. again 'at the . middle joint of the other. wing,. Res , turn the needle. through the bind of . the leg at the seeond joint through ' the body andatrut.. at the acme point at the other side, ' Draw' the cord tight and tie it with •the end at the wing ' feint. Thread the needle 'again' and run it 'through the 'lees aed body at theses:high, hone ancl beck et the ends Of .11110 drum sticks. Draw the drum , sttelt.beeet dose together, 'covering the opening made _by drawing the foirl, and tic the ends, nave both,: keete op the • same side of thite fowls! and when roasted cut on oppoSite sidel 1 D SWEETMEATS" eedy, Cir beds a e eel/ Md / Carols each Ch What are the w That gather anear the w -pane 1Wliere the vilnter frost 1 y has lain? They are soulless elves, w fain would Within, and laugh at our as tt _Ring fleedy, chimes! S t swi *timed • They are rnade_ofjlm snodtizia mist (Arodi Nadi `ge, • Cease, cease, each Christmas br.II allom , Under the holly bough, •t14, . / kV,...,) -it shadow seems to flit about? it:, eWhear the happy children throng and Shout; a mother, then, who died eens were sere Bat Chriptma*tide? .. &Hi c imes! Ceas pease, my !rhymes! gues at d , the: —: 111.}110 GIFT HINTS Christmas cake will be 'doubly .attracsrat the drug store vanilla' optimath foe tive to the children if "Merry Xmas"1 $1.25. a pint, and in Some localities for is traced :With icing about the. sides. less. This ienhe feat grade Of vanilla, top. The loaf Cake should first Ise . and a. pint will lastem Ordinary family covered with a thick .coating of icing:I a year. • preferably colored red atid flavored 7Al1 :specie ineasurements the fol - wit strawberr or red ras beta . A lowia ieei es :mean level unless otlis White icing for thesdecoration and lets' .erwise stated; the ceps.•useil are the tering can have a delicate flavor of. one-half -Pint • measiiiing ones, and yanilla:: The scrolls, leaves and let-- . be molasses Wale dark. New Orleans, 6 total* Can. be .formed with the use of Prelf Loafes-Remove the rind front a cornueopia made of very. stiff paper, 'eine pound solid -fat; saltdd pork;: cut sewed together -alit! the point clipped into slicess-chops very ' fine or put to •any sized oPeeing desired. One At4irough the mincing machines then will require •a small hole fer the, let- ',Plea -over it one . half pint absolutely tering, while e larger One will be bet- . eaten " Remove seeds froln ter .for the filling. Theicing is. pine?, one.. poem) raisins, take..one pound ern. - ed in the cornucopia, and. by geetly rants:: cut one pounci citron into thin pressing from the side near the top narr.ow stripe. . P14 together two its one guides the' eornueopia over the tablespoonfules pul%erizeil cineemen, cakes the iciftg will ooze through the ope tablespomiful each •puiverized small end... .. The ineeperienced head -se:levee, mance, nutmeg;. add. sine pint •one teaspoonful ef baking powder. I Bake four `freers, placing in a cool oveti at first and. increasing the heat I gradually. Whenyillcol put in a tin bax and seal tight! . r.• Christmas Cake -Bat one pound ; of butter to.a creani. • Add one pound of powdered sugar and beat until very -"Some-thieg'thnt--evertr-Wotmxneewil appreciate the wire coat hanger covered with cotton and ribbon, .on tyliich to hong her waists Wind the hook of the 'hanger with narrow rib- bon: Feld Cotton .batting over each loop, sprinkling it with,sachet powder, ke-bags of r-Mon-or-silk-to-sliP-on-,--p-T—re together and add one pound. Of, pahry • doer. As soon •ss these ingredients are perfectly smooth, stir in onebalf teaspoonful of deeps, one grated nut- meg', one.teespoonful of cinnamon, one thasptronful of allspice,•the grated rind ' and juice of two lemons fine one-half • pint of unfermented • grape juice. Mix together heir/pound of sultanas;* one • pound of currants, elle pound of stoned .naisins; one potted of 'orange peel, sines; •quarter pound of Minim pert rind one-; half •pound of sliced ,citron, •• bust with half a cup of floir atel mix .thor-; with the reinainder of the cake. ! should fieit teary the letters with a molasses, tire stlie leak rind !waters ' ougb!/' . • rn f t I th krating needlencro.se the fent coat of • • Pia% oritigsee-There is no. thing that egurilsab:s boiled icirig. ar.d by boiling the -sugar and' water* with- out st:rring until it spins threads. when* run off" a eation .01' fork, then turning thie ..syrep on .the Wh4i 3 of the e egni elfish .have been. whipr.ed dry, then beaten antil cold, one will have a deli- cious covering.. A half teaspoonful of :create -Of tartar put hitt thresugar-and :water eprevents • ,Seigaring.. •Stewed cranberry juice, rOd.currente •raspbers ry jellies or Peet, juice prodrice any shade of red or pink, and. should te'dp,'0 thestOwir witirstreiteHteonstetrace theresagete mut water -before OePPer and flour, and piece in a pan it begins to bOil. TWO wotth with 1 pint of water. Baste every • of ,red and green vegetable coloring and draw out. • 15 Minutes, Allow 15 Minutes to the' pound to vast. Ten mit-eases before it A 'Alone, take out and swipe , Over with st•ittert end dredge once more in flour.. Replace in oven untit it is a golden brown and crisp. It, ' • Didn't Ofiginate Gerniany. • Th6 Chri`Stmas breJs usually sup- posed to have ortgina d m Germany, but this is not the caae. The custbm descends *from Ancient Egypt, • and i dates. back to a period fong'befere the Christian ere:: It is braceable to the fact that Ohe pahntree puts forth a branch every month, and at the endeof the year the. Egyptians Were Meng, tOnled te set up'in the ii houses it spray. of this treemith tWelve Amite die it he a symbol of the completed year, • .1 ' purchased at a reliable drug store will • give one enough material fora family 'for six months. When purchastned • say that it is wanted for food color- ing, and this will assure getting a yege-1 table and not a mineral preparation. An Uncooked Icingss-An 'uncooked •king that will keep moist for several I days le Made by using eonctioners', sow, which is also known in stores: as "four X," adding enough sweet` • cream 'until it ^ is 'moist enough to; spread, Without rntming. Add the ilaVoring And roll Out all lumps in the sugar before wetting.. For this le -1 ing the coloring should be put in al- ternating .with the (tom. If it be- coMes toe We add More sugar. • A word about flavorings: Many a houttekeeper • pays twenty -live or now .teat le eneugh flour to anhIce a ; Ji e a • ret ea ie pan wi greased. batter ehet can be enaily dropped teem' paper', lilting it ' afterwards with the ! tho - spoon.; sift -ate° tearmeenfirla hi: mixture, And bake in a modet•ate oven.' carbonate ,thaking) sodaein with part ..for three hears, increasirig the 'heat, of the...flour, dredating the fruit with .dui•ing the hist hour .Iter it Medium -1 .that tart ert.. the :Tem. -ahielt hae no steed teinily this recipe should be halv-1 soda ip,1 siMT ilia. it.:1 ..01,.., npured t.,..c.,it ed end it will est eirn i.leh sweet all.; tae ekes. LI,,,,,,t Lhip.r4 Lo .r,vt.ent . as through the ho day solitaire: • • .1 cli.o p pi n a . tp the bet tom of th 0 Smitten. • A delicious...eh Ana • swe"etment is Greaair paper „arid lifte the lies...two- ' the Preheli noir re glee •6', which may , thii•ds "fulletetibake in a slow oven fiiri. be made from the ommon small chest -1 two honsi er mini) „the icenteeci are; nut or tho large English net Take , firm. It is' alweys sdfe to, te.st:, the :-"fr 's411, and browm skin. Boil' in ; hatter in a- little 'patty -pare 'so if eee ! steaming' Water until tender,• but not, thick or too. thin it •can; be easity ye. soft; When the water le drained off medimla •:The exact quantity of flour" -add 10 each pint ef the nuth turntable- bottom.. inc tee top with cotton and .o • , .cannz, . ,., . 5 b , !Ivo • 8. S. re ' ,,, !Fi,l) 00 r ful a of vanilla and one poand.ot cover with the material; it will be used thicken mor ena others less. Pastry sugar ( IMO 'Vet in tr a pin- 0 wa er aa• a Nereus 1011. • 10 OX IS cote . flour should Always' he used. whenever. (this amount of water should beused • ored with silk or satin a very pretty, loose on three sides mid drawingspeite • tight in the fourth to make a. littlo fulness at the yeatenpne of the apron. , Make hard knots at , all feet corners:e and then tie double bow knota By lifting • these bows yen can draw it up • into a bag; for strings to the . shirred side to tie a/vend:the waist • untie the bow knots at each end; The. _- little Corner on the shirred side gives - a bib effect. ' When sewing, sem have On a pretty white apron with a little bib; when you stop you pile all your • thi 'es into, your lap and pull. up the o vs,. t ..r-theeedistrbte-katots inlet over the votton and fasten: teeter a bow 'in the center. If•one intenclate make a number of these, hangers it will . probably he cheaper to buy a yard of taffeta ol..China ,eilks, and use ribbon for the bows only. • By watch- ing the sides one can often pick up remnant at a very. low price that will work in adventageousla. . • . • A 'young lady Will enjoy a toilet box for her deessingi table or bureau. In its construction .materiel 'ntettera lore, than daintiness and neatness, of don- strueticie. • Take a' box of . the re- qthred size to pieces, being careful not to bleak the. ' etrges.. ,SMobth them, _ .then cover each piece separately. • Put a.layer of satton. wadding en the bot - tern, which may .have the lower side 'coveted with a thin mselin-you may use satin, foulard., silkoline or. cretonne for the .coverieg cif the boot using a figured geods for the outside if OeSired and a plain for lining. In eovering, be sure to keep theetifeeads .of the materials straightwith the lines of the pasteboard.- Ovethand outside and lipieg, together, Making . the etitchea Jibe and eyenethen overhand the. sides to' each other and to • the shirred side. twenty -four -inch square *of biack China ,with one cornet slightly rounded for fe bid can, lbe 'made with a narrate ruffle 'of the ing'pver ,the, canvas and the out the threadi. If the.. work has: . heen dime modeente Iooseneas this • will. not be difficult. . . People who are tired of 'Christm• as trees, stockings, .etc., May try neiv , departure ,in the Christmas • basket, a, ..prette basket, tied . with ribbenes. • be- ing prepared for 'each person. Fasting at Criaistmati: ' • 'When Cromwell ' ruled England he issued an edict 'against all festivities let .Chtistrnas. The 'festival was 'al, together •abolished, and the a1splaying 'of holly and mistletoe and other. em- blems of the happy time was held to be 1 same silk on all round. Gather' to a iyard and a half of black satin rib- ' : bon. • A pair of stissers and a pin - j ball-, fastened to the side of the apron 1 with long ribbons make it still more 1praetieftl; • , An aprim can be decorated in cross- stitch embroidery by basting a strip :; of scrim or canvas -en the part,' work - n pulling it can he sec teeder eake. ' Mtother Writ to those who do no as shortening: Cr cul butter, then brown sugar and cream again, add one-half cupful each of molasses ahd sweet milk; beet 'one • egg and, add. Sift together one and three-fourths •cupful flour,orte-half teaspeonful toda, °tie •teaspoonful , einem-non, one-half teaspoonful eachof cloves, grated nut- meg, allspice and mace. Dredge one- half pound raisien and one-for:nth pound currieits ancradd the last thing, as ill ab0170.1'40ille. This. Makes one Serge cake. Steent three hours, then quickly transfer to n wellsheated oven fa one hour, •or Mit the steaming ode as it Makes a more This May apPeel.; Care for the pork [ In mit-half 'cup7 • one-half cupful thirty.ilve cents for' a three -ounce bot- and bake sl9W? tvep for three heure. 6 • for the . .entire weight of the. spear). Allow the chestnuts to.boil in this vanilla sauce until very soft and dark, and rich. Let each carefully with a fork, pirt in a bottle or jar and' cover with the boiling syrup. Seal tightly 'And stand aside until ready x for use. ' •- 41( Choosing a Turkey. . "When ehobsing a cock turkey, no- tice that -its spur'are short and its legitsblack. • These 'signify youth. If the spurs are long and the logs pale and rough, the, bird is old. If ,the bird has.been king killed, its eyes *111 be sunken and its feet dry. Turkeys shmikl' hang. seven daYs after killing before. being (Iterated. There ia no historical triention of it Chrisisnas-trep before HOS, • effect is gained by stretching a piece on -all-over lace edge, juet the depth of the box, gather and seet it, around tliestop, and cover the joining with a narrow beading throuith which No. 1 ribbon has been run. Fasten straps of 'narrow ribbon to' the box and the cover to keep the latter from falling bath, and add a bow of wide ribbon , by which to lift•the cover. • Harper's Bazar tells how to make • a working apron which :Would be • a great • convenience to any one doing fancY work: Make a square Of Per - shut 'lawn, trimming it Withelace and tucks, and having „, it twentyfttour inches whenfirdshed. From the mid. dle' Of eailt • tide make a diagonal equare ref beading; Cut eilt ygthi ribbon into tour lengths atill ran through the beading., making it. very • seditious. in 1644 the IJOn Parlinment .com- manded that Christmas Day should be ; observed as a stela- fast whet). all , people should think over and deplore the great sin of which they and their !for'efethers had been guilty in mak.. 1itig merry at that ,seasori.' This Act - to pea -eked the reapie thee on the fol.' •19wihg natal day the law was violently resisted in many places: Though these scenes were disgrace a • . ful, they served their purpote, and put an end to an unjust order. When Charles the Second regained• the, throne the populace once more tfuteet Christmeetide a tinte of rejoicing. . 6' hir. Green "No, my dean, 1 will not tell you what I'm going .to, give you for Christmas. Why tent tree Wee Men be content to Wait eed he itirpide ea?" Mrs. Green: "Oh, tell me now 7 If YOU ICeM7PYOU9W6ra 1'11 be surprise enough)' ' .?