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Sweets •icor Christmas:
At, this time when we are urged and
commanded to be economical in our
use of sugar, it is well to• prepare
Christmas sweets which can be made
without any, or a very small amount of
that scarce ;article.
The fairly plentiful materials that
lyre suitable for. nuking 'sweets are
fyrup, maple sugar, honey, popcorn,
>;n kinds of nuts,
-d all Sugary dried l
d g y
i:uits 'will 'also help. Chocolate and
s ' coa are always safe to use. The fol- •.
�� y l ,.
wing are ome tested recipes which
s`;:1l for only a mininiuna of sugar;
Stuffed Dates. -Stuffed dates ;are a
most wholesome sweet, and quickly
n. ader too. The dates must be first
e4cked'^'apart, washed in -warm water
and: dried in an bld napkin. Remove
the seed from each swith a sharp knife,
slip a nut in its place, press together,
and sift over with granulated sugar.
Leave standing .a while -on oiled paper.
to become firm.
Chocolate Dates.—Prepare dates as
described for stuffed dates. Slit each
date lengthwise, just far enough to al-
low the kernel's being extracted with-
out bruising the fruit. Grate one-
fourth pound of good chocolate, add an
equal quantity of confectioners' sugar,
,and _,• two -tablespoonfuls , of boiling'
water. Boil until a soft ball forms in
cold water. Before removing from the
fire, add a few drops of =vanilla ex-
tract. Place the paninside a larger
One, half filled' with boiling water, to
keep the chocolate fluid while the
dates are being filled- Take up' a little
off the mixture on a teaspoon, open the
date arid -lour it neatly in. When,
?ailed, press the sides gently together.
Place in'a..cool place to -harden.
Stuffed Pis. -Cho • fine -
g � any y bind of
'nuts: " Mix" with half the a y qu ntrt- of
well washed and dried currants:: Open
figs at one. side, and pack with :mix-
ture, rounding the fig to look Iike a
pear. Close the opening, then at one
end of the -fig stick a clove to look like
blessonx 'end, and at the other a stick
of "einnanion bark for the stem. Dust
lightly with powdered sugar,
Parisian Sweets --Pick over and re-
move stems from onep ound of figs and
stones from one pound of dates. Mix
with one pound of English walnut.
meats, and force through a meat chop-
per. Work, using the hands, on a board
dredged with confectioners' sugar, un-
til well blended.; Roll to one-fourth of
an inch thickness, using confectioners'
sugar for "dredging board and pin. Cut
with a sharp knife in three-fourths
inch squares. Roll each piece in con-
.fectioners' sugar,-nnd shake to remove
superfluous sugar. Place in 3ayers in
a tin box, putting paper between each
layer. These confections: may be used
at dinner in place of bonbons.
Sugared Popcorn:—Put twotable-
spoons of butter in a sauce pan, and
when melted add two cups of brown
sugar, and one-half cup of water.
Bring to the boiling point, and let boil
for sixteen minutes.' Pour over two
quarts of popped corn, and stir until
every kernel is well coated with sugar.
Taffy.—Dissolve half a•cup of sugar
in four tablespoons of cider vinegar,
mix with two cups of molasses,' and
cook very slowly in a kettle large
enough to prevent the mass from boil-
ing over until a little dropped in cold
water hardens, then stir in a heaping
teaspoon, of butter, and a half teaspoon
of baking soda dissolved in a table-.
spoon of hot water. Stir up, remove
from fire, and flavor with a teaspoon of
vanilla, or lemon extract; turn into a
greased pan, and when coon enough to
handle pull until bright with floured or
greased hands.When light enough,
pull into narrow" strips and cut off in
pieces the Tight size for a mouthful
With a" pan `'of greased scissors. Wrap,
each of these in a little twist of para-
fln paper,
A COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TR F
13y Nobel vIcKay.
Most of us Beech Grove Neighbor- eves a love that eves the basis' for xuti
hood ;women would have been offended vernal'brotherhood. 1Vithout mon
lzv Alice Cochrane's lecture on Christ tioniug it ere were all drawn together
mss charity had it not been for the -in the mysterious way .that love has
little school -teacher's interpretation of 01 0111 ing people.
it.. ;How our tree grew! The Christmas
'Or all neighborhoods that give to.:tai)leaux dwarfed beside it. is tl e hall
'charity, Beech Grove leads," said in oui'-club house had not extended
tia-Young. on our way home. "I can't • past the second story hp to _the very
understand wily Grandma Wheeler rafters of the building,1 arm afraid. the
wanted' us to near that lectitr"e." tree would. hale outg•roevil it:
'.sten :our little school -teacher, whom • "At i'rrst I was a tittle afraid of the
people outside Beech Grove Neighbor- idea,"Mrs. Newton., told us t ti's• ;she
hood call Anne Elizabeth Sutton, pro- helped Portia Young tie the lnills to
tested, tb.e. tree's lower branches. " "I was
"She dittit'.t mean- to offend -us I'm afraid that Bennie. might not bo satis-:
sure, Mrs.,;Youag. You know charity fieri'Svith ateee'thet belonged to every
is just a limited name for love .and ,one. Bennie is bard to'i%nderetend.
every neighborhood needs all the love s "Caste is forever abolished by'a con-
that itoan;get.',' mtiatity,. Christmas. tree;" .prophesied
calx be Portia lotaked. straight, ahead of hers ,Portia i'oit;zg's >h,itshUid • „ "It • 'make
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Fruit Cheese,—S.toi e a bunch of hardens. ;A.ga_n, puffed deo
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popcorn es to be had, down the: road toward the corner at you people who :;leave cltricli 7eaa all the
dates,add t liana a ound of figs, hilt ureal if lie pop o •
acl of mit meats,
cups which the little teacher would tura` Yeax rouxid, 'shame tlrenl4 impartially,
a p,ouzid of blanched almonds,. half a J':S.—lnste,, of cornfiake1 can be -used oh bottom away from us. •Stifils„she.outlined the •With.."us." -
pound of pecans and half a pound of ,; .: - .; �: .,. ;lie le
•. and: on top.plans Fox .she. tahloa!ux .and entertain; Hs �t as . helpui” .Luerc n W e r
su bun nuts, Any nuts at •mad Put,
q, a nxent our club- was to have ou. Christ- fasten the incandesce ts• to • thea, toP
be substituted for .the, ones named, Put ,Ohd-fashioned Yellow Jack. ---4 quart
n mss Eve at the club house. • - branches, o1 the tree. ' They tallied all
the mixture through a meat -chopper, New-. Claieans molasses; 1 tea -
teaspoon bfte.r the comer had been, passed; the ,time: they were working although
and pack into tumblers, • lee •in cold vinegar, eas ween Dakin . soda, 1 •tea-
P P vi eg , X t 1 ?; w
' - :the me ruJ 611e and l were alone, •Portia told they 1) id ilot ileen friends since tlzoy.
place. This may be rolled into trny spooi> butter substitixte, l at
balls and dipped in chocolate, cut intoe lasses into large saucepan so ;•it will me that Anne And Clarke. Anderson, quarreled; over a. boundaiiee'fonce live
blocksarid d: . a Sweetmeat,' cut boilslowly; who ivas Portia's' best=beloved brother, years ago.
n 1 use as n not boil 'over. Bring to x + were n That same °ni�ht•:ts:"Jo n and l sat
into thin slices and. lit between •bread ' l it t spins a. t?l ea f' ti x e of to marry in the spring. h h,
P stir corxtixt.ta ly,untz i sP , ,,,`
a rd butter, pr Graclters::ta servo i1i`tho add ' vinegar and soda • boil a few
"They've :quarreled again," she ended. by our •grate, he told me, "I'm begin -
l ` v g i"14Pe:iii'ii Clifrice hai;'tuttrreied"' I,ning-to t�hiixk"3'our`tree is a, • wonlerfui
lace f cake. ;• . : .,litt4e hi old " t. g , - .
R aaro;scuts, ilren txY a cam. • ;: ; -
i, thought to nryselx. I lniew Clarice
water. 'aft horde as : remove from fire
at once- pour into buttered date and c xc
1 roi our r s mss,
as soon as it is cool euough to handle, sl
g however little Anne, he the way
that school -teachers have of forget-
ouil it the better it ill be: `Draw ting themselves,, valiantly` -tried to'for='
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into longstrips and cut -into ieces get and go on with our -Christmas en- him there ,`so that he could see how
b P tei•tainment: A few days later she sad her eyes are -then everything would
with buttered knife nutomsceats called • a special n eetin of the neigh- be all right. No one can even interest
P.S.—Chopped ' meats can be"1 g b.
added before it hardens.
Conservation Sandwich. -1 cup :fresh.
grated cocoanut, 2 cups seeded raisins,
teaspoon -salt,' thin slices' of brown
bread. To"the raisins that have been
washed, dried, and but through food
chopper, add; cocoanut and mix well.
If it seems to dry, add a little of the
cocoanut milk so the'mixture' can be
spread between 'thin slices of day-old
wheat or brown bread.
No butter is.used with 'cocoanut.
Rye Flour Gingerbread. -1 cup mo-
lasses, % ;cup shortening, x/4 cup sour
milk, 2 culls rye flour, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon
ginger, x/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon
soda, Ye teaspoon clove, }4 teaspoon
cinnamon. Mix the molasses and
shortening in a saucepan over the fire
mail melted,' Beat the -egg and add to
as foregoing recipe: Pour over- pop-' the sour iiiiik. Mix the seasonings and
Corn. Brush agate or china plate' with. soda, add to hot molasses, and when
butter substitute; cover bottom with' -foaming ;pour into the egg and milk:
nuts, then spread the popcorn :over Mix well, add gradually the flour 'and
nuts; rub spatula or knife with butter beat until smooth"'Pour into a'greased,
before snioothing;; then cover top with shallow 'pan and bake in •a moderate
nuts; "cut into squares before it oven for 30 minutes.
;thing' after all. It's going to make
Anacreon. Aloud I sti 1' "Why, it will the older people as happy,as it will the
Conservation Dainties,
Maple Popcorn Balls. --3 cups popped 1 t h t t "' children." ;A
tt butter t el substi "All but, Anne Sutton," '.1 answered,
eorn,.1 tup maple syrup, 3 teaspoons' rub hands with
a lx le i t
vinegar, inch salt' 1 eas oon'tote and begin to pull it The hon er Clarke AIf soon hasn't come, neaa
g , P i," P butterthe tree. if some :elle, could only get
or substitute, pinch of baking soda.
Put syrup, vinegar and butter substi-
tute into shallow pau: bring to boil
slowly; add salt and soda. Boil slow-
ly until the soft ball stage (that is,
when a drop will form if dropped. on
cold plate); brush plate with a little
butter substitute, cover with popborn
that has been Carefully' picked over to
be sure all has popped, then pourthe
hot syrup over, stirring quickly - ,so
each kernel is covered with syrup. Rub
hands with a little butter substitute;
take a spoonful and roll into bails' at
once. If small balls are desired "(the,
size of English walnut), the corn niust
be chopped fine. If popcorn is ndtob
tainable, use puffed rice.
Popcorn, Molasses and Nut Squares.
—3 cups' chopped popcorn, 1 cup finely
choppeci,nut meats of choice, 114 cups
syrup or molasses, pinch salt and
pinch .of baking soda, 1 tablespoon
butter substitute. Boil and test syrup
bcrhood women. Jamie brought nie mini in it. Portia says it's "impossible,
news of it when lie came' horix'e iron Ive a notionto try myself,"
school John laid his hand over mine. "No»
"I think 'she's . going to give rile he -:said 'firmly. ' "Clarke's hot=headed
and.stubborn. Besides I don't like to
meddle in such affairs:
After that I' tried not3 to look into
Anne Sutton's oyes but whenever she
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LAST MINUTE
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
"Do Your Christmas Shopping Ear
ly! !" Have you heard that before?
Even last summer. But did you? Every
single necessary postcard and gummed
Christmas label?,_Then read something
else.
"Olt!" Well, neither 'did 2. I naea.nt
to, but I -keep remembering somebody
that•1 want to remember, aucl now but
two weeks remain."
There are still post -card jingles and
greeting cards to be had, that wilt
show a friend that he is not 1orgotten,
but there are also scores of little in-
expensive gifts that may be purchased
or made at the last minute, and that
will fit into someone's Christinas stock-
ing. But be sure' that they clo fit, for
nobody must know that they are last
minute gifts.
Foe the girl who works in a dusty
office or who travels much, run up a
black sateen bag on the sewing ma-
chine which is large enough to hold
her hat without crushing, • She will
think of you and thank, you every
working day:
° For the girl who should be learning
to do housework, a couple of dish
mops which cost five cents at the ten -
cent store. Dress these up in tissue
paper•' and 01a•bel • thein the `'Helpful
TWILLS." Make holders of 'bright scraps
of material for use around the hot
stove.
To the'fiower lover or gardener send
some of your own choice seeds in
dainty envelopes, or an order on the
seedsnzan, or a bouquet .of cuttings
from your window plants,, or a promise
as follows on a •Christmas"postcard:
"On April 'first, of thereabout,
If you will .bring your basket out;
I'll dig for -you a root or so
02 things that in nasegardou grow
And you may plant them in your yard
To remind 'oielof nay regard."
For the grandmother 'who sews but
whose eyes are -not so good as they
once were, buy a p,;a,ckage of self -
threading needles, or two spools'of No.
80 cotton, black and white, and thread
a paper oi common, needdles onto the
end of the thread on each spool.
Grandmother will know how to slide
the needles along and 'Break off a
We want millions of muskrat, shrunk.
eonn, mink, opo4sum, fey welt—evenrabbit
skins -'-and will pa; spot oriel), highest !
prtcrs!^ Funsteti's reliable gr ;din0 psi! you
every cent of value in yo¢r furs, vie ricver
promise ^ impossible: prices and then crit
do 110 on the grade,what year furs are
worth is what we pies-and:we payor, sail.
Check sent you Within 24 hours.
Write for Thee Shipping Tags and'Ir.alo•
pereeGaide,>Rilerhet respects, etc.
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Intarn,Uon,P For :8,.l,ang,,
e92 Fesaite 12'rfll"Ling
of all 1:t
Better: quality preferred.
Write . tor prioeig,
S"y� .'A NTFORD3S, Luni !
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length of thread with a needle upon it
as she needs.
For the woman who crochets or tats
find one of the books of samples of
crocheting or tatting. They cost from
10 to 25 cents and give directions for
doing the work which any needlework-
er can follow.
What child would not like a box, of
cookies cut into animals and wonderful
men, such as old-fashioned grandmoth-
ers know how to make withoutecutter
or pattern, The man who lives in a
boarding-house will be wonderfully
pleased with eatables, too -cookies, lit-
tle mince pies, or big ones, or a fruit
cake. Any woman who depends upon
a city bakery for her bread and des-
serts will hall with delight a loaf of
new bread' wrapped in 'a holly paper
napkin.
Any child old enough to sew for her
doll family will be delighted with a roll
of scraps of cloth suitable for doll
clothes. A paper of needles and a
spool of thread will add to the com-
pleteness of the gift.' A quilt maker
will also like any bits of side or cotton
suitable for her needlework hobby.
The folks you know who like to read
will enjoy the same std which has
given you pleasure 01 your favorite
magazine if you will clip it from the
paper and tie or, paste it together Otto
a booklet. •
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After all, it is not so much the gift
as the thought that goesinto.it which
brings joy to donor and recipient.. And
the giver who has ,Christmas in his
heart will find suitable gifts for all
whom he wishes to remember; •no nat-
ter whether he looks in the big city
shops, the ten -cent store, -or in his
own back yard,or cellar.storero_ om.
9 • -
Gifts for Alt!.
Wisht niy Snowman, ''Merry Crismus!"
"Same toyou," says he.
"Say," says 1, "what did you like best
On your Chrismus tree?"
"Why! You s'prise me," says my
Snowman.
"Don't you truly know?"
No!" says I. "Ho! Hol" says Snow-
man,
nowman,,
"Heaps an' heaps of snow!"
Christmas Mlaple Creams.
'lake two cupfuls of shaved maple
sugar and one cupful of cream. --Boil
to the soft hall stage, or 240 degrees
Fahrenheit, ^:.' Remove . from the fire,
add' one cupful. of 'chopped butternut
ineate and beat until it turns creamy.
Pour into pans and cut into squares.
Place a half of a nut' meat on top of
each square. Walnuts.may be used in-
stead of
nstead.of the butternuts,.
LAPS DEO!
It is done!
Clang of bell and roar of gun,
Send the tidings up and dowxl.
How the .belfries rock and reel!:
How the gl•eat bells, peal on peal,
Fling the joy from town to towib! -
For the Lard
On the "s rhirlwilid.is abroad;
In -the' earthquake He has spoken;
I' -Ie has smitten with His thunder
The iron, walls, asunder,
And the gates of brass are broken!
Did we dare,
In the agony of' prayer;
Ask for --tore than He 'has done?
When was ever His dight hand
Over any time or laid
Stretched as now beneath the sun?
•
Ring and swing,
Bells' of joy! 0n vino riiug,:s, wing
Send the song of abroad!
With. al• sound„:X bre e,n, chairs
Tell the li•al.ltaPS ,th�, I: Ile feigns,
', 11') 0lotie:' is Lord 1 l-' . CC; . 1
mothers our Christmas letters," he
said wisely. "She had us write them
to -day,,,
John laughed. "Far-seeing boy!" he
remarked after: Jamie had left the talked i thought I heard a wistful note
-room, "Guess you'd ;better write one in her voice. One day John too hear)
and give it to the teacher. Or do you it -
know what you want?"
I. shook nay head. I could not tell
•
him that I was thinking of little Anne's
romance : and that;, probably slie was
the only person in Beech Grove Neigh
borhood this year 'who would, be lonely
at Christmas time. I thought of it all
the way to the club house.
The next afternoon he brought
Clarke home with him to sui . ••
While I was making my yeast biscuit
they sat in the living loom talking:
"The trouble 'with you land Anne'
that you. 'quarrel so much is because
you are too self-centered, Clarke," I
heard John say. "Mother and I used
"Before I give you mothers;your'own to: have a great many sharp words
children's letters I want, to read ore. when we thought of: ourselves and
lived 'tor ourselves Now that we are
interested in many other people/ wcs
don't quarrel: When you get to think•
ing of your, neighbors said grow •11a•
terested in their lives, there's a unt-
versale feeling comes: into your Heart
that takes all of tine selfish pettiness
away. You won't quarrel then."
Clarke laughed scornfully, „I prefer
a home feeling," he. said. "11 would
betmore attractive to me."
"You'll come to the tree?" John •sug-
gested.
No:" Clarke was gruff.
Yet he did come although it took all •
John's persuasive powers to bring him.
sI olid not see him until the • school
;,phildren began singing their carols- on eedee
the first night, Christmas Eve,. Then
I forgot him, for the' Tights were
"P.S•—I doant mind the `little tree ;flashed on the great tree and, together,
myself. It's for the other kids, I doant
want you to make a difference."'
Grandma was 1iiping:the tears from
her' eyes before the letter had gone
around the room. Portia Young forgot
the animosity she had seemed to feel
toward the little teacher and sprang
to her feet: "Let's see that that young-
ster -has the; biggest tree in the neigh.'
borhoo$! ",,tsli0 said.. • "He deserves it.
When Mrs. Harris tried to speak; she
from. Bennie Newton," Anne told us
after Grandma Wheeler had called the
meeting to' order.
1 The -scrawly 'little •letter:was -handed
'from one to the ;other. Bennie;" New
ton had so many 'brothers "and sisters
that his. mother seldom could come to
our meetings.: This time she was ab-
sent.
"Dear Santy Blouse," he had writ-
ten. ''This year I want. you to . be
square with us Newton children.
There's more of us than in''any other
family' 1n this nayborhood and we al-
ways get the, :littlest Christmas, tree
of all. Now if their aint enough big
trees to go around won't you be square
and bring everybody a little one?
"-Yours Respectably,
`Benjamin Newton.'
every one in Beech Grove saw their
universal gift. Something gripped my
heart that made me feel as if I were
in another world, a world in which you
and I did not exist but just WE`ilid.
Mrs.'' Harris, who was 'standing next i.
to: ane, reached out and took my hand. -
It was as if we were renewing our:
friendship. Slowly:.I looked around at
my neighbors' faces. They too were
swayed by that understanding.
could not for a•sob choked her; Little, the last carol was being citing
Anne, dry-eyed and woefully sad I saw John again but Clarke Anderson"
talked gently to us. "We couldn't do was not with him. 'turned nay head <<
and theme close to rnvr shoulde `
the little school teacher and Clarke.
The sad look had left her eyes and in
his there was :more than joy; there
was understanding: He too now knew
the universal feeling that was invad-
-ing Beech Grove C Netghborhoo 1, f
not need to • vori' any.longer
`3'g
our romance.
While :I was looking. for our Jamie
so that we could go •home, little. Ben-
nie Newton slipped:lus'band into•mine.
-"I know a secret," he whispered
radiantly. "That tree ain't all,, a whole
tree at all. It's got lots of little ones
all spliced to that biggest one. ' I
guess Santy CIaus made it out of all
the trees he aimed to give us kids'. in
this neighborhood,"
Everyone in Beech Grove Neighbor.
hood was happy!.
Glory in the Highebtl
that without hurting his .mother;" she
said.
Portia very kindly asked Anne if she
knew any way to. get a big tree for the
Newton children without offending,
Anne nodded her dusky head and stood
up to tall., her dark: eyes still sad but
strangely alive ae if with a great pur-
pose: •
"Bennie Newton isn't the only child
in this neig}borhood'who wonders over
the difference'in the size of Christmas
trees," she told us. - "Lots of little
hearts, a1 he' and are silent over small-
er trees than their' ,neighbors have.
The only way for us to bring happiness
to everyone Is to have one big tree for
us all•at•our club house—a community
Christmas tree as some of you have
' already mentioned'.
"But having it will not be enough.
It must be the.only Christmas tree in
the neighborhood? 'We'll all have to
give up our individual Christmas trees
When Christ was born of lVlary free,
in favor of ;this one, Don't you see In Bethlehem that fair citie,
how it would look for all -to have one
great tree together and then after go-
ing home for some of us to have other
Christmas trees? That"—there was it;
little catch in he" ' throat --"that
wouldn't be square either,"
Grandma. Wheeler's white head nod-
ded approval: So did several others,
`A few hesitating one1 showed signs of
agreement, -"That would be real "f, fid.' Ert ;7
charity," said Grandma.
"Love," corrected Anne gently,
"Love is the word that describes what
we Beech Grove people feel, We won't
be giving or receiving but sharing. On 81-11P NOW FOR HIGH;:PRICES
the first Christmas everyone shared
the same Gift? Wouldn't you like our
children in jile8ch Grove Neighborhood
to feel that vir'.y about Christmas?"
'lhe mernin after we had' decided to
havo : the coni' munity- tree we awoke
With a love' that before heal Ju ,t !;tin
(torment, r,.QVy"alive in our healt;e, ")i
Angels sang there With mirth and lee;
Iia Excelsis'•Glorial
This Bing is come to save mankind,
.As in Scripture truths we find;
Therefore this song we have in rmind,,
In Excelsts Gloria!'
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