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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1918-12-19, Page 3i47�l:c'. y. • is T. . lj 11; ti. rN� Inexpensive Holiday Cakes. )loft Spice Caines.—Ontefourth cup- ful of chlekon fat, one-half cupful of brown sugar, one-half cupful of moles - see. one-half teaspoonful each of ground cinnamon, ginger, allsi3lce, and a pinch of nutmeg, one teaspoonful of baking -soda, one-fourth teaspoon of salt, one-third cupful of but water, three-fourths cntpfui of ground and :;tiled bread -crumbs and three-fourths cupful of flour, Cream the shortening, and iueleteeee together; add the spleen. the salt, and the balahtg-soda which has been dissolved in the boil- ing water. Sift In the Hour and bread- eruluite, inix the itetr illeute: put into well -greased gout pees, hake in a moderate oven. Dutch Ceruhhcts. Two eggs, one onp- fnl of granulated sugar• une cupful of mashed potatoes=, one cupful of milk, one teaspoonful of vanilla or grated rlud of it lemon, a pinch of` halt, one tablespoonful of melted butter, two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking -pow- der, end flour- to stake a stiff dough. the butter, sugar, salt and pota- to'es together. Add the eggs, well Deaton. 'then the milk and flavoring, then the Hour and baking -pots -der, hull out dough to about one-half inch I in tette knee,s and cut with a cruller cut- ter and fry Ill but fat. The addition of the potato reduce:: the amount of j flour needed and hoops tate e' ttlierd I fresh. Fruit couktes.—Take any good cooky • rec•ipt, roll out and rut in reunite. Pro- pane, beforehand, a mixture of shopped reineent rail ns, currants, cite on and a few nuts. Piaco spoonfuls of this mixture on cool y rounds, covor with another round, press edges togethor and hake. The heat of the oven produces a com- bination of the fruit and dough which is very toothsome. Gingerhread,--Ono r:apful of molas- ses, ono -half cupful of boiling water, one and one -thirst cupful, of lino bread - crumbs, two-thirds cupful of flour, one teaspoonful of baking -soda, one and onc•hall tenepoonfuls of ginger, one- half teaspoonful of salt, four teaspoou- fuls of incited lard or chicken fat. Add water to molasses auci combine with the dry ingredients mixed together, then add fat, and beat. Bake for about twtnitya]'tve Minutes in a hot even. Canadian War Cake.—Two cupfuls of brume sugar, two cupfuls of hot I water, four tablespoonfuls of lard, one • teaspoonful of salt, cue teaspoonful of 'ground cinnamon, one teaspoonful of cloves, one cupful of raisins. Boil all these ingredients for five minutes ail- ; ter they begin bubbling. When cold add throe cupfuls of flour and tate tea - 1 spunitfuln of soda dissolved in one tea- spoonful of hot water. Bake in two loaves in a slow oven for an hour and a quarter. Farmer's Fruit Cake.- Soak three cupfuls of dried apples over night in cold water. Drain and cut into small Pieces and simmer for two horn's in two moduie of molasses. When cold, add a cupful of butter, two eggs well beaten, two teaspoonfuls of dry soda, one and otic -half cupfuls of son- milk, ft' A Visit to Santa Claus Land. gardener was Santo Claus. He was • (tutting down a crop of whistles with his sichio. He ltad,a large red sack at itis nide and smaller bags near by, and he wan so happy that he sang as he worked: Once ipon a time there were ttv t children, a littlo boy named Willie an 1 a little girl nntned Annie, Now, they moult' hardly wait for Santa Claus 11 visit thntu, stn every day they said to their mother: "Oh, mother, how many days until Christmas?" The busy mother felt the days Lille by all ton rapidly, but the children counted the days and were very bit - patient, At last they shouted in glee, "Santa Clone will come to -night, and to -morrow Is Merry Christmas." They hung up their stockings, and when their mother came to kiss them roodanight they said, "We are going to watch for Santa and maybe we will Fee hits Come down the chinutey." "Oh, no," answered rho toolbar as she turned out their light. "Fort must To right to sleep and he will conte all tee faster." After she had gotto downstairs Willie whispered to Annie, "Say, Annie, are yots awake?" "Yes, but I am so tloepy. 1 do wish he would conte right now," aneweted Annie. "I can hardly hold my eyes open." "I ale) sleepy, too,".said Willie, with :, big yawn, "but I nm sure WO will see hint if wo crate tuly keep awake." '.l'hn next thing dont they knew Ari- lnin and Willie wore way up in the mirth pole country, with snow and ice around them on all since, and right in front oC then) stood a high ice wall, "Trow I wish that we could go through this hall," said Willie, and jnst thou his wish canto true, for they went right through a gateway into the strangest garden, It tuns Et garden of toys, and Annie and Willie could hard- ly believe their eyes at the wonders •t,ltey saw about thous. 'clanging ever• the wall they saw something that looked like trrorning- glories, but they were really toy talk, ing,anachines, and near by ou a trum- pet vine they saw real trumpets grow- ing vete-flowers, Willie picked a )runt - pet and played on it. "Toot -toot -toot too-ooi" "Oh, but yon must not plait the toytt," said Annle, "Wo do not know who gene title garden." . dust them the children ram the gar- dener. Ito was the jolliest old man, dressed rill bared, nntl his coat and hast were trimmed with ermine. His hair and board wee to white as the snow, and itis cheeks Were like red, rosy apples, wllll.:_b:o eves twinkled Mtn stare. . The clr!1(lrc:t k'nety i.t once,that title In m3' wonderful garden Of toys grows a crop for tho good git-it and boys. Candy, cake, sugar pluses, Dolls, caution and drum, All grow in my garden of toys. When Santa Claus saw- the children he stopped in surprise and satrl, "He- llo! How )lid yon two children got ht hero?" "We really do not know, Mr. Santa Claus," said Willie, "but now that we are here, etnt we not help Tits in sorno way?" "Yes, indeeeli" said Santa Claus. "I ant glad to have such good helpers. Will you please go over to that garden bee] in tete corner and pull up soma tops"" And soon 'Villin was pulling up tops which grow just like turnips, beets and radishes. Then he climbed a tree and picked red :mnrhlos, which grow like cherries, and purple ntarblea, which were liko grapes, and balls that wove like apples and oranges. A11 this time Annie was helping Santa to pick dollies. There were largo done with the dearest little bolt - nets on their heads, which grew like rusts, antd•then there were tiny dollies, Oohing up their little tacos ut Annie like pansies. PreeentIy Santa began to water the grass, a and suddenly every blade of grass was a tiny soldier, with his rifle held high, while soldiers' tents, like mushrooms, sprang nP all around. War:thipa, sailboats, steamhoatt;, mo- tor -boats, submoriues and all hinds of boats were in a lake nearby. 'Tel) they visited Santa's hig.farti and daw horses anti ,loathor cows and woolly lambs and all the toy animals, just like the real animals ono would ~see on a real fares Next they visited ti menagerie of wild begets, and they saw toy ottfinels, just like the big lions nitib tigei•rl and elephants one would .neo In rt real eco. Then Santa Clans took the eshild-eon out to the forest of Christmas trees. and he out down a crop of trees, mrd they picked sugar plums and Bandy front the sugar planet trees. Next Snatth was working like 0 car - tenter with hitt nooks, and he finished n dolts lnnthto just its the clock Meech 12. The rcindoer were prent'ing and pawing auti+ide, impatient to be off. Baran, 'Clime bundled ids big pack of toys Into his sleigh taitel put in bis Christens trees, Picking Annie and Willie alp its Omagh they were MVO a capful each al sugar and chopped raisins, a little salt, four cupfuls of flour, and spices to taste. Mix and bake in a moderate oven. Cocoanut Macaroons.—One-half cup- ful of butter, eon cupful of sugar, ono egg, one cupful et iuilk, two cupfuls of shredded cocoanut, two cupfuls of rolled oats, One cupful of flour, two rounded teaspoonfuls of baking -pow - dor. If the mixture is not stiff. enough Lo drop in rough, lumps of a teaspoon- ful each. add a little more flour. Bake in n moderate oven until a light brown. Ginger Snaps that strap.—One pint of molasses, one tablespoonful of baking - soda, one cupful of chicken fat, oue tablespoonful of ground ginger, one tabiospoontul tf 5ronnd cinnamon, one teaspoonful of ground cloves, and flour enough to make a stiff dough. Boil tho molassesfive minutes, remove from the fire and stir in the soda, fat, spices and flour. Set away to cool, then roll out thin, cut with a cooky cutter and hake. Sugarless Suggestions For Christmas. Tutt' it'intti halls. -1 cup puffed rice or corn, 1 epp seedless raisins, 1 cup stoned (lathe, 1 cup figs, ?:¢ cup chop- ped nut meats, 1 tablespoon chopped angelica or citron, 1t', cup chopped catt- diecl orange peel. 2 teaspoons vanilla extrart. Ptit tho rice, fruits, peel and nut moats through a chopper, stir well, adding the extinct riiake into small halls and allow to dry. Well in shred- ded cocoanut. hopcorn }call•?. -'-1 cup syrup. 1 table - • node, ho tucked then unto the magic sleigh and away they went, down, down toward the earth, and ut last they- were on the roof of their own lionise. Then they went down, down the chimney, an(1 there they were in their own little beds. 'rhe sunlight was streaming into their eyes and tlteh• another was calling "Merry Christmas!" "Merry Christians! Merry Christ- mas!" they both shouted, and they scrambled from bed and trashed for their stockings. .And noon Annie was bugging it now dolly and Willie was blowing upon it toy trumpet. In the other room stood rt tali Christmas tree front the Christmas tree forest, with toys hanging from the branches, "Ola, we know where these toys came from," said Willie, "They came rrolii the garden of toys, for we visited Santa Claus." Christmas Out of Doors. Don't forget tete birds and the squir- rels and the wild mica on Christmas Day, especially if it is a white Christ- mas. This is one way of expressing the good-wail-to-alt-idon, of feeling it yourself and of setting ant example of it, If you live in a town or in the real country hear openfieldsand wood- lands you hove a chance to show kind - twee to seekers of winter fate 10111011, with ice covering everything, is often n toeribly scanty fare, Yon will bo repaid -fur this many times. Build sheltered feeders where tho wild wood folk can come and dime generally unmolested; utero are many plans fon' such, as pivoting lunch counters, boxlike, that turn with the —teat� easegementl spoon vinegar, 2 to 3 quarts of popped coral. Buil together the sytup and vinegar until eyrap hardens when dropped in veld water. Pour over frouhly popped corn end mould into balls or fancy shapes. Either honey, staple syrup, tnula.rsaes, white 011110 syrup or corn syrup may be used. Peanut Brittle. -1 cup white corn syrup, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1j tea- spoon salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 cup freshly roasted peanuts, halved. Cook the corn syrup, vinegar and salt in a saucepan until a littlo dropped in cold water forme a soft hall. Put the pea- nuts and this syrup into 00 iron skil- let and stir until the syrup becomes Et golden brown. Remove from the fico and stir In eau a. Base ready a shallow buttered pan, pour candy in and spread out in a thin sheet. Allow to (tool, then remove from pan and crack into pieces. Syrup Nouatines,—Boil lie cups light-colored syrup and in :cup water until it forms a film ball when tried in cold water. Pour slowly onto a well - beaten white of one egg, beating con - Fleetly with a wire whisk. Place bowl over water kept just below the boiling point and fold and tarn three or four minutes. Remove from fire, add % teaspoon vanilla or other flavoring and continue folding until mixture is near- ly early cool. Add 1 cup of chopped salted Peanuts or a mixture of any desired candied fruits and nuts. Spread i.41 incl) thick on wax paper, cover with wax paper and cut in rectangular pieces. al k toy Sr Yee wind so as to present the closed sides toward the wind, or they luny be fixed so as to be sheltered best on the side f1'ont which the worst storms and blows come, the north, east and west sides. Little shelves can be tacked to the sides of trees and loaded with food for the squirrels and little boxes with round holes no larger than an Inch and a half in diameter will permit the wild mice to enter safely. Scat- tered food also, in bare spots near the haunts of the wild, will aid many a hungry little quadruped and bird. The First Christmas -Card. The very first Christmas -card was designed by a Royal Academician, the late W. A. Dobson. He was a young )man then—ft is over seventy years ago —and he sketched a faintly group toasting distant friends, surrounded by Christmas greenery, and scut it to a friend, who showed it round. The next year many brother artists copied the idea. Then the business man saw money in it, and began to produce cards in large and ever -larger numbers, until the production and distribution and sale of Christmas -Dards became a great international industry. But 12 the Christmas -card again comes into its pre-war popularity, it is to bo hoped that too shall no longer see it email print on so many minions of cards the horrid words "Printed in Germany." Let our token of peace and goodwill bo printed at home, or let tis go with- out then)! Why is Santa Claus so popular? Because he gives everything but ad- vice. "—Twelve-- Thirtee t • Four(eelt--000 wit(zl an' I get helped last!" e•--- I I?EId'I1INA `i Gliltlh"I' T i4.8 •....�.-..--..rJ . When the 1311.11111 I Lustily newel, just before Christmas, into tile bit rn ,nt on Teraat. y t t t' Da 1phitn a wee nine 3 *ars old and tin) beginrhil to feel indurated u, the yney her, mother made her dre r . and of her quer r Italian hood, 'Ilio)' Itad tt,utc from Sla fly four year's before, but lust' emitter had been slow to cringe. front the ways of her o wit people to h. Canadian ways l)e 1phina had been n going to snituul fuer three goat's, and .the 1ovr 1 tvofytltlrtg C)MLdiitll, front the big bow., of ribbon on the other thildreu'a heir to her Canadian t; o'•her, Mies Waudoll. By the time they ht re settled in their new home, the Christ MKS esi'IN:- ntrut Kati already int the ele. Twii little girl. ;:ho lived in the ,ut=: t,•ur ntr:ut 11041:.e :+ud tv'+nt tt fire same school wheli Delplibna ;:ere 'Alf of plans rut' their C'lui.t11irt8 tree, a reel. green nue, whitrh they salad they '-:.,re gulag to trim with candles. Oelphhtt, s face flushed, and )the said nothing about the Christmas plans of her family. for she well knew, they wo tb' have no tree. Italians have, instead 0 little manger, and of that Delphian. teas ashamed. So the day before ('liriettntt., when Addie and May l,noci.ed on the Simple Gifts for the Little °nes, Baruni ' door to ask if Iielli1E111a c•oulti conte over to see their tree, •ho slipped One or two suggastitens of inexpen- A SONG OF THANKSGIVING ING Malts It ,joyful noise unto God, all ye lan(1,a, Sing fortis the honor of His ]fame: Inalte His praise. glorious, Say unto God, How terrible art Thou in Thy works! through the greatness of Thy power shall Thine enemies wubnilt themselves unto Thee. All the earth shall worship Thee Find shall iillg unto Thee; they shall sing to Thy name. Conte and see the worlas of God; He in terrible 111 His doing toward the children of hien. Ile ruleth by His power forever; His eyes bt-1111d the nations; let not the rebellious) exalt themselves. 1) bless our (;od, ye people, and male the voices of His Praise to be heard Which holdeth our soul in life, and ttuffereth not our feet tri be. moved, For Thou, 0 (utd, hast proved ui:; Thoil best tried us, Ila silver is tried, Tliou broughtest us into the net; Thou laidit tllllic- tion upon our loins. Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through lire and water; but Thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place, quickly through the doer end olio) it sive gifts 'Moth never fail to please behind her. t h'+ did not out her ;my child, -nay help some one groping. little friet:do to gee the Emelt newly Yui an idea. A surprise, hall may be varttirhad manger on the, table with ~'rade to suit a child of any ages. Take near by, and as candies in front of it and 1100 0s of a ball of bright colored string and re- colnred cardboard neer wind it. Star[ with a new petro; in of blue paper stretches! above it, and the centre, and every few yards put a silver-paperstbr of Bethlehem) in the in a little toy. 'When each apo is (1011210 of the hr. It was act. ('ana- covered, another one may be added clian. attd SO continue until you have used all In the nfteruoun tunther knock I the string. The cost and number of sounded upon the linrotiis' door, and' toys will of course be governed by the Dclphina an to opera it. `Chore stood Iamount of money you wish to spend. her teacher, her ieloverl Mies 'Wen- If the child is old enough to knit or • crorhot, wonted may be used instead dell, waiting there Ell erailee. t 02 string. Delphinia, hum; her head in shame: '(here was no charter to ee>vcr up the A. beolt which is kept in our "sick things on the t..Ule. flew Ctuld she box," th? Unx In tvhirh soya are kept ask Miss Wend±lI ]tt! Ito be usarl only when the rltiidron are But lilss Wendell meet have thought I kept in lied. is made by using a .corm that Delphina was too leteliful to ask ! Pooitten book of a1ty n.,•:ti entr-sized her, for she milled again and patted ; notelmol:. Cut from old nuigazfnes Delphina's black hair and went in and. pguroe, of men, women or children. Put a box tied with red mom" on the, I In :electing these keep in mini the tablo, and said she hail eon;0 t , wish fact that the head must be so 0rrang- Delphina, and leer mother, too,* i:,.'rry :'.d that it can be rttt front the body rhristmus. When tiers. Baron' ratite without spoiling the figure. Carefully in, carr•yiug one of Delphina's babyP paste them In a bunk, each page of which has had a vertical line drawn exactly through the middle of the page, and a horizontal litre two inches brothers and leading another, Dclphina had not a, word to say and had kept her eyes ou the floor the whole time She was so quiet that Mise Wendellfront the top on each page. When asked if she were not well. pasting on the figure have the neck "She's 'shamed;' said her another, of each come as nearly as possible at pointing at the manger. "Our Chalet- { tete inteesection elf these+ two iiues. After them paste is dry cut emelt page nooses on this horizontal lino, The•t, by tarnittg'the heaves the head! and utas, our hind, she like mai not to see, Site will not show girls:' "Itut why?" raked Mira Wendell, turning to Dclphina. Delphiva scraped nets bare- inter with the toe of her thee, "Because." elite ; safe] presently. "they do not know•. They will ltutglt. It i't not Canadine." "But," said Delphina's t..ar•hor, put - lbw her arts about her end leading her revel' to the tab)•', "tlti,+ ie a beautiful way to celebrate Charlotauns. 1'11l your little Mende this is n likeneee at the manger in which, mere then nine/eeu hundred years ago, the wonderful Christmas' Baby was born. \Mitts foetid be lovelier?" Mesa Wendell reverently touched the little wondeu manger. "Oh, tlo you liko it?" erica Dclphina, with a beaming face. "Indeed, I do, It really has ;Bore meaning than our Canadian tree," "Then t like 1t., tot," announced Del- phina, shyly looking up lute Miss Wen - dell's eyes with a happy slltile. So, after :Mss Wendell had gume, Delphina ran to bring Addie and May. "Thie," she said, proudly lettding them up to tate table, "IS our ('hrist- mas. lliies Wendell likes it." And when Delphina. had reminded them that the Baby Christ had been born in a manger, Addle and May said they liked that kind of Christmas just us well as they lilted a green tree. bodice are tate rcbu aged, producing grout qnt effects fiitiC•lt 00)15'• shrieks f joy from the youngsters. All ehildrsn love to dress up -and play make.holieve, so an inexpensive costume made of paper cambric will delight the heart of a child. One little boy received a elnwu Butt made of white cambric and covered with 8g- ures in varied colors of stars, eats and geese. A long pointed cap was made to go with this. For a little gill a regular "lady's dross" would plea•'e more than anything else. When the 'children hang tip their stockings for Santa Claus to 811, it is eat alwa;n 0010y-t.o think of small gifts that wt11 tit in the steelting. Little girls always dWlight in small fancy bugs: Oro little girl found a set of jackstones in }u'e bag. another had u packer. of colored crayons in hers, and in a pretty blue bag was found a box of fancy beads frotn which the child could make wendorfuI necklaces. and bracelets. ,1, hair ribbon will also tuck into a stocking, and any little girl is happy to have a new hair bow. A boy will appreciate tt xiew purse, particularly if it has a bright 00111 Su- it, no matter how small it; denomina- tion. One boy kept his shoes neat and free from- dost all through the 'year just because he found in his stocking u folding shoe Polisher which he coulee elw'ars Carry with him. -- — "Tete right. weed is always a power in:d conimenlcates its deiinitenesa to our action."---(-eorge Eliot, A Christmas Carol. The winter night tons dark and still, The village lay ,sloop; In meadows underneath the hill The shepherds watched their sheep: Tho shepherds watched their sheep, good Lord, But angels watched o'er Thee, While 1iary held Thee to her heart, And they sung jubilee. IL As now the Yule -log glows aflame, And winds without run wild, Wo softly speak the blessed Name They gave Thee as a child, They gave Thee res a child, good Lord; 0I winter winds, be still! 0 Christmas star, shine down again On meadow and on Will 112. Lord ;rests, look from Heaven above, And come, Lord Jesus, here, To fill our htrue with Christmas love, Our hearts with Christmas rawer; Our hearts with t`lu•ietmas cheer, good Lord, And happy may w;e be, All lads and maidens In tier 1toates And Nailer boys at ti.-... IV, O hippy's Son, for her :;i> , t.f 1)11(0 All wantnnlcittd It bine"; We prafee Thy name when first we Wako, And when too go in rest: And ashen w0 go to asst, good. Lord, Our nightly tet nits are given For all good tM,thors_..-some on onrti, And some with mine in 1teavetl, SWEETS FOR CHRISTMAS Saving the sager used for Cht'ietrtat., I candies and in your own home is a-1 1 excellent conservation mea anre. There aro all sorts of substitutes, •such as stuffed dates, candied ginger, fruit pastes and silted fait::, Not only Istr.f.rd dates, but stuffed ptunee. ere delicious. Wash them thoroughly. take I out the scuds and slip into c eat oue , an almond or a peanut .and alt; haw !eagerly the children will est them !Dried fruits erne' as dates, figs, prunes and raisins not only have sugar but aro else highly nourishing. Raisins and nets If given with moderation will not 'prove indigestible, • A half pound east of dates, 2ge, prunes, ralsius and nuts emu through a grinder, softened with lemon juice Luta cut into squarer like caramels peeve the skins from one quint of roosted p,anuto and chop fine. Beat the white of eve egg until stiff, but I11oi dry, and add gradually one eupful of brown -u0at, one-fourth teaspoonful of salt and one-half teasl•oontul of ravine. Fold the peanuts into the 'mixture, and spread evenly in a but. 'te•red shallow part. Bake in 0 quick. , tweet until well puffed and browned. Ae soon ,tint.+n from oven, cut Lit bars using 0 a 10 p knife. Chsealat' C - , :els. -.)fie pint • of sugar, one pint of mei:re,:ted honey, one-quarter pound grated chootelate, one-half cupful sweet create, ono table, repocinful of vanilla nxtrart. Try this. often while boiling by dropping a small portion in cold water. When it will forma soft bell, pour about ono -gear• make a wholesome substitute for candy. Use more home salted 'nuts this Christmas than la previotte year'. To candy Orange or grape -fruit peel requires the use of some sugar, but less thtcu for its equivalent in candy, and ;vett are using up what would otherwise be thrown awn?'. The fol. lowing t eipes require very little maser: Peanut Bare No. 1. , nae capful ler granulated 1ugar, half tt cupful t'f broken peanuts; put tete auger iu an iron skillet, stir constantly until it melts to a golden brown. Stir in the nett and Pour at once into a buttered pan, Stir constantly while the sugar ie. Molting, as it burns easily. Peanut Bars No. 2,--Shelt and re - ter incl) thick oil greased tins. Mark in aquat'eo.just before it hardens, Wahntt Creams. --Boil to the snap stage one cupful of grated chocolate, one cupful of brown sugar, Otto cupful of extracted holey, one-half cupful of sweet creme, When It hardens en be- ing dropped Into water sth' in a niece of butter the size of an egg. Just be. fore tetnaving from flee add two enp- fnis et Andy chuff 1 1-1120:tar thoromelay 011111)1)111'on buttered plated ' to 0ooi. then cut it foto squarer,. Cracker facet,--•-0no cupful of brown sugar, one cupful extracted honey. Boil until It hardens when dropped tn. to cold water. Remove from the fire and stir in one-half teespoonfnt of sods, and w11e11 tines dissn+ves, stir in all the popcorn It will take. Sproacei, on greased this and 1111(010 In squares.