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"Tose' 144 her fathers "Santa 'ua
of the most wonderful thing* in
e world."
Oa it point ef lead that stretcheit
lex Out into the see end ends in a
• great reek, there stands a tell white
lighthouse, end cuddled Close up to
itit if to keep warm in the told
Wattle; which veer in fora the mew),
are a white Peruse, built very strung
of greet stones, end Iserne other httle
building, in which are kept a boat
ant barrels of oil and other things
needed by the lighthouse -keeper and
Ii e family.
. The great rock is high and hare.
Not a tree nor even a blade of grass
growa upon it;•blit ell reline is tee
SOW and sometimes, iii. the winter
storms, the great weveS. clash against
it till the spray reaches almost to the
light. They seem like a pack of
White wolves climbing up and up, to
tear the keeper from his little eoera,
' It is only at certain temea that one
reeategetefeenretheelightheueeehe--the
nudnland. When the. keeper, has ' a
erten with .him to help him launch the
• heat, be can row, eeroes: the hay,- but
at other times the only 'way is to walk
• aerees the:nareow neck of lend .which
, connects the point With the mainland;• •
egand this la eavered with Water .except
• when- the tide is very Tel and the. sea
• is Quiet. 'Semetimes there ate weeks.
• . Wheneno one.ean. reach`the AIWA
' Per elOng time the keeper's little
daughter, Phoebe Ann; had been look-
ing forward to Christmas, and esnuit.,
Twig the days. There were so many
•'things that she wanted that she had
not. dared to tell Santa Claus- of all,
'of there, but she had finally made up
• • her mind about these that she Wanted
most, and had written 'Saute Claus
„Awe letters about them. She had left
, the letters on the mentelliieee when
she went to bed, and in the morning
they were gone. So he meet have got
them', Phoebe Ann had ead an An-
swer, and was a little afraid some-
• . thing had gone wrong; but her father
told her Santa Claus was always so,
•Ietie3e. especially jest beforoChristmaes
that he 'seldomhad time to answer
• letters, He 'thought the old •gentle -
Man would come on timeeifethe• wea-
ther was not too bad. . ' •
But the weather was bad all Christ -
Inas week -so bad that Phoebe Ann's
father could not get over to the main-
land, and the :day .before ChristMas
was the worst of all. It blew so hard
that theetratee sweet clear • tieroes- the
,. point, even at lowtide, andet looked
as if Santa. Claus could not get out
to the lighthouse. . •
•Early in. the morning the keeper
• , and his family had seen a great ship
• coming' up the const. It was plain
• that she was eavingett here -time in
,:. the high seas and strong bead Wiese,
:Mid so they were not surprised when,
•
about noon, . -she eame to anchor a
• little, way out, in the shelter of the
• .7.point. But they were eery much, sur-
-. prised a little later to see a boat with
six or seven men in it put off. froni
eethe ship eed• start toward the light.
• They "Watched it tossed Up on .,the
weves like a cork, and then dropped
down agate out of sight, till they
• thought it was lost; hut all the time it
e kept, coming- nearer, tilleitt last. the
'keeper ran down to the lending, and
boat:up..
They had come for help. The ship
-was just home from China and. the
• East The captain • had been
•• ,talcen• sick, and was very weak_ and
• 1ow and the el* in charge of the
boat had come to eee if he could get
" some feeeee nourishing food for him.
the :lightlioese-keeper and
, the Officer went up . to ehe house,
Phoebe Ann stayed down by the boat
• and talked with the sailors. 1She told
-them abeetehaletteeri she had written
J._ to Sante. Claes,- andlune-afraid she
• was that he Could not get to the light-
. house now. • But the sailors •cheered
'her Op. • Thee said that -.perhaps in-
The Caner.
‘• •
Tbe Star of
Pe
Make sport of him, you flippant folks'
,Around the feative table;
Fling at his lack of skin your jokes
As fast as you are able.
The carver is a luckless wheat,
Designed Vet* friend to flout hint;
But tele old world were black as
night
Rad it been Made without bim,
SUkgest he place his knee on
The bird tbat be is carvings •
And be be slow, then ponder ell
• The awful pangs of starving.
Tell hire to aharpen up his knife,
Ask if a Vise would aid him,
Then turn and eek his grinning wife
If tho hour she paid hint%
Per he who stands to carve n bird
„Is proof against such chatter,
A,thouseed times or 'more he's heard
The self same idle clatter. ,
Iliteelleardetheelresrrilmeglibieth ,
. quaint: • „. , •
Expressions to wide one,
And eurelie woule the carver faint
someone pullete new one.
- • • ,
Re's. been 'the butt At all the wits
Of all °the begone ages, .
The eloWee have torn ben into biteee
_ Likewise the ‘selemn sages. • .
he priest has at Ins -table set
• Ami labelled him a sinner; ,
But now, L year, for, all of that .
Havever spurned his dinner, '
So jibe the cervei as you will '
And plague him with your chiding
But don't:forget You. eat your fill •
Of good things lie's providing.
And don't forget the While you •clmee
Your ancient jestsabout-
The guests would wear a lengthy fate
If they sat down without
P„
• steed of coming with his team of-
• reindeer, te •eireuld put on. his diving-.
." suit and swim -Out. They. said he had
.• Web• feet and cierld elven like a Ash,
any-4*o; and even if he did not g4
, there just On time, be would probably
. Said the --things hieer, and she must,
not mind ' a little delay. se..
• Phoebe Ann stayed by the boat eh-
eit 'her tether and the officer' came
• back, carrying .two live chickens and
'a basket' of eggs and some vegetables.
Then the boat rowed back to the ship.
and Phoebe' Ann, went into the house
to help e her mother. ' Thom was a
•gooddealto do that day in getting,
, ready for :the derietnias•dinner'and
' so Phoebe Ann -die -not -knew that the
• beet came be* again and left a big
he* on the landing, which'her .father
• covered with an, old sail and .brought
up to the bongo, that eiventhee, •eftet
dark:. •She • went -to 'bed early, :amid
- rather' sad, because she was stiee now
• that „Santa Claus could not pone,:
•
But olie the. eext,moreing! Phoebe
: Ann jumped out .Of bed 'end, rushed
'
intothe dining -room, where she' had
•. :hung her -stockingss by the chimney.
The stocking was gone, but there were
• •tWa stockings, both very • fee ' and!'
• bunchy, hinging on the funniest little• I
•Ceristreas tree that steed in e great'
. green pot. It Was not like a- &amen
•.Chtistreee. _film_ but haeL, big, thick;
• . rubberygreee leaves.
From branch to .bratiele "stretched
strings of pop -corn, and, hero 'and
•: there.were little sparks of fire, freril
• eticks 'that hurried only at the 'end,
' ate sent up a delicious; sweet smell.
00 one limb was a little gray goose 1
• that derided ureteed Own and flapped I
•'its wing e gently. On nether was a:
brown monkey, hanging -by one hand, 1
, mid holding a little dish in the Other. I
At the foot of the tree Was a. pile, of
fenny etas, alt bubbly • ore the 011taide,
but very swaet mid" cleeevy insidc
• • Tliera- seem two beantifpl' fame And
; three funny' Japanese dolis, with
slanting black eye's and a queer little
• .t41711obt-ete hilbl and there were Igen.
'Mai 'things to -make- -dre$theS for 1
Last of all, and most astonish -
,Was: a letter .froin• .Siinte Claus
&Iseult, saying, that he jesthappened
to be."' caning up the coast on tae
, China ship, and had etshiped to leave
the things, before ee .Went tisitore.
"IOC to think, papa," said Phoe
Ann,. it avid,. "how .winaderful it is
that SantaClaus Abotild come Suet in
• ',time on diet shier
DINNERTOR FAMILY OF SIX
°9114:"-CkriatLess atas'IFhaerne eae. ta Cast 0!
As the holida'Y season , approaches
the housewife .is busy making the
usual plan for a family dinner parte,
or for as. many guestsas she -can ae-
•
commodate. Christmas iand • New
Year's dinners .are frequently elabo-
rate affairs, especially, with those who
can afford to buy all the 'good things
in the inaelrete. It is the Tees, expen-
sive dinner thattlie housewife has to
figure out and'plan for. ' e
The dinner given . below is .of good
quality 'and costs very' little:
• What Soup to Make. -cit 'celery
and one onion into very small pieces,
cover with four cups of '.cold water
and let iMil until thoroughly cooked;
do not strain off the water, but crush
tlie --celery and : onion- With, a large
spoon or *State mealier, season
with salt and pepper; add ed this one.
cup Of Milk and one teaspoonful • of
butter, thicken' with •e,Jittiq. flour or
bread crumbs. ••• . •
e Stuffed 'Shoulder Pork -Have
"the 'Atelier remove all the hone from
three .pounds .of a shoulder, of fresh
pork. Wipe the piecessef meat with
a llainp troth- and be Sure. -there are
no partieles of splintered .hone rer
mainhig on it. 'Rib* the meat well
with salt, pepper and powdered sage.
Fill the cavity from which the bone
has been. .removed With .a stuffing
made of two cups of ,bread crumbs,
the onion 'finely chopped, chestnuts
that have been blanehof and 'put
through the grinder, season well with
saltandPepper, tie'togethere with a
strong white -cord •and bake. itt
'double feasting pan. Rake in a butter-
ed dish three or four. cooking apples
that . have been pared, cored and
quaritted: terve on platter With the
meat. 'One., pint of Cranberries, sugar,
make. IMO sauce or jelly. The, cralit
berrysauteor jelly is.very-.attrattive
when served in : email :individual
glaiSes. •
' Take seven cents' 'Worth of pota-
toes that have been boiled, mashed
and seasoned well With salt, pepper
and sufficient-emilit-e-to-inake-thew
creamy, place in a well -greased bak-
ing dish and put in the oven to
brown: • . • -; •
Creamed Punipkiii.-Use.ealf of a
remove all the pumpkin
from the .rind,• taking care not . to
break the latter,. es _it makes a very
attractive centrepiece .:for -,the table
filled with fruit. 'rake the pumpkin'
that has been removed from the rind
and steam 'until tender, thee .mash
and add seasoning or salt, pepper and
e spoon of cream or butter, '
, A elixed eealad.-Salae niade ot one
small eeadeof lettecee time' appless
finely chopped.. and • a little grated
cheese; just before serving put the
apples and cheese on the crisse letttice
leaves, pour: over all a Freneh dresis
ing made et tete tablespooris • of oil,
two of' vinegar, a pineh of dry mus-
tard, salt, pepper and ti dash eof
Peke. •Apples,• cheese and dressing.
Steamed Pudding.e-To two cups of 5 .
bread crumbs add one-half. cup of
htiely chopped *net, one-half . cep of
seeded. raisins, chopped nuts, threee •
_
LAST-MINUTE GIFTS.
NeeeeeTeire Leto to :Make Up Some-
thing Beautiful.
. •
',Neat• are you going 'to. ,gAre• the
little lady next. door? Oh,. whatever
shall you do! Yoe eve forgetter' to
peovide something inexpensive in the
way of a remembrance for the dear
old 'lady across the way! • •
Here are your answersee There are
always •contingencies. about the de-
livery of packages or the ieceMplete
• hat, and handkerchief ie•so "bought"
and impersonal .
.
Look at the belt It is tobe waited
on regeler belting in three -quarter -
yard lengths with QUI; friendly French.
knots. Use herivy mercerized cotton
Or silk and any. shade that you think
the recipient will prefer. Outline the
stems and arse the "lazy -daisy" stitch
fee the leaves, , This is really a long
loop field clown- at the tip by a smell
•Stitch. Work the circles :solid, and
your band-entheoidereit.leelt.is:•finishe
•
. The -little. jewel ease for the travel-
lereor• visitor is ale/eels accePtable- •In
this pattern le isepartieularly ettrae-
tere... There. must be two pieces cat.
•The under. surfece is plain and re-'
• tembles the designe plus • the-' flap,
which you will add to the sketch, let-
ting it face the other way. This will
make the piece of.meterial almost
• Modified Ciiele in shape, ,Next Cut
-the 'pie -co -Re disregarding the
flap, and allowing for a hem along the
Pair theesitellowe,scallopainedereing_
gotten. Use cotton .or silk forthe
working end. •buttonhole the Ogee.
The 'flowers cari 'be outlined, but a
solid working of the petals and Men-
der leaves will glee .pretteeresults in
a very- sheet time. Place the • two
, ,
pieces together and work a button-
hole ore the flap and -put small Cro-
cheted • button on the upper. surface.
Add a small. chamois bag, cut to fit,
and seerinderribbon torthrtoretlye-
so that the cue •can. be earried.around
the neck. ' If you Wish. you. can omit
the dot. in the centre and work the
initial of the. Owner. , This gift is ex-
cellent in linen, in silk, in- Soft
your thoughts tahnoduZses. practical expression
of
• The card ehee. is anothee pretty
thew to be enibroidered as you wish
on lihen, tan or .white, or on silketo
match a dress ok quit. It is cut dou-
ble and the edges are heeled in and
whippedover two pieces ot thin card-
board after the enibroidery is done. • •
_Thie Jetta can be in silk,. in em-
broidery' ribbon or in mercerized cot -
'toffs. The Preece knots are effective
in combination with the lazy -daisy
stitch feerepresent the petals of tile
three flowers. Outline the rest of the
design. The dashed lines about One
tech front the edge sliow, the width
'of the hem to be tuenee back: In the
oval at theetop week the, monograni
:of the one; to Whom you wish to give
this. . '
• If your • mother crochets :or knits,
she will appreciate- e bag hold the
thread and needles. This is the front
of a bag , of linen. The back" is scut
exactly the sanie and- is undecoraeed.,
. After padding the edge , button-
hole it. • Use either inereerized cot-
ton or eilkee---You-Wili -find that the
(steers wOrk up very quickly in solid
ititehek: with French -knots for the
centres. Outline the stems- and work -
'the leaves solid: Outlirse the-Wel:Os
and finish' the large eyelet, through
which the thread or yarn is passed
from the ball inside With eyelet work.
The eyelets at the top on bath front
and back are used for the eerd or rib-
bon that •
,.hdpids the bag. :The two
pieces ' : stitched together almost as
far as the 'nee eyelets, all around the
lower part, • .
•',And that is, about enough. Bet if
yeu-Will put these peetty_ tlesigns to
the tinie test you will see that is
nevertoolete to do something eeauti-
. • .
, Santaon the Way,
I can hear him singing faintles---7.-
• As he _urges on his deer.,
And his song is mellowed quaintly,
As the iheaatires strike the ear,
And the lilt of it is jelly,
And the words °tit are gay;
"Get -the- mrstietoe-and -Mine
I have stafted on the way,"
I can hear the hoof-beatsthudding
• As the snow is 'flung behind,, '
• While the laden sleigh is scudding
, With the s•wiftness of the wind,
And the echoes now are flinging
BrOken rourmius.of the song,• _
That old Santa Claus is sinking .
• • While the 'reindeer speed along:
•
"Little fellow; little fellow, while you
• • • sit and dream of me,
And the marvel of the morning that
shall• show the wonffrous tree,
For you - trust in all the fancies of ths
•' shades., and the gleam,
T. am ,starting on my journey tlown
,the eigliwaY ief your dkariV""
. -
, Christmas Tree Cakes. •
-little anise seed cakes are often
called • Christnies tree cakes. Tee
prettiest of these are made with white
of egg only; and thick eneugh to roll
out and be cut out in all sorts of
fancy ehapes,. and • often they are
sprinkled esrith red sugar. A simple
eelloe'r anise drop cake may be made
-an follows: Tveo -eggs- --[white-and'
yolks beaten separately], four table-
spoons of sugar, one-half cup of well
sifted flour, and one scant teaspoon-
ful ofepountied.aniee seed.. Beat the
yolks thoroughly and then beat with
the sugar, and add the flour, and
finally • the anise seed; drop little
pieces on & pan at a good distance
apart, let stand an hour, and bake for
ten or twelve minutes he moderate
oven. Anew seed is dirty as .we buy
it Pick out the debris and shake it
in a fine strainer to remove the dust;
eieveash and again pick over, drain
carefully, spread •out on a tin to dry,
pickieg c•tit any foreign seeds or .dirt,
iridescent bugs, etc:, teen sop with a
dry'. cloth to further clean and dry,
and finish drying in a warm place.
The flavor is dainty if not too much
used' and* _Werth ehe treehle.
ful and useful! •• •
At a DistanCe, '
• Moeher-I her 'that Harre.Sesith
is the 'worse boy in • school, • and ,J
want Y4iil :to' keep as far away from
him as possible. •
--rPellelere4 doeeMaeee4e-Oenleiste
at the head of our clads: • -•• .
. • •
•. A Busy Line. ,• „
"HOW woeld. you • classify
't tele-
phone girl? is hers p•htleitION or al
profeasbee t," •
"Neither; it, is Leo:hinge! .
Tit* ANNUAL TROITIILTIt
"Alas," she sighed!
"Iinesere and -sagl;
The tinsel has COMO
; nigh *Ives me mad
- The days when fag
Gripe hard zny brain,
When life is one
Long thinking pain,
'Thee* ere the clve •
Witql ODO mot try
With. least of cash
Tim Ingot to buy -
Of Christrints gifts
• For all one's friends -es
A -task whose pang,
It never ends. •
1"A- list 1 draiv
which' longer grows.
With every thought
Which to it goes;
• Then when I eort •
.. Allotted eldrilt-
•It is a eweet
Job-eldon't think'!" '•
•OLD CHRISTMAS amit„p§',
- • -
gave Become Modified Into the Usage
• of Modern Civilization.
:*.ft* is interesting 'e.,o note thatmany
of the Ohiletnies'euitertis which- haVe
endeared theresehros to . the eeople.
'eetittered all • slyer the, World have
their Might in Miele. case Mining those
-ancient: meriaed *WO .who.
ped strange ° gods before theylieard
the message of peace -brought to the*
by the early Christian Fathers. The
holly, the' mistletoe, the waSseli..1;0A
the Yule jog; and the .Cheistnres,tree
axe remnants 01 old customs that
have become amalgamated. and, retail-
fied into the tinge of modern civiliza-
tion.
The Druids of reat Britain, Whom
Lhb Itfo1011sAiscovered there when
they conquered -the Pelts, were a
priesthood ruling the people by creel
watcheraft. They. worshipped the
oak, the mistletoe and the holly.
Their altars on their feast days were
decorated with the branches of White
and red berriee,,and one of the most
important of these festal occasions
was the celebration of,the Winter sol-
stice when the ethic began its backward
'journey. • '
'Mtge logs fweeee-bieenieglitetienieCthe
'forests; and fires were built in great
heaps and in fireplaces in the homes,
while the wassail bowl" was passed
around arming neighbors and guests
amidst great feasting.
-
When . the, -earlr-Chris Han- -fathers-
came over to Britainthey found that
it was easier to 'amalgamate the feast
daye, of the pagans with their own
customs and teachings than it was
to eradicate them from the minds .of
the people who, like all meri and
wo-
men, loved their recreation days. The
Christian . • _missionaries merely
changed the name of the feast 'of the
winter solstice to that of Christmas,
and so' the people paidtribute in the
old.' way. to the new God, which, to
their( simple minds, was quite eem-
s patible.
There low culinary sceret so dear'
to th.e feminine heart as a recipebe.
queatehed by :one's great-great-grandl
mother. The recipes for these little;
cakes have been used for generationifi
by the ItrOraViana WhOSO tpUtitlt ,Coltli
World religious custom have • with -
toed our linelessieele eiellieatioa foe,
a century and a half. To thitiv the;
neighborly exchange of Christmas
cakes is an institution as hollered as,
the singing of carols, and much more
gratifying to the youngsters Whe rel'
vel in edible births. and 'Wages cish
after' the grotesque *Medan Pete
terns. Tee cutters used to form these,
unusual shapes are now found In ;
some bouselurnishing stores, . DO
they can be made. by any tinsmith. '
Cakes made filen these reeipee will, '
!wee for 'Weeks if they areput in 'a,
tone crock in a cool plate. Pepper:
Anta.,gsLggptejajjy„L„,,gpolt_for lon ,
keeping, because they centeine no
shortening to become rancid. if filcy.
rarer made before Christmas they will
keep, perfectly until late in the sPitieg,;
j
are mixell_'one clay and . inesed. the
rineet, The theme should be soyeree
and' kept in a cool -place overnight,
I
' Pepper, Nuts. -Mix one pininkand as :
remetee • of erown sugar, Oise
table-
-spoonfulsiof "cinnamon, ere • tables'. ,
speoefie•of doves and one teaspoonful
of baking POWder. Stir into this three •
eggs and add . aS,,,much Amu' aI4, it is
possible to Week in, , The dough must
be • very stiff. Roil it out moderately '
thin, and Cut the cakes ets larger than
a silver quarter. Bake in a very cool
oven. ;These cakes' will 'puff up.roUnd, ,
and are more attractive it the flit side •
is spread "With -a hard icing. This -re-- - - - - - --
cep° will make between three and e
four quarts of cookies. .. •
Bethlehem Spice Cakes. -- 'Cream;
one pound. of brown forger and one
pound of butter, add: to this one quart
of molasees, one ounce of cinnamon, e
one ounce:elf ginger, one ounce of itli-e- •
spice, half an • ounce of cloves, sthel
gritted. rind of one oiange. and flour 1 „ere
etiouge to make a ,dough stiff enough; vr-
to-Tell-out very thin. .
MoraViaa, Chocolate Cakes. - Mix!' te.....
together two cupfuls of light brow*
suger and half a cupful of better and . •
lard mixed. Add two eggs, a half;
cupful of grated cho,colate, that has . ee
been melted_ over hot water and one
'teaspoonful of soda. Stiffen this With:,
flour and form into a long roll as e e
large armpit' as a small baking pow-
der can. • Slice this down very thine ;eisesee
dip one •side in granulated eugar, and .•
, ,. . . ‘
bake in a moderate oven. • ,
Nazareth Chocolate Cakes. -Cream
two cupfuls of granulated sugar tine •
a scant three-quarters of a cupful of
'hatter'. Stir. into this one cupful Oe '
water, to eggs, two small teaspoon'
fuls of baking powder, half a cake et -
melted chocolate and four large cups
fuls of flour. Roll, very thin and bake
slowly, .
Almond Cakes. -- Rub together e
quarter of a pound of powdered . sus
gar and a half a pound of butter, add
the ey take- of four -eggs, three' tablee -'
spoonfuls of cream. and one pound. of _—
flour. " Mix sufficient angst and &met
in enstale parete to sprinkle over the-
dough board. Roll the dough on this,
until it is a quarter of an inch thick;
then cut hi diamonds, and when the
cakes are baked ice them with the' - e
following ' kink: Beat together the .
yolks of two eggs and two tablespoon-
fuls of water and thicken with confee•
tionere& sugar. Spread this on th'e: ' -
.cakes. and sprinkle .thickly with ale"
:inonds that have been blanched and)
cut fine, then set in the oven a fere '
minutes -to dry. •
Crisp Molasses 'Cakes. -- Mix r.,
wind and e .quarter of dark brown
1.
sugar; hale a •pound of butter 'end -•
half :I. pound of lard. Add to ,this '
one quart Of Molasses, two table ,
speonfuls 'pf ginger, two tablespoon
fule .of cinnamon, one tablespoonful
of cloves. and a small teaspoonful oil
soda. Week in enough flour to stiffen,
end -roll -very thin.,T--- —
Bavarian Christmas Cookies:- Mix,
halt e• pound of butter With a qeartee
of a pound of granulated sugar, •edte •
three-queeters.of a pound of flour and.,..
.moisten with three tablespoonfuls o
orange juice. Rell the dough thine
cut into small round cakes and spread ,
littl of the well-heaten lit of an
s All of theee. cakes are better if they
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FATHER'S 'PREDICAMENT. .
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When -mother asks -me -what 1'7 -wept;
- enetrutli I'd like to say
I want a set of briar pipes,
I'd 'like a watch of solid .gold . • . .
With .something 'graved therein,
But every year I answer her:
. "My socks are getting thine' •
When daughter Jane looks up to me,
And "mutters:- "Father, dear, •
It is so hard to buy for men, ,
Whet do you ;want 'tele year ?"'
I fain would tellethe things I drave,
• But let my thoughts revert
Unto the custom' Of „the time, • . •
. And say, "Another shirt."'
A hundred trivial things. I want,
••I'd couht it joy to get •
A solid -headed walking cane,
Likewise a poker set.
But gifts like this are mit for me,
And so I make reply,• ,
When I am asked what I detire,
"Just pick me out
Thus has it 'been and e'er will he ,
When Christmas time draws round
Ahd loved ones' smiling come to ine
Their questions to propound. • -
I dare not tell them , what led like.
It would be vain indeed,
For what I want I substitute
The things I really need.
Waiting foi' the Signal for the .$c•rimrkiage I
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quarters of a. cep (se sugar, nutmeg
and cinnamon, moisten till with equal
pales of water arul Milk, put _into7
Well -greased podding pan and steam,
for three 'hours. eerve with a pud- I
ding sauce of one large cup of boiling• i
water, two tablespoons of sugar, one i
:tablespoon .of butter, half teaepoon
of 'nutmeg, and thicken. with
stareh to coneisteecy create: • Just
before serving add a little brandy pi.
sherry wine. Cosi of sauee, 0.cm-ea.
Crackees, and CheeseeeCreekere,
cheese, spread. cream or grated cheese
on • saltines •or stetter crackers • that
!lave been split, • If eisilig _grated
cheese, plitee the ereekees le the Veen
•lad before rierving. if cream cheese
is used epread, erackers end
eteriehle .with -dash .of -paprika,
e
' 'lie.; beginning. t� IOOk like tehriste
tries .at our hinise.:' . - - .
' . "Wt'?" , • . •
- f -found •itY dean' thirt3 on .thei
floor this. iiidenirig and the 'drawer eel
\trliteh thee're usually kept filled with I
opera bugs and Irish creche,"
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"e-thaesteleee;es-,
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a a- Yo .
-egg inthe centre of each: • Sprinkle,.
• pulverized segar and a little -china.'
mon. 'over _the egg, and bake in a sleet
White peristmas• Cakes.' Crean
Dee Pound •ofbutter and One potted of -
augar,..add:flyeeggs, and. A :no -legit),
emir cream in which has been dis-
sieved a teasptioirfill of einia. Stir in, .
flourenough to ,malse a sOft tieing%
roll thine cut into roiled 'takes' and .
press half of a hickory otit Meet ite
the Centre.. • •' „ •,, • „ • • • e.
Rice ,Caltee.e•-• Ithb together . one
pound of bead and One pound of Eati!f,
gar, .add two eggs and oee potind et'. •
rice ff�ui Meet the dough
thin and cut, spread a little Iseaten
egg on each cake and sprinkle With,
•-Sugar: andeinnam.on.
• eltartillaeWafeets, Qne-thlrd o . ,
f
cupful. Of butterand lard inixedi-one
-cupful of- gralitileteett eugar,eeh'tdf ' *-
teaspooliful of ealt, one 'egg,' a quartee •
of a 'eupful of sweet milk, two tuici a
quarter cupfuls of flour, pee teaspeert*•.
fee of baking powder and two tial
Spdonfuls Of vanilla. Bake 'in a Alecto': . •
trate Oven.,
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•01 course, it was Chi:fatless. Eee, •
Little Mendie • Was visiting her, itunts
Who JWed .in .a flew hoUSe -with 4'
tnoclefl eceivenieneee. • It. was her hrsii
!teal at, the Untie, and she was
:1Y• ataritig nt perYtiiiiig and eVeil,v
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body, includirie the company, . I
•• Her aunt, deeiehig More hisenitg,'
teh:111 theelectfebutto
foot, 'Which 'tang a•bell the kit•e ,
i,.7. t.. ,n
' The Mehl ,riPpefteetl at OTitat..antit''',
• ,Witildtit a ".7(yOra being, .said, took
' • tytor the lesceits.. • • ' ,
etne-Plete .hrid ititrtod te the kitchen:
lnysterY Was too =felt or trul.,
small girl, and she pipett,,out t thq
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