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"STIRRING THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING" f ront Harper's
Weekly, December 30, 1876. Courtesy of The New
York, Historical Society, New York City.
Some of the nicest gifts
You can give are those
you've made yourself, They
have a special way of show-
ing you really care.
The recipes below are for
interesting holiday treats
that you can make before
the festivities begin. Attre,d-
tively wrapped they will
Make most welcome gifts,
or perhaps you'll want to
show them off at home, for
guests and your loving
family.
Rum or Bourbon Batts
Make these a, few weeks
before giving, so they have
a chance to ripen.
I cup pecans, almonds or
walnuts, chopped fine
1 cup vanilla water crumbs
• 2 tablespoons Dutch cocoa
1 cup powdered sugar
11/2isitileepoolfs white karo
syrup
cup rum or bourbon
Mix all ingredients together.
Using about 1 rounded teaspoon
of the mixture, form small balls.
Roll in extra powdered sugar
and store in tightly covered con-
tainer, making sure they are not
crowded together. That's it! For
a change, try chocolate wafers
instead of the vanilla, but leave
cocoa out of recipe if you do.
Leckerli
1/2 cup honey
1 cup sugar
% cup chopped candied lemon
and orange peel
1% tsp. nutmeg '
1% tap. Cloves
I tablespoon cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup unblanched almonds,
sliced thin
Grated rind of 1/2 lemon
2 3/4 cups sifted flour .
Heat honey and I/2 cup sugar
to boiling. Remove from heat
and add peel, spices and baking
soda dissolved in 2 tablespoons
cold water, Add remaining in-
gredients and knead until well
blended. Roll dough to 1/2 inch
thickness. Put on greased waxed
• 'paper, on cookie sheet and
bake in moderate oven, 325°,
fot about 25 minutes. Turn out
on wire rack and remove paper
immediately. Turn,' right side
up, Cook remaining 1/2 cup
sugar and V4 cup water until
mixture spins a thread. Spread
on leckerli and cut in diamond
shapes. Store in airtight con-
tainer for at least a week be-
fore giving or using.
Nut Loaf Setisation
% cup sugar
3/1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
% tsp. salt
2 packages pitted 'dates —
about 1 lb.
1 cup well-drained
maraschino cherries
3 cups shelled Brazil nuts --
2 lb. unshelled, or
1 lb. shelled
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
Start heating oven. Grease,
then line with waxed paper, a
loaf pan measuring 9" x 5" x
3". Place first 4 ingrbdients in
sifter. In .large bowl put nuts,
dates and cherries and sift flour
mixture over them. Mix with
hands till fruits and nuts are
well coated. Beat eggs till
foamy, add vanilla, stir into
nut mix Until well mixed. Spread
evenly in pan, bake until done.
Cool in pan on wire rack for
15 minutes. Remove from pan;
peel paper off; cool on rack.
Wrap in aluminum foil and
store in refrigerator. Will keep
for 5 or 6 weeks,
Happy holiday nibbling
to all!
A Happy Christmas can change'
in it few moments into a family
tragedy, warns Fire Chief -Don
Hulley, in homes where fire
safety precautions are
neglected. Such precautions
should head the list of every
sensible family's preparations for
Christmas, he says.
The Fire Chief urges the public
to exercise special care in the
setting up and decoration of
christmas trees, and draws
attention to the following
important points:
If plans call for a natural tree it
should be bought fresh and
'green, and kept outdoors of in an
unheated garage bdfore being
brought into, the home for
decorating. Then, one or two
inches should be cut diagonally
from the butt, and the tree should
be set up with the butt in water "•F
which should be maintained
above the level of the cut.
Check strings of electric lights
carefully for worn insulation,
broken plugs or loose bulb
sockets. Only CSA -approved
lighting sets and only non-
flammable decorations should be
used. Declare the tree a no-
smoking area and keep matches
out of the hands of children.
Do not allow discarded gift
wrappings to accumulate under
the tree.. Dispose of them as WWI
as the gifts are opened. Even a
green tree will burn if ignited by
burning paper around the base.
Set up the tree away from h eat
sources such as fireplaces, TV
sets or radiators. Do not allow it
to block access to doors or
windows in the event of fire.
Switch off tree lights at bedtime
or when leaving the house.
Fire Chief Hulley points out
that tests have proved that the
safest tree is a tree with its butt
set in water. However, if a tree
has dried out before it is set up, it
cannot regain its safe moisture
level. A dry tree can be ignited by
a single match, to burn violently
to a charred state in a few
seconds.
Even artificial trees can be
serious fire hazards. *Metallic
trees are conductors of electricity,
and should not be decorated with
s, 'ngs of lights, but illuminated
with floodlights. Some plastic
trees, made from, styrene
materials, are flammable, unli ke
those made from pollyviny,
chloride. ,
All trees should be removed
from the home as soon as possible
after the Christmas celebrations.
Apartment ciweliem With.
1.1.4tea space will welcome
the Norlolic Island Pine,
natural mini-Ohristlnat
tree, that is a charming
houseplant all year as well,
It requires a little water
CRAFTS &
DECORATIONS
from local Artisans will make your
Christmas Bright
We hare a fine selection of
HAND MADE CRAFTS
and
Beautiful Hobby Supplies
to Decorate anyone's Christmas
A&F Craft Boutique
Shop at home
Christmas
CAlidma Oka 1897
In their December, 1897 issue, Ladies Home Journal
suggested the following menu for a traditional Christmas
dinner:
Oysters on the Half Shell
Clear Soup
Custard and Spinach Blocks
Deviled Spaghetti
Roast Turkey — Chestnut Deming
Sweet Potato Croquettes
Peas in Turnip Cups
• Ginger Sherbet
Lettuce Salad Cheese Balls
Toasted Crackers
Plum Pudding — Hard Sauce
Coffee Bonbons
Quite a dinner to polish off! And crammed full of those
beautiful and hip hugging Calories!
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DELECTABLE HOME MADE COOKIES make original
tree trimmings as well, as happy holiday eating.
Little folks bake cookies
for fun and happy hours
Youngsters can spend many creative hours in the kitch-
en, baking and putting together their very own cookies
and ChriStmas treats.
The recipes below are easy for little folk and will pro-
vide some toothsome goodies to add excitement to your
table, hang on your tree or wrap as gifts.
Basic Cookies (from a mix) . Decide which cookie to
make and make up basic dough from package directions.
Use ginger-cookie mix If preferred, Roll dough otzt about
1/4 " thick. Cut in desired shapes. Bake as package directs,
then decorate with prepared frosting.
Santa Cookie: Front cookie dough mix, cut out tear drop
shape about 3" tall, Sprinkle with red sugar. Bake, cool,
then decorate. Pointed top of tear drop is Santa's peaked
hat. The wide bottom, his body.
Gumdrop Christmas Tree: Cut out triangle for tree, and
small rectangle for tree base, from basic cookie' dough.
Press parts into place on cookie sheet and bake. When
cool, add gum drops for ornaments.
Singing Angel: From cookie dough mix, cut out circle
for head and larger triangle for body, Prom contrasting
dough cut wings in tear-drop shape. On cookie sheet,
press all parts into place and bake. Cool and decorate with
frosting or egg paint (recipe below).
Egg Paint: It is easier for young people to decorate baked
cookies, but egg paint can be applied before baking too.
To make this mediurn, mix an egg yoke with a few drops
of water, Put small amounts in tiny dishes and add vege-
table coloring as desired. Use a soft brush for each color,
and let your imagination got ti you are using the cookies
for Christmas tree trimming, remember to leave a small
hole about V2 inch from top of the cookie,. for a bit of
colored yarn or ribbon as the hanger.
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