Exeter Times, 1909-12-16, Page 6•
Christmas Dinner
On Christn'as day, ut all days,
the menu should show discriulina-
tion instead of superabundance. The
characteristic of ancient cookery
was profusion ; of modern, is deli-
cacy and refinement. The capacity
of human digestion is limited aha
is not afforded any special dispen-
sations on feast days.
Certain traditions must be ob-
served in considering our Christ-
mas menu. We desire the general-
ly accepted guose or turkey and the
historic plum pudding. These a .e
our foundation stones. The fo in
value of these two, with their acs
oessories, is high, consequently we
center the nourishment on these
two courses, adding to them ()theta
of esthetic value which will not
multiply our dietetic sins suffici-
ently to impair health. With this
end in view the following menu hue
been arranged:
Clear Soup Toast Fingers
Piokled Peaches Salted Peanuts
Green Goose, Roasted
Potato Stuffing
Garnish of Jellied Apples and
Celery Tips
Spiced Gravy
Steamed Sweet Potatoes
Turnips a la Creole
Celery--and-Orange Salad
Up-to-date Plum Pudding
Foaming Sauce
Priscilla's Pumpkin Pie
Kris Kringle Cakes Black Coffee
Have the soup clear and delicate
ly flavored, floating a thin slice of
lemon. In serving a holiday din-
ner, the soup should merely refresh
and stimulate the appetite an { net
render it indifferent to the coersee
that follow. In this menu, the soup
may be omitted, as also tin selyd,
with an abundance of good cheer
remaining. As arranged, the :lin-
nor is to be served in courses, but
it may be modified to lessen the la-
bor of serving. Arrange t.h s des-
sert on the sideboard or side table,
with the exception of the puduing,
which should be served piping hot
on heated plates, accompa.lied by
the sauce in a separate dish. Cof-
fee is preferably served at the close
of the meal, but may ace e1 many
i+ when desired. Taken clear, it
aids digestion, and cream and su-
gar should be omitted when such a
bountiful dinner is partaken of, brown sugar,unc cut
broken. Preserved ginger may be
used instead of the jelly.
Spiced Gravy—Try this novelty
in making gravy, and it will he
found appetizing. Buil the giblets
in three pints water an hour with a
few cloves and allspice, one table-
spoon grated lemon peel, one-half
onion, chopped, one red pepper and
one-half teaspoon salt. When the
giblets aro tender, remove them,
mince, season with a dash of pep-
per and a saltspoon of salt, keep-
ing them hot in the gravy boats.
To the gravy add one tablespoon
butter and two tablespoons hot
browned flour, stirring until
smooth. Strain and add one-half
glass hot water or wino if too
thick. Let simmer a few minutes
and pour in the gravy boats.
Steamed Sweet Potatoes --These
are better than boiled. Pare,
steam until tender, put a pinch of
butter on each and set in the oven
to dry and brown a trifle.
Turnips a la Creme—('ut peeled
turnips into half-inch dice, boil in
salted water until tender, drain ;
to each quart of turnips add one
tablespoon sugar, a little salt, and
lastly three tablespoons cream in-
to which a beaten egg is stirred.
Serve very hot.
('clew and Orange Salad --Crisp
SANTA CLAUS ON THE WAY.
Beat the whites of the two eggs to
a stiff froth, add one-quarter pint
of water and half the flour to the
first mixture and beat thoroughly.
Add one-quarter pint Water, the
egg whites and the flour. When
smooth and light, turn into two
shallow buttered baking pans. Bake
in a quick oven for 15 minutes
Turn out carefully and cut into
fancy shapes, stars, diamonds,
squares, etc.
DECORATIONS.
The dinner table itself should
proclaim the season by its artistic
and seasonable decoration. Each
hostess may exercise her ingenuity
in using the materials at hand
whether they be holly and mistletoe,
laurel or other greens. Do not
the white stalks of celery in we crowd the table, and arrange the
water, to which lemon slices have programme of cooking and serving
been added. Wipe the stalks dry, as far as possible in advance.
cut in tiny pieces and dress with In the menu suggested nothing
French dressing. Add this just be- complicated, expensive or out of
fore it is to be served. Turn into season is chosen. Cheese, nuts, ex -
a serving dish and garnish with sept in small quantities, and a pro -
slices of sour orange, cut length- fusion of rich dishes have been
wise of the orange, then in halves omitted intentionally.
lengthwise. Wafers should accom-
pany it. CHRISTMAS CRACKERS.
THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING.
CONUNDRUMS.
Why would a complaint. from a
chicken be an insult ? Because it
would be fowl language.
Why is an orange like a church
steeple? Because we have a peel
from it.
When are sheep like note paper 1
When folded.
Why do carpenters believe there
is no such thing as stone 1 Because
they never saw it.
What table has not a leg to stand
upon? The multiplication table.
Where did Noah strike the first
nail in the ark 1 On its head.
Why would some snakes make
good story -tellers? Because tney
get off a rattling gond thing in the
shape of a tail.
I'll tell you something that will
tickle you. What? A feather.
Why is an elephant like an oy-
ster 1 Because neither can climb a
tree.
Does any word contain all the
vowels? Unquestionably.
When can a moth grind corn?
When he is a miller.
Why are unprotected grates like
insolent beggars? Because they
are destitute offenders.
And now comes the plum pled•What is that which increases the A vessel reversed will give the
ding without which, and holly and more you take from it? --A hole. highest point, and a child's toy.
mistletoe, Christmas hardly seems Why is anger like a potato'! --It Pot --top.
shots from the eye. Why is a leaf of a tree like the
real. Only once a year can the
When is a bonnet not a bonnet? human body Because it has veins
--When it becomes a woman. in it.
Why is a philanthropist like an What is that which is lengthen -
old horse 1—I3ecause he always stops ed by being cut at both ends 1 A
at the sound of woe. ditch.
If Dirk's father be John's son, What pudding makes the best
what relation is Dick to John 1 — cricketer? A good batter.
Grandson. Toni went out, his dog with him ;
What is that which no one wish he went not before, behind nor on
one side of him, then where did he
go? On the ether side.
What is always in fashion ? The
letter F.
genuine Christmas pudding, deck-
ed with holly and wreathed with
flames, make its picturesque en-
trance to the festive hoard. So
many rich, indigestible concoctions
have been served under this head,
with their train of horrors next
day, that it is with both pride and
pleasure we present the following
by Mrs. Kretschmar : Three-fourths e`; to have, and no one wishes to
cup New Orleans molasses, one cup lose i—:1 hard head.
Inch chop- \Why is a chicken -pie like a gun -
even if indulged in on other o.:a Suet from the rcgu,n of
«ions.
The dressing of a goose requires
more time and attention than that
of a turkey, the oily skin needing
a good scrubbing. Rinse outside
and in. Thr. goose should be con-
siderably less than a year old, a
"green" goose, four months old be-
pedthe smiths shop 1 --Because it contains
kidneys, three cups bread crumbs, fowl -in -pieces. What is the difference between a
When is butter like InSlt chil-
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two cups flour, one cup sweet milk,
one cup mixed raisins, citron and
currants, chopped, tine teaspoon
soda. Sift the sugar into the nu, -
lasses and add the milk and suet.
Mix the soda evenly through the
flour and add the fruit to it, tess-
ing the choicest, and it should be ins it about to insure its being
well fatted. ' coated. Then put into the wet mix•
A dry -plucked fowl is preferable, ture, adding last of all the bread
but if it is scalded, remember it crumbs. Boil or steam in molds
takes much longer for the water to three hours. Cook beforehand and
penetrate to the roots of the fea- to -heat.
therm of a goose than those of a No (lemon of dyspepsia lurks in
chicken. Draw and truss the goose its luscious depths, and partakers
the sante as a turkey, remembering will rise up and call you blessed
to remove the tough leg -tendons. , Serve with foaming sauce, or any
Cut through the skin very gingerly; other preferred. Foaming sauce is
about a inches below the leg joint, ; made thus: Two-thirds cup fine
bend the leg at the cut against the; white sugar creamed with one-third
table and break the hone ; then i cu) butter ; to this add three table -
withdraw the tendons. If cut, they! spoons thick cream, the white of
cannot be removed. I one egg, and one-half teaspoon va-
One of the most toothsome goose Mlle, beating then) in with an egg
stufhnee is made of potatoes and beater. Set the howl of sauce in a
parle,iled onions cooked together vessel of het water, and use the egg
until tender, mashed and seasoned beater steadily until the plass be -
highly with pepper, salt, butter. comes light and smooth. Serve im-
and sage. The latter, and the en, 1 rnediately. It should be a foam
ion, may be omitted, or the inside thr„ughorlt, with no settling on the
of the goose may be rubbed with �httm. If it is allowed to stood For nearly 300 tecrs now Nancy, close he never shows the white fea ' a nd,cteich ail n. ,-ewr )any,
a cut onion. .Another dressing is in France, has sent out its officials good, rich sauce, preferably wine obligations in your C'hnetmas g:v-
or too !Hoch cooked, it will not be ni Christmastide with instructions thee. (,r brandy sauce, init.
mole of chopped tart apples (peel- perfection. When are your eyes not eyes?
cd and cored), bread crumbs and In servingthe ndecx,rate to bring back fifty-four beggars to Virginia \\'alnut Cake. --To one!Don't give trashy th ngs. Many
-• pudding a sumptuous feast. For the dining- When the wind makes them water. nn attic ctnl! tell strange stories
it with springs of holly. Penh. a beiled onions. upao-I 11s •barrel is •spec• t When is a soldier not half a snldi- Pint of file Units, i' • ,icrtsured nffei ah ut , t...: touts presents
1e° o , en and a hired costume 1 One
dren 1 ---When it is made into little is fired and docs nut hit. The other
Pats. is hired and does not fit.
What is that which is above all Why is the letter N like afaith-
hu►nan imperfection, and yet steel- the stalks together loosely so that 1('bur h, Christmas is celebrated by
ters and protects the weakest and less layer? Because it is in con they may be Lifted out easily when =\''e lipsthat keep for thee thy kiss;s trial services, and grrdually the
aswickedest as well
the wisest and Stant. c•eokod. Pour over the asparagus Are lips that in the uftrrw,ule p
,_, 1 \Why is an actress like an angel 1 nbuut a (cart of builin water salt- Shall light thy pathway with a Prete ant Churches are hr,uinninq
dee (n
++++++++♦++♦++++♦+++++!add three-eighths of a pound ofIie++++++1++++++♦+♦♦+♦+4,
4 brown sugar, a quarter of a pound j
• of candied orange peel cut fine, a : +
• welld and an cieltth d flora. Work + C�R'STMAS `
H•'lies Dishes + well together and uv1 it in a + j♦
i
Z cull place over night. R. 11 cut thio
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on a floured board, cut in circles
or small square,. and lay an inch
♦ ` apart in greased tins. Mix the hulk
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♦ of an egg with half a cupful of inilk
And brush over the rep of each
Icing. - - Put one pound of marsh- piece with it. hake in a moderate
mallows in a double boiler with a oven and as sopa as taken out wash
little water. add a large cupful of again with the egg mixture.
mixed nut meats cheeped, some Sand Tarts. ---Beat half a pour'(l we keep it in memory ofet;
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chipped crystallized fruits, and add c,: butter to a cream and add half . of Christ, and Its%e a Chris lnta■
enough oranges juice to spread. a pound of granulated sugar ; then tree. er hang up our stockings, for
('over the outside with plain boiled add the yolks of three eggs and the the exchange of gifts which good,
icing. ! NI kites of two, beaten together ; add .. Id, jolly Santa ('laws, or Saint
Nick, of course, brings along with
him from his snowy hone at the
North Pole.
Consequently it won't do us any
:\lthe;rgh no day is leekc•l1 for-
ward to with such joy and happiness
a : ('hristrnas, few of u5 knew any-
thing more about the day than that
th
Plum Pudding Sauce. ---('ream a teaspoonful of vanilla :: .l lust
half a pound of butter with three a little grated nutmeg. Mi . in suf-
fourths of sugar and the beaten yolk ; ficient flour to make a dough. Dust
of an egg; simmer fur a few mo- your baking board thickly with
ments over a slow fire, stirring con- granulated sugar. Take out a Piero harm to know a little of the history
scantly ; then add a glass of melte 1 of dough, roll into a thin sheet, cut of the da
jelly, turn into a sauce bowl, grate y'
a little nutmeg.
Creamed Lobster. --Chop one
pound of boiled lobster meat. (can-
ned will du), rather coarse ; boil one
quart of milk and stir in four well -
pounded or rolled crackers, then
add the lobster ; season with salt,
with round cutters, and bake in a The institutior► of Christmas,
moderate oven until a light brown. Krismas, ('hrist Mass, or as it is
Dust the top of the sheet with su- spelled in Old English, Christe-
gar instead of flour, to prevent the, Masse, can be authenticated as far
roller from sticking. By adding halt back as the time of Emperor Com-
a pound of clean currants to the modus in Miele In the reign of
above recipe you will have Shrews -Diocletian, :.'tit -305, while the ruler
bury currant cakes. was keeping his court at Niconedip
gg
butter and pepper. boil up once Devonshire Pluto Pudding. One he learned that a multitude 041
and serve ; add chopped onion if pound of fresh beef suet shredded Christians was assembled in thee
liked, but it is rich enough without. fine and free from strings and skin, city to celebrate the birthday o
Eggs and Tomatoes.—('hop finely one pound of seeded raisins chop -
Jesus. The Churches were filled,
two ounces of smoked dried beef,
freed from fat and outside skin.
Add one cupful of tomatoes, one-
quarter cupful of grated cheese, a
few drops of onion juice, and a lit-
tle cayenne pepper. Melt two table-
spoonfuls of butter, add mixture,
and when heated add three eggs
slightly beaten. Cook until a
creamy consistency, stirring con-
stantly and scraping from bottom granulated sugar, six eggs, one .comber 25th was established arbi-
trarily,
of pan. pint of sweet milk, the juice of two 'though, as a matter of fact,
Beef a la Iroquois. --Two cupfuls oranges and one lemon, and one t'liiist was probably not born at
of finely chopped cooked pleat, two and one-half pounds of flour. \rix that season of the year in Judea.
tablespoonfuls of butter, one small the fruit and dredge two teaspoon-; The fact that had most t() do with
onion, one cupful of tomato, two full of baking powder with sifted fixing the celebration on December
tablespoonfuls flour, one cupful of Hour then add the chopped such 23th, was that almost alt heathen
stock, salt and pepper to taste. and mix again ; in another butyl nations regarded the Winter Sol -
Melt And brown the butter, add the cream the butter and sugar ; add to!stice (the time of the year when the
onion, sliced, and cook until a de- this mixture the egg yolks beaten;
licate heaven. Add the flour and I sun is at its greatest declination),
smooth and light, the milk, and! as the beginning of renewed life and
brown, stirring all the time, then when the whole has been well mix- activity of the powers of nature,
add the meat. Add the stock and ed, stir in the stiff whites of the
tomatoes and cook until thorough- eggs alternately with the s . u mere nd of
symbolical 1,olic lods, out these nay
ly heated. Serve on a hot dish flour. Beat light, then add the
ture powers. On this account the
garnished with toast. spices, the fruit juices; then add, (.sits and Germans, from oldest
Confection Cake. — One-third the fruit mixture and, with the times celebrated the season with
cake of chocolate, one-half cupful hands, work into a compact mass. great festivities, holding their Tulo-
of butter, one cupful of sour milk Yule -
Have the pudding mould well grcas feast in commemoration of the re-
turn of the fiery sun -wheel.
Many of the customs and feasts of
these old German and Itontan hea-
then passed into Christianity, puri-
fied and adapted by the Church rot
ped fine, the same of cleaned cur he ordered the doors barred and
rants, one-fourth pound of shred-
' then set fire to the buildings and
ded candied citron, one ounce each every worshiper perished in the
of candied lemon peel cut int() thin , flames.
strips, two ounces of almonds cute There was no special uniformity
into bits, one teaspoonful each of; in the day set aside for the cele -
ground cinnamon and ground bration of the Nativity among the
cloves, one-half teaspoonful of salt., early Christians, some put it in
one of grated nutmeg, one-half •May, others in April, and still
pound each of sweet butter and others in January, but finally De -
or cream, two eggs, two and one- e,c1 with butter and steam from fear
half cupfuls of flour, a small half (e• eight hours.
De -
teaspoonful of baking soda stirred ,1, ---
into one-half cupful of warm water, THE CHILDREN AT TI{I: GATE.
IP. which is also dissolved tiro stip- Behold the children at the gate
fuls of grated maple sugar. ('ream
the butter, add the unseparated A11 patient for your loves they atait ; the celebration of the Nativity.
eggs, add the chocolate melted over The cold winds toss their tresses •Maneer-songs and Christmas carols
a pan of hot water. the {luny to sweet, t sprang up. Later the Christ trees,
The snows are spread before their of Christmas trees, adorned with
falser anti the soda. Bake in lay-
which has been added n teaspoon- feet. lights and gifts; the custom of gi
fol of baking powder, and the maple
Have ye no kindly words or arts lime and receiving gifts; special
win, and warm them in your meats and dishes, such as Christ -
hearts? Inas cakes, puddings, etc., came in-
t() vogue.
There, where each face expectant 11, the Episcopal and Roman Ca-
in th:•lie Church, and by the Lutheran
crs.
Asparagus on Toast.—Use large-
sized white asparagus. Rinse well
in cold water to renutve all grit. 'Tie
be,t of mankind . A hat. 1 g anile. t( look upon it as a church ua, ,
Of what trade is the sun 1 --- A llecause we seltiem see one that is ed, and cook gently for twenty
tanner not painted. minutes. Lav the stalks on a plat-, The night is veld ; shalt these abide not altogether its a social holiday
+Safe at thy heart's warm fireside? as they once did.
What everyone wants, what When is a fowl's neck like a bell 1 ter with the heads resting on well ,
evel•yene gives, what everyone asks, When it is wrungfor dinner. At one time the celebration last-
I toasted slices of white bread. Make,
rtnd what very few take 1—:tdviee. \\'hat is the difference between an a sauce of a teast,,onful of butter,! Beheld the children at thy gate, ed until ('andlentas, hut became Of
What is the difference between ;i nectien and seasickness? One is the one of flour, salt, pepper and h! And hasten' for they weep and the in,•reasing realization that it is
cot. and a speech ?--The rine has its :ale e,f effects, the other the effects third of A cupful ()f venter in which) v;nit' in cenunemerate,n of the birth of
claws at the end of its paws and the of a sail. the asparagus was cooked. ('auk The wind its icy vengeance wreaks— the Christ Child, it has bee'onte
other has its pauses at the end of 1 How long ran n goose stand on for a few minutes and pear over.; wait
blind snows pelt their pallid more and more the children's day,
if =clauses, one leg 1 Try it and see. New Century Plum Pudding --Fol• cheeks. one continuous round of shrieking
Basten fee one (lay they shall rest happiness frarn lust break of day
What is pruhaL'; more shooing 1\'lly is the letter A like twelve New Century plum pudding take Folded unto the Christ, Hi:; breast' until the tired little heads Snuggle
e have a n cluck' Because it comes in the one half cn )fol each of butter andpillows to dream if
tea great reader than to h f _______+— I down into the till
stye in his eye1--To have a litter middle of day. sugar. three eggs well beaten, two CHRISTILIR DON "f S. 1 what Santa C'Inus brought them.
in his study. I_ m(an w cincth moon r; n sailor knBecnow useehe ofis l�baking fuls of tlpowd(lrrcune e teaspoonfuls'
and�ream Don't leave the cost mark on pre-! Let's first gather at the church
key ?--When he stands en his banks
fit•(._.. i- ., e.,.,ts,,,,,,, lie., a don_
i Se ntS. pre -!
to offer up the thanks that should
s been to sea. fourth cupfuls of milk and one cup- eo sadly our front full hearts, and
Why is n wick of candle like fol of raisins, chopped fine. ('ream I Don't let fluency dominate your g • P
the butter and sugar, add the eggs, Christmas giving
gradually sift Lite flour and baking! Don't let Christmas giving de-
•1
de -
am bracs.
When is a plan not a man 1 ---When
he's a -shaving.
FREE DINNER FOR BEGGARS
Athens t Because it is in grease
0: reeve).
'When is a baby not a baby' When powder together, and add, alter.:terlurate into tl trade.
it is n little ernes. I Why is; e crow a brave bird? Be- nately w ith the milk. Add the rail- Don't. embarrass yourself by giv- add to your pleasure ut keeping
bakesins last, and
in kern tins in , mK more than yeU can afford. ('hristmas, but it has been a satis-
tl Don't try to pay debts or return faction to tell it. And now t:, din-
ner, for after all that's what ee
look forward to, next to the tree.
then the whole day will be SI much
more satisfying.
. Perhaps this brief sketch may not
date method is to serve the cooked t,tl,lespeonful of brandy around the
apples as a garnish or in a careful- base just before serving and light.
No one need scruple to use this, or
alcohol. It evaporates in the flame.
Another way is to dip squares of
loaf sugar in brandy and place
Ros'.t on a rack in the dripping around the dish. then set it afire
pane. Lay slices of fat pork ever and carry the dish to the table
the goose, as it aids in drawing out while it is wreathed in weird flames.
the excess of oil. After three -(tear- I I'riscilla's Pumpkin Pie. --To one
ters of an hen., remove the pork, pint cooked pumpkin odd one egg,
draw all nil from the pan, and re- I one gill nl'lasses. butter site of an
turn goose to the ,,yen. well dredged , egg, one gill milk, one scant tea -
with flour seasoned with salt and spoon salt, one teaspeol ginger,
pepl,e•r. ,After the Choir has brown- one-half teaspoon cinnamon, one -
ed, l�c;tin hating, and continue this quarter teaspoon of nutmeg. This
every le minutes. Formerly it was snakes one pie. slake 40 minutes.
the custom to add some water to While it is well to have n goodly
the pan, but good authorities omit supply of fruit cake and other wa-
it, and do not begin to baste until rieties prepared in advance for the
the flit has been drawn off. Cook holidays, fer the Christmas dinner,
until the joint.; separate easily, from especially if there are children. it
11/ to :3 hours. An ei;;ilt pound is far better to serve small, fancy
goos;, requires aborti► two hour;. la- cakes simply made, and lacking
sutlieiently coekc,l, a geese is very richness. They nlny be made very
indigestible and tinpalataltie•. It attractive by the various shapes
Should be killed at least two days and by the icing. which can be eln-
hefnro being ronsted. (:arnie. h the 1 .rated with citron, nuts. red can-
dies or candied cherries, if desired.
Mrs. Rorer gives the fallowing,
which can Le made• at slight eV -
pens,. and which invarinbly" Oen,
er. the little folk :
ly prepared sauce. Apples in some
form are tho invariable accompani-
ment of roast goose.
HOW TO ROAST.
gone with tips ..f rh(,ieo celery, al
tcrnating' with jellied al pies.
'These latter will he fennel dc1i, i
elle. Pare and core whole apples.
large and firm ones being prefer
a",le. Fill the holes with red sur• "Bent one cup letter to a crcarn
rant jelly, 5t,rilshle all over with and old, grndua!Iv. eme and onr-
ft•men juice and dust, with gratin half cups surar with the yolk: of
luted sugar. Place n sial;• water two
ewvis and Beet
m until
utt 1lf very liuht
lttr
in the pen around the apples. and I
bake tLcur until auelioJ but nett with two teaspuuns finking powder.
CHRISTMAS SNOW.
nn an enormous; p
they ore ate r(, n eR one cop a Dent make presents which your The wind sighs leafless trees among,
ally built, as being emblematical er : When he's in quarters' of sugar, one-half cupful of butter,
of the town's dependence upon the' 'lir. Bigger, Mrs. Bigger and three eggs and a pinch of Salt one friends will net know what to do The fire burns bright, the night` are
vine, anti in this the mayor bids the 1 ilnhy Bigger. which of this inter fourth cupful of Sweet milk with with, and which would merely en -
beggars welcome, and invites them I esting family is the hisses►, and flair enough to make a dough.' cumber the home.
to partake of the banquet. All the 1 why the biggest 1 Baby Bigger, be -Beat the butter to a cream, and Don't give because others expect
expenses are paid by the town. a cause he is a little Bigger. :nix thoroughly with the sugar. yen tee Give because y„u lose to.
_ Next add the well -beaten e' gs. the 1f you (annet seryl your heart with
milk and the salt with a little of the gift. keep the gift.
the flour. Then the nuts, which' Dent give too bulky articles to
have been shelled and passed pe eple elle live in small quarters,
through the meat chopper, and, , unless yell knew that they need the
Inst, the remaining flour. hell out particular things you send them.
lightly, cut into shapes, sprinkle' Dent wait until the last minute
with granulated sue b
gar and bake in your plesents, and then. fur
a moderately hot oven. i Muck of time to make proper sclec-
1'rinces Pudding.-ipecerate a, thins rive what year better judg-
rnold or little cups with lemon jel- 1 nient con:.'' its.
ly. Moke a custard with a pint of I inDon decibecde to
yeti 1aiti from givot .
milk, three yolks of eggs and a lit l just
tle sugar and vanilla essence. \When +'xl+ensive prese•nt.. The tbought-
thc• custard is thick, dissolve in it fulness of your gift, the interest
half are I,t111(e of gelatine, which yen take in those to %lteitl you give,
should have h(•en soaked fear an ale the principal things. The in-
kier in just enough miik to cover trinsic value of euur giftcounts
it. Strain the liquid, then add the very little.
whites of the three eggs bentcn to Don't give thing.; because they
a stiff froth. just shaking there in ries cheap au! make a big show
lightly until thoroughly mixed. for the money. As n rule it is n
Peer this carefully into the molds einngerens thing to pick up a let of
all sorts of things lit bargain sales
fir Christmas presents. If yen de,
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make, inappropriate gifts. Besides
there is n.0defect liar-
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fill- of jam armee! it.
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w•arnl enough to blend theruughiy der price. I slug.
long,
The rehire sings his winter song,
And the ('hristmae snow is fril-
ling.
alling.
Fleet crystals Tend their shining
light
TIe rubies front the Trolly bright.
And mistletoe's pure pearls of
white,
When the Christmas snow is fal-
ling.
Tu timer, that, smile, and those that
weep,
(ewe- peaceful visions
sleep;
1'er Christmas angels vigil. keep.
When the Christmas snow• is fal-
ling.
Age thinks of many a Christmas
past,
And hears old stories in the blast
Of Christmas da}:; too bright to •
last,
When the Christmas setee is fal-
ling.