The Seaforth News, 1927-12-15, Page 2Dressing Your
Presents
Hemlock Boughs
The pungent fragrance of the he
lock brings
Long thoughts of lingering, dreamy,
summer hours,
Have you ever noticed how varied
Of winsome broolcs—green fields, star
are the manners and methods in red white wlth fiowore,
which presents are packed The bulky Hushed. bird notes, woodland's quiet
plain brawn paper fellows which. 00M0 murthurings.
'through the post, resplendent With ,
thick string and sealing wag, are, par 'Those hemlock branches bonding with
haps, the most 'exciting, because par- the weight
eels which. come through the post are, of brittle ice and heavy, crusted snow,
somehow or other, always more inter- Are warm and green and pulsing far
esting than those which are discreetly below,
slipped on to one's plate at breakfast From winter's winds and storms las
time. violate.
• Tito presents which do not come by
parcel post do not vary so notch, per-
haps, but eventhey express care, or
lack of it, in their wrappings.
But nowadays there is no excuse
for parcels looking dull or unexciting
because they ar, packed at home and
aro given by hand. then 1n the days I Ines,
when decorated labels were not avail- ft blooms 'anew and spreads its
able, when fancy papers and strings : branches wide.
were not procurable, many .meticul-
ously -minded people held and carried' The hope of Christmas in the' heart
out original ideas In the way ,ol pre- I warm glowing,
sent -wrapping. I Finds a bright green oasis in the dry
One girl who could never afford to And parching desert wastes, because
spend very' much on her presents be- close by
came quit famous In her little circle Renewing streams of love are oyer.
of friends for the dainty way in which 1 flowing.'
she always packed her gifts., Snowy
white bristle paper finished with scar' Green, fragrant, incense -bearing hem-
let cord or narrow 'ribbon, and ono of lock bough,
the small Christmas labols whieh aro Here fu our homes --and triose white
procured by the dozen at stationers', I hemlocks still,
gave gifts a very festive appear- Snow•elad, austere; on some bleak
alum. • And eometiinos, when the pro- V northern hill --
sent was very small, she woiuld finish in winter's heart are Christmas tilos-
Why are they symbol of the Christ-
mas tido?
Ileoause the heart is warm beneath
the frost,
Its springtime verdure never wholly
the parcel of/ ^ with a tiny bunch of
violets, especially if that flower hap-
pened to be her f lead's favorite.
'A pair of si1k stuckinge looks far
more expensive it placed in a fancy
Naming now.
—Charlotte T Babcock.
And Glory Shone
box. The salute rule applies to 1(00(1 �
kerchiefs, ties, or any little items ��
which imame ivaignifCant parcels
h: n elmply wrapped in paper. Aust The night., like most nights of the
it you have no fancy boxes by you, winter season in the hill country, was
you can very easily contrive some if clear, crisp and sparkling with stars.
you treat some ordinary cardboard , , . By the gate, hugging
box(..: to coats of scrap wallpaper. close, the watchman walked.... The
Olid pieces of flowered wallpaper midnig;:t was slow coming to him;
pasted on boxes Vivo them a very hut at last it came. HIfs task was
bright and decorative app.arance; done.... He moved towards the first,
,retnnne is better still, but care must but paused; a light was breaking
be taken with the corners as, being around him, soft and white, like the
firmer and more difficult to handle maan's. He waited breathlessly. The year-old daughter, it occurred to mo
than pep s, it is easier for the edges light deepened; things before invisi- that a bassinet was necessary.
his mantle
]Locks fl road of It
HAWSE'
The year-old reserve grand champion steer, sold at $1.60 a pound at the
Royal Winter Fair. He Was raised by M. J. O'Brien Limited, Renfrew, Ontario;
fed be Joseph Eaton; weighed 1,090 pounds, and was sold to Canadian Packing
Co. for shipment to Pittsburg. The price is a record.
Dolly's Bassinet
Christmas
Magic word describing God's surpass-
in l
In preparing the layette for a
Christmas baby doll for my three -
•+r1 corners to look a little ragged and bre came to view; he saw the whole Accordingly, I bought a fifteen cent
untidy. field. and all it sheltered. , . . He market basket with two folding.hand-
:sheets
and-
: h rets of petered paper can be used snaked up; the stars were ,gone; the les, Just long enough for the doll to
instead of brown paper. hut white tis- light was• dropping as from a we,eee, 1lie in. 1 placed Pour thicknesses of
sue paper is always best for small or in the sky; as he looked it became a cotton batting in the bottom of the
dainty gifts. Narrow scarlet ribbon splendor; then, in terror, he cried. basket, with 0110 thickness tacked
can l'e bought very reasonably, but "awake, awake!" . The men around the aides with heavy thread. deeds to do,
green and other colors look equally 1f One handle I arranged flat along the
g if they match clambered. to their feet, i edge and the other upright for the Freed from enmity, all evil put away,
attractive, especially "What is 11. they asked, in one Unpretending hearts where love of
your gift ha some way or other. vales. "See," cried the watchman, timed then a piece of pink satteen Christ bolds sway.
I1 is difhieult to he original year at- "the sky is on flee!„ was laid around the inside of the bas -
ter year in the c11.110e of presents, but Suddenly the lig:tt became lntoler- i ket and over the edges, with slits cut
it is not so difficult t(> give them or• ably bright, and they covered their i to allow the handle to remain up -
g, Ove,
Synibol of IIis great gift from Heaven
above,
Wonder of childhood, chief source of
life's cheer,
Charming and joyous still each mel-
lowing year.
Magic season of true hearts made
strangely new,
Filled with kindly thoughts of worthy
iginal Jackets. a g right.
Many of us this year will not be 11100 and dropped upon their knees; The edges were gathered and drawn
then .. , a voice said to them. up snugly around the bottom of the
able to afford a great deal for the pre- "Fear not: for behold, 1 bring you
1-ent1 of our nearest and dearest, but basket; and another piece of sateen
you can always make your present gland alllhp'c of great joy, which shall was shirred on the raised handle, and
look as if it has been packed with b(: to people." i tacked down to the basket edge. For
very loving care. The value, in sweetness and sootlu-' the trimming, 1 joined two widths of
ing more than. 'human, and 1ow and dotted muslin, hemmed narrowly on
clear. penetrated all their being, and one edge, and on 'the other an inch -
filled them with assurance. They wide heading.
Where the Fruit mac upon their knees, and looking A narrow elastic was run through
Br worshipfuily, beheld in the centre of a the heading and the muslin slipped
great glory the appearance of a man, over the edge of the basket --an ar-
ciad in a 00110 intensely white.. . rangement which made it easily re -
Suddenly the light, of whioli he moved for laundering. A like heading
seemed the centra, turned roseate was stitched on the hood muslin, and
Grows
When you buy your Christmas sup-
plies of currants, raisins, figs, Brazils, and began to tremble; then up, far as a tape run through it. This hood
or dated, do you ever give a thought the Hien could see, there was flashing could be raised or lowered as dosh'ed
to what they are, how they got their of white wings, and coming and going —a feature that later seemed to fur -
names, or where they come from? of radiant forma, and voices as of a
dates, from Arabia and Terata; multitude chanting in unlson,
grow on the date -palm. The name is "Glory to God in the highest, and
derived from the Greek word "dacty- on earth peace, good -will toward
los," meaning a finger. Dates, before (11011."
being pressed, look like human fin- Not once fire praise, but many
gees, and the :resemblance still re-
times.—From "Ben-Hur," by Lew
mains in those you buy.. Wallace.
"Brazils" are from Brazil. They
are the produce of a tre called the
"Amine" They grow 1n a hard shell
about the size and shape of a child's
head, and each shell contains about
Currants are a variety ae mei the reputed site of the Stable of the
Tnn.
The Roman, Greek,' and Armenian -
Creek bodies have each their respec-
tive section of the church, but their
Christmas celebrations do not occur
on the same day. The Latin Christ-
mas is celebrated at the Roman Cath-
olic altar on December 26th. Thir-
teen days later the Orthodox Eastern
perform the Greek rite. Another thir•
ten days later the Armenian Church
keeps its own ceremonial of Byzantine
Three Yuletides a Year
There is one place where Christmas
is kept three times a year—in the
fifty nuts Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem,
grapes, dried. The name is our cor-
ruption of "Corinth"—where they
grow most abundantly.
King of Kings
O sleep. celestial Child....
0 sleep; 'Who hath been born
The nations cannot say,
But Thy proud heritage
They will become one day.
t>>
—Alessandro Mattzoni. Faith.
—Ey Bud Fisher,
dish considerable pleasure. Rosettes
of pink and blue ribbons were tacked
around the hood, handle and on a tiny
pink satin comforter, hemmed with
blue French knots. A tiny pillow sev-
ered with a white pillowcase com-
pleted the outfit.
Gifts
0 shepherds brought their gifts
Him,
(Christ dwell. with us to -night)
And kings tame riding from the dim
Great lands beneath the eastern sky,
And patient ox and ass stood by
With wondering eyes and bright;
And cherubin and seraphim
Sang glory:up the 'height.
--Noxell M. Holland, "When Half
Gods Go."
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Will the various hued typewriters
and telephones recently introduced,
tend to make writings and conversa-
tion more colorful?
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Recipes to Spice the The ,Chr stmas Tree Making Candied
fir, Whirligig I The Christmas Tree to millions of
(children in Western Europe anti
Fruit at Hon e
Banana Circle Cake Americo is the symbol of reJoleing. No An attractive gift,' easlar made at
Oce your farorlto recipe for white other altar of youth commands such home, and giving an amount of plea-
netive or loving adoration. : sure quits out of proportion to the
0011.0 and hallo 111 two round layer inrti
pans. Whip `one pint of cream and But the Christmas `Teo has not al- lehor involved, is an attractively (W -
flavor with orange Juice and sugar, ways enjoyed its sentimental domini- ranged box'' of candled fruit. The
Jest before serving cover enc layer ort over the'hearts of Christian na- - charm of the gift lies in the color of
with .sliced bananas and spread with tions. Other peoples in dim antiquity the confections as well as in their
whipped cream. Plato the other owed allegiance to trees but they flavor.
layer on top and 'cover with whipped lived in lands where the spruce and There is a very simple method by
cream, Garnish wlt1' circles of hemlock were unknown, The Egyp- which this candied fruit can: be pre -
01106(1 bananas and walnuts. titans held mammoth celebrations in pared, and we shall begin with apples,
Tomato .with Spinach and Glazed
Onions
the month correspoudimg to our De -These 000 easily obtained: and make
cember but they centered their dexo- delightful confections.. Choose semi•
tions upon the Dalai, The palms of tart apples, and after peeling and cora •
1 cup thlelc •tomato 00000, 1 cup 111gypt gave birth to a loaf eaclrmonth 1118, cut into, quarters or eighths, ac-
small glazed onions, 2 traps canned, and the tree with its twelve leaves' cording to the size, or slice across and
seasoned spinach, -salt and pepper. suggested the completed year. Maybe; cut into convenient shapes.
Heap ,the spinach in the centhe of tho palm was the 'forerunner of the i place in a kettle 2 cupfuls of grana -
a .000010g dish and mawe a cavity in Christmas Tree as we in Canada lated sugar, 1 cupful of water and
the center, Pour 1110 tomato sauce know it. , 1/3 cupful' of white 000n -syrup. Boil
into this, then surround the sinaccn•i Three thousand years later, the Ito- down to a thick syrup. Drop In the
with the onions, than have been boiled mans' celebrating their Saturnalia apple sections a few at a tin, and
until. tender, then glazed in butter' raised aloft a conifer as the :sign 0f i simmer very slowly until thiole 4•
and sugar and seasoned with the salt; their joy over the winter solstice. transparent, Then carefully lift
and pepper.
Quick Chocolate Icebox Cake
Magic feet through ages past of sin
and wrong,
Brigh Star of Hope of future cen-
turies long
0 Priceless Gift of Bethlohem's man-
ger King,
Help all men thy Peace on Earth,
Good Will, to bring.
Christmas Cradle Song
Dr. Isaac Watts, author of "0 God,
our help in ages past," was singularly
unequal in his poetical output. He
wrote su0h doggerel as "How doth the
little busy bee" and "Let dogs delight
to bark and bite," and also the follow-
ing exquisite carol:—
Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber,
holy angels guard thy bedl
Heavenly blessings without number
Gently falling on thy head.
Sleep, my babe, thy food and raiment,
House and home thy friends pro-
vide;
All without thy caro or payment,
All thy wants aro well supplied.
How much Netter thou'rt attended
Than the Son of God could be,
When from heaven He descended,
And became a child like theel
• •
Lo, He slumbers in His manger,
Where the horned oxen fed;
Peace, my' darling, here's no danger,
Here's no ox sneer thy bed!
Mayst thou live to know and fear Him,
Trust and lave Him all thy days;
Then go dwell for ever near Him; ,
See His face, and sing His praise!
Thousands of such trees, garlanded
with their vivid decorations, set loose
1,.'^. pint cream, 3. bares chocolate .a flood�of•riotous rejoicing, But. Santa
Claus was not of the Romain era, and sticky, in shredded ooconut or candied
snaps' t110 children of that great Empire orange peel or finely chopped pis -
Arrange 10 alternatelayers'in a knew nothing of the glorious follow tachioor other nut -meats. They can,
baking (11511 4hOCO1110
who with all his ponderous girth can also be dipped into melted chocolate.
Flavors and Colors.
of the syrup with an open spoon, puree
on pans and dry (surface only) in the
oven; or they can be rolled, while still 9
shallow glass a ng". ''
snaps and !s,weotened and Aavored
suspend the laws of gravity, and every
whipped cream. Start with the crack' other uatsiral holy, crawl: through tor -
en, laying them close together 'to ;tineas chimneys, lay his own teaches
cover bottom of dish, Then'sproad across the clouds; and make. personal
generously with a layer of the cream',
visitations In a single night to per.
next craoltere, and so on until mix -
haps a hundred 'million babes, every
lure is used, leaving' the last one one of whom, he cleverly identities by
cream. Garnish with c=hocolate name.
sprinkles and place in refrigerator
for twenty-four hours.
Brown Sugar Nut Cake
x1,/3 cup butter or other .shortening,
1 cup light brown sugar, 2 egg yolks,
salt, '2 teaspoons baking powder, % has remained with us ever since, ono
cup fine Chopped pecans, 1 teaspoon
vanilla.
Cream the butter and sugar togeth-
er thoroughly. Add the egg yolks
beaten until light. Mix and sift the
dry ingredients; add them alternately
with the milk. Then add the vanilla
and the pecans, and pour into a shal-
low loaf cake pan which has been oil-
ed or buttered.
Bake in a moderate oven 35 or 40 birth the borrowed pagan, rites of the
Roman tree and the holly and mistle-
toe of the Druids.
Athousand years later, the excesses
of Puritan rule in England banished
the visidle accompaniments of Christ-
mas Day, but so deeply was the cus-
tom ingrained in long generations of
the English that tho passing of Round-
head rule found the old forms re-
stored.
Continue beating and when light and However, the imprint of puritanism
fluffy add 01 teaspoon vanilla. Spread lot- many decades depressed the Yule -
Link by link, the chain stares seem
to be tying up a lit of trade.
It seems likely that the Italian tree
custom was carried to Gaul by the le-
gione of Drusus in' his Campaign
against the Germans, about 15 B.C.
Certainly about this time the' Teutonic
, cup milk, )4 cup floor, 1/4 teaspoon St. Nicholls made hie appearance. and
of the priceless blessings and inspira-
tions of a largo part of the human
race.
lu the course. of time, the tInglisb
adopted the German Santa Claus, and
the symbol -of the tree at Yuletide. It
took four or five centuries for the
church to fix December 26 as the date
of Christmas, but ever since there has
clung to the celebration of Christ's
minutes. When cool cover with
brown sugar icing, which is made as
follows:
Brown Sugar icing
Boll 1 cup' of brown sugar witlh 1/3
cup of water until the syrup' forms a
soft bail in cold wated. Pour very
gradually into 2 entity beaten egg
whites while beating constantly.
on top and sides of cake and sprinkle tide demonstrations of England and
with 1/4 cup chopped pecans.
Doctor—"You'll have to send for an-
other doctor." Patient—"Am I so ill
us all that?" Doctor—"I don't know
how ill you are, but I know you are.
the man who cross-examined me when
I appeared as an expert witness. My
conscience won't let me still you, but
I'm hanged if I feel like -curing you,
Good dayl"
Mr. Scinger would persist in wear-
ing his suits until the last possible
moment, with the result that he found
himself continually inargement with
his wife. Strolling down a fashi0u
able thoroughfare one afternoon, Choy
happened to pass a modern Beau
Brummel. "There!" exclaimed Mrs:
Ccringer, "Why don't you dress like
that?" "I am far too intelligent," re-
plied her husband proudly. At that
moment Mrs. Beringer. caught sight of
a beggar and his wife in the' gutter.
"Then thank goodness your intelli-
gence isn't increasing," she snapped,
"or we should be like those poor peo-
ple."
The Spruce, .is the most beautiful
of Christmas Trees. Have you thought
of the gifts handed down from the
Canadian Spruce to the people of Can-
ada each year. Scores of pulp and
paper -towns live on a =spruce payroll;
hundreds of millions of dollars a year
are poured into myriad homes of
Canadian workers by the kindly hand
of Spruce. We speak of the Christ-
mas Tree as the decorative back-
ground of dolls and bugles and
father's yellow -striped necktie. Hose
often do we' stop to think that the
Tree itself is one of God's'mightiest
benefactions to the Canadian people.
the American 0o101109, The resistless
writings of Dickens and of Washing-
ton Irving in America revived the an-
cient proetics and there seems to -day
no threatening sign that the fine old
custom of the Christmas tree will ever
be taken from es either by tyrannical
mandate or by the slothfulness of our
imagination.
Yule -Tide Gifts
Blessed Yule -tide, bring to us
These fair gifts, we pray:
Clearer vision, strength to do
Right from day to day;
Kinder hearts, more sympathy
For all upon life's way;
Tenderness to bind the wounds
Of the sick and sad;
Wisdom to direct the feet
Of the weak and bad;
Tears shed for others' woes;
Laughter to make glad.
And not least of all thy gifts,
Speech bold, unafraid,
For our little brothers dumb;
Willing hands to aid
Every weak and harmless thing
By the Father made
Leucite C. Poole,
ti
Eternal
The star that lighted Betlrlell.em
Is yotmg to -night;
Time has not dimmed its diadem
Of shining fight.
Time cannot move Immortal things
To brevity;
In a star's• wide motions swings
Eternity.
—Fanny de Groot Hastings, Writ-
ten tor
rit-ten-tor "The Chelattan Science Moni-
tor."
The Inventor Has Mutt Guessing.
These confections can be made in a'
variety of flavors and colors, Use
any flavoring extract desired, • By
dropping some of the areal red cinna-
mon candies into the syrup the fruit
becomes pink with a fine oinnamol3
flavor. For red or deeper pink, sim-
mer fruit in a thick syrup made of
cranberry juice and sugar.
A lovely amber color is obtalued by
simmering the apple sections In a
syrup made of maplesugar, or brown
sugar flavored with maple. Golden
corn syrup can be added to the brown
sugar and flavored with vanilla in-
stead of maple i1- preferred. By add-
ing a bit of orange or lemon rind to
the syrup and 'coloring it yellow or
orange with vegetable coloring you
have still: another variety. A i ^light-
ful green is obtained by using a green
vegetable coloring and for ll tt o'ing
you can -use pistachio or e.imond.
There seems no end to the possibili-
ties of thee fruit confections, for they
can be dipped not only in melted.
chocolate, but in colored fondants, al-
so. Dry the fruit before Clipping. .
Figs, Dates, Pears.
Figs are steamed, then' candied,
split open and filled with nut paste or
a bit of marshmallow. Dates and
prunes are treated in the same way, Y
removing stones, of course. There
fruits are nice simply steamed and
the cavities filled with nut -meals, pre-
served ginger or marshmallow. The
fruit is then rolled in granulated
sugar.
Pear caramels are delicious. Bern •
is how to make them: Place in a
saucepan 2 cupfuls of light brown
sugar and % cupful of rich link, or
thick cream. If milk is used add 1
tablespoonful of baiter. Boil for a Y
few minutes; then add 1 cupful of pro:
served pears, 1/a cupful of candied gin-
ger and i/a, cupful of candied orange or
leman rind, all cut into small piece:..
Boil to the firm -ball stage, and Four
into buttered pans. When cold cutin -
to squares,
Cherry foam can be made with can•
died cherries. Here is the recipe:
Place 2 cupfuls of granulated 'sugar, -I
1 0119101 of water and 2 tablespoon
-
Enid white corn -syrup in a kettle and
boil until it forms a 'firm ball .when
tested in cold water. Just before
taking the syrup from the fire, stir in
ifs cupful of candied or preserved
cherries. Pour, the mixture over the
stiffly -beaten whites of 2 eggs and
beat until light and foamy. Lay whole
Candied cherriee two inches apart on.
waxed or greased paper and drop the
foam by spoonfuls on the cherries,
pressing another cherry or a blanched
almond on top 01 0ac11. This makes
a pretty candy.
In Nome
The little Arctic' town lies in a deep
and reverential silence. Not a breeze
stirs. Great star-shaped snowflakes
fall softly in a zigzag journey from
'the sky wrapping the earth in a brand,
nW cloak of white. Cheerful beams
of light shine out through frosted
windows on a land of sparkling
beauty. Town folk' hurrying on Christ-
mas errands, their footsteps sound-
less In the new -fallen snow their park-
as, fur cape and gay reel, white and
green packages coated with flakes,
smile' and greet one another with a _
chortle "Merry Ohrietinasi" Gliding k
from store to store goes a last-minute
Shopper on skis. The air le filled with
the musical sound of sleighhells from
dog teams and cutters, One is ball
expecting to see jolly St. Nicholas
himself, with Dander and Bfitzen and
the rest of his team, comp prancing
eelb
out of the sky, when, lo! a relucleer,
11,
pulling a sleet with a fur -clad driver
who might be Santa, bounds clown the
street.
By midnight the streets 000 desert-•�
od, the lights out. The little town
peaoefully slumbers ou the eve of a
momeuteue anniversary, Out side the
snow still falls in a "silence deep and
White." Suddenly from out of the
north comes the jingling of sleigh -
belle, the prancing of hoots, and Nome
is awakened by a chorus of sweet,
clear voices retelling the great story,
with, "Silent Night, "It Came llpo1
the Midnight Clear," and "Little
Town of Bethlehem.'
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These confections can be made in a'
variety of flavors and colors, Use
any flavoring extract desired, • By
dropping some of the areal red cinna-
mon candies into the syrup the fruit
becomes pink with a fine oinnamol3
flavor. For red or deeper pink, sim-
mer fruit in a thick syrup made of
cranberry juice and sugar.
A lovely amber color is obtalued by
simmering the apple sections In a
syrup made of maplesugar, or brown
sugar flavored with maple. Golden
corn syrup can be added to the brown
sugar and flavored with vanilla in-
stead of maple i1- preferred. By add-
ing a bit of orange or lemon rind to
the syrup and 'coloring it yellow or
orange with vegetable coloring you
have still: another variety. A i ^light-
ful green is obtained by using a green
vegetable coloring and for ll tt o'ing
you can -use pistachio or e.imond.
There seems no end to the possibili-
ties of thee fruit confections, for they
can be dipped not only in melted.
chocolate, but in colored fondants, al-
so. Dry the fruit before Clipping. .
Figs, Dates, Pears.
Figs are steamed, then' candied,
split open and filled with nut paste or
a bit of marshmallow. Dates and
prunes are treated in the same way, Y
removing stones, of course. There
fruits are nice simply steamed and
the cavities filled with nut -meals, pre-
served ginger or marshmallow. The
fruit is then rolled in granulated
sugar.
Pear caramels are delicious. Bern •
is how to make them: Place in a
saucepan 2 cupfuls of light brown
sugar and % cupful of rich link, or
thick cream. If milk is used add 1
tablespoonful of baiter. Boil for a Y
few minutes; then add 1 cupful of pro:
served pears, 1/a cupful of candied gin-
ger and i/a, cupful of candied orange or
leman rind, all cut into small piece:..
Boil to the firm -ball stage, and Four
into buttered pans. When cold cutin -
to squares,
Cherry foam can be made with can•
died cherries. Here is the recipe:
Place 2 cupfuls of granulated 'sugar, -I
1 0119101 of water and 2 tablespoon
-
Enid white corn -syrup in a kettle and
boil until it forms a 'firm ball .when
tested in cold water. Just before
taking the syrup from the fire, stir in
ifs cupful of candied or preserved
cherries. Pour, the mixture over the
stiffly -beaten whites of 2 eggs and
beat until light and foamy. Lay whole
Candied cherriee two inches apart on.
waxed or greased paper and drop the
foam by spoonfuls on the cherries,
pressing another cherry or a blanched
almond on top 01 0ac11. This makes
a pretty candy.
In Nome
The little Arctic' town lies in a deep
and reverential silence. Not a breeze
stirs. Great star-shaped snowflakes
fall softly in a zigzag journey from
'the sky wrapping the earth in a brand,
nW cloak of white. Cheerful beams
of light shine out through frosted
windows on a land of sparkling
beauty. Town folk' hurrying on Christ-
mas errands, their footsteps sound-
less In the new -fallen snow their park-
as, fur cape and gay reel, white and
green packages coated with flakes,
smile' and greet one another with a _
chortle "Merry Ohrietinasi" Gliding k
from store to store goes a last-minute
Shopper on skis. The air le filled with
the musical sound of sleighhells from
dog teams and cutters, One is ball
expecting to see jolly St. Nicholas
himself, with Dander and Bfitzen and
the rest of his team, comp prancing
eelb
out of the sky, when, lo! a relucleer,
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pulling a sleet with a fur -clad driver
who might be Santa, bounds clown the
street.
By midnight the streets 000 desert-•�
od, the lights out. The little town
peaoefully slumbers ou the eve of a
momeuteue anniversary, Out side the
snow still falls in a "silence deep and
White." Suddenly from out of the
north comes the jingling of sleigh -
belle, the prancing of hoots, and Nome
is awakened by a chorus of sweet,
clear voices retelling the great story,
with, "Silent Night, "It Came llpo1
the Midnight Clear," and "Little
Town of Bethlehem.'
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ing reeontly r.5t ed that !`utero le re
excuse Eor nuCcielling." Indeed nor