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Zurich Herald, 1949-12-01, Page 7, One Year Old—England's favorite baby, Bonnie Prince Charlie, was one year old on Nov. 14th. He poses for a birthday portrait with his mother, Princess Elizabeth. TABLE T Do you cook your Christmas turkey "by guess or by golly" or go about it in the approved scientific manner? Don't bother to answer! It's just my way of giving warning that if you read any farther you're going to find full instructions as to how to prepare the noble bird and do it to a turn, also recipes for some of the other. festive "fixin's." First of all here's a Turkey Roasting Chart Diressed weight in pounds Oven temperature Hours 6-9 325 deg. 2/-3 10-13 300 deg, 31/4-41/4 14-17 275 deg. 5-6 18-23 250 -275 -deg. 6/-7/ 24-30 250 deg. 8-9 Roast Turkey Rub inside of body cavity with few dashes of pepper, and . Ys teaspoon salt per lb. bird Fill the body cavity with stuffing but do not pack. Tuck plenty in the neck to keep the breast moist Skewer neck to centre -back with skin drawn over stuffing's plumpness Skewer, or sew, cavity opening closed Tie cord around legs just above joints. This keeps skin from drawing. Truss Place in pan breast down for first half of roasting time Dip cheesecloth in melted fat and cover entire bird with it. Keep cloth moistened with drippings and melted butter. Don't add water. Don't cover pan. Turn bird breast up during last half of roasting time Let stand 10 or 15 minutes before serving to absorb juices. Bread Stuffing (Stuffs 14 to 16 -pound bird) Combine 1 pound pork sausage, browned in 3 tablespoons fat 1 ?-3 cups chestnuts (or nut meats) 2 medium celery stalks, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 1 loaf day-old bread broken into bits 12 olives, ground 2 teaspoons salt a/ teaspoon pepper 6 sprigs parsley 1/ cups milk to moisten Stuff bird. * * * Celery Stuffing (Stuffs 14 to 16 -pound bird) Melt in large skillet / cup shortening Simmer in fat 2 minutes 1 Cup chopped parsley 11A cups chopped onion Acid 2 quarts' day-old bread, broken nto bits 2 teaspoons salt 34 teaspoon 'pepper 1 teaspoon celery seed 54 teaspoon savory seasoning Cup water Blend in 4 Cups chopped celery Stuff bird lightly; don't pack. Cranberry Sauce (Serves 8) Add 1 quart cranberries to 2 cups water Cook 5 minutes Run through sieve Add 2 cups sugar Bring to boil and cook 3 minutes Cool Keep in refrigerator or other cool place until serving time. * * * Fluffy Whipped Potatoes Cover desired amount of potatoes with boiling, salted water Cover and cook 25-45 minutes, or until done Drain and shake gently over low heat to dry and make mealy Beat with electric mixer, or press through ricer, or mash with potato masher Add sufficient warm cream or hot - top milk to moisten potatoes Salt and pepper to taste Whip until smooth, light and fluffy. Top with melted butter. * * * ' Giblet Gravy (Serves 8) Simmer Turkey giblets / hour, or until tender in 1 cup water Pour drippings from turkey roast- ing into a bowl Return to roasting pan 1/4 cup drippings Blend in 1/4 cup flour Add 2 cups liquid (a combination of milk, cream or sour cream, and the stock from cooked giblets) Cook until desired thickness Add Giblets, chopped teaspoon salt teaspoon pepper. k, * - Plum Pudding 1 cup soft bread crumbs 1 cup chopped suet 1 cup chopped, apple Ys cup brown sugar 1 cup seedless raisins 1 cup chopped figs 1 cup` chopped dates • cup sliced citron peel 34 cup chopped walnuts % cup Five Roses flour 34 tsp. cinnamon • tsp. nutmeg 2 tspns, baking powder yi tent- non salt 2 eg,s 1 cup milk Method: AIN together the bread crumbs, suet, apple, brown sugar, raisins, figs, dates, citron peel and walnuts. Sift together the flour, cin- namon, nutmeg, baking powder and 'salt Combine the fruit and flour mixtures. Add the beaten eggs and milk. Pour into greased pudding bowls and steam 3 hours. Advertisement for a house: "Wanted: A furnished house or flat, large enough to stop wife from going home to mother, small enough to stop another frotn cow ing home to wife," Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee Q, What should two persons do if introduced to each other, for the second time? • A. If the occasion is a formal one, they should both acknowledge the introduction and not attempt any explanations that would be embar- rassing to the person making the introduction. However, if the oc- casion is an informal one, it is all right to recall the previous meeting. Q. Is it necessary to send a gift when one is invited to a church weddi g, but not to the reception? A. In this case, it is not necessary. Only an invitation to the reception would require a gift. Q. Should one who is in mourn- ing send Holiday greetings to in- timate friends? A. Yes, if one wishes to do 5o.. However, it is not imperative, nor should it be expected. Q. Is it proper for a bride-to-be to call her friends by telephone to request that they serve as brides- maids at her wedding? A. No; it is much better if she calls. personally upon each of her friends for this purpose. If this is not possible, as in the case of out- of-town friends, then friendly notes • of request should he written by hand. Q. Is it necessary for a man to rise when being introduced to an- other man, and also to shake hands? A. Yes to both questions, unless, of course, they are so far apart that it would be awkward to shake ,hands. Q. When invited to a dinner party in a restaurant or hotel, does one have the privilege of choosing one's own meal? A, No; the host or hostess orders the meal in advance, and the guests eat what is placed before them. - 11EL PFUL HINTS FOR BUSY WOMEN To bleach tea towels, 1 drop pieces of lemon peel into the water when I am boiling the towels. The lemon peel gives a wonderfully fresh, clean appearance to the towels, * * - When washing delicate china and glass -ware, fold a thick Turkish towel and lay it in the bottom of your dishpan. It will save many an accident and ease the wear and tear on your best and favorite tableware. * * * Before you begin to iron or press your own blouses and lingerie, sprinkle a few drops of your fav- orite cologne on the ironing board. It will leave your clothes delight- fully fragrant, and you'll enjoy it, too, as you iron. * * .Powder pulls offer no end or service at our house. C keep one handy in the kitchen near the can of silver polish. It's perfect for applying cleaner to dishes; mirrors, and silver. And a powder puff dip- ped in cleaning fluid is just the thing for erasing spots on woolen garments. rt works better for me than a sponge or a cloth. Also, give a clean, rough -surfaced puff a try in dusting troublesome lint from dark wool, clothing, * * * Need a brightening touch for your kitchen walls? This idea drew all kinds of compliments when I tried it recently. Paint a pair of worn or discarded. phonograph re- cords to accent your color scheme; add an attractive decal to* each: and hang by drilling a small hole at the top or gluing an inconspic- uous cloth or cardboard loop on the underside. * # * Whenbar soap has dissolved to a point where it is impractical and annoying to handle, drop it into a little cloth bag about 5 inches square. This will be ever so handy in doing the dishes or making suds for your laundry. * * * Sew a ring to the top of your mixer cover and hang it from a small curtain hook, screwed into the base of your kitchen cabinet. This will keep it helpfully out of your way while your mixer's in use, yet right at your finger tips for easy replacing. Whip It Up Evaporated milk may be whip- ped, even more easily han some fresh cream if treated the following way: When a recipe calls for evap- orated milk, whipped, place the can in a saucepan, cover with cold water, and bring just to a tumbling boil. When cold, it will whip just as easy as fresh cream. It is interesting to note that this suggestion was tested by Miss Farmer's famous School of Cook- ery in Boston, which reported that it not only worked beautifully, but increased the volume of the milk after it was whipped. Cynicism: It should be easy to make an honest living—there isn't much competition. SAFE FOR BABY Two dairies were engaged in aos. advertising war in a Midweetert city. One of the compares hired a daredevil racer to drive a car around the town with .large plssty cards, reading: "This Daredevil Drinks Our Milk," The rival company not to be out- done, came out with placards, twice as large, reading: "You don't have to be a dare- devil to drink our milk." Great Profiles—Heir to one of the great names, and profiles, in theatrical history is John Barrytnore, Jr., right. Young John makes his screen debut in a film soon to be released. At left is the world -famed profile of his father, the late John 13arrymore. t TIM/MCC CANADA, land of opportunity, owes much of its strength and . vitality, and the rich quality of its democ- racy, to the blending of racial and cultural heritages from many lands, It is a matter of pride to all Canadians that so many races, without sacrificing their national characteristics, have united them- selves into one great citizenship — the Canadian Family. Ever since the days of Jacques Cartier, famous French explorer of the 16th Century, Canadians of French descent have played a leading role in moulding Canada's destiny. Today, French Canadians are our largest racial group representing almost one third of Canada's population. ]Distinguished in the arts and sciences and outstanding in their chosen professions, they have made a major contribution to Canada's progress while their thrift and devotion have earned for "les Canadiens" the wholesome respect of their fellow citizens. Catvett DISTILLERS Canada) Limited • AMHlRSTBURG a ONTARIO Calvert, Secretary of State to King James 1, and head of rhe famous Calvert family, founded one of Canada's first colonies in Newfoundland in 1622. Calvert and his descendants fostered the principles of religious tolerance and•democratic freedom and thus helped sow the fertile seed of democracy in the New World.