28 THE SUNDAY OREGOlttAJS, PORTLAND, KOYEMBER 22, 1903. e9eaee FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER Several Portland Matrons Give Their Choice for a. Bill of Fare. FOR the preparation of the Thanksgiv ing menu the best features o our old-time cookery are, as a rule, main tained. Up-to-date housewives who tbem olves personally arrange each day's menu, the leaders of. the smart set whoso social duties make such demands upon their time that this duty Is left to a butler or a cook, the families Tvho live .in hotels, and even the bachelors at the clubs, look forward to Thanksgiving Day for an old fasbloncd dinner, or at least a dinner that ias old-fashioned features In it. There are a groat many who will not have turkey served on their table beforo Thanksgiving time arrives, so when the big browned bird Is brought before them on that event ful day the appetite is keen for it and it tastes better than anything has since that time just one year ago. In serving this dinner of dinners, great Judgment should be exercised when Introducing new .or modern dishes into the company of turkey and cranberry sauce, for they do not ai rways mix well. In days gono by our an cestors who instituted the Thanksgiving dinner .knew not of French dishes and the dainty cuisine with "WhlchtOvery course is 5Kw arrtded. They hod to depend upon the late Fall and "Winter vegetables, for thero were no hothouses to furnish them with Summer garden supplies in Tnld TVInter. The whole dinner centered upon the turkey ho was the guest of honor. And this tendency is still prevalent among nil classes, so in this year of 1903 we eorve a dinner as nearly like the one our Puritan fathers and mothers served a hundred years ago as Is possible. Tboro are many who object to beginning the dinner with soup and fish, their argu ment being that the appetite should in no no wity bo appeassd beforo the main Item of the dinner Is reached. But as appe tites are phenomenal on this day and all digestive apparatus seems to bo under spodttl dispensation, it does not matter eo much, whether the soup is served or omitted, for when the turkey is carved ,all will be ready to do it full justice. The table decorations play an Important part In this yearly feast and should not be overlooked or neglected. If the day is dark and gloomy, as it is apt to be in Oregon at this season of the year, draw the curtains and turn on the bright lights to snake the room look cheerful. The Erecn decorations so much used at Christ mas times go far to making Thanksgiving itttractlve. Holly, which is now covored with beautiful red berries, and our Oregon rape are easily obtained and both are beautiful and effective dining-room deco rations for such an occasion. Table deco rations are a matter of tasle some pre ferring floral decorations and others the carrying out of the Fall festival or Thanksgiving idea. One Portland house wifo alway uses pumpkins for table decorations, and very pretty she makes them look, too. This year her centerpiece will be the largest pumpkin she can find in the market, which she will convert into a. Jlowor bowl and fill with pink and whito chrysanthemums and Oregon grape. A cor respondent writes of an economical idea for a centerpiece by using a cabbagehead nnd lasortlng roses or any other flowers between the leaves, which are separated and flattened out. Ice cream, in turkey molds is another pretty idea, especially pleasing to the young folks. The menus given here will be served in different Portland homes thi3 year, and their simplicity and practicability is par ticularly noticeable. In those having several courses preceding the turkey, the dishes selected are light and dainty, there by not detracting from the main feature or course of turlrey. At the home of Governor Chamberlain the good old-fash-lonul dinner will be served, Mrs. Chamber Jain's idea being that this is most ap propriate for Thanksgiving Day and Its associations. She does not include the oysters, fish or entree, but after a light coup has tho turkey served. Her menu Is: Cream of colcry soup. Sloast turkey, rfblet gravy, cranberry sauce. Boiled rice. Macaroni and cheese. Sweet potatoes. Celery and orange salad, with mayonolse. Ml&ee p4e. Pumpkin pie. Cheese. Crackers. Coffee. At Mayor "Williams' home a family din ner will bo served, with only a few intl snato friends as guests. "While the turkey S the favorite dish with the Judge himself, DUss "WilMams has arranged a delicate saenu for Thanksgiving dinner. There will be served: Grape fruit. JC&stern oy. deep holl. Stuffed olives. Cream or celery soup. 3!Tuader. white wine sauce. Cucumbers. Slilet pheasant breast, mushroom sauce. Reast turkey, chestnut dressing-. Cranberries. JPotatfHss cu gratia. Stuffed tomatoes. Arparagus, vinegarctte dressing. Mince pie. Bisque clace. Raisins. Assorted Cokes. Cuts. Fromoge dc brie. "Water thins. Coffee. Mrs. Zera Snow, who Is a Phlladelphlan und a charming hostess, is a devote to the old-time dinner. Tho menu she will Bcrve to her family this year Is such a. one as sho would serve to any invited jpuest, sho says, for if one procures a rJee. Juicy turkey and has it well pre pared that is the principal part of the dinner. Tok pelat oysters on shell. Celery. Cider. Bouillon en tassc. Be&st turkey, plain stuffing-. Otblet sauce. Cranberry jelly. Slashed potatoes. Green poas. Boiled anions. Pumpkin pie. Mince pie. Huts. Fruits. Raisins. Coffee. Mrs. Marcus Flelschncr, who has one ot the most perfectly appointed tables in Portland, will serve as a dinner of ten covors, tho following appetizing menu: To'-e point oysters on halt Fhcll. Celery. Cre&xa ot asparagus. Sherry. 3rott4 brook trout. Cucumbers. Sweetbread tlmbales. Sparkling burgundy. Re&ta turkey, hot maron. Sweet potato. Southern etjle. Petite pols. Tomatoos a la Virginia. 21ub puMtag. hard sauce. Assorted ices. FraUs. Nuts. Raisins. Cakes. Cafe nolr. "Water biscuit. Liqueur. Oae Portland housewife who has tho de served imputation of being the finest cook in the city, and who thoroughly under stands tie chemistry of food, will have this delicious meal served on her table next Thursday: Oyster cocktails. Small crackers. Celery blfcque. Stripe bass, boned and stuffed with tomatoes. Klced potatoes. Brain tlmbales, lemon sauce. Compote of brandy peaches. Turkey with oyster dressing Giblet gravy. Baked egg plant on half sh,elL Scalloped aw eet potatoes. Individual cranberry sauce. lettuce salad, cream dressing. Pumpkin pie Mince pie. Roquefort cheese. Coffee. "Water biscuit. This is tho family dinner of one of our oldest members of Portland society, who came here In the early '50s from Massa chusetts. It Is a dinner such as her Puri tan, grandparents used to serve, and such as she has served as far as practicable durlnv her 50 years of residence in Oregon. In it the shining light of tho turkeyls siot hidden tinder the basket of any late vUnry art, so she starts in with the turkey, which she' has served in two styles. Boiled iurkey with cream oyster sauce. Celery. Cranberries. Roast turkey, chestnut dressing. Roast suckling pig, apple sauce. Boiled onions. Mashed potatoes. Plum pudding. Mince pie. Squash pie. Miss Lawrence, the Instructress in charge of the School of Domestic Science which is conducted under the auspices of the Y. W. C. A, gives tho two follow ing menus for the family, the first being an old-fashioned 2ew England dinner: Oyster soup. Buttered Boston crackers. Roast turkey, chestnut stuffing. Chicken pie. Mashed potatoes. Squash tlmbales. Creamed onions. Cranbery sauce. White bread. Brown bread. Plum pudding. Apple pie. Pumpkin pie. Mince pie. Currant jelly. Nuts. Raisins. Apples. Coffee. A modern family Thanks-giving dinner: Clam broth. Bread sticks. Sweet pickles. Olives. Roast turkey, oyster stuffing. Giblet sauce. Cranberries. Riced potatoes. Creamed onions. Browned sweet potatoes. Chicken pie, family style. Apple sauce. Dressed celery. Pumpkin pie. Mince pie. Quince jolly tarts. Ice cream. Dainty wafers. Fruits. Nuts. Raisins. Coffee. How to Prepare a Turkey. Chef Brizzolari, of the Portland Hotel, is quite noted for the excellency of his Thanksgiving menus and his preparation of a turkey In particular. It Is his cus tom to get his turkeys four or five days beforo they are to be used and let them hang in a cool place to get tender. When ready to use a bird, he plucks and draws I it carefully, giving particular attention to the washing. "When this is done the dressing is prepared. If It Is to be plain dressing, the recipe for a 30 or 12-pound turkey Is: Two loaves of bread, weighing about a pdund each, soaked In sweet milk. "When the bread is thoroughly softened press the moisture out. Cut three good-sized onions very fine and fry them with a quarter of a pound of chopped ham or about two pounds of sausagemcat. Mix this with tho soft bread, beating four eggs into it and season with parsley, salt, white pepper and sage. If oyster dressing is desired, proceed tho same, but In place of using ham or sau sagemeat with the fried onions, parboil tho oysters and mix them with the bread, which should be soaked In the liquor from the oysters, Instead of milk, In order to secure a good flavor. For chestnut dressing the same course is pursued. The chestnuts are first roast ed until the shells burst, then tho kernels are parboiled. Crush them slightly If de sired and mix with the plain dressing. After the selected dressing is placed in the turkey, and it is braced and trussed, wrap the fowl carefully in white buttered paper, in order that it may not brown too soon. Baste very often and thorough ly while roasting, and when done remove the paper, replacing In the oven until tho correct golden browns-color Is obtained. This Is the way to roast a turkey ac cording to the receipt of one of tho ladles who contributed to the above menus and who is referred to as one of tho best cooks in Portland: A young gobbler of ten or 32 pounds should be selected for good flavor, and should be prepared tho day before using. Remove sinews, cut the neck off, being careful not to break, the skin over the breast, and also remove the tips of the wings. "When opening the turkey to draw It, make the Incision crosswise, so that tho legs can be braced and the necessity of taking stitches in the skin will be done away with. After soaking In salt water IB minutes, wipe thoroughly dry inside and out. bind the wings to the body and tie the ends of the legs tight to the parson's nose. When ready to bake the next day, carefully AH the skin of tho craw with stuffing and tie it in. Put the turkey into a baking pan, breast down, with only salt and pepper, and set In a very hot oven until well browned. This closes the pores of the skin and the juices are retained. Now pour some boiling water in the bottom of the pan, still leav ing the turkey on Its breast, and roast for an hour and a half, basting every ten or 15 mlputes. After putting the water in the oven should be moderated. Never stick a fork into the fowl to see If It is getting tender, as this punctures the skin and allows the Juices to escape. When done, it can be turned byvjnsertlng a large spoon Into the opening. The dress ing UBed to stuff this turkey Is made with fine bread crumbs, melted butter, salt, pepper and chopped parsley. Into which raw oysters can be mixed if desired. A large amount of butter Is used, which makes it very rich, but it is also very delicious. The giblets are cut fine and mixed with the gravy which has formed in'ythe bottom of the roasting pan. v A correspondent from Ashland contrib utes the following receipt for roasting a turkey, with a very excellent Creole dress ing: If your market man has his -poultry shipped in alive, buy your turkey not later than Tuesday morning. The age of the bird is the principal thing to be consid ered; some prefer a young gobbler, but a young hen is more delicately flavored and smaller boned. The age may be ascer tained by the lower part of tho breast bone: if soft and pliable, the turkey is young; if stiff. It Is old and not good for roasting, but It may be boiled or braised. Turkeys weighing from eight to ten pounds are thought best. After selecting your turkey, have it dry picked and drawn immediately after killing; see that the feet are removed at the joint and have the tendons carefully removed from the legs, then let the fowl remain hanging in the Ice chest at the market for 24 hours, if possible. When it Is delivered Wednes day morning, take out the heart, liver and gizzard, remove all the layers of fat from the inside of the bird, also the oil sack In the toll, as they give a strong flavor to the meat; pick out all pin feathers and singe. To singe, pour two spoonfuls of alcohol in a saucer, light and singe over the flame; it will not blacken the skin as paper will. Rinse well, add ing a teaspoonful of baking soda to the water; wipe drp Inside and out and rub the inside well with two teaspoonfuls of salt If dressing Is used, fill the body and crop and sew up both openings with a trussing needle or fasten the skin with a skewer; press the legs close to the body and tie or skewer them Into position; double the wings under; place a slice of salt pork under each and fasten them close to the bods. Iet the fowl stand over night In a cool place until ready to roost next day. Place In a covered roast ing pan, breast downward, which will al io v the juices to flow down into the breast, making the white meat juicy and delicious, not dry and tasteless, as it usually Is; sprinkle with salt and pepper and cover the body with slices of salt pork; pour a cupful of boiling water into the roasting pan, cover closely and set in a very hot oven forthe first half hour, then cook more slowly for an hour and a half, basting thoroughly every 15 minutes. At the end of one hour dredge three heaped tablcspoonfuls of floor over tho turkey and give it time to brown before basting. Never use a fork to turn a fowl, as It allows the juices to escape, but use two pancake turners Instead. Remove the coer for the last half hour, and if your oven Is right your bird should be done to perfection. If tho turkey should be a large one, about 20 minutes to tho pound should be allowed. Creole Dressing for Turkey. Take three cupfuls -of dried bread crumbs, one cupful cold boiled rice, two tablespoonfuls finely chopped bacon, one f large teaspoonful salt, saltspoonful of Portland Packing Company FOUR BIG CASH MARKETS: STATE MARKET First and Salmon. Phone Main 1657. PACIFIC MARKET West Park and Washington. Phone 1541. STAR MARKET 588 Williams Avenue. Phone East 633. ALBANY MARKET 365 First Street. Phone Red 3226. Youyr Turkeys, Chickens and Game F?sm Our prices will be the lowest on all classes of Thanksgiving good things to eat. Chickens, per lb X3V Fancy Dressed Geese, per lb .. 11 Fancy DreBsed Ducks, each 25 Fancy Roll Butter,. per roll 50J Mocha and Jav Coffee, per lb 15) Fancy Apples, per box 50 Meat products of all kinds we manufacture ourselves, and, of course, can give manufacturers' priced. Hams, per lb !4 (For This WeekOnly.) Pigs' Heads, perlrj. .. 5 Bacon, per lb...; ; 16 - Lard, per lb ". H Picnic Hams, per lb.... 8M 3 lbs. Steak !....' 25 16 lbs. Lean Beef for mince meat $1. 20 lbs. Boiled Beef .or Corned Beef SI fe$ons. Are Built on Honor - 330-336 EAST pepper, teaspoonful powdered sage, two teaspoonfuls of Summer savory, teaspoon ful minced celery, teaspoonful finely chopped lemon peel, two dozen pecan ker nels broken Into small pieces; mix all thoroughly and bind together with a raw &SS, two tablespoonfuls of melted butter and half a cupful of milk. Put a table spoonful of cooking butter Into a frying pan and when hot put In the dressing and fry until cooked through, but not browned; when cool, stuff the turkey with as much aslt will easily hold, allowing room for swelling. Serve your turkey with a sauce made from the giblets, which should be passed in a gravy dish; have a sauce dish containing a dainty mold of cranberry jelly served by the plate of each. A simple forcemeat of chestnuts is made as follows: Cover with cold water and boll 20 minutes a pound and a half of large chestnuts; then drain, remove the shells and brown, skin and mash finely with a fork. Mix the pulp with half a teaspoonful of salf, half a teaspoonful of pepper, one-half pound of sausage meat and ono ounce of butter. Stuff the turkey as above. Several Receipts. The following excellent receipts aro from the private collection of a mas ter In the culinary art: BRAIN TIMBAL.ES. Soak three pairs of calf or beef brains in salt water and carefully remove the skin- Put on stove In cold water and parboil with one tablespoon of vinegar. After draining press through a sieve and add to them four eggs beaten lightly, two tablespoons of melted butter, two slices of bread grated fine, salt, pepper and ono tablespoon of tomato ketchup. Grease the molds and after filling them place In boiling water, cover tightly and boll 20 minutes. Turn out on platter as soon as they are done so as to keep them from falling. Cover1 with sauce end serve. LEMON SAUCE. Melt a tablespoon of butter In saucepan and to it add some stock, one spoon of flour, the Juice of one lemon, salt and., pepper. Boll until thick and smooth, and servo on tlmbales. BRAIN SALAD. Carefully prepare the necessary amount of calves' brains and parboil with a spoon of vinegar. Cut Into small pieces and serve on lettuco leaves with mayonnaise dressing. EGGPIiANT ON THE HALF SHELL. To prepare four moderate sized egg plants, halve them lengthwise and soak In salt water for half an hour. Then boll until well cooked. Drain and cool. Scoop the meat of the plant carefully out of the shells, being careful not to break the latter. Chop the mixture very fine BOTH FEEL What Proper Food Does for Both Mind and Body.' Physical health, mental health, indeed almost everything good on this earth depends in great measure upon proper food. Without health nothing is worth while and health can be won almost every time by proper feeding on the 'scientific food Grape-Nuts. A California trained "nurse proved this: "Three years ago I was takenvery sick, my work as a trained nurse having worn me out both in body and mind, and medi cine failed to relieve me at all. .After seeing a number of physicians and spe cialists and getting no relief I was very much discouraged and felt "that I would die of general nervous and physical col lapse. "My condition was so bad I never Im agined food would help me, but on the advice of a friend I tried Grape-Nuts. The first package brought me so much relief that I quit the medicines and used Grape-Nuts steadily three times a day. The result was that within six months I had so completely regained my strength, and health that I was back nursing again and I feel the improvement In my brain power Just as plainly as I do In physical strength. "After my own wonderful experience with Grape-"Nut8 I have recommended It to my patients with splendid success and It has worked wonders In the cases of many invalids whom I, have attended pro fessionally." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Look in each package for a copy of the famous little book, "The Road to "Well-vllle." Take a Look at Them MORRISON ST. and add a few grated bread crumbs, one egg, salt and pepper, a large tablespoon of butter, and after mixing thoroughly replace In the shells. Dress the top with crumbs and butter and brown in a quick oven. STRIPED BASS WITH TOMATO SAUCE. Bone the fish carefully, leaving tho fins and head on. Stuff with a dressing made of bread crumbs, melted butter, a little onion and salt and pepper. Tie the fish with whito cord until baked. Cook in a long narrow pan for half an hour. Dress with parsley and tomato crescents. To a half can of tomatoes carefully strained add some of the fish gravy. Stir In a piece bi 'butter the size of a walnut, and one-fourth cup of sweet cream. Thicken with a small amount of corn starch dissolved in a little water. Serve with the fish. BLANKET SALE Extraordinary Offer Made by the Woolen Mills. To close out a largo lot of blankets, which the" mill has made dp, we will, for a time, ell all grades and sizes of pure wool blankets in quantities -to suit, from one pair up to a thousand, at less than wholesale prices. Lodging-houses, hotels and all parties who can use blankets In quantities here Is your chance to supply your wants. To customers who have bought blankets of us and want them washed at tho mill we will send blankets brought Into our store for two weeks; there will be no charge for washing them, only for trans portation to and from Brownsville. Brownsville "Woolen Mill Store, Wash ington street, between First and Second. CQLD WEATHER HEWS. The latest news is that wo are going to have a cold snap. M. J. Walsh Com pany says get ready for It by securing one of their Monarch grates. They also carry a complete line of andirons, spark arresters, portable wood and coal grates, screens and fenders. Overhauling and re pairs to fireplaces a specialty. See them at their showrooms, 343 Washington street, or 'phone. 8hamrock's Mast as a Flagpole. NEW YORK, Nov. 21. The steel mast of the America's cup challenger Sham rock III has been presented to the town of Cape May. "N. 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