Guessing-Gone Christmas Cake
Here's a beautiful . holiday
cake that's sure to star at a
party. It's a luscious cake, made
with cake flour to insure a light
and downy texture. The rich
hocolate eggnog frosting has a
real holiday flavor. Tiny silver
candies add sparkle and glam
our. And the recipe is the kind
that takes the guessing out of
cake, making by giving the exact
number of beating strokes need
ed to Insure success.
So, for a specially delicious
dessert at dinner when Christ
mas guests are visiting you. to
serve at a holiday party, for
To Timberline
Planning to spend the week
end at Timberline are Mr. and
Mrs. John Drager, who are here
from Manila, P. I., Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Drager and Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Drager.
WOODBURN Members of
Chapter J of the PEO Sisterhood
who attended the education day
luncheon of the Portland coun
cil at the Multnomah hotel Fri
day, were Mrs. Kenneth Mc
Grath, Mrs. O. L. Withers, Mrs.
George D. Jones, Mrs. Walter
Scarborough, Mrs. Harry Van
Arsdale and Mrs. Carl Magnu
son. Dr. U. G. Dubach, profes
sor of political science at the
Lewis and Clark college, spoke
on "American Heritage."
refreshments to casual New
Year's guests, just make this
rich and wonderful cake.
Chocolate Eggnog Layer Cake
Preparation: Have the short
ening at room temperature. Line
bottoms of two deep 8-inch lay-
pans with paper; grease
Start oven for moderate heat
(375F.). Sift flour once be
fore measuring. Lift by spoon
fuls into cup, level off. Do not
pack or shake down.
Measure into sifter:
1 cups sifted cake flour
2 Mi teaspoons baking powder
teaspoon salt
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons
sugar
Measure Into mixing bowl:
cup shortening
Measure Into cup:
Milk (see below for amount)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Have ready:
2 eggs, unbeaten
With butter, margarine, or
lard, use 23 cup minus 1 ta
blespoon milk. With vegetable
or any other shortening, use 23
cup milk.
Now for the Guessing-Gone part:
Stir shortening just to soften.
Sift in dry ingredients. Add milk
and mix until all flour is damp
ened. Then beat 300 strokes by
hand, or 2 minutes in mixer,
low speed. Add eggs and beat
150 strokes by hand, or 1 min
ute in mixer, low speed. (Count
only actual beating strokes or
beating time. Scrape bowl and
spoon or beater often.)
Baking: Turn batter into pans.
Bake in moderate oven (375"F.)
25 minutes, or until done. Cool
in pans on cake racks for 5 min-
utes Then loosen from sides
with spatula, turn out, remove
paper, and turn right-side up
on racks to cool before frosting.
Chocolate Eggnog Frosting:
Melt 3 squares unsweetened
chocolate in double boiler. Re
move from boiling water. Add
LVi cups sifted confectioners'
sugar and 2 tablespoons hot wa
ter; blend. Add 1 egg and beat
well. Then add 4 tablespoons
softened butter or margarine.
a tablespoon at a time, beating
thoroughly after each amount.
Add V4 teaspoon rum extract
if desired.
Mr., Mrs. Coburn
Observe Anniversary
Dayton On Wednesday Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Coburn cele
brated their golden wedding an
niversary. Relatives and friends
have visited them throughout
the week and many cards have
been received.
On Thanksgiveng day, Nov.
30, 1899, Nelle Keith Collins,
of Duluth, Minn., and Horace
Greeley Coburn, exchanged wed
ding vows, at the home of her
sister, in West Salem, Wis. To
this union were born four chil
dren: one daughter, Mrs. George
(Harriet) Hessler, Jr., Boise,
Idaho; and three sons, Earle,
Russejl and Keith, all of Day
ton, Ore. There are six grand
daughters: Collen, Carol, Judith
and Mary Lynn Coburn, Joyce
and Gayle Hessler, and one
grandson, Robert Coburn.
Mr. and Mrs. Coburn estab
lished a home, on a farm near
West Salem, Wis., for twelve
years and there their family
were born. In 1911, they moved
to Oregon and are still living on
the fruit farm they purchased
when they came.
Mr. Coburn retired from ac
tive work about two years ago.
Give Programs
Residents of the Methodist Old
Peoples' Home on State street
were entertained by a group of
young Salem musicians.
Those participating in the pro
gram were Bonnie Lichtenberg,
violinist, pupil of John Wallace
Graham; Loren Bartlett, clarinet
and saxophone soloist, pupil of
the Flenner studio in Portland;
Marilyn Power, contralto, pupil
of Lena Belle Tartar; Marjorie
Jordan, who gave ' whistling
solos; and Dorothy Pederson and
Ann Gibbens, pianists, pupils of
Mrs. David Eason.
This group also presented pro
grams at the state hospital on
Friday afternoon and at the Hill-
crest school for girls on Monday
evening of this week.
SILVERTON Mrs. Irene
Roubal, president, is announcing
the December 6, meeting of the
Business and Professional Wo
man's club to be a dessert sup
per at Toneys, at 7:30 o'clock.
Guests are welcome to attend
Members are asked to bring
gifts to give away.
The holiday project of the
club for a number of years will
be prepared at this meeting.
Gifts for the state hospital at
Salem will be wrapped and label
ed.
Program features will be sing
ing of Christmas songs and
games.
HOSTESS to her bridge group
today was Mrs. Arthur A. Ro
gers, entertaining at dessert and
cards. Bidden as an additional
guest was Mrs. Estes L. Morton.
JOB'S DAUGHTERS, Bethel U.
D., are meeting Saturday eve
ning at 7:30 o'clock in the
Masonic temple. There will be
initiation and a Christmas party.
UNIVERSITY OF
OREGON
Campus Clippings
By CHARLOTTE ALEXANDER
Pre-reEistration is in full swing this week. Everyone is madly
rushing around trying to get in his favorite professor's course or
trying to find out if he is to graduate or even still, trying to find
interesting courses.
In these past weeks deferred wjn be suitable to all living or-
living on the Oregon campus (.ni,tinns
nas Deen tne Dig issue, ueierreu
living will undergo comprehen
sive study in the next week by a
special committee of nine, ap
pointed by student body presi
dent, Art Johnson. They are
trying to work out plans that
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Is Candidate
Dallas Miss Emma Siddall,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Siddall, has been selected by the
senior . class of Dallas high
school as the Daughters of the
American Revolution good ci
tizen ship representative for
1949-50.
Miss Siddall will compete with
representatives from other high
schools in this area for a $100
award presented by Chemeketa
chapter, DAR, Salem.
Representatives are chosen in
each high school on four points:
dependability, service, leader
ship and patriotism.
Club Entertained
Oak Point The Independence
Rural Woman's club was enter
tained at the home of Mrs. Her
bert Bartel for the November
meeting. Eleven members were
Dresent and six visitors. The
club voted S5.00 to the Commun
ity Chest fund and also to buy
additional silverware for the
school.
The next meeting will be held
December 15 at the Don Webb
home, with Mrs. Orley Brown as
co-hostess. This will be the an
nual Christmas party and gift
exchange.
Mrs. Grove Peterson, past
president, will install the new
officers for 1950. They are:
President, Mrs. Hazel Hughes;
vice president, Mrs. Orley
Brown; secretary, Mrs. Ronald
Hardman; assistant secretary,
Mrs. Zack Bartel; treasurer, Mrs.
Elizabeth Comstock; journalists,
Mrs. Hattie Black and Mrs. T. C.
Muller.
A miscellaneous shower was
given for Mrs. Harold Otley, a
recent bride.
At Ticket Booth
Selection and sale of reserved
seats for the Portland Symphony
orchestra concerts to be present
ed in Salem on January 10 and
March 21 will open Saturday
morning at the Ladd and Bush
branch, United States National
bank of Portland.
The sale will start at 10
o'clock and continue through to
December 10 during the regular
bank hours. Season tickets only
will be on sale.
Friday night is a big night for
the drama department. Ore
gon's new theater will open its
doors to the public in its prod
uction of Maxwell Anderson's
"Winterset." The dress for the
evening will be formal, and a
wonderful theatrical experience
is in store for all. The formal
dedication of the building will
be put off until February.
How would you like to man
age a 2 million dollar concern?
Business students were given the
opportunity Monday of manag
ing one of Eugene s largest con
cerns. fifteen seniors ana grad
uates in retail merchandising as
sumed top managerial positions
in J. C. Penney store. This is
the first project of its kind in
Eugene, and is one of the few in
the nation.
A jazz concert by "Nappy La
Mare" and the Bob Cats Dixie
band will enliven McArthur
court on December 5. This will
be the first event sponsored by
the new student board.
The Richfield Reporter, John
Wald, arrived on the campus
Wednesday. He will give a series
of talks on radio newswriting.
Jim Aiken, Oregon's head
football coach, left the campus
Monday on a tour of northeast
alumni groups and high school
gatherings throughout the states
of Washington and Oregon.
The sport fan is now going to
turn his eye toward basketball.
The Webfoots open their sea
son this week-end against Utah,
and the following evening
against Utah State.
LINCOLN Mr. and Mrs. H.
Ward Ashford entertained with a
Thanksgiving dinner for students
from Willamette university and
Oregon State college. Dinner
guests included Charles Nee and
Grace Ashford, Louise Ander
son, Robert Streiff, George Stra-
chan, Ed Wildfong, Jason Ash
ford, Hawkins Au, Mrs. Cassie
Stebbins, who was a guest from
Bowman, N. D., Mr.s Sarah Fel
ler, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dye and
Linda Lee and Ward, Genevieve
Ashford and the hosts, Mr. and
Mrs. H. Ward Ashford.
Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Friday, Dec. 2, 19497
land, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Hartman and family of Sublim
ity, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hart
man and family of Sublimity,
Bernard VanHanrile of Scio, Ray
Bartoz, Mrs. Alta Johnson and
daughters. Another daughter,
Trim Tailleui fault in duik
green gabardine with double
collar, plus gold- topper, by
Adler.
SUBLIMITY The children of
Mr. and Mrs. Anton VanHandle
gathered at their home last week
in observance of their parents'
50th wedding anniversary. Pres
ent were Mr. and Mrs. Charles
VanHandle of Portland, Mr. and
Mrs. George VanHandle and
family of Stayton, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Kelly and Jack of Port-
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SALEM WOMEN attending a
reception given by Ivanette
temple, Pythian Sisters, Port
land, to honor the grand secre
tary, Mrs. Violet Davis, and the
grand press correspondent, Mrs.
Joninna Lumbourne, included
Mesdames Axel Jacobsen, Her
man Bergner, Wayne A. Stanton,
Ralph Wilcox, Laura Johnson
l-and Miss Betty Jean Bergner.
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UMPQUA
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Another Oregon taste
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and largest of this year's
crop now available. Attrac
tively packaged in 5 and 10
Ib. boxes.
Eat these delicious date
prunes like candy. Cook
them if you wish. Sweet,
tender.
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season. Have us ship sev
eral to out-of-state friends
for Christmas. They'll be
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