Friday, Dec. 20, 1940
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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4- Ruth Wyeth Spears
ting and making the hat cover
are given here in the sketch. The
material from two comers made
the square underwear case. The
material from each of the other
two corners was folded to make a
glove or handkerchief case. Bright
blue bias tape was used for seam
binding and the bottom facing and
loop handle of the hat cover; and
colored zippers to match the bind­
ings were used for the case clos-
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IT COMES UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR . . .
MERRY CHRISTMAN AND A CUP OF CHEER!
(See Recipes Below)
’Tie the night before Christmas
•nd all through the house every­
body’s stirring except the wee peo­
ple who are wandering in dream­
land with Sarita Claus. The little
stockings have been filled to burst­
ing. the last package has been tied
up in tissue and ribbon, the Christ­
mas ang"l has taken the tree under
the shadow of its wings . . . and
everybody's hungry!
So . . . when it comes upon the
midnight clear—that glorious song of
old — the family
wish each other
Merry Christmas
and gather round
when several men dressed like kings
the buffet table
stopped in front of her cottage. They
for a snack and a
asked her where Bethlehem was.
cup of cheer.
but she had never heard of it
The bill of fare,
The men told her about a baby
on such an occa­
which had been born in Bethlehem, :
sion, is as simple
• nd mentioned a star which had
as the way it’s
been guiding them. The old lady
served: a platter
wished she could accompany them I
■ved with hot chili
when they lef* her ir search of the
or French bread
infant Jesus.
or perhaps melba toast; and cookies
But La Befana stayed home. It: for the sweet tooth are the perfect
was getting too dark out, and be- i accompaniment to hot tea which
sides, the baby could wait until quickens the Christmas spirit
tomorrow. Later that night she no­
Or perhaps you'd like to serve
ticed the sky quivering with light bowls of creamy, old-fashioned oy­
The clouds seemed to take the form ster stew, with toasted hard rolls, a
of angels. All thought of sleep left green salad if you like, and for des­
her. Rising, she carefully wrapped sert doughnuts with hot spicy ap­
two gifts for the Holy Baby, then
ple sauce.
ran out into the night in the direc­
Oyster Htew
tion the kings had gone.
(Serves 6 to 8)
Fast as she hurried, she had not
1 quart oysters
reached Bethlehem when the star
Vi cup butter
disappeared and dawn filled the
2 quarts rich milk
sky. She frantically asked the way
Salt and pepper to taste
to Bethlehem, but no one could tell
Place oysters, strained oyster liq-
her.
uor. and butter in a saucepan and
And so La Befana has constantly cook gently until
traveled since that day, searching
for the Christ Child. On the Eplph-1 edges of oysters
begin to curl.
any, 12 days after Christmas, she Heat milk in a
goes from house to house, looking
separate
sauce­
into the faces of babies. With each '
pan at the same
she leaves a gift, hoping that at last
time.
(Caution:
she will give her presents to the j Milk should be
right child.
thoroughly heat­
ed. but should not
boil.) Add oysters
to milk and season to taste. Serve
immediately.
Ntir-«p Chocolate Cake.
(Makes 1 8-inch square cake)
1 egg (unbeaten)
Vi cup cocoa
% cup shortening
lVi cups flour
Vi cup sour milk
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
This is be­
Vi cup hot water
lieved to be the
1 cup sugar
first Christmas
Vi teaspoon salt
card. It was
Put ingredients in mixing bowl in
order given. Stir or beat until the
made in Lon-
batter is smooth. Pour into greased
den In 184«.
cake pan 8 by 8 by 2 inches square.
Bake in a moderately slow oven
(325 degrees) for about 50 minutes.
Boiled Icing.
2 Vi cups sugar
Mi cup light corn syrup
dinner table. Each member of the
Vi teaspoon salt
family was looking into a brimming
Vi cup water
glass which he held tn his hand.
2 egg whites (well beaten)
When these cards were distribut­
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
ed. they raised a furor among tem­
Place sugar, corn syrup, salt and
perance proponents throughout the
country. The disturbance focused water together In a saucepan and
nation-wide attention on the new cook to the firm ball stage (250 de­
grees). Pour the hot syrup slowly
greeting card.
It was not until several years lab into the well-beaten egg whites,
er, however, that the first litho­ beating constantly. Add vanilla ex­
graphed Christmas card made its tract and continue beating until the
appearance. Originality was almost frosting will hold its shape when
completely lacking. The greeting tossed over the back of a spoon.
was Invariably "A Merry Christ­ Should the icing become too stiff
mas” or “A Jolly Christmas." De­ to manipulate easily, a very small
signs seldom had anything to do •mount of hot water may be added,
with the season, but contained pic­ or the icing may be remelted in
tures of birds, flowers, animals or the top of a double boiler. Spread
on cake in swirla.
children.
Battermilk Rolls.
America soon adopted the British
(Makes 3 dozen)
custom, and the Christmas card was
1
cake
yeast
born.
2 cups buttermilk (scalded and
cooled)
2 tablespoons sugar
of the card and cover docs not ex­ 2 teaspoons salt
ceed two ounces.
Vi teaspoon soda
Letters may not be enclosed with 4 cups flour
Christmas packages.
Such enclo­ 1 tablespoons shortening (melted)
Soften yenst in buttermilk which
sure would make the package first-
class. In fourth class or parcel post has been scalded and cooled to luke­
packages, written greetings such as warm. Add sugar, salt, and soda to
"Merry Christmas," with identify­ the rest of the buttermilk. Add soft­
ing names, may be enclosed. Books ened yeast and half of the flour.
may bear simple non-persona) dedi­ Beat until the batter ia smooth and
catory inscriptions. They are carried full of bubbles. Beat in fat and re­
at ■ special rate of one and one-half maining flour, mixing until dough
forms a ball
Turn onto a well-
cents per pound.
La Befana, Penitent Old Woman,
Brings Christmas Gifts in Italy
Santa Claus doesn't visit children
In Italy. It isn't because they are
•II naughty, but because there is
no Santa Claus—in Italy.
No one runs down to a well deco­
rated tree on Christmas morning to
look for presents. Brightly colored
La Befana still carries her pres­
ents far the Christ Child.
flowers decorate the room instead of
Christmas trees, and presents are
not exchanged until January 8.
On that night, an old. old lady. La
Befana. walks from house to house
and leaves a present beside each
Mttle child she visits.
Exactly 1,040 years ago, accord­
ing to the Italian legend. La Befana
was very busy sweeping her kitchen
Christmas Card Was Invented
By a Man With Many Friends
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HRISTMAS cards are almost as
much a part of Christmas as
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Santa Claus himself, yet they have
been in use less than a century.
According to most records, the
first Christmas card was designed
In 1848 by Mr. J. C. Horsley, a
prominent member of the Royal
academy of London. It was pro­
duced at the request of Sir Henry
Cole, a man with many friends.
Sir Cole wondered how he could
express his persona] Christmas
greeting to a thousand friends
spread throughout England. After
dismissing the thought of visiting
each personally, or giving presents,
he decided to send them each a
card by mall.
One thousand hand colored cards
were prepared with a picture show­
ing a johy family seated at a huge
Put Proper Pontage
On Christmas Mail
Unsealed Christmas cards will
carry for one and one-half cents
pontage. These cards may bear a
sir pie inscription, which must not
be in the nature of personal corre­
spondence. Examples: "Sincerely
yours." "With Best Wishes," "Mer­
ry Christmas." Be sure the weight
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Feeding Father.
For the married folk you like
to remember with an inexpen­
sive Christmas gift, or for clever
party favors, how about a copy
of Eleanor Howe's cookbook
"Feeding Father"? You’ll And in
it the recipes for the foods that
men like best, tested recipes, too,
for foods like Old Fashioned Navy
Bean Soup, Baked Onions, Stuffed
Pork Chops and Chocolate Cream
Piet
To get your copy of this clever
book, send 10 cents in coin to
"Feeding Father," care of Elea­
nor Howe, 919 North Michigan
Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
floured board (using H cup flour)
and knead until the dough is smooth
and elastic. Roll out to %-inch thick­
ness. Cut into rounds and place *4-
inch apart on greased baking sheet.
Brush with melted butter, and let
rise in a warm place until double
in bulk (about 1 hour). Bake in a
hot oven (425 degrees) for 15 to 20
minutes.
Deviled Eggs.
6 hard cooked eggs
5 tablespoons mayonnaise-type sal­
ad dressing
2 teaspoons onion (minced)
Vi teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
Tabasco sauce
1 tablespoon pickle (minced)
Cut hard cooked eggs in half
lengthwise. Remove yolks and force
through sieve. Add remaining in­
gredients and mix well using addi­
tional salad dressing if desired. Re­
fill whites with yolk mixture. Chill.
Sprinkle with paprika or minced
chives.
Spicy Apple Sauce.
(Serves 6)
8 medium-sized tart apples
Water
1 cup sugar
V« teaspoon cinnamon
teaspoon nutmeg
Wash, quarter, and core apples.
Place in saucepan with just enough
water to cover. Add sugar and
spices, cover, and cook over low
heat for about 10 minutes. Rub
through coarse strainer. Serve hot
Sour Cream Doughnuts.
(Makes 3 dozen)
2 eggs
*4 cup sugar
1 cup thick sour cream
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon nutmeg
% teaspoon soda
1H teaspoons baking powder
>4 teaspoon salt
Beat eggs until thick and light;
add sugar and sour cream. Beat
ing 5 dry ingi
dients
togeth
Add to first m
tore to make
soft dough. Me
flour
may
needed if dou
is very sticl
and is to be roll
and cut immediately. If not used at
once, chill overnight or several
hours. Roll out dough, small por­
tions at a time, Vs inch thick, using
as little flour on board as possible.
Cut with floured cutter.
Preheat enough frying fat to 375
degrees Fahrenheit Fry a few
doughnuts at a time, turning them
only once. When browned on both
sides, remove from fat and drain on
•oit, absorbent paper. When cold,
sprinkle with powdered sugar, if de­
sired.
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'T'HERE are fascinating new
* transparent materials on the
market now. Luncheon sets and
aprons and rain coats and closet
accessories all take on new glam­
our when made of them, and you
will find that every left-over scrap
will be used for something that
is attractive and worth while.
Less than 50 cents’ worth of this
window-pane clear material made
the hat cover, underwear case and
two glove cases like the one shown
here. All the directions for cut-
Drawer !•
New Verb
Bedford Hills
Enclose 10 cents tor Book a.
Name ......................... ............ .
Address
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Items of Interest
to the Housewife
Print your child’s name inside
his rubbers when he goes to
school. This will make it possible
for his teacher to identify them,
which would otherwise be impos­
sible to do where there are so
many rubbers of about the same
; size.
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MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS
AROUND
th. HOUSE
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Today’« article Is typical of the econ­
omy short cuts that I like to plan for
homeroak Ing budgeteers. There are com­
plete working drawings tor thlrty-twe
homemaking projects tn SEWING Book •
—enough exciting ideas to keep you busy
all the rest of the winter. Send order to:
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Layer cakes with soft fillings will
not become soggy if a thin icing
made with confectioner’s sugar is
put on and let harden, before
spreading the filling.
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Use
pleats
skirt.
marks
needles to pin down the
when pressing a pleated
The needles will leave no
when you remove them.
see
Potatoes to be baked in the skins
will cook quicker if they are dried
before being placed in the oven.
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One pound of powdered or con­
fectioner’s sugar is equivalent to
2*4 cupfuls; one pound of granu­
lated sugar equals two cupfuls.
...
Don’t let any cabbage stomps
remain over winter. They harbor
Ammonia and water will remove pests.
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red ink stains from white cloth.
a a a
Pumpkin pies will have that rich
Airtight boxes or jars make brown tint if a tablespoon of mo­
handy containers for keeping lasses is added to the filling.
cookies fresh. And waxed paper
between the layers of cookies
keeps them from sticking together.
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DON’T BE BOSSED
Before squeezing the juice from
your lemons and oranges, grate the
peel. Wrapped in waxed paper
these gratings will keep in the re­
frigerator for future use in making
desserts, etc.
Debtor Set the Collector
An Example in Conduct
Doublex is noted for his nerve,
his shortness of temper, and his
scarcity of cash. While seated at
a lonely breakfast in his club one
morning a debt collector stormed
in, and presented his bill.
“Sir,” said Doublex, glaring at
him, "is this all you know of the
usages of decent society? To pre­
sent a bill to a man breakfasting?
Do you know that you are an in­
truder? If you wish to talk busi­
ness, go outside and send in your
card.”
The collector went out and sent
in his card. Doublex picked it up
and read it.
“Tell the gentleman,” he said
sweetly, “that I am not in.”
Happy Hours Ahead
A gift to make many happy hours
for pipe and “makin's** smokers is
the Prince Albert Christmas pack­
age—one ful' pound of ripe, rich­
tasting, mellow tobacco. Colorful
holiday wrappers put these popu­
lar presents in gay Christmas set­
ting—and a handy gift card is en­
closed. Your regular tobacco deal­
er has the one-pound gift tin of
Prince Albert on display. Remem­
ber I Prince Albert is the cooler-
buming tobacco—the National Joy
Smoke.—Adv.
BY YOUR LAXATIVE-RELIEVE
CONSTIPATION THIS MODERN WAV
• When you feel gsssy. headachy, logy
du. to rlogged-up bowel«, do as na/lrane
do—take Feen-A-Mint at bedtime. Next
morning — thorough, comfortable relief,
helping you «tart the day full of your
normal energy and pep, feeling like a
million! Feen-A-Mint doeen't disturb
your night’s rest or interfere srith work th.
next day. Try Feen-A-Mint, the chewing
gum laxative, yottaelf. It tastee good, it's
handy and economical... a Eam-ty supply
FEEN-A-MINT lot
Helpful Laughter
Laughter is a most healthful ex­
ertion; it is one of the greatest
helps to digestion with which I am
acquainted; and the custom prev­
alent among our forefathers, of
exciting it at table by jesters and
buffoons, was founded on true
Read These Important Facts!
Qulwring nerves can make you old, haggard,
cranky -can make your life a nigntmare of
jealousy, eelf pity and "the Mum."
Often such nervouaneee ia doe to female
functional disorders. So take famooa Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Comp-iusfto help
calm un«trung nerves and lewn functional
"irregularities." For over 6<) years r-L-**-
giving Pinkham's Compound has helped teas
of thousands of grandmothers, mothers an I
daughters "in time of Med." Trf itt
By Thy Deeds
Such as thy words are, such will
thy affections be esteemed; and
such will thy deeds be as thy af­
, fections; and such thy life as thy
deeds.—Socrates.
TICKLE ?
Soothe that throat tickle which comes from a
cough due to a cold! Quick—get a Smith Bros.
Cough Drop. (Black or Menthol—Jf.)
Smith Bros. Cough Drops are the
only drops containing VITAMIN A
itamin A (Carotene) raises the resistance of
mucous membranes of nose and throat to
cold infections, when lack of resist­
ance is due to Vitamin A deficiency.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
If your kitchen storage space is
limited, make fllelike shelves in a
lower cupboard and use them for
storing lids, pie and cake pans and
other flat utensils. This will be a
time saver.
OSO
Hard-cooked eggs will peel easily
if, as soon as they are cooked, their
shells are cracked slightly and the
eggs are dropped into cold water for
five minutes. The eggs may then
be chilled and used.
The merchant who advertises must treat
you better than the merchant who does
not. He must treat you as though you
were the most influential person in town.
ARE AN
INFLUENTIAL
PERSON
As a matter of cold fact you are. You
hold the destiny of his business in your
hands. He knows it. He shows it. And you
benef it by good service, by courteous treat-
ment, by good value—and by lower price«.