Christmas
Santa Glaus Provided
In Many Land» * “* Varie> To»1
LOW bov a
nd P
n lir n m p r
Cowboy
and
Policemen
E a rly C h ris tia n s did not cele b ra te
Replace G I. Uniforms
the b irth d a y of C h rist. I t was not
u n til the fo u rth ce n tu ry th a t Decem-
Toyland, 1946 style, is geared to
tber 25 came to be accepted as the
¡presumed a n n iv e rs a ry o f the g re a t reproduction of A m e rica ’ s peace
event. In th a t y e u r Pope G re g o ry
tim e livin g , reproducing in purpose
V set this day o ffic ia lly
His in te n fu l m in ia tu re every phase of home-
tion was p a rtly to absorb the old m aking. building and road construc
I pagan fe s tiv a l of the re tu rn in g sun tion, tra n s|xirta tio n , science, a g ri
(the w in te r solstice on D ecem ber culture, fashion and a rt. Cowboys
¡^¡2 2 ) in a C h ris tia n feast. A n u m b e r and policemen have staged a com e
i t pagun celebrations w ere o ve r back as juvenile heroes arid m in ia -
la p p e d in this m anner d u rin g the
firs t centuries o f C h ris tia n ity .
I i t is fo r th is reason th a t the re m
nants of ancient rite s and custom s
have become in te r
m in g le d w ith genu
ine C h ris tia n p ra c
tices and sym b o lism .
The Y ule rite s o f the
S candinavian, G e r
m a n ic and B ritis h
nations blended w ith
the new C h ris tia n ,
holy day in n o rth e rn j
¡Europe. In Ita ly , F rance, Spain and |
lather nations descended fro m Ro- t
I man colonies, the ro w d y fe s tiv a l ,
s p irit and custom s o f pagan Rom e j
lung on to some extent, and m erged I
¡w ith the observation of C h ristm a s, j
I In the m ain, however, the b irth of
C hrist was a re lig io u s h o lid a y —jo y -
¡ous, but re stra in e d in m ood, in
¡the e a rly centuries o f the C h ris tia n
sra.
G ra d u a lly , how ever, in the
(¿¡its F ro m Y o u r K itch en A re W elco m e
M iddle ages, the feast became m ore
(See recipes below)
robust, as peasants and lo rd s m ade
m e rry in the b a ro n ia l halls.
W elcom e G ifts
tures of m ilita ry equipm ent are
LYNN CH A M BERS' MENU
N a tiv ity P lays.
keyed to the arm ed forces' tra in in g
On the o th e r hand, the N a tiv ity
I f you w unt to establish yo u rse lf
program s. New toys have been test
M
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plays
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ss a g iv e r of welcom e g ifts , let
Scalloped P otatoes
Lim a B eans —having arisen spontaneously in ed by children fo r fun appeal, age
them come fro m
Red and W hite C abbage Slaw
m any parts of E urope in the e a rly interest and safety.
the h eart of your
T oasted Muffins
B everage
M iddle ages. In one fo rm o r an
w a rm and cozy
M ore than 100,000 d iffe re n t kinds
Baked Pears
Cookies
other they have been enacted a ll of playthings w ith a re ta il value of
kitchen. J a rs of
over the w orld, w ith additions and 250 m illio n dollars, a 35 per cent
je lly , b u tte ry ,
em bellishm ents. T here are puppet increase over 1945, are ready fo r
decorated c o o k -
C hristm as Coukies.
versions, elaborate pageants, m usic C hristm as d istrib u tio n .
sim p ly
-jy ies th a t sii
The firs t
(Makes (i dozen cookies)
scores, a ll tre a tin g of the b irth of lines of rubber and steel playthings
J»» m elt nt the firs t
3*4 cups flour
Christ.
In Spanish co u n trie s the in fo u r years w ill b rin g back such
bite, o r crunchy
1 teaspoon baking powder
"P osadas” is the nam e given to a deeply missed favorites as rubber
candy and popcorn balls are ce rta in
*4 teaspoon salt
com bination procession and p a rty balls, balloons and anim als, wheel
to d e lig h t yo u r friends.
1 cup butter or substitute
w itn re lig io u s overtones, th a t covers j toys, e le ctric tra in s, m ovable eyes
T h in k o f a ll the tim e you can save
1*4 cups sugar
the nine days preceding C h ristm a s I and voices fo r dolls, steel construc-
by doing yo u r C hristm as things at
2 eggs, well beaten
itself. The Polish C h ristm a s p la y is j tio n
home— no w a itin g fo r clerks, no
sets,
m usical
instrum ents,
1*2 teaspoons vanilla
an in te rm in g lin g of the N a tiv ity sto I noisemakers and pop guns. M any
tim e spent In searching fo r things
S ift flo u r; measure, s ift again w ith ry w ith elem ents of Polish h is to ry
th a t w ill re a lly be the ideal g ift.
j new uses of p lastic as w e ll as a
baking pow der and salt. C ream b u t and legend.
Y o u r range and oven, m ix in g bowl
bum per crop of wood, cardboard
te r, add sugar and beat u n til
The Santa Claus tra d itio n re p re and paper toys also w ill be repre
and p a n try are a ll rig h t there in
lig h t and fluffy
sents the T o m b in in g of a n u m b e r of sented in Santa's 1946 pack.
y o u r own home, at yo u r service.
Add eggs and va
w id e ly d iffe rin g re l
G ifts that come fro m yo u r kitch e n
Special requests to Santa Claus
n illa and blend
ics o f old supersti- - i
w ill be doubly w elcom e because they
w ill ca ll fo r e a rly shopping.
A l
w e ll. C o m b in e
tion and beliefs. The -r -|
have such a jtrrs o n a l value. So m ake
though volum e in m ost lines is close
d ry
ingredients
n
o
rth
e
rn
European»
out yo u r lis t and s ta rt to w ork on
to prew ar levels, unprecendented de
and c r e a m e d
in
pre - C h ris tia n -,
a re a lly m e rry C hristm as.
m and is lik e ly to create out-of-stock
m i x t u r e , b le n d
tim es believed in a
Here are some suggestions fo r all
conditions in popular lines before
t h o r o u g h ly and
s p irit of woods and •*.-
kinds of homem ade g ifts.
Y o u 'll
C hristm as eve. T his w ill be due to
c h ill. R oll dough
fields who had to be --
re a lly like this conserve and m a r
the fa ct that in addition to pent-up
as th in as pos
placated now and —___________
m alade because th e y 're kind to the
demand fo r toys caused by w a rtim e
sible and cut into fancy shapes w ith then, o r he would'
sugar bowl.
cookie cutters, using stars, w reaths, ru in the harvests. T his being was
Raisin Conserve.
X m as trees, etc.
S p rin kle some known in N o rw a y as the "N is s e ,”
w ith red sugar, others w ith green and by va rio u s names in o th e r Scan- I
(Makes 11 C-ounce glasses)
sugar. Decorate w ith pieces of red dinavian countries. I t is s till a cus- ‘
4 cups prepared fruit
and green candied fr u it and s ilv e r tom in ru ra l regions fo r c h ild re n to i
2 cups sugar
dragees. Bake in a hot (400 degrees) set out p o rrid g e and beer on C h rist- j
2 cups light corn syrup
oven fo r 6 to 10 m inutes.
’ 4 cup nutnieats, finely chopped
mas eve to please the Nisse.
1 box powdered fruit pectin
Mincem eat Drops.
In B rita in the c h a ra c te r know n
(Makes 4 dozen cookies)
as "F a th e r C h ris tm a s " is supposed
To prepare fru it, add 2*4 cups wa
114 cups flour
to be a C h ris tia n version o f th is an
ter and ’4 cup lemon ju ic e to 1 15-
*i teaspoon salt
cient s p irit o f the fields. The D utch
ounce box seeded o r seedless raisins.
*2 teaspoon soda
S inter Klass, o r St. N icholas, is s till
C over and let stand 4 hours o r o ve r
1 i cup shortening
recognizable as the good bishop of
night. B rin g to a boil and sim m e r,
I egg, well beaten
M y ra in D utch plays, but he too is
covered, fo r 30 m inutes, s tirrin g oc
-'i cup moist mincemeat
being absorbed in the m o re p o p u la r
casionally.
D ra in , chop o r g rin d
I I teaspoon vanilla
version o f Santa Claus, the fa t, red-
and m ix w ith w a te r in w hich fr u it
has been soaked. M easure 4 cups
S ift flour, measure, add salt ana coated little m an w ith the b ig bag
T h is idea o f Santa
o f fr u it in to saucepan; add nuts.
soda and s ift again. C ream sh o rt of presents.
M easure sugar and syru p and set ening, add sugar g ra d u a lly and Claus is a south G e rm a n in te rp re ta
aside.
P lace saucepan co n ta in in g blend well. Add w ell beaten egg and tion. In o th e r p a rts o f G e rm a n y
m a n u fa ctu rin g re strictio n s, five m il
fr u it o ver high heat. Add fr u it pec com bine w ith d ry ingredients. Fold the dispenser o f g ifts is "D a m e B e r
lion e x tra ch ild re n o f toy age were
tin and s tir u n til m ix tu re comes to in m incem eat and add v a n illa D rop th a ." The custom o f hanging up
added to the population d u rin g the
a h a rd boil. Add sugar and syru p by teaspoonfuls 2 to 3 inches a p a rt stockings comes fro m Ita ly .
w a r years (in com parison w ith the
nt once, b rin g to a fu ll ro llin g boil. on a greased baking sheet. Bake
S w itzerland has developed the cus average of the preceding peacetim e
B o il h a rd 1 m inute, s tirr in g con in a m oderate (375 degrees) oven 10 tom of p a ra d in g fro m house to house
decade).
sta n tly. R em ove fro m heat, skim to 12 m inutes.
and singing carols in
and pour q u ic k ly . C over w ith p a ra f
a p icturesque way.
Maple Popcorn Squares.
fin at once.
Costumes
a re
re Czechoslovakia Cards
(Makes 3 dozen 2-ineh squares)
m
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k
a
b
le
.
Young
Designed by Cripples
Honey-Orange M a rm a la d e .
1 cup maple or brown sugar
m en and w om en
C h ristm a s cards, produced by the
cup maple flavored syrup
(Makes 6 6-ounce glasses)
w ear h e a d d r e s s e s A m e rica n R e lie f fo r Czechoslovakia,
’ 4 cup water
114 cups prepared fruit
rep re se ntin g houses, w ere d ra w n b y Ann H alam ova and
1
teaspoon
salt
2*4 cups honey
ships, m o u n t a in s , P rem ek B lazicek, tw o o f hundreds
1 tablespoon butter
'4 bottle fruit peetin
and so fo rth . Huge of Czechoslovak ch ild re n who lost
1 quart popped corn
To prepare fru it, rem ove skins in
sleigh bells tin k le th e ir a rm s o r legs through the ex
Cook
sugar,
syrup,
w
a
te
r
and
salt
q u a rte rs fro m 1 m edium orange and
fro m th e ir w aists and shoulders.
to 280 degrees o r to the b rittle stage. These Swiss ca ro le rs also have a plosion of bombs, grenades o r mines
1 le m o n . L a y
Add
b u tte r and cook slo w ly to 294 p e cu lia r dance used o n ly on C h ris t w hich the N azis strewed throughout
q u a r t e r s flat,
These tots were
degrees. M eanw hile g rin d popped mas eve. In S w itzerland, as in oth th e ir country.
shave o ff and d is
corn coarsely through a m eat g rin d er southern E uropean countries, the tra in e d by the Jedlicka in stitu te in
ca rd about *4 of
P rague, and the cards, m ade by
er o r chop in a wooden bowl.
the w h ite part.
g ifts are b ro u g h t to good c h ild re n ,
When syru p is cooked, rem ove not by Santa Claus, b u t by the C h ris t ch ild re n w ith o u t hands, w ould be
W it h a s h a r p
fro m heat and s tir in corn. Pour C hild, who comes fro m the N o rth re m a rk a b le fo r n o rm a l children
kn ife , cut re m a in
even o ld e r than they are.
onto oiled m a rb le between irons. Pole in a fa ir y sleigh.
ing rin d into fine
R o ll w ith oiled ro llin g pin. Cut into
shreds.
Add 14
M em bers o f the O rthodox G reek
cup honey, 14 cup w a te r and A te a squares o r bars.
church, who c lin g to the old style
spoon soda. (T his honey is in a d d itio n
Chocolate Nut Slices.
calendar, celebrate
to 214 cups specified above.) B rin g
(Makes 5 dozen slices)
C h ris t's b irth d a y on
<5,
to a boil, sim m e r, covered, 10 m in
7 to 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate Ja n u a ry 6.
M any
What sweeter m u sick can we b rin g ,
utes, s tirr in g occasionally. Remove
At cup powdered sugar
people in Greece,
Than a C a rro ll, fo r to sing,
sections o f fr u it pulp, fre e fro m
2 tablespoons cream
Serbia, R om ania and
The b ir th of this our H eavenly K ing?
1 egg, well beaten
m em brane. Add pulp and ju ic e to
o th e r B a lka n states,
A w ake the V oice! A wake the S trin g !
cooked rin d , s im m e r 20 m inutes
1 cup broken nutmeats
as w e ll as m a n y
H e a rt, E a re and E ye and eve ryth in g
longer.
H eat chocolate in double b o ile r Russians, belong to Y j
Aw ake. , . .
M easure honey and fru it, so lid ly u n til m elted.
R em ove fro m heat the O rthodox church.
The D a rlin g of the w o rld has come,
packed into large k e ttle . B rin g to and add re m a in in g ingredients. T h e ir C h r is t m a s
a fu ll ro llin g b o il o ve r hottest Are. Shape in to ro lls % inch in d ia m e te r feast tra d itio n a lly begins w ith a bowl And fit It is, we finde a roome
S tir constantly before and w hile b o il on waxed paper. L e t stand to h a rd o f " k u ty a ,” w hich is a co m b in a tio n To welcom e H im . The N obler p a rt
ing. B o il hard 1 m inute. Remove en, then cut in 14 inch slices. The of wheat, honey, ground poppy seed O f a ll the house here, is the heart,
fro m fire and s tir in pectin. S tir nuts m ay be o m itte d and the m ix and pecans. M ushroom soup, fr u it, i W hich we w ill g ive ; and bequeath
and skim by tu rn s fo r 5 m inutes to tu re rolled in to balls, then ro lle d in fish and nuts are also served. A This H o llie , and this Iv ie W reath,
cool s lig h tly and to p re ve n t floating chopped
nuts,
chocolate
shot, s m a ll la y e r o f hay is spread under ’ To do H im honour; w ho's our K ing,
fru it. P our q u ic k ly and cover w ith coccanut o r m alted m ilk powder.
the ta b le cloth to show h u m ility fo r ; And L o rd of a ll th is re jo ic in g !
p a ra ffin a t once.
—R obert H e rric k (1591-1674)
Released by Western Newspaper Union. C h ris t’ s b irth in a stable.
So e v e ry c o u n try and e ve ry dis- !
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L Y N N SAYS:
Bear in m in d a person's Interests t r ic t often has its own special ways Make Christmas Happy
Wrap Gifts Prettily
when you w ra p the g ifts and tr y to
o f keeping C hristm as. The U nited
H a lf flie jo y o f re ce ivin g a g ift is personalize them as m uch as possi
By Making It a Safe One
u n tyin g its p re tty trim m in g s . I t w ill ble. C h ild re n ’s g ifts, fo r exam ple, States, being composed o f people
The tree, the d ry in g h o lly and
be fun to w ra p i f you can get to can be given in b rig h t wool socks; fro m e veryw here, has received cus m istletoe, lig h te d candles, defective
gether a so rt of g ift-w ra p p in g p a rty m en’ s g ifts can be placed in a shav tom s fro m e ve ry people, and has log, a ll increase the danger o f fire.
before C hristm as and have a ll y o u r ing m ug and decorated w ith red and adopted those i t like d , and altered I f the carefree s p irit that ch a ra c
trappings assembled at a la rg e w hite strip e d paper.
th e m to fit the A m e ric a n style. So terizes C h ristm a s slips in to careless
table.
Boxes o f cookies are nice if you 1 i t has been w ith Santa Claus, the ness, s w ift catastrophe m a y o ve r
Besides yo u r usual assortm ent of g ive
them
in
candy
boxes, C h ristm a s tree, h o lly and m istletoe, take us, o u r loved ones and our pos
papers and ribbons, la y in a special glass candy dishes or g a ily p a in t the C h ristm a s plays and carols, the sessions. There is no tim e o f the
supply o f such things as la cy paper ed tins. You m ig h t even cut down luscious menus — e v e ry th in g has ye a r when i t is so essential th a t ex
doilies, ornam ents, Sunday school an o atm eal box Into a sort of a hat been g la d ly taken over, w ith thanks tre m e care be taken to insure th a t
stars and h a rm o n izin g stickers, r ib box, lin e i t w ith X m as paper and tie to the m any nations and peoples that any possible danger of fire be avoid
bon and paper.
w ith a fa n cy bow.
ed to m ake C hristm as a happy one.
have bequeathed them to us.
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