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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, December 20, 1951
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The Church of the Nativity
Everyone Wants
To See Just One
'Good Old' Yule
. "How I would long to see Just
one more 'old-fashioned Christ
mas.' "
These are familiar words at this
time of the year. Before the Yule
tide season Is over, some member
o(the family, grandfather or grand
mother, probably, Is certain to
pass that remark, as they have
done each Christmas of the past
And yet, If we "search back into
the records , , . to the turn of the
century, say . . , we find that,
even then, someone was wishing for
"an old-fashioned Christmas." It
Is then that we realize that the
celebration of the birth of Christ
has not changed greatly with the
passage of centuries. Basically,
Christmas is the same, year after
year. It is only the world and the
people who are not the same.
He may not admit it, but when
grandfather first began to raise
a family, he overheard his elders
musing over the changing Christ
mas customs and heralding the
approach to "complete commercial
ism" of the Yuletlde celebration.
Even then they were worried.
No one can deny that Christmas
has been greatly "commercialized"
since the days of early America.
Yet, so has the entire nation. In
the days of our ancestors there
were none of the vast trading cen
ters and commercial marts that
we know today. Our very way of
life has been greatly changed with
modernization. Our holidays, and
Christmas is the principal one, have
managed to keep abreast.
Still, without reservation, Christ
mas is basically unchanged In Its
true meaning as a celebration of
the birth of the Christ-Child re
deemer, come to save the world.
No matter how great or how small
the presents piled beneath the
tree, each Christian heart never
ceases to remember that Christmas
Is Christ's day.
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Look at the paintings on the
Christmas cards yon send and
receive you'll find famous
names and some of the best
contemporary art. Here Is how
It U began.
On a December day In 1846, a
mlddleclass Englishman, Henry
Cole, sat at the library desk of his
London home addressing to his
friends what were probably the first
Christmas cards ever printed. The
cards depleted a Victorian family
assembled at the festive board and
the traditional Christmas customs of
giving to the poor. They also bore
the now-classic greeting: "A Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year
to you."
Cole, In a historic move, two
months before had commissioned
John Calcott Horsley, a Royal
Academy artist, to paint tha illus
tration for the card and had struck
off a thousand lithographed copies.
He dispatched them that December.
This was such a markedly success
ful stroke of good will that plain
Henry Cole subsequently became
Sir Henry Cole.
Horsley's art was a far cry from
today's Christmas card paintings,
but he started a cycle which a hun
dred years later was to bring fine
CONTRIBUTION
Joel Poinsett,
U.S. Statesman,
Noted for Flower
Although he was a brilliant states
man, and the friend of four Ameri
can presidents, Joel Roberts Poin
sett Is famous chiefly because he
Introduced the Mexican plant
known as the "Painted Leaf, of
"Mexican Fire Plant" into the
United States.
Poinsett, then U.S. ambassador
to Mexico, called the plant to the
attention of American botanists
and grew the plant himself as a
hobby at his South Carolina home,
after he left Mexico. -
The plant grew heavily In Amer
ican favor especially popular at
Christmas time and was renamed
polnsettla, in honor of the man who
brought It to this country.
Contrary to popular Impression,
the flaming red bracts of the poln
settla are not flowers, but leaves,
and ii is for these bracts that the
plants are grown.
It is possible to have variations
of either pink or white varieties,
as well as of the more usual red,
popular because It carries out the
holiday color scheme of rich bright
red with a contrast of tha dark
green of the leaves.
The beautiful polnsettla, almost
a "must" as far as Christmas deco
rating is concerned, is one of tha
most temperamental of plants.
The polnsettla thrives in its
native Mexico, but elsewhere must
be handled carefully perhaps pam
pered slightly. However, the bril
liantly colored flowers it has at
Christmas time is reward enough
for any efforts needed to make the
plant thrive.
Constant warmth is needed by
poinsettias. Temperatures should
be kept between 70 and 80 degrees
during the day and no less than 65
degrees at night. Any sudden
change In temperature and drafts
will cause the plant to drop Hi
leaves.
Abundant water is also a neces
sity, but it should ba applied but
once a day so that the plant may
become moderately dry between
waterings. This permits needed
oxygen to reach the roots. ,
An American shopping for cards
may select, for instance, a painting
called "Snow Under the Arch" by
another Royal Academy member
Winston Churchill, Britain's war
time prime minister and famed
amateur artist. Or he might choose
Peter Hurd's "One Night in Winter"
or "Grandma" Moses' "The White
Church" or "The Nativity" by
Alexander Ross.
Holly Superstition:
It Will Determine
Ruler in Household
HUSBANDS and wives! Atten
tion! There is an old supersti
tion about holly that will interest
you. It was a belief of the ancients
that the first to bring Christmas
holly Into the house, either husband
or wife, would be the one to rule
the , household during the ensuing
year.
But don't put too much stock In
the belief. Like other Christmas
legends, the truth might be lost
in history.
The Druids were great admirers
of the holly plant. They believed
that its evergreen leaves attested
to the fact that it was never de
serted by the sun, and was there
fore sacred.
Legends have related how the
crown of thorns was plaited from
holly. The leaves of the plant were
white until the Crucifixion, after
which they turned a deep, blood
red.
A holly wreath placed on the
door is believed enough, to frighten
away even the boldest of witches.
'Christkindli' Is Swiss
Counterpart of Santa
Santa Claus plays a very in
significant part in the Swiss cele
bration of Christmas, observed
mostly on December 24. It is Christ
kindli, the Christ Child, who makes
the rounds of Swiss homes on
Christmas Eve.
This radiant angel is said to
have come from the North, travel
ing on a fairy-like sleigh pulled by
reindeer, much in the fashion of
our Santa. Christkindli brings good
Swiss children a beautiful tree, and
many gifts. Like Santa, he stresses
obedience and admonishes naughty
youngstais.
NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING
WASHINGTON, D. C.
By Ann Good
Nobody has enough cookie recl
ples at Christmastime. Here's
one I believe you'll enjoy making.
It's so quick and easy I In one bowl
add these ingredients, one after the
other: V4 cup softened vitaminized
margarine, cups sifted flour,
1 tsp. baking powder, xh tsp. salt,
cup sugar. 1 egg yolk and 1
tsp. vanilla flavoring. Mix all at
once. Form into 2 balls and roll on
floured waxed paper or floured
board. Cut with cookie cutter and
bake on greased cookie sheet in
350 F. oven for 8 to 10 minutes.
TO OUR
CENTRAL MARKET and GROCERY
SARA McNAMER
Ed Bennett - Si Walker - Gladys Walker-Elma Scott -Ruth Tamblyn
Smoky pearls are so popular now
and here's how to get yourself a
pair for almost nothing: Buy the
plain type at the dime store in the
size you want, then tint them with
black all-purpose dye. You can do
It in the wash basin with Just hot
water and dye it's easy as that!
Maybe raisin sauce Is traditional
to serve with your Christmas ham,
but this is a marvelous one, too:
To whipped cream add mustard-with-horseradish
to taste Correct
seasoning with salt. This is a fa
vorite with the men!
Why didn't somebody tell me be
fore that knitting socks is so much
fun? Am making Argyles and If
you've never tried them, do! I'm
sure your husband or your beau
would love a pair
Who's got the button? If you
have any old or particularly pretty
ones you can make stunning ear
rings with them Use old backings
or those from inexpensive dime
store ones and glue button on.
For your Christmas canape tray
Cheesies are a must. Mix 1 pack
Age snappy cheese with M pound
(1 stick) vitaminized margarine,
1 cup flour and a dash of cayenne,
l-rm into roll and wrap in wax
Ph.per; refrigerate until firm. Slice
and bake in moderate oven till
?.!m and slightly brown. These are
;iarvelous served with fruit salads,
too!
Have trouble unmolding your
"picture" salads? I've found this
works: An hour ahead of serving
time run a knife around edge of
mold, then invert mold on plate
you intend to serve salad on. Re
turn the whole thing to the refrig
erator. At serving time the salad
has dropped down and is as lovely
as can be. Hope it works for you,
too.
Here's a very easy and econom
ical way to "snow" your Christmas
tree and other holiday greens. Use
liquid white shoe polish in a clean
household spray. Goes on very
easily!
Take a gumdrop tree to a sick
child. Make the trunk from pipe
cleaners twisted together. Wrap
other cleaners around trunk to
form branches Decorate with
brightly colored gumdrops. If you
like, tint cleaners green with food
coloring. Plant tree in a cupcake
baked in pyrex custard cup.
There's more to an orange and
a lemon than Just the Juice. Use
that rind. Grate it and add to
frosting, cake, cookie and biscuit
doughs, pie crusts and dessert
sauces Its pungence adds mar
velous flavor
WAKE UP BUSINESS
By Advertising In
This Newspaper N JL ' y
or
FRIENDS AND PATRONS
Help For the Family Food Budget
For meatless days and food
budget stretching, try a pink sal
mon loaf made with nutritious
nonfat dry milk. It is delicious
served with a cold pickle sauce
also made with nonfat dry milk.
Nonfat dry milk is milk with
only the fat and water removed.
It is most economical for a one
pound package, which costs only
about 40 cents, makes five quarts
of liquid nonfat milk. It is high
in nutrition for it contains cal
cium, protein, riboflavin and lac
tose. Nonfat dry milk is available
at the grocer's. Nonfat dry milk
is a versatile product for it is a
pleasant tasting beverage, can be
used for cooking and baking- and
it will even whip. For excellent
texture as well as nutritious good
ness add nonfat dry milk to this
pink salmon loaf.
rink Salmon Loaf
(Makes 6 servings)
1 (1 -lb.) can salmon, drained
and finely flaked
cup Starlac (nonfat dry milk)
teaspoon salt, about dash of
popper
2 tablespoons minced onion
2 eggs slightly beaten
3 cups finely diced day-old
bread, lightly packed
1 cups hot water
2 tablespoons butter
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Hn onlmnTi. Srarlae f non
fat dry milk), salt and pepper in
bowl. Mix in onion and eggs. Add
bread. Stir in hot water. Add but
ter; stir until melted and well
mixed. Press mixture into well
greased 9" x 5" x 3" loaf pan.
Bake in moderate ove (350F.)
until knife inserted near center
comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let
cook in pan for 10 minutes before
turning out on platter. Serve with
cold Pickle Sauce.
Tink Pickle Sauce
(Makes 1 cup)
1 cup water
3 tablespoons nonfat dry milk
3 tablespoons flour
lA teaspoon salt
teaspoon dry mustard
2 tablespoons butter
teaspoon Worchestershre
sauce
2 tablespoons catsup
cup chopped sweet pickles
Pour water into saucepan or
top of double boiler. Combine non
fat dry milk, flpur, salt and dry
mustard; sprinkle over top of
water. Beat with rotary beater
until just blended. Add butter and
Worcnestershire sauce. Cook over
medium heat or boiling water,
stirring" constantly, until thick
ened. Cool. Stir in catsup and
pickles. Chill in refrigerator until
ready to use. Serve cold over fish.
The earth was filled with
the voices of angels at
the time of the birth of
Our Lord . . . and at the
same time each year thr
angels return to do Hiin
homage. But these days
their voices are drowned
out by the sounds of bat
tle. Now we must listen
closely to hear them. But
they can be heard ... by .
those who bear peace in
their hearts.
art Into high favor on Christmas
cards.