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zoom lens ranging from normal to telephoto along with automatic exposure and accessory automatic flash. This compact camera fits in the palm of your hand and produces high quality 110 photos and negatives that can be beau tifully enlarged. Hundreds of years ago, when a Persian emperor re ceived a potato, he thought it was one of the greatest gifts ever given him. Persia was then suffering a famine, . and from one potato enough seed potatoes could be grown to feed the entire nation. No wonder the emperor was impressed. King Nebuchadnezzar created one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World the Hanging Gardens of Babylon as a gift for his bride who longed to recapture the beauty of the green hills of her former History's Greatest Gifts Christmas Li America n SOMETHING BORROWED; NOTHING BLUE! a CI J This Convection Oven roasts a Stuffed Pork Roast; bakes a Chocolate Rolled Dessert and Cheese Crescent Rolls for a holiday dinner. Happily, the Pilgrims, who gave us their Thanks giving, did not give us their Christmas traditions as well! Nowhere was the cele bration of Christmas more elaborate and festive than in 16th and 17th century England. Celebrations some , times beginning as early as December 16 lasted till 12th day, January 6. Everyone kept the holiday except the cooks and kitchen ser vantsand that small minor ity that frowned on frivolity. Once they settled in America, 'those somber Pil grims and Puritans celebrat ed Christmas as a time of religious dedication aid so lemnity. The Puritans actual ly forbade under penalty of fine any joyous Christmas celebrations. ' New Englanders and oth er Americans were eventual ly won over to more exuber ant English and European traditions. The sparkle of Christmas trees, the giving of gifts, the reunions of fami lies are among our treasured Christmas customs. Today, most holiday hostesses are also the Christ mas cooks. Festive roasts have remained popular as holiday fare because they require relatively little at tention and preparation. The cooking of these traditional foods is made faster with a new convection oven, like the Farberware Convection Turbo-Oven. Without heat ing up your kitchen, this portable oven will cook juicy and delicious roasts. Compact enough to fit on ' a kitchen counter, spacious enough , for an 18-pound turkey, the convection oven can reduce cooking time by a third over a conventional oven. This is thanks to fan circulated air. It also broils and bakes the way pro fessional ovens bake. -VFor a free booklet of recipes for Convection oven cooking, write Farberware, Department P-I.C, 1500 Bassett Avenue, Bronx.N.Y. 10461. ; Happy caroling, warm friends, many cheer- lUrtliNmt filled momenrs...we luuiuuy hope fhe seoson fu!. (SrCCtmS fills all your dreams. To all our friends and neighbors, "rhankyou". Hnwardflnd Jo Pettyjohn's BuckDoug,Dyri(nnd Frances home. The King, the bride, and the gardens live on in man's memory. Another well-known lover who set a shining example was Napoleon: he gave Josephine a tiara blazing with 880 diamonds and moved nations for her. One gift that many peo ple today are finding is al ways appreciated is a 110 camera. Even people who already own full-sized cam eras like 110 cameras for their great convenience. The versatile Minolta 110 Zoom SLR MARK II offers a Tasteful Gift Flatten slightly. Spoon about 12 teaspoon melted chocolate over each nut cluster. Refrigerate 10-15 minutes, or until chocolate is set. TAVERN TURTLES Makes 36 turtles 1 bag (14 oz.) toffee carmels 3 tablespoons margarine 112 cups Planters Tavern Nuts 1 cup semi-sweet real chocolate morsels, melted Combine carmels and margarine in top of double boiler; cook over medium high heat, stirring occasion ally, until melted. Stir in Planters9 Tavern Nuts; drop by tablespoonf uls onto greased baking sheets. A A V $7 XT' A w'W y ' (fS Artist. Duane Ball Merry Christmas Wishing you a Morrow County Creamery Co Heppner A hotel baron named George Boldt tried to re capture his youth by means of an unusual gift to his wife. He bought one of the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River, then had it carved in the shape of a heart. He also built a castle similar to those on the German Rhine River where he had lived as a boy. But good advice to gift givers searching for a perfect present for a loved one is this from Ralph Waldo Emerson: "The only gift is a portion of thyself." X u I ...rL Artist, Tsmi Lindsay Seasons Greetings Del's Martiet Lexington Artist, Nancy Paine i Merry Chrutmat I I Heppner Nor Gcs I I Bud Clyde, I I jf Harriet, KcJ I Artist, Nancy Jacobs Merry Christmas Rexall Drug Heppner
