Eat Your Way To Luck
And Fortune in New Year
Br JEANNE LESEM
Uniied Press International
New York-(EPD-You can eat
your way to i2 montjjs of
good fortune and'good health,
so New Year's supersitions
say.
The Irish believe for in
stance, that a bite of salt
herring in the first second of
the New Year will assure you
plenty of money.
If it's marriage you want,
make your first taste of food
after midnight either head
cheese or another form of
pork. This; too, is an Irish
belief, . and it promises mar
riage within the year, says a
folklore expert, Dr. Claudia
de Lys.
The social anthropologist
and author of "A Treasury
of Parenthood and Its Folk'
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I lore," discussed these and
other quaint holiday tradi
tions in an interview.
One "good luck" dish is St.
Basil's cake, served with wine
or fruit juice-a custom traced
to 12th century Macedonia
and perpetuated more recent
ly by the Irish, Scots and
Welsh, said Dr. de Lys.
The cake, with a coin bak
ed inside, is served by the
head of the house to all the
family, including pet, to
bring good luck, plentiful
food and drink all year.
Good Luck Honey
Tired of arguments? Try to
ward them off with a New
England custom to make the
New Year pass without strife:
in the first minute of 1959,
serve your family and guests
honey from the honeycomb
encircled by greenery.
American Indians, for in
stance, serve corn dishes, in
cluding puddings and corn
cookies with faces on them,
said Dr. de Lys. Various tribal
traditions call for bears, fish,
seals, , human moon faces or
other nature symbols, all rep
resenting long life and many
children.
Cabbage is an. important
New Year's Day food. Ger
man tradition says it should
be served in four equal pieces
representing the four seasons
and promising plentiful food
for the year. It should also
be the first solid food eaten
at the major meal that day,
the author added.
Other sources revealed
these customs:
West Virginians take an ad
ditional precaution with good
luck cabbage. They cook it
with a dime inside, for pros
perity. New Orleanians regard cab
bage andor black-eyed peas,
both served with cornbread,
as harbingers of good for
tune. And if you really dare not
take chances, you also put a
dime under your cabbage
laden plate.
Some New Englanders eat
white beans for the same rea
son that southerners dine on
black-eyed peas.
Dr. de Lys traced bean cus
toms to the early Roman say-ing-"Not
worth a bean is not
worth a cent, but many beans
mean a plenty."
One southern tradition de
mands that the beans be cook
ed and served with hog jowl,
and side dishes of collard or
turnip greens. Some say you
will have as many dollars as
there are peas in the pot. Oth
ers count the dollars by the
peas on your plate-provided
you eat them. And the greens
represent green money.
Guaranteeing happiness for
a whole year is slightly more
complicated. A Norwegian
born New Yorker says you
must start a month before
Christmas, by cleaning, dress
ing and salting trout. Put
them in a barrel of salt water,
bury the barrel in about 1
foot of earth and leave until
Christmas. Then dig up and
serve the contents to your
loved ones with glasses of
Norwegian aquavit.
If ever again we decide that food costs too much in Med
ford - over the counter or in restaurants, we'll recall Lucius
Beebe and his recent trip to New York City. Mr. Beebe,
termed the "gourmet's gourmet" spent four days in New
York on a "grand gastronomic spree, and according to a
release from American Express, spent $750 "wining and din
ing on whatever his cultivated taste buds demanded."
Mr. Beebe is also quoted as saying that the food served
to him was not the most -expensive to be found in the city,
but the best cuisine that his favorite establishments had to
offer. The story says that the gourmet sampled the choice
fare of the St. Regis, "21," the Carlton House, the Colony,
Quo Vadis, Baroque, Le Pavilion, Longchamps, the Stork
club, the Plaza and Luchow's. He-enjoyed terrapin Mary
land, baby roast pheasant, pompano, Chateaubriand, venison,
scotch finnan haddie and saddle of Canadian hare.
These treats he topped off with vanilla souffle, Peach Mel-
ba, crepes suzette and preisselberry pancakes. He punctuated
these epicurean sorties - according to American Express -
with martinis, burgundy, chablis, sherry, champagne and
steins of Hofbrau. (The story also notes that he drank an
occasional Bromo Seltzer.)
Potpourri never ate at the St. Regis, or Quo Vadis, or the
Colony or the Stork club in New York. However, we have
dined at Luchow s (it was good German food), and once en
joyed a very fine dinner indeed at the University club in New
York City. But we're content with home food. Pappy broils
a mighty tasty steak over the hardwood coals in the outdoor
grill on our patio, and trout or salmon fresh from the Rogue
river are fit for a king, even when an indifferent cook like
Potpourri prepares them. Several of our friends are excel
lent cooks, and gourmet food can be found in Rogue valley
restaurants, too. What's more the visitor won't have to
spend almost $200 a day to enjoy it.
Potpourri had an interesting conversation with a woman
from Gold Hill Wednesday, whose name we carelessly failed
to write down. She believed two answers to questions in the
column "What's Your I.Q.?" printed in Wednesday's paper
were wrong.. Question 8 was "Why were Joseph and Mary
in Bethlehem at the time the Infant Jesus was born" and
the caller believed the answer should have been "to pay
their taxes" instead of "to be counted." Potpourri knew the
answer, to this, having learned in Sunday school that the
residents of Judea "were counted" or that the census was
taken at the time taxes were paid.
-On Question 9, "How many days after his birth was the
Infant Jesus given the name Jesus" the woman said she
believed the answer wrong because the Bible said the Virgin
Mary had been told at the time of her vision that the son
born to her was to be called Jesus. The answer given in the
column was "eight days."
About this Potpourri could not be very helpful, and as
we talked the woman asked "Is the Adventist Bible different
from the one used by our Presbyterian church?" From then
on the conversation followed a familiar pattern. The woman
said she had always "been told" that The Mail Tribune was
a Seventh-day Adventist paper because no issue is published
Saturday. She seemed disappointed to learn that s the news
room staff has not a single Adventist, (Potpourri knows
nothing about the church affiliations 'of other departments)
but only two Presbyterians, two Methodists, three Episco
palians (of sorts) and a couple of reporters who describe
themselves as "heathens."
About 65 daily newspapers in the United States follow
the pattern used by The Mail Tribune, publishing daily except
Saturday. These include the Klamath Falls Herald and News,
and papers in Bellingham and Walla Walla, Washington. The
answer is obvious to those "in the game.' Advertising is
practically non-existent for a Saturday issue, since stores
are closed Sunday.
1 And every single time someone expresses surprise over
the fact that a full crew (double shift) works at The Tribune
on Saturdays we long to ask "Who do you think puts out the
paper which is delivered early Sunday morning if the staff
doesn't work on Saturday?".
. . r- .
Guests at one holiday party don't know it, but they were
the subject of a survey. The hostess had always believed that
guests don't use guest towels, so she decided to be very
scientific and prove her theory. Here is her report:
"In the full bath I hung 2 ordinary hand towels of terry
cloth, on the left. On the right I hung 3 guest towels, 1 good,
1 bad, 1 indifferent; below them on the counter I laid out
3 more for extra use, in the same degrees. Do you know not
one of the guest towels was used in that bath, only our every
day ones on the left?
"In the half-bath I hung only guest towels, 1 good em
broidered one, 1 good linen and 3 small terries especially for
guests. The terry cloth ones were used-that is all. Conclusion
good guest towels just go to waste." O.S.
Mrs. Host Twedell (below) 809 Beekman street, and her
daughter. Miss Rosalie Twedell, visited Marineland in Cali
fornia recently during a vacation trip south. They were guests
of Mrs. Twedell'i son, Rodney, (at left) who lives at Redondo
Beach, Calif. At Marineland the visitors enjoyed watching
and feeding the famed Bubbles, a whale, and other' marine
life at the California oceanarium. (Marineland photos)
Tailoring Subject
Of Book by Woman
New York-flJPD-If lack of a
good instruction book has
kept you from tailing your
own suit or coat, hesitate no
longer. Allyne Bane's new
how-to volume, "Tailoring,"
answers the questions that
many pattern instruction
sheets skip.
The author, now with Ohio
university, formerly worked
for two major pattern compa
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trade well.
Her book was written for
the beginner in simple lan
guage and with clear, multi
ple illustrations.
It discusses all the steps in
custom tailoring, from fabric
and pattern selection down to
the final sewing in of a label.
In between, there are chap
ters on pattern alteration,
muslin test copies, cutting
and marking, pressing aid tai
loring techniques and linings
and interlinirigs.
Tailor-Made Ham . '
A new ham has come on
the market that .weighs 6
pounds and is packed in a
"no-stick" can. The - meat
slides out without prying or
shaking. Here is a tempting
sauce to serve with it: Drain
the syrup from an 11-ounce
can of Mandarin oranges. Ada
Vz teaspoons cornstarch, Vs
teaspoon cloves, , V teaspoon
each cinnamon and nutmeg,
2 tablespoons sugar and Vfc
cup pineapple juice. Bring to
a full rolling boil over a high
gas flame, stirring constantly.
Add 1 tablespoon butter and
the orange sections. Serve
with the baked ham.
Marinate Dink grapefruit
segments and fresh pineapple
chunks in sherry wine. Ar
range on crisp greens; serve
with creamy roquefort cheese
dressing thinned with some of
the sherry used in marinating
the fruit. .
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Whipped Milk
Whipped evaporated milk
has two distinct advantages
for holiday meals. It is lower
in calories and contains more
minerals and 1 protein than
whipped cream. Chill the
milk overnight in the refrig
erator or chill it in the ice
cube freezing compartment of
the refrigerator until crystals
form around the edge of the
bowl. Beat with a rotary beat
er until soft peaks form, then
add 2 tablespoons of lemon
juice for each cup of milk.
Hearty Bean Chowder
Cut Vz pound of link pork
sausage into 1-inch pieces.
Cook over a medium gas flame
until brown. Add V6 cup
chopped celery and 2 table
spoons minced sweet red pep
per. Cook 5 minutes. Add one
can of tomato soup and one
can of bean soup and 2 cans
of milk or water. Cook over
a low gas flame for 20 to 30
minutes. Serve steaming hot
with a garnish of parsley,
chives or scallions. Serve with
wedges of cornbread and
crisp relishes. Serves 4 to 6.
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Tribute To Turkey
Recent studies at Cornell
university reveal that turkey
yields more lean body-building,
high quality protein meat
than any other meat produc
ing animal. It is one of the
least fatty meats and unusual
ly rich in riboflavin and ni
acin. To preserve these nu
trients and get the most meat
after cooking, roast your holi
day turkey in heat 325 de
grees. Allow 20 to 25 minutes
per pound.
To California
Mr. and Mrs., Roger Dew
and son, Tommy, Central
Point, and Mr. Dew's sister,
Mrs. Virginia Sherwood, left
yesterday for San Francisco
The Dews will spend a vaca
tion in the city, and Mrs.
Sherwood will be a guest of
her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Ms. Herbert Widmer.
Parly Server
0 1 d-f ashioned girls in
simple embroidery stitches
their bonnets forming pockets
on this pretty style! Make an
apron for yourself, for gifts.
Pattern 7272: Transfer, di
rections for apron 17 inches
long. Pockets, ruffles of gay
remnants.
Send Thirl y-five cents
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BER. Our new 1959 Alice Brooks
Needlecraft Catalogue has
many lovely designs to order:
crocheting, knitting, embroid
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special gift, in the catalog to
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a cutout doll and clothes to
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No more than two double
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in a single, full-sized washer
load. The rest of the load
should be made up of small
white or light colored cotton
items.
MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, Decerned 21, 195S JA
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Mr. and Mrs. Edmund R.
Jones, marred December 15 in
Yreka, Calif., are living in
Gold HilL . ,
Jones-Mitchell
Rites Announced
Jacksonville-Mrs. Elizabeth
Mitchell and Edmund R.
Jones, Jacksonville, were mar
ried December , 15 in Yreka,
Calif. They will make their
home on Sixth avenue in
Gold Hill.
Mr. Jones is a long-time
resident of Jackson county
and Mrs. Mitchell has lived in
Jacksonville since 1945.
Travel Club
Travel Study club, of th.
Oregon Federation of Wom
en's clubs will "meet Tuesday.
December 30, at 1 p.m. with
Mrs. Alexander P. Collins, 540
Palm street, hostess.
Mrs. Vera Backstrom Haus
mann will present a Christ
mas program. There will be
an exchange of Christmas
gifts.
Calendar
Calendar notices and news tor
the society section of The Mail
Tribune most be submitted la
writinr and deadline for the In
day edition la 1 p.m. Friday. Dead
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a.m. of the day for publication and
for week day news. Is pA. the
day before publication.
Monday?
7:30 p.m. Jackson County
Licensed Practical Nurses as
sociation, Sacred Heart hospi
tal social room.
Tuesdays .
1 p.m. -' Travel Study club,
home of Mrs. Alexander P.
Collins, 540 Palm st
1:30 p.m. - Rogue Valley
Herb society, Girls Commun
ity club.
Wednesday:
1:30 p.m. - Fidelity club,
with Mrs. F. H. Dressier, 1107
East Main st.
Friday:
1 p.m. - Electa Social club.
Girls Community club.
1 p.m. - Getogether club,
Girls Community club.
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