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i THURSDAY, DECEMBER IS. I960 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE. Royal Family Will Observe A Quiet Christmas Holiday London - (UP1) - "Christmas is a family day," says Queen Elizabeth, and that's how Britain's royal family will ob serve the holiday. This year, the time the queen spends with her three children during the Christmas holidays will be all the more precious because shortly after ward, in January, Elizabeth sets off on a three-month of ficial tour of India, Pakistan, Nepal and Iran. In accordance with royal family tradition, the queen in tends to pass Christmas at her country home, Sandrlngham House, with Prince Philip and the children - Prince Charles, Princess Anne and baby Prince Andrew. It will bo Andrew's first stay at Sand ringham - and he'll also be the only royal family member to have a stocking hung at the foot of his bed Christmas Eve. The family will exchange gifts Christmas Eve, after dinner, in the European tra dition. A number of small tables, each labeled with the name of a member of the Christmas party, will be set out In the morning room, each with its own collection of gaily wrapped parcels. This year, in addition to her husband and children, the queen plans to gather around her at Christmas her mother, Queen Mother Elizabeth, the Duchess of Kent and her daughter, Princess Alexan dra, and 'Alexandra's broth ers, Prince Michael and the Duke of Kent - providing the soldier -duke can get leave from the Army. Margaret To Slay Princess Margaret and her husband, Antony Armstrong Jones, also will be asked to stay a few days, as will the Duke and Duchess of Glou cester, the queen's aunt and uncle, and their teenage sons, Princes William and Richard. A few intimate friends of the queen and Philip probably also will share the holiday for two or three days. To keep the royal Christ mas really private this year, the queen has pre-recorded her customary Christmas mes sage to the nation. Prepar ations and rehearsals for this In the past have so disorgan ized Christmas morning at Sandrlngham that the queen decided to record the speech In advance this time. But It will be broadcast at the usual time on Christmas Day, 3 p.m when most Britons are finish ings their Christmas dinners. Christmas morning the queen, with her husband and children, other relatives and friends, will walk across Sandringham's park to serv ices in the beautiful church on the estate, St. Mary Mag dalene's, and join In the sing ing of, Christmas hymns and carols. Prince Philip usually reads one of the lessons, Royal Dinner The royal Christmas dinner Is a traditional one of tomato soup, roast turkey with chest nut stuffing, a plum pudding ablaze with brandy, mince pies and small goodies. Every one, at these occasions, must pull a "cracker" and wear the paper hat It produces. Cham pagne is the only wine drunk with the meal. Coffee is served later In the drawing room. This year the queen will be able to watch herself, for the first time, delivering her Christmas message to the nation over TV. The Christmas tree is anoth er old tradition carefully ob served at Sandrlngham. A tall fir from the forest on the estate is chosen and set up in the long, white ballroom, dec orated as Christmas trees the world over are decorated, and illuminated with lamps. On the tree hang gifts for "everyone under the roof." Those for the family and house guests are just little joke gifts or gadgets, but members of the staff receive handsome presents. The housekeeper has carefully ascertained beforehand what each member of the household staff would prefer, and these gifts have been duly pur chased, wrapped and one of the queen's Christmas cards affixed. Two Birthdays Two members of the royal circle have birthdays at Christmas. Princess Alexan dra will be 24 years old this Christmas Day, and the Duchess of Gloucester, "Aunt ie" to the queen, will be 59 They will receive at least token birthday gifts in ad dition to their Christmas par cels, and will- be formally toasted by the queen at Christmas dinner. Christmas dinner. through Dee. 26 which to Britain is Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day, and a public holiday. Customarily the royal fam ily remains at Sandringham until Jan. 2, so all may cele brate the New Year together SHEHRIED-WALNUTS Here are shcrricd walnuts for holi day ' give and take" and for home hospitality, loo. Recipes gay and galore are included in today s food columns, along with nuts (tree variety). Feeding the Family By ZOLA VINCENT Food Editor Old NY Herald Studied at College Ashland - A bit of Ameri cana graced the Southern Or egon college campus recently as students Inspected a glass protected Issue of the New York Herald. One of the most Important and interesting fea tures of the issue was the date of publication, April 15, 1865. The issue of the New York Herald hit the streets the day following the assassination of President Lincoln, and reports the events concerning t h e shooting. Owned by Jack Gault of Medford, the now valuable document is under study cur rently by Dr. Arthur Taylor, chairman of the social science division, and Dr. Art h u r Krcisman, chairman of the humanities division at SOC, as well as Virgil Evans of ' Medford. ) According to the group, the newspaper must be subjected to certain historical, and chemical analyses before its authenticity can be ascertain ed. In the past, many bogus reproductions of this famous issue of the old New York Herald have been found across the country. Tree Nuts Go Into Galaxy of Good Things Nuts to us and to every body! Today we play the pop ular "shell game"; tell the whole story in a nutshell. About tree nuts, that is. Well, enough of this nonsense. Bag ged, packaged, canned and glassed, tree nuts are tremen dously popular for giving and for keeping; for filling nut bowls, becoming part of the decorations and lor recipes galore. California and southern Or cgon produces over 00 per cent of the walnut crop; most of (he almonds consumed in the United Slates. The Fran ciscan Fathers are credited with bringing (hem to our area. Oregon and fringe areas grow all of the filberts grown commercially so far as we know. Early settlers found hazelnuts growing wild; com mercial growers pampored them into the delectable, fla- vorsome thing they are today. Most of the pecan crop is grown in the southern states. Pine nuts or pinons come from the Pacific slopes of Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. The cones from a few species ot pine trees yield these edible nuts. The cones are heated to open and re lease the nuts. Pinons are not readily available but can al ways be found in markets specializing in Mexican foods Brazil nuts, cashews and pistachios are imported. Maca damla nuts, mostly glassed, come to us from Hawaii. How To Buy Shall we buy nuts in or out of the shell? Consider use; convenience, quality and cost frequently nuts in the shell cost more per pound than nuts shelled and ready to use; somcllmos less. To find eco nomical buys, it will help to keep in mind these finished yields. Almondi. Two pounds of nuts-in-shcll will yield one pound kernels or IVi cups. Filberts and Pecani. Two pounds of nuts-in-shcll will yield one pound or 2'i cups of halves; two cups chopped nutmeats. Walnuts. Two and a quarter pounds of nuts-in-shcll will yield one pound or two cups of halves, 1 23 cups chopped nutmeats. Brmil Nuts. One pound of Brazil nuts-ln-the-shell will yield one-half pound shelled nuts or l'i cups whole, l'i cups coarsely ground or sliced, one cup finely chopped. The Shell Game Walnut Shelling. Walnuts keep for long periods when properly stored but once na ture's seal is broken. ithe story is completely different. Pre cautions must be taken to pre serve the freshness of the ker nels. Walnuts should not be cracked until ready for use unless one is cracking a larye quantity for freezing as halves or pieces. When ready to crack, use nutcracker or ham mer. If you use hammer, hold walnut firmly with flat end down- and strike- sharply on the point of the nut. Pecan Cracking. The shells on pecans vary from very thin to thick and hard. The hard shell nuts are easier to crack if you'll boil the whole nuts about 20 minutes, then dry llicin out in the oven for a few minutes. Or put them to soak overnight in warm wa ter; drain and crack. Tap them on the sides, not on the ends, with a hammer and you'll get perfect halves. Brazil Nut Shelling. Boil in-thc-shcll nuts three minutes in water. Cover with cold wa ter; let stand one minute. The shells will be softened and easily cracked. For ground Brazil nuts, put shelled nuts through the food chopper for a speedy job. Brajil Nut Chips Cover 1 ' cup shelled whole Brazil nuts with cold water; bring slowly to a boil. Sim mer (wo to three minutes; drain and cut into thin length wise slices about one-eighth Inch thick. Spread out in shallow pan; dot with two tablespoons butter, sprinkle wltli one teaspoon salt. Bake in moderate oven, 350 de grees, 12 to 15 minutes, stir ring occasionally. About two eups. Sherried Walnuts Nutcracker Sweet Rich and sweet morsels with an elusive flavor ot Sherry wine - that's these sherried walnuts for giving md for keeping. They're coat ed with a mixture of brown sugar, corn syrup and Cali fornia sherry; then rolled in granulated sugar. No cooking! Just toss nutmeats lightly in the mixture and roll them in sugar. Fill a candy dish for Sonny's teacher: a measuring cup or set of molds for a neighbor; a tobacco jar for grandpa; a vase for a garden enthusiast; or a recipe box, with recipe, for some one else. Tuck some of these into pretty boxes for tree gifts for surprise callers. li cups brown sugar (packed) ' 4 teaspoon salt 1 1 4 cup California Sherry wine 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 3 cups walnut halves Granulated sugar Blend brown sugar, salt. Sherry and corn syrup. Stir in walnut halves, mixing well until coaled. Drop walnut halves into granulated sugar and roll around until they have absorbed as much sugar as possible. Place on waxed paper lo dry. Makes about 4 cups. Other Candied Walnuts Honoy-candied Walnuts, Boil together, stirring often, 1 Is cups sugar, one -fourth tea spoon sail, one - fourth cup honey and one-half cup water to 242 degrees (firm-soft ball stage). Remove from heat; add one-half teaspoon pure vanilla extract and three cups walnut halves or pieces. Stir until creamy. Turn out on waxed paner; separate walnuts. Spicy Sugared Walnuts, Boil together, stirring often. Wm 218 EAST MAIN one cup sugar, one teaspoon salt, two teaspoons cinnamon, one-half teaspoon each nut meg and cloves, and one-half cup water; bring to 236 de grees (soft ball stage). Remove from heat; add two cups wal nut halves or pieces. Stir un til creamy. Turn out on wax ed paper; separate walnuts. Minted Walnuts. Boil to gether, stirring often, one cup sugar, one - fourth teaspoon salt, one-third cup water and one tablespoon light corn syrup to 236 degrees (soft ball stage). Remove from heat; add six cut-up marshmallows and stir until melted. Add a few drops peppermint extract and 2'A cups walnut halves. Stir gently until creamy; turn out; separate nuts. Dairy Eggnog Big Boon To Holiday Party Givers Long ago and far away in Merrie Olde England, eggnog was served only before break fast and again before dinner on Christmas day. That of course was long before dairy eggnog was readily available at local supermarket or left at door by accommodating milk man as requested. Today, dairy eggnog skill fully blends milk, cream, eggs and flavoring; is chilled, ready and waiting in the refrigerator for offering callers at all times of day or night as well as for planned parties. It comes in easily stored,, con venient quart containers. It keeps well. Freezes well, too. Eggnog Serving ' Dairy eggnog is ready for serving "as is," half and half with milk or a wide variety ot carbonated beverages (chil dren love black cherry) and for adding "spirits" according to inclination. Rich and satisfying; eggnog should be served only with thin slices of fruit cake and traditionally with salted al monds. Never serve eggnog with canapes or other fancy foods; it's just too, too much. Frozen Eggnog 1 Using dairy eggnog, we make a rich and wonderful eggnog frozen custard like this, garnish it with nutmeg or top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Beat one egg white until frothy. Gradually beat in one- fourth cup sugar a tablespoon at a time. Beat until stiff. Fold into two cups dairy egg nog; then fold-in one cup whipping cream that has been whipped. Pour into a refriger ator tray that has been lined with waxed paper or alumi num foil. Sprinkle lightly with nutmeg. Place in freez ing compartment of refriger ator and freeze until firm. Garnish as suggested above. Toasted Nuts. Place shelled nut kernels in a shallow pan in a slow oven, 300. degrees, 20 to 30 minutes. Stir oc casionally. Add one teaspoon butter for each cup of nut kernels. Remove from oven and add one-half teaspoon for each cup of nutmeats whilt still hot. ' ' ' - - i Special This Week! FOLGER'S COFFEE Ibt. TOM THUMB MKT. Central Point i v. . 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