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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6. 19(2 MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD, OREGON Perfume Is Way To Woman's Heart Looking for the way to woman's heart? Millions of men have discovered that per fume la the aweet anawsr. Sta tistic reveal' that ir.en buy most of the perfume In the United States 85 per cent of it and that half of all perfume sales are made at Christmas lime. How do you choose a sennt for the woman in your life? The fact li that when it comes to . fragrance, . most women swear their allegiance to France. There's magic in the "created, bottled, pack aged and sealed in Paris" la bel and with good reason. France has, for generations, been the birthplace of most of the "perfume greats." What's the most effective way to wear perfume' French women traditionally favor the "pulse spots" . . . perfume touched lightly' to the throat, the crooks of the arms and the, knees where the heat of the body can dif fuse the scent perfectly. An other French secret re apply perfume frequently. Since fashion and fine fra grance combine so beautiful Jy, many great couturiers of fer distinctive perfumes to complement their elegant cre ations. Thu Christmas "Cabo chard," a wonderfully mod ern blend of intriguing ori ental scents with woodsy, mossy undertones, is being of fered In the United Slate by the couture house of Gres, in Paris. Beautifully packaged in a crystal pinch bottle with jaunty velvet bow, Gres' "Ca bochard," (a favorite abroad), will be available in this coun try in time for gift selection. fx 8 : L A ,. 23 itejAiB ilViw mi i w HOMEMADE GOODIES - Play Santa to holiday visitors with little foil or transparent plastic-wrapped sacks of homemade goodies like chocolatey fudge, sugarplums, good fairy cook ies or other of the many story book good things described in today's food columns. Feeding the Family By ZOLA VINCENT Food Editor Marry Makings for Many Good Things Planntd for Fun Today we depart from the usual introductions to recipes and give you and the children a Cook's Tour Through Story land straight from Betty T 71V Greatest Christmas Gift Coming or Going SAMSONITE Priced to fit any Christmas Budget EVCRVTHINO'S SHIPSHAPEI Tnniir.n-rnnvf vflnfrflHi lock ciolhta fx iniif and itf. Touih mvl covinni remit tcuffi, mini. nix tr, a-n. iMtft tt. Nit Rat , , iMutrCitl , mm . tun SAMSONITE STREAMLITE SAMSONITE HORIZON BIST BUT ANYWH IRII A htll if1 lc I V nh 1ht fttll N rViv ) tn hi i' lmtlt Ilk H tHti Iih rmwt! A HIDEAWAY M toil IfcitH j ruttf rant r Kilt 1 ..,;! ' Iri" " I Cm ...in I 1 I 4 COIt A ION WAV ,v ". hnkl tirhflnt Viitrl- l ' fcwl twwtiuetiwt Rnn(l iiMiMaiAsiai tmm i jiv4 hf0v)( (n( thrflujt, ( p 4it(i piottttioft Rtnttl Famous DOPP KITS All Vinyl Genuine leather lining Priced 4951995 PIUS TAX Large Selection Of Quality Brief & Attache Cases. AMERKIDE Zipper Bnf t 75c ftlul III OPEN EVENINGS 'TIL 9 P.M. BUCK'S 314Min - 772-4472 Ml Crockerland. Occasionally we even break into rhyme along with recipes designed to en chant young and nlder-in the reading as well as in the making and eating. The night before Christmas, It sometimes Is said, la the eve when the elves law their schemes. So that is the night to go safely to bed And have colorful augar plum dreams. Colorful Sugtrplumi Exciting thing here is that you use a variety of flavor ings such as vanilla, lemon, peppermint and almond; a variety of colored sugars such as white, yellow, green, red or pink. Colorful sugars are made simply by blending a tiny bit of pure food coloring into granulated sugar. 3','i cups enriched flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup shortening (part butler) 1 package active dry yeast cup warm water mnt hoi) 4 cup dairy sour cream , 2 whole eggs, well beaten 1 cup sugar (see below) 1 tablespoon flavoring (see below) Mix flour and salt, cut In shortening, Dissolve yeast in water. Stir Into flour mixture with dairy sour cream, eggs, flavoring (vanilla, lemon, peppermint or almond) mix well. Cover with damp cloth and chill 2 hours (the dough does not rise). Round up one third of the dough and roll on a sugared board (white, yellow, green, red or pink sugar), keeping rest chilled. Preheat oven to 37S degrees. Roll dough Into oblong, 10x8 Inches. Fold two ends to center, overlap ping slightly. Sprinkle with sugar, roll again in 10 x 8 inches; repeat. Cut into wreaths, snails, horseshoes, canes or other fancy design; set on ungreased baking sheet. Press down ends lo keep shape. Repeat with rest of dough in other flavor and color combinations. Bake im mediately 10 lo 12 minutes or until delicately browned. Re move at once. This makes 10 onzen visions or sugar plums" cookies. Fancitr Sugarplumi To make sugarplum braids, rut the rolled out dough in 4 x 1 inch strips: hrald Ihree strips tosrther. Rake as aliove. To make siigerplum whirls, rut 8 x 1 4 Inch strips and wind around clothespins with ends under pins. Bake as above. To make sugarplum rib bons, cut 4xj Inch strips; weave on toothpicks into shape of ribbon candy. Bake as above. Cranberry Molds Beat one pound can Jellied cranberry sauce until smooth. Add one-half cup water, or gingerale, or fruit juice and mix thoroughly. Spoon into individual salad molds. Place in freezer overnight. To re move molds, dip in hot water and the frozen ice will slip out easily. Place on tray. Re turn to freezer until ready to serve. Decorate with green leaf candies. Choco-Nut Fudga With Pleasing Variations for Santa Sacking As suggested in our picture today, it's a happy notion to help Santa by making and sacking goodies for sharing with any and all visitors dur ing the season of good cheer. The children will vastly en joy making and "sacking" a small assortment of these candies in squares cut from heavy-duty aluminum foil or from transparent plastic wrap. Tie with gay ribbon bow and sprig of holly if you like. 1 13 cups evaporated milk 1 cup sugar . 2 6-ounce packages (1 , cup each) semi-sweet chocolate morsels or 1 12-ounce jumbo package semi-sweet chocolate morsels Vi cup coarsely chopped walnuts Combine evaporated milk and sugar in a three-quart saucepan. Place over moder ate heat and bring to a full rolling boil, stirring con stantly. Remove from hcatj add semi-s w e e t chocolate morsels and stir until smooth. Turn into 8x8x2 inch alu minum foil-lined baking pan. Sprinkle nuts over surface, pressing firmly into fudge. Chili. Cut into li4 inch squares. Makes two pounds. Variation!. Omit chopped walnuts from recipe; press a walnut half into surface of each square. Or when semi. sweet chocolate morsels are melted and mixture is smooth, add one-half cup coarsely chopped walnuts to fudge before turning into pan. Omit pressing nuts into surface. Magic Mortals Here are six dozen cookie morsels achieved with almost magic neatness and dispatch. You 11 want a few dozen for home eating and more for Santa sacking. Combine two eggs and one- half cup sugar and beat until thick and lemon colored. Sift in one-half cup sifted flour and one-fourth teaspoon salt. Stir in one six-ounce package (one cup) semi-sweet choco late morsels, three-fourths cup finely cut date's, three- fourths cup chopped walnuU and one tablespoon grated lemon rind. Drop by rounded teaspoons, two inches apart, on a well- greased baking sheet. Bake in a slow oven, 323 degrees, 12 lo 13 minutes. Remove immediately from baking sheet. Storybook Delights Christmas is the time for stories. Of maiden's love and prince's flories, Of Peter Rabbil'i thieving deeds, Or Johnny's sprouting ap- plesceds. So gather 'round and let us look Into the Cooky Storybook Storybook dough is made like this: 4 cup soft butter i rup augur Food coloring (see recipes) ' teaspoon almond flav oring l' cups enriched flour Cream butter, sugar, food coloring (see recipes) and fla voring. Stir in flour; mix well. If dough is loo dry to handle, work in one lo two teaspoons butter. Shape as di rected. Place on ungreased baking sheet; chill 30 min utes. Preheat oven to 3(10 de grees (slow). Bake about 30 minutes. (Time will vary with size). Do nol brown. Makes 2 lo 2'j dozen cookies. Clndtralla's Slipptr. Make Storybook Dough; do not add food coloring. Form l'j tea spoon dough into oval with depression keeping shape of slipper in mind. Make one end slightly pointed for toe and press hole part way down into toe. Bake as suggested above. Add small slipper pom-pom or colored Icing or red hot cinnamon candies. Patar Babbits. Make Story book Dough; do not add food coloring. Roll one level tea spoon dough into ball for head and one heaping tea spoon for body. Use tiny ball for tail and bits of dough for cars. Bake; while warm, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Pattr Rabbit's Carrots. To Storybook Dough, add three drops red and two drops yel low or green food coloring. Roll dough into two inch rolls; taper at ends. Use bits of green colored toothpicks for stem. ' nignngni me 22na annual Ore gon Seed Growers League convention. Oregon Seed Growers To Meet in Salem Corvallis - Growers and certification in the region will other representatives of Ore gon's $20 million annual seed Industry are scheduled to take a close look at prospects for continued seed, sales to the European Common Market bloc of nations Dec. 10 to 12 at Salem. Preferential trade agree ments in the Common Market and new regulations for seed TWO FOR THE ROAD - Matched luggage pieces are just the ticket for the man who travels. Classic leather suiters and companion bags are available in a wide, wide range of materials, colors and styles. Choose luggage gifts that best suit the recipient's favorite mode of travel. ihi du e LAURINE'S FLOOR COVERING WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Many many thanks to the people and families that have donated time and ef fort to help alleviate this small disaster. GAIL & BILL LAURINE . SPECIAL THANKS TO: . Randy's Cleaning Service Watch for our tale ad as toon at we've recovered all our treasures. Open Fri. Till 9:00 Open Mon. Till 9:00 P.M. 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