Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-11-17
rHE H~oMEMA6ERs' COLUMN.

Thanksgiving Is spprosehing. aud al
ready the homemskers are planning for
the dinner and arranging fof the friends
Who shall come 10 par,ake Of the feast.
Below are dirsctilns for preparing the
turkey. taken from several authorities
and giving some new IDEAS, perhaps. in
regard 10 siufRng with oysters, ohes,nuts,
etc While We may prefer our own
ways. Il Is sometimes pleasan, 20 knos
how other people do, and 10 slightly vary
our own programme.
A. 5. gives US directions fof making
pampkin pics. which Of all kinds, belong
especially 10 Thanksgiving. Make pump
Ain nov and keep the minoe Tor Christ
mas. to which holiday !, figh,iully be.
.ong.. by al cus,om and traditions.
n anyone experiments With their iur-
key ~ill they please rePof, how they Tx
"a the change
Aner Thanksgiving i over Nc shall
hope TO hear from all the old correspond
emit. and many new ones, giving special
hints and directions fof the Christmas
season.
Dur Homsmatsu
Ihave bsen making pumpkin pies to-day,
aud while preparing The pumpkin, Won
/ dercd how many OF you know how much
nicer Il Il baked than II l. stswcd. In The
usual Way. and thought a. q A. ! could
spare the time | would write and tcl you
about a. have always uniil this season
dreaded The preparing Of pumpkin Tor pies,
because Of the amouni % work required ia
psflug. cuuing in email pieces, time uece-.
sau Tor siswing. constant waichfalness
lsst Il burn. and lastly, the washing ~ ths
ksitle. 80 that I never made quito 90 many
a. the family would have nkei. But nov
4 have risen shove all those difficulties, and
simply take a large pumpkin-nther one
bali OF a large onc-Ant amer scraping ou'
The seeds. pl,cc A. shell downward, on
tin plate aud sst IL In The oven 10 Do len
until done. which With q moderate nrc.
takes about three hours. hot be- the nr
/ % whatever degree. The pumpkiu l. sure q
cook. ana tft burns on the edges uo harm
j. done. far = crust q. formed which cas-
easily be- removed Then scrape The so0
pkft from ne shsii-an ron spoon Il con
D NNNNNNN W W ANN IAN|'if - ~"
Wy a. with stswci pampkln Not ouli
il TIE haklng much easier, hni me PEE
have q nucr f,vor. AMI ! think shocvei
tries u once wui never 80 any other way
Never put any s1lf In squash pics. AZ
encsIient conk tuli me once that The omls
zion OF that article was thn secret ~ 90
delicate Favor which those she made al
Nays Possessed Too following l. en- n
cellsut rule Z plot ~ sgaash, plat q
mia. szgs. . cop 81 sugar Ani a Aii'
cinnamon of vsullls. N hkci No oihfl
fsvofing shoat lr used
lilsuoi nsccs-afy 90 "grrssc the piaif'
on which pes ar ~ b. baked and goo
deal % troahic l. saved thereby
have recently sesn a fsN copies %
Cool Hlafflfglaf which has onfn beet
msutlouci To- ihi. column. snf think u D
Iast the magazine that ever h%uustkctplI
sh1aid have
mean ts soon A. ! car. % iy the spai
Ter work fur comiuftsf., oar EDITOR IA
called % our notice
Itsuow time o. hr VrrVariuE Tor Christ
ma. md ~ shall Ill D. very busy. huf %
lutrrchangr ofiiras khuui M iifrfrui Af
tic.rs W. are mailing for glns Nii he 80
much brutft o. ssch. that trust 80 MAJ
Col oppurtariiy o. write ufru io 90
Homfmaksfs Hoping % hear tom Dot
soou. I am Nsy Truiy lonr.
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