The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-04

example, would go to tho middle, with
four plates Of dried fruits, as apricots,
green cages raiSinS and pears, about
them; then would come oranges, olives,
prunellas and pastachio nuts for tho
four outward corners; walnuts. filberts.
nonparcils and pears for tho four
squares: chestruts and Portugal plums
for two dishes between top and bottom,
and six long dishes holding pincapples,
French plums and branded fruits, as
peaches, cherries, apricots and nectar
ines.
All this, with its once important
nicetics and puDctillios, formulated by
McAllistcrs now in their graves, was
the cxtrcmc fashionable style OF holt
day entertainment 1T tho beginning OF
the century, but more radical novelty
for the ccntury'a end could hardly DO
devised. | havc = mind TO tell YOU how
to roast y pig for such IL dinner, and set
it might take TOO lonr. This will say,
that all Che old directions now being
ccnnod over assume that you, the
woman, do your own killing, sticking
the young and innocent sacrifice "just
above the breast bone" You spit your
own pig also ana sew it up and lay it
down TO Il clear fire with pig plate"
hung in the middle. 10 roast your
Christmas goose you spit it and basic it
with cold butter and dust it with -four
and turn it briskly for thrcc-quartcrs of
an hour keeping ii good distance
from the fire not to scorch tho outsider
When yon have boiled tho ham that
goes with Christmas pig and goose you
rub 1T with an egg and strcw on bread
crumbs and Sc: it TO the Goals to brown.
There's a turkey to cook also, and rab-
bits surprised" with myrtle sprigs in
thcir mouths. and mincc pies and y
great plum pudding TO be brought in
blazing with brandy, but the recipes for
these two latter dainties have not altered
by so much as n raisin or strip of
orange peel in Il hundred years.
Candicd violcts, which arc not at all
modern invention, were tho favoritc
sweets to 80 under gold webs But all OF
Christmas is not eating or drinking.
though the New Years cake has done
nothing that should forget it, and
here, to wash down huge sirloins and
capons. is the Old formula for lambs
wool: Take, il you will, OF cardamon,
cloves, nutmeg, mace, ginger, CHINA
mon anu COrllnucr, OF cacn generous
allowance. simmer in pipkin of water
till you have made 4 hot strong spice
broth, fit to drive the frost out of the
numbcst of fingers or the coolest Of toes
Then take six or eight bottles OF vino
and two pounds Of sugar; add these to
your mess, with 4 round dozen of eggs.
and at the last minute pop in a row OF
linc roasted apples. Fill your cup and
wake with headache next morning.
TO carry tho whole carnival scheme
out 70 its logical conclusion. its original
Importance will he restored to New
Years day, calls received, il modern
folk have the energy TO make them,
with the same zcst as in the days OF tho
Knickcrbockers, and New Year boxes
exchanged instead of Christmas offer
ings. BEING the first attempt Of its
sort, it may mako a somewhat incongru-
GUS mixture OF English, Dutch and early
American, out tho pink checked and
stately grandmother is bringing out tho
contents OF her attic Ghosts will Cirlish
enthusiasm, and wherever there are
young women ard mcn--in srch matters
women come tirst-bcnt on a novel hol-
iday frolir. the idea would boar devel-
oping. ELIZA PUTNAM iIEA1oX.
MOI the Man.