The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-24

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IOmorrOW Will De Thanksgiving uay
and many prudent housewife Is alread,
engaged IN preparation Of the annus
Thanksgiving dinner.
The big market will be open today from
p. m. to 8 .. M, and will doubtless b.
well supplied with everything that will
form the menu Of fIrst-class dinner.
While Thanksgiving day has its religioue
Significance, and the churches are open Ia
those who desire TO offer UP prayer In
thankfulness for all the blessings they have
received during the year. the day is pecu-
larly one Of feasting, and as the turkey
will be the great central figure of every
we'll equipped dinner tomorrow, the fol-
lowing suggestions as to how to select and
cook the great American bird may be Of
interest: 9es
In selecting the Thanksgiving turkey a
personal attendance upon the market will
usually prove most satisfactory. Select Q
short. plump, white fleshtd bird, noting
particularly that the end OF the breast
bone is soft and flexible. Avoid too large a
turkey, as the meat is neither so sweet nor
SO tender as smaller ones. Turkeys weigh
ing from eight to ten pounds are usually
best Beware Of long hairs or sharp scales,
which are the signs Of turkey senility. II,
however, nothing short of a patriarch Is
available, do not despair as an hours pre-
hminary steamtng will plump him, make
him tender and In good condition for roast
ing. 1t must be remembered In this case
that an old turkey requires richer stuff
inG than young one. a little salt pork or
sausage meat being usually esteemed an
Improvement. IL you use pork chop very
fine and add little chopped pickle, capers,
parsley and sage. II very light dressing
Is preferred, add to every two cups CT
stufing teasroonful of baking powder AMI
level tablespoonful of flour. mixing thor
oughly
In preparing the turkey for the oven,
SINCE and draw putting salt on the hands
to keep them from slipping. Wash the bird
thoroughly inside and out. adding a little
soda to the water II at all strong Dry care
fully; cut the neck off near the breast bone,
leaving enough of the crop skin TO turn
over. Break the leg bones close bslow the
Knee pulling the tendons from the thighs;
stuff the cavity left by the crop and the
body and sew up with coarse thread or
earning cotton. Before putting in the oven
wipe all over with m ,lted butter and dredge
with salt. pepper and flour. Put in a hot
oven, and when it has cooked long enough
Tor the flour to brown. pour two cups Of
polling water in the pan and reduce the
heat OF the oven. Allow ten minutes to the
pound for roasting. basting frequently, but
AIDING no more water unless necessary
Roast fine brown. A good test to tell
when it is done is when the leg begins to
cleave from the body.
While the happy houNwite and those
fortunate enough to have a good dinner at
home. for which they have cause to be
truly thankful, are arranging for their
own, they should not forget the poor aud |
needy, for whom there is no sadder day
in all the year than this holiday. To those I
particularly who have seen better davs
the church bells announcing THANKSGIVING |
service seem like a mockery-a funeral |
urge ringing the requiem over past re- |
membered joys.
10 provide for such as these the Sal |
,ation Army offers medium in the biy
inner unat they propose to serve tomor- /
'ow from III a. m. to p. m. at 211 Travis
street, where they expect TO ptovida for
rot less than 500 of the poor OF the citv
whose homes are cherries and to whom
'uch hospitality will bring remembrances
II happier days.
Citizens who desire to contribute IN this
marty feast and who have not alreadv
,che so may send their donations not later
nan tonight to the barracks at 211 Travis
49,. ana should they find the time to-
MORROW between the hours of II n m all
p M to drop In upon those who NIL,
e the thankful recipients of their bounty
ney Will be repaid tenfold for their lib'
raity, II to afford happiness To otbar.
ives them pleasure. o'Ne's