Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18
The "Christmassy" Breath Of Spruce
and Cedar.
MISTlEf0E, LAUREL, HOLLY, PINE
Dainty Salads and How to Prepare
Them.
S o NJ E e IFT HIN IS

tribute, and from north and south, cast
and west, by each swift-giiding train and
incoming steamer appears the verdure Of
the tropics, the wealth Of Canadian forests
the dark, green frs and trailing ground
pine of the Maine woods, the glossy laurel
branches of Jersey and Pennsylvania, the
siivery mistletoe from the forests of Fon-
irebleau, its smaller American substitute
fron south and west. and the glossy, prick
IL leaves and rich, red berries of the cheer
full holly from "Merrie England" or the
ltEg stretch o. Atlantic seaboard from
Maine to Florida
AdoWn the streets, window after window
bursts with vivid bloom, with star and
cross and wreath and the air is filed with
the purgent "Christmassy" breath of
spruce ard ceGar But in the country joy
feiSns supreme. For weeks the children
rave mad their eyes various woodland
treasures soon to netamcrphose the SIM
SIN PIE district school into a Chris; mas
DC lever Tor the last day" when Johnnie
in famboyant collar and necktie shall once
mere deliver him self Of Twas the night
before Christmas, and Susan with toes
turned chastely out, ard clean, white pima
tore shail pipe a ii tie lay in honor of Good
Saint Nick"
In arranging for the Christmas dinner,
remember that rich cakes are not suita-
should be & supply OF plain cakes made and
FAXED in little patty pans. These NAV
De frosted with pink, white. yellow or chloe
i"te lclns, ornamentcd with tiny red can
uieS' ara while proving tempting to tho
little fingers will rot bring with them an
aftermath of dyspepsia.
A coed rGie for sunshine cake, which is
POM lsht, digestib!e and dainty, calls
ici me WHITES OF seven rather small eggs
aid the yolks of five. one teacup pranE
lated sugar, two-thirds Of a cup of flour
ohe-third CT "a teaspoonful of cream tartar,
one saltspoon of salt and teaspoonfui
CT farcring. Beat the yolks until lemon
colored and thick. Beat the whites with
d wire beater until fCam!ng. then adj c-eam
tartar and beat until it will stand in a
point. Add the sugar TO the whites lipht1w
and quickly, then the yolks and flavoring
L& silly, fold in the flour sif;ed number
ol tlines. Bake thirty-five to fifty minutes
~, d n.ouerate over. a coed plan in bak-
ing any kind of a sponge cake is TO Irava
w oven door open ten or fifteen minutes
70 insure an even rising. The te,npera-
- tLre OF me oven TOR sponge cake should not
pc. ne higher than $50 degrees. 1t may be
tested by a teaspoonful of flour which ~
minutes al H'e
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tiiat co!fronts the shopper in tho oan,e
stalls OF the New York Christmas markets
Accuston ed to associate this CAV bird
1itraI
when dish If naa.io ROMANS,
tongues. or roast neaonol, d Drains ana
dia mond dust. gold or crushed ,,oa,, Win
ca necessary part of any kind of an os-
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roast swan posed az in life rnon I'm anu
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day hesltates to attack this creature of
ancestry and high connections. notwith-
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yive hin rIant, So Sa.in' lhaaam' III you
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tempting the capricious appetite of an in
valid, IS TO serve not foods hot" and as
the construction OF the plate prevents the
food drying or the water splitting, this
new invention IS bound to prove itself a
most useful addition to the invalid's tray.
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:. "A oLhtE salau LOT the mondays, When
Sooo Greer Is the special order OF the day.
allow one-half pint of celery, cut into slices,
well washed and dried. Mix with French
dressing -four tablespoonful oil, two table
spoonfuls tarragon or cider vinegar or lem
on, one saltspoon of salt one-half saltspoon
pepper, and stand on ice until nearly ready
leaves nut on the celery and cbici,en and
pour a little mayonnaise over the ton re-
serving some for the center of Tho No
euerites. Cut the whites of four nard-
boiled eggs in Iengthwise slices ,rranao
and put some of the mayonnaise in the CEN
Ter Oh each mower. instead OF the chicken,
shond he boiied instenS nf ' roauiad 'he PORK