The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-19
PREPARING FOR The feast.
Seattle People viii Celebrate
Christmas Appropriately.
REUNION DINNERS PLANNED.
Ths Turksy sim Continues the I<ing
of tho Festal season-Other- Fowl
wan Also Ne Much in Evidence
The Most Complcte Dinner Of the
rear-will he Prepared By Ma
5ority Of sesttle's Housewives.

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N every home In Seattle and Tor that
matter IN the United states, the pusy
housewife, ever careful Of ner reputation
Tor getting up good dinner. 10 making
Preparations for the Christmas reunion q
Al her relations within reach. Al no time
Of the year u the big dinner so much IN
vogue as et Christmas Tnankssiving paies
Z away into insignfncance compared with the
eorgeous preparations TOT Cnristmas neia-
A tives and friends come long distances solely
10 partake OF this meal ana 20 rejoice,
Many and varied ara tins elaborate menus
y now under consideration by Seattle ma
tronA One thing about Christmas dinners
y their absolute completeness. From oys-
tiers to coffce. everything Is prepared with
the best possible skill known to modern
4 housekeeners. Chief upon the bill Of fare
stands tne turkey. ~ Is essenuany the olrd
" the sesson. IN oea.tle many turkey
VIII be sacrlhced to satisfy the appeutes OF
Christmas diners.
Countrymen here are now more able
10 please the BUYERS than at any previous
ss,ws - rsarrs.ss,,g tou,s, hr.ef.~. -,
= s s.oi 81 the warm weather could not
fntten their stock sufficiently to command
= good market. Eastern raisers were hand
icapped in the same way The turkeys
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s..s4 as'.A III, - eo,s to-a,sa 80 49,
cvun . " she 'aeN u coiu 'ase' ano VIZ
wes.ner was 20 VII s .,'a. " .ne unme
4 too strong for even the most English cpl
cure. Many sales we're lost for this very
Ieason; ING LOW ea en-. looked IN .ne
pest % conoiuon, pu. aIter craving they
y we're really too "nign. NOW conoitions are
different. Eastern shippers have the adj
vantage OF cold weather Their stock keeps
nerfectlv ,ntii n reaches Semitic. and once
~. sh.~, Z. ~ dts,.,,,v n, d,snosi,g ~
nsss NEE s.s = ~ s - u'spos"is u
almost any NUMBER. .
Visit the markets these days andsyou will
md the housewife 'nosing round" Tur-
ses ~ the lower end Of the breastbone
4 q go, -. - :. AZ $500 -
= SUI Aor 70 - 'ne marne. men
say, you can depenu upon II ina. y Is zen,
Within Two or three Gays before christmas
before. purchasing as they are then sure OF
having the best from which to select. One
thing noticeable about the markets, and
one which shows the general prosperity
during tho past year. Is that people are
not limiting themselves to any set price
right and left almost every delicacy known
to holiday trade.
but the turkey does not share alone e
good Old English people Of the time Of
good Queen Bess." the sucking pig served
q prime favorite on Christmas in fond re-
membrance Of medieval days But as a
matter of fact 1t Is growing more into dis
use year after year. Seattle butchers have
q had a few demands Dealers have also a
demand for hares. but they are hard to
secure.
Ducks, geese ana chickens invariably
have good sale at Christmas. Many small
families not able to cope with the ordi.
nary sized turkey usually select some
smaller specimen OF the feathered tribe.
When the husband is an expert with the
shotgun, he usually spends a couple of days
previous to Christmas along the marshes
and sloughs Of Washington and brings his
wild trophies home for Christmas dinner
1t is now against the game regulations
for sale any kind Of wild fowl. As re-
guit. none Is to be seen in the markets.
stan. II will be safe to conclude that MANY
families Will have wild duck or goose for
y their christmas dinner
But there comes the sadder side to this
There are many families whose circum-
6tances cannot admit of real Christmas
dinner PERHAPS the bread-winner has
been out Of work for some time: perhaps
there has been sickness in the family and
4 the usual indebtedness; or perhaps the
the home Nothing can fill the chair.
\ oinpfied by the hand Of death. nor dispei
the sadness created by the absence Of
loved one.
The Young man. away from home and
friends, although not fortunate enough to
cared for.
The restaurants and cafes of Seattle all
ways make preparations for the holiday
season and ore NAV procure a good al
though rather lonely, Christmas dinner at