The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-17


Mashed Potatoes. Boiled Onions
Celery Salad.
Toasted Waters.
Edam Cheese.
Mince Pie Ice Cream.
Fruit. Coffee
Get all your materials for this din
ner the day before Christmas. Make
the cranberry jelly the day before and
prepare the turkey as already out
lined. Make the mince pies three or
four days before Christmas; they are
better for being kept. See that your
husband puts the olives and salted al
monds on the table and when the
time comes for ice cream, let him take
IL out Of the freezer
Crab flakes come in cans, and are
said to be very good, but if il is posi-
BILE to do so, get them fresh from a
reliable fish dealer. One pound of
crab flakes will make an entree tor
six persons. Put a pint of rich milk
in saucepan over the fire with two
heaping teaspoonfuls of butter. Dis
solve thoroughly two heaping table
spoonfuls of flour in enough milk to
make il have the consistency of thick
cream. When the milk in the sauce
pan begins to bubble, stir in the dis
solved flour a little at a time, stirring
brisl<ly and constantly TO keep it from
Jumping. When all is in and the cream
sauce is very thick, stir in the crab
1iakes, season with a little red pepper.
a teaspoonful of salt and a sugges-
ton of powdered mace. Butter well the
inside of a baking dish large enough
to hold the creamed flakes, then turn
the mixture into the baking dish,
sprinkle the surface with fine bread
crumbs, put few little pats of but
ter over the crumbs, stand the dish in
quick oven, and let it remain till the
mixture is brown over the top. Then
remove, garnish the dish round the
edge with fringe of parsley, put a
few quarters of lemon over the top
and serve.
Menu No. II is as follows:
Cream of Celery.
Olives. Sailed Almonds.
Stuffed Tomatoes.
Roast Goose, Apple Sauce.
Mashed Potatoes. Boiled Onions.
Grape Fruit Salad
Cream Tapioca Pudding.
Current Jelly.
Fruit. Coffee.
If you cook your dinner from Menu
No. H. prepare the tomatoes the day
before, and at the same time stuff the
goose. Also make the apple sauce
and the pudding the day before The
pudding should be eaten cold with the
jelly. This is a simple dinner, and re-
quires little skill or extra work in it's
preparation.
Menu No. III:
Cream of Tomatoes.
Celery. Olives.
Oyster Patties
Roast Chicken
Boiled Virginia Ham.
Baker Sweet Potatoes.
Caulifiower Cream Sauce.
IL Cala
Cream Cheese.
Toasted Waters.
Apple Suet Pudding.
Fruit. Coffee.
Boil the Virginia ham the day be-
fore Christmas. After it is boiled, re-
move the rind. score it across the fat,
sprinkle with sugar, stand in the oven
till brown over the top; then put it
where it will get cool, for it is to be
served cold e@"
Have the oyster patties sent in from
caterers. You can buy better than
you can make and quite as cheap
Make the pudding the day before and
stand it in kettle, of hot water on
the fire as soon as you sit down to din
ner. and it will be just hot enough
when the time comes to serve it. Dress
and stuff the chickens the day before.
For apple suet pudding, peel and
cut in thin slices six large, sour APP
pies. Chop fine half a pound of suit,
removing all fibre from it. Then mix
the suet thoroughly with a pint of
flour, through which teaspoonful of
salt and two generous teaspoonfuls of
baking powder have been sifted. Beat
three eggs and four tablespoonfuIs of
sugar to cream and CRATE in a quar-
ter of a nutmeg. Stir this mixture
through the flour. Then gradually add
enough milk to make a stiff batter
Butter the inside of a large pudding
mould put in a layer of butter. then
layer of the sliced apples, then the
batter. Repeat this process until all
the material is used, and have. at least
two inches of space at the top of the
mould. Fasten the cover on securely
and stand the mould in kettle of boil
ing water. Let the pudding boil three
hours: then take off the cover and
stand it in a moderate oven for half
an hour. Serve the pudding hot or
cold, with cream and sugar.
Menu No. ":
Chicken Soup.
Celery. Olives.
Scalloped Oysters.
.- French Pickle.
Roast Beef. Pigeon Pie.
Potatoes Roasted in the Pan.
Spinach Dreamed.
Lettuce Salad.
Roquefort Cheese.
Toasted Waters.
Fruit Coffee
Make the chicken soup the day be-
fore, and then all YOU have to do is to
heat II for dinner Save the chicken
for salad the day after Christmas,
or for Christmas night, if you dine in
the middle of the day Make the nie-
con pie the day before. as it is to be
eaten cold. &35<
By doing all that can be done the
day, or several days, before Christ
mas. the mother of the family will
save herself much trouble, and will be
able to enjoy the day
Il have never vet deceived my con-
stituents." said the statesman. That's
right" answered Farmer Corntossel.
I'VE have alwayss known what you
were up to; but what were we going to
do about it?"-Washington Star.