Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-10-28

THANKSGIVING WITHOUT A SERVANT
The mistress who is also maid, must
plan her work most wisely, or this day
of reunion may find her "worn to a
thread" giving thanks. All! such de-
vout thanks, only when it Is all over,
the guests are gone, and she can at last
rest aching muscles and thrObbing
nerves.
There is only one solution of the
problem-get everything possible done
beforehand, which leaves the day itself
for the serving and clearing away OF the
dinner, and finds you in condition to
be an ideal hostess, unwearied with
much serving" and serenely enjoying
the society of your guests.
The weather at this season is always
favorable to the safe-keeping Of most OF
our time-honored viands. Plum pud-
ding assuredly improves with age, and
the accompanying hard sauce may also
be made a few days previous, covering
the top with a damp cloth to prevent
crusting over; likewise mince pies which
are much more delicious when mine
days DID," or more; just a moment OF
two in the hot oven to crisp the crust a
bit before serving; apple, squash and
pumpkin pies may be made at least two
days ahead, also the fat chicken pie,
while cranberry sauce or jelly will keep
indefinitely. The kinds of cake that we
consider quite right for this occasion art
usually made from rich recipes, the
pound cake and fruit cake of our mothers
are at their best when even older thar
the famed ''peas porridge."
Sir Turkey, too, may be stuffed, truss
ed and made ready for the oven the day
before Thanksgiving, and the vegetables
| if pared and laid in cold water ovel
night, are equally good as if freshly cut
and save just so much time the mex
morning, time which may be very profit
ably spent in hunting up the extra table
leaves, laying the cloth, and other duties
that must be done at the last moment
not emitting the special decoration
which all good housewives consider
quite Indispensable.
Soups and salads are often omitted
from the Thanksgiving menu, but
cream of celery soup and a CHECKER
salad made from some of the white mea
THE dark is really best for the time
honored pie-take but small amour
of time; simply adding hot milk to one
and garnishing the other, for the stool
may be prepared in advance and thu
chicken chopped at the time the pie Ii
put together.
This mode of operation reserves TIT
day before the day for garnishing tn,
house, and for the little final touches
that so charmingly disclose the indi
viduality of the hostess.
If possible, do your own Thanksgiving
marketing, making doubly sure of tende
fowl, fresh, crisp vegetables and tn
choicest fruit. Select turkey that i
not very fat, with firm flesh of bluisl
tint, with a pliable breast bone and a
free as possible from pin feathers; thes
last require much time and patience II
removing.
A good Thanksgiving menu for tn
home without servants is rs follows:
Cream Of Celery Soup.
Roast Turkey. Cranberry Sauce.
Mashed Potatoes. Onions. Squash
Chicken Pie. Celery.
Plnm Pudding Hard Sauce.
Peach Ice Cream. Cake.
| Assorted Fruit. Coffee.
The peach ice cream is made as fol
lows: To every gallon of cream allow on
quart jar of Crawford peaches mashe
to pulp; diminish the usual amount O
Isugar tritle to offset the sweetness G
fruit, and freeze.-Modern Women.