Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-26
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| From time immemorial beverages hot or
! cold. have been deemed indispensable to
the proper sending off of the old year and
the welcome of the new. So long these
| are inocuous well and good; but the wise
man drinks with harness on his throat"
This our good old Dutch forbears did not
always do.
Most of the holiday drinks were elaborate
of concoction and highly spiced
While the famous "wassair' of song and
story was always served hot the contents
Of the punch bowl. lly-wreathed, were
ice-cold. For those who like beverages with
tradition behind them here are several
which bring their credentials with them
Loving Cup (as served annually by the
carpenters and cOOpers of London)-Two
bottles each sherry and madeira. one bottle
each of port and claret juice Of six lemons,
| a pound and half Of loaf sugar and one
quart of water. Mix thoroughly, then stir
in one large tablespoonful of liquid spice
and grated nutmeg. Put on ice until
ready to serve.
Hot Ale Flip.-Boil together three pints Of
ale, one tablespoonful of sugar, saltspoon
and tablespoonful Of butter Lastly add
the beaten whites Of one egg and the yolks
OF Two. Take at once from the fire and
beat vigorously until frothy.
For the Punch Bowl.-Put pint and one
| half or sugar into saucepan with one
quart of water Stir until the sugar is dis
solved: remove the spoon and cork from
five to ten minutes. Have ready one pine
apple. peeled and grated or its equivalent
IN the canned pineapple, sliced banana,
| hal1 cup OF preserved cherries and the
same quantity of grapes cut into halves
and seeded. Add the prepared fruits to the
syrup just as 1t is taken from the fire and
Wnen the mixture is cold add the strained
| ha y1i,,f 1P
juice and the same quantity of cranberries
| or other berries, that have been cooked and
sweetened; Turn into the punch bowl add
ing shaved Ice and water to make the con-
sistency required. Serve in eJ4sses with a
spoon. and pass fruit cake white or black
with 1T. This is an excellent New Year
children In the family.
Ginger Punch.-To serve twenty-five peo-
PIE: Put into a preserving kettle one quart
1 OF coid water, one cupful of sugar three
| tcurtns or pound of Canton ginger chop
ped, and four tablespoonfuls Of ginger
slrup. Boil twenty minutes; add one cup
| or orange juice and half a Gun of lemon
| juice; cool, strain and pour into the nuncb
bowl with cracked ice and one quart Of
Apoihnaris water, adding the latter grad
| u&lly.
Among the cakes and sandwiches that
are specially nice served with the holiday
beverages are the following:
singer sandwiches-Chop some of the
preserved ginger very fine, add 20 1t a few
| hss or dates also chopped, or a few English
Walnuts. Mosten with the ginger strip to
the proper consistency for spreading, and
| put between thin slices of brown, bread
| cut in circles or triangles
| Boston Rarebit Sandwches.-Cut one
pound OF very fresh cheese In small pieces
| and put in a chafing dish or saucenon
| with two medium-sized butter balls. AS
the cheese softens add red pepper, salt and
mustard to taste. Keep stirring with the
PACK OF the spoon. When well mixed add
half cup of cream. Stir until smooth,
then add two well beaten eggs; stir hard
Tor moment, then take from the fire A
| little more cream may be needed to make
| a good spreading consistency. This filling
will keep several days in cold weather and
Is excellent to have on hand for an emer-
gency spread. 1t may be used between
| crackers or thin slices of buttered bread
| Peanut Wafers.-Beat to a cream one cup
| OF sugar and half cup of butter. Add
| three-fourths of cup of milk, a teaspoon
| full of vanilla and two small cups of flour
| sifted with teaspoonful of baking powder
| Butter the bottom of a dripping pan (out-
| side) and spread the dough over it very
| thinly, using the blade of knife dipped In
| cold water. Sprinkle thickly with chopped
| peanuts and bake. Do not let the cakes
| get too brown. AS soon as done cut into
| squares and remove Immediately from the
| pan. About two quarts of peanuts will be
| required for these cakes.
| Plain Seed Cakes.-Beat one cup of sugar
| and two of butter to cream. Add three
| tablespoonful of sweet milk and two of
| caraway seeds. Sift three times two cups
| OF flour and two even teaspoonfuls of bak-
| ing powder and beat into the butter, sugar
| and milk. If not SO stiff that you can
| scarcely beat It, add a little more -four,
| turn out on to a Toured ouard and roll
almost as thin as wafer. Cut into round
| cakes, sprinkle little oaraway on top and
| bake.
| While New Year day, like Thanksgiving,
Is now largely given over to athletic sports
and contests, other entertainments. among
them the popular pedestrian parties" will
also be in vogue. This form of junketing,
which had its inception in a Hudson river
town. three years ago. has grown by what
1t feeds on, until, with auto or sleigh
ride" variations, 1t receives the cachet of
| the elect -four hundred" At the initial
affair the men Of the party were kept in
| entire ignorance of the plan of progressive
dining. 1t was young married folks club
| affair and the wives had kept their secret
| WELL All were invited to meet at the presi-
dents pretty home. dinner at 7:3O pm"
Not one was missing. for her hospitality
was proverbfal. The dining room was
tastefully decorated, and the table inviting
| ly laid with oyster cocktails and relishes.
At the end of the course the gentlemen
| were blindfolded, not without many ques-
| tionings on their part. Their hats and
| coats were given them, and then their
| wives, taking them by the arms, led them
| out Of the house and down the main street
| of the village. 1t was one of those hllly
| towns clinging to the bank of the river,
| and the women made the walk as varied
| as possible for the bewilderment of the
men. At last they were taken into house,
| hats removed, and when seated their eyes
| unbandaged. Here at the home of the vice
president they found their soup awaiting
them, hot and savory. From here the pro-
cession again sailed forth to find at the
home Of another member the roast and
vegetables. At the end of the third trip
| they had their salad and cheese course; at
the fourth their DESSERT while the fifth
found them back at their starting place
| for the after-dinner coffee, cigars and flow
| of SOUL 1t unqualified success and
| the idea spread.
The obvious popularity of these progress
| sive dinners is due doubtless to the fact
| that they present novelty and variety, while
| as a constitutional and appetite developer
| and restorer there Is nothing like them. Be-
| side the fun to be gotten out of an affair
| of this kind, 1t Is an inexpensive way of
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