Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24
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The day before Thanksgiving the good
housekeeper gets in her hard work, labor.
ing with what zeal she may to get every
thing possible done, that she may have time
on Thanksgiving to be thankful along with
the rest of the family.
It Is wise woman who knows how to
automatically inveigle her family into
lending needed assistance. Get the chill
dren. after school. to polish up the silver
crack the nuts, shine up the apples, pop the
corn and make the fudge or other home
made candies. They will be glad enough to
do 1t If allowed to take toll" as they go
along and can work in ''f1ocks" A child
that looks askance at any kind of labor If
asked to do 1t alone will work like a galley
slave in congenial company. They will un-
doubleday spatter and make mess of
things generally, but save yourself as much
as you can judcious use of old news
papers spread on tables, floors and chairs,
burning them up afterward.
See that pater familias has good din
ner. even II 1t is the night before Thanks
giving; then after his post-prandial pipe and
paper bring out the carving knife and STEEL
and see how carefully he will proceed to put
an edge upon the trusty blade he is to WELD
on the morrow. 1t may be he is kindly
man, who takes pride in seeing how much
he can do toward making the house
keeping wheels run smoothly, and therefore
needs no entreating, but there are those
who need encouragement and diplomacy in
the handling. If there are several little
odd jobs that have been waiting his move
ments these many days bring out the tool
box and call his attention to the object In
question with wouldn't it be we'll to have
It fixed before Sister Jane or Mother Brown
or Brother William comes?'
THANKSGIVING BREAKFAST.
Breakfast on Thanksgiving morning
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ner in prospect. There will be no midday
luncheon. so that even IL the dinner comes
earlier than usual there will be long in
term between meals In many homes fried
chicken is the stereotyped Thanksgiving
breakfast. II you would do it the real
southern style this Is the way: Have ready
tender chicken, well washed and jointed.
Rub each piece with salt. pepper and plenty
Of -four. put into deep skillet large
spoonful of lard, and when hot put in the
chicken, turning so as to cook it thoroughly
and evenly without burning. When done
take the chicken up on to a hot platter, and
add q tablespoonful OF hour to the grease
in the skillet. Stir until brown. then add
cream or milk to make the consistency re-
quired. with salt and pepper to season.
Pour over the chicken. garnish with pars-
ley. and begin giving thanks Immediately.
Butter or olive oil may be used IN place OF
the lard. but lard Is the real oid-fashioned
southern cooks choice.
THANKSGIVING BREAKFAST MUF-
FINS.
Other delicious breakfast mullins for
Thanksgiving or any other day are made as
follows: Sift together a cup and a half Of
whole wheat -four. two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, one tablespoonful of sugar
and half teaspoonful of salt Beat one
egg thoroughly and add to 1t one cupful of
milk and one tablespoonful of melted drip
pings or butter. Stir the two mixtures to-
gether and bake about half an hour in
well-greased pans.
CANDIED SWEET POTATOES.
These, too, are delicious, whether used
for breakfast OF dinner. Boil sweet pota-