Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-24
THE MENU
For Christmas Dinner Of
fered by Local Dealers.
Tempting Display Of Holiday
Foods in Every Store.
Table Decorations Should be Scarlet
and Vivid Green.

ing, for all traditions of the Capitol
city tell of great hospitality OF the day
that the genial Saint Nicholas comes
to town. That the day and dinner
should be appropriately observed a few
words regarding the decorations for the
festive board, the menu and the places
to secure supplies for the table MAJ
not be amiSs.
In the first place the table should
present q tempting appearance and to
secure this effect there is nothing bet
ter than decorate of scarlet and
vivid green. The holly effect is always
appropriate and great clusers Of luscious
purple grapes with rosy apples and the
lordly pine make a picture that is at
once delight for the eye and palate.
Damask or snowy linen for the polished
board and here we have the setting for
a dinner that will dispel remem-
brances of hard times and bring the
true spirit of Christmas to the front
AS A sample menu the following MAJ
not be amiss:
Bisque of Lobster Pulled Bread =.
| Olives Celery Saitea NUTS
| Roast Goose Chestnut Stu1lnE
Cranberry Jelly Corn PUDDING
| Sweet Potatoes Croquettes
Somerset Salad Cheese Crusts
New England Plum Pudding
| Nuts and Raisins Corrections
| Coffee
| It was the pleasure of a Journal re-
porter to take a trip about town and
! look over some of the tempting dis
PLAYS of groceries offered by reliable
Augusta firms.
At Webber & Hewett's the reporter
found 4 choice assortment Of chickens.
ducks. native turkeys and all kinds OF
candies. nuts and cooked foods. Many
of the candies were enclosed in fancy
boxes and this firm also has a supply
of Christmas candles. A special Christ
mas mixture Of candy for IL cents per
pound and peanut taffy for the same
price with chocolates at 10 cents the
pound. For the dessert, cakes of all
kinds, olives in bulk and "Glace fruit,
imported. All kinds of fancy crackers
and celery. lettuce and radiShes.
Merrill Bros. are well supplied with
all the good things of the season. that
include turkeys. chickens, ducks and
geese. For the reliShes you can secure
fresh Boston celery. lettuce, cucumbers,
tomatoes. etc. in profusion. This store
has both Florida and navel oranges
find a good assortment of cheese of
various kinds. from the Edam and
Pineapple to the cheese of our native
land. All kinds of raiSins including
the layer variety. always popular at this
season of the year
Z. Locke is showing fancy chickens,
ducks ard turkeys and a prOfuSiOn of
celery, lettuce. cucumberS. sweet pOta-
toes. tomatoes. etc, and in the con-
fectiOnery department a large line Of
fancy boxed candy. The Locke qualitT
prevails everywhere and the shopper
can rest assured of getting fresh, dainty
goods in this store.
When buying Christmas presents
don't forget that the dinner is an I'M
portant feature of the day. George d.
Haskell can furnish the best of every
thing for first class spread for a
moderate price. The telephone number
of the firm is $50. Here you will find all
the fixinga for first-class dinner and
as the firm says, the price for all the
supplies will be right.
G. W. Wadleigh, as usual, has many
offerings for the Christmas dinner,
among them juicy turkeys from 20 to Is
cents per pound. ducks and geese from
Is to 20 cents the pound and chickens
that are tempting to the eye and will
doubtless later on be tempting to the
palate, from Il to 90 cents ser pound
while fowl is quoted from II To "a
cents. Today you can buy three quarts
of cranberrieS of Mr. Wadleigh for -
cents and 2h pounds of Malaga grapes
for the same money. Mixed nuts 1at
cents A pound and Walnuts Is to Is
cents
on State street the reporter found
Frank J. Hams establishment, filled
full of good things for the Christmas
dinner. Mr.. Ham quotes Il few prices.
as follows: Sirloin roasts, i to %
cents; chickens. l. to 23 cents: fowl II
cents: rice fancy native and Vermont
turkeys. IS TO 90 cents; the best of ma
tive pork roasts. l. to II cents; geese,
Il cents; three and one-half pound |
chickens. IA cents; forward quarters of
lamb. 10 cents; leg of lamb. II cents |
Christmas candy in pound boxes, p |
cents per box: chocolates and bon bonS. |
% to IS cents per box. Fancy boxes of |
cigars and all kinds of table sauces. |
Little Gem peas and Paul Revere coffee |
always on hand.
Lucius Hill has q tempting display Of
turkeys. chickens and the things that |
go with them. For the dessert YOU will |
find at this store a prOfusion Of nuts. |
oranges, grape fruit. etc. Figs in glass |
are among the novelties and then Mr.. |
Hill has stuffed dates that are certainly |
pleasing to the eye and palate. Other |
necessities for the Christmas dinner |
are new potato chips, cheese OF vari |
Gus kinds and citron. Stuffed olives, |
canned fruits and those big red apples
that lend a touch of color to the fes- |
tive board should not be forgotten.
Some of those yellow chickens that |
have been fattened for the Christmas |
epicure. with the turkey as we'll are
to be found in L. S. Young's market. |
Mr.. Young also has all kinds OF meat |
and makes 2 speciality of sea food such |
as salmon, halibut finnan haddie. oys-
ters CLAIMS, snelts. etc. For the decor |
alton of the table and for enjoyment as
dessert what is better than the King
and Ballfiower apples that he has for |
sale? One of his specialtes Is pump |
kins Cor a nickle each that will make |
the best Of pumpkin pies. Radshes |
and lettuce are also included in his |