The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-12-19

Idt iOuS, 6Ilail dolISad are u9e0s
dressed TO represent Indians. negroes
and Filiptnos as wen as the ordinary
citizen or our country. The presents
are wrapped In red, white5and blue pa
per. b candles are In thessame c0iprs
and h base OF the tree issdraped with
red, white and blu bunting,
The Morayians. who have a4larxe set
t~tenneylt in Pennsylvania, have q Pic
turesQue way Of arranging their Christ
ma trees. Each family has Its own
tree or PUTT and Id III sur
rounded by a miniature landscape made
UP OF moss, greens mt Imitation rocks.
rms landscape lis then adorned with toy
houses, tiny fences and trees andNalI
sorts or little animals and toy people.
Ansy use q peculiar sortSof cooky, cut
INTO many curious shapes to decorate
the tree.
Ccnterpieces for the Christmas Table
Wrap oranges in white cotton kat-
ting, pile IN u pyramid In the center Oe
the table. Decorate the top with
large spray ofthickiy berried rnistle-
tW1llcd with arbor-vitae. for the hase.
Sprinkle the whole thickiy with coarse
salt, which Is both better and cheaper
than diamond dust.
Select a umbe OF small, bright red
apples OF the same size. Dip these into
boiling s syrup which has been col
oreu a bright red and which has
reached the candy stage. When no
apples are cold trim each with a few arr
prettiest fiat dish or plate with bon
bons among them.
Build a chimney In the center Of tho
table of the candy boxes which sim
niate bricks. lave q toy Santa Claus
pack on his back filed with candy,
Scatter over his shoulders fecks OF cot
ton with tinsel powder sprinkled over
to initiate snow. Also give the Chin
ney the effect Of being encrusted with
snow. This is a pleasant ornament Tor
the table where children are to be pres
ent. At the dessert each guest may %
presented with one Of the boxes o4
candy.
upon the table. In It's center set q low
bowl nlled with the choicest holly. Lay
sprigs of holly all around the edge OF
the mirror. Another way OF using holly
10 to suspend a wreath Of it over the.
table by red ribbons from the chan.
deiier. Tie red streamers to the wreath
bringing them down to h table-one
at each plate.
Little Hints for the Christmas Dinner
An old fashioned American Christ
mas dinner usually boosted OF roast
turkey at n end OF the table and
huge chicken pie at the other. Any ono
who follows this custom will do wet:
70 make the pie according to this very
old rule. The pan is lined with crust
and filled with the chicken and broth AZ
usual. Then instead OF covering with
one large crust, cut out biscuit ana
cover the top with them. This mode
10 easier and the pie looks tastes
better.
potatoes. try this method of serving:
Boil the potatoes, then peel them and
put through a vegetable slicer. Add
butter, pepper n salt and mold with
h e hands into small balls. Put in a
dripping pan, dust with g~ranulated
sugar and set aside till twenty min
utes before dinner when they should
be placed in the oven till delicately
Drowned.
In English homes Individual minc<
pies are usually served. and very dainty
and appetizing they are. They may
be made in gem pans and should have
an upper crust like the large pies.
Celery serves very nicely for a gar
nish by selecting perfectly white stalks
and cutting 1t into short pieces and
then lengthwise into fringe.
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A new touch may be given the hot
liquid sauce served with the plum pud-
ding by adding to 1t Just before serv-
ing two tablespoons each Of finely
minced citron and pistachio nuts.
Whipped cream is a simple and de-
licfous substitute for the ordinary rich
sauce usually served with the plum
pudding.
A pretty way to serve the plum pud-
ding is to unmold 1t on a plate or nat
dish surround 1T with cubes of sugar.
Saturate the sugar with brandy or al
cohol, touch a lighted match to 1t and
serve Immediately.
Something of the same idea may be
used In a different way, using the
oranges which are to be served as les
sert. Cut each orange. kin clear
around the middle of the range Re-
move one portion and turn the other
half skin upward. thus forming a Gun
resting on the orange. Arrange these
prepared oranges on a plate, decorate
with holly. Put three cubes Of sugar.
one on top of the other in he cups.
s%aturate with brandy. Ignite when
serving.
Here is a new kind OF Christmas bon.
bon which requires no cooking. Put
through a meat grinder one-half mound
"a y LII
one-half pound of raisins. Add one
half pound each of pecans, English
walnuts and almonds, broken or pound
ed into nall bits. Moisten the mass
with enough sweet cream to enable It
to roll into balls. Roll each ball In
dessicated c~ocoanut.
Christmas Gifts.
Glad Christmas day is here again, witt.
loving word and deed,
When all get much they do not want
and little that they need.
The baby's Jacket, cousin sent, we can't
get on at all,
And mothers slippers are too large and
fathers are too small.
And sister zella got a hood she'll be afraid
to wear
Because Its color clashes with the color OF
her hair.
pious Uncle Ned,
And after he had told him, too. he hoped
he'd send a sled.
Aunt Mary. who's SO timtd she's afraid to
slumber nights.