The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-19

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citizen OF u country. The presents
are wrapped In red, white and blue pa
per, IN cRndles are in the same colors
and the base OF the tree Is draped with
red, white and blue bunting.
The Moravians, who have a large set
Element In Pennsylvania. have a pic
turesque way OF arranging their Christ
mas trees. Each family has its own
tree or "Putz," and IL is always sur
rounded by q miniature landscape made
up OF moss, green's and imitation rocks.
This landscape is then adorned with toy
houses, tiny fences and trees and all
sorts OF little animals and toy people.
They use a peculiar sort OF cooky, cut
into many curious shapes, to decorate
the tree.
centerpieoes for tho Christmas Table
Wrap oranges in white cotton bait
ing pile In a pyramid I'm the center OF
the table, Decorate the top with q
large spray OF thickly berried mistle-
toe. Make a wreath OF mistletoe, inter-
twined with arbor-vitae, for the base.
Sprinkle the whole thickly with coarse
salt, which is both better and cheaper
than diamond dust.
Select a number OF small, bright red
apples OF the same size. Dir these INTO
boiling sugar syrup which has been col
ored a bright red and which has
reached h candy stage. When h
apples are cold trim each with a few ar
ti1cial leaves n arrange upon your
prettiest nat dish or plate with bon
bons among them.
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Build a chimney in the center of the
table OF the candy boxes which sim
ulate bricks. Have a toy Santa Claus
just emerging from the top with the
pack on his back filled with candy,
Scatter over his shoulders fiecks OF cot
ton with tinsel powder sprinkled over
TO initiate snow. Also give the CHM
ney The effect OF being encrusted with
snow. This Is a pleasant ornament for
the table where children are to be pres
ent. At the dessert each guest may be
presented with N Of the boxes of
candy.
Place a mirror which has no frame
upon n table. In its center set q low
bowl filled with the choicest holly. Lay
sprigs of holly all round the edge OF
the mirror. Another way Of using holly
Is TO suspend a wreath of It over the
table by red ribbons from the chan
delier. Tie red streamers to the wreath
bringing them down to the table-one
at each plate.
Little Hints for the Christmas Dinner
An old fashioned American Christ
mas inner usually boosted OF roast
turkey at n end of the table and a
huge chicken pie at the other. Any one
who follows this custom will do well
to make the pie according to this very
old rule. The pan is lined with crust
IND filled with the chicken and broth as
usual. Then instead Of covering with
one large crust, cut out biscuit and
cover the top with them. This mode
Is easier and the pie looks and tastes
better.
Instead Of the ordinary glazed sweet
potatoes, try this method Of serving:
Boil the potatoes, then peel them and
put through a vegetable slicer. Add
butter, pepper and salt and mold with
the hands into small balls. Put in q
dripping pan dust with granulated
sugar and set aside till twenty min
utes before dinner when they should
be placed in the oven till d~eIicately
Drowned.
In English homes Individual mince
pies are usually served. and very dainty
and appetizing they are. They may
be made In gem pans and should have
an upper crust II 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.
A new touch nay be given the hot
liquid served with the plum pud-
ding by adding to II just before serv-
ing two tablespoons each of finely
minced citron n pistachio nuts.
Whipped cream is a simple and de-
hcious 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 fiat
dish surround 1t with cubes of sugar.
Saturate the sugar with brandy or al
cohol, touch a lighted match to It and
serve Immediately.
Something of the same idea may be
used in a different way, using the
oranges which are to be served as des-
sert. Cut each orange, skin clear
around h middle Of the orange. Re
move n portion n turn the other
half skin upward, thus forming a cup
resting on the orange. Arrange these
prepared oranges on q plate, decorate
with holly. Put three cubes OF sugar.
one on top OF the other in the cups,
saturate 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 pound
Of dates, one-half pound of figs and
one-half pound OF raisins. Add one
half pound each Of pecans, English
walnuts and almonds, broken or pound
ed into small bits. Moisten the mass
with enough sweet cream to enable 1t
to roll into balls. Roll each ball In
dessicated cocoanut.
Christmas Gifts.
Glad Christmas day Is here again, with
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
Qat on ar all