Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-11-26

beautiful ccnterpeice, especially WHOM
standiry on n copper tray or one Of the
rcflectors now SO popular for up-to-da!c
Ia bio decorations
Where there arc small children an cf-
| fectivc ccrtorriecc can he worked ont by
| fining cardboard box or tray with sand,
| covering all or = portion. with moss, then
building from pas; oboard Il miniature
barn and ont buildings. Place a rail fence
OF twils around tho edge. cover nj, with
| mucilagc and sprinkle with powdered alum
| or EPSON salts TO represent hoar frost
In tho barnyard have a tiny straw pile. n
toy wagons and other farm implements
with candy fowls and animals grouped
| realistically about.
FOR Thanksgivlng favors let the child
rem mako toy animals from potatoes lem
ons. -ou~ds bccts and nuts with twigs
| or toothuici;s for legs. Strange indeed arc
the littIo "borstics" that can he thus cum
ninglv contrived
II YOU have fno brass or silver candle
sticks FOR your table use them. Of course,
| but If YOU have not, very effective ones
can be made from rcd and green apples,
sweet potatoes or crook neched gourd,
initiating an old Roman lamp. If yon
have any old pieces OF pewter. Thanks
giving is the time to bring them out.
though the proud possessor of pewter
nowadays Is more than thankful to dis
play them on every occasion.
Indian baskets nre also appropriate
furnishings for the THANKSGIVING ia
Bile. utilizing them for passing fruit
nuts or popcorn
l,n inn ynn.1G i al sol "
Ing dishes that add piauancy TO the
feast the following are to be COM
mended:
| SOUTHERN BEATEN BISCUIT.
Sift together one quart flour. salt
spoonful salt and half teaspoonful
baking powder. Rub into the flour
with the tips Of the fingers, II heaping
tablespoonful lard, then add cup of
milk or enough to make Il stiff dough,
stiffer than for bread. Now If you fol-
low the old time method of beating,
take biscuit beater or rolling pin and
beat the dough on block or hard
wood until It blistcrs and pops. 1t
takes a strong arm and skilful ono
to beat we'll. Cut into rounds about
the size of watch medium size)
prick with fork and bake about 30
minutes in a moderate oven. If YOU
like short cuts in your culinary
methods instead OF beating try run
ming the dough through n food chop
per about six times. tbs blisters the
dough as we'll as the traditional meth
cd of beating and car be done In a
$ tenth of the time.
STEAMED RYE AND LOAF.
Silt together two cups corn meal
one cup rye meal. Cnot -FOUR a tea
spoonful soda and n scant teaspoohtu
salt. Add one-half cup molasees and q
. lha!f cup sweet milk, mix well, turi
into buttered tin pail or mould ant
:. steam In a kettle OF boiling water foi
four hours. keeping it steadily boil
Ing.
CREAM or TOMATO SOUP.
Scrape two young carrots, peel on'
3 young turnip and cut 1t in slices 70
gether with a stalk or two of celery
n leek and a small onion. Add a few
sprigs of parsely, halt n bunch chivo
cut in small bits and Glove of garlic
. IL desired. Cook for an hour in thre
a
Ia tomato. Simmer gently for two hour
longer, then strain through a colaad
- or. Melt large tablespoonful butte
Il in a saucepan, stir until rather prov
- then add two tablcspoonfuls flour
= When blended stir in cupiu' OF u
,ot soun stock. then turn the thick
W encd mixture back into the soup POI
Cook 10 or Is minutes, season WIN
~ tablespoorful salt, scant teaspoon
@ ful pepper and a teaspoontul suea'
=. Serve hot with fried or toasted crou
II tons
s. BLACK BEAN SOUP.
= Soak pint OF black or turtle pean
over night. The next morning put
10 the soup kettle with four quarts W"
20 ter. one small onion sliced one poun
d beef and a slice Of middlins bacon,
10 nreferred use beef, chicken or turke
O. homes instead Of the lean peet'
D. small niece of pork should always
III added. cook two or three hours UNIV
m tho beans are tender. Chop up u
noat that has been cooked with u
beans. season with pepper ana sa
and make into little balls. Roll
- vhite of egg and dry on the stoN
Whom the soup is ready TO be serve
strain. add wine glass OF tomato
walnut catsup and the meat balls NJ
turn into a hot tureen over one len
ou sliced and four hard boiled egg
% chopped or sliced.
OLD VIRGINIA BRUNSWICK STE\
20 Cut IN two or three squirrels in
Joints and lay in cold water 10 ara
out the blood. Put gallon of wat
20 in large pot. add tablespoonf
salt and boil five minutes Add TO t
- houing water elk potatoes pnrboil
~ ooe ouart of fresh tomatoes one oni
us sliced and the equivalent of six ca
e. oe corn cut from the cob, Add I
squirrel pieces, cover closely, and y
gently for two and half hours, st
r,nr frequently from the botto
he Then add quart of fresh tomato
ar peeled and sliced or quart of t
be canned tomatoes with two teaspoo
es. fu,s sugar and cook an hour long
sks Ten minutes before removing fr,
er' the fire add q half cup OF butter
zen in bits the size of "A walnut, a
NJ rolled in flour. Give a final boil Sc
-sh, son TO taste with black pepper a
serve.
Red JELLIED MEAT.
With all the children home
NP Thanksgiying week and compa