The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-05
CANTON GIRL
PRIZE WINNER

~ National Food Magazine Contest
With Contribution Entitled Thanks
giving Dinner--After Grandnother.' ,
Miss Kate M. blackburn, 90S Yves!
Ninth street, Canton, Ohio, is the
winner Of first prize in the recipe
, kitchen and diningroom suggestion
contest of the National Food Maga
zine published In Chicago, for the
month of November. Miss Black
burns victory was won with a con-
tribution entitled Thanksgiving Din
ner-after Grandmother" That others
of Canton may profit by the honor
achieved by Miss Blackburn, her prize
winning contribution is herewith
printed by special permission of the
editors of the National Food Maya
zine and is as follows:
I'VE girls-there are three of us
have the dearest, kindest grandmoth-
er that ever was or could be, and once
when we we're discussing plans for
Thanksgiving, she said bit wistfully
Girls, l wish you might have a
Thanksgiving dinner such as we used
to have when your mother was girl.
The selfsame impulse popped up in
each of our minds and we cried In un-
ison-almost, If not quite-'That's the
sort of dinner we'll have, grandmother
and you're it
Mother heartily concurred in our
plans so we told the maid that she
might go home for Thanksgiving and
instructed grandmother to go ahead
and arrange the menu.
I'VE girls looked after the table
decorations which though pretty and
'Thanksgiving-y,' were very simple
and unpretentious as one would nat
urally expect at an old-fashioned din
ner. For the centerpiece we obtained
long slender squash which in grow
ing had taken a notion to twist In such
an odd way that, after a slice had
been cut from the flower end. it re-
sembled a cornucopia for all the
world. And the cornucopia or horn of
plenty is, as everyone knows, SYM
boil of prosperity, therefore exceed
ingly appropriate as a decoration for
the after harvest festival. Having
carefully scooped out the squash, lin
ed it with oiled paper and a frill of
paper about the cut edges, we filed
1t with autumn leaves, nuts and fruits
small rosy-cheeked apples, bananas,
mandarin oranges and overhanging
clusters of red, white and purple
grapes.
with one end elevated to suggest
a pouring forth of its contents, the
cornucopia was placed upon a large
circular mirror bordered round with
sprays of maiden-hair fern.
"Grandmother's old fashioned re-
volving caster occupied a place of
honor and her dainty gold band and
white china, unused for many q day,
did commendable service, while our
candles glowed from brass holders
which had graced the Thanksgiving
table of grandmother's mother sixty
years before.
First clam broth was served. then
creamed fish in clam shells-baked in
the shell after the manner of the Pill
grim Fathers; next the turkey and
chestnut dressing followed with Irish
and sweet potatoes, squash, succotash,
celery, cranberry Jelly, peach pre-
serves, cucumber pickles, thin slices of
brown and white bread with unsalted
butter, and coffee. All the vegetables
were placed on the table at once, and
coffee was served with the meal. The
dessert was pumpkin and apple pies,
cup custard, fruit cake, fruits, nuts
and raisins. with cider.
Grandmother herself made the
fruit cake, one of the most delicious
/ ever ate. She was famous for the
baking Of It fifty years ago or there
abouts, and l am glad to be able to
give you her treasured recipe.
"Half-pound cake-Cream half
pound of butter and add gradually,
while beating constantly, half pound
OF sugar. Separate the yolks from the
whites of five eggs. Beat the yolks
until thick and lemon-colored. then
beat the whites until stiff and dry,
add the grated rind of half lemon,
two teaspoonsful Of lemon Juice, half
a pound of -four and one-fourth tea
spoonful of soda. Beat thoroughly
and add half pound of seeded rails
ins cut in pieces and dredged with one
and one-half tablespoonfuls of -four,
also half cupful of English walnut
meats broken into pieces. Turn into
a buttered and Toured angel cake pan,
and bake in slow oven one and ons-
fourth hours''
In the recipe, kitchen and dining
room suggestion contest conducted by
the National Food Magazine, thous-
ands of contributions from all parts
Of the United States and Canada are
submitted each month and out OF these
only five prizes are awarded. Hence
the importance OF the honor that has
been bestowed upon the Canton girl
through her victory in this strenuous
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