The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-11-19
For the Women
TO Think About
Especial for The Reformer.)

SO absorbed are we id the November
! holiday, the pleasures, labor, and cares Of
this present moment, that we may forget
! that the Christmas season is almost upon
US Women and girls who began to plan
| for it early in the year will not get eNcit-
ed over the matter. 1t Is not too early
now to begin completing plans. II shop
/ ping is done early time and strength are
saved for the shopper and the clerks as
veil. lloiluay goods are already displayed.
After Thanksgiving is over the special
! Christmas goods will everywhere appear.
Those who select early have the choice OF
all and will avoid the rush. To some the
crowds and the pushing and waiting, the
rush and hurry are a part OF the play
| which they do not wish to miss. In July
we now talk of safe and sane celebra-
| ton for the Fourth. 1t might be well to
make our observance of Chr 8tmas sac
and sane" Not OVERRIDING the thing, nor
ourselves, nor making life miserable for
the husbands and .athers who are go
ready to aid in all our plans. Useful
| beautiful. and ornamt ntal articles may be
had at all prices and by choosing wisely
each gift may be suited to the friend who
receives it, and give pleasure throughout
and enjoy each day with its duties.
|
There is at Thanksgiving time a de-
mand, especially among young housekeep-
ers, for information about the mince pies
and the preparation of mince meat. Their
mothers have made it by guess or ITO
TASTE" but the inexperienced cannot so
easily arrive at the correct result. re-
liable rule becomes necessary and the
best ever recipe is given below. An IN
| expensive piece of beef, quite lean, should
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| Apples, raisins, ctron, and suet also
should be finely chopped before measur-
ing. Melt two cups of cider jelly in one
cup of water, beating frequently with u
wire spoon or egg beater. When blended
add four cups OF sugar and four cups OF
molasses. Place a large porcelain or
enamel kettle over the fire and pour III
one and onehaf cups of melted butter,
then the Jelly mixture already prepared.
Add eight cups Of meat, Is cups of apples,
three cups of rasins, two cups of currants,
one cup of citron, the Juice OF three lemons
and two oranges, also grated lemon and
orange peel, three heaping teaspoonfuls
each of nutmeg, cinnamon and ground
cloves, and one of alspice, one teaspoon OF
salt, and one cup OF grape preserves with
out seeds Cook slowly for several hours,
stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
Put up in glass jars, seal at once, and 1t
will keep as long as wanted. One and
one-half cups of chopped suet may be
cooked with the above if a richer pie Is
desired. When making the pies, if the
mince meat seems too stiff add little wa
ter After pouring it into the pie crust
add a few whole but seeded rasins, and
CRATE nutmeg before covering with the
top crust. This mince may be varied to
suit individual taste by adding sugar, if
not sweet enough, lemon juice II too sweet,
more spice if 1t has lacked in strength.
1t is excellent without other fruit than
has been cooked, but we do like to
Put in the thumb
And pull out a plum,
as it were, hence we particularly advise the
using of whole seeded raisins in making
the pies.
Celery Bisque.-A tasty soup may be had
by the following method: In the stew
pan place coffee cupful of chopped young
celery tops. Simmer twenty minutes III
one pint of boiling water. Strain and put
the liquor into double boiler, add one
pint of milk, thicken with two table
spoonfuls of butter rubbed with two level
tablespoonful of flour. When it boils up
and thickens put in salt and pepper and
serve while hot.
Cream of Onion.-Another nice soup is
made from one pint of onions sliced.
Pour over them one pint of cold water,
WHICH, uIdll Oh DIS SOOu DIS IL Dolls. auu
another pint of cold water and cook until
onions are tender Add pint and a half
of milk and thicken with rising table
spoonful OF flour moistened in cold milk.
Flavor with salt, pepper, and butter.
Serve while very hot. Strain it or not, as
preferred.
If these soups cannot be served as soon
as made, put the stew pan into pan OF
boiling water and keep tightly covered.
Do not add the salt until ready to serve,
as it may curdle the milk. Crackers, If
heated and thoroughly dried in the oven,
are much more crisp and dainty to use
with soups.
Not all of us will have roast turkey,
cranberry sauce, and plum pudding Tor
dinner Thanksgiving day. Many will sub
stitute nice large chickens. Still Others
may serve a roast. A good dressing Is
easily made from dry bread crumbs, or
crackers, seasoned with salt, pepper, sage,
and butter, chopped while pouring over
all boiling water as needed. Pack INTO
pudding dish. bake an hour and a nan,
and serve with any roast. In baking II
should be set into another baking pan ana
lightly covered or covered and put INTO
pan of water in the oven to Keep from
burning and drying too much.
If you know of anyone who cannot have
/ special THANKSGIVING dinner unless en-
see if just the needed help can
lot be supplied. If there is no salvation
lrmy near you to attend to distribution
-ou may etxend the work of the army by
lesng a distributor yourself in your own
ocality To one who is alone, the pleasant
urprise of a glass of Jelly, or fresh ple
IT pudding often strengthens the spirit