New-York tribune., 1911-12-19
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Goodies for Children
Cooked in Paper Bags
Manv Edibles Which Little Folks Associate
with the Christmas Season Can Be
Prepared by the Soyer Method.
BY Martha McCulIooh Williams

.,l,pe bags cannot escape the lnlecNVli'
s,rnose Won try giving the children a pa
- hacred party, either upon Christmas
rys or the day after the great day With
tree. the paper bag comes gayly into
49, kinrdom Not the used bag, but one
hodiDg something cooked in another bag
~ else roguishly ambushiEg gift
For such ambushing, splotch the bags
,;hsraIIv with color. or else decorate them
v;,h Gilt and silver stars, pasted on the
sides. and tie their necks with gay ribbon
,u,,,ne inside a ruffe of fringed crepe pa
~ matching the ribbon color. The soft
rsutral gray OF the bag surface blends
beautifully with almost any decoration
Stars and crescents of red and black, black
and gold. or all three in proper contrast,
make them truly festive.
Another way is TO make fringy rufhes
Of crepe paper. clip them, frinSed edge up
10 the lotion of the bag before films It,
then turn over the fringed edge and fold
fl neatly down. Match the fringe TO the
ribbon that ties the bag and to the stars
and crescents that so upon If.
Do not overfill; bag should never look
clumsy II "a doll or an animal is 10 90
inside, Try To place it so that the tie rib
hon may 90 around its neck, thus letting
the head peep from double paper triIi'
II IL is thought better TO leave the bags
square and businesslike, fold the open end
after fllng as though for putting in the
oven. Lay a length of ribbon over the
folded edge and slip on the first clip. Lay
second ribbon the same way under the
Iii. HVr1
then tie the ends Of the ribbon--there will
be four Of them-in loopy knot.
Edibles. of course, must he begsed very
shortly before putting them Oh the tree.
Iced tartlets. small pretty fancy cakes,
nuts raisins, bits Of crystallized fruit. all
make admirable filings. So do slices OF
plum cake, or even pound cake. cut rather
thick and oblong and frosted all over with
tinted frostipg The little people will have
heaps Of fun in getting their cake thus
from the tree. It should be small enough
10 stand upon a low table, from which they
can help themselves.
For the table proper cake log cabin
makes beautiful centrepiece. II Will be
all the more effective for having tiny ever
green twigs set about il for trees and a
close 70 the door, with a china dog inside
II a doll, dressed as fairy. or Cinderella
or even the fairy sodmother. may be sub
stituted for the dog or supplement him.
Figures of any sort must not he too large.
II thoy are "out Of drawing" with the
cabin thev viii look botchy and spoil every
thing. If one has plenty Of time and pa
uence.r individual cake cabins, built each
upon a wooden pie plate and marked with
the name Of the recipient. 10 he taken away
as souvenirs, viii make the occasion memo
rable indeed.
What manner Of sweets, fruits. candies,
nuts, etc, appear must depend, of course,
upon the hostess. She will not err If the
candles are largely homemade and plentt'
fully reinforced with fresh fruit and good
cake. Nuts are essential, but should not be
eaten too literally. The best preventive of
s1ch excess is a satisfying menu. Here is
one that should appeal 10 hungry young
creatures yet DO them no sort Of harm:
Hot Chocolate or Cocoa, with Whipped
Hot Chicken Biscuit
Hot sweet Potato Biscuit. r.-...- /
Homemade Candy Sailed Peanuts.
HIiucc Turnovers
Pound Cake. Ice Cream Sandwiches.
Fruits ana Nuts.
Make chocolate as YOU Ike. but have
plenty of hot milk and boiling water at
hand, so IL can be varied TO suit individual
tastes
For the chicken biscuit, begin by roast
ing fine rat chicken, duly washed and
,ruseed. creased all over and bacon COW
eyed on tine breast DO not stuff it, but put
.fs,s nd a
peeled and qu9rtered apple. Lay few
more stalks Of celery in the bag, which
needs q small lump OF butter in addition TO
thick greasing, seal and cook done. taking
care that the Tag does not break. Remove
carefully from the bag, and while sun
hot mince the meat as fine as you can,
minc!ns also the apple and celery, when
Will be cooked very soft. Taste. II the
light seasoning which the chicken had Is
insufficient sdd more salt and bare dust
Ing Of pepper. red and black. Pour upon
TIE minced mass the gravy from the bag
ada a very little more butter and spoon
fll or so Of cream. Mix well, put in fresh
vel creased bag and heat for fVe minutes
Take uD and put 10y spOonfuls. rather scant
cnes. between hot biscuits, which have been
rolled ttiu and baked double. after brush
ing over tho lower ono with melted butter.
Keep hot inside d bag in the not stove
Nhore De Game is out until needed.
Fo7 sweet potato biscuit, boil soft
guar Of sound potatoes and peel and mash
me while hot taking out all Jumps and
strings Mix with it, own bulk of -four
''ned with Cd teaspoonful Of baking powder.
Shorten we'll with butter, wet up rather
sie with sweet milk, roll out cut ~ f:lali
rounds and bake in a creased bag with
tny hole in the upper side. Fifteen min
uies ought TO 10 long enough, hut look III
before taking up the biscuit
tesr that candy may be made in paper
bags hlt DO not advise it, as ! myself
have neither done it nor seen 1t done
Furthermore though / think it quite pos
sl.e, ! 10 not think that such making
would ssve either time or trouble or add