Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16

being substituted for the pagan
Il yuletde, the famous "boar's head"
- was omitted, and the Christmas pie
became known as mince pie. However, many old
observances were kept including the mistletoe
and holly, and Christmas a day for family
gatherings, with feast prepared by the women
of the house.
1t Is quite possible that would not like
their favorings today They used variety OF
spices. wines and seasonings in their plain
est Dishes but as everything was prepared in
the home, either under the supervision of the
mistress by her own hands, the mixtures were
wholesome.
Everything was turned to account in the sea-
with view to future use. so in this way
preparations for the holiday going on long
before the day.
In cherry time, supply was carefully packed
in hay and kept for Christmas.
The Christmas cookies, with coriander seed
in them were baked six months before and kept
in an earthenware jar in the cellar.
Mince Meat Recipe.
The rich plum pudding and cakes were made
early in the fall and put away to mellow and
ripen.
The mincemeat then made, the recipe for
which recently found In an old Philadelphia
cookbook. We copy all but the spelling: -Four
pounds veal four pounds suet, two pounds rails
ms, one pound currants six apples, some rose
water and sack half a pound, no more of sugar,
three-fourths pound cloves, mace, nutmeg and
cinnamon, some candied orange peel, lemon peel,
citron and blanched almonds"
They made a puff paste for their pies differ
emit from ours. One recipe called for flour, one
pound butter ten eggs and some milk or water
Some housewives made their winter supply ct
mince pies before Thanksgiving and reheated
them before using.
For the lemon tarts, the lemons had to be first
soaked in salt water for two days Then every
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cold water When they were made, apples. or
anges and sugar were added.
few days before Christmas the mistress went
to market the maid carrying the basket Sne
would get her turkey cranberries, celery, oysters,
and little pig for roasting whole
The day before Christmas the real excitement
began. The stuffng was made, and such stufhng!
Bread crumbs beef suet, liver, lemon peels nut
meg savory pepper, salt, cream and eggs. The
little pig, only four five weeks DID, was niied
to his utmost capacity with mashed potatoes or
apples.
Not the least to be considered were the green
decorations Ground pine for festoons ana
wreaths mistetoe to hang, ana hony fy"he1'
were the necessities.
When Christmas morning came the excitement
was at the highest pitch The housewife, her
daughters and her maids were up early me
brick oven was heated and the mince pies put III.
The turkey was dredged with hour ana put Oh
the sDft, with small unWllIlHs Shiiu " "~>~A
and turn it as it Drowned
Another child was set to cracking hu's "nu
polishing apples.
Roasting the Little Pig.
The little pig was put before the fire to roast
in the dripping pam in which were three pot'ies
of red wine for bastng.
While the things were cooking iohs '"o,o
the length of the room, was spread WIN ING
white linen cloth, napkin. china ana silver "
pewter. xos
In the middle of the table was the famed
rhr,stn.a howl Here are the quaint directions
for making it:
BREAK nine sponge cakes and half pouno Oh
macaroons in a deep dish; pour over one pin'
raisin wine, half pint sherry. Leave them 10
soak. Sweeten with two ounces OF po"oereu
sugar CANDY and pour over one pint and nan
-, cus,.rd stick with two ounces sliced almonds
Place on a stand and ornament with onris'lnaS
evergreens"
The tankard with the Christmas brew was put
on the table and all the sillabubs, jeles pickles.
lemon tarts red apples. nuts the cookies and the
cherries fresh from the nay
The freplaces were now blazing, ana the reu
berries and green leaves VI eno no'
ing In the light.
The mistletoe was waiting for the unwary, ana
the GOOD smell of the brown turkey, savory stut-
fns and applesauce was everywhere
Don Their Best Frocks.
After the housewife and her daughters hao
econ n everything they hurried to put on their
hes, nowered silks, with white whims around
their necks and the most secret beautifers on
their faces.
Then the dinner being nearly cooked. they TOOK
the little Drowned pig raised him gently and pun
tvo small loayes OF bread under him, ana aodeo
49,. u-;rs. an anchovy bundle of sweet herbs
.,a :. half lemon was put into the sauce, which
was poured over him hot. They had him sitting
on his launches looking lifelike Tess they put