The Raymer enterprise., 1915-12-16

u yaletide the famous boar head"
was omitted. and the christmas pie
oecsme known as mince pie However. many Old
dbservances were kept. including the mlstetoe
ana holly. and Christmas was a day for family
sssherings. with feast prepared by the women
df the ho,se
Is quite possible that we would not ike
the'r davorings totay They used a variety OF
spiees wines and seasonings in even their plain.
esa dishes but everything was prepared in
thh nome. either under the supervision Of the
MISTRESS or by her own hands the mixtures were
wholesome
everything was turned 70 account In the sea
son with a view to future use. so In this way
preparations for the holiday were gong on long
before the day
In cherry time, supply was carefully packed
IN hay and kept for Christmas
fhe Christmas cookies. with coriander seed
In them, we're 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 10 mellow and
spcn
The mincemeat was then made the recine for
witch was recently found in an old philadelphia
cookbook We copy all but the spelling. -Four
pounds veal. four pounds auet two pounds rails
ina. one pound curran.s. six apples some rose
water aud sack halF pound. no more Of sugar
threefonrths pound cloves. mace. nutmeg and
cinnamon some candled orange peel lemon peel
ciiron and ilanchei almonds
They made puff paste for their pies differ
ont from ours. One recipe called for flour one
pound butter. ten eggs and some milk or water
Some housewives made theft winter supply 4
mince pies before Thanksgiving and reheated
them before using
For The temon tarts, the lemons had to be first
soaked in salt water for two days Then every
day for fourteen days they were put into fresh
cpd wrter When they we're made apples or.
sngGs and sugar were added
A few DAYS before Christmas the mistress went
90 market the maid carrying the basket She
would fpt her turkey cFanhrrries. celery. oysters
and little pig for roasting whole,
The day before Christmas the real excitement
began The sufing was made. and such siuiing,
Bread crumbs beef suet liver. lemon pees nut.
meg, sayory. pepper salt. cream and eggs The
little nig only four or I've weeks old, was filed
TO his utmost capacity with mashed potatoes or
apples
Not the least 10 be considered were the green
decorations Ground pine for festoons and
wrcaths mIatleoc 10 hang. and holly everywhere
were the necessities
When Christmas morning came the excitement
was OF the highest pitch The housewife. her
daughters and her maids up early The
brick oven was heated and the mince pies put in.
The turkey was dredged with Hour and put on
Che spit with a small unwilling child to watch
and turn IL as II Drowned
Another child was set TO cracking nuts and
polishing apples
Roasting the Little Pig
The little pig was put before the fire to roast
IN the dripping pan. in which were thtee bottas
OF red wine for hastIng
White the thiUbs were cooking a long table,
The length of the room, waJ spread with the
white linen cloth napkin. china and silver or
pewter.
In the middle of the table was the famed
Christmas bowl Here are the quaint directions
for making Il:
Break nine sponge cakes and half a pound OF
,nararoonJ In deep dish pour over one pnt
raisn wine. half pint sherry. Leave them TO
soak Sweeten with two ounces OF powdered
sugar candy and pour over pint and half
Of custard Stick with two ounces sliced almonds
Place on a stand and ornament with Christmas
evergreens'
The tankard with the Christmas brew was put
ON tbe table and all the sabubs ieIlies, pickles
temon tarts red apples nuts the cookies and the
cherries fresh from the hay,
The RrepIaces were noa blazing, and the red
berries and green leaves Of the holly were shin
ing In the light
The mistietoe was waiting for the unwary. and
Che good smell OF the brown turkey, saVory stuff
Hnr and applesaure was everywhere
Don Their Best Froeks.
After the housewife and her daughters had
seen 10 everything they hurried to pul their
hest Powered silks with white whlms around
their aecks and the most secret beautihers on
their faces.
Then the dinner being nearly cooked they tonk
the little Drowned pig raised him gently and put
Two email loaves Of bread under him and added
more wine an anchovy. bundle ol sweet herbs
and hail q lemon was put into the sauce which
VAS poured over him hot They had him sitting
nm his haunches looking lifelike Then they put