Marble Hill press., 1915-12-16


/ IN religion mi conditions Of living
w tn the colonies the Christ spirit
hetuE substituted FOR the pagan
\ yaletido tho famous "baars head"
VAS omitted Aad the Christmas pie
+ e"<afuo euown miue~ p.o However many old
/ ohacr1aHccs we're kept Including the mletctoc
. arr hn.ly and Christmas was y day for family
+ Fai5"fnF8 With feast prepared by The women
/ ~ tho huass
/ II !" quite possible that We would not Ike
/ their cSsoyurs today They used a variety O.
apiece wtaes and scascalags IN even their main.
/ eHf dishes ta; 90 everything Was prepared IN
ier Aomr either UrArr the supervision OF the
mistress oy b. Aor gsU bands the mixtures we're
wholesome
Everything was tarart 20 account in the sea
/ SOC ~ith v.e~ to tuiarv use 40 In this way
preparations fnr the hoI4ay were going an long
hetaEc the day
( In cherry time. a SUPPLY was carefully packed
IN har ard kept for Christmas
Tn" Christmas cookies with cnrtaaaer seed
tn thorn. we're baked six months before aud kept
tn an carthenware jar la ttr rcllar
Mirce Meat Ree3pr
The rica plum pudding ard cakes made
early IN the fall and put away 20 mellow and
rspca
The -stncem~at WAS rhen made the recipe for
whirh recently found To an old phuaAelphla
cookbook Va copy ali bat tho spoll3ng -Four
f@AstEI@ veal. Tour pounds suef. tw0 pounds
oue paaad eurvants six apples soene rose
~strr and sack halg 4 poura. no more ol sugar
tar"" f"arfhs poaud rlorvs. maee natmes and
ctunancr. aorge caEd.cd orange peel Ier4un PEEL
c,trua aud htanehed almonds
They made por paste for their pies direr.
eat from oura unc recipe called for eour one
raant butter. teu eSss and sone muk or water
Sone housewives made their winter supply ~
uliaro pies bstoFe Thanksgiving auA rehrated
twr before using
For the trFnoa tarts the Ieasons had to hy f~s,
soaked IN sat ~ater tar tvn days Then every
aav far fourte~a DAYS they were put Fato frtah
tnta wstyr NAgn thcy were taade. apples
aaxrs ant sugar ~crc added
\ tc~ lays hrfore Christmas the mistress went
- u,arke, tae maa carrying the basket she
souIa get her turkey trsab9fstcs celery. oysters.
a@d !Hte p1s |ar roaettaE whole
The Aay before Christmas the real excitement
began The stusrr was made and such staf"ug'
Hreaa crumbs beef saet liver. lenaou peets nut,
nsre savory pepper. salt. cream ard eggs The
ltttc pig ony tanr Owe weeks old alcd
to his utmost capacity sisA mashed potatoes or
apples
Ne, the least 70 be considered eere ,he green
4acors,laas Groani p5se for fas.ooas and
wvsaths gtstletne to hang and a2!N everywhere
were the necessities
Wheu Christmas morning came the excitement
q
daughters and her maids wero % early The
brick ovea vas heated and The wl0ee pies pat in.
The turkey wAa drcdgFa ~ith Sour aud pat on
the spit With a small unwilling child TO watch
and turn II as Il Drowned
Another child wss So; 20 cracking auts and
polishing apples
Resisting the Lttie Pig
The little pig VAS pat before the fire 70 roast
In the dripping pan. In which we're three bottles
Of red wine for bastiUE
While the things were cooking long table.
the length Of tho room. spread With the
white linen cloth. napkin china and silver or
pewter
In the middle OF the tahc was the famed
Christmas howl Here are the quaint directions
for making it:
Break nine sponge cakes and half pound OF
rnacaroons In deep dish pour over one pint
raIsin wine halt pint sherry Leave them to
soak Sweeten with two ounces Of powdered
sugar candy and pour pint and a half
Of custard Stick with two ounces sliced almonds
Place on a stand and ornament with Christmas
evcrgreens"
The tAnkard With the Christmas brew was put
on the table and all the silahubs iellies. pickles
lemon tarts red apples nuts. the cookies and the
cherries fresh from the hay,
The nrepiaces were now blazing. and the red
berrle. and green leaves Of the holly were shin
ting In the light
The mistIetoe was waiting for the unwary, and
the good smell Of the brown turkey, savcry stuff
nne and applesauce everywhere
Don Their Best Froeks.
After the housewife and her daughters had
seen to everything they hurried TO put on their
best lowered silks, with white whims around
their uccks and the most secret beautihers on
their faces
Then the dinner being nearly cooked. they took
ar i,,,o h-cxned MIC raised him gently and put
two small Ioa,ss Of bread under him. and added
more vine: an anchovy. a bundle Of sweet herbs
ana a half a lemon put into the sauce, which
va. roured over him hot They had him sitting
on his launches looking utclke Then they put