Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-30
Ms, Wlso,n,I; Describe,
OLden Thanksgiving
Squash Baked in Embers Vas
she Chief Vegetable, While
! Cranbe'ries Played Their
! Part Then a. Nosv

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ABOUT three hundred years aso III,
I - doughty band Of Pilgrims, on tha,
blsak and stony New England coast,
bssousht the Governor to appoint day
that oil might give thanks and offer
praise to the Almighty God for His
bounteous gift. an abundant harvest.
10 those half.starved Colonists who
were patiently trying to garner sun.
cient food from the bleak and barren
land to keep body and soul together un.
tl the growing season. the Thankssiv.
ins Day Of 1923 was indeed season
for rejoicing.
Sufficient time must be allotted to
permit those who lived at a distance
to receive notice and prepare to journey
to . general meeting place. Here the
entire morning was spent in prayer
service. and afterward came the serving
Of the meal.
Great tables were quickly ARRANGED,
and q steaming hot bounteous repast
was served to all within the town, The
meat was wild fowl that the men folk
had provided several days previous, and
the good housewives had prepared
against this hour Of their need.
Old diaries tell Of the great prepare.
tion that 1t required more than week
to arrange. and that goodly store of
eatables were all arranged ready for
serving long before the hour Of service.
The short. afternoon was spent by the
men folks IN exchanging views upon
sure methods OF crop management,
while the women folks exchanged reci.
pes. new patterns. and other bits of local
gossip that must have been very dear to
the hearts Of these wonderful women.
who helped to carve out Of q barren,
stony wilderness community that had
at last become self. supporting and with
every prospect of progressing.
find In an old diary Of Ellen vii.
Hams this note:
Baked Squash-Place the squash to
bake In the embers from the hearth,
keeping just enough fire to be seen |;
allow the squash to remain in this heat
for about two hours. Lift. brush off
the cinders and cut in four pieces. This
splendid vegetable, served nicely sen L.
soned with pepper and salt and lump
Of butter placed in the center of the
SQUASH" Today the housewife may bake
her squash either in the oven Of the
coal range or in the gas oven. Long,
slow heat is best, using about one and
one. quarter hours in slow oven to bake
. small squash.
Cranberries were to be had for Just
the picking. as they grew wild in the
marshy. fields along the entire New
England coast.
This old Colonial dame fixed her
cranberries as follows: Take q crock
or earthen pipkin and place in this a
quart Of cranberries. Add
Ono and one. half cups Of honey.
Cover the crock closely and place IN
slow oven for few hours. Cool before
removing the lid. The modern house.
wife may use the earthen or glass
baking dishes, and bake the berries in a
slow oven for one hour.
Butter Tony
The early Pilgrim had sweet tooth,
as we'll as the lads and lassies today,
and the youth was given a toffy made
from wild honey. Place in q sauce.
pan
Tsco cups Of honey,
Two tablespoons Of pinegar.
Bring to boiling point and cook slow.
" until the mixture will form a hard
ball when tried in cold water; this is
2s5 degrees on the candy thermometer.
Rub baking sheet with salad oil and
cover with shelled nuts. When the
honey is cooked to the right degree
pour in fine stream over the prepared
nuts in the prepared pan. Set in cold
place to harden. and break in small