Evening star., 1923-12-14
Christmas Entertaining

spoonful of powdered thyme. and
some pepper and salt Fry until col
ored. then add the chicken joints and
fry Just to color them. Place in a
stewpan, cover with good stock, and
bake covered for one hour. Strain
on the gravy, thicken it. and. If nee
essary. brown 1t slightly. Arrange
the Joints of chicken round the rice
and pour the gravy over This is a
very savory dish and may be made
with rabbit or pheasant as well as
short Pastry for Minee Pies.
Take four ounces of -four. three
pinch OF salt, one teaspoonfui of bak-
ing powder. little pulverized sugar
and about two tablespoonfuls OF cold
water. SLIT the -four. baking powder,
salt and sugar together. Rub in the
becomes like bread crumbs. Make
well in the center and add iust
enough cold water to make a stifY
paste. Roll out rather thin on
nouIeo board. and do not handle the
out some fair sized rounds with a
creased, line them with the pastry. All
win mince meat. wet the edges, put on
the top cover. press well together, and
decorate with the prongs of a fork
Make small hole in the middle Of Zach
pastry cover to let the steam out. Baka
TOT ABOUT twenty minutes In a moderate
oven. This makes four Individual pies
Win haif pound Of mince meat.
PuddinK. and Cakes.
Rich Plum Pudding.-Chop very fine
one pound Of beef suet, add three fourths
or pound Of flour or bread crumbs.
80 IT,
of currants. washed and picked: one
1urth pound of mixed candied pee.
chopped nne; half a teaspoonfui OF
mixed spice. the grated rind OF one
emon, three-fourths' pound of moist
teaspoonful Of salt. Over ali pour half
pint Of cold milk and stir 1t in. Put
all aside to swell and blend until the
next day, then put the mixture into a
IN mo ana Tie otii oVrt it. u.
or sikh hours at least Keep a Few
days. then boil again for two hours
before serving.
English Christmas Cake.-Take three
Iourths pound of butter, one-fourth
pound Of brown sugar, one pound of
iour. two teaspoonfuls of baking pow
dcr, one-fourth pound Of raisins, two
ounces of sweet almonds, four ounces
of candied peel, three eggs, spice. nut
meg. and ginger to flavor. and sufficient
milk to make 1t moderately moist
Cream the butter and sugar together.
add the eggs one at a time, and the
fruit gradually. Sift in the -four and
baking powder at the last and beat
thoroughly for five minutes. Bake in
moderate oven for about three hours,
decreasing the heat for the last hour.
If time Is limited, and you have no
cake on hand. buy loaf cake of good
grain and preferred flavor, cut 1t .lcross
into half-inch layers, and with a sharp
La k.s.,
shapes appropriate to the occasion. Ice
and decorate.
Children's Party.
Decorations for ChiIdren's Cakes
Make q daisy in the center Of Christ
mas cake formed Of small candies stuck
in the icing while it is moist Use
lemon drops for the center Of the daisy
and for the petals the candy beans .hat
come In various colors. Place d row of
i, Noodles are very helpful to decorate
children's Christmas cakes. While
making the icing for the cake. slowly
boil the noodles in water to which has
heen sdded couple Of drops of color
scheme Of the. table decorations. Allow
to uiy ailer bving co.ured. When the
cake has been iced, and while 1t Is soft,
place a name, decoration, or an express
sion of good wishes worked out by
fHGdIiS Ol Tic COiOTeQ uOOQlc6.
Something unusual In the form of
| surprise boxes may be given to the
children at their party. Place in the
center OF the table a teddy bear hold
ing . large cornucopia In his paws. In
this oornucopia. which should be made
Of stiH cardboard, place numerous little
gifts with ribbons attached. ribbon
leading to each plate. Fill the cornu-
copia 70 the top with popcorn. hiding
the gifts. Very small toys Of cats.
| bought for a few cents A good idea
would be to make Q paper cornucopia
for each child. pot to be opened Until
arriving home. THE should contain
candy. nuts, popcorn, and a small toy.
Serve ice cream in white paper cups
made In the form Of buckets, by paint
| ing q colored band around the top and
bottom. Sugar cookies may be sprin-
killed. with coarse granulated sugar and
, cut into fancy shapes Of stars shells,
| dsh and other shapes, and gingerbread
may be made In dolls and animals.