The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-02-12
T HE HOMEMAKERS
CORNER
Conducted by Miss A. L. Webb, State
College of Washington.)
st. Valentines Day

Some time far, far back in folk
and village customs originated the
custom of celebrating st. Valentines
Day, though they did not at first call
it that. The saints name was at
,tached in the Middle Ages by Chris
.tians who wished to improve = pagan
custom they could not stamp out.
Several saints Of that time have been
noted in past annals, but nothing in
their history explais the custom or
the date, February IA. ae.s
I As early as the old English poet
R|tChaucer's day, in the villages and
hamlets the young felix's Of England.
Scotland and parts Of France gather
ed about an urn on the village green
and drew slips with names on, which
settled who should be sweethearts for
year. Later the grand folks in the
castles took it up, and presents were
given and services performed like
those the medieval knight for his lady.
Roman youths had something sim
liar in the Feasts of Lupercalia in
February. We today can give the lit
tie folks a Valentine Feast, with good
lies and games and contests, for there
are many interesting things appro-
pirate to the day.
Invitations
Invitations to Valentine party
should be printed on red cardboard
hearts. The following verse might be
used, "Queene' being changed to
sKnave" if it is a little boy instead Of
girl who gives the party;
The Queen Of Hearts
Has made some tarts;
She's going to have party.
So if you have heart, please come;
Your welcome will be hearty
February IA, at 5 o'clock.
At the door guests are met by the
Queen Tor Knave) with paper crown
and scepter, and each guest has a
white paper heart pinned Oh, marked
"Do not lose heart!' This is to record
the points gained in contests.
Broken Hearts
First, each boy and girl gets an en-
velope with big heart in it, cut into
bits. The first one piecing the heart
together right gets 10 points, second
s, third 4, and fourth 3.
Dart Throwing
A big red heart painted on heavy
cardboard may serve as target for
darts to be thrown from across the
room. the initials of the thrower be-
ing marked where the dart strikes.
The three getting the dart nearest the
center of the heart get 10 points each.
Writing Valentines
Everybody is given sheet OF paper
and pencil, and hidden to write val
entine. One is chosen judge, and tine
Queen of Hearts reads the valentines
aloud. The judge decides how many
points each valentine has earned, with
out knowing who, wrote it.
Partners For Refreshments
To find partners for refreshments,
hearts may be matched which nave
haan torn 40 that a boy has half and
girl the other half of each. This
Is good time to, collect the score
cards. tally and see who wins the praz-
Is. These might csnsist OF heart
shaped bqxf. 81 Saady + Or % peart--.
shaped six BaE IT. hsaft motto cans
daes.
Valentine. Cakes
Pretty little heart-s-~ped cakes may
he made as follows.: Cream together
X cup shortening and IL cups sugar
thoroughly. Beat a eggs till timex
and lemon colored, then add to Other
Sft together 2a cups sifted flour,
H2h teaspoons baking powder and Id
teaspoon salt and add TO other mixture
= little at time, alternately with y
anp Of milk. Then. favor with tea
spoon vanilla Tor other flavor II de-
sired) and bake in CREASED heart-shap-
| ed tins about 25 minazkes In moderate
oven. They may be covered with pink
frosting. or with white outlined In
heart with little rad candies II heart
shaped tins are. not available, round
4 ones may be used and the heart made
on top with candies in the frosting.
Strawberry Ice Cream
Mix cups ot thick cream, cups
Of milk Tor 4 sapa Of thin cream i'm
Istsad Of thes tAifk cream and milkl
with cup - sugar and a box a
tstrAwbskntltA. u It's equivalent in
strawbeft PRESERVES. Put It in the
freezers Aek and freeze.
A New Fudge
Have. yoa ever tried making cocoa
nut~marahmsllow fudge for the chill
dseht J They will lovsit! Pvt cup
Of milk or thin cream In q saucepan
With q cups of graduated sugar and
Iboil till 1t forms q hard ball in water.