The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-11-17
Briggs Family
Table Menus
A Turkey-Less Thanksgiving
Menu

Our Thanksgiving turkey is go
ing to be roast chicken this year"
Mother Briggs announced one eve
ming at the supper table few days
before Thanksgiving.
1T won't seem like Thanksgiving
unless we have stuffed turkey will
it," asked young Bill.
"You just wait until you hear the
rest of the menu and the decora-
tions which Mother and are plan
Ming" answered Dot proud to be
on the inside of the holiday dinner
plans. You'll know it's Thanks
giving, all right"
'I'll bet you're doing a lot of
helping" retorted Bill doubiously.
Indeed, she is" replied his
Mother forestalling an argument.
dot is going to make the salad
and prepare the potatoes besides
making place cards and nut cups.
It's going to be a party, for the
Harris are coming for dinner
eff you have pumpkin pie and
cranberry sauce, I never miss the
turkey" said Father Briggs. you
know dear" he added teasingly to
his wife, your pumpkin pie out
shines any turkey.
Although they did not divulge the
secret to the other members Of the
family, pumpkin and cranberry
sauce were included in the menu
which Mother Briggs ard Dot
concocted.
Thanksgiving Dinner Menu
Cranberry Sauce
Roast Chicken
Apple Stuffing Baked Potatoes
Broiled Tomatoes
Head Lettuce and Celery Salad
Pumpkin Pie
Coffee for Adults
Milk for Children
Apple Stuffing
cups cracker crumbs.
2 cups soft bread crumbs.
1 cup butter.
Salt.
Pepper.
Poultry seasoning.
2 cups scalded milk.
2 eggs.
2 cups diced raw apples.
Melt butter in milk and pour
over crumbs. Add slightly beaten
eggs and diced apples (if the skins
are red do not remove). Season to
taste. This is enough stuffing for
one fowl.
Pumpkin Pie
liz cups cooked pumpkin.
1 teaspoon ground ginger.
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
1 scant cup light brown sugar.
" teaspoon salt.
2 eggs.
" cup milk and cup cream
3 teaspoons orange juice.
Put pumpkin into mixing bowl.
Combine spices and boiling water
and mix to a smooth paste, then
add to pumpkin. Beat eggs until
foamy and add them and the sugar
and salt to the pumpkin. Stir I'M
til well blended. Last add the milk
and cream that have been heated
to the scalding point and the or
ange juice. Mix thoroughly and
pour into a nine inch pie tine that
has been lined with good plain pas
try. Place pie on lower rack OF a
hot oven, 425 degrees and bake at
this temperature fifteen minutes,
then reduce the heat to $50 de-
grees, slow oven, and bake until an
inserted knife comes out clean.
Time required for baking is about
so minutes. Serve with a gener-
Gus spoonful of whipped cream on
each cut. Garnish with finely
shredded candied ginger or spoon
full of grated cheese. Yield: pie,
six servings.
A Soft Diet for Father Briggs
With great difficulty Mother
Briggs refrained from saying to
her husband: 1T know that second
serving Of pumpkin pie after a
huge Thanksgiving dinner would
give you indigestion, not to men
ton all the nuts and popcorn you
ate during the afternoon" Tactful-
ly, however, she kept silent for
'I-told-you-so' was taboo state
ment in the Briggs household. Faith
er Briggs needed no reminder since
for several days after the Thanks
giving dinner he was confined to
his bed with a severe case of indi-
gestion.
The family physician, DIR. john
son recommended soft diet, so
Mother Briggs planned the family
meals accordingly. Some or the