Evening star., 1934-12-14
tCopyright. 1934)

course every one helps himself to
trimmings.
The fowl comes to the table on this
occasion wearing a wreath. fashioned
of cranberries, sliced lemonzand pars-
ley. with a paper frill hiding the tip
of the neck bone and drum sticks.
The mashed potatoes wear pirniento
bell and the mashed squash goes holi-
daying under green pepper Christmas
trees. There are parsley sprig trees
10 dress up the turnip balls.
With the soup course give prize
to the one who can make the alpha
bet noodles in his bowl spell out
Merry Christmas" It takes only a
minute of the cooks time to pick
Out two or three correct letter COM
binations. These are added just be-
fore the soup is passed. Christmas
tree crackers are twice as good as the
ordinary kind Spread butter waters
with cream cheese and stand a sprig
of parsley in the center of each one.
A ChistmaS tree salad spreads
smiles of satisfaction Peel fresh,
pointed pears and cut them into thin
rings, then lay finely chopped almonds
between slices. Keep the pear in
shape with toothpicks and serve on a
bed of shredded lettuce or cress COW
cred with a dressing of mayonnaise
and cream cheese. colored green: dot
with bits CT candied fruit for lighted
candles.
Ice cubes for the beverage may have
stars in their centers cut from citron
or from orange or lemon peel. A
spray of holly. mistletoe or mint Is
another festive garnish. Fill the trays
half full of water and freeze, then
add the garnish, covering it with a
thin film of water. After this is frozen
fill the tray full for the final freezing.
Ice cubes in the Christmas colors are
easily managed by adding colored
fruit juices or pure coloring to the
water before putting in the tray.
If ice cream is the dinner dessert,
ask your caterer TO freeze 1t In Kriss
Kringle molds. st. Nick comes out
realistically in three colors with pack
on his back.
Taffy nut baskets filled with candied
fruit are tempting favors. These are
formed while the taffy is still in the
pulling stage. Take long strip and
coil it around and around to form
the bottom; in the same way build up
the sides. A short strip makes the
handle
Festive stuffed celery-For the
stuffed celery this time use snappy
cheese and mash it with a tablespoon
full of cream and one of India relish
or any chopped sweet pickle to each
cake of cheese. If you have pastry
tube use 1t to pipe the cheese into
the hollows in the celery. or just put
the cheese in with a narrow-bladed
knife and cut diagonal criss-cross
lines over the top. Sprinkle with pa
prika and little finely chopped par
with waxed paper and keep on the
bottom shelf of your refrigerator, as
it is the least cold there and will not
stiffen the cheese too much.
Plum pudding-Mix 4 cupfuls Of
white -four with 4 cupfuls of bread
crumbs, / u cupfuls of seedless raisins.
Ia pounds of suet, 112 pounds Of
puffed raisins, l pound Of raisins, Il
pound Of chopped almonds, "a pound
of mixed peel, either citron, orange
or lemon; l "a cupfuls of brown sugar,
/ chopped apple, teaspoonful of all
spice, teaspoonful of salt, S eggs and
u cupful of cider Beat the eggs
slightly before adding. Steam the
pudding for II hours. This makes two
puddings.
Christmas fruit salad-This salad is
made by putting lettuce leaves on in
dividual plates, on which Is placed
a slice of pineapple. Decorate each
slice with a five pointed star made out
Of pimiento. Take cottage cream cheese
and add to 1t chopped nut meats and
thick mayonnaise and form into balls,
placing in the center Of each star, or
form the pimiento in the shape Of
poinsettia. This salad may be served
with lrlayonnaise or Frenah dressing.