The Key West citizen., 1952-12-19

OIly IOuT IHOIe SuOPPLHS Ndys
It'll Christmas. doesn't it have a
scary sound? Ohmigosh, it's almost
here, and although my cards are
mailed, all the gifts wrapped, the
tree in the yard, the decorations
all out, l somehow never felt less
ready.
A quick trip to Miami early Sun
day morning to bring the rest Oi
the family down, Nom and Dad
Maybe that will do it. Hope every
one can spend Christmas with
Nom and Dad, because it takes
parents and children to really
make Christmas.
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BaIdwin's Nursery out back
looks more like Santa Claus Lane
than anything else. That's be-
cause the red and white poin-
seffias bloom there in such pros
fusion. II you are doing any OUT
of door Christmas decorating this
year, why not do it for this year
and the next. and the next, by
planting those flaming bushes?
Did you know that the Poin-
seffia flower is really yellow?
The flaming leaves you see are
Just leaves, and the actual BIOS
som is that little bittY yellow
thing in fhe center.
Inside fhe nursery store all Is
gay TOO, with bells and ribbons
and a tiny Christmas tree. Also
and I got quite tieklsd about fhis,
they have q big ball or goUrd
from a ealabash tree. ! could
Just picture old Van Winkle's
elves rolling one Of these along
their rocky mountainous bowling
alleys as old Rip slept on for
twenty years.
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The Crisco people have q new
recipe for a cookie mix I tried
that is really a dilly, because
from the basic mix you can make
so many different kinds of cookies.
I'll just give you the recipe for
the mix and you can 60 on from
there yourself. All you do Is mix
six cups of sifted all purpose flour,
one tablespoon of salt and one
pound of Crisco together, waiting
for all the other ingredients to
make date bars. sugar cookies,
molasses cookies, brownies and nut
balls. All you have to do from
there is stir in one half cup light
brown, dark brown or white sugar,
one fourth tsp. baking powder, one
egg and one tablespoon of milk.
Then you add your nuts, dates,
molasses, chocolate, spices or
whatever, and you're off!
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Someone who looks Just like
me was heard TO remark in the
chiIdren's cornner yesterday,
"If's times like these when
wish Gail were tiny again." OF
course ! was looking at fhe rot
sized dress when ! made the re-
mark. They are the eUtesf little
bits Of things ever. Gay bright
eoiors, fluffy fluffy, rvffses,
smart styles, and ell in wee
sizes. For Christmas, for spring.
for all year round.
In ths toy department., ! was
playing a new style piano. Most
ly for my own amaIement Of
course. But IL your tot can read
numbers from one TO eight, he
or she can play II. II sits fiat.
like a big book with an eight
tone keyboard. and the keys are
numbered. Open The cover and
there are the notes all marked
out in numbers 10 be followed.
I felt like . VirtUoso playing
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" on
SIGHT. rs more fun for the kids
TO play when they can make re-
eosnirsble tunes all by Them
selves.
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It's good TO see people being
good neighbors, and never did any
one have better neighborS than
Mrs. Hannah Baer the other night
when her sister.in-law Ethel was
suddenly taken very III in the store.
The entire staff at Donald'S, bless
'em. came on over TO the Ideal
TogS and took over.
So now every night after a day
of struggling with bleach, dye and
curls, they all so on ever and sell
baby clothes. It's quite a sight 10
see Louis handling a pair Of rubber
pantieS instead Of donning rubber
gloves, Sue peering over the baby
shoe boxes. Donald up to his ears
in diapers Che says IL isn't strange
at all. Anne coy among the dolls
In the toy department, Flora right
at home among the bo0tes and
Ruthie busy wrapping say pack
ages. Like l say, ms sure nice to
have good neighborS, but II gives
aR extra special glow at Christ
mas time.
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ESiFa guests eoFninsf Wei ana
why netF rs INCEST 70 have q
house fses right ~ chFissmsS
time. ~ Altman Thinks 70 toe
because hs has . bic new ship