Evening star., 1959-12-21
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Holiday
Fare
APIenty

COW1l al IlCdNlly SIOChSu
with all the traditional
holiday fare. Leading
contenderS for the piece
de resistance of the
Christmas feast are two
longtime favorites tur-
key and ham.
The turkeys come in all
sizes from small to man.
moth. If you're a foursome,
one of the small 5-pounders
will be just right with no
leftovers; for large family
get-togethers the whopping
big toms weighing 20 to "a
pounds are plentiful. Some
food chains are stocking
the convenient oven-ready
stuffed turkeys, weighing
from 6 to ID pounds. Re-
member, these birds should
be kept frozen until you pop
them into the oven. Direc-
tions for roasting come with
each turkey.
Additional poultry in good
supply includes oven-ready
capons, Long Island duck
lings. Rock Cornish hens,
and roasting chickens.
Smoked hams are espe-
cially attractive this year be-
cause Of the heavy pork sup
plies. And, here again, you
can find the size and type
ham to fit your needs. Shop
pers may choose between
fruited hams, ready-to-bake;
canned hams, regular smoked
hams, fully cooked hams or
country hams. If a whole
ham is more than you want,
you can buy the full shank
half, the butt half or a big
fat slice.
Whatever your choice Of
stuffing for the holiday bird,
the makin's are available.
Italian chestnuts, oysters
and sausage meat take
your pick.
At veget~'' counters the
best buys 1t potatoes,
Pascal celery, ce.ery hearts,
yellow onion, broccoli, win
ter squash, rutabagas, SPIN
ach. kale and mushrooms.
Outstanding fruit buys are
emperor grapes, apples, Flor
ida grapefruit, navel oranges.
Anjou pears, avocadoes, tan
gerineS and lots of approved
fresh canberries as we'll as
canned cranberry sauce and
jelly.
WalnutS, mixed nuts, fruit
cakes, plum puddings, fancy
holiday baked goods of all
kinds are available in guam
tity.
Last Minute Gifts
Are you still looking for
cheese assortments for last
minute gifts? AIMS Kitchen
in Georgetown boasts 81 diff
ferent varieties of imported
cheeses from Holland, Wales,
France, England, Denmark,
Norway, Sweden and Cam
ada. The shop also carries a
line OF imported honeys and
marmalades from 81 differ
ent countries around the
globe.
Something new in candy
giving is Barricini's sky
scraper package. Six sepa-
rate assortments, each at
tractively wrapped in gold
foil, are tied together with
colorfU ribbon. The tall or
der" gift consists of a one
pound box of dark minia-
lures, one pound of CONT
mental cookies, a 12-ounce
package of thin mints, a 10
ounce box of almonjacs, an
8-ounce box of fruits and
nuts, and a pound Of fruit
gems. An elegant thank-you
to take a Christmas hostess
as a family gift.
And there's still time to get
your order in for fancy ice
cream moldS to climax the
Christmas dinner. Gifford's
have a wonderful assortment
from which to choose. The
ice cream rolls come with
Santa Claus, tree, or bell
centers and with various
combinations of ice cream
and toppings. One particu-
larly intriguing dessert is
their flaming SNOWFALL. This
comes in three f1avors.
vanilla, strawberry and pis-
tachio rolled in cocoa
nut, decorated with holly and
bright red candle stuck in the
top Of the snowy ball to light
as you bring it to the table.
Product News
The H. J. Heinz Co. is an
nouncing two new products
in time for the holiday trade.
One is a strained pineapple
juice for the highchair crowd.
It's smooth in texture and
flavor, a bit milder than the
adult version of this tropical
drink. And for baby's nutri-
tional needs, it's fortified with
Vitamin c. One ~ ounce
can more than meets a baby's
daily requirement for this es-
sential vitamin, the COM
pany claims.
The second product is Heinz
tomato with rice soup. It's
delicately seasoned so as not
to mask the fresh tomato
flavor. A generous amount of
long-grain rice makes it a
satisfying main dish as we'll
as a hearty meal "Starter "