Milford chronicle., 1959-12-04
Holidays Are Perfect
For Playing Host
AP Newsfeafures

AZ NeWsIfdIureS
CHRISTMAS is A GOOD time to
|rehearse the role of hostess. Younge
er marriages makes it important
for every girl in her teens to begin
to learn about keeping house, en-
tertaining, and caring for child
rem Invite your friends in and pre-
tend that you are the lady of the
house. Give your mother a holiday
clean the house, prepare the food
and do the serving, just as you
would If you were married and in
your own home.
Plan the decorations r m
scratch, and try originality. If you
have a fireplace decorate the man
tie simply, but effectively. You'll
spend less if you put thought into
your decorating instead of buying
decorations willy-nilly. A very
pretty, chic decoration may be ach-
ieved with pine rope placed swag-
ger-like across the fireplace and
down the sides of the mantle. At
tach lemons, kumquats, oranges,
lines, crab apples, nuts, tree Orna-
ments, sprinkles or what have you
to the rope. Put heavy pieces along
the top of the mantle, and lighter
pieces on hanging parts. Tall red
candlesticks on. either side of the
mantle will achieve lovely effect.
Bright red felt makes a wonder
full buffet table cloth that can. be
used other years and for other oc-
casions. Green napkins or paper
napkins with Christmas designs are
ideal. A simple bowl of Christmas
ornaments and tiny pine boughs
could make a charming centerpiece
for table.
Food should be kept simple, too,
but if it is main meal, it should
be filling. Do some paper work in
advance to see what a meal will
cost, and you won't go over your
head. Dishes that can be prepared
from eggs. spaghetti, noodles,
beans can be inexpensive. Concoc-
tiOns of deviled eggs or tuna fish
casserole (made with noodles) can
keep the cost of a party down.
Chickens may be low priced, and a
dish like chicken tettrazini is easy
to prepare, delicious and filling.
Just make cream sauce, add some
mushrooms and pimientos, add
cooked chicken, mix all with cooked
spaghetti, put in the oven with a
layer of buttered bread crumbs and
parmesan cheese on top.
A cake could be the piece de re-
sistance to a holiday party. Here's
one you don't have to bake-a pine
apple cheese cake.
Drain l can of crushed pineapple
q pound 4 ounces). Save syrup.
Add enough water to syrup to make
2 cups. Combine 1 package of lemon
mix with tablespoons unflavored
gelatin, 2 cups liquid, 15 cup sugar
and 2 slightly beaten egg yolks in
saucepan. Cook over low heat,
stirring until thickened. Cool. Beat
l cup of cream-style cottage cheese
until creamy. Add pudding mixture.
continue beating until blended.
Combine " cup of instant dry
milk crystals and u cup of ice
water. Whip until soft peaks form
(3-4 mins.) Add 2 tablespoons of
lemon juice and continue whipping.
while gradually adding u cup of
sugar, until stiff peaks form (3-4
minutes). Fold whipped instant
milk crystals, u teaspoon lemon
extract stiffly beaten egg whites
and crushed pineapple into pudding
mixture. Pour into pan over crumb
mixture. Chill until set (about 3
hours.) Unmold. Garnish with
canned pineapple slices and maras-
chino cherry halves. (Crumb mix
ture: Blend II cup fine graham
cracker crumbs with / tablespoon
sugar, l tablespoon melted butter.
Line bottom of 9x5x 8 inch loaf
pan with waxed paper or foil. Press
crumbs over bottom of pan.
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