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heated while the apples baked. Serve spitting hot in heavy mugs, or in a punch bowl. An ancient and festive drink. A raf OF FLANNEL This is the Spectacular of the festive drinks. Better practise up first. But it's worth it! : This calls for two large pitchers. 2 cups O'KEEFE Ale 3 eggs, separated nutmeg 14 cup sugar 4 tablespoons brandy. Mix together the sugar and brandy. Beat the egg whites and egg yolks WASSAIL separately until fluffy. Heat the ale in a saucepan and when it is almost to the boil add the sugar-brandy mixture. : Take off the heat and add the whipped egg yolks, the egg whites, and stir all well together. Pour the mixture into one of the large pitchers. Now, with a flourish, pour the mix- ture from one pitcher to the other several times. The faster you pour, the foamier the drink will be. The farther apart the pitchers are, the more impressive it is. FOODS FOR HOLIDAY HOSPITALITY The role of the modern host is A YARD OF FLANNEL by no means over with the dispens- ing of the drinks, different and de- lectable though they may be. Comes the time when the-inner man calls for something more substantial. And here is where your prowess with the carving knife gets full play. Happy indeed is the little woman who can produce a buffet table laden with such traditional "Christmas foods as Spiced Beef, specially pre- pared Ham, and a whole turkey-- pre-sliced and reassembled by the man of the house. Towards this end, men, get your- self the best carving tools money can buy. ..a knife of the best steel, with a blade about nine inches long and tapering gently, an emery stone to keep it razor sharp, and a strong, two-tined fork. A good host needs good tools because the hardest part of carving is to be deft and expert while a dozen pairs of hungry eyes are trained on you. Might be a. good idea to practise -- beforehand. That way, you'll be sure of an attractive platter of large, thin, even slices of pink, tangy beef, white turkey and red ham. If the platters are garnished to the nines, lift the garnishes off as an admiral would clear the decks for action.