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mo the acton free press thursday december 22 1966 1 a 1my beardmore directors donned white aprons i chef s hats to serve the targe crowd attending the annual i party serving the smorgasbord are jack creighfon hay evelan and charles heard safelftee sweetened iwith a cup of syrup sugar or molasses you can al- n- so place u in a box of wet be sure to the aforv d chrigtmat hvb anew inspiring all with peace and joy may many blessing be youtm on this chiiitmai l we hope santa leaves some room in your stocking for our wish of happy times for you and yours merry christmas rdon fs gjyr j for christmas enjoyment traditional recipa featuredplum pudding as favorite finale of feas by marie dillon for centuries plum pudding has provided a flaming finale to the traditional christmas feast early in the 18th century english cooks used thb following quaintly worded recipe in njaklng their holi day dessert take a quarter of a peck of flower and dry it three pounds of currans washd and picked clean set them before a fire to dry half a pound of raisins of the sun washd and stoned and shred small half a pound of bianchd almonds beat very fine with rosewater a pound of butter melted with a pint of cream but not put in hot a pint of ale- yeast a pennyworth of saff iron steepd in a piht of sack ten or twelve eggs but half the whites of them a quarter of an ounce of cloves and mace one large nutmeg grated a few carrawayseeds citron candied orange and lemon peel sllcd you must make it thin or there must be more butter arid cream you may perfume it with ambergreece tyd in a muslin bag and steepd in the sack all night if you ice it take half a pound of doublereflnd sugar sifted then put some of the sugar and beat it up with the white of an egg and beat it with a whish and a little orange flowerwater but do not overwet it then throw in all sugar by degrees then beat it all near an hour the cake will take so long a baking then draw it and waft it over with a brush and put it in again for half a quarter of an hour a 19th century recipe for plum pudding suggests that just before serving the holi day hostess turn it out of the bowl and put on top of it a few squares of cut sugar then she should pour on a little brandy set it afire and proudly present it to her guests the author of this same victorian recipe cautiously urges that only a little bo given to the young people as it might affect them j today plum pudding from mothers modern kitchen or the neighborhood bakery still retains its position among the traditional christmastime treats drawnfe from houil of knowlrdjtr used tday as christmas toys and for figures in creche ta christmas morning little girls throughout the land will lovingly cuddle new dolls and declare to one and all how wonderful a gift they have re ceived at the same time beau tiful creche dolls will be dis played in churches and homes as part of the christmas set ting this dual role as toy and as religious symbol is a func tion that dolls have filled for centuries according to ency clopedia americana and it is generally believed that the first use of dolls was religious rather than for entertainment historians report the doll originally was used as a repre sentation of human figures in religioussanctuaries the word doll itself in fact is derived from the greek word eido lon meaning idol archaeologists have un earthed dolls in the ruins of tombs thousands of years old and thel presence in the tombs la assumed by some his torians to mean the objects were included as idols among some ancient socie ties dolls were thought to pos- sesaj mystical powers many primitive tribes included such figures in burials as a spirit to keep the deceased company in another world today in addi tion to the creche dolls of christendom dolls hold al re ligious importance in the or ient where annual doll festi vals are held to celebrate the birthday of buddha as toys dolls have existed tor centuries the earliest toy dolls known were discovered in the near east and greece these primitive dolls were made of clay stone or bone typical was the legless pad dle doll of ancient egypt which was made from a single flat piece of pottery or wood although dolls today may be extremely complex and filled with electrical gadgets dolls of the 17th and 18th centuries frequently were even more elaborate they became so elaborate in f set that they were sent to court and initimet of war spe cial dispensations were made to score their safe transport to a peaceful refuge like works of art warding off witches led to candy canes one of the most popular symbols of the christmas holi days candy canes began with an old superstition during the middle ages europeans of that period carried glass ianes filled with colored candles to distract evil witches belief was that the evi become so interested in ing the candies that casting of evil spells was forgotten re ports the candy chocolate land confectionery institute ones sort- let every heart rejoice christmas source of joy and hope for all is with up once again we wish for you and yours a renewal of the bless ings and beauty of that holy night acton electric company jake vanderkooy tmay ma cuwevut acton jersey dairy l cards show changes greeting cards for christ mas show each season an in crease in the number of reli gious subjects but this has not always been true in fact the earliest christmas cards often had designs that seemed to have no connection with the holiday instead of nativity scenes or symbols of holly and mistletoe early american christmas cards of the 19th century were decorated with roses and por traits of young ladies accord ing to the encyclopedia amer icana often plump robins were pictured sitting on tree branches dripping with icicles in this early stage pinup girls were not unusual kate oreenaway drawings were fre quently used some cards pic turing single figures from her drawings others portraying dancing girls with gjurlands of flowers about 1870 cards were frost ed and fringed with heavy silk a mcknkhff 20monthold daughter of mr and mrs jim mcknighf wasnt having much to do with santa saturday at the legion party she did stay around long enough to get her present and candy cane however london prints first commercial yule although christmas gift giv ing goes back many centur ies christmas cards of com paratively recent they werent produced commercially until 1867 when the marcus ward co of london england began printing them in volume these first cards were un like any we see today they de picted fashionable vjctorian ladies and gentlemen fairy- talish children and sprites by such well known artists of the day as kate greenaway and walter crane on this side of the atlantic in the same year marcus ward was beginning christmas card production a small boston firm was established by a german immigrant louis prang who is often called fhe father of the american greet ing card industry his best known card designs were colorful flowers birds and animals like marcus ward louis prang often used the same designs for christ mas easter birthday or val entine cards by simply chang ing the message christmaa card designs as we know them today holly mistletoe candles carol sing ers and so forth didnt come into vogue until the ear ly 19008 m that kaw chilli horn alone chief christmas brings temptat ions to many parents while vi siting with neighbors or com pleting last minute shopping to leave small children unat tended for short periods says the fire chief at the same time decora tions trees and wrapping pa per bring an increased threat of fire danger unless constant care is exercised the fire cucf urges all parents to recognize the fire danger of this season and not to leave small children alone in the home even for a min ute he points out that the criminal code of canada for bids such action which endan gers the life or health of any child under the age of 10 years parentajarc further remind ed that under certain condit ions a christmas tree can be ignited by a single match to burn furiously u to charred wood in a few seconds care must be taken to keep butts of trees immersed in water and to ensure that the tree it self does not obstruct access to a door or window in the ev ent of an e and then it was the card makers of north america who brought i about the transform ation substituting simple symbolic design for the orn ate victorian bavarian and austrian cards of the 1890s ice coated bridges during october drivers were dramatically reminded that bridges can be treacher ous in cold weather thous ands of cars were delayed dur ing the morning rush hour by vehicles that skidded on bridg es the ontario safety league asks motorists to remember always that a dry pavement- may become ice coated when it crosses a bridge as he brought us peace moy this holiday bring hope lor all mankind we wish you a christmas o serene joy 1 he family store pat and bill of