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PAGE H - PLA1NDEALER - FRIDAY. NOVEMBER «, 1181 Holiday decorations which are easy on you -- and your budget Make your holiday decora­ tions this year...and make some as delightful thoughts for friends. The ingredients are in your local craft or vari­ ety store... some even in your own home. The pompous Santa, for ex­ ample, is made of pieces of felt cut out and molded over a paper coffee cup topped with a ball. The ornaments have trans­ lucent centers of pure glue. Use cookie cutters as your frames, or make your own with a narrow strip shaped and glued into a circle or a diamond. Set shapes on a board smoothly covered with foil, then pour in enough Elmer's Glue-All to form a thin layer --being sure glue covers whole area and touches sides of shapes. Let dry overnight. Peel foil from ornaments and decorate with Glue-Paint, made by mixing glue and food coloring. Allow one color to dry for 10-15 minutes before applying an adjoining color. Finish with ribbon glued around the outside. The bird is hand carved from Glue-Dough, a combi­ nation of equal parts of Elmer's Glue-All, cornstarch and flour It is rolled out to de- QUICK AND EASIES--Holiday decorations which need only a few ingredients such as pompoms, felt, ribbon, Elmer's Clue-All, food coloring and some imagination. sired thickness and cut into shapes. If you are not talented, work with cookie cutters. The bird is two pieces--one for his body, the othdt his wings which are worked together. The ribbon ball and pom­ pom wreath require just an ability to glue two things to­ gether. For other easy and col­ orful ideas seRd 25 cents and a self-addressed, stamped busi­ ness envelope to Can Do Holi­ day Ideas, P.O. Box 157 Hilliard, OH 43026. •oOOuOOP ̂DC tfij LOW PRICES FINISH FIRST-HERE! 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This classic spirit, known around the world, is as tradi­ tional as Santa Claus, Father Christmas or Prrc Noel him­ self, and just as appreciated. Couple the decanter with on the rocks, stemmed or high­ ball glasses, and there's no finer way to toast to auld lang syne and the year to come. Another entertaining solu­ tion and, of course, the most welcome is to create your own gift. This year, why not try something delightfully delicious? A holiday whisky cake (a less fruity version of that tra­ ditional Xmas favorite) to be deliciously devoured at holi­ day parties. Tlick in the recipe and present it on a hand­ some cake plate for a gift to remember. "SCOTCH CAKE" (Makes one 9-inch tube cake) 3 eggs, separated Vi cup granulated sugar Vi cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened Vi cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 Vi cups sifted all-purpose flour lVi cups pecans, chopped 1 cup glaceed cher­ ries, halved Vi cup seedless raisins 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon nutmeg Vi teaspoon cinnamon Vi teaspoon ground cloves V* teaspoon salt Vi cup Scotch Whisky Confectioner's Sugar Glaze Pecan halves and glaceed cherries for decoration SPIRITED GIFTS that kindle the holiday spirit include an elegant decanter filled with a favorite beverage such as a mellow, aged Scotch and matching on the rocks glasses. Another entertaining solution and, of course, the best is to create your own gift. This year, why not try something de­ lightfully delicious? A holiday whisky cake (a less fruity ver­ sion of that traditional Christmas favorite) to be deliciously devoured at holiday parties. l\ick in the recipe and present it on a handsome cake plate for a gift to remember. Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form. Slowly beat in V«cup of the granulated sugar until stiff peaks form; reserve. Beat butter, brown sugar, remaining granulated sugar and egg yolks in large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix V* cup of the flour with chopped pecans, halved cher­ ries and raisins in a small bowl until nuts and fruits are coated; reserve. Sift together remaining flour, baking powder, spices and salt onto waxed paper. Mix into creamed mixture alternately with Scotch whisky until batter is well blended. Stir in reserved nuts and fruits. Fold in egg white mixture. Spoon batter into greased and floured 9-inch tube pan; press down with a spoon to even batter. Bake in moderate oven (325° F.) about 1 hour and 10 minutes or until top springs back when lightly pressed with fingertip. Cool in pan on wire rack for 1 hour. Remove from pan; cool completely. Wrap cake with cheesecloth soaked in additional Scotch Whisky. Store in tightly covered container several days. When ready to serve, place cake on serving plate. Drizzle Confectioner's Sugar Glaze over top letting some pour down sides. Decorate as desired with pecan halves and whole glace­ ed cherries. Confectioner's Sugar Glaze Gradually stir about 2 table­ spoons water into 1 Vi cups sifted confectioner's sugar un­ til smooth and of good pour­ ing consistency. 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