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. . | [I . For Christmas Enjoyment, Traditional Recipes ' 3 A Blessed @heistmas a Featured Plum Pudding e May you and your family snjoy As Favorite Finale of Feast On 1 A Christmas that is warm By MARIE DILLON yl | w ; ; \S IN p anpness, and is truly For centuries, plum pudding has provided a flaming 2X ¢ blessed in every way. e 4 Ny Many thanks for your support! finale to the traditional Christmas feast. A IXSED) Suppor: Early in the 18th century, English cooks used the BAN _ following quaintly worded recipe in making their holi- \ J a 38 oq day dessert: : a N J > "Take a quarter of a Peck of Flower and.dry it, three A 2 Pounds of Currans, wash'd and picked clean, set them $ y before a Fire to dry, half a Pound of Raisins of the Sun, ° wash'd and stoned and shred small, half a Pound of y . blanch'd Almonds, beat very fine with Rose-Water, a R O R F ST A U R A NT Pound of Butter melted with a Pint of Cream, but not put in hot, a Pint of Ale-Yeast, a Penny-worth of Saf- . : fron steep'd in a Pint 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 Carraway-Seeds, Citron, Candied Orange and Lemon . : - : . Peel slic'd; you must make it thin, or there must be { ® IT'S "Drawing from more Butter and Cream; You may perfume it with {Yr Buvk of Knowledge Amber-greece ty'd in a Muslin Bag, and steep'd in the ~ : : CHRISTMAS Sack all Night, . "If you ice it, take half a Pound of Double-refin'd Sugar sifted; then put some of T / the Sugar, and beat it up with the White of an Egg, and beat it with a Whish, and a TIME! . little Orange flower-water, but do not over-wet 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 ' -- We'd like to wish waft it over with a Brush, and put it in again for half a quarter of an Hour." you and your family A 19th century recipe for plum pudding suggests that just before serving, the holi- i a very Merry day hostess turn it out of the bowl and put on top of it a few squares of cut sugar. i Christmas. Thanks for Then she should pour on a little brandy, set it afire and proudly present it to her guests. | your patronage! The author of this same Victorian recipe cautiously urges that "only a little be W 'given to the young people, as it might affect them." Hh : Today, plum pudding, from Mother's modern kitchen or the neighborhood bakery, ¥ M O R L F Y B R U C F still retains its position among the traditional Christmastime treats. ~ Holy Tree Blooms CH RISTMAS CH EER Every Christmas ; ; i Every Christmas, the phen- . ; AE ta fact i i 1 omenon of the blossoming v May the light RD fi / 7 &7 Holy Thorn Tree occurs in of Christmas Ra W/Z England and Washington, D.C. shine on \ Faithfully on December ibe 25th, a tree called the Holy . yon and Thorn or Glastonbury Thorn your loved blooms in the ancient English ones town of Glastonbury. Some- oo time during the same month, 4 May 2s an off-shoot of the same tree bright . bursts into bloom in Washing- _ warmth ton's Cathedral of the Close. According to legend, two fill each - days before Christmas 63 years day. We after the birth of Christ, 8, re \ : ' Joseph of Arimathea neare ow's the : : fre Ft, : Glastonbury, carrying with time to thank | oa your toyarty! : him the Holy Grail used at the f i Last Supper. you for } __ While pausing to rest at lf] ~ your continued z top of 'a hill overlooking the : | town, he drove his staff in the good will, and J : ground, where it immediately wish you and your Ri h d' B ' St di ony Jeet The ony day, family a happy holiday! - ristmas Eve, ad tu ¥ IChardas eau y uaio into a thorn tree covered with . blossoms. : AiR ; PEEL VARIETY ¥ EDITH & FRED FRASER AND STAFF { l- | 2 BK i uF : i. . 3 Hf Sa : iy > ; h I + SN hk: ; 3 ' hrisimas \@reelings | | , timer | | spon > of wishes come true ¥ Tove, peace 4 For all the bountiful blessings of Christmas, let + Is yours today! : surround us us we us rejoice! To each and every one of our 3 x ' ¥ 1k po pS * celebrate the Birth of | good friends and patrons, we extend, with sincere bh Sl % X x po Christ. May oy be yours! | appreciation, good wishes for the holiday, 2% | MAJCHER PONTIAC - BUICK Ltd. i i Wes St, John, Rowland Robinson, Motley McGau), ROSS MeLEAN | | Greer, Kelly and Jermyn - 1} * May Collins, Harold Snooks, Frank Lowry, John and RAD y. collins gi Biv wry: "RADIO AND T.V. LAW OFFICE