CHRISMAS AROL ULLOT SECION HITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20,1I978, PAGE B 15 HOLIDAY SAFETY Christmas brings with it a lot of paraphernalifa: trees, new toys, lights, candies, and gift wrapping. Bahi, humbugi With Ah these seasonal additions, house- hold hazards multiply, and homeowners have to be particularly careful. When you buy your Christmas tree, check forý freshness. 'The branches should spring back when you bend them and the nee- dies should be briglit green. Bump the tree base hard on the ground and be sure that the needles don't fall; check the bottom of the stump to see that it is sappy and moist. Once 'you make your purchase, store the tree onit- doors-«in a place that is pro- tected froin sun and wind, to conserve moisture. When you bring the tree inside, saw off an inch or two ofi the butt end to facilitate water uptake, and place the tree in a holder sturdy enough to anchor it (a holder for a five to six-foot tree should have tripod legs with a spread of 20" to-30"). Water the tree daily and keep it away from beat sources: the fireplacé, TV, radio, etc. Place breakable ornaments high up on the tree, out of reach of chli- dren, and pets, and use only fireproof decorations made of metal, glass or asbestos. Avoid -asing decorations that look like candy; a child may mistake them for food. iiiuiloe ~thiwdLgIaNN look oruui,î~iît~ Create beautiful Christ- mnas decorations witli the look of stained glass simply by using construction paper and colored cellophane! To create a hangingpseu- do stained-ghass decoration that can be used anywhere, you will need black con- struction paper, 'colored cellophane, clear glue, transparént tape and a rul- er, All of these supplies -are avaihable at art supply or hobby/craft stores. Begin by' drawing an equilateral triangle measur- ing 431 inches on ech sidé on the construction paper. Draw another triangle in- side of the first that is par- Sour' Cream Cherry Pie fiuling: M1 cup sugar M~ cup cornstarcli 2 one-pound cans tart cherries in juice 1 teaspoon almond cxtract 1 cup yogurt 3 tablespoons sour crearm 1M1 teaspoons gelatin red food colori-ng 10" grahain cracker or cream cheese Pie shell top ping: 1 cup whipping cream 1 tablespoon confectîoners' sugar M1 teaspoon vanilla 3-4 tablespoons sour cream Drain cherries and save the juice. Dissolve gelatin in M1 cup of juice. Combine cherries, sugar, cornstarch and M1 cup of juice and cook iintil thickened. Stir in al- mond extract and dissotved gelatin. Add yogurt and sour cream and rnix well. Cool. Blend in red food col- oring to achieve desired colon. Pour tifheing into 10" pie sheli and refrigerate until gelatin sets. Combine whipping cream, colifectioners' sugar, vanifla and sour cream and beat to the consistency of whipping. cream (about two minutes). Top off the allel to it and-3i micli from the outside line., Cut out the trlâhgle, including the center, leaving a triangle border measuring % 'inch deep. Use this as a pattern or stencil for drawing and cutting out il more tri- angle borde rs. Next, cut out 12 pieces ofcellopliane slightly larg- er than the open center of the triangles. Apply. clear glue to one side- of each triangle border, spreadlng it sparingly 'on all three bars or the border. Next place a piece of cellophane over ecditriangle border, completely' co'è'ring the center opening. Allow tliem to dry while you assemble smnall, designs from old -Christmas cards, bits'of foil, little stars, beads and other odds and ends that can-be- used to decôrate six of the cellophane windows of the orniament. Carefully glue your dec: orations to six of the win* dows and let thern dry. Then spread a very tliiw film of glue evenly over the six undecorated win dows and place one plain win- dow over a decorateci one. Place a large book or oth- er heavy object over the glued-together triangles for a few minutes to make sure that the cellophane win- dows and triangle borders stay together. You should now have six "stained glass"" triangles. Trim off excess ce llophane. When the windows have --dried, arrange three win- dowsin a row (in a flat sur- 'face, decorated side down, 50 that- the center one lies flush against the- other bor- ~ders. Do>n't 'allow sides to over- lap. Place a s'trip of trans- parent plastic tape over the touching borders. Then, fold the taped joints to form a three-sided triangle or pyramid with the decorated. sides of the windows facing out. Tape the open edges ~togetlier.- Repeat this pro- cedure with the other three windows and join the two pyramnids at their bases with tape. Insert a hook nt the tip and hang thc ornament. and- your Ioved ones this special -holiday season. Our besi greetings of the season to eveyone. Seasons Greeings A Il the Best for '79 GEORGE ASHE, MPP ru% - -- - - - qk D 1 . 8 ONS.TD Chevrolet-OIdsmobIIeý 8 55-3435 Hwy. No. 7 Kinsale 6349 655-4811 (4 miles East of Brougham) 53î ~UICt n(tfwtJ For ahi of our Friends this Christmas, a very special wish that brightness, excîtemnent and love - the truc spirit of the season - be yours at this joyous tfime of year! CONSOLIDATED BUILIDING CORPORATION CHRISTMAS CAROL PULLOUT SECTION