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With food costs at an ali-timfe high, this is the year to scale down your holiday party-giving. In- stead of a big bash, think small and special. A caroling or trim-the-tree get-together or a drop-in visit to exchange gifts doesn't necessarily require a whole meal. Go the coffee and cake route and serve two very special cranberry cakes. Shown in the background here, a festive Orange Cranberry Cake, filled with walnuts, dates and cranberries, then topped, if you wish, with an orange juice glaze. The Cranapple Coffee Cake is a delicious blend of sugar and spice. The everything nice is a filling of iced apples and CranOrange excerpts from &4The Christmas Dinner" by Washington Irving The dinner was served up in the great hall, where the squire always held his Christmas banquet. A blaz- ing, crackling tire of logs had been heaped on to warmn the spacious apartment, and the flame went sparkling and wreathing up the wide- mouthed chimney ... We were ushered into this banqueting scene with the sound of rninstrelsy, the old harper being seated on a stool beside the fireplace, and twanging his instru- ment with a vast deal more power than melody. Neyer did Christmas board dis- play a more goodly and gra- cious assemblage of counte- nances; those who were not handsome were, at least, happy; and happiness is a rare improver of your hard- favoured visage... The table was literally loaded with good cheer, and presented an epitomne of country abundance, in this season of overflowing lard- ers.- When the cloth was re- moved, the butler brought in a huge silver vessel of rare and curious workmanship, which he placed hefore the squire. Ilts appearanCe was- ing -the1 Wassa.. Bowl,1-0àre joviality circulated, and was kissed rather coy'ly by the ladies. When it reached Master Sîmion. he raised it in both hands. and wîîh the air of a boon companion struck up an old Wassail chanson. relish. Orange Cranbei (Makes 1 l0-inci 2½/ cups unsift purpose fle 1 cup sugc 1/4 teaspoon 1I teaspoon bî powder 1 teaspoon baki 1 cup chopped, 1 cup choppec dates 11/2 cups freshg frozen cranbt Orate rinds of2 2 eggs 1 cup butter 3/ cup vegeta Glaze 1 cup orange 1 cup sug Preheat oven o WUIITBY FREE PRESS, "CIRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT" WFDNESDAY DECEMBER 17, 1980, PAGE 19 in a large bowl, comnbine *iy Cake flour, sugar, sait, baking h Cake) powder, baking soda, wal- 'tedail- nuts, dates, cranberries tedaI and' orange rind. Stir to urblend. Add eggs, ,ar buttermilk and oil and stir i sait until well blended. Pour ýaking mixture mbt a greased and ing soda floured 10x4-inch tube walnuts pan. Bake 1 hour -or until J pitted firm to the touch. Let cake i pitted stand for 10 minutes, then or fresh unmold onto a platter. In a oer resh bowl, mix together orange Zerrnes juice and sugar until sugar orangesis thoroughly dissolved. rmilkSpoon over warm cake abemil slowly to allow il to be ibleoil absorbed mbt cake. Cool e juice thoroughly before cutting juice mb slices. gar Cranapple Coffee Cake to 3500F. (Makes 1 12-inch Cake) 0% o '0 Holiday Entertaining - ilere 's How To Keep It Sweet and Simple! Dough 2 cups buttermilk baking mix 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese 1/ cup butter or margarine 1/3 cup milk FiIling 2 cups diced peeled cooking apples (2 medium) (cubes should be ½i inch square) 1 cup Ocean Spray Cran- Orange Relish 1/ teaspoon each cinnamon and nutmneg Glaze 1/ cup confectioners' sugar 2 tablespoons water 1/ teaspoDfl vanilla Preheat oven to 4250F. Measure biscuit mix into a bowl and cut in cream cheese and butter until particles are very fine. Stir in milk and knead dough on a floured surface until a smooth bail. Roll out dough with a floured rolling pin to a 12x10-inch oblong. Place dough on a greased, shallow baking pan. In a bowl, mix together apples, relish, and spices; spoon mixture in a high mound down the center of the dough, ending 1 inch from the l0-inch sides. With a pair of scissors, cut dough 2½/ inches deep every inch along both 12-inch sides of the dough. Fold strips over filling, alternating sides and brush ends of strips wi th water to seal. Bake 20 and drizzle mixture over warm cake. Cool thoroughly before cutting into pieces. t NEW YEARS EVE DANCE Wednesday, December 31,1980 CLUB ANN RENE SCUGOG ISLAND 9 p.m. -? Featurlng LOOSE CITY BAND Hot & Cold Buffet lncluded Tickets $25 per Couple For Information Cali 985-7631 MBM PUBLISHING &PHOTOGRAPHY INC.I CHRISTMAS CARDS- WRAP 'IDEAL' BOOKS PLAQUES BEST SELLERS PERSONALIZED PLAYING CARDS 131 BROCK STREET, NORTH m WHITBY 668-6111 Mon.-Fri. 9-6Sat. 10-5 - TWO VERY SPECIAL CRANBERRY CAKES, Orange Cranberry Cake and Cranapple Coteeçakeare simple yet festive tare b ottfer guests during the holidays.t Kids! 'Color Santa Claus! ~Ii . À Ni to 25 minutes or until brown and crusty. Cool on baking pan. In a bowl, mix sugar, water and vanilla