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THURSDAYX, DECEMBER 14TH, 1039 Other Meals than the Christmas Dinner are Worth Conâ€" sidering. Some Special Dishes that May be Served on Christmas Day or the Other Days of the Holiday Week: One 1‘%4â€"oz. pkz. fLiruyere Cneese, grated or cut fine 1 doz. oysters fresh or frosted 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten 1 tablespoon Worestershire sauce Salt and pepper Melt butter in top of double boiler. Grate cheese on a coarse grater,. The Gryere cheese is added for flavour but may omitted, if desired. Put in double boiler with the butter. Stir freâ€" quently. Do not allow the water in double boiler to boil, as high heat curâ€" dles the cheese. Heat oysters over low heat until the edges curl. Strain the liquid. When the cheese is pust melted, add the oyster liquid and mix‘well. Stir quickly into the slightly beaten yolks. This must be quickly done to prevent curdling. Return to‘ the double boiler. Add oysters, Worcestershire and salt and pepper. Stir constantly until thickened. While turkey and plum pudding and all the "trimmings" are standard for the Christmas Day meal, there are special dishes that might well have consideration at this time of "good cheer." Here are some of these specials as outlined by one expert in the culinâ€" as Out fry 2l Serve in patty shells or on toast. Or serve it in bread croustades cut out with star cutters, the centres seooped out, and then fried in deep fat or toasted in a hot oven. If you do not wish to make rarebit with egg yolks, acdid graitedn cheese and cooked oysters to a medium cream sauce, using some of the oyster liquor as part of the liquid. Heat until cheese melts. Serves six. Your â€" homeâ€"from«zollege daughter may be planning a postâ€"Christmas ; gang gathering. Here is a light dessert§ that has buffet table manners. Cold ; turkey or chicken salad, hot rolls and | a beveraze would complete the menu. . | T here‘s More to Christmas Time Eating Than Just Turkey and Plum Pudding BRavarian Cream 1 cnvelope unflavored gelatim % cup cold water % cup scalded milk 4. cup sugar teaspson salt 1 teaspoon vanilla w teaspoon almond flavoring 2 cups cream, whipped s cup drained crushed pineapple 4 cup drained finely chopped marasâ€" chino cherries 4 cup chopped nuts Whipped cream and shredded cocoaâ€" nut, if desired, for garnish Pour cold water in small bowl. Sprinâ€" le gelatin over top. When gelatin is softened, add it to the ‘scalded milk in the top of a double boiler. Stir until dissolved. Add sugar and salt. Pour inâ€" to freezing tray, set refrigerator up to coldest position, and chill five to seven or just until it begins to thickon and look syrupy. Remove from refrigerator at once. Stir in the fruit, nuts and flavorinz. Lastly fold in the whipped cream. Pour into individual molds or a large mold that has been rinsed with cold water. Chill in refrigâ€" erator until set. Dip the mold or molds in warm water just long enough to loosen the contents. Turn out and garâ€" nish with whipped cream and shredded cocoanut, if desired. In place of the crushed pineapple and maraschino cherries, an equal quantity of drained diced canned mixed fruits may be used. Sserves six.> Cranberries are always hung someéeâ€" where on Christmas menus. If:â€"it‘s sauce or jelly. you‘r having for dinner, serve this cranberyâ€"decked pear salad as the main attraction for Christmasâ€"night supper. It will hold up the leftovers from dinner. With little sandwiches, too, it would be nice to serve to the bridge club, if it‘s your turn during the haolidays 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup grated fresh Canadian cheese (One 1‘%â€"oz nkz. Gruyere cheese, Ovster Rarebit Mincemeat Apples 6 large red apples 1 cup boiling water 1 cup mincemeat 4 cup cinnamon drops > cup sugar 1 tablespoon butter Peel and core the apples. Put in saucepan with the cinnamon candies and ‘*4cup of water. Cover and cook slowly until the candies have dissolved and the apples are partially cooked. Lift the apples into a baking pan. Stuff the centres with mincemeat. If you use dry patkaged mincemeat, prepare acâ€" cording to directions before using, Pour any remaining liquid from. the cooking pan into the casserole. Sprinkle apâ€" ples with some of the sugar. Mix the reést of the sugar hnd the butter with cup of water and pour into baking pan. Bake in moderately slow oven, 325 degrees F., until the apples are soft and well glazed. (Baste the apples freâ€" quently with the syrup in the baking pan,. Turn once so they will keep their shape and become evenly glazed.) Serve warm with hard sauce. Serves six. Crisp celery stuffed with seasoned mashed avocado does the hors d‘oeuvres tray what shiny tinsel does for the Christmas tree. Avocadoâ€"Celery Appetizer 1 bunch celery 1 small or !4 large ripe avocado 1 teaspoon finely chopped onion 2 tablespoons lemon juice Salt and pepper Paprika Wash the celery, separate into stalks, cut off the tops and save them for soup or salad. Crisp stalks in ice water. Peel off the skin of the avocado, cut in half, remove seed and scrape out any of the brown seed covering that clings to the inner surface..Cut, into small pieces and put through coarse sieve or mash with potato masher. Add chopped onion and lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove celery from ice water. Wipe dry with paper towels. Fill the stalks with the mashed avocado. Garnish each with a dash of paprika or a few pieces of chopped pimento. : This same avocado mixture makes a good caname. Spread crackers first with butter, then with avocado mixture. Lay a whole shrimp on top. YÂ¥our menus may need another good way to prepare sweet potatoes. Baked Nut Sweet Potatoes 6 small uniform sweet potatoes % cup finely chopped nuts i cup sugar * % cup butter Cook the sweet potatoes in boiling salted water until the skins slip off easily. Peel and roll the hot sweet potitoes in the finely chopped nuts. Place in greased baking dish. Sprinkle with suzar and dot with butter. Cover and bake 15 minutes in a moderate oven 350 degrees F. Uncover and bake 15 minutes more. Serves six. Onions baked or creamed have been on holiday menus for years on end, but have you ever eaten onion pudding? Now there‘s as delicious an onion dish as ever came to the table. Crankery Pear Salad 8 canned pear halves 1 pkg. cream cheese 3 tablespoons cream Pinch of salt .l sugar 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 cup raw cranberries 3 stalks celery 2 teaspoons grated orange rind French or mayonnaise dressing Drain off the syrup from the pears. Dry the pears on paper towels. Blend cream cheese, cream, salt, sugar and lemon juice together until smooth, Put cranberries and celery through the food chopper. Mix in srated orange rind. Put the drained pear halves toâ€" gether in twos with a little of the | VISIT OUR TOY DEPT. DOWNSTAIRS | ® on e es enc on ces t ce nc en i T o oc uon esnc «** L. K. PIERCE | FURNITURE COMPANTY A tart remark! Half fill baked pastry | tart shells with a custard filling flavâ€" oured with orange rind. Put a spoonâ€" ful of conserve over the filling in each tart and spread to the edges. Very exâ€" | citingâ€"and not too sweet. | _ Wishing you a Merry Christmas needs ‘no trimmings. Neither do the hours iof good talk and pleéeasant content that | immediately follow a good Christmas dinner. Nevertheless, sometime during the holidays there‘s bound to be a time and place for a dish of this coffee | fudgeâ€"a quickâ€"energy idea, you know. \| | Coffee Fudge | 1 cup strong coffee _ ° | 3 cups sugaf | _1 cup heavy cream | 4 teaspoon salt i 2 tablespoons butter i % teaspoon vanilla ‘ w 1 cup chopped nuts, as desired. ' In brewing the coffee, allow 4 cup 'of ground coffee to 1 cup of water for the bestâ€"flavoured fudge. Put the cofâ€" | fee infusion, sugar, salt and cream in a i heavy saucepan. Stir until ingredients are well blended. Cover and cook until mixture comes to a boil. Remove The [ lid and then add the butter. Cook | over moderate heat to 234 degrees F.. or until a little of the syrup forms a very soft ball«in cold water. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and let stand until cool in a pan of cold water. Beat until light in colour and smooth and creamery. Add nuts. Continue to beat until mixture just begins to lose its shine. Pour into butittered pan. Let | cool, and cut into squares. ' nn mmmene on a thin coating of cheese over the outâ€" side of the pears and coat them with a strip of green pepper in the stem end. Chill until ready to serve. Serve on lettuce with French or mayonnaise gressing, as desired. Serves four. "It‘s the thought" that‘s important on Christmas Day. Maybe this year a turkey is out of the question, especially if vou are an apartment dweller with not too commodious kitchen equipment. Roast loin of vork or chicken is equally delicious and will fit in small ovens. The meal can be just as gay if you give extra thought to the trimmings. Baked mincemeat apples with hard sauce have lots of Christmas spirit and provide a lishter and less expensive ending than mince pie or plum pudding. Salt and pepper Peel onions and cook in boiling salted water until tonder. Drain and Cthop onions fine. Scald milk and stir into the egg yolks. Add chopped onions and chesse. Season highly with salt and pepper. Pour into greased casseâ€" role. Set in pan Oof hot water. Bake in moderately slow oven, 325 degrees F., for one hour or until set. Serves six. creamâ€"cheese mixture. Cut a piece off the bottom of the pears so they will stand up. Skewer with toothâ€"picks. Chill a few minutes until the cheese has firmed enough to hold the pears together. Remove toothpicks. Spread And here‘s a cranberry conserve that you can make any time. It‘s as goad to serve with vork or other roasts as with chicken or turkey. Incidentally, it makes delicious torts for dessert. Water 1 peeled mediumâ€"sized orange . 2% cups sugar 1 cup chopped blanched almonds . Wash cranberries and remove any blemished ones and bits of stem. Drain the pineapple tidbits. Add enough water to the syrup to make 1 cup. Slice the peeled orange, remove seeds, and cut slices into fourths. Cook the cranâ€" berries, liquid and orange together. When cranberries have stopped popâ€" ping, add the sugar and tldblts Stir well and continue cooking for about 15 minutes, or until fairly thick. Skim off the foam from time to time during the cocking. Add the chopped blanchâ€" ed almonds. Seal in sterilized glasses. This makes four 8â€"o0z. glasses. The secret of creamy fudgeâ€"no matâ€" ter what kind you makeâ€"is in . not stirring the mixture any time during the cooking or Gduring the time it is cooling. Stirring before mixture is coo) enough to beat makes a fudge grainy or sugary. 4 cups cranberries 1 14â€"oz can pineapple tidbits i Ccup Onion Pudding mceidiumâ€"sized onions cups milk egg yolks, slightly beaten cup zsrated cheese ranberryâ€"Pineapple Conserve THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO Lovely Evening Bagq“\eep Looking Y« l)urmg Hoh at Pic Hoitze ‘ ce Jewellery Store ! \1 ur ul\ every wo I _ J aAc# sÂ¥A it+‘e Also a Wide Range of Other Pleasing Gifts for the Season. 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