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+ work. l} WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15,1998 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE NINE T Mixing Bow! Hello Homemakers! Come the holidays and youre all set for _ plenty of food, plenty of company, plenty of fun but also plenty of However, assign the small jobs and errands to other members of the family and get them started early. Monday's not too soon with " Christmas one week away, because + # good deal of the shopping and decorating can be done now, also some baking as many holiday good- ies improve with a bit of aging. Ilere¢ are some wonderful menus and a brief calendar for Christmas w2ek. With definite plan. in mind and helpers to depend on, you'll be in the mood to enjoy a real holiday with your family and friends, . Cookies and Tea > *e Christmas Breakfast Cranberry Juice Sausage and Scrambled Egg Oysters on the Half Shell Cream of Tomato Soup Cheese Wafers - Melba Toast Roast Chicken With Celery Stuffing Giblet Gravy Pickled Crabapples, Gherkins Currant Jelly Glazed Sweet Potatoes \, Green Beans Harvard Beets Poinsettia Salad Plum Pudding Custard Sauce Coffee * +b Buffet Supper Cold, Sliced Ham, Jellied Tongue Potato Salad Jellied Cranberry - Celery Assorted Relishes Sponge Cake - Cherry Ice Cream Fruit Cake - Tea Ld L BR J Monday-- Order Perishables Check Grocery List Clean Silver Tuesday-- Make Mince Tarts Bak: Holiday Cookies Make Steamed Pudding Wednesday-- Mold . Christmas Salad Prepare Pudding Sauce Make Jellied Tongue Bake Sponge Cakes Friday-- Clean and Stuff Fowl upplies HOT CHEESE WAFERS 1 package snappy cheese 12 cup sifted all-purpose flour 3% cup butter Work all ingredients together with your hands. Make into small . balls, place on ungreased pan, flat- ten down with the palm of your hand. Chill a half hour. Bake in a moderately hot electric oven, 400 degs. 7 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle with paprika. Makes about 12. These are extremely good and will keep (unbaked) in the refrigerator in- definitely. Very handy for these busy holidays. CARROT PUDDING 1 cup grated raw carrots cup grated raw potato and sift dry ingredients, then mix all together. Fill greased mold Jiffy Sewing Look Mother -- Jiffy Sewing. Skirt, one piece; bib, one piece; blouse, one piece! Presto -- what could be easier or more adorable? Sew :¢ veral in match-mix colors! Pattern 4996 in Toddlers' sizes 1, 33, 45. Size 2 jumper takes 1 yd. " ; blouse, % yd. 35 in. This pattern, easy to use, simple to sew, is tested for fit. Has com- plete illustrated instructions. Send TWENTY - FIVE CENTS a in coins (stamps carinot be accepted) for this pattern. . Prin' plain SIZE, NAME. ADDRES» ATTERN NUMBER. : GAZETTE Bend your arder tb DAILY: TIMES: Pattern : 2/3- full, Cover § 1ooanle with parch- ment paper, place in steamer and steam a full three hours. (You'll find the potatoes 'make the pud- ding light and the carrots give it a lovely rich brown color.) You may add 1 "teaspoon cinnamon, % tea- spoon nutmeg, % teaspoon cloves if you like it spiced, or add 1 tea- spoon almond flavoring, % cupful chopped blanched almonds and % cup mixed peel. For a still richer pudding, add 3% cup glazed cherries, 1% cup chopped candied peel, cup chopped dates. In either case | add an extra tablespoon of Jour to the mixture. It's a foolproof pud- | ding so develop your own special brand FLUFFY CUSTARD SAUCE Scald 1 cup milk. Separate * eggs, beat yolks with fork, add tablespoons sugar and few gra salt. Gradually add the scaldc milk. Place in double boiler ove. hot water. Cook, stirring constant- ly until mixture thickens, about 8 minutes; cool. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into cooled custard with 1 teaspoon vanilla, CELERY STUFFING 4 or 5 slices bacon Fine-flavored dripping 2/3 cup finely chopped onion "3 cups finely diced celery 3 cups coarse soft bread crumbs 113 cups quick-cooking rolled oats 1% teaspoons sal 1% teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley Poultry seasoning, if desired 1 egg 2. tablespoons milk Cut the bacon into small pieces and pan-fry until crisp; lift bacon from the fat. Measure the fat in the pan, and if necessary, add more bacon dripping or other dripping to bring the measure to 3 table- spoons. Heat the 3 tablespoons dripping* and add the onion and celery; cook together, stirring oft- en, until golden. Combine the bread crumbs, rolled oats, salt, pepper, parsley and poultry seasoning if it is being used; add the cooked ba- con; add the vegetables and the fat in which they were cooked; mix] lightly. Beat the egg 'slightly and add the milk; add to stuffing and mix very lightly so as not to make a paste. Use for 5 or 6-pound chicken. Anne Allan invites you to. write to her, care of this paper. Send in your suggestions on homemak- ing problems and watch this col- umn for replies. NO CONTEST 'London--(CP)--Because "all--wo= men in Chelsea are beautiful," the borough council will not hold a Civic Week beauty contest. "TIPS F OR TEENS A Gift for Your Steady BY ELINOR WILLIAMS Santa Claus time is already bringing this question in the daily mail: "Shall I give HIM a gift? | What kind of gift should I choose?" |B He--your--date--is the one to] give the first gift, so don't embar- | rass him by giving him a 'Christ- mas resent if he has never given you a gift. 'But if he has already given you a birthday or graduation gift, or if you two "go steady" and you have good reason to suspect he's planning to: play Santa, you'll want to have a gift wrapped and ready , 0 give to him when he brings yours. Steer clear of gifts that are very personal or expensive; they're not considered good taste. The follow- ing suggestions are correct for girls to give boys and not too hard on your allowance: "Tips for Teens" in book form-- Useful, helpful tips for boys as well as girls on manners, personality, good looks, dating, parties, popu- larity games. At stores. Other Boks Nom Petion, prefer- | ably adventure, travel, aviation, ra- gio or scientific subjects related to is hobby or favorite sport. Hand-knitted gifts--Popular this year with girls who knit are wool socks, scarfs, ties, skating caps, sleeveless weaters. Boys like them. Small gifts--1ie (plaids and wools are smart in winter), tie clip or pin, initialed handkerchiefs. Gifts to wear-~Wool scarf. White silk or rayon gscarf.<for dress-up. | Cuff links. Accessories--Billfold. Pocket-size leather folder for snapshots. Snap- shot album. Records of his favor- ite bands. A holder or album for records. Pen or automatic pencil. Case containing pocket comb and nail file. Leather kit (zippered) with two or three nail-care imple- ments--clipper, file and scissors or something similar, These are ap- preciated especially by noys who go to preparatory schools and, like having nail essentials in a handy kit. Is Canada to Have + A National Theatre? . Montreal -- (CP) -- Plans for a Canadian theatre conference to be, held in Toronto next spring while the Dominion Drama Festival is in progress were announced night. Monday ; The announcement was made jointly by D. Park Jamieson, chair- man of the Dominion Drama Fes- tival and Oharles Rittenhouse, chairman of the festival's extension committee. 3 The conference, first to be held in Canada, will cover all aspects of the theatre. Scheduled are lectures by outstanding international au- thorities on the theatre, panel dis- cussions and reports on the pro- fessional theatre in Canada. HAPPY LIFE Leeds, England--(CP)--MTrs. Mary Hampshire, 100 years old, told the Lord Mayor of Leeds: "In all my life I have met no one but good here people." Fashion F , wire TIE even handsome. costumes. silk satin and Chanti. .. bing, to".farm.a lovely 'frock. The deep bodice fs ,shoulder straps arranged in a- V motif, The skirt descends in points over a stiffened 'Chantilly underskirt. . There's a jacket to cover the decollete. * kb EVER A SO , PRETTY informal party frocks for young teeners are available at sensible prices. Pale | gray. yelveteen 18 used for a jet buttoned basque jacket and a wide matching skirt with knee-high flounce. + FEATHERS Ye onto the sleek- | _ caus, a vrettv little hat is a die cap of beige-shaded-to- brown feather pads with feathers shooting up and -down at each side. * +P STILL ABOUT TOWN is the silk suit in satin, taffeta or faille. A handsome black faille suit with ablouse, black lace hat and gloves plunging neckline to the jacket isand handbag of black lace over nicely dressed up with a black lacepink satin. Opening Thurs. Dec. 16 --~AT-- 394 PINE AVENUE (Corner Westmount) Inquire about our "GET ACQUAINTED SPECIAL" PHONE 5049) OPEN EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY! \ outstanding values-- Here are a few COFFEE Butt Walnut Top, Removable T ABLES Glass Tray, Beautiful Design $19.75 WALNUT OR MAHOGANY Coffee Tables 18x34 tops. Duncan Phyfe style $97.50 SQUARE TYPE Coffee Tahles Walnut Finish Special $0.95 ~ i HANDY Magazine Holders Walnut Finish $5-50 o TRI-LITE LAMPS eo Dozens of attractive designs in Bronze and Silver finish. Some with night light in base -- Complete with shade. $16.50 $19.75 220 wo $35.00 Cogswell Chars Deugned 19 4 for Sauron: and $00.50 $49.50 $49.50 SNYDER Sandman Chairs With Ottoman $6950 $74.50 $85.00 CEDAR CHESTS $49.50, $79.50 63 KING ST. E. Holden-Luke Furniture Co. "yf he House of Quality" PHONE 5321 Suggestions For the Home | See our large stock of Coffee Tables, Lamps and End Tables and Beau- tiful Occasional Furniture in Walnut and Mahogany. For the man in your Christmas... EATON'S CLOTHES SHOP Suggests Gifts to Please Him at good Regular Values to Please You SHIRTS You'll go a long way to find better value than these -Eaton-Made cotton broadcloth shirts. White, with Windsor or regular collar. Stripes, with fused collar. Sizes 14 to 17%. GLENEATON Shirts, each 5.85 and 6.35 TIES 1.00 -~ 2.50 Tie one of these colorful beauties to his Christmas tree! Silk, rayon brocades, Swiss reps... in a wide choice of colors and patterns. Each 1.00, 1.50 and 2.50 PYJAMAS = 3.83 Eaton-Made striped flannelette pyjamas in rich blues, greys or maroons. - Sizes 36 to 44. Each 3.85. Others at 3.95. each 4.50 to 7.50. EATON'S CLOTHES SHOP . «13.50 Each 3.50. Eaton-Made broadcloth pyjamas, 23 Simcoe Street North