2 Hints For New Husbands On Carving Christmas Bird dinner may pose something of|stick upright at a convenient a problem in many households.|angle and cut down, Who will carpe the turkey?|drumstick to get thick, uniform Usually carving is dope by the|slices. head of the family but how will] 4. To slice thigh meat, use a a young husband carve a tur-/fork to hold thigh firmly on key if this is his first ex-|plate. Cut slices of meat paral- perience? lel to the Done, In order to assist those of you) 5. (a) Make a cut about an this task, the home economists,|joins body. Cut at an angle the Consumer Section, Canada|through the joint and remove 'Department of Agriculture, Ot-|wing, leaving as much meat as tawa, offer a few tips on carv-|possible on the breast. From ing turkey. top down carve" thin slices of In fairness to the carver, be|meat the full length of breast. sure the beautifully browned, OR perfectly cooked turkey is on a (b) When carving a turkey, . Platter considerably larger than|before removing wing, make a . the bird. It should be breast upjdeep cut paraltel to the wing 'with the legs at the carver's|and as close as possible to it. right. Provide a sharp knife for|Starting at the front, and half 'carving -- one can do a good|way up the breast, cut thin job with a poor tool -- and ajlslites of white meat down to small serving platter for cut meat. Steps in Carving: the turkey as they are cut to 1. Anchor bird by inserting|this line. Continue carving un-| carving fork halfway along the}til enough meat has been carved breast on far side of bird. Re-/for first servings. Carve addi- ride "_' leg , and tional turkey as needed. | rumstic' rom near side of Enlarge the opening back of bird. Hold drumstick firmlyithe breastbone and spoon out with fingers, pulling it gently|stufting as each serving is pre- 'away from bird's body, and cut/pared; or remove stuffing from through skin between thigh and)an opening cut into side of bird body. : where leg has been removed. 2, Press leg away from body|Remove stuffing from the front with flat side of knife. Then cut/of bird by cutting through skin through joint joining leg to|just ahead of breastbone. backbone. and cut through the] If you would like more in- skin on the back. Put leg onjformation on the buying and small platter. Hold drumstick|prparation of poultry, you may with left hand at a conyenient|write to the Queen's Printer, 'angle and separate drumstick|Ottawa, for the book No. 1189, and thigh by cutting down|'Poultry, how to buy how to through joint to the plate. cook." It sells for 75 cents a 3. When carving 'turkey slicelcopy. Planning Ahead Takes Rush Out Of Christmas By ROBERTA ROESCH jobs and homes don't have theling, let your children have a December comes each year. One woman, for example, re-|ple who don't have one. cently told me that every De- and really keep Christmas. season creeps up on me. It be- comes a frustrating, last-minute|these things, even though you chore instead of the specialjwork. And as you do them Consumer Section, Canada De- salt. Fold into egg mixture. Add| thing I always thought it was/you'll also find that you're ajpartment of Agriculture, jyou their version of a 'Cran- until melted. Beat into egg mix-| All it takes is planning and|berry Yule Log Cake." It has ature until well combined. Pour lruby-red cranberry glaze with'into a greased pan, 9 x 12-inches when I was growing up at/true "keeper of Christmas," home, where my mother had sufficient time to be a true|getting busy now. Serving turkey for Christmas|meat off drumstick. Hold drum- turning who may soon he faced with|inch above the wing where it) 7 the/the cut made parallel to the! jwing. The slices will fall from! jhouse. In the early part of an also popular with French Can-|1% teaspoons baking powder Women who. combine both/evening or on a Saturday morn-/4dians. A thin sponge cake is), teaspoon salt same opportunity to make as|cookie-making party and invite 2"4 rolled in the shape of a log.14 cup scalded milk much of Christmas as wives|their special friends to "'help'|It is then iced in lengthwise who don't go out to work--or|as well as eat. A tree-trimming|Sttips to resemble bark. The) Filling so some people tell me when|party is another idea, especially|Shape of the cake relates back/% cup if you share your tree with peo- (0 the yule log which 'played an important part in Christmas} 5. Display the Nativity injceremonies during the Middle|14 cup cranberry sauce cember she wants to give up|your home for the entire month|Ages. The lord of her office work to stay home|of December, so that while you|Would have his serfs are keeping Christmas eveny-|@ reat log that would burn for.1 cup hot cranberry sauce | "Because I'm doing twojone in the family will be aware|three days. | jobs," she said, "I find that the/of the reason behind the season. |the poor could come in and rest, You'll find that you can dojeat and sing Christmas carols.\|y beat in sugar and vanilla. THE OSHAWA..TIMES, Thuraday. December 2, 1965 19 and bake in a 325 degree F.)%4 cup siivered toasted al- oven until cake tests done,;)~ ~ monds about 30 minutes. Turn out im-|12 maraschino cherries mediately on a' clean dish towel,, Thaw strawberries, drain and sprinkled with a little sugar. combine 44 cup of the drained Roll cake up in towel and leave juice with the % cup sherry. until cold. |Seald light cream. Beat egg Beat cream cheese and cream|yolks with salt and sugar. until smooth. Unroll cake,|Gradually stir in scalded spread with cheese, then with 44\cream. Cook over hot water cup cranberry sauce and re-roll|stirring constantly until mix- cake, jture is thick enough to coat a Soak gelatin in cold water for|silver spoon. Cool and add re- 5 minutes. Add to the-1 cup hot)maining 3 tablespoons sherry, cranberry sauce and stir until; Place a sponge layer in bot- melted. Chill until mixture is|tom of a glass serving ' bowl, almost set, then fold in choppdd|trimming to fit if necessary. apple. Spoon glaze over roll and|Sprinkle with half the fruit chill until firm. 6 to 8 servings.|juice and sherry. Spread | A tipsy Cake recipe appeared/drained strawberries over cake. in Mrs. Beaton's famous Eng-/Cover with second sponge layer, lish cookbook in 1861, Evidently|sprinkle with remaining half of the cake was considered ajjuice and pour custard evenly favorite with Victorian society|over surface. Cover and re- of that time. \frigerate for several hours. | A modern version of the, Just before serving top with Tipsy Cake recipe comes from|# layer of whipped cream and a member of the staff of the|decorate with slivered almonds ( i ings. Consumer Section, Canada De- 2nd cherries. 8 to 10 servings partment of Agriculture. She qQUSE TOOK GENERATION brought it to Canada when she- Blenheim Palace, the home of came as an English war bride.|the dukes of Marlborough, took She says that in England it is a popular and special dessert to serve during the Christmas season, TIPSY CAKE \% package (15-ounce) frozen strawberries |e cup. drained Traditional Yuletide Desserts 4 cup sherry cups cream 4 egg yolks That Are Tempting, Decorative ' ittsivon sat 4, cup sugar | Many of the foods we enjoy|chopped apples giving the rough|3 tablespoons sherry | at Christmas time in twentieth|log effect. It's fuied with cream|2 Sponge cake layers, (one day} TWO OLD favorites in modern style are pictured here --left, Tipsy Cake and right, Cranberry Yule Log. Canada Department of Agri- culture, Ottawa strawberry WIFE PRESERVER century Canada are related|cheese which gives an unusual old) : ; Use an old, lightly oiled dish directly or indirectly to the|flavor combination, 1 cup whipping cream,|mop to dust and clean coiled traditional foods and customs of} For a quick dessert, you; whipped bed-springs. ee bygone days. Our puddings and jcould also use a ready-made' cakes, pastries and* cookies alljjelly roll and decorate it with have histories behind them,|the cranberry glaze. made all the more interesting] a aera ' by the contributions of our sessed eae 106 | various ethnic groups. 2 eggs . The traditional Yule Log|% cup sugar Cake made in France by con-|] teaspoon vanilla fectioners at Christmas time is|1 cup sifted pastry flour | ) I sos atiaianll spread with butter cream icing|] tablespoon butter | GLAZE | eream cheese 6- ounces) tablespoon cream the Pea teaspoons gelatni bring in!2 tablespoons cold water While it burned,14 cup chopped apple Beat eggs until light. Gradual- The home economists of the Sift flour, baking powder and give butter to scalded milk and stir} 'keeper of Christmas.' In those days, she filled our house with Christmas for weeks es the zero hour. But I fill ours with the Christmas rush and) ' the feeling I'll never be ready. | ' "My family won't have mem- ories of a meaningful Yuletide," she said. "But when you have | both a home and a job, there's no time to make it special." As a woman who has a home and a job I don't think this has! to be true. | And if you are in the same| situation, you won't think 50) either, if you're willing to strip the season of trimmings that have no meaning and start right now--the first of Decem-' ber--to give yourself and your family a Christmas that's really | Christmas, even though you! work. Here are five suggestions that are ways and means to accom- plish this. t 1. Tonight, right after dinner, start addressing your Chrisimas | cards. (If you haven't bought! them yet, do that tonght and get them ready for mailing to-| morrow night.) ' 2. Another evening this week have a Christmas planning} party with your immediate fam-) ily, neluding all your children. | While all of you are together, | get out the Christmas decora-| | tions and plan what to use this/| i year. Make lists of the new things you'll need to buy and) appoint some members of the! family to get the various items. 3. If part of your Christmas| role is being Mrs. Santa Claus, | Bi make a special trip to the stores | within the next week to buy) stocking stuffers so you'll have | them in the house. Similarly, | make trips to. toy centres so: that getting to the check - out counter won't be like fighting the subway crowd at five o'clock in the afternoon. | 4. In addition to your Christ-) mas planning party, turn other) Christmas chores and traditions | into family parties, too, For ex-| ample, have special refresh-| ments and privileges for the' children (like staying up over-| time) when you decorate your | renee: Counterfeit Joke : 1 King St. West 725-4611 Becomes Reality HAMILTON (CP)--A_ lo- cal woman found herself in COLLINS SHOES the middle of a police in- vestigation of counterfeit . $20 bills after she joked with 119 Brock St. S. 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