Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1964 — Page 19

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Proper Care 1 Life To Poinsettia Should you receive a poinsettia plant, or purchase one for the holidays, here are some tips on proper care of this Christmas favorite. Be sure to place the plant in a sunny window, well away from drafts and excessive heat A moderate temperature of about 70 degrees is recommended. Examine soil around the plant twice daily and keep it uniformly moist. Apply enough water to wet the soil to the bottom, when it starts to dry out. Mistletoe Tradition Is Somewhat Changed j Today, mistletoe is brought into the house for use as a holiday decoration. Often, it is stra-; tegically placed, because it provides the privilege of a kiss from any pretty young lass who happens to stand beneath it. There’s nothing new about this kissing tradition, except one thing. There was a time when it was required a berry be removed each time a maiden was kissed beneath the mistletoe. When the berries were gone, so, too, was the kissing privilege.

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There is an intersting legend concerning the origin of the use of tinsel on Christmas trees. According to the story, a kind old lady with a large family spent a great deal of time preparing a family Christmas tree with what meagre decorations she could afford. During the night spiders visited

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A popular celebration with the French — “Fete des Rois” — the Feast of the Kings, takes place on Twelfth Night. Parisians celebrate with traditional family dinners or a visit to a restaurant. Customarily, a China bean is hidden in the meal-cake, the prin-

From Islands Hawaiian Hot Bread Is Treat The stomachs of youngsters everywhere will be delighted even more this Christmas with the addition of this Hawaiian treat to the recipe book of the family cook." The tasty contribution of our 50th state includes: (good for one loaf) 2 eggs 1 tablespoon salt >% cup sugar 1 cup chopped nuts •/, cup melted shortening 1 cup crushed canned 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour pineapple (do not drain) 3 teaspoons baking powder Beat eggs and sugar together; add shortening. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add dry ingredients to first mixture and blend. Add nuts and pineapple. Stir just enough to combine. Pour batter into a greased 4xß-inch loaf pan. Bake in a moderate oven for one hour (350° F). Before slicing be sure and let loaf cool thoroughly. "FOWL” up Tradition... ... with Roast Goose!! Have you got the yen to try something new this Christmas? Granted turkey is the traditional bird in America for Christmas, but if you’re interested here’s away to roast a goose. Combine three cups lightly whipped potatoes with two cups of crumbs, 1 cup finely diced onion, 1 teaspoon rosemary, 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, and three tablespoons melted butter. Blend well and stuff the goose with the mixture. ” Close up vent, place the. goose on a rack and bake at 450 degrees for 30 minutes. Reduce the heat to 325 degrees and roast for another lor 11/,I 1 /, hours or until the breast is tender and the skin crisp. Basting is not altogether necessary. Pour off the goose fat as it accumulates in the pan and save for cooking. Salt and pepper the goose just before removing from oven. An 8-10 lb. goose Should roast about 2-2'/j hours.

BRAZILIAN HOLIDAY Brazil’s Christmas season openk on Christmas Eve (Vespera de Natal) and continues through January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany. While Christmas day is not emphasized as much for merrymaking as in some other countries, it nevertheless maintains a high importance among the feast days which symbolize the Brazilian Christmas-

and crawled from branch to branch of the tree, leaving their - beautiful webs behind them. Because the lady was good and 4 kind, the legend continues, the Christ-child rewarded her by. blessing the tree, thus transforming all the spider webs into shining silver. -.

cipal food. The cake is then cut, one slice for each person present, and the finder of the bean shouts, "The King Drinks." A toast is then proposed and the beanfinder proclaimed the king of the Twelfth Night celebration.

THE USED CHRISTMAS TREE You can do several things with your Christinas tree after you take it down. One good idea it to use it as a bird feeder, tying suet and other treats, with a container of water placed beneath. You can also cut off the branches and place them, curved end up, over flower beds when the ground is exposed. This will prevent heaving of soils during alternate freezing and thawing. Such heaving sometimes forces bulbs and roots of perennials from the ground. Longer branches can be "planted” as windbreaks to protect outdoor plantings such as boxwood, azalea, yew, rhododendron and juniper. Tot’s Accident Led To Lights For Tree Some reports have it that the "birth” of Christmas tree lights can be attributed to a little boy who crawled under his Christmas tree and turned over a candle which in turn singed the tot’s hair. The child’s father, a telephone man, decided to do away with the candies and replace them with several dozen switchboard lamps soldered to wires and covered with brightly colored paper. The end result, then, were safer brighter lights which replaced candles on Christmas trees. Early Cards Bore Familiar Message - Christmas cards were not very popular for some two decades after they first appeared in England, in the 1840’s. Very little is known of th* earliest cards, except for two primitive prototypes found In the British Museum. These two bear the same message of peace and good will, which hasn’t been improved upon, even in the modem cards we favor today.

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