Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1964 — Page 20

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fisPh* t* ■ Jil ■oflenF.l Kj=q ’-'Ww ‘ Im Li*' *■• ' wOtfe.’ • • wi\ -'Wwbl jMwi m™yßn I • \ 1 ■ iVw I lr*k * ■ IWlaF** * us share in the JhH/ wonder and Joy the shepherds felt that first Holy Night when angels brought their glad tidings of peace, good will toward man. STUCKY & CO. MONROE, IND.

I The Very Best Os Christmas I To You The merry sounds of Christmas ring out everywhere, and to them we would like to add our own heartfelt words, expressing our I sincere greetings, with every good wish for you and .your family. It ' has been our privilege to serve you throughout the. year, and we are most deeply grateful for the opportunity. Our friendly association always makes doing business a ■ pleasure., May all the joys and blessings of the Christmas season be yours. jf fc CITY OF DECATUR » UTILITIES WATER - SEWERAGE

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Table decoration! are an essential during the holiday season. Let the basic rules guide you when doing your homo arrangement. Decorators say the arrangement should be kept as low as possible to allow across-thetable conversation without “dodging" heads back and forth.

fiEGG HOG lujjSiil Eggnog’s popularity is such that at Christmas and New Year's, the drink can be found in nearly every average American home. It is generally believed that Eggnog came to us from the Old English sack-posset, a hot drink which contains the same ingredients — milk, eggs, sugar and nutmeg. No one really knows who invented Eggnog. Researchers just say tta£l it goes 'way, 'way back and like Topsy it "growed and growed.’’ The flavorful taste of Eggnog is not the only reason for the drink’s popularity. Eggnog is easy to make, it goes a long way, and it allows the hostess to have as much fun as anybody else without having to worry about the guests. Eggnog is a serve-yourself drink, and most-folks seem to prefer to fill their cup themselves. Eggnog is~ flexible. That is, you can make a lot of it in one batch If you've got a large enough punch bowl and your refrigerator is particularly spacious. On the other hand, Eggnog can be made, in smaller quantities — which arc equally delightful and flavorsome. A typical recipe would include: 6 eggs, separated 2 cups milk - li cup sugar H teaspoon salt 2 cups light or whipping 2 teaspoons vanilla cream Freshly ground nutmeg Beat egg yolks and sugar until thick and lemon-colored. Beat In cream, milk, salt, and vanilla. Beat egg whites until they hold stiff peaks; fold into egg yolk mixture. Served in chilled punch bowl; sprinkle with nutmeg. (Makes 2% quarts.)

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There’ll be plenty of food around during the holidays, so be sure the decorations don’t take up too much room. Care should be exercised to subordinate the receptacles used to the materials used as decora* tions. Use plenty of color but don’t allow one shade to dominate too much.

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®TH! HRSTIs EMITS i dwwew l.mvt dwwwwvh deewwwb Jl-__uU z Gold, frankincense, and myrrh, the first Christmas gifts, represented the most precious items of the day. Only the best was considered a suitable gift for a king, and the Wise Men had traveled far to pay their respect to the newborn infant. The Wise Men were kings themselves-and they could afford expensive gifts. In modern-day gift giving, we should not place emphasis on the cost of the gifts we give. It is the spirit of giving that is important and that is appreciated. This can be readily understood when we note that the simple presents of the shepherds were appreciated as much as the valuable gifts of the three kings.

AUTHOR’S WORDS “Everybody ought to know about Him. No one ever lived who was so good, so kind, so gentle, and so sorry for people who did wrong or were in any way ill and miserable, as He was. „ “And He is now in Heaven, where we all hope to go, and all meet each other after we are dead, and there be happy always together, you can never think what a good place Heaven Is, without knowing who He was and what He did.” —Charles Dickens

Stable Scene Was Idea Os St. Francis It Is said that the Christmas Crib goes back to the year 1223 when, in the small village of Greccio, Italy, St. Francis of Assisi attempted to bring alive the true meaning of Christmas by constructing a crude representation of the stable at Bethlehem, using live animals and real people,' , At first confined only to churches, the custom later spread to palaces and homes. Today, j Italian families take great pride I in preparation of their Christmas | Crib. THI POINSETTIA Latin America's traditional Christmas decoration, the poinsettia, is also popular in the United States. The shrub, which has flaming red bracts, is named for Joel R. Poinsett, an American statesman and former ambassador to Mexico. Christmas Rose Subject Os Legend According to the legend of the Christmas rose, among the visitors to the stable at Bethlehem that first Christmas was a small girl named Madelon. Madelon, the child of a shepherd, witnessed the bright star in the heavens and saw the Wise Men journeying to Bethlehem with presents for the Christ Child. Unhappy that she had no gifts to take to Bethlehem, Madelon sank to the ground and wept. Suddenly, an angel appeared and asked the child why she was weeping. When Madelon responded that she wept because she had no gift for the Christ Child, the angel reminded her that “A gift of the heart is best of all.” The angel then disappeared and was replaced by a beautiful rose tree, bearing fair white blooms. Madelon gathered the blossoms and hurried to the manger at Bethlehem. She lay her gift before the manger, and so the story goes, the white blossoms turned a most beautiful pink—the first Christmas roses.

HOLIDAY ROBIN Today, there are many symbols we associate with Christmas — the tree, the Star of Bethlehem, tinsel, tree lights, the manger scene, holly, carolers and mistletoe, among others. Thus it is interesting to note that, for some reason, the robin was often used as an illustration on cards of the Victorian era. - CANDLE CITY Richmond, Virginnia is building a reputation as the “City of Candlelight” through an annual holiday program which urges local residents and organizations 1 to place an electric candle in the window during the Christmas season. With few exceptions, the entire city cooperates. SANTA SPOTS Santa has many homesaway-from-home and among them is a building in the foothills of Vermont’s Green Mountains where each holiday season Santa is on hand to greet folks in the local community. The building is set amid pine trees at Putney, Vermont, and identified by large letters “S.C.” on the chimaey.

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" may you and your loved ones have a merry Christmas, and enjoy all the traditional festivities and delights of this glad time. Inskeep Plumbing & Heating JAMES INSKEEP 1127 W. Monroe St. • Decatur, Ind. * — ~ - ■■ < —=■ —Mt—- \\\ * f WMIm VW®-? W BUB! MT / may the blessings of the -x ' ji Season abide with you always. Shorty—George—Stella—Boyd—Dave—Bob Stiefel Grain Co. V,

. .WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1964