The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 45, Milford, Kosciusko County, 29 November 1978 — Page 11

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A ‘different-esf fruit

Most plants will die if their roots stay wet. Cranberries are different. In fact cranberries are about the “difference-est” fruit you can imagine These bright red berries are not sweet; they like cool, wet weather and wet ground. They ripen just before frost, after almost all other berries are long since gone. As a general rule, berries do not keep well; not so with cranberries. They keep very well indeed for as much as four months or longer in cool weather. New England clipper ship captains took advantage of the cranberries’ long-keeping qualities and barrels of cran-

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berries were part of many ships’ stores. At the time, no one realized that it was the vitamin C content of the berries that prevented scurvy, but they realized that ships which carried cranberries had healthier sailors. Cranberries have grown wild in North America, northern Europe and Asia for ages. A Bronze Age tomb in Denmark yielded a clay mug containing a brownish sediment that turned out to be the remains of a drink rrtade from wheat, cranberries, bog myrtle and honey — Bronze Age beer, perhaps American Indians pounded dried deer meat and cranberries

into a paste and dried it in the sun for winter eating. Indian squaws used the berries as dyes and also made poultices from them to draw out poisons in arrow wounds. History books don’t mention cranberries being served at that first Thanksgiving, but since they were ripe at that time and since Indians ate them, it seems logical to suppose that cranberries were there. In the early 19th century, the first cranberries were cultivated in Massachusetts. Soon NewJersey began to cultivate the plants and growers bred improved varieties and learned more about cultivation over the years. Nowadays, there are lots of cranberries for all of us — between two and three million pounds are produced now. When you buy fresh cranberries, look for a plump appearance combined with a high luster and firmness. They should be clean, mature and free from damage caused by moisture, bruises, scarring or foreign material. Individual berries should be at least fairly well colored and all berries in the package should be fairly uniform in color. When you get them home, store the berries in the refrigerator and prepare them within a week or two. If you think you may not be able to use them within that time, put them into the freezer just as you brought them from the store.

Leesburg man arrested when truck hits posts Robert G. Baier, 48, r 2 Leesburg, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicating beverages and public intoxication. after his truck hit a number of fence posts. The accident occurred at 3:30 pm., Wednesday, Nov. 22, on Armstrong Road, one mile east of Oswego. Kosciusko County Patrolman Richard Monk reported that Baier lost control of his vehicle while rounding a curve. The damaged fence posts were owned by John Teeple, r 2 Leesburg. Damage to the truck was estimated at S3OO and the fence posts at SIOO. Baier was released on SIOO bond. Now they’ve invented a pill to make you sober A Swiss firm has begun marketing a sobering pill which reportedly can help intoxicated drivers pass sobriety tests. The drug in question is called “Alsaver.” It is described as a powder of fruit extracts, glucose and chlorophyl which allegedly works to accelerate the body’s burning up of alcohol. The makers of “Alsaver” claim it not only reduces the effects of booze on humans, but that it makes the presence of alcohol harder to detect. Field tests in Switzerland and Belgium have reportedly found that alcohol levels in the blood of drinkers are reduced by 26 to 52 per cent shortly after swallowing the pill. Grab bag thief will look inside the next time Muggers beware. Despite her broken arm, a mugging victim in Los Angeles, Calif,, managed to smile at the incident as she recalled how her assailant greedily plunged his hand inside a plastic bag he had grabbed from her. From now on, he’ll be leery of women walking dogs — she carried the bag to clean up after her pet poodle. Thieves take jacket Jean Lynch, r 2 Leesburg, reported to police that a jacket was stolen from her car, while parked on the Multi-Township Emergency Medical Service lot, at 515 South Lake St., Warsaw. The theft occured sometime over the week end.

Why not make Christmas gifts?

You’ve just gotten over the shock of buying back-to-school clothing and now it’s time to buy Christmas gifts. With inflation eating away at your income, it is more important than ever to plan ahead for Christmas giving. “To beat inflation, consider making rather than buying Christmas gifts.” suggests Lois Gotwals, extension clothing specialist at Purdue University. “Not only can you get and give more for your money, but homemade gifts have uniqueness and a personal touch purchased gifts often lack. ” The trick in making Christmas gifts is to start early — before you get caught up in other holiday preparations. If you need some ideas. Gotwals has plenty to offer. For fashion-conscious teen-

Walk through winters gone by at Greenfield Village Christmases of the Past. The term conjures up many different images throughout the country. No nation has such a wide variety of holidav traditions as the United States. As a means of catching the many moods cf America’s by-gone days, Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Mich.,

offers visitors a chance to drop in on a number of historic homes during December and experience the holiday mood as it was through 300 changing years. Our journey into the past is signaled at the Village entrance where a kissing bell begins the time trip. Kissing bells were popular in the 19th century and earlier. Tradition tells us that girls kissed under the boxwood and mistletoe decorated bell are destined to be married within the year. The first stop on this winter walk is at picturesque Cotswold Rose Cottage. A 1620 stone home from the Cotswold hills of Britain, its sparse decorations of holly, ivy and boxwood shine in the cheery firelight from the fireplace which provided heat, light and a cooking spot. Resting in front of the house is a massive Yule log, to be burned at Christmas to ensure luck for the next year. Not far away is a simple one-room dwelling known as the Plympton House. Inside, the 1640 s abode reflects the joy of a colonial Dutch Christmas. A pot of white beans, hedging against future famine, and wooden shoes filled with carrots and hay for Sinterklaas’s horses sit by the fireplace. The table is laden with white bread baked into the first initial of each family member’s name. Adjacent to the austere yet cheery Plympton house sits the 1650 s Susquehanna plantation house from Maryland, its kitchen table groaning under a wonderful burden of meat pies, fresh bread and winter vegetables. A colorful wild turkey

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agers or adults she suggests scarves, vests, or pouchy handbags. For students, backpacks and book bags are hot fashion items. Hats are back in style, and many designs lend themselves to home construction. Watchman's caps, berets, and traditional pullon knit caps are all important fashion accessories. Try teaming the hat with a winter scarf, Gotwals suggests. A long, rectangular scarf can be made from heavy wool, a wool and synthetic blend, or a knit. If a woven fabric is used, to minimize the bulk, simply zigzag stitch along the cut edges rather than folding the hem under. You can also make a tubular knit scarf. Just cut the fabric the length you want the finished scarf and double the finished

hangs on the wall, waiting to take its place in the celebration of the season. Not all of Greenfield Village falls into the Colonial atmosphere. Noah Webster’s home, a stately 1840 s Georgian house, offers laurel leaves mixed with pine swags throughout the house. The dining room table is adorned with fruits and nuts, while the newfangled Christmas tree is laden with sweeti meats, carved birds, gilded nuts I and tin candleholders. A horse-drawn sleigh sw’ings by the 1850 s Ann Arbor House, with its table prepared for a I traditional New Year’s Day i round of visitors. Elsewhere in the Village the J Wright brothers’ home pre- ; sents a Christmas tree with ; early electric colored lights - , and Town Hall offers free hot | cider to visitors chilled by the weather and warmed by the spirit of Christmases past. There is much to see in the Village with more than 85 historic structures, a cheery 1832 Inn, horse-drawn sleighs t and carolers, but now the Kissing Bell beckons, indicating the ' doorway to the present looms i ahead. Outside the traditions of plastic trees and storebought cookies await their turn ; to enter the hallowed past. Greenfield Village and adjacent Henry Ford Museum are i open every day of the year except Thanksgiving, Christmas | and New Year’s days. Village and Museum admissions are separate, each being $3.50 for , adults and $1.50 for children I 6-12. Children under 6 are ad- ■ mitted free.

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width. Add seam allowances. Then fold the fabric in half lengthwise and make one seam. Finally, turn the tube right side out To either the woven or knit scarf, fringe can be added Simply pull several strands of yarn through the fabric with a crochet hook to make a loop; then pull the ends of the yarn through the loop. “Square or smaller rectangular scarves can be made from synthetic fabrics, silks, cotton prints or challis.” Gotwals says. Though you can hem by machine, you can also hand-roil the hem —a feature found on very expensive silk scarves. Patterns for the new pouchyhandbags are available in many pattern books They can be made out of synthetic leather, suede, or other medium or heavy weight fabric. For a really special gift you might make a matching belt out of the same fabric. This year, vests are for everybody on your list Choices for fabric range from sporty prints and plaids to elegant brocades, velvets and corduroy Does the man on your list favor outdoor cooking? A barbecue apron and chefs hat might be the perfect gift but don’t forget to make it of heavy weight, easycare fabric such as denim. Pillows, a traditional gift, have taken on new dimensions in the past few years. No longer are pillows found only a few limited shapes and colors. They have grown into lounging pillows for family and game room floors in sizes anywhere from a foot or so

Christmas Traditions: . .. Some Old. Some New. Some Borrowed. Manv Blue

It seemed, for a good many years, that the traditional Christmas colors of i-ed and green would be changed to blue and white. In one field, at least, they did. It began in 1895 when Harold Bing of the Bing <fe Grondahl China Company of Denmark decided to launch a new tradition based on the legend of an old one. The old: the Christmastime giving of decorated wooden plates to the common folk by those folk less common. The new: The Christmastime giving of decorated porcelain plates by anyone who could afford the 50c price to anyone they wished. The plate was called ' Behind the Frozen Window.'’ and the date was inscribed on its rim. Bing utilized a then-recently developed technique of hand painting cobalt blue underglaze on bas-relief porcelain when producing the plates. The plates were well received by the populace. the innovative technique was duly appreciated, and the coloration became known as “Copenhagen blue on white.’’ That first plate, by the way, issued at only 50c is now quoted by the Bradford Exchange in Niles, Illinois as being worth over $3,000. Bing & Grondahl issued a second Christmasplate in 1896, a third in 1897, and their eightyfourth this year—all in “Copenhagen blue and white.” Otherchina makers tried to duplicate the success of the Bing & Grondahl plates with their own Christmas offerings: in 1908, Royal Copenhagen of Denmark launched a Christmas plate series, that continues to delight. And its colors? Blue and white, of course. Rosenthal, of Bavaria, Germany, adopted the tradition in 1909. Naturally, the traditional colors were used. (Although Rosenthal later added the merest touch of another color, their Christmas plates remain, to this day, essentially blue and white.) And so it went. Other companies, other countries, entered —and left—the field of Christmas plates. But no matter who they were, or where they were from, the colors were blue and white. And so it remained, for some 70 years.

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square to several yards. One popular version is a loosely filled snake or exaggerated dachshund which can accomodate several people in different positions at onetime. The more traditional throw pillow has also developed a new personality Patterns for friendly animals and unusual shapes can be found in pattern books. In fact, where pillows are concerned, let your imagination be your guide. There are other functional items to consider which can be made easily — pajama bags, stuffed toys, shoe bags, table cloths, and placemats to name only a few Unique placemats and table cloths can be made from drapery or upholstery fabric. Be sure this type of fabric is treated with a soil release or repellent finish All-over prints help disguise soil Gotwals also suggests iookmg for permanent press fabrics, especially for table Cloths. “Making items for the home can help you avoid the problem of fitting clothing.” says Cotwals. She also notes that some clothing and patterns do give some leeway in size — simple T-shirts, bathrobes, half-slips, nightgowns and wrap skirts, for instance. Clothing gifts can still cause some problems if you don’t know the taste and at least the approximate size of the person for whom you are making clothing. For more ideas, Gotwals suggests searching through pattern catalogs. “You’ll be surprised at the wide variety of gift items that can be made from patterns,” the specialist says.

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