The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 48, Milford, Kosciusko County, 20 December 1978 — Page 10

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., December 20,1978

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Holiday food customs

Among the greatest pleasures of the holiday season are the many delicious foods prepared at this time. Austrians are famous for creating Salsburger Nockerl. Like a souffle, the lemon-flavored egg-and-butter cake should be served straight from the oven. Topped with powdered sugar, Nockerl is a delightful breakfast or dessert treat. Steam-baked Regal Plum Pudding is a British holiday tradition. The bread, suet, fruit, and nut mixture is generally baked in a decorative mold, making a lovely centerpiece before serving. Popular Norwegian treats

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at Christmastime are the cookies known as “Medaljer,” or medallions. These cherry-decorated cookies and butter cookies are Norwegian favorites for the holidays. Although the Greek Christmas Day begins with fasting, evening dinner is by no means a meager meal. “Ovo-Lemono,” a savory egg-lemon soup, is served with Christoposomo, an elaborately shaped yeast bread that’s a must in every Greek household at holiday time. Whether inspired by the Old World or the New, holiday foods add to the enjoyment of one and all.

B T '2Zi~ —~ OLD LANDMARK BEING RAZED — An old landmark on South Shore Drive (Vawter Park, r 4 Syracuse), known in its heyday as the Solt Grocery and later as Louie's Bar and Restaurant, is being torn down to make room for more parking. The place was popular as a grocery store, owned and operated by Louis, known affectionately as Louie, and Margaret Solt, and later the Solts operated the bar and restaurant. Then, for many years the grocery and bar and restaurant were operated by John and Cecilia Sheire. Harold and Maxine Stoffer, now owners of the Sherwood Lumber Co. at North Webster, purchased the building from the Solt estate, and later sold it to Richard and Irene Worland, who are tearing it down. The Worlands have a summer home on the lake front opposite the Solt site. According to Mr. and Mrs. John Sudlow. Mrs. Solt is still living and is a patient at a nursing home near Dunedin. Florida. Mr. Solt died in the 19405.

Should avoid illegal chain letters

An illegal chain letter scheme apparently is sweeping the nation and is being investigated by postal inspectors because of numerous complaints, according to Chief Postal Inspector C. Neil Benson. The chain, called “Circle of Gold,” is believed to have started about three months ago in Marin and Santa Cruz counties outside San Francisco, Calif. The chain requires any participant to buy two copies of the letter for SIOO in cash. The buyer in a face-to-face transaction gives SSO of the total to the person from whom the letter was purchased and send the other SSO to the first person at the top of a 12name list. This top name is then crossed off and the buyer’s name is added at the bottom of each copy before it is sold again. The scheme is similar to a Series “E” Savings Bond scheme popular during the summer of 1976. “Aside from the fact that those

The Legend of the Holly

The association of holly and Christmas is derived from the Druids of early British history. The plant was considered sacred (named for the word “holy”) and it was thought the sun never deserted the holly tree. In many parts of Europe, sprigs of holly were later used in decoration to commemorate the birth of Christ. Early Europeans believed holly repelled all evil spirits and was a protection against lightning. In parts of England, it was considered unlucky to leave holly in your home after New Year's Eve. Others believed, to ward off misfortune, holly must be removed before Shrove Tuesday and burned in the same fire in which pancakes were then baked. A popular superstition followed that prickly hollies were present in homes where husbands were in command. If smooth-leaved hollies decorated the home, the wife dominated. In more modern times, holly leaves and bark were used to cure various ail-

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who buy and sell the chain letter are actually in violation of a federal law,” Chief Benson said, “the majority of those who become involved in this type of scheme end up as victims since actual profits from chain letters usually reach only those who enter the scheme early . ” If the scheme involves the mailing of money, a bond or other valuable item, even if the chain letters themselves are not mailed, it is still a violation of federal law. So-called chain letters offering nothing more than recipes or the like are considered to be mailable because the items mailed do not constitute “a thing of value” within the meaning of the applicable law. Postal cards involving a “good luck” chain containing a threat of bad luck to those who break the chain are. however, illegal under a law prohibiting placement of threatening matter on the outside of mail.

ments. American Indians brewed holly tea to restore good appetites and keep warriors healthy in battle. Indian women wore sprigs of holly during childbirth to ease pain and assure delivery of a healthy infant. Historians consider legends of the past to be the beginning of the present-day symbol of good will, the beautiful Christmas holly. A calorie counter for your wrist There’s help on the way for weight-conscious Americans: two Midwest inventors claim they are developing a wrist-watch-like device that measures the calories you burn. Carl Brejnik and William Whitlow say that their electronic calculator monitors the wearer’s pulse rate and - utilizing a “meta 1 olism factor” - instantly calculates the number of calories being burned. At any time, the wearer simply presses a button to find out the total number of calories burned since the watch had been put on and activated. The inventors suggest that, in the future, people who currently go on one-hour training runs will refer to those runs instead as “1,000 Calorie Workouts.”

Chief Benson urged those who receive all chain letters to “turn them over promptly to any postmaster or postal inspector to avoid possible criminal involvement in the scheme and to assist the postal service in its efforts to protect the public from this activity.”

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus myth

Are you doing your child an injustice by encouraging him to believe in Santa Claus? Are you shattering his faith in you by deceiving him, or hurting his emotional development by interfering with his ability to distinguish between fantasy and fact? Some parents feel that perpetuating the myth of Santa Claus is not in their child’s best interests, but most psychologists disagree. They contend that a period of imaginative fantasy is a significant and essential part of a child’s de-

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velopment. Belief in Santa adds excitement and joy to a child's Christmas; it brings a warm experience to him and does him absolutely no harm. Between the ages of three and four, most children can't distinguish clearly between fantasy and reality. They thrive on make-believe and many times they actually believe the tall tales thev tell. Usually, around the age of five or six, children begin to try to discern what is real; they start asking questions about Santa — why there

are so many Santas in the streets for example, or how it's possible for Santa to come through the chimney. When your child becomes too curious, you'll have to tell him the truth. But until then, say psychologists, let him believe and enjoy the myth! “He who serves his country well has no need of ancestors." Voltaire LAKELAND LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. James Butt have returned to Syracuse following a four-week stay at Englewood. Fla.