The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 24, 1943, Page 22

PAGE FOUR Iurkey And Fixin's By MRS. ALE AP F NDER GEORGE od Editor That Christmas dinner can be tailored to fit shortages of money, ration points and time and still be traditionally festive A few dishes that stand out as appetite enticing can add up to a better meal than a hodge-podge of mediocre foods. Two courses are really enough, though you may want to slip in a simple appetizer., Your finest china 1d tabl linens along with bright cranberry sauce or jelly will give the Yule- tide turn to the dinner. If mince meat is difficult to get, most any good American pie, or ice am or steamed pudding can be your choice. Advance Christmas dinner prep- aration pays. Stuff the fowl the day or evening before. Store, cov- ered, in refrigerator Cook and chop giblets and make up a creamy flour and water blend for the | gravy. Sort out vegetables and select cooking utensils. Prepare salad makings. Cranberry sauce or jelly can be made two days ahead If commercial is used put it in refrig or for a two-day chilling to make unmolding easy. Set the table the night before so that the Christmas morning festivities can be enjoyed by the whole family GOOSE requires about 30 min- utes roasting time per pound, DUCK f{rom 30 to 32 CHICKEN about 32, and TURKEY about 35 ¢ minutes per pound for roasting. A larger turkey requires shorter per pound roasting period. (Allow about 35 minutes for the 8 to 10 pounder.) Turn goose over every 30 min- utes and baste every 20 minutes with boiling water. Never use any fat for basting as there is plenty [ in the goose. When t goose is half done prick it ral times under the legs and wings to let out some of the surplus fat. Remove fat as it collects in pan Because of the great amount of fat in duck, it is frequently served ¥ unstuffed. To give extra flavor place a sliced onion and apple in the cavity. Bake stuffing separate- ly in a casserole. Baste duck every 20 minutes with hot orange juice nish with slices of orange with cubes of cranberry, currant or apple jelly on the top. A duck will serve 3 or 4. but if wild duck i your selection allow half a duck per person. SWEET POTATO PUFF with a topper or crunchy ready-to-serve cereal flakes or shredded salted peanuts or pecans is a grand side partner for holiday fowl Baked acorn squash filled with creamed onions or escalloped corn is a time- ly vegetable suggestion A of jellied tomato salad centered with relish cabbage or grapefruit or diced beet and olive combination, presents a refreshing salad with. traditional holiday flav- ors and colors. Jellied orange, cel- | ery and nuts with some shredded pimentos added is another holiday salad tip. All are made with un- flavored gelatin. The fruity, spicy, home-made steamed or baked puddings im- prove by standing, so make them up in advance and reheat by steam ing for 30 minutes in a tightly cov-| ered double boiler or greased mold Commercial canned puddings should | be heated for 40 minutes in boiling water to cover. Here is a suggestion for a Chris mas Day menu Appetizer Roast Fowl d Potatoes or Boiled Rice Brown Grav Cubed Carrots and Ce anberry Sherbet or Jell Fresh Spiced Apple Sauce Biscuits llied Red Cherry Ring with s Mayonnaise Criss-Cross Mince Pie or Steamed Fruit Pudding Vanilla—Almond Flavored Hard Sauce or Ambrosia | Coffee, * Candied Fruit Slices Joyous Christmas' | Was Frowned on By Early Seftlers The joy and singing now asso- ciated with Christmas was once forbidden by ultra-pious church- men of Puritan England. Their disciples who founded New England carried the same repressions for many generations. | In the Middle Ages Christmas be- came the greatest of festivals, cele: brated with fetes, Nativity plays, and general jollity. Many of our rollicking carols date to this gay period of yule rejoicing. Such pomp and merriment mark-| ed the Christmas of Shakespeare’s| England, when a 12-day festive| period was observed. Work was| abandoned and young and old gave | themselves over 1o merrymaking ‘The Puritans frowned upon the pleasures of the season, however, s0 in 1644 Parliament prohibited festivities and ordered the day kept as a fast MEET PORT AND STARBOARD EASY NAMES for their Navy buddies to remember are those of Yeoman Third Class Dave Port (left—and no pun intended) and Coxswain War- ren Starboard. They hail from Philadelphia and Washington, D. C., re- spectively, and are stationed at Brooklyn. Navy photo. (International® RRARFRFRRRFRA THE Christinas Night Bance TOMORROW ... 10P. M.10 1 A W, ELKS HALL BOBE TEWS ORCHESTRA ADMISSION (Inclu ting Tax ians, $1.10 — Service B i 2 THE ALASKAN CUT-RATE - LIGUOR STORE Wishes One and ANl A Good ~0ld- Fashioned Christmas and all Good Things Throughout THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE--JUNEAU, ALASKA | we confess that He shed His blood i [] | ‘or sinners i The yew has little outside bark, TAW " : L ut ¢ ot to m great Decoralions .. small rind, to teach us > outside show lasting fimber soundness of shristian; it hes many branches, . | ncaning plentifulness in good A' (hrl;'mas; vorks; and it is always green and » Jrospering, even as the Christian ‘ hould always grow and thrivé in | grace Mot cuany,. irohably, know, of the |, Vhe laurel-has the slignificapce gt victory, Jesus came into the world deeper meaning _associated with | (o500’ Yo hands of sin and to the three plants we ordinarily use ™ for Christmas decorations, an au-| Scond up into Heaven, leading cap- thority ~writes.. The holly has|' W captve prickles and red berries. But the | i e prickles we confess the bitter life| Shoes replace stockings at the of Jesus on earth. His watchings, | fireplace in France, Spain, and His fastings, His weariness, Hlxl {olland Christm or they did crown of thorns. By the berries before d War No. We wish all of our friends every sue- cess in finding dur- ing this YULETIDE all the Happiness it can possibly bring. May ihe New Year bring yvou the hest of everyihin v TR0, X AR Merry Chistmas to All From the Entire staif. Best wishes for the coming year. GEORGE BROTHERS SUPER MARKET BAILEY’S BAR W CHRIS BAILEY, Prop.