The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 26, 1905, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAY CALL. Individual Rights of Servants By Mary E. Carter 8. E ights whenever ing, and her free con- the charge of hav- he maid has refuse to wash, or weep, after agreeing her cmployer has to off, or her leisure bappens to be in e the girl is wit M —give: vilege, much 1 her for contrary, v, fire and time off a sked to do anything knowledg service desired the servant has a perfect y one who deprives her of whatever, lttle personal call their own, speclally, usual h: overburdencd , bul it Is a = who is In amount of in a I two dume *hired help” 1y in her plase” ider, in selr- ervice, from 1 one .of our Jevoled 10 suLjoct of : comestic = other stater nts was tram. e the mothers os themselves?" sre who think. bssve paper o Holds | the Soled PUTTING THE TABLE FAVORS TO NOVEL AND the time-honored OR ‘Thanksgiving imitated in 3 all sizes, of papler mache, wax and com- mon paper. i The turkey decoration for a - table centre is quite attractive. Four large turkeys, about seven inches.in height; are grouped in the centre, tail to tail. with seasonaole flowers, ferns and vegetzbles clusteres round them. Small pumpkin favors, holding salted if placed at intervals over the Flowers and Vepetobles Poy thelr Znbvle THE SENTIMENT THAT GOES WITH day, Thanksgiving belongs, by peculiar right, to their elders. 1t typifies serenity after toil, fulness of content, joy chastened by memories of hardships endured, and vietory won by conflict. OQur Puritan forbears, shudder- ing pioucly at the 1ecollection of May-day revels and Twelfth-night saturnalia, reckoning ever: the cele- bration of Christmas a papistical imposition upon the credulity of the unlearned—instituted their own festival in a spirit of solemn satis- faction and devout gratitude to the Lord of the hard-won harvest. They feneed it about with religious ob- servances, and with unconcious mystieism wrought into cvery dish of the ponderous feast, served at IF CHRISTMAS be the children’s white cloth, add bright bits of color. A grapefruit sulad may be ured in a most revel way. There is a candy box that is made to imitate exactly a half of a grapeéfrult, the frult, of course, be- ing the )Jid. Th2 little box inside is the recaptacle for salad. Place in it first a small square of fancy tissue paper, then a lettuce leaf, then the-bits of grape- fruit which have been dug ouz. Put the 1!d on and pla the whole on a small dish of lettuc2 leaves. Lemon dressing makes a good addition to the salad. Use lemon juice, salt, puprica and olive oll. So clever arc the Imitations of fruits high noon, some reminder of what Thanksgiving meant to sober ex- pericnce and what it should teach to the young. It is right and meet that we should bear these things in mind if we would lend significance to our anniversary. Unless such associa- tions ‘are inicrmingled with. it, the regulation Thanksgiving dinner de- generates into a heavy “feed.” - From friendly red men our arices- ters learned that the wild turkey was toothsome fare, and gave the noble bird the place of honor award- ed in England to the fat chpon. The best -authorities. are. agreed in the belief that the pumpkin’is indigen- ous to the New World, and that the white settlers were likewise taught by :the Indigns to plant it among and vegctables that sometimes one is quite deceived untl the fingers touch the waxy surface. These are especlally well adapted to Thanksgiving repasts, Thers are favors, tco, in the shape of tiny ples (pumpkin, lemon, meringue, upple, ete.), and apples,.peaches, grapes, potatoes, oysters, ms, lobsters, pears, tananas and oranges. The oysters and clams are particularly well suited to the occasion on account of the old-time as- roclation the shellfish have with the turkey. All thege have little boxes in- side, ‘which may be filled with mint candles or ralted nuts. Other pretty b the Ol Fastraneo ¥y the maize, to store it for winter and to dry it, and apples, by stringing slices and strips of them and hapg- ing these from the rafters of their cabins. Hominy and golden-hearted luscious Indian meal puddings—the art of making which is lost since the grandmothers folded in their last sleep hands hardened by work and gnarled by rheumatism—played 2 prominent part in the old-fash- ioned Thanksgiving dinner. - Since plum puddings, mince pies, game pastries and currant conserves were not to be had, the heroic pioneers of both sexes immortalized roast tur- key; pumpkin- pie and ecranberry sauce; lent ancestral dignity to goi'ln meal, baked beans and codfish alls. - Again I counsel our patriotic { * wax T holders for candies and nuts arc made to Imitate a bunch of salad leaves, with some fruft or vegatable reposing in their centre; as a strawberry, pear, apple, or even a small roasted turkey. The cases for ice cream and fces are varfed and exceedingiy pretty. Some of the plafner ones are the regular pleated paper fce case set in a pasteboard turkey or pumpkin. The more clabo- rate ones are rich in ideus. There is a in whose pink heart sets the ice case. The blorsom is supported by sts own stem, which is wired and twimed with leaves and a few buds. On the housewife, who is, mayhap, inclined to sncer at the coarse abundance of Thanksgivigg Day, to ponder his- toric valucs in a good and honest heart, and order the memorial feast in obedience to reverent traditions. Entrees have no place upon the Thanksgiving bill of fare, unless “-e may except scalloped oysters. Whether or not the Pilgr.m fathers knew of the native bivalve in the earliest years of their residence in America, it is certain that they speedily became acquainted with its marvelous merits. Oyster pie flanked chicken . pie upon the groaning beard, ‘end the savory, steaming scallgp which the twentieth century Pater Familias insists shall grace his Thanksgiving feast is but a i o 7% of Ze. ATTRACTIVE USES same principle fs a chrysanthemum, and a red paper rose standing on & green tripod. - Then ther: are the host of baskets In every conceivable design, and though their capacity is tiny, they add to the brightness and beauty of it all. An_ !dea quite unique is to scatter small turkey gobblers and their little wives—all done In ferfect imitation, and none over an fnch and a half high—over the tabla at intarvals, as If they w:re tiny epirits haunting this scene of plenty —this scene of, the funcral rites of their large counterpart. THE THANKSGIVING DINNER variation of his Pilgrim ancestor’s oyster pie. Pater Familias jurther estab- lishes his claim to descent from those masterful patriarchs by the order that the scallop shall be served with the turkey, and not—as his convention-loving spouse would fain have it—as a separate and previous course. * “Father will have his way to-day!” she sighs in affectionate depreca- tion of his obsolete whim. Whereat the younglings of the flock rejoice openly. Oyster scallop goes well with turkey, and on one day in the year let us echo, and live up to Mrs. Bof- fin’s adjuration: “Lor’] let us be comfortable!” " Less premeditation is required to get up a Thanksgiving than a CHODL FOR ITDUSELIVES By FT4RI05 4084 LAI0 A.;Enn 7ts ik wce lfeoves Christmas dinner. Pumpkin, eran- berries, turkey, chicken and oysters mey be ‘sert iuto flat and cottage Wednesday morning, and be ready to serve for the early dinner of Thursday. Yet, if you are wise, you will have pastry made on Tuesday and set on the ice. I think I described last year an odd, yet picturesquely pretty cen- tre-piece for Thanksgiving dinner made of a halved pumpkin. Vary it this season by leaving a broad band of the shell, carved lengthwise, as the handle of an oblong basket. Hol- low the pumpkin neatly, scalloping or pointing the edges, and fill it with fruit, wreathing the handle with bright ribbons. Admit no flowers to the table or rooms except chrysan- themums, if you can afford to buy these. If not, take time to rum out into the country in quest of gray moss, often found pendant from the branches of aged cedars. I have seen it a foot long in northern woods. Witch-hazel stars were quenched by early November frosts, but the brownish-crimson and royal purple leaves of the oaks still flaunt de- fiance to winds that have stripped the boughs of less hardy trees; stone fences and nedge rows are draped with misty clematis-down, and there is abundant store of bitter- sweet berries. Get ground moss— beautiful in shade of grays—as a mat for the pumpkin basket. Hang a light wicker basket lined with these mosses from the chandelier over the table, and trail sprays of partridge berfy down the side. In all let the MOTIF be thank- fulness for the blessings of Harvest and Home: “For all that liberal Autumn pours From her rich o'erflowing stores.” - THANKSGIVING DAY, RECIPES Pumpkin Pie (No. 1). DD the beaten yolks of four eggs and one cupful of white sugar to two cuptuls of pumpkin that has been stewed and put through a colander. With Ihis mix a_quart of milk. one teaspoonful of cinnamen, mace and Dutmeg mixed. and the whites of the egxs, beaten stiff. Line & very deep pie disn with a good paste. Cut slashes in it here and there, stir the pumpkin custard weil from the bottom and Put it into the pastry. Bake In a steady Pumplkin Pie (No. 2). Into a quart of stewed and strained pump- kin stir & quart of milk. a cup of sram- ulated sugar, cionamon and nutmeg fto taste, and last of all. five eggs, well beaten. Mix theroughly. pour the mixtur oven. Oyster Pie. Line a deep pie plate with puft paste, il the interior with bread crusts (to be re- moved later) and fit on a top crust, buttered about_the edge on the under side that It be casily taken off. Stew a quart of oysters for five minutes: stir In very slowly a cupful of thick white sauce and the beaten yolks of two egxs. When the paste is done take off the top, remove the bread crusts. @l the centre with the creamed o{llx'u_ lrhtvln\‘e th? m% cl’lh'l, and set the ple in the oven for five minutes bei sending to the table. Scalloped Oysters. Drain the oysters and di tered Dake dish i vhe following Srdee "t In the bottom have a light layer of cracker crumbs: season wit rika and salt. drop bits of them and wet with ovster . mix ual quantities. No Tayer of oysters. similarly seasomed. pext a Tayer of crambs Go on T il e s ful or the matcriala are used up: The yer shou crumi double allowance of butter. Cower wiesely and bake half an hour. them baks ha uncover tore