The Warm Glow of Candles Through the Ages
Candles have served as a constant light source across eras from ancient Greece to Roman refinements and colonial America. Bayberry wax candles were prized by New England households, with lore suggesting bayberry scent brings luck and gold to the packet.
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Cranberry Glogg Recipe Spices and Juices
A brief list details six cloves two sticks cinnamon four cardamom seeds and four cups cranberry juice, ending with the word cockch. The fragment suggests a spiced cranberry beverage base with aromatic spices and juice.
Make sour aan chess set Dyas for a bazaar item
Fun project for teens to craft a chess set from nuts, bolts, and odd shapes. Gather sixteen pawns, four bishops, two queens, two kings, plus matching pieces. Assemble with glue, paint with enamel, add a painted sixty four square board.
All Heal Mistletoe and Druid Customs Described
The Druids called mistletoe all heal and used it to cure disease and counteract poisons. They viewed kissing under the mistletoe as sport but required the sprig be cut with a golden knife. A berry was removed each time someone kissed beneath it.
The Woodman and the Little Stranger
A Christmas tale where a woodman and his family shelter a cold ragged child on a bitter night. Angels sing in a radiant choir led by a boy in robes as the family offers warmth, soup, and a bed beside their own child.
Christmas Covers the Earth and the Christ Child Story
A reflective piece on Christmas bringing light and hope to a troubled world. It contrasts despair with the enduring spirit of Christmas, and retells a folk tale in which a woodman and his family bow to the Christ Child. A fir branch becomes a tree bearing fruit each Christmas.
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Turkey stuffing safety tips for home cooks
The guide urges stuffing the turkey only just before baking and to remove the stuffing after cooking. It warns to refrigerate the stuffing separately from the bird and suggests freezing leftovers in meal sized portions to avoid long days of turkey.
Santa Claus Arrives Vía Window in Brazilian Christmas
In Brazil Papa Noel enters through windows on Christmas Eve since many homes lack chimneys. Children place shoes by doors to receive gifts left by the kindly figure as part of the holiday custom.
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