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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
3
A vintage style guide offers New Year entertaining tips with simple menus and budget-friendly dishes. It includes waffles with sausage, spaghetti with chicken livers, molded fruit salad, Welsh rarebit, and cookies, plus practical serving notes for a buffet setting.
Lynn explains bacon cookery with methods for pan frying broiling and baking. For pan frying start in a cold pan on low heat turning strips and draining fat. Broiling places strips 8 to 9 inches from heat turning when top crisps, about 24 minutes per side. Baking uses a shallow pan at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes until crisp.
A travelogue excerpt from Washington Irving's The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent describes a December Yorksire stagecoach journey before Christmas. Passengers speak of relatives and dinners while three rosy cheeked schoolboys delight in holiday plans. The coachman, hat cocked and greens in his buttonhole, executes small commissions as villagers gather to watch the bustling spectacle. The scene captures festive bustle and common social moments along the route.
The article notes the old saying at Christmas comes but once a year. It cites Thomas Tusser in Farmer's Daily Diet 1515 to 1589 and presents the line At Christmas play and make good cheer for the holiday season.
The article surveys common Christmas tree types noting spruces as least desirable due to sharp foliage and shedding needles, while firs and balgam firs are praised as ideal and long revered. Douglas firs are flat, smooth to touch, with multiple tip buds altering twig shape, and conical cones. Hemlocks shed foliage. pines disappoint as trees. red cedars seldom used except wild stands, with prickly, small scale-like foliage.
Festive games suit Christmas and New Year gatherings as four or more families rotate through homes with punch, light refreshments, and a sequence of entertainment. Activities include Mixed Resolutions, Guessing Time, True or False questions, and a backwords spelling bee. Teams compete, with prizes and light competition adding to the holiday fun.
A sewing circle offers a lighthearted project featuring a crocheted apron in a simple stitch, finished with a crocheted ruffle, inviting members to enjoy a quick craft.
A playful scene shows a young man feeding a girl with plenty of taffy and a busy dining moment. The couple reacts to a peculiar order and the waiter’s apron delivers humor in a casual restaurant setting.
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