Festive Cookies Spark Christmas Holiday Prep
Fragmentary text hints at holiday baking with cookies for Santa and other festive treats. The read shows a scene of holiday preparation and cheer without detailed actions or outcomes.
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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1964
Page
4
Fragmentary text hints at holiday baking with cookies for Santa and other festive treats. The read shows a scene of holiday preparation and cheer without detailed actions or outcomes.
A dated cookie recipe outlines steps for making Ralled Stegar Cookies with enriched flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, lard, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and milk. Dough is chilled, rolled, cut, baked at 375 degrees for 7 to 8 minutes yielding about nine dozen small cookies.
The article highlights beef rib roast as a traditional favorite for holiday gatherings. It notes standing rib roast as a preferred preparation and emphasizes its festive appeal for family meals.
Prepare a salt and pepper seasoned rib roast with chine bone removed. Roast uncovered in a 325 F oven until reaching desired doneness, 23-25 min per lb rare, 27-30 med, 32-35 well done. Serve with Rosy Apple-Pear Garnish made from apples, juice, ginger, cinnamon, and lemon. bake pear halves briefly until thickened filling.
Extension home economist Mersaret Tatt urges proper hosiery care and fit. She advises selecting correct size for comfort and service, ensuring feet are not tied too tightly and stockings do not bunch at the ankles. Buying three pairs is presented as economical.
The article discusses how odd stockings become less shiny and more flexible after wear, advises laundering nylons promptly, and outlines several washing methods including squeezing through suds, blotting, drying, and using a jar or net bag for cleaning.
Economist Margaret Pratt advises evaluating the whole room before buying new items. She suggests repainting walls and woodwork or slip covering furniture as cheaper, effective ways to refresh a room and coordinate colors with fabrics and curtains.
Margaret Pratt discusses revised calorie needs for adults after a nutrition conference. March open meetings announce the series Food for One or Two with Calorie Counter resources and weight reduction guidance.
The commemorative postage stamp became available at local post offices on October 27 and first went on sale in Honolulu on October 26 during the National Extension Homemakers Council annual meeting. It honors the 50th anniversary of the Smith Lever Act, which advanced home life nationwide. Designer Norman Todhunter created the sampler inspired design.
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