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HandwritingEuel Gibbons would love this recipeBy GREG HANDMy little son pulled down theChristmas tree the other dav and*bis mother and I were so darnedw a sto seesomecontributing to the support of his family■r“Do vou remember when you pulled down your first tree? sheasked“Sure t do. 1 said. “Mv were just as proud as youWe really were proud. Wewere fairly huffing and puffing with pride“Well. we've got to get moving while it's still fresh,' she said She ran to get the cookbook while the little bov and 1 carried the tree intovou caneat a I hnstmas tree of them are edible The secret igetting one while it’s fresh and using the right spice. While my wife rushed about the kitchen pulling an assortment of spices from the shelves, the kid and 1 plucked thes ato gettingdecorations off the tree and it tells you a good bit about the meal you can expect First hold the tree up side down in the kitchen sink and I u k e w a r in w a ter i v e r it for 12s 1111 uck an ornament. 1 f it iseasily removed andgood It you have to tug. and the glass sphere is not water logged, run some more water llt's helpful to spread a polyethylene pup tent on the kitchen floor in the event of an accidental overflow *f tree is soaked.pluck the d e c o r a 11 o n s o n e - b y - o n e. reserving these for next year Lop off the top few branches and gently saute in a panful of egg nog. Quick ly stir in the lights until they are well browned, then set ihem asideThese will be used later to stuff thet reeSpread the plucked tree out fulle floor, and if youhaven't spread that pup tent, vou re going to be sorry Get a handful of margarine and thickly coat each branch. starting at the top and working downward Someauthorities suggest rotating the tree us vou coal it with margarine% j$m; ibut 1 find it eJMer and lessa s tt!e»i n t111 t *NOW YOU'RE ready for theapices Mince thoroughly your stack of holiday greeting cards and remember that vou I! have brtteiflav oi it the pieces *W hen the cards aretin) as possible, sprinkle them on the buttered tree The important thing is to get an even coating Whether it s thick or thin doesn tmatter.Wrap the tree with extra hollv sprigs wreaths 01 other decora t tons vou happen to have hand vre art* those who turn then noses up at a Christina tree andthis entrielv their own loss andactuallv a misunderstanding Ihe%ke\ lo this recipe is to ue whatever is at hand, so your recipe will be unlike anv other• mthe oven I_»grees \\ hi*e it ^ warn mg the tree with tht tried bghts andany candles that happen tlt; be ! mgaround hous** S o i o ♦* bdksprefer to res a . v ; ■metallic sparkles as a garnish ami we find this to he a good idea a re: a refreshing variation on lb* PasoWhen the oven is heated, stuff the tree in and don ! bother w ith a pan The tree wouldn’t fit at anyrate and pun drippings add not awhit to the flavor of a good treetowhen the tree is due to come out ofthe ovenMv rule of thumb is this whentrthe branches are crisp three inches from the tips, it s okay lo eatScrape the tree out of the oven andput it in a large sit. 4 il ill Alt; ^ #i M-rvr0\ t I w IIS's,,“I WONDER why we don’t servlt;('hristmus tree all year.' my wiflt; asked as we dined on this yeart r eeW cl I I explained f r a n bi.1*mes a s People don t* «sS. K I’•s. vv i * I* kthem, but they re a tradition1 guess I can understand that/whe said It probably explainswhv lhi^ tree tastes like asparagusdipped in turpentine\ n%h it suremv mouth full■ *I said w
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The Northern Hills Press
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Wed, Jan 09, 1980
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