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Newspaper
The Harrison Press
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1983
Page
20
A historic look at how Christmas cards began in England with an 1843 commission and spread to America by the 1860s. Today about 3 billion cards are exchanged yearly, prompting many to craft homemade cards using envelopes, colored paper, glue, glitter, fabric scraps, and simple paint methods.
An old English practice linked to toasting health with the Wassail Bowl evolves from a glo-Saxon greeting. The traditional recipe mixed heated ale cinnamon ginger sherry lemon and sugar with toasted bread and crab apples. Modern versions use punches like egg nog or cranberry blends, simmered with spices.
A playful guide for children to craft easy cookies and festive treats. It outlines simple dough bases, shapes like tear drops and triangles, decorating with gumdrops and egg paint, and tips for adding hangers to turn cookies into tree ornaments.
A quirky holiday note celebrates strange shapes that defy neat packaging. It playfully muses on wrap and tie challenges, noting odds ends and novel forms that never fit into standard boxes.
A fragmented note describes scented pomander balls tied in lace or braid as attractive gifts. The text mentions placing them in a box and hints at fragrant materials, but the wording is garbled and only hints at appearance and packaging.
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