Christmas Treats and Traditions From Hungary Sweden
Readable passages describe Christmas foods and customs across Hungary and Sweden. It details cakes with citron and nuts, gingerbread varieties, plum puddings, and Christmas tables with pork loaves, confections, and tea time pastries. Swedish practices highlight open hospitality, Christmas Eve feasts, lye fish preparation, and traditions like hiding a bitter almond for marriage luck.
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England
Dicken
United States
France
Simple Rice Pudding Directions With Milk and Cinnamon
Soak the rice briefly then boil in cold milk and cook slowly to avoid scorching. Grease the pan bottom or use an asbestos pad to prevent burning. Cook until tender and oatmeal like, then season with sugar butter and salt. Finish by sprinkling sugar and ground cinnamon on top.
Culinary note on salt dough cookies by Mrs C J Karel
Directions describe a dough recipe with three teaspoons salt and one cup flour. After mixing, add more flour if needed until stiff, roll thin, cut 3 inch squares, slit center and cross, then fry in boiling lard and dust with powdered sugar.
Bohemian Cranberry Sauce By Mrs C J Karel
Recipe for cranberry sauce by Mrs C J Karel uses 8 quarts cranberries 3 oranges ½ lb chopped raisins 1 cup English walnut meats 3 pints sugar. Simmer cranberries until soft remove orange rind add sugar and raisins cook then fold in walnut meats near end.
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C. J. Karel
Coffee Cake-Koffee Kitchen From an Old Family Recipe
A historical family recipe outlines making a sponge overnight, then mixing in butter or shortening sugar egg currants and raisins with enough flour to form a soft dough. The mixture rises twice and is baked about 45 minutes, with a cream and sugar top optionally flavored with cinnamon or almonds.
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Koffee
Make Ahead Tasty Round Steak Stew In Cooker
Grind one pound round steak. Dredge with flour and brown in hot drippings or butter. Add cup of hot water, large chopped onion, and simmer five minutes. Stir in tomato, cayenne, and boiled macaroni. Salt to taste. Finish in a fireless cooker.
Community scores thanks after bereavement
The family expresses sincere gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindnesses during a recent bereavement. Thanks are extended for flowers funeral service and expressions of sympathy from Howard Baxter Mrs A B Jones and Mr and Mrs H A Baxter.
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Howard Baxter
Christmas Hours For Post Office
Post office will be open all next week from 7 a m to 7 p m to handle the Christmas rush. Miss Ethel Laughead, a nurse who had been in Wayland, returned home last night.
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Ethel Laughead
Wayland
Shome
Birthday and club notices fill village social calendar
Mrs. N k Moore celebrated her eightieth birthday with a family dinner at Mrs. M C De Lone’s home. A Monday bridge club luncheon followed at Mrs E M Hammer’s with three tables and a single course menu. The First United Presbyterian Ladies Aid elected officers with social tea to follow. Independent club honored Mr. and Mrs. Harry Swift with rock and gifts. Teachers’ party at the high school featured a Christmas tree and games for both teachers and students. Junior Boice celebrated his seventh birthday with a red Christmas theme and a large turnout. Pythian Sisters held a December social at Mrs Ruth Crayne’s home with history-card games, a Navy paper, and a Messiah reading, ending with a lavish luncheon.
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N. K K. Moore
M. C. DeLone
E. M. Hammer
Washington
High Schol
Santa Claus
Junior Boice
C. A. Boice
McChesney
Junior
Pythian Sisters Lodge
West Chester
Ruth Crayne
Frances Maude
Crayne
John Powell
D. O. Brumback
Navy
Frank Sherbeck
Elizabeth Sherbeck
George Simerman
Blanche Foriash
McAvoy
Social Calendar December 18 to 20 Recurring Club Meetings
Fortnightly club and allied groups schedule home economics sessions and elections through December 20. Various clubs including Navajo Just Us and T F P KF plan afternoon exchanges. Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters hold joint night session. Queen Esther Circle hosts a Christmas program at the Methodist church with honorary members as guests.
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J. L. Brookhart
John Dodd
Just Us
T. FP. KF
T. C. Davis
Women's Clubs
Washington
Second United Presbyterian Church
Grace Wilmot
New York City
W. S. Elton
J. M. Godfrey
Methodist Church
Pump Repair Contact Ad
Repair service listing directs calls to E. P. Foss for pump repairs with phone 632 Red.
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E. P. Foss
Teaching Through Play Advocates Home Kindergarten Principles
The author urges parents to apply kindergarten concepts at home by guiding children through play. Key ideas include fostering self confidence, memory and thought, love of nature, observation, originality, and cleanliness, with practical steps like helping with chores, reading stories, and nature walks. The piece cites success with a two and a half year old daughter.
Claxton Highlights Kindergartens Role in Child Education
Dr. P. P. Claxton former United States Commissioner of Education says children must be guarded as loyally as the country and stresses the Kindergarten as an important factor.
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P. P. Claxton
United States Commissioner of Education
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