| Show V D 1WlUf S Pia Somn hao meat that cnnna cat And some would cat that want It But wmhave Cheat and we can cat So let the Lord bo thanki Burns 1 MENU u THANKSGIVING NOV C3lh BREAKFAST r Pomegranates r with Cream Corinca Broiled Ham h Oiangc Fritters I Potato Cakes Grnhnm C3cm Coffee DINNER i lain Cocktsilln Salted AliiiiilH Snanlah Olives Cream of Bailey Soup Toasted Ciickcrs I Celery Roast Tnikcy Stowed Cranberries TMnhod PotaUcx Balled l Turnips OnIoi3TUh CrcMmSaiieo Hrkcd Squash I Liam I billc in filler Cider Apple Saucer CabbnKC Salad 1 American Clujcuc Wafers Pumpkin Pie Mln < o IMc Bultcrnuty < Popcorn tin pica Grapes Cher Coffee Cider SU PER Turkey Sa lila on lettuce Leaves < ThIn WHole Vhoat Brecvl and Duller DouglmulH Cheese t < Cocoa The observant i individual who goes about much and silts at meat with his fallows In homes North South East all West must of necessity I notice the L Kvowlns llnCrcquqiity with which grace ls > said baldr nVpi I4 Not ao iiiunytycrjrs aso that home was an exception where heads were l not bowed and hands folded as the head of the house devoutly or In amore a-more perfunctory manner as the case might be asked the blessing Today In not one family in a hundred is this beautiful and appropriate custom cus-tom observed Whether the omission is due to the everlasting rush that enmeshes the modern family life or whether like Charles Lamb the uptodate paterfamilias pater-familias believes that grace hi only suited to a meager or precailous meal is immaterial the fact remains the same The trldally blessing has taken its night Today however as the family with Its old broken links of affection restored re-stored gathers about the mahogany tree laden with the bounties of an unusually prosperous and fi uitful year a churl indeed would htf bo who dkl not lender hearty and solemn thanks unto the Loid of the harvest Unlike Christmas when dividing Interests In-terests touch the heart Thanksgiving day IK I dedicated primarily to home Now as at no other of our few pleasure pleas-ure days the heart 16ngsr l for the home associations the home atmosphere tho homo people the home Cooking = The great dinner sign and symbol of tho harvest festival Instituted by our Pilgrim = Pil-grim forefathers but made possible by our Pilgrim mothers Jb not a perfect feast If made from modern xllshes and served after the fashion of any country but our own I It IB a feast In 1 whoeo honor the old family china and diver even the curious old pewter and alwuyn the old family dluhcs should bo bi ought forth Pretty tiny little klckRlmW 1 with foreign names and foreign I MaVors have no place here here the turkey rules the roust Hupplemohtod by the I I good old dluhcs that mother and grand I l E mother before her used to make In how many desolate mining camps and frontier towns on Isolated ranches and spreading cattle ranges among1 the boys In khaki arid the sailor boys in blue who guard our new possessions among the islands of the sea will thoughts turn yearningly this week toward the home from which the sturdy sons went forth to seek their fortunes Nor Is It beyond the range of possibility possibil-ity nor derogatory in I any way to their manhood to venture the assertion that the most poignant regrets at ther enforced en-forced absence from the family ingathering in-gathering will be found to center about the laden table While In the majority of homes tho sage and I onion dressing is still pre erred for the Thanlwglvlng turkey the chestnut stuffing Is also popular To make It shell one quart of large French chestnuts and cook In boiling water until the skins are loosened Hub off the brown skins and put again into boiling salted water adding a little stock If you have It and cook until they arc tender While still hot rub through a coarse colander Mix with the sifted mils a few bread crumbs moistened with melted butter and sweet cream and seasoned with salt and pepper I pep-per Fill the turkey but do not press I tho stufiliiK In It as it will swell 1I 1 I Attention is again called to the expedient ex-pedient adopted In some families where I tastes vary In regard to the dressing of filling Use craw with one sort and the body with another This gives those wHo havo pronounced preferences ti chaneo to have what specially suits J l un In decorating for Thanksgiving a pretty ideals to bank till dlnln doom mantel with all kinds of small vege I tables and small fruits Interspersed with oats barley autujan leaves and I ears of corn A Hubbard squash with its royal I Worcester color of brown green a I golden hued country pumpkin or a symmetjlcal cabbage with Its Bouch erllke effect of pale green may be hollowed hol-lowed out and used when filled with loose branches of autumn hued leaves red berries and yellow chrysanthemums as a most effective centerpiece for the table Failing leaves or flowers clusters oft jiuiple grapes bronze pears and ted I cheeked apples may be made quite as as artistic If a vine effect is de sired In decorating the sideboard It may be obtained by taking large bare branches of apple boughs with many separate and uneven twigs and fastening fasten-ing to it at Incgular intervals smooth glossy apples not too large but of brilliant bril-liant coloring This can be done with an upholsterers needle and stout black linen thread passing the needle through the apple from stem to blossom blos-som end drawing the thread around over the side and through again leaving leav-ing short lengths at either end with which to tie the apple to the bough Cornpopping at twilight at the big fireplace In the hall over tho furnace I fire or the comfortable kitchen range is one of the unfailing delights of Thanksgiving afternoon With a stock of welldried popcorn a long handled poppe a new bright tin pan a salt Nhttkcr and If liked a dish of melted butter not alone the youngling but children of a larger growth will find abundant occupation and gustatorial dgighu J > VM V v M T A piettv way to servo the salad individually in-dividually Is In ied apples scooped out I sufficiently to hold the allotted portion 0 The apples may be so cut that the stem end can be retained for a cover A good oldfashioned cabbage salad Is made of one head each of cabbage and celery Chop fine mix well together to-gether and spilnldc mth a tablespoonful tablespoon-ful of salt Into a double boiler put two tablespoonfuls of butter and one teaspoonful of Hour Blendthen add a generous half cupful oC cider vinegar vine-gar a tablespoonful of sugar a teaspoonful tea-spoonful of mustard the beaten yolk of two eggs and lastly three tablespoonfuls table-spoonfuls of cream Cook stirring constantly con-stantly until thick and smooth Add a dash of cayenne pour over the Cabbage Cab-bage and wand away to get cool Just before serving add a little whipped cream I i Cabbage salad 1 as an accompaniment II to a fish or oyster course Is sometimes I i served In lemon dupsv Thp lemons are cut In two the contents removed and the cabbage replaced On the top of each cup Just before sending to the table put a little mayonnaise may-onnaise with a powdering of finelycut red and green peppers In making turkey salad from what Is left from dinner avoid serving It too dry Moisten with a little broth water I or thinned out salad dicsointr Cut the I meat In uniform sizes using an equal l quantity of celery cut Into strips Mix and make with h mayonnaise While the pie mince apple or pumpkin pump-kin stands facile prlnceps as the appropriate ap-propriate Thanksgiving dessert a frozen puddlngVis prctcued by those who do not feel the binding spell of tradition Boll together one cupful of sugar and one clip of water I until It begins lo thread Beat the yolk of tour jor six esga until lemon 4 colored and thick and stir little by little Into the cooked syrup which should have been moved to the back of the range Return the fire and cook until quite thick Set off beat until cpoladd one level tablespoonful I gelatine soaked in two tablespoonfuls of milk or water and beat until thick Fold In a pint of cream boiled and chilled or whipped put In one cupful seeded raisins or a cupful of canned pineapple and freeze When ready to pack put in a half pound of candled fruit in alternate layers Cover the freezer closely and let it stand at leapt v l two hours to ripen IfL sauces ilcr sired use well drained whipped cream flavored with sherry 01 I 7 A Thanksgiving picnic Is a revelation 1 revela-tion to the transplanted Individual who finds himself spending his first Thanks In the Southeast giving s r C While in the homeland back East t snowflakes fly sleigh bells jingle they clouds hng low and ovcrcoaCs and furs arc In the ascendency thc pleasant pleas-ant valleys of the Sunkissed Territory Terri-tory eternal summer reigns arid Thanksgiving morning dawns as fresh i and balmy as an Easter day Dressed I I In summer garb for here the shirtwaist shirt-waist never goes Into eclipsethe merry cavalcades are early astir big ranch wagons sturdy burros patient mules or prancing bronchos Kentucky thoroughbreds or Indian ponies serving serv-ing as means of transportation to the foot of some purpling rugged butte where the feast is to be spread And such a feast Turkey of course ns tho piece de resistance for these transplanted trans-planted ones are loyal to tradition then roast pigtender sucklings such as the historic ones over which Bobo smacked appreciative lips quail galore taken from their native heath in I the summit of perfection plump brown juicy sweet wild duck equal In flavor fla-vor to Its cousin German of the Chesapeake Ches-apeake dovepie a moral for the gods watermelons fresh from the vines the early summer vegetables now In thelr prime oranges Just from tho groves I golden spheres of fragrant sweetness pomegranates ripe black olives pin = ochc delectable Mexican confection made of tho Juice of the cactus and generous cups of fragrant Mocha golden crowned with ° the superb alfalfa l cream C Then at last the lovingcup And swellwIth as It goes Its rounds hearts good fellowship and the tender aching throb Cor absent loved ones Awhile the farewell chorus rings outs For aulcl t lang sync my dear t t For auldjanj sync Well drlnp cup inj I memory nero S For lie days of mild lam sync EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD |
