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Show Gift Suggestions . . Tasty Touches i Inexpensive! I A jar ea.oh celery salt, ga.rlic salt, onion salt If you wish to gala fancy, add shakers of the new smoky salt or monosodium gluta- holp thcmsrlVL'S. iCi.ristmas is tile time to give, i It's a Date. A package of extra large moist dates, extra-large figs, and a tin of mixed salted nuts - -especially nice for television parties. mate. Wrap each in tissue paper; Jien tic; in a red-chocked napkin mil sling on a stick hobo fashion. fash-ion. Holiday Toasting. Two bottles ; of eggnog delivered with your ; Jaily milk, a large package of gin-gersnaps, gin-gersnaps, and a shaker of nutmeg. Skol! i Morning Toast. Combine :', cup ' granulated sugar, a tablesp. cinnamon, cinna-mon, and. '., tsp ckves Place in : salt shaker of salt-and-pepper set. Wrap set. The shakers are prac-: prac-: tical gifts and can be used after i the supply of spiced sugar is ex-i ex-i hausted. American Tradition. Can of chicken fricassee; package of noodles, precooked rice, or biscuit ' mix; dill-pickle slices or spiced peaches. Wrap in comic section : of Sunday paper, and tie the pack-1 pack-1 age with green ribbon. Suacker's Special. Assortment i of special jams seedless red rasp-j rasp-j jerry or blackberry; damson f plum; bosenberry or loganberry J preserve; or comb honey. Place ' in breadbasket lined with red pa-, pa-, per napkin. Tuck in a few pine j joncs. ; I'll Take Vanilla. Tie five jars i of sauces for ice cream butter-i butter-i scotch, walnuts in syrup, choco-i choco-i late-flavored fudge, crushed cher- ry, and crushed strawberries around two boxes of sugar wafers. I Indoor Barbecue. Two bottles of barbecue sauce tied to a pastry brush and a pot holder. For Bride Next Door. Buy as-j as-j sorted canned foods (fruits, vege-! vege-! tables, tomato sauce, beans I in the j kitchenette size about 8 oz. Place in a row on strip of heavy card-; card-; board, cut to fit; top with another j strip. Then you have a miniature ! pantry shelf. Cover with shelf paper, having' one side exposed to j ; show . can labels. Wrap in cello- phane, tie with bow. Fruit Stand. Fill an empty pint ' or quart berry basket with excelsior. excel-sior. Arrange two avocados or a bunch of big grapes on it. To make it look gay, paste gold stars , on fruit. The Gourmet. Tightly wrap a bottle of herb vinegar in crepe pa-i pa-i per. Place an inexpensive lamp- j ! shade on it. Christmas Bounty. Fill a cor- ' nucopia (or cone made of gold paper) with large walnuts. The recipient may wish to hang it on the door, so all who come can |