| Show Plan Ahead for Delicious Thanksgiving Spread By Meta Given Women need to use every ounce of their managerial ability when planning holiday meals such as Thanksgiving or they end up feeling there is not much to be thankful for There are many ways of lightening the burden by doing things the day before and by letting other members of the family do their share sharer Cranberry Cranberry Cranberry Cran Cran- berry sauce and salad dressing can be finished the da day before The pastry can even be rolled fitted into the pastry pans trimmed fluted and stored in the refrigerator but the filling mUng needs to be mixed Thanksgiving morning mornIng morning morn- morn Ing to be at its best The in ingredients ingredients in- in however can be measured put into a container covered and ready to go the next morning The turkey or other fowl can be cleaned cleaned- drained stuffed trussed greased and covered with clean cloth and if theres there's room placed in the refrigerator If there isn't and its it's cold enough the back porch is a good place or a room where there is no heat but you must take the responsibility for tor p pro protection r o t tee c c t i ion o n against an any intruders Green vegetables like beans and spinach spinach spinach spin spin- ach can be looked over and trimmed washed and stored in inthe inthe inthe the refrigerator Silverware linen glassware and dishes should be In readiness for setting setting setting set set- ting the table Pickles and relishes can be chilled In their own bottles Next morning the pumpkin pie goes into the oven first thing then the fowl moves in the oven to allow it to become lusciously tender by the time dinner is served Let the children children children chil chil- dren have such tasks as cleaning cleaning cleaning clean clean- ing celery and span scrubbing scrubbing scrubbing scrub scrub- bing potatoes helping to set the table filling water glasses serving serving serving ing the pie pic clearing the table and stacking the plates after scraping Many hands make light work Menus for Th Thanksgiving Breakfast Breakfast- Since the kitchen is going boing to tobe tobe tobe be a scene of much activity to today today today to- to day the morning meal can be simply tomato juice scrambled eggs bacon and toast Maybe young oung sister or even dad can supervise the breakfast meal while mother mixes the pie filling fill flU filling ing The pie should be baked early to make way for the Thanksgiving bird Dinner Dinner- Whether its it's chicken duck goose boose or turkey bring it to the table richly browned and plump with dressing garnished with molded cranberry jelly and parsley Surround it with its traditional friends streaming mealy baked potatoes candled sweet potatoes green beans and tiny onions cooked together a relish plate of ot celery olives radishes pickles parker house rolls And for tor the finale finale- pumpkin pie Pumpkin Pie One and three fourths cups fresh cooked or canned pumpkin pumpkin pump pump- kin ai 4 cup granulated sugar r teaspoon salt satt 1 teaspoon cinnamon teaspoon ginger 2 eggs 1 cup evaporated milk J fc cup water unbaked Inch 9 pastry shell Turn pumpkin into saucepan and heat over direct heat for 10 minutes until somewhat dry and slightly caramelized stirring frequently Remove from heat Mix thoroughly together the sugar salt and spices and stir sUr into hot pumpkin Beat eggs add evaporated milk and water and beat into pumpkin mixture until smooth Pour into pastry- pastry lined pie pic pan and bake in a ahot hot oven degrees F. F for tor 15 minutes then reduce heat to degrees F. F slow low and continue continue continue con con- baking for 45 minutes longer longcr until a knife inserted in center comes out clean Cool before serving Ono One pic six plc-six six servings ser Note Perfectly baked pumpkin pumpkin pump pump- kin pie pio has no wrinkles or cracks on Its surface Lon Long slow baking produces a smooth shiny surface with the true golden pumpkin color Bake extra pumpkin filling in custard cups for the children |
