Show I k I I I I Ii 4 i l I it l y I i i ii rf I 1 1 r rI I e 1 By BETTY BARCLAY Wherever Christianity Is the prevailing prevailing pre pre- I religion Christmas clay day pre pre-I is observed Everyone elone agrees that itis It ItIs itIs I Is the finest of at all holidays especially for Cor the thc children Christmas dinner Is a n gala occasion It Is the high spot atthe of at the holiday get Housewives House wives start planning for tor it days das In advance Take cranberry sauce for tor In Iiii Instance Instance In- In stance stance stance-no no Christmas Christinas dinner has haa ever been complete without It Our grandmothers prepared it at least a week ahead In those thoRe days cranberry sauce thick with berries was served In a n side dish Today It may be strained put into a 0 mold and chilled The newest and most attractive method Is to mako make It without an any cooking and the addition addition addition addi addi- tion of at orange gives It a new In in- terest At serving time it comes to the table side by side with the roast In cubes which adorn the edge of ot the dinner plate One of or orthe the advantages of this method is that It can be prepared at practically practically practically the last minute because setting quick gelatin requires only an hour to become firm Below are the modern versions of or cranberry sauce and holiday fruitcake fruit fruitcake fruitcake cake Holiday Fruit Cake White Can be baked three or four weeks ahead hi cup shortening 1 cup up s sugar gar 1 I 1 egg whites 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon cream of or t tartar bal baking powder rr U teaspoon salt Vi rr cup up water waler i v lb Ib 1 cup candied citron citroni i U lb Ib V cup candled candied cherries 14 u lb Ib 1 slice candied candled pineapple 4 4 cup black walnut meats Cream shortening add sugar gradually mixing in well Add unbeaten unbeaten unbeaten un un- un- un beaten egg whites one at a time beating well ell between en each addition Sift Sitt baking powder and salt with half halt the flour add alternately with water to first mixture Add remaining remaining remaining re re- re- re flour to chopped fruit and nuts add to cake mixture Bake in loaf or tube pan lined with heavy oiled paper Bake in slow oven at 2500 F. F F. F F. about 2 2 hours Makes 1 loaf Cranberry Orange Relish 1 package quick setting gelatin dessert orange flavor 1 cup boiling water If orange 3 tablespoons sugar 1 cup cold water 1 l 14 cups uncooked cranberries Dissolve quick setting gelatin dessert In boiling water add sugar and cold water Put cranberries and unpeeled orange through food chopper add to gelatin mixture and chill until it begins to thicken Stir SUr up and pour into molds Chill u until tl firm Serves 12 |