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Show ' HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS 2& Bruce ' NOTIlI.n of t'ae ceroaionif als that make horce such as is, ' likeable place at Christmas tir" is making of the pretty, colorful candies to decorate the table, or 11 small boxes and baskets for neighbors r.nd friends to whom one wishes to give a little something more than a card. A cold wintry evening is just the time to indulge in this festivity. End if a neighbor or two should be invited In to help, so much the jollier. Tie bright checkered aprons on t'ae rnea and make them do the preparatory work, such as cracking the r.uts and getting the meats out whole, chep'iir.g citron, squeer.ing lemons, cutting angelica an-gelica into strips, and halving rod candied cherries. Meanwhile r.t one side-table sits the lady with tho fondant that base of ail the cream candies stirring ti e oonfee-t oonfee-t loner's sugar, moistening it to t'.'.a right consistency so that it wiil make round soft balls, and then either din-ping din-ping it in boiling chocolate or stuffing stuff-ing it with nuts, cherries, citron, or bits of tig paste. It can be used to stuff dates, taking the place of t'ae stone, the dates then being relied in granulated sugar. Oh, there is no end to the decorative, luscious goodies that can bo made from this cream foundation. To make these candles look like Christmas, the liberal use of green and red Is advised, either in the fondant fond-ant Itself or in the trimming. A hex of coloring matter can be obtained at any grocery, the colors being green, pink, violet and orange. You cun put a bunch of holly on a white cream by cutting wee leaves of green angelica and tiny bits of candied clier- kJ-X i ' s t1 f -V ' - rles, pressing tlicm Into the cream before be-fore it hardens. A tiny given phio tree can be cut and pressed Into the top of a cream. When these pretty Christmas cnu-dies cnu-dies are packed Into little gay baskets or painted tin boxes, they make tho most attractive sort of gift to semi around the neighborhood to nearby friends, or to give the Christinas caller. In addition, the fun of making them In the company of a kitchen-full kitchen-full of family or neighbors makes preliminary Christinas party that If nearly as delightful as the day Itself. (Copyright.) |