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Show is 7?e Season I I V -- ll ill 't n I I Ilfii! I! A f f I ! if h Tasty Pastry :! ' I fit If I f f-'x- , , - ' SS I i sy GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT and they are! Mrs. Merrill Bushnell delights in arranging pretty trays of hor favorite cookies to which she adds the color and sparkle nf the holidays with fanciful candles, figures and greenery. Baking for friends and neighbors is a tradition with this good cook. LOOKING f- &vrLWaK ilkI ; -. Vx f X-- i- K -N THE COLOR AND SWEETNESS of onndied fruits adds the final decorative touch to a Christmas gift tray which holds a "Christ- mas tree" baked by good cook, Mrs. Charles h. (C huck) Peterson (Photos by Grant lioy- ance staff photographer) P I " 'A l t ' By WINIFRED N. JONES 'J Women's Editor 'I i A PERT ELF SURVEYS the delights of a cookie tray prepared by Mrs. Bushnell. Varying in color, texture and flavor, the cookies are marvelous for gifts or to serve guests . . . and don't forget the family's sweet tooth. These all tuck into the freezer so they can be made in advance of the holiday busy time. A LIGHT TOUCH and plenty of good brown sugar and cinnamon are combined with a soft, raised dough a3 Mrs. Peterson begins shaping the "jelly roll" from which she'll cut her Christmas tree. Cookies and Christmas! sax Nobody knows that they go together any better than Mrs. Merrill Bushnell who turns them out by the m dozen dozen in the days before the holidays in her modern, efficient kitchen. Special recipes from friends and family are added continually to the large file of favorites. Experience, a deft touch and an eye for prettiness all make her trays of Christmas goodies attractive to look at and to munch. Varying widely in color, texture ami flavor, here ere four of her cookie recipes which lend themselves to preparation and for gift giving. pre-holid- NO BAKE COOKIES U cup butter tablespoons white sugar tablespoons cocoa 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg Place all ingredients above in bowl set in pan of hot water. Stir until soft. In another bowl mix 2 cups graham cracker crumbs; cup shredded coconut; 'a cup nuts. Add this to first mixture and pack in ungreased 6"xl(" pan. 5 5 Why is it, do you suppose, that as the holidays approach, women start to hake? Even females who don't ordinarily get involved in the mixing bowl routine seem possessed with an urge to turn out huge' batches of Christmas cookies, scores of prettily decorated caks and other assorted goodies. The tradition of baking tasty tidbits for the holidays is as old as any tradition connected with Christmas and probably has been helped along by women's desire to give something of themselves something they've made to friends, neighbors and families. While every woman wants to get into the act, it takes the really good cooks to show the rest of us how to do it. Fortunately, they are also generous with recipes and hints. From the sunshine yellow and hazel nut brown kitchen of Mrs. Charles E. Peterson, there flows a river of goodies during the holidays. She says her mother is the "best cook in the world" and her daughter (the reigning Mrs. America) says that Mrs. Peterson is the best cook in the world. So, obviously, it's all going to be great ! One of her favorites for giving is a delightfully light holiday tree or wreath, made from a sweet roll recipe and decorated with bits of sweetness. Placed on a pretty tray, it's welcome at any home during the holidays and is especially nice for heating for that late breakfast Christmas morning or for serving with hot steaming mugs or cold milk after trimming the tree. SWEET ROLL DOUGH yeast cakes cup warm water teaspoon sugar 1 (Continued on Page 2 1 ' 2 cups milk 2-- heaping tablespoons solid shortening heaping tablespoon salt tablespoons sugar 3 PLACING THE ROLLED dough slices in the shape which will bake into an attractive breakfast roll treat and tree, Mrs. Peterson uses a pan. After baking the tree is frosted and decorated. well-greas- 1 5 6-- 7 cups white flour (Continued on Page orrmi SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2-- horn 8, 1968 rn |