| Show rir Society Features Drama Weddings w V''rV'rr r ir'rr’'V“ry wntnr¥ iNVyV srtrr’t b — ir Music Books Art Pc Salt £nlc pilmne W omen SUNDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 21 1963 By Grace Grether Tribune Staff Writer inner - A v rf£r t I s I M s t Don’t be afraid to be Not on Thanksgiving Day Even though turkeys come equipped with everything but kipby the pers today— no fuss no feathers!— stuffing ready-mad- e sack mincemeat and cranberry jelly out of a can (look ma! no cooking!) there is still plenty of work for family members to share in preparing a feast for this day Still plenty of blessings to say “Thanks” for And the wonder of it all is that families still do— say “Thanks” ' in an way And feast the same way Mars to and the about the Comes big day they forget trips Moon (and Las Vegas!) They find it more rewarding to look back than to look forward ” reminisces Mrs Edwin D Nause “Oh the glory of it all 3440 Fleetwood Dr (3390 South) Moved from Pennsylvania The Nauses moved west to Salt Lake City from Northampton Pa But it’s family dinners in Lehigh Valley heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch country that Mrs Nause grows nostalgic over The work of preparing such a meal was never considered A no matman was made to feel important as head of the house ter what had happened to the top of his hair or the size of his waist or his success in the world “Those days” Mrs Nause observed “women worked as hard at preserving a marriage and family as some women work to hold ’ down a job today” “But I’m no marriage counselor” she adds "just a married gal who has lived a long time with a man who loves his home and family— and his Thanksgiving!" Thursday two of their three daugh-- ters (one married and one attending the U) will eat Thanksgiving Turn to Page 4 "I i ' 1) I ' II rV i"7- il -- : -- I: Wife 7ryW - :A: f?’ ' X ' ’ r :n: !- f - L A 1 for recipes Dwight L Barr always makes her salad well in advance of cran- - Mrs dinner with them off a treasured old set of family dishes more than 90 years old Goblets are of “Carnival” amber— as ancient as the dinnerware The corner cupboard in the dining room that shelves them is a century old heirloom Use Old Tom to Good Advantage “See that you are duly grateful and use Old Tom to good adis a Thanksgiving motto at the home of Mrs Dwight vantage” L Barr 4238 Panorama Dr “We’ve been married- 14 years and lived in nine different cities and almost that many states!” Mrs Barri says frankly— ” “but we’ve never missed a Thanksgiving dinner Sometimes it was meat loaf and apple betty instead of turkey and mince pie— “but always WE SHARED IT” She remembers in Richmond Va Thanksgiving fell the day after moving They dined on card tables and packing boxes— in candlelight— and with a group of USO boys away from home-MakStuffing from Scratch hail from Dr and Mrs Weldon S Abbott 19 Haxton PI Arkansas What’s traditional for turkey dinner there? Why corn bread dressing! “And DO make the corn bread from scratch!” the lady of the house says in a fascinating southern voice “So much gourmet cooking these days” she notes jokingly it’s difficult to know where tradition begins and where it ends” But the five little Abbotts (three boys two girls) eagerly anticipate and what they don’t know about Pilgrims isn't turkey dinner worth putting down Hanging Ears of Corn At the home of the Joseph F Arbogasts 3699 Terrace Heights we found Mrs 'Arbogast hanging the traditional ears of dried corn ' ' on'the front door “Like a Christmas wreath dried corn is a Thanksgiving symbol of welcome all New Englanders observe” she said The Arbogasts but Mrs Arbogast is a native came to our city from Delaware Vermonter and “sooner champagne without bubbles than Thanks” giving without turkey and oysters— and family and friends is the way she puts it They have one chick— Linda a coed at the University of Utah— but Mrs Arbogast’s sister and husband Mr and Mrs L M Robinson from Burlington Vt will join them for the holidays Dinner Always a Feast The Gilbert S Bruces East are native: Californians— but see what we mean?— Anywhere in the good old USA come Thanksgiving Day dinner is a feast So it will be in Salt Lake City for the Bruces— same as it was in California A brother and wife from Denver will join the family group along with a few U of U fraternity brothers of son Bert and two younger sons Mike and Steven and daughter Carol Ann A good old California fruit cocktail will get the dinner off to the Big Day— This way into delicious melange flavors of fruits blend just right for dinner - U -- V ' r£ )UA- - ' fV'v'4Y ?£ Av: - - -- ¥ ' I Cl -- rt V- C 1" L - - ii 3' a i ? t1 ? a ’i Jr y Af 1826-260- 0 ’4' '''?$ ' j: 4 & : Down In Arkansas says Mrs Weldon S Abliott the best known bird in the USA is stuffed with Corn Bread Dressing comes Thanksgiving Feast Day a good start Successful Thanksgiving per work Mrs Gilbert Wjtl S feast begins with pa-Bruce checks menu for accuracy in cook Every recipe Ls books It banishes all those guesswork hazards WtgWJWWiipflillWiWMi site L 7f i 4’- I r f - r: )v j - II w k Old New England Thanksgiving custom: Mrs Joseph F Arbogast decks front door with a few ears of dried corn It signifies “Welcome!” and symbolizes the bounty of good harvest Dinner menu also includes dried corn Dishes belonging grandmother thi to her years ago will set Thanksgiv ing dinner table at homo of Mrs Edwin D Nause Comer cupboard more than century old ®’"V |
