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Show SECTION Enjoying An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving Relive the early Thanksgivings by eating food of those times. I Enjoying An Old Fashioned Begin Your ThaimksOTm Fruit Cakes For The Holidays By DONETA GATHERUM ' What to serve for Thanksgiving dinner is seldom a problem. Most families are content to prepare a large roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable and pumpkin pie. Add traditional hot rolls, candied yams, cranberry jelly and ice cream to the basic meal and there is enough good food to satisfy any family member. WHAT TO serve this Thanksgiving that is different and would compliment the traditional is more of a challenge. First, it might be good to consider fixing an oyster dish as an appetizer or a soup. Oysters arent common foods in Utah. In the sea coast areas of our country where our Thanksgiving traditions started oysters date back to the first celebration. Acquaint your family with this centuries old Thanksgiving food. By LUCILLE STRINCHAM To glaze fruitcakes, brush with warm corn syrup or melted apple jelly or other light colored jelly. FRUIT CAKES make a nice holiday gift wrapped OYSTER SOUP 1 select oysters quart 4 cups scalded milk 1 stalk celery broken in pieces Va butter cup V4 tsp. salt ' Vs tsp. pepper PLACE OYSTERS in a colander; pour over one cup cold water. Take up each oyster with the fingers and remove bits of shells, reserve the liquid. Heat oysters and liquid to the boiling point and strain through double cheese cloth, set aside. Scald milk with celery, remove celery and add strained oyster liquid to milk. Place f oysters in a hot soup tureen and cover with butter and the : seasonings. Put milk and oyster liquid mixture over 'oysters. Serve at once with oyster crackers. A : A salad adds color to any special table setting. A red and green color combination always looks good. FRUIT CAKE I V2 pounds PEPPER AND FRUIT SALAD red and Select the desired number of uniform-siz- e : green peppers. Cut a slice from the stem ends, remove ; the seeds and veins; arrange them on beds of water cress, chicory or lettuce. Fill peppers with the pulp of 'grapefruit cut in large cubes (fresh or canned). Add ; fresh grapes cut in halves lengthwise and nut meats. A ' good balance is twice the amount of grapefruit as of : grapes and nut meats. Garnish with a rosette of mayon-- . naise or cream cheese. Sprinkle the top end with finely chopped pieces of pepper. Use red pieces on the green t peppers and green pieces on the red peppers. Add a cherry or a half section of a nut. ' A basic turkey stuffing recipe is often needed. : 1 z GRANDMAS BREAD STUFFING Remove the crust from two loaves of dry bread; crumble into small bits. Season with Vi tsp. pepper, 2Vi on-- t : tsp. salt, Vi tsp. powdered sage, one medium-siz- e ion, finely chopped. Mix well. Add 23 cup of butter and i 2 eggs slightly beaten, mix well. Fill well the body and-- : breast of turkey before roasting. If bread is very stale, : add more moisture. If a crumbly stuffing is desired, t. omit the eggs. : . : ' water 4 tsp. baking powder 3 tsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. mace 1 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. allspice 1 tsp. cloves 8 cups raisins 1 Vi cup walnuts 2 cups milk 10 cups flour PLACE ingredients into a buttered baking dish and bake in a slow oven (325) for an hour or until solid and custard-like- . Cabbage is a versatile food that works up well in this hot slaw recipe. HOT SLAW Make a dressing of the following ingredients: 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten cup each, hot water and hot vinegar Place in top of a double boiler and beat slowly. Add 4 Tbsp. butter a few drops onion juice V4 Vi Vi Vs tsp. salt tsp. prepared mustard tsp. pepper SWEET CORN NEW ENGLAND STYLE can cream style com 3 . 1 can whole kemal com, drained ::r: 3 eggs, slightly beaten Vi Tbsp. sugar 1 salt 7 tsp. 3 Vs tsp. pepper 1 ; Tbsp. melted butter com can VI 2 cups scalded milk (rinse the cream-styl- e fout with milk) . ; 1 the final article In a series on how control of excessive television iz to get z watching. cT. If you do watch television, and Youve decided for any reason that ' jpjou want to reduce your viewing time, you may be surprised to find 'That its a difficult habit to break. people will claim that they ost dont watch TV that much anyway. Rrbnically, those reporting in surveys :r that they do not enjoy TV very pmuch view approximately the same amount as those who report that They really enjoy television. T'-T- he hours of watching sneak up irn people. To find out how much : you really do watch, keep a tally for : two weeks of exactly what you watch and whether or not you really : feel it is worth your time. : : ;Keep a pad on the chair where 3"-M- r r with the milk. Add the raisins and nuts. Add fruit cake mix or maraschino cherries if desired. Cut heavy brown paper to fit pans and grease and flour the paper in the pans. Fill pans about 23 full and bake at 300 degrees for ! V2 hours to 2 hours depending on the size of the pans. If it becomes too brown turn the heat to 275 degrees for the last 30 minutes. When cool, wrap in foil and store in tight container and put where it is cool. You may also freeze this cake and it will keep nicely. tsp. salt tsp. cinnamon Vi tsp. cloves Vi tsp. allspice Vi tsp. nutmeg 1 Vi cups raisins Va cup currants 3 Tbsp. flour for dredging the fruit TO THE creamed shortening, add molasses and milk. Sift in flour, soda, salt and spices. Beat thoroughly. Mix raisins and currants and dredge them with flour. Add to mold and the batter; mix well. Turn into a steam for three hours in an electric roaster or in the oven with pans of water. Serve with butter sauce. Vi 1 1 3 1 THANKSGIVING PUDDING creamed shortening cup cup molasses cup buttermilk cups flour tsp. soda you usually watch from so you wont forget. Better yet, keep it right on top of the television. Be honest. APPLESAUCE CAKE be used for a holiday cake) 2 Vi cups applesauce 1 cup shortening 2 cups raisins 3 tsp. soda 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. allspice 'A cup molasses 2 eggs 1 Vi cups sugar 4 cups flour Vi tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. cloves 13 cup flour 3 Tbsp. flour 1 Vi cups boiling water 13 tsp. salt Vi cup sugar Vi cup brandy Vs tsp. nutmeg If after two weeks you find that you are spending a higher percentage of your time watching television than you deem appropriate, youll need to learn how to break the habit. QUITTING COLD TURKEY Quitting smoking or any other addiction is best done cold turkey, if you can take it. This is not easy to do. So how do you do it? By using careful preparation and every psychological trick you can to make the transition smoother. Preparation: Probably the most Does it fill up lonely hours? Does it give you the illusion of resting? Does it get you away from some unpleasant situation? Does it give you an excuse to skip doing something you hate? Does it help you decompress v'hen you get home? Does it fill up empty time you dont know what else to do with? Does it seemingly help you deal with fatigue? What does it do for you hojir by hour, day by day? The next step, of course, is to analyze how other interests could fill these needs. Only then are you ready to quit cold turkey and begin using psychological tricks to help smooth the way. CREAM SUGAR and shortening. Add eggs and beat well. In a separate bowl, place the molasses and soda, stir together. Add the applesauce to the molasses. Add the ap ' continued on next pg. PRUNE CAKE Wi cups sugar cups flour tsp. baking powder Vi tsp. salt tsp. cinnamon tsp. nutmeg Vi tsp. cloves Vi tsp. allspice 3 eggs Vi cup chopped nuts 2 Vi 1 1 1 cup prunes, cooked, cooled and cut up, save 23 cup of juice they are cooked in tsp. vanilla Vi cup shortening 1 IN A LARGE mixing bowl ingredients. Add the eggy, shorten- combine all the dry juice, vanilla and nuts. Beat until smooth, about four minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Bake in a large, greased and floured dripper pan. Frost with caramel icing. 3 Oiling arming or done cold turkey, I you can take It Ibis is not easyle do, $o begin by using careful prepara--. 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Melt one part in a sauce pan; add flour and stir to a smooth paste; add boiling water slowly, stirring constantly; let come to boiling point. Remove from heat and add remaining butter in small bits; continue beating. Add salt, sugar, brandy and nutmeg. Beat again and serve hot. important part of quitting any habit is the preparation. You must plan, to fit your individual needs and tastes, a program that is of at least equal, but preferably higher, value in your life than television. Analyze what television does for you. It does something or you would not be hooked. 1 (Can BUTTER SAUCE Add Vi head of finely chopped cabbage. Heat until the slaw is warmed through. Va Tbsp. of sugar may be added. Give your guests the choice of pumpkin pie or Thanksgiving pudding. 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