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Show Wednesday, December 25, 1985 VfifUfll ExpffiSS 1 3 Wv jfe, h?. ; v ,?!V Sta I'if't. QUICK STIR is given to a pot of Christmas eve chili by Donna Stewart. This variation from A the usual ham or turkey dinner is a traditional fa mi- ly favorite at the Stewarts home new houses, Saint Nicholas and filling others enjoy the pictures as much as wooden shoes or childrens shoes my family does with gifts came from Holland, Rice The Pink Ladies at Ashley Valley pudding, Saint Lucia and a tree filled with food for the birds came from Medical Center started a new Christmas tradition tour or five Sweden years ago that tickles the Dickens out With all these traditions interof the holiday newborn's parents woven into our celebrations you stitch up oversized red flannel would think people would be set They and send the new babies stockings forever. Families, however, tend to home to their families inside them. to fit the season their paradapt Not many of us get something that ticular needs and before you know terrific in our Christmas stockings new it .. a tradition is born Many people give and receive Take for example the tradition of as Christmas gifts This the Arden and Donna Stewart family poinsettias that blooms in bright lovely plant, of a chili supper on Christmas Eve white and pink, is a proThis came about because Donna is a red, yellow, of Mexico In about February little more wise than a few of us who duct of watching the last of the the agony spend days and days cooking for leaves and blossoms fall from our Christmas dinner and end up too expoinsettias usually comes and soon hausted to enjoy the holiday they are chucked out with the trash The Stewart family has loved her There is one lady who has proven this chili for more than 30 years She untimely death of the Christmas serves 15 to 20 people since the family flow ers is not necessary continues to grow This years menu Jennie Haslem of Vernal has nurwill include monkey bread and carrot and coaxed blossoms from, and tured pudding with lemon sauce for to tree like proportions, some grown dessert very beautiful and healthy poinsetThe chili supper is concluded with tias for up to seven years (The the opening of one gift and then the would have lived families depart for their own homes longer but it was accidentally tipped to wait for Santas arrival over and broken By Merle Young Express Society Editor As America is a melting pot for many cultures, it is not surprising that a large majority of our Christmas traditions have been brought here by people from many lands. Sorting out where your favorite Christmas traditions came from can be made into an interesting and informative game for families You could start with a little quiz about things such as Christmas trees, kissing under the mistletoe, the manger scene, a yule log, candy canes, hanging stocking and a multitude of others One favorite Christmas trivia subject is the origin of Santa Claus He has different names in different countries and does things a little differently here and there. For example, the bearded spirit of Christmas is called Father Christmas in Britain and all of us have heard of Kris PINK LADY DODE Rolfe is ready to present new born Wesly Cole to his mother, Tammy Rogers in the traditional red flannel Christmas stocking made by the volunteer organization. Christmas It is said that no one celebrates Christmas as lustily as the English and they have been observing the event for well over a thousand years The English make Christmas pudding or (plum) pudding although there are no plums in it They have most of the same toys as America and they decorate, light and enjoy their Christmas trees, caroling and time babies are tucked into the stockings for their trip home and the stocking are said to become treasured possessions of the children when they get older. V ? V. seven-year-ol- ) (HRISTMS EVE lbs pinto beans lbs ground beef, lamb, venison or any combination 1j cups chopped onions 2 cup chopped green pepper 1 garlic clove, minced 1 quart tomato juice 1 quart whole tomatoes 3 Tbsp chili powder (or to taste) ',.4 tsp cumin Salt and pepper to taste 2 2 Carol. Americans enjoy pinatas and poinsettias from Mexico, Urns of fate and gift baskets from Italy, Christmas cards and yule logs from England, a cake of kings and Pere Noel (their name for Santa) from France; Germany gave us lighted Christmas trees, and gingerbread THIS UNUSUAL form of stained glass window art is made with tissue paper by Ruthell Haycock. The window decoration has become a tradition she Vr- - does for her family. W '""I! A A Vt K SXi' l yyj H'Vl. v- - X v - x ; m i t for their home a ANGELA PARKER gives her dad, John, yule log The on. looks yule logs were made in as her brother Brandon Maeser at Elementary as the class Mrs Halls fifth grade tradition. and its about history students learned put a stop to the old notion over bloom over again. These dinner and that poinsettias do not red a of banner Christmas tradition in a flash plate sized blooms corner of Jennie Haslems home. THIS THREE-YEAR-ol- d beauty can CHILI (Donna Stewart) Christmas plays A fat goose or turkey is part of their Christmas dinner and they gather and decorate with fresh holly Their carols are our carols and they even gave us Dickens A Christmas 4. d , Cook beans until just done dont overcook Brown the 2 lbs of meat and drain off the grease Saute the onions, green pepper and garlic Add the tomato juice and whole tomatoes, breaking them up as you stir Add the chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper Simmer one hour or longer Drain beans and add to meat mixture Simmer another 45 minutes If mixture is too thick, add more tomato juice Ruthell Haycock started a new tradition for her family about 12 years ago when she tried her hand at an unusual art form She began decorating the front window of the family home with tissue paper winand Her imaginative dow art beautiful designs are created by cutting up a rainbow of different colored tissue paper The outline of Ruthells subjects is drawn on the window with a marking she begins the Then pencil meticulous process of smearing liquid starch on a small area where the tissue paper is stuck and layered just so to get the effects she desires She repeats this process for each color and design of the picture The finished product gives a translucent stained glass effect which is lovely from both inside and outside the window The Haycocks light up the window at night so those who pass by can enjoy the beauty of the pictures Ruthell's husband, Donald, and occasionally other members of the family, lend a hand with the sticking process She says she gets a lot of pleasure doing this for the holidays and gathers ideas from cards and pictures she sees This years window took about three days to complete but some take four or more days of effort When we lived in Lander, Wyo my friends and neighbors would start 1 asking in November what planned said Ruthell to put on the window, It is very satisfying to know that Jennies Giagantis present Poinsettiais is a three year old beauty that is sporting blossoms larger than your biggest dinner plate She says it is an ordinary plant she purchased at Christmas time It was in bloom when she bought it and hasnt stopped blooming since Some of the blossoms have remained on the plant for two years How do you get a poinsettia to keep on living and blooming7 You just have to love them1 instructs Jennie I find it helps to keep them m a room where they get light and that they have light all day and dark at night Then you give them a little fertilizer once in a while I like to set them outside in a shady spot when the frost is gone and then I bring them back in when it starts getting cold again I have no idea how big this plant will get, she said gesturing to the My plant. huge d grew to about five feet tall and the stem was this big around, she made an orange sized circle with her fingers At one time I had 32 blossoms on it and they measured 16 inches across. Thus, the habit of throwing out traditional poinsettia plants has come to an end You can start a new trend by following Jennies advice and see how long your plants will grow and bloom three-year-ol- d seven-year-ol- Singing for your supper is enjoyed by another local family No one is allowed to take a bite of their Christmas supper until they sing a Christmas carol Stifling giggles when grandpa sings is reportedly the most fun the kids have during the vocal presentations Still another family has a progressive Christmas on Christmas day They meet at one of the family homes where they bring the gifts for that family then they travel on from home to home until all the gifts exchanged between them have been opened At each house a special treat is shared and everyone gets to see what everyone else got from good old St Nick. It takes up the whole day, explained one of the participants There are sleigh rides, telephone calls, certain drinks and foods, a new penny in the stockings, a new book each year, and many many more things that are traditional to local people As Ann Larsen says about the gingerbread houses she makes each Once you get a tradition year, started, you just cant stop |