Show 0 a 0 0 0 9 thanksgiving hospitality JY the waning year grows brown brow nand and gray and dull and poets sing november bleak bleak and sere but from tl e bounteous garnered harvest store with grateful hearts we draw thanks giving cheer occasionally these days we get a glimpse of real old fashioned hospi the kind that creeps right into the marrow of your bones and makes make your blood tingle with the true spirit of good fellowship never la Is this feeling more universal ly or potently expressed than on thanksgiving the occasion tor for tes fes tive home gatherings reunions and where strangers are made welcome ae re one of your own kin lucky and blessed is the woman who can extend hospitality on t thia his day and lucky too is the host who can preside at his own board among congenial spirits it Is a very serious mistake to keep your guests at the table for three or tour four hours as is frequently the case though to be sure part of this time is taken up at the conclusion of the dinner as the men linger over their coffee and cigars and with the able flow of gossip throughout the meal the foundation of the dinner con fists of 01 an appetizer soup with relish es turkey with vegetables a salad a dessert of pies pumpkin mince and apple to which may be added an ice tee and a steamed pudding it if desired nuts raisins and coffee three indispensable pies are pump kin well seasoned with brandy mince and apple with cheese steaming hot indian pudding or plu plum m pudding with a stiff sauce is equally appropriate an ice tee is sometimes served euch such as lemon or orange coffee demi tasse follows together with assorted raisins dates figs and bonbons for a formal dinner brie cheese and hard toasted crackers accompany the black coffee an unique name card Is given in this article in place of the pumpkin pie pump kin fachon ettes shells with pumpkin filling make a novel tute and a chestnut compote is equal ly pleasing and out of the beaten track an excellent thanksgiving cake which may be served with tea Is made of spices a cup of strong black coffee chopped raisins nuts and melted marshmallows covered with icing vanilla colored with rose water or orange and halved pecans or pig nolla nuts |