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Show . Of Interest to Women headers i . Christmas Turkey Select a young turkey weighing from 12 to 14 younds. Dress, remove all pin feathers and oil bag. Wipe the inside of the turkey and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Fill the cavity with hot stuffing, but do not crowd the stuffing in tightly or it will not have the light fluffy consistency that so many persons prefer. Fold the wings ; j back on the neck. Tuck the legs into I a band of skin and flesh below the ; tail, or ties or skewer them down, j Sew the cut surfaces so that the dressing will not fall out or become 1 moist when basted. After the turkey I is stuffed and trussed, rub the sur- face with butter, and sprinkle with ' ' salt, pepper and flour. Lay a piece of 1 fat over the breast bone and put the ' turkey on a rack in a covered ro3st- or. Put a small quantity of water in 1 the bottom of the pan. Cover and put ; in a hot oven (about 450 deg. F.) for 1-2 hour or longer, until the turkey ' is lightly browned. Reduce the oven temperature to S75 deg. F. and con-1 con-1 tinue the cooking for 2 or 2 1-2 hours - longer. It is sometimes necessary to t baste the turkey with the drippings ) vml ftavgk a Mrorad p&n U B6d The turkey should be turned first on one side and then on the other during the cooking, so .that it browns well all over and the breast does not become too brown or dry. A good way to test a turkey for "doneness' is to pierce one of the legs near the breast bone. If the liquid does not show a red tinge, the turkey is ready to serve. Another test is to lift the win:-j win:-j and see whether it would be easy to j disjoint in carving. Place the bird on a large hot platter, remove the strings ' with which it is sewed, and garnish with parsley. o CAXDLEWAX stains are often found on garments worn during holiday holi-day festivities. They usually consist of paraffin colored with pigment or dye. Much of this material may he j scraped away. If the wax has penetrated pene-trated the fihvr it may he remove.! by placing clean hltc'r.T p-."rr over and under the spot and ::-sin a - warm iron over it. A grease solvent i such as carbon tetrachlor:.!-?. chlcre-1 form, gaso'ir.e, -.,-, ot'-ers, may h-? ! I needed to take out the last tva'-e- ' ; of wax. . If dye rem,T:-.s on the fiber i tile spot may be sponged with wood i alcohol. j J I |