Show For Washington's Birthday BirthdayS I j I I S I r I R Rr U r d 19 f x r f rf X rK s 3 h r ri i f J r. r J y f o n i Its It's fun to plan something special for th the red letter days das on the calendar even if its it's just an extra fillip to the family dinner table setting or a special dessert Washington's birthday is one of those occasions when it is nice to do that little extra thing thine The tale of the cherry tree furnishes a theme for decoration and cherries hatchets and colonial fi figures can be used as attractive centerpieces for the table Very appropriate for the day is a cake made in the shape of a log representing the chopped down cherry tree Special attention should be given iven to the beverage you ou serve Fruit juices have a valuable place in m the diet and are the base of many delicious drinks Pale dry ginger ale or sparkling water use used as mixers add tang and flavor Half and half is a good proportion to follow in figuring proportions for fruit juice and gl ginger ger ale mixtures Here are two excellent drinks good for any occasion ft 0 Grapefruit Lime Sparkler 1 cu cup grapefruit ju juke e i. 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons lime juice Pale PaJe dry ginger ale ule Combine grapefruit ju juice ce lime juice and sugar Blend until sugar dissolves Pour over ice in 4 tall glasses Fill glasses with pale dry l I ginger ale Serves 4 Cherry Cherr Ripe 1 cup canned black cherries 2 teaspoons sugar chopped Nutmeg Few drops almond extract Pale dry ginger ale 1 egg white Combine pitted chopped cherries and almond extract Beat egg white and sugar together and fold in cherry mixture Divide into 4 glasses Fill glasses with ice cold pale dry ginger ale Sprinkle kle with nutmeg Serves 4 r VT r 0 |