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Show THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1976 PLEASANT GROVF RFVIEW, PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1976 EXTRA TREATS FOR YOUR HOLIDAY DINNER HOLLY WREATH SALADS Using chicory, make a wreath shape on individual salad plates. Scatter cherries or cranberries on chicory to look like holly. .' ! CANDLE SALAD Roll half a banana in colored sugar and set into a ring of pine- - ; apple. Take half of split unsalted almond, and stick into top of banana. The almond will actually burn for a minute or two when lit! ' PEPPERMINT ORANGES Roll fresh oranges gently on table top to soften, and cut small hole on the top of each one. Insert stick of peppermint candy. Small fry can suck the juice through the candy stick, making a double treat! KKOSTY SNOWBALL MOLI)p0ur into a large mold, cranberry sauce that has been thickened with gelatin. When set remove from mold, onto salad greens, and deco-rate with tiny snowballs made of softened cream cheese. 1 ' - I jq Hjsv Jolly Postman by Norman Rockwell. Courfei Hallmark Cardt, Inc. ROCKWELL AT CHRISTMAS Norman Rockwell, perhaps America's best-love- d artist and illustrator, captures the joyful spirit of a small town at Christmas time, in this illustration commissioned in the 1950's by Hallmark Cards. Rockwell's legendary atten-tion to detail, his sense of fun and superb draftsmanship are all evident In this nostalgic winter scene. Tender loving care for thriving poinsettas Do you know the origin of the lovely plant we have come to identify with Christmas? These colorful plants were first introduced to America in 1825, by Joel Poinsett, then serving as our Ambassador to Mexico, who brought some 16 plants back to his South Carolina greenhouse. He gave them to friends and botanists with greenhouses who nur-tured them carefully. Poinsettias need specific care if they are to flourish, but that care is not really complicated. They are happiest kept at room temperature, near a window, in full daylight, but out of drafts. Water when the top soil feels dry to your touch, keeping the soil moist but not wet. If you decide to move your poinsettia outdoors for the summer, it will need cutting back to help it retain its shape. To encourage a shorter, fuller plant cut it back between the middle of July and the beginning of August, and repot in a pot one or two sizes larger than the original, and bring indoors again about Labor Day. Poinsettias are photo-perio- d sensitive plants that flower in response to the length of the day. Ten hours of day-light and fourteen hours of darkness will start flowers on their way, but the least glimmer of light during the dark hours will abort any flowering. From about October 1 to r, the plant should be in complete darkness from sunset to sunup. It can be put into a closet, in a room that remains dark through those hours, or under a table that is skirted to the floor. If you have a large enough carton available up-en- d it over the poinsettia to keep light out. Unless the plant is kept in the dark it will not flower. The colorful bracts that develop from this period will be ample reward for your tender loving care, and will add much excitement to your holiday decor. JNew touches brinjr color to Christmas table Every day can be a holi-day through the Christmas season. A little imagination goes a long in keeping your family full of that festive .spirit . . . Sprinkle a touch of can-died fruit into hot oatmeal for a breakfast treat. Give your favorite fruit salad that holiday look with a sprinkle of pomegranate seeds. Cut bells from slices of canned cranberry sauce when serving. Candy canes make flavor-ful stirrers in cups of hot cocoa or tea. Year-roun- d favorite cas-seroles have a holiday look topped with a cheese star. Place a waxed paper sten-cil of a Christmas tree over a bowl of potatoes or rice . . . sprinkle with chopped parsley . . . remove stencil. Pimento poinsettias make colorful garnishes on any one of many dishes or bor-dering a filled platter. Addressing a long list of Christmas cards can really, be fun! Gather the family around the table and keep them happily at work with cookies and hot fruit punch Ever try pancakes poured onto the griddle in Christ-mas tree shapes? It takes a steady hand and concentra-tion, but think how they'll delight your family. I ;xsr Jiv?F "j 8 S i "v nv . $ R Kill' v-- w 'Sx m g As hills and valleys echo the wonderful sounds of f" B Christmas, they echo too, our sincere gratitude Xp-v-g for your warm and valued friendship. V. w S Happy holidays! p k GROVE FINANCE j g ' . g S is a 1 jj Blessed are they who see Christmas $ 8 through the eyes of a child! May the 8 1 breathless anticipation of Santa Claus j renew our sense of wonder and joy, S g this happy season. Magical wishes g m and thanks for your patronage. g I 8 1 Ben Franklin Store f I & . pll ID I tfmm ' A . Let there be love g 1 X f'AvWr,ft at Christmas B ; l --rfj. when all the world E !.''. is warm and bright 1 1 ' "i with dreams. ? --i' -- i : US'"1V In the hushed landscape 1 i 14 -- r H oi this glorious season, 15 ' 4'..: We send tidings of S 1 fVv"VV comfort and joy and g ; vf .v-!ss- i.- continuing thanks to all! B I X pZ&Wk g : I $mm mm c. 1 i I"imeto wish al1 loyal s m I ( m friends and customers a Christ S g II U UU HJ? U' Y' cere gratitude for their patronage I Delectable Home Made Cookies make original tree trimmings as well as happy holiday eating. Little folks bake cookies for fun and happy hours Youngsters can spend many creative hours in the kitch-en, baking and putting together their very own cookies and Christmas treats. The recipes below are easy for little folk and will pro-vide some toothsome goodies to add excitement to your table, hang on your tree or wrap as gifts. Basic Cookies (from a mix). Decide which cookie to make and make up basic dough from package directions. Use ginger-cooki- e mix if preferred. Roll dough out about Va" thick. Cut in desired shapes. Bake as package directs, then decorate with prepared frosting. Santa Cookie: From cookie dough mix, cut out tear drop shape about 3" tall. Sprinkle with red sugar. Bake, cool, then decorate. Pointed top of tear drop is Santa's peaked hat. The wide bottom, his body. Gumdrop Christmas Tree: Cut out triangle for tree, and small rectangle for tree base, from basic cookie dough. Press parts into place on cookie sheet and bake. When cool, add gum drops for ornaments. Singing Angel: From cookie dough mix, cut out circle for head and larger triangle for body. From contrasting dough cut wings in tear-dro- p shape. On cookie sheet, press all parts into place and bake. Cool and decorate with frosting or egg paint (recipe below). Egg Paint: It is easier for young people to decorate baked cookies, but egg paint can be applied before baking too. To make this medium, mix an egg yoke with a few drops of water. Put small amounts in tiny dishes and add vege-table coloring as desired. Use a soft brush for each color, and let your imagination go! If you are using the cookies for Christmas tree trimming, remember to leave a small hole about 'A inch from top of the cookie, for a bit of colored yarn or ribbon as the hanger. Hot tips for entertaining For a holiday buffet, you'll want a way to keep your hot dishes just that way. Electric hot trays are the number one choice be-cause they axe usually made to keep foods warm, with-out drying them up. Small electric cooking appliances are great too. You can cook a dish in one and when ready to set out on the table, you can turn the setting down to "warm." It will hold at serving temper-ature nicely that way. There are many attrac-tive tabletop warmers that use canned fuels . . . alcohol burners, butane gas burner, or candles. Be sure to read the instructions carefully, as a safety precaution. CHRISTMAS WRAP Aluminum foil makes any gift special looking and Is especially marvelous for wrapping those odd shaped things that never seem to fit into any box. Wrap and tie with brightly colored yarn . . . several different colors at the same time! |