Show HOUSEHOLD MEMOS let hams grace yuletide tables by bk lynn chambers FROM YEAR to year we look forward to christmas dinner as one of the most notable meals ot of the year ive planned this y years e a r s menu with special care with an eye to the de delightful red and green color scheme and particular consideration for the most taste tempting recipes youre certain to receive plenty ot of compliments ments on it since the foods for the menu are star attractions have the table setting as simple as possible START OFF the menu with a mouth watering soup so delicious from beginning to end want to serve it often it take long to make and the cooking time is short tomato richard serves 6 6 cups tomato juice 1 medium onion coarsely chopped Vs cup coarsely shredded carrot cup thin sliced celery ya 4 cup shredded green pepper I 1 teaspoon salt 14 teaspoon ag yg 1 teaspoon sugar abay 2 bay leaves 6 tablespoons real mayonnaise simmer tomato juice vegetables s seasonings for 10 minutes remove bay leaves stir a little of the hot mixture into the mayonnaise then blend all together top with the following whip one halt half cup of heavy cream and add to it one quarter q barter cup of real mayonnaise and sprinkle with chopped chives A HOLIDAY HAM Is a wise investment in this season where there are plenty of sizable inroads on your budget the ham will not only fill the bill f for 0 r christmas dinner but will also pad out other menus during the holiday weekend the leftovers can be the base tor for a main dish gelatin mold to grace the buffet table for a main dish salad and the final finals can go into sandwich spreads for lunches during the yuletide vacation serve your nam ham resplendent on your best platter with a garnish of orange slices topped with cranberry christmas trees to mare these cut canned cranberry sauce chilled to make sure its firm in one and one third inch slices cut out a paper tree pattern and place on slice of sauce carefully cut around pattern with point of knife place the tree on orange slices cream a small amount of milk with cream cheese put through pastry tune on to trees in scallop pattern to resemble christmas tree garlands baked ham place ham fat side up lr ir an open roasting pan do not add water and do not cover do not baste bake in a slow F oven according to the time given below if you have a meat thermometer insert it through outside fat into center of thickest part of ham so that the bulb does not rest on bone or fat roasting time table for lam ham oven temperature thermometer minutes reading per lb ham whole uncooked 1012 10 12 lbs ibs 1820 18 2 20 70 ready to cat 1012 10 12 lbs ibs not 10 ham hall half uncooked 68 6 8 lbs ibs 2225 22 25 ready to eat 68 6 8 lbs ibs 10 picnic dr 30 35 boneless butt these times are given for ham at room temperature it if ham is just removed from refrigerator before starting startina allow a little longer time |