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CHRISTMAS AT HOME

A GIFT SUGGESTION

HOME-MADE

of

SCOTTIE

DIAGRAMS FOR SCOTTIE

THE

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Wishes all their

Policyholders

and Friends a

Happy Christmas

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INSTRUCTIONS

MATERIALS: A square black felt, 18 x 18 ins. Scrops of white and brown for eyes. Contrasting wool or cotton for seams. Stuming and Tartan ribbon.

Draw up a TO MAKE UP: paper pattern from the diagrams, of then cut out in felt two

and cach plece, except guzet beard; cut out one of each of there. Join under-bodies

to- gether on wrong side with new- ing cotton, leaving dotted line open to insert stuffing later. Join bodies by under-body to alde

with blanket stitching edges contrast thread on right side. then continue all round edges up to the two points marked Y; here insert top of head gusset, before finishing blanket stitch-

ing

Stuff body firmly with kapok, or old stockings cut up, pushing well into all corners with a knitting needle. Sew up under- stlich body opening; blanket round cars, fold them in halves and sew to top of head where indicated by dotted line. Fringe beard and sew to chin. Cut out 2 brown

circles and 2 white semi-circles for eyes; place white on brown and sew to heud with matching cotton. making a black stitch on white half. Embroider mouth and nose in red, Tie ribbon round neck,

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SIDE BODY

NOSE Gusset

UNDERBODY

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-But is

there a Santa Claus?

By G. C. MYERS. Ph.D. Is there a Santa Claus? Of

course there is for young children and for older childzen with a good imagination. What other symbol of goodness and fun fils so well into the heart child? and head of the little

Old Saint Nick is king of all

the fairies, And the little child

from two to five treated with

of

sympathy and understanding themselves by

parents who have a good imagination, lives in the land

make-believe. These parents walk with him Into his enchanted world and enjoy with him the precious creatures of his fancies, These parents can even see and hear these fairies and share with the little child the joyous con- versation and companionship with them.

Did you ever drink imaginary ten or cat an imaginary lunch with your little tot of two or three? At this tea or luncheon there may have been some toy dishes and spoons or just tiny. bits of paper or the like for such, or there may have been nothing at all. Yet for the little hest or hostess every necessary thing including the food was And what hap- right there. piness he had if all these things were there also for you.

MAKE-BELIEVE

This same child at five, six or even much older may go on playing at make-belleve, using inero real materials as symbols

--and this is how your

Scottie will appear (London Express Servic.)

Unusual Beauty Aids As Gifts

Dorothy bags in vividly striped pink and black paper containing a bottle of Eau de Cologne and talcum powder, are among the novel Christmas gifts which are offered this year. Even a Christmas card is in-

the

cluded in the bag. Flexi-Puff is an unbreakable bottle with screw ton; squeez it and

a jet. powder comes out in Women will hope that other beauty preparations will soon be

packed in containers like these for it would certainly revolu- ifonise packing.

Another newcomer to the dressing-t ble is a Flexi-Spray which is a w flexible perfume bottle with screw top that sets a jet of perfume sideways when prossed. Then there is a bottle of Eau de Cologne with a hand bag perfume-holder attached The little holder has no can or stopper to take out. All that is necessary is to press the top on 'he hand or handkerchief; this pushes back a little ball and re- leases the perfume.

as he grows older. But for the Your last-minute

harm done by so mary cold, bone-headed adults with skulla too hard for fanciful ideas to penetrate, and but for older children's imitating adults, play at make-believe, which is the

all essence of

dramatic arts, would not so quickly pass from

of the the experience growing child as it does.

NO.

THE ANSWER

shopping

WHEN doing your last

minute Christmas shopping and if you still don't know what to give, buy luxury gifts. These are not necessarily expensive things presents, but they are which people would consider extravagance to buy for them. solves,

FOR WOMEN GIVE

Scarves made from fine In- dian caris, in gauzy and trano- parent materials, some heavily Embroidered, some shot with gold thread.

.....Subscription to a glossy fashion magazine.

gloves, ......Dressy long or shorties,

......Perfumes or even tollet

Back to Santa Claus, Suppose your child five or six or seven "corrupted" by the talic of older children, looks up at you and

Santa says, "Is there a Claus?" He wants to know if Santa Claus is a real person who breathes and walks and feels.

Answer bim this way: but we have been just ploying he is a real person.' Then

go on pretending with water. this child as long as he cares to do oo, Even though a child. Do young might not

under- stand. It should do no harm to tell him of Santa Claus as a spirit standing for everything that's unselfish, good', and lovely.

MORAL HARM

Moral barm to The older child may be done by parents and teachers who try to folst Santa Claus on him after he boo. been diolilusioned.

Incidentally, I believe it wise to have some! Chrlatmas gifts

to the child as young as three

or four marked as from the

conl

Casu

GRANT

person who gave them. "making- his meeting reality, a gradual provom.

of

sucio

Artificial flowers.

Party hats,

'style for a small girl. It is cool, comfortable-and pretty, The hai te parted in the centre with the side pieces taken up into a "coronet" 1" pinip1"Nerozs the crown and kept in pinos with two bous,

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Cooking A Turkey - Properly

H.

By Ida Bailey Allen

"Mas

said.

Mrs Allen, could you white cords you'll find and pull

altogether.

wok my it out of the drumstick. There Christmas turkey? I cooked a are five

These small one for Thanksgiving, are the tendons that move the and it dried out,” asked a friend. claws. Remove them all, other- "Well, here's a suggestion," I wise when cooked they become started.

hard, like bones. Pour boiling "Should I use ด double- water over the turkey feet and roaster, or an open pan? How pull off the skin, as you would do you get those little black a glove.

the turkey is Now of the skin? things out

Is it ready to stuff. really true that poultry should "As for the stuffing, that's a be scrubbed with soapy water?" matter of taste. You can use a "Do you approve of an oyster plain bread-herb stuffing; #L and mushroom

with takes 10 cups of coarse broad stuffing turkey?" At this a man raised crumbs. To vary this you can his voice: "My wife just makes add halved oysters; or chopped plain bread stuffing with mushrooms; or sausage meat; or herbs, and I think it's fuel" he chopped nuts. Stuff the neck, breast and body cavity with this AT THE BEGINNING But don't pack it in. Remem~ "Well, friends," I started, ber, stuffing expands in roasting. together collecting my thoughts, "It's just Pin the body cavity

Christmas and with poultry pins, and lace them two days we're all interested in turkey, up with white string. Pin the Lot's start at the beginning. skin of the neck over onto the two poultry pins. First the bird has to be singed back with to remove all fuzzy hairs. The Then truss the turkey safe way to do this is to hold easiest way to do this is to tle the bird in one hand, and burn the legs and wings close to the Dust off the fuzz with a lighted body with white string. candle.

Next you remove the the turkey with salt and pepper. little black pin feathers. It's It's all ready for roasting with casy and quick if you use one exception. It must have a with turkey beauty massage tweezers.

"Then the turkey should be cream." (At this point every- cleaned. Of course, the meat one gasped! And I laughed.) man will have already eviscerat- "For the cream, blend 1⁄2 cup flour and cup ed (dressed) it, but you should margarine

Massage very smooth, feel inside with your hands; and up under the breastbone you'll this all over the turkey. The find a soft, spongy

flour helps to make a tender substance, the lungs these should be re- crust and keep in the juices, the moved. And in the two hollows margarine bastes the turkey, and In the backbone are the kidneys. the treatment Insures a besull- Discard them also. Next cut ful even brown complexion after the yellow oll sae out of the tail. roasting.

"Now, scrub the bird with mild, soapy water, and rinse

inse "Now put it breast down on a thoroughly. Next cut off half roasting rack in a big pan. Pour the neck, but leave on part of in 1 cup hot water. Place in a

TOUCHING UP

The

the skin to form a pocket for preheated oven, at 375 F. and the breast stuffing. Cut off the roast until the turkey begins to tips of the wings, and put them brown. Then reduce the beat in a saucepan with the neck and to 350 F. and continue roasting goldca giblets to boll to make a stock until it is fork-tender and

Allow 20 minutes to brown. for the gravy."

"How about the feet?" asked the pound, weight estimated be

Turn the bird fore dressing. COOK WITH GIBLETS breast side up when half roasted,

and cook with "Clean

the and baste three times with the giblets," I explained. "The skin pan juices. If it seems to be should be slit just at the knee getting too brown, cover with a

wooden piece of Then slip a

cheesecloth first 1oint. akewer under one of the hard moistened with hot water,"

one woman.

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Christmas

Pudding

Easy-to-make and keeps well

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This Christmas pudding will appeal to most housewives, because it is simple to make and keeps particularly well..

RECIPE

1% b. sultanas, 1 lb raisins, 4 lb currants, 14 lb mized peel, cup blanched almonds, é az, dates; 4oz. figs (or cup no jam), 8 oz butter, 8 oz plats flour, 8. brown sugar, 14 cups bread crumbs, 5 eggs, pinch of salt, 2 tablespoons

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Cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time and beat well. Add the bread crumbs. Sift the four, salt and spice together and add to creamed mixture, then the fruit, which should be washed, dried and finely chopped. Lastly add the rum. Place in well greased mould to slown.

This quantity, la sufficient to make: one 10-pint mould (serves 10), steam for eight hours 2 three-pint moulds (soch mould suficient for aight), steam hve hours, or 4 treacle tis (each one serves fptir) steam two and a half to three hours each.

BRAZBOXING DAY BECIPE

Put in a greased casserole alternate layers or cold turkey.. cold stuffing and aliced applea Moisten with gravy and top with brown sugar, cinnamon, browned breadcrumbs, Beko for half an hour with lid and flys minutes without strella.

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