1948-12-18 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1948.

TIPS FOR YOUR PARTY

RUDPLES ALWAYS PROVIDE

GOOD

ENTERTAINMENT TRY COME ON

"YOUR SULGTE

THIS CHRISTMAG

WHILE THE DISHES ARE BEING CLEARED

AWAY-

HERE'S A GOOD TRICK- ADD & TOOTHPICKS TO

G AND MAKE NINE

STRAW PASS 16 LOTS OF FUN- BY MEANS OF DRINKING STRAKS A RELAY RACE CIN-

BE STAGED-

THE BATON IS A CUT OUT" CHRISTMAS Tees

TABLE STUNTS

TA

ABLE stunts will help to fill in those quiet moments at the Christmas dinner while dishes are being cleared away for the next course..

Cards at each place with riddles appropriate to the menu will pro- vido some enjoyment. Tho an awers are on the back of the card. riddle Each person reads out and the rest are allowed to guess the answer, If they fall, the per- Aon with the eard lets them in on the secret.

bla

Here is a list to help out:

1. What part of the turkey 13 found in a band? (Drumstick.)

2. What part of a turkey is a alory? (Tall.)

..

3. What part of a

turkey

watched by a farmer? (Crop.)

On

Try These Your Friends

PUZZLES are always popular at parties, and Christmas partica

are no exception. Here are a few which may be new to you and your friends:

MAGIC TREE

Caps

thinking Now púto your straight. If a Christmas-tree grow 50 rapidly that it doubled its height cach day, and was 20. high on many days the fourth day, how would it take to grow 10 11 high?

HALF-WORDS

Here is a weled and wonderful collection of words:-

Barrel-bath,

Turkish

pigeon,

Alarm-start, Square-water, Barley. clock, Bull-root

Flying-organ.

Wood-terrier.

As you probably guess, the Arsi part of each word has been linked up with a wrong, second part. Can so that you rearrango 'the worda they all make sense?

JEEPERS CREEPERS

Christmas comes but once a year, so why hurry away and writo aff another big Christmas dinner? It in best to prolong the merry occasion

In an island far away dwelt two by some after-dinner entertainment. tribes of natives the Jeepers and Let's start with a few toothpick the Creepers. It was impossible for three toothpicks in the Jeepers to tell a lle and equal-

stunts.

Placa a row. Can anyone change the ly impossible for the Creepers to position of the middle toothpick toll the truth,

(Move tho without touching it?

other sido third toothpick to the of the first loathpick.

The position of the middle toothpick has now changed.)

six

to

An explorer came to the island and, accosting one of the natives, asked him to which tribe he be longed. The native mumbled some- thing which the axplorer could not went up to a Add five toothpleks to

understand, so he

obviously make nine. (Put the

Ave tooth second native who picks down in a row so that they longed to the other tribe and ask- are all a little less than their owned him what the first native had native replied: length apart. Then use the other said. The second six toothpicks to make the letters "He said he was a Jeeper." of the word "nine."

HOW

TOW about lifting ave tooth- pleks by touching only one? cross' two top diagonally, lay the third on

4. What part of a turkey is the To do this you must

biggest nuisance? (The bill)

5. What part of a

turkey

found in a bedroom? (Comb.)

6. What kind of plo meŋna

to

chop up? (Mince.)

7. What fruit is a kind of shot? all five by holding only one, (Grape.)

B. What fruit describes how the animals went into the ark? (Pear.)

bc-.

To which triba did the first na- tive belong?

PUZZLING LETTER

n word

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HOW TO MAKE Caldbeck Macgregor & Co., Ltd.

A FANCY HAT

way to ifero is a quick, easy make yourself a fancy hat to wear at Christmas.

Get a heavy paper bag that will fit your head and cut off the bot tom to make your bonnet the right height. Mark a two-inch wide headband with black crayon..

For a

Start at the top of your bonnet,

then draw slanted Ines, and straight ones down to the band lo make pointed "feathers," as in the Ilustration. Cut out the paper be- In this letter about a Christmas tween these points and colour them Decorate the party there are figures instead of

with your crayons. some of the words. Each Aguro re-headband, and you have a striking ut right angles to the table's edge, presents a letter and if the letters hat.

horizontally aro

in The order put the 4th and 5th

arranged

more elaborate one, use a mako diagonals 1234567800 they under the ends of the

strip of coloured paper or card- and over the ends of the middle

meaning "decorating." .one.

In other words, weave the

After tea Uncle 670045 suggested board in the same way. Glue the a circle. toothpicks Inio a mat and pick up

games and we made 45375 with edges together to make

find bird or chicken feathers "Postman's Knock, which mado Try

then. 322 the 08724 080026, especially my around the yard or in the park. 484507, 30064. Charades followed Cover the points with glue and kept our 80507045 for a long stick the feathers to this. You can hose use small wooden beads or buttons time, 311032890 84 85 does to those

to decorate the band. or crayon a who like acting. The other games, were obviously a 457389 on Uncle design on it The idea of the game is to pass but he was 34 30828 34 any. Tho party finished with the 4890290 of of a turkey? (By the teeth-your the paper down the line by means

the "Auld Lang Syne" and we thanked own, of course.)

word "go" each captain picks up our host for a very 12834395 and

end of 095075389890 evening. Before the Anal dish is served, the piece of paper on the

his

He then straw by sucking in. of grapes, guessing the number nuts or raisins, placed in a bowl passes it along to his neighbour breathing out the very moment by on the table, provides a bit of en-.

The actual count has his neighbour Inhales for the tak tertainment,

the advance and been made in person guessing closest receives a fancy hat or other prize, The per- son making the worst guess pays a forfeit.

9. What happens when you sit on a hat? (Squash.)...

10. How can you tell the age

For another table activity game Each Drelay sit-down rac try player is given a straw or he two captains at each end of table also have a Christmas tree cut out of paper.

of

the strawn

over.

par Оп only.

ANSWERS

O CALDOCET BUTARIREA

Keyword;

If the paper falls it must deal on be picked up by means of the straw The person who last had the

*ULUQ=172}XINL only. paper is responsible for getting ito safely on his neighbour's straw.

SINCERE'S

THE CHRISTMAS STORE

GIFTS

ON EVERY FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR

Societe, Cadbury & Fry Fancy

Box Chocolate

Caloy's Xmas Crackers Australian Hams

Hampers of Assorted Wines·

from $15 to $95 Dutch & Manila Cigars Smokers Requisites Max Factor & Yardley Gift Sets Manicure &' Brush Sets.. Austrian Leather Handbags Dent's Gloves

Men's Ties in Silk & Woollen Californian Leather jackets Cardigans & Pullovers Cashmere & Silk Scarves Gaberdine Overcoats

Fancy Print & Embd. Handkfs. Costume Jewellery M Berkshire Nylon Stockings Toys & Juvenile Cars

THIRD. FLOOR FURNISHING GIFTS

BAD FOR THE HOME :

*10110

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*2001-Junbs

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STWEE

Toma jou skep ditut, 19413, UJEVIC

FIRST FLOOR Florsheim & Freeman Shoes Chinese Brocaded Silk Chinese Pure White Silk Worsted Suitlengths Woollen Blankets Chenile Bedspreads Babies' Jersey Sults Brassierres & Corsets

SECOND FLOOR

Gent's & Ladies' Watches Beswick Fancy Vases .Fine China Dinner Sets

Bohemian Crystal Glassware E.P.N.S. Cutlery Sets Bronze Picture Plaques. Musical Instruments and Books Electric Heaters Various Radio Sets -Chinese Silverware Stationery Boxes Waterman & Sheaffer Pen & Pencil Sets

Save Worries— Come to Sincere

STORE OPEN TILL 7 P.M. DAILY.

SOME XMAS

Hero

RECIPES

BOWE ΑΓΟ

recipes

for

Christmas sweets that you might like to try your hand at

HOLIDAY FRUIT. BALLS

cup chopped dates

cup chopped ga

'cup chopped walnut mente –

* Cupa magur

"teaspoon grated - Iamon, zinā

1 Espoon grated orange rind

1 tablespoon oranga julco

1 cup confectioners' sugar

Mix together all ingredients ex-

cept confectioners' sugar, Form into balls about one inch in diameter. Roll fruit balls in, confectioners sugar. Yield about two dozen fruit balls.

CHRISTMAS FUDCE

241⁄2 CUPS SUKET

44 tasspoon salt

2 tablespoons light corn' syrup

-1 cup milk -

2 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon vanŭla extract

1⁄4 cup candled mixed frait

is cup chopped walnut mente

corn

Mix together sugar, salt, syrurp and milk in a two-quart saucepan. Place over heat and stür until mixture begins to boll. Cook candy slowly, without stirring, to 234 deg: F., or until it forms a soft ball when dropped in cold water.

Remove from heat and add butter. Cool without stirring until bottom of dish is barely warm. Beat until candy begins to lose its shiny look. Stir in vanilla extract, candied fruit and chopped walnut meats. Pour into square glass dish, When Arm, cut into squares.

Yield about 16 pieces. 7

PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE

woelamed chocolate

2 squares

(2 ounces).

3/3 cups milk

12 cups sugar

12 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup peanut butter

1 teaspoon vanilia' extract

Add chocolate to milk in a two- quart saucepan. Cook mixture, stir- ring constantly, until it is smooth. Add sugar and salt, stirring unit. sugar is dissolved. Turn heat low and cook candy slowly until it forms a soft ball, when a teaspoonful Is dropped a cold water. On the thermometer this is 234 deg. Fr

Remove candy from heat, and cool without stirring until bottom of dish is barely warm. Add peanut butter and vanilla extract. Boat until candy begins to lose its shiny look. Pour into well-greased square class dial or pan. When firm, cut into squares, kura ga

MORE PINEAPPLE FUDCE

1 cup evaporated milk??

- cup sugar

2 tablespoons butter PRASA

1 cup, crushed » pineapple”. (om">Noj

Scan, wall fraland) » For

teaspoons lemon juice na Combine(mük, sugar, and butter ^and heat to..she boiling point: „Aild crushed pineapple,andienak to 230 det.Fabout 125;5

stirring constantly, to prevent- bianing, Cool Add lemon tice

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