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Christmas
Menu
Pineapple Appetizer
Clear Tomato Soup
Celery
Roast Duck With Potato Filling and
Brown Gravy
Apple Sauce
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Escaloped Onions or Other Vegetable
Fruit Salad
Charlotte Russe
Coffee
Cream Mints
Pineapple Acoetizer.
Pare and prate half a pineapple and
Bet in lee cold place until ready to use.
Add two tablespoonfuls sugar to the
pineapple and serve in cocktail glasses
with a little shaved ice. Garnish with
a half of maraschino cherry.
Roast Duck With Potato Filling and
Browc. Gravy.
Clean the duck same ns any other
fowl and fill with potato filling made as
follows: Three cupfuls mashed pota
toes, one cupful breadcrumbs, one tea
spoonful of salt, one and one-half to,,
spoonful grated nutmeg, one-eighth tea
spoonful paprika, two tablespoonfuls
poultry seasoning, one tablespoonful of
chopped celery top, two tablespoonfuls
bacon drippings, three tablespoonfuls
flour. ■
Escaloped Onions.
One quart of onions, one tahlespoon
ful butter, one tablespoonful flour, one
cupful milk, one and one-half tea
spoonful salt, dash white pepper, one
half cupful breadcrumbs.
Put onions into pan of cold water,
peel and cut into quarter-inch rings.
Put into saucepan of boiling water and
boil ten minutes or until tender.
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Drain, saving stock for the tomato
soup. Brush bake dish with butter;
Bprinkle with breadcrumbs; put in
onions, pour over the cream sauce,
cover with breadcrumbs and bake in
hot oven until light brown.
Sauce —Melt the butter, add flour and
stir until smooth; add milk slowly, stir
ring constantly until it is smooth and
creamy; add salt and pepper and boil
two minutes. *
Tomato Stars on Lettuce.
Four cupfuls strained tomatoes, one
teaspoonful finely cut onion, one-half
teaspoonful salt, two tablespoonfuls
granulated gelatin, one teaspoonful
sugar, a dash white pepper, a dash
paprika.
Put the tomatoes and onion in sauce
pan; boil ten minutes; add the season
ing and strain through fine strainer.
Soak the gelatin in two tablespoonfuls
cold water and add to the hot strained
tomatoes; stir until dissolved. Pour
out on plate or platter which has been
rinsed with cold water. When firm cut
into small stars with fancy cutter. Put
lettuce leaf on salad plate, lay the
small stars on and serve with the
French dressing.
Frozen Apricots.
A can of apricots a quart of water, a
cupful of sugar, a tablespoonful lemon
Juice. Mash the apricots through col
ander or strainer. Add water and sug
ar. Pack ice cream can with three
parts ice and one part salt; then put
mixture in. Let stand five minutes;
then turn until stiff.
Inexpensive Fruit Cake.
This Southern recipe for cake is
made without eggs, which is a decided
advantage at the present prices. Mix
together one cupful of light brown
sugar, molasses and butter,, a pinch of
salt, heaping teaspoonful each of cin
namon, cloves and ginger, half a nut
meg grated, one teaspoonful of lemon
Juice and a teaspoonful of soda dis
solved in a little hot water. Add two
cupfuls of floured ralsius. a cupful of
currants, quarter cupful of citron cut
in small pieces and the same quantity
of chopped almonds. Mix all together
thoroughly and add one cupful of boil
ing water and then add flour enough to
make it so stiff that it will hold the
mixing spoon upright and bake in a
moderate oven for one hour.
CHRISTMAS DAINTIES
*
Several Trusty Recipes of Unusual
“Pep.”
Devonshire Sandwiches. —Cut gra
ham bread (or entire wheat) in one
quarter inch slices. Spread sparingly
with butter and then with orange mar
malade. Put together in pairs, remove
crusts and cut in tancv strips. Arrarge
on a plate covered wip‘ a dolly. To
offer variety the marmalade may some
times be sprinkled with chopped pecan
nut meats.
Note: If the hostess prefers to have
the marmalade made at home here Is a
good recipe, and since it Is delicious on
buttered toast for the winter breakfast
it is well to make a quantity at a time:
Orange Marmalade. —Nine oranges,
four lemons, eight pounds sugar, four
quarts water. Wipe fruit dry and cut
crosswise in as thin slices as possible,
removing seeds. Put into preserving
kettle, add water, cover and let stand
thirty-six hours. Place on range, bring
to boiling point and let simmer two
hours. Add sugar and let simmer an
hour. Turn into sterilized jelly tum
blers and cover each glass with a cir
cular piece of paraffin paper, then
with a large circular piece of letter
paper, fastening paper securely over
edge of glass with mucilage.
Scotch Five o’clock Teas.—Work cup
of butter, using a wooden spoon, until
very creamy; then while lwatir g con
stantly gradually add sugar. Work in
flour a little at a time, using the hands.
Press evenly into a buttered dripping
pan and prick with a fork. Bake in a
moderate oven thirty minutes and cut
into small squares or strips. Let stand
ten minutes before removing from pan.
Pile on a plate covered with a doily.
Sultana Sticks. —A cupful sugar, one
quarter cupful melted butter, an egg
(unbeaten), two squares chocolate
(melted), one-quarter teaspoonful va
nilla, one-half cupful flour, one-quarter
cupful English walnut me .ts. one-quar
ter cupful sultana raisins (cut in
pieces). Mix ingredients in order given.
Line a seven-inch square pan with
paraffin paper. Spread mixture evenly
in pan, using a case knife, and bake in
a slow' oven. As soon as taken from
oven turn from pan, remove paper and
cut cake in strips three and one-half
inches by one inch, using a sharp knife.
If these directions are not followed pa
per will cling to cake and it will be im
possible to cut it into shapely pieces.
Russian Tea. —Use three teaspoonfuls
of tea to two cupfuls of freshly boiled
water and allow one-half teaspoonful
of lemon juice and a thin slice of lemon
from which seeds have been removed
to each cupful. Sweeten with cut sug :
ar to suit individual taste. Many pre
fer the addition of three whole cloves
or a candied cherry.
Hot Chocolate. —One and one-half
squares of unsweetened chocolate, one
quarter cupful sugar, few grains salt,
a cupful boiling water three cupfuls
milk. Scald milk, me t chocolate (in
small saucepan placed over llot water),
add sugar, salt and, gradually, boiling
water. When smooth place on range
and boll one minute. Add to scalded
milk, mill and serve in chocolate cups
with whipped cream. To mill choco
late beat until froth forms on top, pre
venting scum. Use Dover egg beater.
Whipped Cream. Three-quarters
cupful thick cream, one-quarter cupful
milk, one-third cupful powdered sugar,
one-half teaspoonful vanilla, white ore
egg. Mix cream and milk, beat un.il
stiff, using egg beater; udd sugar, va
nilla and white of egg beaten until stiff.
Christmas Plum Pudding.
One pound of raisins, one-half pound
of currants, six ounces of candied peel,
three-fourths pound of breadcrumbs,
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three-fourths pound of suet, four
ounces of flour, three-fourths pound of
sugar, five eggs, brandy if desired.
Mix well, fill greased basins two
thirds full, tie a cloth e v er and steam
(allowing water to come halfway up
tne basins) at least six hours. To
serve, steam again about two hours
turn out, stick a holly sprig in the top,
pour u little brandy in the dish and set
fire tJ it.
Oyster Cocktail.
Allow seven small oysters to each
person and season with three-fourths
teaspoonful of lemon Juice, one-half
teaspoonful of tomato ketchup, one
half teaspoonful of finely chopped shal
lot, three drops of tabasco sauce and
salt to taste. Chill thoroughly and
serve in cocktail glass. Sprinkle with
finely chopped celery before sending to
table
THE WAUWATOSA NEWS
TEN THOUSAND BLUEJACKETS FORM MONSTER LIVING FLAG
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: top and 72 feet at the bottom. Grouped In the stars were men from nearly
AMERICAN TROOPS WHO ARE NOW FIGHTING IN FRANCE
conntTTE.c oh yugt.se mrirenyto*
Swinging along at a double-quick, with their super-abundant vitality expressed in their easy marching stride, a
detachment of our soldiers is marching through a French village on the way to the front. Our soldiers are bringing to
their work in France a vigorous vitality that Is helping our allies as much as their work In the trenches.
GEN. MANN AND KIS CHIEF OF STAFF
General Mann, commander of the r orty-second or "Rainbow" division, the
body of National Guard troops selected from 35) different states, who is now in
France at the head of his troops, is shown at the left of the photograph. With
him is Col. Douglas McArthur, chief of staff of the “Rainbow” division. L :th
the departure from this side and the arrival in France of the Guardsmen was
kept a closely guarded secret.
MADE BY FRENCH PRISONERS
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This unique monument was made by
French prisoners of war in the camp at
Stuttgart, Germany, as a tribute to
their comrades who have died in bat
tle for their beloved country.
Kissing.
An Optimist holds this pleasant pros
pect out to engaged couples: “Unmar
ried couples kiss and forgive. Mar
ried couples kiss and declare a truce
while the heavy artillery is being mov
ed up."—Kansas City Star.
RiiSS ill! BES
Peace Negotiations for Eastern
Front Start.
ROUMANIANS GUIT FIGHTING
Ccssacks Under Gen. Komiloff Clash
Vith Bolshevik! Force Around
Tamovka—Thousands of Troops
Support Kaledines.
Copenhagen, Dec. 13.— The se m ioffi.
cial German news agency >uvs
bilizution of the Russian fore. s ].., s
begun and that peace negotiate ...
stricted to the Russian front, huv.
authorized.
The dispatch says that r.er.cral
Oherbatehoff has been appointed com
mander In chief, “with the as-wrann*
of the allies (Teutonic?), ami that he
has been authorized to open peace ne
gotiations with Germany.
Roumanian Fighting Off.
Jassy, Roumania, Dec. 13. <
announcement was made of tin sign
ing of an armistice in accordance with
which hostilities were suspended at
10:30 p. in. Sunday until further no
tice. 1
Serbia Opposes Reis.
Tokyo, Dec. 13.—A formal declara
tion of independence by Siberia is im
minent, it was believed in official
circles here. Advices front Siberian
points declare that a conference of
Siberian leaders is scheduled to take
place at Tomsk for the purpose of re
pudiating the bolsheviki government
and establishing an independent state.
Eastern Siberia is now practically In
dependent.
Dismisses All Envoys.
Fetrograd. Dec. 13. —Leon Trotzky,
the bolsheviki foreign minister, has is
sued a decree dismissing all Russian
'ambassadors and their staffs because
they ignored the bolsheviki demand
that they denounce the Kerensky gov
ernment.
London. Dec. 13. —Russia’s civil war
has apparently begun.
Dispatches—ail greatly delayed—re
ported the first actual clash between
the bolsheviki and 3.000 to 4,000 Cos
sack rebels around Tantanovka. about
18 miles from Bielgorpd. Tin' Cossacks
were part of a force commanded hy
General Korniloff, well furnished with
arms, machine guns and ammunition.
Bolsheviki Are Defeated?
London, Dec. 13. —Reports of fight
ing at Mohilev, Russian general head
quarters, between troops newly arrived
there and the bolsheviki garrison were
received in Petrograd, according to
the correspondent of the Times in the
Russian capital. It Is also reported
that shock battalions and Cossacks
advancing on Mohilev clashed with the
bolsheviki. who were defeated.
It is said that thousands of Cossacks
already have left the fighting front and
rallied to Kaledines’ support, and it Is
expected he will soon have the entire
force of 400,000 Cossacks at his dis
posal.
ITALIANS RETAKE POSITIONS
Rome Says the Enemy Has Resumed
the Attack—Berlin Reports
Gain.
Rome, Dec. 13.—The enemy has re
sumed the attack. The official state
ment says that the Italians resisted
stubbornly throughout the day and
that a few positions which were aban
doned in the beginning of the fighting
were reoccupied. In the evening the
enemy effort was reduced to the nor
mal artillery fire.
Berlin. Dec. 13. —Local engagements
have occurred on the mountain front
in northern Italy, between the Rrenta
and the Piave, army headquarters an
nounced. I’risoners were taken by the
Austro-German forces in this fighting.
Washington, Dec. ’*3. —Re-enforce-
ments from The Russian font for the
Austro-German Invaders ot Ital.' ‘ ir *’
still arriving, an official dispatch f" ;i!
Rome announced.
With the French Annies in h '. v
December 13. —Snow widen lias been
eagerly awaited and long delayed b
gant to fall in the mountain district
where the Austro-German armies are
striving to break through. The begin
ning of the snowfall adds to the c
timism of those who have been
dent that the drive would he check
within its present limits.
BRITISH LOSE 21 SHIPS
Fourteen Vessels of More Than .600
Tons During Week by U-Boats
and Mines.
London. Dec. 13. —A slight if
In the losses of British nnr
by mine or submarine in th
is noted in the admiralty
Fourteen vessels of more tha >
tons were sunk, as well as - 1
der that tonnage.
FIRST U. S. SHOT AT AUSTRIA
Representative Tinkham of E-?---' 1
Fires First American Shell Ft'
Italian Front.
Italian Army Headquarters P
—The first American snot oi '’ • ■-
against Austria was fired "
when Representative Tinkham
ton pulled the string of a 1-1'
meter ghn.' hurtling a shell a’-'
the Austrian lines.