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It seems that children
make Christinas. They add
excitement to the air, they
encourage decorations and
they want lots of cookies and
other traditional foods.
Without them the tree might
not be decorated and the
gifts bought and wrapped.
Cindy likes to place the
reindeer on the same spot on
the same table as previous
years and Santas must hang
from the same doorway.
We expect all the children
to be home except Nancy
who will spend her Christ
mas skiing in Canada. She
plans to fly home for Easter
next year. She has traveled
quite a lot on the West Coast
this year and even spent a
week in Mexico but through
all her letters and phone
calls tell us we are not
forgotten.
There are so many things
to do that take ones time.
Little errands and big ones
take us here and there over
the county for ourselves and
others. Even in the home, we
often find it isn’t the big jobs
but the little ones and all the
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interruptions that come
along which cause us to say
“Can it be lunchtime
already?”
But if you have extra time,
the school districts are
willing to fill the void with
recreation for adults and
evening classes. I’ve just
been reading some of the
possibilities in our township
slimnastics, bridge,
decoupage, knitting, oil
painting, upholstery, fly
tying, stocks and bonds,
handwriting analysis and
self defense.
So if you want to try
something new in the new
year, which will soon be
here, look into the liklihood
of a class meeting your in
terests at a nearby school.
Puritan Yule
Puritans and Calvinists refused
to celebrate Christmas in 17th
century England Celebrations
were banned and charged with
being anti-religious sentiment
People payed penalties for miss
ing work on Christmas day
Christmas did not become a legal
holiday in New Epgland until
1856
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This Christmas eve, when
Santa Claus comes to visit,
show him that your family
really cares. Don’t leave out
dry old peanut butter and
jelly sandwiches. Or last
week’s left over chocolate
chip cookies.
Instead, treat Saint Nick to
a special treat-Cheddar
cheese!
There are lots of ways
Santa-and all your guests
throughout the holiday
season can enjoy Cheddar
cheese. For an easy-to
prepare snack, try Cheddar
slices with slices of tart
apples or melon. Just as
tasty are cheese balls rolled
in chopped nuts. Or consider
making bread sticks using
Cheddar cheese.
If Santa’s had a long night
and needs a light breakfast,
Cheddar cheese pinwheel
rolls might be the perfect
accompaniment to the meal.
Of course, such a world
renowned guest deserves the
best Cheddar cheese there is.
To assure Santa and all of his
friends of a top-of-the-line
product, the U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture (USDA)
has made quality grade
standards available to the
manufacturers of Cheddar
cheese.
The USDA-AA and A
grades-can be used only on
cheese that has been in
spected and graded by a
government inspector. To
qualify for inspection and
grading, the cheese must be
made in a plant which has
met USDA standards for
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Grade AA Cheddar must
have a consistently fine,
highly pleasing Cheddar
flavor (appropriate for its
curing category), a smooth
compact texture, uniform
color, and attractive ap
pearance. Grade A Cheddar
is also good quality cheese
but not quite as high as
Grade AA, The flavor is
pleasing; however, there
may be some variation in
flavor and texture between
packages.
Grading is voluntary, and
users pay a fee for the ser
vice. Although in some
sections of the country
consumers may not be able
to find Cheddar cheese with
a grade indicated, this does
not necessarily mean that
the cheese was not USDA
inspected or graded.
Sometimes, manufacturers
ask that their cheese be
graded for sale to retailers,
but choose not to advertise
the fact that their product is
graded.
Over the years, Santa has
done quite a bit of traveling'
in southwest England, where
Cheddar cheese got its start
long ago. He knows what to
watch for in Cheddar. And
one thing he always checks is
the cure-or aging time-of
the cheese.
Cheddar cheese labelled
“mild” is aged for about
three months. “Sharp”
Cheddar takes about a year
to age, and “medium”
somewhere in between.
Living the natural life at
the North Pole with his elves
and reindeers, Santa Clause
appreciates the fact that
Cheddar cheese-made from
fresh milk-is a natural food.
Christmas Solstice
Northern European tribes used
to celebrate their chief festival
of the Yule around the time
of the winter solstice. That’s
when the days began to lengthen
and the “rebirth of the sun” was
honored
Christ’s Mass
Christinas the name de
rives from the Old English
“CHRISTES MAESSEmeaning
Christ’s Mass Our present spell
ing most likely came into use
around the 16th century.
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Calendar
Saturday, December 21
Farm Women Society 28
banquet with husbands at
Historic Strasburg
beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 28
Farm Women Society 5
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