C6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 13,1980
Borne On The Benge
Sweet Christmas
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Wmters are sharp, long and severe in Scandinavia.
That’s undoubtedly why its people make such a
celebration out of Christmas It’s their antidote to
darkness, a way of chasing away the gloom.
Preparations start early in December when Scan
dinavians brighten their homes with scrubbing and
decorations, trim trees with old and new ornaments and
stock larders with all kinds of goodies, especially baked
ones In every way, it’s a real, old-fashioned Christmas,
complete with snow and even reindeer m some areas.
Two ideas prevail beneath all this preparation for the
Christmas and holiday celebration The first is that you
must be hospitable and generous with your food during
this season, even with strangers Whoever calls on you
during this time must be served from your table Only in
this way do you keep the Christmas spirit in your home
Should anyone leave your home without eating, he or she
will take the Christmas spirit away
Scandinavians also believe that the fruitfulness of the
year to come depends on the abundance of holiday
feasting Feasting that’s stingy will bring a lean year
while a lavish feast means a prosperous one
Whichever of these traditions might be yours, or
borrowed, the ideas behind them are delightful
To help with your “abundance” of food we featured
Christmas cookies last week and would like to continue
Cook’s it \
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QUESTION I would like a recipe for making
"pot” or “cup” cheese. We used to buy it in the
store in the winter months I have tried making it
from raw milk but it just doesn’t come out right. I
want the recipe from the beginning, using raw
milk, to the end.
QUESTION I tried the velveeta cheese recipe
that Mrs. Adam Miller, Hartly, sent in and mine
didn’t get right. It was the first recipe that did not
call for soda. Was it left out of the recipe or is no
soda added 7
ANSWER No, it wasn’t missed We ran the
recipe as we received it. Perhaps other readers
can help you where you went wrong.
CORRECTION Just a note to let you know
that in the November 1 issue there was a mistake
on my Pumpkin Cake Roll recipe. Some how “1 cup
of sugar” was missed If you can correct it, I would
appreciate It very much as it is a very delicious
recipe.
Recipe Topics
December
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January
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Esther Hepler,
Salfardville, PA 18958
Mrs Martin
Mrs. Clyde Bowman
Christmas Candy and
other sweet favorites
Traditional Christmas
delights
New Year’s Day
Sauerkraut and Other
traditional foods
Microwave, an easy
meal
Winter salads for
that summertime
feeling
Celebrate Christmas with these Hawaiian Waikiki
Nogs. They’re flavored with pineapple-grapfruit
drink and topped with vanilla ice cream. Serve with
offering “goodies” this week by running sweet tasting
delights
When company comes you want to be ready with the
food the Scandinavians prepare What could company
enjoy more than a plate full of peanut treats, caramel
corn, date balls, chesse balls and Christmas cookies 9
Also, for the diet minded, offer a hospitality tray full of
cheeses, meats and olives Popcorn on the side could
serve as an added feature
Next week we will have favorite egg nog recipes, but
this week is an added treat for the kids We have a
Christmas nog, Hawaiian style called Waikiki Nog
How ever your celebrate Christmas, make it happy and
abundant and enlarge your circle of friendship in the
gesture of good will toward men!
'e . jspitality tray for Christmas which con- salami slices, Cheddar cheese cubes with olives,
sists of the following, clockwise, from the front, cherry tomatoes, Cheese spread, Swiss cheese, rye
Colby half moon slices on either side of Gouda bread and green onions,
wedges, Caraway cheese sticks, Brick in rectangles,
Hawaiian macadamia nuts and coconut chips or
your favorite Christmas cookies.
1 cup butter
P/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups chopped dates
2 teaspoons vanilla
4*/2 cup Rice Knspies
1 cup chopped nuts
grated coconut
Boil together for 2 minutes the first 5 ingredients
Remove from heat and boil slightly and add other
ingredients, except coconut.
Shape in balls and roll in coconut
Samuel Esh, Lancaster
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DATE BALLS