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THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1913.
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I CHRISTMAS IN HOLLAND.
In Holland Santa Claus pays his an
nual visit to all good children twenty
days before ho conies to this country.
Dec. C Is the feast day of St Nicholas,
alias Santa Claus. Ho has nothing
whatever to do with Christmas, and
his visit there Is an Anglo-Saxon an
achronism. As their patron saint, chil
dren were taught to look to Nlcholns
for care and protection. In England
the custom was abolished with the
worship of saints at the reformation
and was re-established In the Ameri
can guise of Father Christmas In the
middle of the last century.
But In nolland Santa Claus contin
ues to make his visits on tho right day,
Dec. 5. The Dutch children do not
hang up their"stocl;Ings, but place their
shoes, filled with hay or straw for tho
donkey on which St. Nicholas rides, In
front of tho fireplace.
The Christ Child.
An Irish legend tells that on Christ
mas evo tho Christ Child wanders out
In tho darkness and cold and the
peasants still put lighted candles in
their windows to guide tho sacred lit
tle feet, that they may not stumble on
tho way to their homes. In nungary
tho people go yet further in their ten
derness for tho Child. They spread
feasts and leave their doors open that
he may enter at his will. Through
out Christendom there Is a belief that
no evil can touch tho child who is born
on Christmas evo.
A Custom Weil Forgotten.
Children used to bo reminded in an
uncomfortable manner that Dec. 23
was innocents' day, for it was con
sidered -wholesome on that morning to
give them a good cuffing or other form
of punishment, presumably to remind
them of tho sins which were not com
mitted by the innocents whom nerod
ordered slain on that day. Fortunately
every vestigo of this fashion is now
blotted out
sent a beneficent gift giver. It was
tho custom to have a yew bough
placed in tho parlor of tho German
home, and on this all the packages con
taining gifts were placed. On Christ
mas morning tho whole family assem
bled to claim tho gifts, each having to
guess the donor. "Knecht Itupert" dis
tributed the gifts to tho younger chil
dren, but ho lectured them also 011
obedience and good behavior, and, if
any one had been bad, instead of a gift
he or she was given a switch that they
might bo punished. So tho little Ger
mans try hard to bo very good before
Christmas.
Bad'Day For Birds.
Tho day after Christmas, St Ste
phen's day (boxing day in England), is
celebrated in a queer way by some of
tho Manx boys, and Dltchfleld says
they feel privileged to stone wrens at
this time because of a story to the ef
fect that in days gone by a most dan
gerous siren was finally compelled to
assume the form of a wren once a
year (on tho 20th) and ultimately to be
killed by mortal hands. Another tradi
tion furnishes an excuse on tho ground
that it was a wren that wakened tho
guard of St. Stephen Just as tho latter
was about to escape from prison.
CHRISTMAS LULLABIES.
1 "KNECHT RUPERT" WAS
GERMAN SANTA CLAUS I
Tho Santa Claus idea has grown out
of a variety of legends and customs.
Tho festival of St. Nicholas, who was
tho especial friend of the children., was
celebrated in Germany about the Cth
of December. It was easy enough to
make this colncldo with tho later and
more general festival. The tangible
Santa Claus was called "Knecht Ru
pert," and usually ho was somo mem
ber of ,tho .family dressed ud to renre-
Songs Popular at Yuletido Season
Traced Back For Centuries.
Christmas lullabies to tho Divine
Child may bo traced back to medieval
times. In one of tho Coventry plays
occurs what is plainly a cradle song
to tho infant Jesus, which has been
preserved in music as well as In text.
Flvo hundred years ago tho mere
picture did not suffice tho faithful. The
scene had to bo enacted. The little
play was called "Tho Cradling of tho
Child." Standing on a platform above
the manger, boys representing angels
proclaimed the birth of tho Saviour.
Priests took tho part of shepherds and
gathered around the manger. Hero
stood Joseph', Mary and tho servant of
Joseph.
After tho choir had sung hymns,
among thom "Chrlstus Natus nodle,"
Mary sang tho first verso of tbo Ger
man song, "Joseph, dear Joseph mine,
help mo to rock my babe, that God
may reward mo In heaven tho Babe
of tho Virgin Mary." Joseph answered
with the second verso of tho song,
"Gladly, my dear nurse, will I help
theo'rock thy babe, that God may re
ward mo in heaven," etc. Tho serv
ant sang: "Rejoice, Christian multi
tude. Tho King of heaven, who was
born of the Virgin Mary, has taken on
mortality."
And so tho scene in tho churches
went on every Christmas.
TyANY are the opportunities for
culinary triumphs -afforded by
I JL tho Christmas dinner. For a
J week beforo tho feast it Is
likely the housewife's kitchen will ex
bale hints of tho dainties that aro to
attest her skill on the memorable day.
For the Christmas feast there may be
all sorts of dainties, but that royal bird,
the turkey, Is tho piece de resistance.
A typical Christmas dinner consists
of a soup say cream of celery with
oysters, ronst turkey, onions, potatoes,
cranberries, a lettuce salad, plum pud
ding, wafers, cheese, minco pie, ice
cream, fruit cake, candy, nuts, raisins
and coffee.
To preparo oyster cocktails make
sauce by stirring together a tablespoon-
ful of tomato ketchup, one-half table
spoonful of grated horseradish, one
half tablespoonful of Worcestershire
sauce, a dash of tabasco sauce, a tea
spoonful of lemon juice and salt to
taste. Set in tbo Ice until chilled
through. Into chilled small glasses put
flvo Uttlo oysters and pour in this
sauce; then put the glass in the center
of a plate of cracked Ice.
Scald the turkey instead of dry pick
ing it Clean and wash tho fowl nicely.
Select a turkey of about fifteen or six
teen pounds. It takes from threo to
four hours to roast one of this size.
A very rich turkey requires to be
offset with an acid jam or jolly, and
cranberries supply about tho cheapest
and most satisfying relish of this sort.
Put the following ingredients into a
large dish and mix them thoroughly
together for tho plum pudding: One
pound of seeded raisins and tho same
amount each of suet, currants and
flour; one-fourth pound of citron, one
fourth pound of preserved ginger, a
grated nutmeg, a dessertspoonful of
allspice, eight eggs, ono pound of dark
brown sugar and one wineglassful of
brandy. Cook until done.
If you care to make your own mince
meat here is a good recipe:
Two pounds of cooked lean beef
chopped, two pounds of beef suet chop-
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WHAT TO EAT.
ped, three quarts of apples chopped,
three pounds of raisins seeded and
chopped, two pounds of currants, one
pound of citron peel chopped, half a
pound of orange . peel chopped, one
pound of lcuion peel chopped, half a
cupful of lemon juice, half a cupful of
orango juice, ono tablespoonful of salt.
four cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of
molasses, ono cupful of coffee, one cup
ful of boiled cider, threo cupfuls of
brandy, one -upful of sherry wine.
two teaspoonfuls ground cinnamon, one
teaspoouful allspice and one teaspoon
ful cloves.
Mix all the ingredients together ex
cept tho sherry and brandy and cook
slowly for two hours, Add the liquors.
In placo of tho brandy and sherry tho
samo quantity of cider may bo used.
The mincemeat should bo allowed to
stand a month before It is used.
When ready to mako the pies line
tho pie tins with pastry, Oil them with
the mincemeat and cover with tho
paste. Crush over with beaten egg
and bake in hot oven.
An economical fruit cake:
Cream together n cupful of sugar and
half as much butter. Add two beaten
eggs, a cupful of molasses and one
half cupful of strong, cold coffee in
which you have dissolved a scant tea
spoouful of baking soda.
Ilavo ready threo cupfuls of sifted
flour, one cupful of mixed raisins, figs
and dates, chopped tine; ono cupful of
cleaned dried ' currants, one-quarter
pound of citron, cut very lino, and tho
samo of blanched and shredded al
monds and a tcaspoonful of mixed
spices cinnamon, cloves, mace, nut
meg and ginger.
When tho batter Is mixed flavor with
tho strained juice of a lemon. Bake In
a moderate oven ono hour. Lino tho
baking pan with buttered paper.
This cake will remain moist for somo
months If kept in a tin box.
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Why holly at Christmas? Tho
pagan Romans dedicated tho hol
ly to Baturn, whoso festival -was
In December, around Christmas.
Tho early Christians, to escnpo
persecution, decked their homes
with holly and other Saturnlan
emblems. Tho Romans sent their
friends holly sprigs during tho
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