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TUB CLINTON CHRONICLE CttatM, Su C^ Thiiraday, Ptc—btr U, 1H4 Tradition... ... with Roost Goose!! Ravw yon got Am yon to try oomothtin now this Christmas? Qraatod turkey is the traditional bird in America for Christinas, but if you’re interested here’s a way to roast a goose. CeaaMne three ceps lightly whined potatoes with two ceps crambo* 1 cep lady diced eaien, 1 teaspooa rosemary, 1 cep topped wahiats or pecans, 1 teaspooe salt, 1 freshly ^eitf pepper, and three tablespoons metta Blend mm and stnf fhe goose with the mizterok vent, place the geese eu a rack and bake el 4M M miantes. Kednco the heat to Stt 1 or 1ft keen or until the broMt is ft Basting is not altogether necessary. Peer at the it accumulates iu the pen and save for cosktag. Salt the goose Just before removing from even. An S-1S lb. should roast about 2-2ft Cates Towns of Christinas Abound Here & There Five communities in the United States and one in named for the Nativity season: CHRISTMAS, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA CHRISTMAS, ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA CHRISTMAS, LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY CHRISTMAS, BOLIVAR COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI CHRISTMAS, ROANE COUNTY, TENNESSEE CHRISTMAS ISLAND, NOVA SCOTIA In addition, Minnesota, ‘The Land of Lakes," prides Itself OB having a lake in Scott County by-the name of Christmas. Old Time Favorite New England Injun’ Puddin’ An early favorite of old New England which has been handed down from generation to generation since colonial days is old Injun’ Puddin’. 5 cups milk t 1 teaspoon dnaameu ft cup dark molasses ft teaspoon nutmeg ft cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon salt ft cup yellow cornmeal 4 tablespoons batter Heat 4 cups of milk and add molasses, sugar, cornmeal, salt, spice, and butter to it Cook 20 minutes or until mixture thickens. Pour into baking dish, add remaining cold milk. Do not stir. Put into slow oven (325‘F.) and hgke for lft-2 hours without stirring. Serve warm with Hard Sauce. (This recipe good for a serving of 8.) 15-inch dell cries and talks talk, re- tridty. BRAZILIAN HOLIDAY Brasil’s Christinas saaso on Christinas Eva (Vespers de Natal) and continues through January A the Feast of the Epiphany. While Christmas day is not em phasised as much for merrymak ing as in some other countries, it nevertheless maintains a high im portance among the toast days which symbolise the Brazilian Christmas. PfRSONAL CARD If you have the time — and talent — you can send a Christ mas card that will be most appre ciated by all your friends. A home-made card speaks of special thoughtfulness. It is becoming increasingly popular to poetise the family gossip of the year in the form of a greeting card to friends and relatives. Lawson Furniture Co. Joanna, South Carolina QjQjjou Hid yours, may we extend best wishes 1 for a tody blessed holiday season' Tl A a' \> ni • / fe I ft* I : ' ' t " (' ' Dillard Boland Small Towns First to Light OutdoorTrees * It was a small town that first thought of lighting an outdoor conir munity Christmas tree. Four communities are believed to have thought of the idea about the same time—as early as 1918. Two of them, McDonald and Ger mantown. were In Pennsylvania. Salem. Ore., decorated a large Sitka spruce. Riverside, Calif., illuminated a large evergreen, an Araeuria. s The first nAonal Christmas tree was in 1994 and was sponsored by the American Forestry associa tion. The event is now televised every year for all parts of the country to see. The most spectacular outdoor displays in tbs United States are at the White House end Rocke feller Center In New York. The New York display la possibly the most elaborate in the world. But it was the small towns that first thought of the idea. Today, nearly every community in the land has some kind of Christmas decorations. Many com munities string colored lights across the street and decorate light posts with evergreens. Many suspend bens and stars st street intersectloua end have community Yule Seal Idea Was From Denmark This year mfllfama of leans have received a letter from their local chapter of the National Tuberculosis association contain ing Christmas seals, the saa tonal reminder of the never-ending fight to stamp out the disease. Holiday Spirit Dies Too Quickly With all the exettemeot and hus tle that precedes Christmas, It often happens (hat the day after Christmas is an anticlimax. It shouldn’t be. although many new toys wfll already be broken, e few are certain to be disappointed be cause they didn’t get whet they really wanted from Santa—and, of put in JL course, (here are bills that be paid. Yet, it isn’t quite right to Christmas so far behind us December 98th arrives. There are things that can and should to keep the Christmas spirit alive. This is the time for everyone in the family to write thank-you notes. Writing at once to acknowledge a gift purposes. The giver such prompt tfs always much easier to a thank-you note promptly than to keep putting it off. The day after Christmas la aim a good time to start taking i that wfll help make the next bratfan of the holiday .a _ event And. before discarding 1 Christmas onvAs and letters, ha sure that your address book la up to date. Take a took area* you st same of the gifteyos and you may will halp you da a Job for St. Francis Gave Much to Christmas Some 480 years Nicholas. Bishop of Myra, formed the many sets of gos tty and ktadnsos which made Ms life a great legend and gave Mm the ’’Santa Claus" character wo know today, anothar Saint—St Frauds of Assisi mads other earn to oar oatobratfan of St Francis lived In the Italian village of Garda. In tbs year 1908 AD., St Francis ar ranged the first manger scene to a cave near the monastery where ha lived. The scene was typical of that at Bethlehem. There was a man ger filled with hay, an ox and an am St Francis and Ms followers naas at the cave and hymns in honor of the Christ chants ( theological to ha that Christmas Uglou8,yet lag with tbs behind the more carols, from Italy to than to MltffBIffAH CAROLS Three of ou< wnMB wtfw wrmto uj In | Mi, Edmund H. Scare posed ‘It Came Upon a Clear’ 4 in 1888 Dr. John f Hopkins Jr., composed "We Kings of Orient Am" “O II MAY THIS HOLIDAY BE TRULY HAPPY FOR YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES, AND MAY PROSPERITY BE YOURS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO GOME. CHANDLER’S GARAGE ... we sincerely thank you for your patronage. May the holidays bepost happy for you. PITTS MEN’S SHOP Lat us rejoice now at this festive time of year, renewing our faith and hope. May the spirit of the remain with you throughout the new year* LOU’S SHOPPE To all our friends... old-time wishes. CHARLES HUGHES AGENCY Jwiay the beauty of the season be reflected in the hearts of all men. We extend our warmest Yuletide greetings i for your thoughtful patronage. Clinton-Lydia Mills Store