Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SEC. C—PAGE POUR m r Tbis wish, Santa framed for you, Spells out Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, too! THE MARKET BASKET “SUPER FOOD STORE 99 ly. THE NEWBERRY SUN “And they went up...' Roads Were Not Paved For First Yule Trip T HERE were no modern high ways leading from Nazareth to Bethlehem when Mary and Joseph undertook their memorable journey nearly 2,000 years ago. The way was rough and hard and dangerous. As far as routes were concerned, there were three. The western route led along the sea-coast and through the plain of Sharon. This route was unpopular with pious folk like Mary and Joseph who shunned the heathen cities rowdy travelers and the ungodly as much as possible. The shortest route via the fruit ful plains of Esdraelon into the mountains of Samaria and through Shechem and Bethel, was not very popular either. The road was toler able, but steep; however, the Jews had little use for the Samaritans, and vice versa. The Jordon route, which de scended into the Jordon valley and followed the river’s east bank around Jericho, was favored by the majority of Galilean travelers who for the Passover and other relig ious events went down to Jeru salem at regular intervals and knew their way around as well as suburbanites know their way around modern metropolitan areas. If the Jordon route was a little round-about, it was fairly level— and steeped in Jewish history, from the shadow of Mount Tabor where Joseph did not choose the western route when they planned their very special journey. Whether they chose to go by way of Shechem and Bethel, or around the waUed city of Jericho may never be determined definitely. But, the distance — nearly 10C miles—was, in any case, unrelent ing and conquered only by persis tent plodding. And when Mary was too tired to go another step, Joseph took the packs upon his own shoul ders so she might ride the little donkey which trudged faithfully at his side. This was a hard journey and Mary appreciated the shelter of the stable that night—no one could have been more grateful or more happy than Mazy. And she brought forth her first-born son, and laid him in a manger. Saul in desperation sought his “witch” of Endor, to the tomb a tittle before Bethlehem where the first Joseph buried his beloved V ” • Mv certain that Mary and Christmas is the time ITS CHRISTMAS WHEN operators say good Bos driven don’t slam the door on your feet; Jimmy’s teacher says he’s a per fect angel and oh so bright; Tour secretary limits her coffee break to one a day; Tour wife is the first to shut off the alarm clock; Tour son says that’s okay Dad, you take the car tonight; And your boss says he re,try one of my pills. When you water a Christmas tree, add a few tablespoons of> sugar to bring out the fragrance* of the pine. For Sumptuous Meals Everywhere In World iUMPTUOUS meals to celebrate I Christmas, along with making and the gathering of is traditional celebrates friends and relatives, in every country that the holiday. The main dishep, of course, vary from country to country, but tra dition remains and some of tbs dishes have not changed for hun dreds of years—sncept to taste bet ter as we get,older. Serving a boar’s head was an rid English custom. It was brought into the banquet hall on a large platter accompanied by trumpet flourishes. It has been replaced to day by stuffed turkey and a wide assortment of pies, topped off with plum pudding covered with flaming sauce. All of it a banquet fit for a king. of buns, shapes and criers. The around a plump Ji hot o browned potatoes apples and prunes. their feast gooss. A tasty dish that was originated >y the Puritans and is very Amer- can, is the mince meat pie. Orig- nally this dish was served with a iny figure of the Christ child in he center. The earliest known recipe dates from the early 17th century. It calls for beef tongue, chopped chicken eggs, raisins, orange lemon peelings, sugar and varioui -pices. Rice pudding is the traditional opener for a Norwegian Christmas feast, followed by the Christmas pig whose growth has been watch ed carefully throughout the year. Sometimes as many as fourteen different kinds of cake are served in Norwegian homes. The Christmas feast in Sweden always features a large selection The French also serve the tradi tional goose at their Christmas feast, along with buckwheat cakes with sour cream, roasted chestnuts with milk or wine, and all types of cakes and candies with which to end the meal. The Swiss feature a pear cake called the “Birewegge” which re sembles a shiny loaf of bread. It contains a spicy, flavorful concen trate from air dried pears mixed with raisins. Here in America the Christmas turkey is the most popular dish, served with a variety of vegetables. Followed, of course, with a variety of pies and cakes—most often the fruit cake. Because of mixture of traditions and beliefs in the United States the Christmas feast varies more than in other countries. Bethlehem Church Pilgrims, rich and poor alike, worship at the fourth century Church of the Nativity at Bethle hem on Christmas Day. There is a High Mass, during which the image of Die Christ Child is car ried from the church through a series of underground chapels. The ceremonies come to a ell max be fore three adjacent Altars ef the Nativity, tCsn and the Manger.