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SEC. B. PAGE 6—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, December 20, 1967 Festive desserts and traditional drinks are a familiar part of the Christmas observance. Turkey on Christmas Day is an American specialty. Yet no treats are more associated with the holiday than plum pudding and mince pie. The original plum pud ding, tradition says, was cooked up by an English hunting party lost in the woods on Christmas Eve. It consisted of deer meat and a mixed variety of game animals, birds’ eggs, dried plums, ale, brandy, sugar and flour. Mince pie, we arc told, was created by the Puritans and served with a tin y figure of the Christ child in its center. The earliest known recipe dates to the reign of James I in the 1 7 th Century — and called for beef tongue, chopped chick en, eggs, raisins, orange and lemon peelings, sugar and an assortment of spices. Hot punches have al ways been popular in Eng land and are regaining some favor in America. A mild drink is spiced tea with cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg added before brewing. A bit more glow ing is mulled cider, sim mered with spices and served with floating orange slivers. And finally, the tra ditional Tom and Jerry, spiced brandy, frothy with (’9 ft- to ill on ms m , (TSTOMERS! Chosen City Once Derided We recognize Nazareth as "the chosen city” and consider it one of the holiest places in Christendom. Such was not always the case. Nazareth was considered so insignificant that the term "Nazarene” was applied to Je sus Christ in derision. When Jesus called his first disciples, among them was Philip of Bethsaida. Philip went to Nathanael and said, "We have discovered the one about whom our scriptures speak. He is Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” And Nathanael replied, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” After Jesus had spoken to him, Nathanael exclaimed, "Thou are the Son of God; Thou art the King of Israel.” And Nathanael returned to Nazareth with a few chosen dis ciples as Jesus began his minis try in the chosen city. MAKE A DOLLHOUSE An old wooden bookcase can be turned into a little girfs delight. Clean it up and sand it down. Add wood or heavy cardboard parti tions for separate rooms. Paint the separate "rooms” in playful colors. Fill it with furniture, a new Christmas doll, and watch her eyes sparkle on Christmas morn ing. THE MUSIC BOX The music box has been a popular Christmas gift item since the 19th Century. Music boxes for milady hold every thing from jewelry to precious perfumes. Children’s toys of various shapes and sizes offer a variety of tunes. Hit item of this season, of course, is the box which gives out with the tinkly strains of Christmas carols. T & C DRY CLEANERS POWELL WAY 1508 Nance St. Newberry, S. C. «m«' i' 11 ^ to serving V0« a 6 am '- JT i&siSS** •\v. Stew Lominacks Hardware, Inc. W. H. Lominack Kirby Lominack J. W. Longshore Ida D. Underwood W. T. King KIRK PONTIAC - CADILLAC CO. 2100 NANCE STREET NEWBERRY, S. C.