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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1961)
Yuletide Specialties Rinse and drain raisins; pit and chop prunes. Chop walnuts and cut cherries in quarters. Cream butter, honey, ' salt and spices until creamy. Blend in evaporated milk and vanilla. Combine all ingredients, except crumbs, mixing well Let stand about 2 boms to Mead flavors. Add crumbs and mix thoroughly. Pack firmly into lightly buttered or oiled mold or tnolas. Let stand in refrigerator at least 24 ; hours before serving. Garnish with holly and whole candied fruits, if desired. Makes 1 large or 2 small Cruft cakes. r \Jhristmas tradition begins in the kitchen with homemade fruit cake, steamed pudding, homemade coffee cakes, cookies and sweets.'For centuries Euro pean countries have celebrated Christmas and the Holy days with rich and delectable foods. Many of our delicious holiday foods are made from cherished recipes that have been in the family for centuries. Out of this has come an array of fabu lous foods — in many instances foods that have be come the Yuietide specialty of eadb particular family. Recipes for such foods are carefully guarded secrets handed down from generation to generation — so precious they have become a part of our heritage.
