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THE OMAHA SUNDAY TEE:" DECEMBER 33, i9l7.
Adelaide Kenne
Ella Fleishman-
o EDITOR.
A H S T EDITOR.
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Thir Chrisitmas- BiraneH's
The United States food administration sends out the following Christmas
suggestions and menus. v . ;
Because we are trying to save wheat to send to our soldiers and to those
associated with us in this war, andbecause the Christmas dinner serves so
Rreat a variety of food that a plate of bread is really unnecessary, it is urged
that no bread, not even war bread, be served as a regular item on the menu
for the Christmas dinner. J
Oyster Cocktail '
Roast Turkey witX, Chestnut Dressing
Cranberry Satice (sweetened with corn syrup instead of sugar)
Stuffed Baked Potatoes ' Baked Squash
Giblet Gravy r
Gelatin Salad (Cabbage and Peppers) .yrith .Cornmeal Wafers
I Plum Pudding i
Xuts Grown in the' Locality'" Raisins
Coffee - , V
Clear Chicken Soup
Cornmeal Sticks
Roast Goose with Potato Stuffing, and Apple Sauce
Sweet Potatoes Njreen Peas (home canned.)
Sauteed Egg Plant . Fruit Salad
Ice Cream (made with whole milk custard instead of cream)
Honey Cakes x Individual Pies in Oatmeal Crust
SaltedNuts (grown in the locality)
Olives v Celery1 - , Coffee
AJ3EAUTIFUL XMAS TABLE
Gravy
' - (Color Scheme Red and "White '
dt ' Clear Soup - y r
ireken Oyster Dressing ; Giblet
Cranberry Ice (use corn syj;up tQ sweeten)
Mashed Potatoes y
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes (use vHiole canned tomatoes)
Creamed Mushrooms , ' "
Lettuce Salad witlv Cottage Cheese and Pimento Balls '
Plum Tarts in Oatmeal Crust " Fruit Pudding
.. Olives , Nuts (grown in' the locality) Celery ,
Coffee.
WAR PLUM PUDDING
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"Grandma" McArdle Will
Give Family Christmas
Dinner to Fif ty Persons
IFor a number of years a looked
ffcr pleasure 1ias been the annual Mc
Ardle Christmas dinner which is al
ways held at "Grandma" McArdle1
home on West Dodge street, Benson,
where "the dinner, for about 50 chil
dren, grandchildren and great grand
children will be had on next Tuesday
Mr. Robert McArdle, wko is the onl
son who lives at a distance, is now
here with Mrs. McArdle and littl
daughter, Bobbette, from Cheyenne
Wyo. -
"Grandma" McArdle, who is 74
years old, is still hale and hearty.
She raised 12 children, 11 of;wlienj
are now'living on the old home where
sh still lives and where the happy
gathering will take place.. .
Washington, Dec. 22. If :you
serve the old-time Christmas- dinner,
consisting of turkey, cranberries,
goose and vegetables, you Vill make
a big hit with the United States food
administration. These are the very
things the administration wants the
American public to eat while they
conserve wheat, red meats, fats and
other needed war foods.
Incidentally, this Christmas falls on
meatless Tuesday the day when no
red meats should be eaten.
- War plum" pudding, according to
the war economy cook book, issued
by the food administration, is made
this way:
"One cup dried-bread crumbs,
cup corn syrup, 1 cup seeded raisins,
1 cup currants, Vi cup finely jcut cit
ron, I tablespoon candied lemon peel,
1 teaspooirful salt, J4 teaspoon cin
araon, J4 teaspoon cloves, V teaspoon
ginger, cup fruit juice, 1 cup flour.
"Mix in the order given and add
enough cold water to make, a stiff
mixture. Turn into a well oiled pud
ding mold oi info two smaller molds,
filling the' . piolds only two-thirds
full. Cover tightly and"tIace in boil
ing water and boil six to seven hours.
Remove the- pudding from the mold
when cold. Reheat before serving.
Serve with pudding sauce."
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Xmas weets
Comparative Cost and "
Food Value of Fifty
Different Foods
For the information of housewives
,vho wish accurate information on rel
itive costs in planning economical
md at the same time nutritious meals,
:he rood administration has issued a
:able showing the comparative" cost
ind food values of 50 foods.
Bread. is taken as the standard of
comparison, and the cost per pound
md the relative cost per hundred ca
tories of the other materials is shown.
The prices given are averages of those
in 25 places throughout the., country
on August 1. The table shows that
12 articles are cheaper than bread on
- the basis of, calories obtained' for the
money, twc are of equal value and
36 higher. Corn meal, notwithstand
.ng its present high prices, continues
to give the most food value for the
money. Broiler chickens stand at the
foot of the list.
It would be impossible for a fam
ily to keep in health if it were fed ex
clusively on the fo6ds in theOower
-"part of the' table. Their advice is that
the housewife continue to prepare the
usual meal of varied diet, and utilize
this table as a guide in making com
binations that will save money 'and
at the same time be nutritious. For
instance, canned tornatoes, compared
with bread, are a very expensive food.
This should not lead to total elimina
tion of tomatoes, but they should be
employed as Continental peoples use
HienV as a flavoring and garnishing
for such "a food, say as macaroni, near
the other end of he list.
The table follows: v '
Fruit Butter.
Chop together" equal parts of
stoned raisinsSlates and figs and add
(after weighing) nuts equal in weight
to the whole. The nuts may be mixed,
according to convenience and taste,
as one part of,black7and white wal
nuts, pecans, almonds, peanuts, hazel
or Bjazil nuts. In general,' nuts
grown in the locality should be used.
Mix thoroughly and pack in a mold
for slicing. y s-
v Maple Sugaj Candy.
jDne pound soft maple sugar.
Three-quarters cup top milkl
One-quarter cup boiling water.
Two-thirds cup nut meats, cut in
pieces.
Bou -together until soft ball forms
in water. Remove from fire, beat
until creamy, add nut meats and pour
into, greased tin. Cool slightly, mark
into squares.
Old-Fashioned Molasses Candy.
I Boil down molasses until it reaches
fil 1 . ...
me nara cracK stage, four on oiled
plajes and cool. Oil the hands and
pull portions of the candy until it be
comes light colored.
' Mme. Menocal, wife of the presi
dent of Cuba, has been instrumental
in raising one million dollars for the
Cuban Red Cross, of which she. is
the head.
ITTLE intimate holiday parties
will be the rule this year. Big
expensive affairs are taboo by
eral public feeling as well as
individual inclination, in these days
of II. C- L. Atter all, though, there
is much more fun in jolly little infor
mal gatherings of friends and at the
Christmas night supper or Christina
eve celebration around a table like
this the "flow of wit , and reason"
should be unrestrained, for the host
ess will not be worrying about the ex
pense and her guests will be de
lighted with the dainty service.
The table cover, napkins and doilies,
of white crepe paper, with Christmas
design in colors, together with the
plates which bear a similar Christmas
design, come. in sets called "Holiday
Lunch Sets." One can Unpurchased
at almost any stationery or depart
ment store.- The Santa Claus figures
standing behind the plate are really
bon-bon boxes. The candle shades
are of white crepe paper with designs
cut from a paper napkin pasted on
th ejn. The favor pie in the center can
be omitted, but it is not hard to make,
and fajpr pies can create a lot of fun
as well as save the cost pi a floral
centerpiece. , '
This pie has .for a foundation a'
cone ofrecn mat stock, mounted on
a wire standard. Small favors are
wrapped in green tissue paper, tied to
branches oh artificial holly and then
glued 'to the foundation. Other
branches of holly, stuck in holes in
the mat stock cone, make the treefull
and shapely.
This would also make a good deco
ration for the children's "extra" table
so often necessary at large family
gatherings.
Prices Lower Than
Food Administrator's
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EXTRAS v
The finest Butter ever sold in Omaha, 48c.
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, Selected, Candled Storage April Eggs, of finest qual
ity, at 40c. "
Retailed at Wholesale Prices
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We make millions of pounds of butter and buy car
loads of finest eggs annually. We offer these at
WHOLESALE PRICES
No jobber's profit, no grocer's profit, no delivery ex-
pense.
Pay cash and carry home your goods.
David Cole Creamery Co.
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R. A. STEWART, Pr..ident
l.t Nt. Bk. BMf, TyUr 2002. 4833 S. 24th St. T.l. So. 230.
SAVE YOUR MONEY AND JOIN THE RED CROSS
Miss Edith M. Curtiss of Iowa State
college was a winner of high honons
as a judge of live- stock at the Inter?
national exhibition' cecently held in
cnicago. - s
Cranberries for Xmas
United States food administra
tion, .public information division,
says:
Recent statements in the press
spread belief that the United States
have seemingly led toy the wide
food administration has opposed
the ust'of cranberries and is ad
vising the use of other fruits in
stead in making the Thanksgiving
and Christmas sauces. Such is not
the case. The food administration
is not urging the use of any other
fruit in preference to the cran
berry in making sauce or jelly; It
has suggested that as. an emer
gency measure on account of the
pressure for sugar, preserves or
jellies that were put 4ip during the
summer, might be used in making
sauce now.
The food administration further
points out that corn syrup affords
a substitute for sugar in cooking
cranberries with only slight im-
I pairment of flavor. Two-thirds
sugar ana one-third corn syrup
may be used for the jelly or a
slightly larger proportion of corn
syrup for the sauce. ,
Cents per
pound
.. 6.1
.. 6.1
.. 6.9
. 7.1
.. 7.7
.. 7.9
7.8 "
94
Corn meal
Com'" meal
Rolled oats, bulk .
Wheat flour
lioratny1 Brits....
Graham f lour . . .1.
Rye flour
ugar, granulated
L'orn syrup 8.1
Pearl ' barley 10." .
Pure leaf lard -.27.1
Rice, fancy head 10.7
Cottonseed ell r!9.9 v
BREAD .S '
Macaroni, bulk ...12.7
Corn pU ......31.0
Cracker, bulk soda 16.S
Oleomargarine 30.9
"White Potatoes 3.8
Evaporated Apples 14.8
Lima beans 18.5,
Navy beans 19.5
Italian Olive oil .51.3
Creamery butter 45.7
Prunes, medium sired ...15.8
String beans, canned ....ICS
Comb ltoney "1.4
ooa. bull? 19.0
Cheese, 5 American 31.8 ,
Sweet potatoes 7.0
Milk E.3
Pineapples, canned 13.6
Ham, sliced 40.3
Salt Mackerel 21.9
Pork chops 30.3
Onions (.1
12.0
.29.0
Salmon, ud Alaska, can. J4.1
Salmon ...T f.. .24.9
Leg of lamb ..32.8
Beef, round steak 28.0
Eggs fresh gathered ....26.4
Jeas. canned .'11.8
Sardines, domestic 49.2
Halibut 4.
Peaches, canned 14.2
WhKefish 1, 18
k Corn, canned
1 Leg of Mutton
Halt Cod
Veal Cutlets
Tomatoes, canned
Chicken, orouer
.20.9
.33.S ,
. 9.6
.."74.5
Relative
cost with
bread
47.4
ill
ec.i
61.5
' 61.6
C2.8
, 6.7
71.8
S4.6
84.6 I
, S3. 9
96.2
100.6
100.0
100.0
111.5
' 116.7
141.0
143.6
150.0
159.0
164.1
167.9
174.4
17:..6
. 181.9
191:0
196.2
198.7
:19.2
248.7
271.8
280.8
315.4
3J6.9
364.1
426.9
'466.7
498.7
500.0
552.6
564.1
605.1
684.6
697.4
728
729.5
74; 1
- 839.0
1230.8
1524.4
National Food Magazine, November, 1917.
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The New Public Market
MEAT DEPARTMENT
TURKEYS, PER POUND. .35ic AND UP
GEESE, PER POUNQ 22 z
; ALSO DUCKS, CHICKENS, SQUABS.
Don't ail to visit our Delicatessen Department. Our stock of salads
and dressings are complete. Our roast poultry and meat are the finest
in the city. . '
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MONEY-SAVING GROCERY DEPARTMENT
Bluebell or Sunkisi Flour, 48-lb. sacks,
per sack, at $2.80
Skinner's Macaronj or Spaghetti or
NoodlesS pkgn..for 25c
Shredded Wheat Biscuits. 2 pkgs....25c
Hand Picked Navy Beans, lb i.ISc
JeUo, assorted Flavors, 3 pkgs 25c
Walter Baker's Chocolate, J a -lb. cake,
pey cake, at.. S .20c
Campbell's Soups, all kinds, can 12c
15c quality Corn or Peas, can...., ,12c
Fancy Head Rice, 3 lbs..., 25c
Barge jars Kamo Mince Meat, jar.
Quart jars Queen Olives, jar. . . .
Ford Dates, "Finest -Ever,", per lb.. 25c
Choice New Honey, Tier frame ...... 20c
Extra Fancy Dried Apricots, lb...:. 26c
Extra Fancy Dried Prunes, lb 15c
Best Evaporated Peaches, lb 20c
Choice Sultana or 4 -Crown Retains, per
lb., at
English Walnbts, per lb...
Soft Shell Almonds, lb
Fancy Mixed Kts, b. . . . .
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
JONATHAN APPLBiS, BU. BOX. . .$1.65
Fancy Juicy Oranges, dozen. 40c
Young Onion;, bunch.. 5c
Young Carrots, bunch.
Fancy Celery, at.
All other vegetables at popular prices.
BUTTER, EGGS AND HEESE DEPARTMENT
Fancy Elgin Butternut Butter, per lb ; .'48c
Fresh Country Butter, in 2-lb; rolls, per lb .' .43'c
Cooking Butter, per lb.....-.... N 40c
Peanut Butter, per lb. . . . ., . .19ic
ELEVENTH HOUR CANDY SPECIALS
Candy Canes .".5c, 10c, 15c, 25c
Pecan Roll, per lb 80c
Brazil Brittle, per lb'. ,80c
Peanut Candy, per lb ,40c
Special Xmas Mixed Candy.. Ib . ,35c
Extra Special Assorted Chooolaten,
per lb., at I . .50c
Yankee Peanut Candy, per lb.,.. 40c
An endless variety of bsxed candies
in 'a. 1. 2. 3 and 5-lb. boxes.
Fancy Imported Baskets.
Shoppers' Novelty Luncheonette
served from our sanitary soda fountain.
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you should eat
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THE BEST BUTTER MADE
' COFFEE DEPARTMENT 0
Morning Hour, per pound .... 1 19c
Fancy Santos, a, mellow coffee, per lb : 23c
Public Market Special, a coffee of merit, per lb 25c
Hotel Blend, an exceptional value per lb 35c
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The Above Prices Also Prevail dt Our Branch Store
THE EMPRESS MARKET .
113 South 16th St. Phone Douglas 2307.
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PHONE DOUG.2793
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Nat'l. Bank Building
THIS Brand secured First f remium at the Nebraska State Fair,
1917. In placingjotir order for Butter ask our grocer to
supply you with? A. B. C: Brand of Butter. You will note the
.superior quality of this Brand of Butter over anything you have'
used in the Butter line.
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