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THE MICHIGAN DAILY

Y, DECEMBER 4, 1957 THE MICHIGAN DAILY



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/(/e cordially invite you to come and see our new im-
ported merchandise. All kinds of beautiful art objects and
handicraft. Genuine crystal jewelry, silk scarves, magnificent
jewel and cigarette boxes, filligries of exquisite make. We have
Christmas gifts that will charm the eye and warm the heart.
COME AND 'SEE FOR YOURSELF
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Good Food
Increases
Holiday Joy
By NANCY VERMULLEN
Food is always fun, but especially
during the holidays when you have
the facilities and time for experi-
menting.
Kugelhopf, a light-textured cof-
fecake that comes to us from
Austria by way of France is an
ideal accompaniment for Christ-
mas coffee or tea. Delicious when
eaten fresh, it is even better when
toasted or buttered.
To make, scald -cup milk, stir
in 1/-cup sugar, /-teaspoon salt,
4-cup butter. Cool and measure
into bowl 1/4-cup warm water. Add
dry yeast and stir, adding this to
warm milk mixture along with two
well-beaten eaggs and 2/ cups
flour. Beat, cover and allow to
rise one hour. Beat with wooden
spoon, srring in raisins and grated
citron peel. Butter a mold, adding
whole almonds in the curve of each
wave in the mold. Turn dough in
tle mold and let rise for another
period of 1 hours. Bake at 375
degrees F. for 40 minutes.
Cookie Recipes
You'll want to have cookies on
hand for hungry visitors, and two
good holiday choices are Christmas
Meringues and Spritzkuchen. Mer-
ingues are made by beating two egg
whites until stiff. Add salt, and
beat in sugar and lemon juice.
Measure one-third c., and reserve.
Fold nuts into remainder. Drop
onto cookie sheets, topping each
with a bit of cherry and meringue.
Bake in 275 degrees F. for 35 min-
utes..
For Spritzkuchen, sift flour,
sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Cut in butter and break an egg
into a measuring cup. Add with
vanila to first mixture; beat well.
Force through Christmas-tree de-
sign of cookie press onto chilled
cookie sheets. Sprinkle with sugar,
and bake in 40 degrees F. oven
for 15 minutes.
For an extra-special touch to
your holiday table, try a flaming
plum pudding. Buy a pound of
canned pudding and heat as
directed. Turn onto plate. Put
sugar lumps, soaked ahead of time
with orange extract, around the
plate and light 1 or 2 to start
flaming.
Use Fruit Cocktail
Many holiday dessert traditions
are developing from a simple can
of fruit cocktail. The basic recipe
calls for draining the fruit well,
measuring %-cup of syrup. Stir
gelatin into syrup, set over boiling
water, stir until dissolved. Re-
move from heat, stir into eggnog.
Add salt and flavorings, then chill
until mixture mounds when drop-
ped from spoon. Whip cream, and
fold into gelatin mixture with 1
cups drained fruit cocktail. Chill
again until mixture mounds.
From this fruit-nog mix, a par-
fait can be made by draining fruit
cocktail in a parfait or sherbert
glass and topping with extra fruit
cocktail for a colorful garnish. Or
turn it into a fruit-nog pie by
heaping mixinto baked 9-inch pile
shell and decorating with remain-
ing fruit.
Many countries have contributed
special holiday dishes to make
Qhristmas their fabulous food sea-
son it is. The English have given
us mince pie, the golden-brown top
crusts decorated with pastry leaves
and Christmas greeting spelled out
in pastry letters.
No matter what our ancestry we
in America share one ancient tra-
dition: The Christmas season is a
time for generous feasting!

ELABORATE PREPARATIONS:
'Posadas,' Mexican Christmas, Starts December 16

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By BARTON HUTHWAITE
Americans are known for their
elaborate preparations for the;
Christmas season.
Fiesta-minded Mexicans outdo
their northern neighbors by com-
mencing their Christmas celebra-
tion in mid-December. Beginning
on the night of Dec. 16, the Mexi-
can family gathers for prayer,
'Army' Aids
Many Needy
Americans
By DOUGLAS VIELMETTI
The ringing of Salvation Army
bells and the tinklingof coins in
the kettles will mean a merrier
Christmas for thousands of needy
Americans this year.
Months before Christmas, in
cities all over the United States,
Salvation Army staff members,
like Lieut. Vernon Hostelter of
Ann Arbor, begin to plan for a
busy Christmas eve.
Money must be raised, for all
funds for the Christmas activities
come from the kettle drives and
city-wide mail appeals. Volunteers
must be procured to man the ket-
tles, sort and pack food bags and
wrap gifts.
The University community has
aided by providing Lraternity and
sorority men and women to man
"campus town" kettles.
Gifts for Patients
The arms of the Salvation Ar-
my Santa Claus reach from the
lonely rooms of hospital patients
to the stockings of little children.
Veterans Hospital patients receive
writing materials and stamps.
Prison inmates and infirmary resi-
dents receive similar personal
gifts.,
All gifts are wrapped and
trimmed to carry with them an
abundance of Christmas cheer.
Needy families are the recipi-
ents of the greatest portion of Sal-
vation Army Christmas funds.
Food baskets are prepared, largely
from staple food donated by chil-
dren attending community Christ-
mas parties and special movie
events. Food checks are issued
shortly prior to Christmas eve,
thus giving most families the
chance to do their own "turkey
and all the trimmings," shopping.
Fills Clothing Needs
A new snow-suit or pair of shoes
will often mean a warmer and
more comfortable Christmas for a
little boy or girl, and the Salva-
tion Army devotes a generous por-
tion of its funds to filling cloth-
ing needs.
The "fun" part of Christmas is
not forgotten either. Thousands of
toys and games are given to chil-
dren. Most of these toys are brand
new or have been repaired to al-
most newness, so that the toys are
"just like .the ones that the other
kids in school got."
"Ann Arbor is a pretty typical
community when it comes to the
Christmas B u r e a u activities,"
Lieut. Hostetler said. "Last year we
gave away 200 food baskets, 314
food checks, 675 toys, and made up
64 clothing orders. We also got to
the Veterans Hospital, the County
Infirmary, and the county jail.".
The Salvation Army knows no
bounds as to race or creed in its
determination of need. Recipients
of gifts are recommended by such
aid agencies as the Visiting Nurses
Association, Michigan Children's
Aid and the county welfare de-
partment. Relative need is their
only criterion.

singing and, when the ritual is
over, dancing.
The special name "Posadas" is
given to the yuletide festivities.
Meaning lodge or inn, Posadas
commemorates the hardships and
ordeals suffered by the Virgin
Mary and her husband Joseph on
their long trek to Bethlehem.
Decorate Homes
Families prepare for the Posadas
by decorating their homes with
festoons of Spanish moss, ever-
green branches and colored paper
lanterns. A' special place of honor
is reserved for 4he nativity scene.
Surrounded with pine branches
and moss, the small setting depicts
the birth of Christ.
"Each day, the shepherds and
wise men are moved a little closer
to the stable," Alejandro Gaxiola,
'61, -explained. Gaxiola, a foreign
student from Mexico City, remem-
bers Christmas in the traditional
manner. "The moving of the fig-
ures signifys the journey of the
wise men and shepherds to the
great manger of the Christ child."
On the first day of celebration,
the entire family gathers about
the Christmas scene to say the
Rosary and give thanks_ to the
Holy Child. The head of the house-
hold usually leads the group in
their dedication.
Families Join Together
Sometimes many families join
each other inmthe pre-Christmas
celebrations. Bearing lighted cand-
les and singing traditional songs,
they ask for admittance in remem-
brance of Mary and Joseph's long
search for a place to rest. Like the
inkeepers of Judea, the hosts sing
that the beds are all taken and
there is no room.
The solemnity and ritual over,
the guests are invited inside to
participate in drinking and danc-
ing. Colored lanterns are lighted,
fireworks set off and candies dis-
tributed to the young children.
"The highlight of the evening
comes with the breaking of the
pinata," Gaxiola smiled.
The pinata, a huge clay pot, is
suspended from the ceiling. Usually
brightly decorated with streamer's,
tinsel and colored paper, it is
crammed with fruits, candies and
tiny gifts.
Given Three Chances
"Each child is given three chan-
ces to break the pinata and be
showered with the prizes," the
Mexican student said. Blindfolded
and spun around a few times, the
little boy or girl is handed a large
stick with which to break it. Wield-
ing a stick, or palo) as it is called,

the lucky child tries desperately
to crack the colorful pot.
The guests have fun dodging the
clumsy attempts by the children.
If all of the youngsters fail to
break the colorful pinata, the
smallest child present is given the
honor of cracking it and spilling
its prized contents on the floor.
A mad scramble follows with
everyone diving for the most color-
ful gift. The children carry their
prized possessions about and ex-
change with their friends. Tequila
and wine is then passed around
and the dancing and singing con-
tinued.
Filled with Water
"There is always a few practical
jokers," Gaxiola grinned. "The
pinata is sometimes filled with
water which, of\ course, drenches
the most enthusiastic participant
along with a few bystanders."
Posadas continue for all of the
eight days of pre-Christmas fes-
tivities. Families take turns every
night and pinatas are broken by
the score. Tequila and food are
consumed in enormous quantities.
The biggest feast of the year
and also the end of the Posadas
comes with the arrival of -Christ-
mas Eve. For the poor as well as
the rich, it is a time of quiet wor-
ship after the preceding eight
nights of wild celebration.
Recite the Rosary
The evening begins, as- in the
previous nights, with the recitation
of the Rosary. At the end of the
prayers and songs, the Christ child
figurine is placed in the manger.
The entire family gathers around
the once empty cradle to sing songs
of praise.
With the sounding of midnight,
fireworks fill the sky klnd whistles
pierce the quiet night. The family,
dressed in their best clothes, at-
tends a special midnight mass at
the local church. The atmosphere
is one of gayety and happiness.
A huge banquet is given after
the midnight mass. The hungry
worshippers return to their homes
to eat all sorts of special dishes.
The father is traditionally obliged
to make the Christmas salads. Us-
ing oranges, peanuts, lemons, beets
and anything .else at hand, he
proudly' displays his excellent cul-
inary skill. More Tequila is passed
around and no one goes to bed.
Streets Empty
The streets of Mexico are empty
on Christmas Day. Greetings are
exchanged between fanilies,
friends and members of the
church. Another Christmas is held
in the evening and weary families
go to bed early.

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For Christmas Giving.
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We have just received a new shipment of
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season. Made on hand frames and fully fashioned
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Lightly brushed to insure longer wear.
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