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FIRST, a quick ‘‘doll
report’’. Five donated
Cabbage-Patch look-
alikes are completely
clothed with four out-
fits apiece.

budget
beaters

by Barbara

McCreadie
|
One real Cabbage doll has
six outfits and is slated for a

child who must spend
Christmas in the hospital.
Two medium-sized baby
dolls are nearly done, two
smaller ones are waiting ’til I
get around to buying a small
pattern.:

One lovely lady from West
Van sent: us $25 since she
was unable to shop and ask-
‘ed me to buy a couple of
dolls. I did - they looked
great .in the boxes but when
we opened them up they
were a disaster.

For all of you buying dolls
for Christmas - take them
out of the boxes before you
leave the store! These dolls
had cloth bodies (poorly
stitched) and dresses that
wouldn’t even fasten at the
back. Absolute trash!
They'll. be.going back to the
store right smartly and I'll
wait until the big Christmas
stocks are in before getting
replacements.

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Here, by special request,
is my best- Plum Pudding
recipe. The gentleman re-
questing the recipe had just
won an unspecified amount
‘of brandy and wanted to put
it to use,

This recipe doesn’t need it
in the batter but to serve,
drench the pudding, stick a
spring of holly on top and
set it alite. Douse it quickly
before ail that expensive
stuff burns away!

The recipe, like the fruit-
cake one, is very old. It also
came without directions so
I've added my own. It
sounds a little funny but it
works.

Plum Pudding
1 pound pitted dates,
chopped
1 pound seeded raisins
Y% pound citron
1 cup soft bread

crumbs
Va pound suet
1 cup motasses
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons mixed spices
(I use | teaspoon cinnamon,

Y teaspoon each nutmeg
and allspice)

2 teaspoons salt

§ teaspoon baking soda
2 cup brown sugar

Mix together the fruit,
crumbs and suet. Pour the
molasses over and = mix.
Combine the remaining in-
gredients and add, mixing
well,

This is the tricky bit - add
warm water, a bit at a time
until you've got a thick bat-
ter that is thoroughly moist,
but not able to roll itself off
a Spoon.

This makes two puddings
(standard-size pudding
mold) or {two pyrex 8”
bowisful. If you're using
bowls, after greasing
thoroughly spoon in the
pudding leaving a good inch
space at the top. Cover
tightly with foil and tie it in
place. Set on a rack over
boiling water and steam four
hours. Freeze until the night
before Christmas and re-heat
before serving.

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I never cook dinner on
Christmas eve. Instead, |
prepare either trays of
sandwiches or an assortment
of hot and cold canapes and
dips. Neighbors and friends
often drop in and the kids’
friends always seem to arrive
so food is always out.

These are delicious - my
friend Olive made them one
evening aS a before-dinner
appetizer when we were
visiting them fast summer in
Lumby. Easy, too, and I can
see no reason why they
wouldn’t freeze. I'd bake
them before freezing and
reheat at about 350F until
very hot - probably 15 min.

Olive’s Crab and
Bacon Rolls
1 caa crab (ar equivalent
fresh), flaked and picked
over
1 egg, lightly beaten
Y2 cup cracker crurabs
VY, teaspoon lemon juice
Jolt of Worcestershire
sauce
halved bacon strips
(about 24 package)

Mix together the first five
ingredients, Form into balls
the size of a walnut and
wrap in a bacon strip. Secure
with a toothpick. Bake at
SOOF, 15-20 minutes. Serve
with cocktail sauce,

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