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i Happenings About Town
Gardening
By Bethd Diqree
Snowman Cake
By Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press Food Editor
An edible snowman will be the
life of a holiday party and beguile
both small fry and older folks.
Showy and good to eat, our
Snowman Cake has definite advan
tages. The materials for him are
collected quickly, the cake base
and frosting are simple to prepare
and even unskilled hands can put
him together. Best of all, he costs
about a $1 and feeds a crowd.
We baked the Snowman Cake
on two racks of our oven—a bat
ter-filled custard cup and square
pan on a rack just above center;
two bowls on the next lower rack.
All cakes turned out beautifully.
To serve your Snowman Cake,
give the guest of honor the cup
cake head, then slice wedges
from the next small round and so
on until every last crumb is eaten.
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We served the Snowman with
vanilla ice cream topped with a
red cherry sauce that added more
cheer in a holiday color.
Snowman Cake
Ingredients: 2 packages (l
pound and 4 ounces each) instant
yellow cake mix, 2 cups water, 2
egg yolks, 3 eggs, Easy Lemon
Frosting, red fruit flavored ring
shaped candies, yellow and red
gum drops, semi-sweet chocolate
pieces, peppermint candy cane.
Method: Grease and flour a cus
tard cup, a 1%-quart heat resist
ant baking bowl and a 2% quart
heat resistant baking bowl. Line
the bottom of a square pan (9x3
by 1% inches) with paper. Empty
cake mix into large (4-quart > mix
ing bowl. Add water, egg yolks
and whole eggs. Beat until smooth
and creamy—3 minutes. Pour, bat
ter into prepared cup and bowls,
filling each % full. Pour remain
ing batter into prepared square
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pan. Bake in moderate (350 deg.)
oven 20 minutes for cupcake, 30 to
35 minutes for square cake, 45 to
50 minutes for small round cake,
and 55 to 60 minutes for large
round cake. Turn cakes out and
cool. To make snowman, place
square cake on flat tray or board.
Frost with Easy Lemon Frosting.
Place large round cake on top of
square cake (rounded side up)
and frost. Then place small round
cake (rounded side up); frost. Put
cupcake on top of small round
cake (rounded side up) and frost.
Shape mounds of frosting at sides
to resemble arms, and small
mounds of frosting at sides of
head to form ears. Use ring shap
ed candies for eyes and mouth. J
Make bow tie at neck with yellow
gumdrops and use red gumdrops
for nose. Place chocolate pieces
down the front of snowman to re
semble buttons. Insert candy cane
through arm and put red paper
hat on head. Makes about 30 serv
ings. Store frosted cake uncovered
in cool place to prevent frosting
from becoming too soft.
Easy Lemon Frosting
Ingredients: -2 egg whites, 1%
cups sugar, % teaspoon cream of
tartar, 2 teaspoons lemon juice, 1 ’
teaspoon grated lemon1 rind, '
cup boiling water. ■■ r • .l ~
Method: Put egg whites, sugar,
cream of tartar, lemon juice and
lemon rind in large mixing bowl:,
mix well. Add boiling water and
beat at high speed- of electric mix
er until mixture stands in stiff
peaks—10 to 12 minutes. Makes
5 cups of frosting. . . ••
Twelfth Night
Almost Forgotten
Twelfth Night, once one of the H
most joyous feasts in the English I
calendar, has almost died out ex- 1
cept in name and in a few tradi- 1
tional customs.
In early times an English g
Christmas was celebrated continu- I
ously from December 25 to Janu- I
ary 6, as indicated in the old I
song “The Twelve Days of Christ- I
mas”—recently warmed over in a I
more popular form. The last_or •
twelfth—night was always par tic u- t
larly riotous with feasting and .
masques, and it was one of such
celebrations at Queen Elizabeth’s
court that Shakespeare wrote
“Twelfth Night.”
Now an English Christmas lasts
only two days, and the only gener
ally regarded tradition of the old
feast is that Christmas decora
tions, greenery, and Christm.s
cards are not taken down before
January 6. According to legend it
is bad luck to do so before Christ
mas “is over.”
Emblem Club Holds
Bazaar Today
There will be many items for
sale at the Kodiak Emblem Club
Bazaar which is being held today
at the Elks Hall. *
Special holiday table and mantle
decorations will be available.
Plants, aprons and other needle
work will be offered. There will
be the always-popular “white ele
phant” table, and many home
baked pies, cakes and cookies
There will also be hot lunch
served, complete with salad, des
sert, tea or coffee.
Lt. Upson To Go To
Washington, D. C.
Lt. Helen R. Upson, USN, Naval
Station Public Information Officer
and District Assistant Public In
formation Officer, will leave Ko
diak Friday, December 14, for her
new duty station in Washington,
D. C. Lt. Upson, who has been at
tached to the Naval Station hen
since October, 1955, has been as
signed for duty at the Office ol
the Chief of Information in th<
Pentagon.
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KODIAK AIRWAYS
Mrs. Rosemary O’Reilly joined
■ the office staff at Kodiak Airways
Monday morning.
Annual
Emblem Club
BAZ4AR & LUNCHEON
TODAY
Elks Club
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
'proKtien.
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Souvenir*
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.Fresh Flowers and Plants
Long Play Phonograph Records
Gift Items from all Over the World
Telephone 2631
TENORA and EDWARD ROCKNEY
Christmas Gift Wrap
Paper & Ribbon
Womens and Childrens
SHOES — PURSES — GLOVES
Phone 2633
For Men
Guns Electric Razors
Knives Bill Folds
Jackets Cigarette Lighters
Gloves Watches
Alaska Tuxedos Binoculars
Belts Fisherman’s Pliers
Sox
Shoes
Neckties
Boots
Handkerchiefs
Cuff Links
Tie Clasps
Slacks
Dress Shuts
Sport Shirts
Luggage
Suspenders
Sleeping Bags
Caps
Watch Bands
Parkas
Waders
For Women
Head Starves
New Costume Jewelry
Orion Sweaters
Hand Bags
Socks
Nylon Stockings
Blouses
Gloves
Han dk ere hi :fg
Electrical Aplliances
Clocks
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For Bo/s
Jackets
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Socks
Bow Ties
Belts
For Girls
Scarves
Hand Bags
Clutch Parses
Sweaters
Parkas
Socks
The
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Is Upnn Evenings fnr Ynur Convenience