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Christmas Dinner Menu - 1950

That popular holiday party drink known as eggnog is a modern version of an old English drink called syllabub which was a spiced mixture of wine and milk.

CHRISTMAS RECIPES

We have 56 CHRISTMAS RECIPES now!

APFEL KUCHEN (Apple Cake) by Mrs. Anna Munzer
Apple Strudel With White Wine by gourmondo.de
BAKED APPLES AND PRUNES by Dorothy Marsh
BILLY GOATS (Cookies) by Mrs. Anita Marie Mainz
BRUNA BÖNOR (Brown Beans) by Miss Alice M. Johnson
CASTAGNELLE (Chestnuts - Almond Balls) by Mrs. Teresa Ferri
CHAMPAGNE PUNCH by Dr. Lee Hamilton
Charlotte Russe by Irene Messner
CHRISTMAS PUDDING (Plum Pudding) by Mrs. Margaret Paroutaud
CHRISTMAS TREE BREAD by My 7th Grade Home Economics Teacher
Christmas Trees by Unknown
Cinnamon Crisps by Mrs. M.H. Robinson
CRANBERRY CRUNCH by Unknown
CRANBERRY TEA PUNCH by Unknown
CZECH CHRISTMAS BUTTER PIE by Mrs. Susan Midloch
CZECH KISSES by Mrs. Milena Valta
Danish Christmas Pudding by Kim L.
Date-Walnut Pinwheel Cookie by Unknown
EASY-DO SWEET DOUGH by My 7th Grade Home Economics Teacher
Forgotten Cookies by Rosalie L. Kennedy
GAASESTEG (Roast Goose or Duck) by Mrs. E. Hempel
Golden Sugar Cookies by Unknown
GRAVY (for Leberknoedel) by Mrs. Anna Munzer
HERINGSALAT (Herring Salad) by Mrs. Glare Balluff Fragos
Holiday Divinity by Mrs. William C. Flick
Holly Cookies by Unknown
HOT MULLED CRANBERRY PUNCH by Unknown
Juleribbe by Marit
KARTOFFELKLOSSE (Potato Dumplings) by Mrs. Anna Munzer
Kris Kringles by Mrs.G. W. Furqueron
LEBERKNOEDEL (Liver Dumplings) by Mrs. Anna Munzer
LEMON SAUCE by Unknown
Melt in the Mouth Caramels by Mrs. Curtiss Mueller
Meringue Drops by Mrs. Vern Buck
Mistletoe Dip by
NORSK JULEKAKE (Norwegian Christmas Cake) by Mrs. Dagny Eide
Oatmeal Fruit Cookies by Frances Hazmark
ORANGE SHERBET by Unknown
ORANGE SHERBET CHAMPAGNE CUP by Unknown
Peanut Brittle by Unknown
Peanut Butter Candy by Unknown
Pecan Pralines by Unknown
PLUM CHIFFON PIE by Unknown
PLUM PUDDING by Unknown
QUICK WHITE ICING by My 7th Grade Home Economics Teacher
QUICKIE CAKE by Gaynor Maddox
Rich Dinner Rolls by Bertha Wenzel
ROULADEN (German Rolled Round Steak) by Mrs. Julia Petrov
RØDKAAL (Red Cabbage) by Mrs. E. Hempel
SHOPPER'S SPECIAL by RACHEL E. MERRITT
SOMERVILLE MEAT LOAF by Katharine Fisher
Two Flavored Fudge by Unknown
Two Tone Cookie Slices by Unknown
Weihnachtsgans (Viennese Christmas Goose) by Schiltz Goose Farms
Winterdreams by Dallmayr
ZUCCHINI BREAD by Kathy Wiley

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The gifts brought by the Wise Men all had magical associations - gold for the sun mystery, frankincense as the smoke maker, and myrrh the healer.
Gold, Frankincense, And Myrrh

The Original Christmas Gift.

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CHRISTMAS isn't Christmas without cookies ... easy to make, easy to take. And all you have to do to make them perfectly is follow Martha Meade's recipe in your sack of Drifted Snow Flour. 1940