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There's no doubt about it. Kids comparegifts. Buying one more, either in terms ofnumber or value, can bring out the green-eyed monster jealousy. To avoid this, youcan go about your shopping in one of threeways. You can buy every child on your listthe exact same gifts-great for reducingconflict but very hard to do with differentage groups. You can buy every child onyour list the exact same number of gifts orspend the exact same amount on them-either way, some conflict is bound tooccur.

In a perfect world, you would buy eachof the kids on your list the exact same typeand number of gifts for the exact sameamount. In the real world, this can be diffi-cult to do, if not impossible, due to agedifferences. Toddlers and teens, for exam-ple, vary wildly in their tastes, and moreimportantly, in their understanding. Whiletoddlers might not understand the conceptsof number and value, teens will and theywill take notice if favorites were played. Ifyou have multiple age groups to buy for,

you might find a combination of methodsworks best. You might buy the tots thesame gifts, the school kids the same num-ber of gifts, and spend the same amount onthe teens.

Whatever method you choose, expertsrecommend you buy the kids on your listitems they need or want. While yourteenage niece might appreciate tickets to alocal concert, your young nephew mightnot and prefer tickets to the zoo instead.Learn as much as you can about the recipi-ents and buy gifts that suit their tastes. Justmake sure you pass your ideas by theirparents first. There's no point in gettingyour niece concert tickets if she's going tobe out of town that weekend.

Buying for kids is not easy, especiallywhen they're at the age to compare. Putsome thought into it, avoid playingfavorites, and with any luck, you willplease the kids on your list. The happierthe kids, the less likely they will comparegifts and the lower the risk of conflict willbe.

Oh, boy, Christmas is almost here, andonce again, you're faced with the prospectof having to buy for people who haveeverything they could want and more.What in the world are you going to getthem? Why not get them a gift that givesback?

For those that want nothing and haveeverything, charitable gifts are ideal. Oneof the easiest ways to go about this is toselect a charity near and dear to the recipi-ent's hear and make a donation to it intheir name. Most organizations will sendyou a gift card to present to the recipient.

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Jingle BellsWhat is a white elephant?

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With Christmas come all sorts of giftexchanges from Secret Santa to white ele-phant exchanges. Historically, white ele-phants were considered tokens of powerand prestige owned by the wealthy. Theyrequired special care that only kings andmembers of the nobility could afford togive.

A white elephant was considered thegift of all gifts, unless, of course, the recip-ient did not have the means to care for theanimal. Such was often the case when aking would give one to a servant he wasdispleased with. Upon receiving the gift,the servant might believe they were beinghonored, only to realize later they weren't,as the expense of caring for the animalbecame a burden.

While white elephants continue to berevered in some Asian cultures today, fewpeople actually own one due to the enor-mous maintenance costs involved. Theymust settle instead for a white elephantgift. Unusual and useless to some degreelike their namesake, white elephant gifts

can be exchanged in numerous ways.Participants most commonly select a

white elephant gift within a certain pricerange. They wrap their gift and bring it tothe appointed location. Everyone draws anumber to determine the order in whichthey will select a gift. The person withnumber one selects a gift, opens it andholds it up for everyone else to see. Theperson with number two then selects a giftand opens it. If they like the gift, they keepit. If not, they may exchange it for the firstperson's gift. Play continues in this manneruntil all of the gifts are taken. Participantsmay be permitted to make furtherexchanges afterwards.

There are several variations of thewhite elephant gift exchange. Gifts mightbe purchased or found, exchanged after orbefore unwrapping, limited to a certainnumber of exchanges and so forth.Whatever the rules, a white elephant giftexchange can be a lot of fun, in spite ofthe impracticalness of the gifts.

You're not much of a shopper, whichmay explain why you put off the purchaseof Christmas gifts until the last minute.This year, you're changing your ways.Here are some tips to ensure you're suc-cessful.

Research beforehand: While somepeople may tell you exactly what theywant, others won't have any idea and leavethe choosing to you. Find out ahead oftime what recipients like, want and need.

Start early: Some people start theirshopping the day after Christmas. You maynot be able to go that far, but you can cer-tainly be on the lookout for good dealsthroughout the year. You never know whenone might pop up, and the earlier you startyour shopping, the better the savings andselection will be.

Make a list: Don't go shopping without

any inkling of what you need to buy. Thiswill lead to impulse purchases and anempty wallet in no time. Determinebeforehand whom you need to buy for,what you need to buy them and how muchyou intend to spend on them.

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Christmas calls for the making of awide range of desserts from mincemeatpies to fruitcakes. A favorite of ancientRomans, fruitcakes were originally madeof pine nuts and barley mash. Over time,spices and fruit were added, allowing thecake to remain fresher for a longer time.

Sinfully rich, fruitcake was bannedthroughout Europe for a time during the1700s and then limited to holidays, wed-dings, christenings and funerals. TheEnglish often handed out slices of fruit-cake to poor Christmas carolers.

Today, fruitcake continues to be servedduring the holidays in countries around theworld. The dessert varies from culture toculture. In the Bahamas, for example,fruitcake is often drenched with rum,where in Switzerland, it is light and fluffy.American fruitcakes vary. Some are heav-ier on the fruit and alcohol than others.Here are some sample recipes.

Applesauce Fruitcake1-1/2 c. sugar

1 c. shortening

2 eggs

3-1/4 c. all-purpose flour

1-1/2 c. chopped walnuts

1-1/2 c. raisins

1-1/2 c. dates, pitted and

chopped

1/2 c. maraschino cherries,

coarsely chopped

1-1/2 t. baking soda

2 t. ground cinnamon

1 t. ground allspice

1 t. ground cloves

1/2 t. salt

2 c. applesauce

6 maraschino cherries, halved

6 pecan halves

Preheat oven to 325º F. Grease a 10inch-tube pan. Line bottom with parch-ment paper and grease again. Cream sugarand shortening until light and fluffy. Addeggs and blend well. Combine 1/2 c. offlour with walnuts, raisins, dates and cher-ries, and stir until coated. Set aside. Addremaining flour, baking soda, cinnamon,allspice, cloves and salt to egg mixture.Blend at low speed until moistened,increase speed to medium and beat another2 minutes. Fold fruit and nut mixture andapplesauce into batter and pour into pan.

Arrange cherry and pecan halves on top.Bake for 1 hour and 15 to 45 minutes, oruntil toothpick inserted into center comesclean. Let sit in pan for 5 minutes. Turnout onto wire rack, remove parchmentpaper and cool completely.

French Fruitcake3/4 c. candied orange peel

1/2 c. chopped walnuts

1/2 c. raisins

1/2 c. golden raisins

2 T. all-purpose flour

1/2 c. butter, softened

1/2 c. sugar

2-1/2 T. honey

2 eggs

1-1/2 T. evaporated milk

2 T. dark rum

1 t. vanilla

1-1/2 c. all-purpose flour

1/2 t. baking powder

Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease andflour a 9x5-inch loaf pan Toss candiedorange peel, walnuts and raisins with 2 T.flour and set aside. Cream butter withsugar and honey. Beat in eggs, milk, rumand vanilla. Combine 1-1/2 c. flour andbaking powder, and beat into creamedmixture. Add fruit and nuts. Turn into panand bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to325º F and bake for 45 minutes, or untilcake tests done with a toothpick. Transferto a rack to cool.

New Orleans Fruitcake2 c. sugar

4 eggs

2 t. vanilla

2 c. all-purpose flour

1 t. baking powder

2 lb. pecan halves

1 lb. candied cherries

1 lb. candied pineapple

1 lb. pitted dates

Preheat oven to 300º F. Grease and linetwo 5x9-inch loaf pans with parchmentpaper. Beat sugar, eggs and vanilla untilfrothy. Sift together flour and baking pow-der and add to egg mixture. Stir in nuts,cherries, pineapple and dates. Pour intoloaf pans and bake for 1 hour.

There are hundreds more fruitcakerecipes to choose from. Try one above orfind your own, and serve when ready!

Fruitcakes are traditionalfor the Christmas season

You have so many people to buy forthat by the time you finish shopping,you're bushed and it shows in your wrap-ping. You hand out gift after gift shovedinto a gift bag with a crinkled piece of tis-sue paper, revealing little about the timeand effort you put into buying the gifts.Time to change your ways and make thepresentation count just as much as the giftinside.

To avoid the last-minute crunch, wrapyour gifts as you buy them. Yes, yes, youwon't be able to see what you've bought,but you can keep track of them on paperand color-coding the gifts you wrap, ifneed be. Go ahead and wrap that doll foryour niece, but place a red dot on it in aninconspicuous corner in case you need tofind it later.

Set up a gift-wrapping station in yourhome. Clear off the desk in your study,stack your gift wrap in a bucket next to itand hang a pair of sharp scissors andsome tape above it. Don't forget the giftbags and boxes, tissue paper, ribbon,bows and gift tags. You will be more like-ly to wrap gifts as you buy them if youhave everything you need at hand. Justmake sure you have some place to put thegifts once wrapped.

Keep in mind you do not have to usethe standard wrapping paper and bows.You can make your gifts stand out byusing alternatives, like comics or wallpa-per. Brown paper bags, fabric scraps, foil,old maps and magazine pages will alsodo the trick. Empty coffee cans and tins

will work wonders for small or unusuallyshaped gifts.

While ribbons and bows are nice, youcan use alternatives in this area as well.Embellish your gifts with the natural-pinecones or a sprig of holly from youryard. Switch out the ribbon for a colorfulstring of beads, scarf, belt or leash for thepet owner. Tie on small toys to kids' giftsand wooden spoons to cooks' gifts. Rathernot? How about a small Christmas orna-ment instead?

The same principle applies to gift tags.You can buy some or make your ownfrom old Christmas cards. Just cut thecard into a holiday shape and mark the"to" and "from" in silver or gold.

Keep your gift-wrapping station wellstocked, and when possible, buy suppliesthat will work for other holidays as well.Blue-foiled paper, for example, will workfor Hanukkah and birthday gifts, whilewhite tissue paper will work for any gift.You don't want to buy so much Christmasstuff that you end up having to find aplace to stash it all until next year.

Gift wrapping doesn't have to be a has-sle. The key is to set up a place to do itand to do it all along. You will have moretime to devote to the actual wrapping, andit will show. People will love receivingyour beautifully wrapped gifts just asmuch as they do opening them and seeingwhat's inside. They will appreciate theeffort you went through from start to fin-ish.

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Make your holiday bloom by decking home with flowersYou can make your holiday spirits bloom by deck-

ing your home with flowers-especially if you feel a lit-tle low in the morning hours.

Participants in a Harvard study confirmed they feelleast positive in the early hours but reported beinghappier and more energetic after looking at flowersfirst thing in the morning.

"The morning blahs, it turns out, is a real phenome-non," says lead researcher Nancy Etcoff, Ph.D."Interestingly, when we placed a small bouquet offlowers into their morning routine, people perked up."

Festive Flowers: According to Jill Slater, designerfor flowerpossibilities.com, adding flowers all aroundthe home this season is simple. She offers the follow-ing festive flower recipe and suggests placing flowersin the kitchen and other areas of the home where theycan be enjoyed by everyone first thing in the morningand throughout the day.

Ornamental Overture: Ball ornaments fill a bowlof greenery, pinecones and berries. Fill some of theornaments with flowers, too!

Materials:

•1 shallow bowl, 10 inches in diameter•10 to 15 round Christmas balls of varying sizes

and color•3 to 4 Rubrum lilies, or substitute with white Casa

Blanca or pink lilies•5 to 7 stems of Christmas greens•3 to 5 pinecones and/or 3 to 5 sprigs of holly•Bubble gum, Play-Doh or floral clay•Flower food/preservative•Floral clippersDirections:

1. Fill the bowl with ornaments.2. Slip greens, pines and/or holly between the orna-

ments.3. Remove the cap from 3 to 4 of the ornaments

that are on top and dispersed throughout the bowl andfill them with water that has been treated with flowerfood/preservative.

4. Cut the stems of the lilies very short and insertthem into the ornaments.

5. Use gum, Play-Doh or floral clay to secure floralornaments in the arrangement.

Though Christmas is a holiday that isdeeply rooted in religious as well asfamilial traditions, the origin of many ofthose traditions remains a mystery tomany. Some such traditions, includingthe origin of the holiday’s annual date,December 25, continue to be a topic ofdebate among even the most accom-plished historians.

To help shed some light on just why itis many people do what they do aroundthe festive Christmas season, here’s a listof some of the more common Christmastraditions and their likely origins.

December 25: Even though Christmasis about celebrating the birth of JesusChrist, it’s widely accepted that Jesuswas not born on December 25, or even inthat time of year. Rather, most scholarsagree Jesus’ actual birth was closer to theseason known as spring, with the likelydate occurring sometime in the month ofMay.

So why December 25? One promi-nent theory suggests the date’s originrests with the ancient Romans, who hadbegun a pagan celebration around thesame time. As a means of squashing thatcelebration, the Roman Catholic Churchdecided to celebrate the birth of Christ onDecember 25 so one of their most sacredholidays would be in direct competitionwith the pagan celebration. If that theoryis true, the strategy seems to haveworked.

Poinsettias: A common sight through-out the Christmas season, poinsettias arethought to be flowers, but aren’t really.Though there are flowers in the plants,the bright red colors that most peoplerecognize instantly are actually leavesand not petals, with the flowers not verynoticeable in the center of the leaf bunch.

Though native to Mexico, poinsettiasare named after an American. Joel

Poinsett was the United States’ firstambassador to Mexico. Upon a trip homefrom America’s neighbor to the south in1928, Poinsett brought some of the beau-tiful flowers along with him. Legendsdiffer as to why poinsettias are associatedwith Christmas. One such legend statesthat Mexicans felt the poinsettia resem-bled the Star of Bethlehem, while anoth-er has to do with an impoverished childbringing them to a church service as agift for Jesus on his birthday.

Christmas tree: These have becomeso symbolic of the holiday season thatmany families who do not even celebrateChristmas have a Christmas tree in theirhome. Typically an evergreen tree,Christmas trees’ origins might date backto pagan beliefs that stated the evergreentree was symbolic of the renewal of life.

While that might have been the seedof what eventually became the widelypracticed tradition of Christmas trees, themore concrete origin is in 16th centuryGermany when the Germanic people dec-orated a small fir tree with apples, paperflowers, roses and other knick-knacks.Once the tree was decorated, childrenwould then collect the goodies onChristmas morning.

Xmas: Many people ask whyChristmas is abbreviated “Xmas.” Someeven feel the abbreviation is disrespectfulto Jesus Christ.

Though that might have been a morepopular feeling years ago than it is today,it probably was never something to getworked up over anyway. Xmas is ofGreek origins, as the name for Christ inGreek is Xristos. Much like people dotoday in e-mails or text messages, short-hand was popular even way back when.As a means of saving time, Greeks soonstarted referring to Christmas as Xmas.

Holiday FactA common sight throughout the Christmas sea-

son, poinsettias are thought to be flowers, but

aren't really. Though there are flowers in the

plants, the bright red colors that most people rec-

ognize instantly are actually leaves and not petals,

with the flowers not very noticeable in the center

of the leaf bunch.

Though native to Mexico, poinsettias are named

after an American. Joel Poinsett was the United

States' first ambassador to Mexico. Upon a trip

home from America's neighbor to the south in

1928, Poinsett brought some of the beautiful flow-

ers along with him. Legends differ as to why poin-

settias are associated with Christmas. One such

legend states that Mexicans felt the poinsettia

resembled the Star of Bethlehem, while another

has to do with an impoverished child bringing

them to a church service as a gift for Jesus on his

birthday.

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Christmas songsstart the season

Even before the first strand of garlandis hung or the first holiday gift has beenpurchased, you know the season hasarrived by sounds of Christmas on radioairwaves.

Recently, many stations across thecountry have moved up their holidayplaylists to begin them right afterThanksgiving or right around the first ofDecember. These songs carry clearthrough to the big night on December 25,when there’s often little else on the radiothan merry holiday songs. This means youare certain to hear a variety of Christmasmusic for nearly a month. But which arethe favorites among the Christmas revel-ers?

According to a variety of informal pollsof music lovers, there are certain songsthat stand apart from the other classicsbeing broadcast. Here’s the top 12Christmas songs you’re bound to hear,specifying preferred artist rendition.

•“Blue Christmas,” Elvis Presley•“All I Want for Christmas is You,”

Mariah Carey•“White Christmas,” Bing Crosby•“The Christmas Song (Chestnuts

Roasting on an Open Fire),” Nat KingCole

•“I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” TheCarpenters

•“Last Christmas,” Wham•“Happy Xmas (War is Over),” John

Lennon•“Do They Know It’s Christmas,” Band

Aid•“The Chanukah Song,” Adam Sandler•“Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy,”

David Bowie and Bing Crosby•“Jingle Bell Christmas,” Bobby Helms•“Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,”

Gene Autry

The first ChristmasThe birth of Jesus Christ has long been

celebrated on December 25 of every year.The first recorded celebration ofChristmas dates back to December 25,336. However, it is not known for sure ifChrist was even born during the month ofDecember, much less on the day we cometogether to celebrate.

It is speculated that Christ may havebeen born as early as November or as lateas March. However, through time thedate of December 25 was adopted as Hisoffical birthday. In the early days ofChristianity, there wasn't much emphasisgiven to celebrating or recording birth-days. Rather, the day a saint died receivedmore emphasis and was considered moresignificant than a birth.

In terms of Christ, some historians andreligious scholars surmise that Christmaswas chosen to be in December to coin-cide with other religious and cultural fes-tivals taking place at the same time.

Regardless of how it started,Christmas remains a time to share in thewonder of Christ's birth and the magic ofcharity and love this time of the year.


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Joy to the World Consider the following safety tipsbefore diving in to your own lighting dis-play this holiday season.

•Don't overdo it. One of the biggesthazards with holiday lighting is to over-load electrical circuits with too manypower chords and lights. This is a bigmistake, as a house fire is the most likelyresult from such a scenario. While youmight feel pressured to keep up with theneighbors, there's no need to make yourhouse visible from outer space. If an out-let appears overloaded, it probably is.

•Use external bulbs for the outside.External lights are built to handle theharsh weather of the holiday season.Internal lights aren't as durable, in partbecause, if they're indoors like their man-ufacturer intended, they're easier toreplace when they go out. However,lights that are placed along the trim of ahome's roof or atop a tall tree aren't aseasy to replace. So use the more durableexternal lights outside the house.

•Keep lights off when you're not athome. Keeping Christmas lights on whenyou're not home is inviting disaster. Not

only will no one be around to fix a bro-ken bulb, but no one will be around tocall for help in the case of a fire as well.

•Avoid powerlines. Make sure nolights are wrapped around powerlinesleading to or from your house or a neigh-bor's house.

•Keep walkways clear. Make sure thedriveway and sidewalks are clear ofextension chords.

•Keep other decorations away fromlights. While it might appear beautiful towrap tinsel around lights (be it inside oroutside the house), tinsel is often madeof metal foil, meaning it's fully capableof conducting electricity. This can be apotential disaster, so make sure all deco-rations are separate from one another.

•Don't be afraid to hire a pro. Just asyou don't have to take your axe out to theforest to cut down your own Christmastree, you can also leave the lighting up tothe pros. If you've never decorated ahouse with lights before, it can be a verydangerous affair, and one that doesn't endup looking as glorious as you had hoped.

The Christmas season is full of tradi-tions, folklore and rich history. However,amid all of the traditions we've come toknow, there are many bits of trivia ofwhich you may not be familiar. Here area few little-known facts about Christmas.

The first manufactured Christmas treeornaments were sold in 1880 by the for-mer Woolworth department store.

Christmas trees originally featuredactual lighted candles, which were natu-rally a fire hazard. So containers filledwith water had to be kept near the tree.

Construction workers first erected anundecorated tree at Rockefeller Center inNew York City in the early 1930s. Theyhave been credited with starting the

annual tradition.Although sometimes construed as sac-

riligious, the shortened form "Xmas" isactually derived from Christ's name andhas been popular in Europe since the1500s. It is believed to be derived fromthe Greek word "Xristos," which meansChrist.

The National ConfectionersAssociation reports that for 200 yearscandy canes were solid white. In the1950s an automated machine was invent-ed that could put on the red stripes.

Christmas celebrations were banned inBoston between 1659 and 1681. Thosecaught celebrating would be fined.

Stay safe using holiday lights

Christmas trivia you may not know


Dear Editor,

I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no

Santa Claus. Papa says, "If you see it in The Sun, it's so."

Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?

-- Virginia O'Hanlon, 115 West Ninety-fifth street.Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affect-

ed by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believeexcept what they see. They think that nothing can be which isnot comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia,whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great uni-verse of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, ascompared with the boundless world about him, as measured bythe intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth andknowledge.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly aslove and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that theyabound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas!how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. Itwould be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would beno childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerablethis existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in senseand sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the worldwould be extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe infairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all thechimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even ifthey did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would thatprove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there isno Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those thatneither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies danc-ing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they arenot there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders thereare unseen and unseeable in the world.

You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes thenoise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world whichnot the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all thestrongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy,poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view andpicture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah,Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God! He lives, and lives forever. Athousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousandyears from now, he will continue to make glad the heart ofchildhood.

(Published on the editorial page of the New York Sun on 21stSeptember, 1897.)

“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” Mistletoe haslong history

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Roastingturkey times

Roast the turkey until temperaturereaches 170 degrees F in the breastand 180 degrees F in the thigh.Cooking times are for planningpurposes only - always use ameat thermometer to determinedoneness.

Approximate Timetable forRoasting a Turkey (325 degrees F):

Source: National Turkey Federation (c) 2010 King Features Synd. Inc.

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Stuffed Turkey8 to 12 lbs. 3 to 3 1/2 hours12 to 14 lbs. 3 1/2 to 4 hours14 to 18 lbs. 4 to 4 1/4 hours18 to 20 lbs. 4 1/4 to 4 3/4 hours20 to 24 lbs. 4 3/4 to 5 1/4 hours24 to 30 lbs. 5 1/4 to 6 1/4 hours


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What to do when theturkey isn’t doneBy Angela Shelf Medearis

After almost 35 years of cooking, I'vehad my share of Thanksgiving Day disas-ters! Here are some secrets to saving yoursanity and your Thanksgiving dinner:

How to defrost a turkey: You'll needat least 24 to 48 hours (about five hoursper pound) to thaw a frozen turkey in therefrigerator. If you need to do a quickthaw, place the wrapped, frozen turkey inyour kitchen sink or a large container likean ice chest. Cover the turkey with coldwater. Drain and refill the water everyhalf hour because as the bird thaws out,the water will get warmer. Using thismethod, the turkey will thaw at the rate ofabout a half hour for each pound.

Preparing the bird for cooking:

Remove the giblet package (neck, livers,heart and gizzards) from inside the cavityof the bird AND check the neck cavity.Some manufacturers place the gibletpackage in the neck cavity and othersplace it inside the cavity closest to thelegs.

Most turkeys come with the legsalready trussed (crossed and secured witha metal or plastic bracket). If you're notgoing to stuff your bird, there's no need totruss the legs. Trussing an unstuffed birdhinders the hot oven air from circulatinginside and around the legs. This meansthat the dark meat will take longer tocook and the breast meat will cook fasterand probably dry out before the legs everget completely done.

The turkey isn’t done: Don't rely onthe "pop-up" timer in the turkey, as itusually means that the breast is over-cooked and the dark meat isn't done. Ifthe dark meat isn't done, remove thewings and breast meat from the rest of theturkey, in one piece, if possible. Coverthe breast and wing portion with foil andset it aside. Put the drumsticks and thighportion of the turkey back into the ovento continue cooking until done. You canre-assemble the whole turkey and garnishit, or just cut it into serving portions andarrange it on a platter

Stuffing savers: If the stuff-ing/dressing is too wet, spread it out in athin layer on a sheet pan so that it willdry quickly. Place it back into the ovenfor 5 to 7 minutes.

If it's too dry, add more pan drippingsor chicken broth to the mixture. If youdon't have anymore drippings or broth,you can combine a chicken bouillon cube(if you have one), along with a teaspoonof poultry seasoning, three tablespoons ofbutter and 1 cup of water. Cook the mix-ture in the microwave for 3 to 5 minutesor until it comes to a boil. Stir to combineand then add it, a little at a time, to thedressing until it's moist.

Soupy mashed potatoes: You can addunseasoned dry bread crumbs to soupymashed potatoes to absorb any excess liq-uid.

Gravy rescue tips: If the gravy islumpy, pour it through a strainer into anew pan and bring it to a simmer, stirringgently. If it's too thin, mix a tablespoon ofmelted butter with a tablespoon of flour.Bring the gravy up to a boil and whisk inthe butter mixture to thicken your gravy.If the gravy is too thick, add a little morechicken broth, pan drippings or a littlewater and butter to thin it out.

Burnt offerings: If the turkey beginsto burn while it's roasting, flip the birdover immediately and continue to cook it.After the turkey is done, you can removeand discard any blackened skin and abouthalf an inch of the meat below any burntarea. Slice the remaining breast meat,arrange it on a platter and ladle gravyover it.

If your vegetables or gravy burn on thebottom, carefully remove the layer thatisn't burned into another pot or servingdish. DON'T SCRAPE THE BOTTOM OFTHE PAN.

If the dinner rolls are burned on thebottom, just cut off as much as you can,butter them, and fold them in half tocover the missing ends.

Whipped cream is the perfect "make-up" for desserts that aren't quite up to par.You can cut the top layer off a burnt pieand cover it with whipped cream.

Hopefully, these tips will rescue youfrom any Thanksgiving Day disasters, butremember, it's about gathering together togive thanks with the people you love -not the perfect meal! Have a blessedThanksgiving!

Angela Shelf Medearis is known as TheKitchen Diva and is the executive producerand host of "The Kitchen Diva!" cooking showon Hulu.com. Visit her Web site atwww.divapro.com. The Kitchen Diva isbrought to you by Eggland's Best Eggs,www.egglandsbest.com.


Carefully handlethose leftovers

•Refrigerate or freeze leftovers withintwo hours of cooking the food.

•Store leftovers in shallow containers(2 inches or less).

•Cut turkey into small pieces, and besure to refrigerate the turkey and stuffingin separate containers.

•While you might overstuff yourself,don't overstuff your refrigerator; cool airneeds to circulate to keep food safe.

•Eat leftover turkey within three tofour days, or freeze it.

•Always bring leftover gravy to a boilon the stove before serving it.

"Because we're all stuffed and tiredfollowing a holiday meal, you should pre-pare for putting away the leftovers beforethe meal," says Jones. "Clear out therefrigerator and make sure you have someclean, shallow containers available."


Country Sausage andCorn Bread Stuffing

1 pound pork sausage meat

4 tblspns butter or margarine

3 stalks celery, coarsely chopped

1 large (12 ounces) onion,

coarsely chopped

1 red pepper, coarsely chopped

1 can (14 1/2 ounces) chicken

broth

1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground

black pepper

3/4 cup water

1 package (14 to 16 ounces) corn

bread stuffing mix

1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) pecans,

toasted and coarsely chopped

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1. Heat 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. Add sausage meatand cook, breaking up sausage with side of

spoon, until browned, about 10 minutes.With tongs, transfer sausage to large bowl.

2. Discard all but 2 tablespoons sausagedrippings. Add butter, celery, onion andred pepper to skillet; cook, stirring occa-sionally, until vegetables are golden brownand tender. Stir in broth, black pepper andwater; heat to boiling, stirring untilbrowned bits are loosened from bottom ofskillet.

3. Add vegetable mixture, stuffing mix,pecans and parsley to sausage; stir to com-bine well. Use to stuff 12- to 16-poundturkey. Or heat in baking dish and servealongside poultry or ham: Spoon stuffinginto greased 13-inch by 9-inch bakingdish; cover with foil and bake in preheated325 degrees F oven until heated through,about 45 minutes. Makes about 12 cupsstuffing.

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Bacon-Blue Cheese BitesPitted prunes offer a sweet balance to

the salty bacon in this easy appetizer.3 slices bacon

1 cup pitted prunes, snugly

packed

5 tspns creamy gorgonzola or

other blue cheese

1/4 tspn pepper

1. Place bacon between double layer ofpaper towels on microwave-safe plate.Microwave on High 3 to 4 minutes or untilcrisp. Break bacon strips into 1-inchpieces.

2. Stuff each prune with 1/4 teaspooncreamy gorgonzola or other blue cheese.Sprinkle pepper over all and top withbacon. Makes about 20 appetizers.

SufganiyotLighten up the Festival of Light with

these baked jelly doughnuts, traditionallyserved during Hanukkah. Our superfastversion delivers the rich flavor of oil with-out the hassle of deep-frying. And squirt-ing jam into the doughnuts using a dispos-able bag saves you some sticky cleanup.Best of all, a stand mixer kneads thedough, leaving your hands free for anothergame of dreidel.

3 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup granulated sugar

5 tspns rapid-rise yeast (2 pkgs)

1 tspn ground cinnamon

1 tspn salt

1/4 cup vegetable oil

3/4 cups warm whole milk (120 F

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2 large eggs, at room tempera-

ture

1 cup sour cherry or other jam

2 tblspns confectioners' sugar

1. In electric stand mixer bowl, com-bine flour, granulated sugar, yeast, cinna-mon and salt. With paddle attachment ofstand mixer, mix on low 15 seconds oruntil combined. Add oil and milk; beat onmedium-low speed 3 to 5 minutes or untilwell combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time; beat10 minutes or until dough is elastic, occa-sionally scraping sides of bowl.

2. Meanwhile, lightly oil large bowl.Transfer dough to prepared bowl; coverloosely with plastic wrap. Let rise 40 min-utes or until doubled in bulk.

3. Lightly grease 3 cookie sheets.Gently punch down dough, folding it ontoitself. On lightly oiled work surface, gentlyroll dough into 16-inch log; cut log cross-wise into 1-inch pieces. Shape each pieceinto ball; transfer to prepared cookiesheets, 3 inches apart. Cover loosely withlightly oiled plastic wrap; let rise 20 to 30minutes or until slightly puffed. (May bemade up to 1 day ahead up to this point.Refrigerate, loosely covered. Bring toroom temperature before baking.)

4. Preheat oven to 350 F. Brush tops ofdough with milk. Bake, 1 sheet at a time,12 to 15 minutes or until pale golden. Coolon sheets on wire racks 5 minutes.

5. Cut 1 corner of self-sealing plasticbag to make 1/4-inch-diameter hole; fitwith 1/4- to 1/2-inch plain piping tip, andfill bag with jam. Slide paring knife intocenter of side of 1 doughnut without cut-ting through other side. Using sawingmotion, cut pocket in doughnut withoutcutting opening any wider. Fit piping tipinto hole, and pipe jam until filled. Repeat.Dust doughnuts with confectioners' sugarto serve. Makes 16 doughnuts.

Turkey and MashedPotato "Pie"

Wondering what to do with all thoseThanksgiving leftovers? Make a pie! Buthere's a tip: If leftover mashed potatoes arecold and stiff, add a few tablespoons of hotmilk and stir them until loose enough tospread.

4 tblspns margarine or butter

2 tblspns all-purpose flour

1 can (14- to 14.5-ounce) chicken

broth (1 3/4 cup)

1 tspn Worcestershire sauce

2 cups leftover cooked turkey,

cut into 1/2-inch pieces

2 cups leftover cooked vegeta-

bles, coarsely chopped

1/2 cup leftover stuffing

2 cups leftover mashed potatoes

1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar

cheese

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Lightly greaseshallow 2-quart glass or ceramic bakingdish; set aside.

2. In 3-quart saucepan, melt margarineon medium. Whisk in flour until smooth;cook 1 minute. Whisk in chicken brothand Worcestershire sauce until well blend-ed; heat to boiling on high. Reduce heat tolow and simmer 5 minutes, stirring fre-quently. Stir in turkey and chopped vegeta-bles. Spoon stuffing evenly into bottom ofprepared baking dish. Top with turkeymixture. Using back of spoon, evenlyspread mashed potatoes over top; sprinklewith shredded cheese.

3. Bake casserole 25 minutes or untilhot and bubbly and cheese begins tobrown at edges. Let pie stand 5 minutesfor easier serving. Makes 6 servings.

Turkey TetrazziniThe original Chicken Tetrazzini was

named in honor of the Italian opera starLuisa Tetrazzini.

4 tblspns butter or margarine

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 1/4 cups chicken broth

1/4 cup dry white wine

1/4 tspn dried thyme

1 pinch ground nutmeg

1/2 cup heavy or whipping cream

1 small onion, chopped

10 ounces mushrooms, trimmed

and cut into quarters

8 ounces linguine, cooked as

label directs

12 ounces (about 3 cups) cooked

turkey, coarsely chopped

3 tblspns freshly grated

Parmesan cheese

1. Preheat oven to 400 F. In 2-quartsaucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter overmedium heat. Stir in flour and cook 3 min-utes. With wire whisk, whisk in broth,wine, thyme and nutmeg until smooth.Heat to boiling, whisking constantly.Reduce heat and simmer, whisking fre-quently, 5 minutes. Stir in cream; set sauceaside.

2. In 10-inch skillet, melt remaining 1tablespoon butter over medium heat. Addonion and cook until tender, about 5 min-utes. Add mushrooms and cook, stirringoccasionally, 10 minutes longer.

3. In 2 to 2 1/2-quart shallow casserole,combine cooked linguine, mushroom mix-ture and turkey. Stir in sauce and sprinklewith Parmesan. Bake until bubbly, about30 minutes. Makes 6 main-dish servings.

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Cheese PinwheelsDecember means holiday parties, and

hors d' oeuvres are quite often on themenu.

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tspns baking powder

1/2 tspn baking soda

1/2 tspn table salt

1 tblspn Splenda Granular

2 tblspns plus 2 teaspoons

reduced-calorie margarine

3/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt

1/3 cup nonfat dry milk powder

3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded

Kraft 2 percent Milk Cheddar

cheese

2 tspns dried parsley flakes

1/8 tspn garlic powder

1. Preheat oven to 425 F. Spray a largebaking sheet with butter-flavored cookingspray. In a large bowl, combine flour, bak-ing powder, baking soda, salt and Splenda.Add margarine. Using a pastry blender ortwo forks, mix until mixture resemblescoarse crumbs.

2. In a small bowl, combine yogurt anddry milk powder. Add yogurt mixture toflour mixture. Gently stir until blended.Knead dough a few times until mixture issmooth and holds together.

3. Roll dough on a lightly floured boardinto a rectangle about 1/4-inch thick.Sprinkle Cheddar cheese, parsley flakesand garlic powder over top of dough. Rollup jelly-roll fashion and cut into 18 pieces.Place slices on prepared baking sheet.

4. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or untillightly browned. Remove from oven andlightly spray tops with butter-flavoredcooking spray. Remove from baking panand cool on wire racks. Makes 18 pin-wheels.



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Studded with chocolate chunks, nutsand marshmallows, butter chocolate cook-ie dough lets the lucky people on yourChristmas list make fresh-baked cookies inno time.

North Pole Cookie Dough1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate

chips

1 2/3 cups flour

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa pow-

der

1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

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1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract

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1. Place 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips inmicrowave-safe dish. Microwave 30 sec-onds on high, stir and continue tomicrowave in 10- to 20-second intervals,stirring after each, until chocolate is melt-ed and smooth. Set bowl aside and cool toroom temperature.

2. In medium bowl, whisk togetherflour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.In large bowl, beat butter and both sugarsusing electric mixer until light and fluffy.Add melted, cooled chocolate and vanilla,

blend until fully incorporated. Add eggs,one at a time, beating well after each addi-tion. Add flour mixture slowly; mixinguntil incorporated. Fold in chocolatechunks, nuts and mini marshmallows.

3. Fill pint containers with cookiedough and refrigerate up to 4 days orfreeze up to 1 month. Makes three "pints"of dough, or 2 dozen cookies.

When giving as a gift, attach followingbaking instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Drop dough byrounded tablespoons, or using small cook-ie scoop, onto parchment-lined bakingsheets, about 1 inch apart. Flatten doughslightly using back of spoon. Bake 10 to12 minutes, until edges are lightly crackedbut centers are still soft. Remove fromoven and cool slightly on baking sheetbefore transferring cookies to wire rack tocool completely.


Give the gift of cookie dough

Many of us look forward to the holi-days so we can spend as much qualitytime as possible with family and friends.And today, that often means openingone's home to overnight guests, allowingample opportunity to catch up and remi-nisce while enjoying a few home-cookedmeals together.

Here's a dish that fits the bill forbrunch or late-night suppers. A takeoff onthe English "toad in the hole," this bakedcake is chock-full of apples, cheese andsausage, and will fill your home with thefestive scent of cinnamon and cardamom.Deliciously satisfying and so easy toassemble (prepare it the night before),you'll want to make it on a regular basis.Serve this chunky pancake with a varietyof toppings, like butter and crème fraiche,honey, maple syrup and cranberry pre-serves, or mango chutney, along with asimple salad of watercress and slicedapple or pear, dried berries and spicynuts.

Chunky Apple, Cheeseand Sausage Pancake

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups grated Jarlsberg

2 cored, seeded and chopped

large apples (2 1/2 cups)

1 cup low-fat milk

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon EACH cinnamon,

cardamom and salt

8 ounces breakfast link sausages

(pork, beef or soy-based), cooked

and crumbled, fat drained off on

paper towels

1. In a large bowl, mix together eggs,cheese, apples and milk. In a separatebowl, mix flour with spices. Mix wet withdry ingredients. Add crumbled sausage.Cover bowl and refrigerate 1 hour orovernight.

2. Preheat oven to 425 F. Oil an oven-proof 9- or 10-inch skillet. Stir the batterand pour into pan. Bake 20 minutes, oruntil puffed and golden.

3. Serve with a salad and mango chut-ney or with maple syrup, honey and/orcranberry preserves. Serves 4 to 6.


A brunch for the bunch

When your turkey is done, you havetwo kinds of liquids in the pan: an oily liq-uid (the melted fat) and a watery liquid(the meat and vegetable juices). You wantto incorporate both of these liquids intoyour gravy. The trick is to get them to mixinto a smooth, homogeneous mixture -- nolumps, no puddles of grease.

Flour contains certain proteins thatform a sticky substance - gluten - whenthey get wet. If you just dump some flourinto the pan, these proteins will get togeth-er with the water to form a glutinous goopthat the oil can't penetrate. You'll thenwind up with little lumps of dough swim-ming in pools of grease.

Make sure to mix the flour first withsome of the fat, which you have previous-ly separated from the watery juices. Thatway, the individual, microscopic particlesof flour become coated with oil, which thewatery juices can't penetrate to gum thingsup. Result? Later, when you add the juices,supplemented as necessary with broth orother watery liquids, these individual, oil-coated flour particles become widely scat-tered. And that's just what you want,because the thickening agent and the fat it

carries are uniformly dispersed throughoutthe watery juices, giving you a smooth,uniformly thickened consistency.

You must keep the amounts of flourand fat just about equal. Use one part flourand one part fat to every eight parts of liq-uid juices and/or stock. Mix the flour withthe fat, cook it a bit to brown it, slowly stirin the watery liquids, and simmer to let theflour do its thickening job.

Gravy too thin? Simmer it untilreduced; or thicken with a little arrowrootor cornstarch that's been dissolved in coldwater, then whisked into the boiling sauce.

Too thick? Thin with water or stock.Lumpy? Put it through a fine strainer.No taste? Use salt and pepper, soy

sauce, more pan drippings, chicken stock,or port, Madeira or bourbon.

Looks muddy, not glossy? Add coldstock or water, simmer, then skim often.

Unthickened gravy or just didn't emul-sify? Skim off almost all the fat, then addmore stock, boil hard to emulsify. If the fatis still separating, take it off the heat andwhisk in 1 tablespoon heavy cream or coldbutter for every 1 cup gravy.


How to make the perfect gravy


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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill psychologist CynthiaBulik, Ph.D.

"Everybody's always so down on the Grinch," says Bulik. "Butone of the things I've always asked myself is whether the Grinchhimself might be feeling kind of down.

"When people think about depression they often think about peo-ple being sad," says Bulik, who has not officially treated the Grinch,but is very familiar with his story.

Being irritable, grumpy and seeking social isolation are also hall-marks of depression, and could explain the Grinch's disdain for the Who - the tall and thesmall - his mistreatment of his dog Max and, ultimately, why he tried to stop Christmasfrom coming.

"Especially around the holidays you look around and everyone seems to be feeling thejoy, but inside you're just feeling dark and miserable," Bulik says. "It's that contrastbetween how you're feeling inside and how all those happy people are feeling out therethat can really be torture for someone who has depression."

"One of the things that happens with people who are depressed, and we see this espe-cially with the Grinch, is that people don't really want to be around him, and he doesn'twant to be around people," Bulik says. "So, he's not getting a lot of love."

And, she points out, depression can have physical manifestations. The Grinch is over-weight, is badly in need of dental work and, Bulik says, "I think what we might be see-ing is that his heart might be shriveling from a lack of love."

The Grinch also might be suffering from seasonal affective disorder, which is associ-ated with fewer hours of daylight, Bulik says. "There are a lot of people who getdepressed as the days get shorter, and fall and winter arrive."

So, Bulik says, besides learning that Christmas doesn't come from a store, we canlearn from the Grinch that depression doesn't always manifest as sadness.

"If there's someone in your life who is just really irritable and miserable, and just notgetting any joy out of life, you have to wonder whether they might be being challengedby depression," Bulik says. "Reach out and see if some of your friends who are not doingwell could use some help."


Here are a few fire-safety tips youshould practice when decorating aChristmas tree:

•Check your tree lights for broken orfrayed wires and loose connections.

•Replace non-working light bulbs.•Avoid decorating Christmas trees with

candles.•Make sure live Christmas trees are

fresh. Don't buy trees with brown needlesor dry limbs.

•Consider having the tree sprayed witha flame retardant chemical.

•Give the tree plenty of water. Neverlet the base holder dry out.

•Don't place the tree near a heat source,open flames or room exits.

•Keep light strings and other electricaldecorations out of children's reach.

•Always unplug the Christmas treelights when you leave the house or go tobed.

•Don't burn the Christmas tree or pack-age wrappings in a fireplace or woodstove.


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