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WABBAIL BREAD—Raisin-filled Christinas Wassail Bread is rich with holiday spirit. Serve it to throp-in guests, on the
buffet table or gaily wrapped as gifts. '
Unique New Year Celebrations Slated Across State
~ The year 1977 will come in
with a, real “blast” in North
Carolina.
This New Year explosion
will take place with an
unusual celebration on
January 1 at Cherryville.
♦lt s called a New Year’s
shooting and is a celebration
of German and English
origin that is over 200 years
old.
- Two groups of men visit
.homes and wish occupants
Happy New Year with a
chant and burst of powder
from muskets. Residents of
Cherryville take great pride
and fanfare in reproducing
.this unusual celebration of
114 SANTA SETTLES HEALTH g{
; hu| DISPUTE WITH ELVES ■
We have it on good authority that the head of
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ISB seems that with all thilcslra toy making effort that
goes into the pre-( hristmas rush. many of the elves
hHJ have become run down, anemic and very susceptible
jlffl to those north pole coughs and colds.
But Santa, acting wisely, has arranged for a good ■■
ESI stock of multiple vitamin products to be brought in
m gnd is insisting that all the elves take these vitamins on Inj
Ml a regular basis, looks likj- everything will he right on 111
schedule again this year.
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Another unusual
celebration takes place at
Rodanthe on the historic
Outer Bnaks on January 8.
Outer Banks visitors and
residents celebrate
Christmas twice the
regular Christmas on
December 25 and “Old
Christmas” which will be
celebrated in 1977 on
January 8. The celebration
is usually held on the
Saturday nearest January 5,
the real Old Christmas or
12th day after Christmas.
One explantion of Old
Christmas is that the
celebration ties in with
Epiphany, the date on which
the Magi -arrived in
Bethlehem with gifts for the
Christ Child. Another ex
planation hinges on the
changeover by Great
Britain and her colonies
from the Julian to the
Gregorian calendar in 1752.
Featured at “Old
Christmas” are dancing, an
oyster roast, special food,
and an appearance of “Old
Buck”. “Old Buck”, ac
tually made of cloth, wood
and the skull and horns of a
steer, is never seen from one
Old Christmas to the next.
Legend has it that he lives in
the woods on Hatteras
Island. No one knows
exactly how “Old Buck” got
into the traditional Old
Christmas celebration.
Some say this bit of folklore
was added by a shipwrecked
Scandinavian because the
North Countries of‘Europe
had a mythical “Yul Bok”
that appeared at Old
Christmas.
Rodanthe has observed
Old Christmas for so many
years that even the oldest
inhabitants don’t really
bother to speculate on its
origin. As far as they know,
Rodanthe has been cele
brating two Christmases
ever since it was first
inhabited by seafaring folk
over two centuries ago.
Chet Atkins will apppear
with the N. C. Symphony
Orchestra January 15-16 in
Raleigh. The Mid-South
Horse Show will be
held at Southern Pines on
the 16th, 23rd, and 30th.
An Outdoor Recreation
Show is scheduled for
Charlotte January 19-23, and
THE CHOWAN HERALD
the Piedmont Sportsman
Show is January 26-31 at
Winston-Salem.
The Third Annual
Championship and
Household Pet Cat Show is
January 29-30 at Fayette
ville.
North Carolina starts off
the New Year with two
unusual celebrations. - The
state offers many interest
ing events to begin a new
travel year.
Helms Against
USDA Action
On Allotments^
WASHINGTON, D. C. -
Sen. Jesse Helms of North
Carolina has called upon the
U. S. Department of
Agriculture to reverse its
ruling which terminated the
lsase, sale, and transfer of
peanut allotments nation
wide. In a letter to acting
Secretary of Agriculture
John A. Knebel, Sen. Helms
cited the severe burden the
ruling places upon North
Carolina peanut farmers,
and the threat it poses to the
survival of many of the
smaller farms in Northeast
North Carolina.
Sen. Helms pointed to the
fact that North Carolina
peanuts do not contribute to
the oversupply problem
saying that “it does not
seem to me that North
Carolina producers should
be penalized when they are
not part of the problem, and
when no purpose is served by
including them in the lease
and transfer restrictions.”
Sen. Helms took par
ticular exception to the
manner in which the change
in policy was affected,
having learned about it in
news reports and without
any opportunity to present
information which, may
have caused USDA to
exempt North Carolina from
the new restrictions. He also
charged that the “element
of uncertainty created by
this arbitrary ruling poses
an unnecessary burden upon
the entire farming economy
of the North Carolina peanut
growing region” because it
comes at a time when
producers are making
arrangements for their 1977
crop.
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Creative Cooking From The Chowan Herald Kitchen
By Mildred Huskins
Fragrant homemade
yeast breads are die most
irresistible attractions on
the holiday spread.
For sophisticated fare, try
this Christmas Wassail
Bread. It’s perfect served to
drop-in guests or to high
light your holiday buffet.
Since it may be made ahead
of time and freezes well,
plan to pass along a loaf or
two to very special neigh
bors or the newcomer down
the street.
Christmas Wassail Bread
is rich with butter, eggs and
milk. A bonus of rum
flavored raisins, a cin
namon-sugar filling and a
rum egg wash topping give
it a delicious festive flair.
The bread is great sliced
and served plain or toasted.
For gift-giving, wrap the
bread imaginatively and
add a lasting bonus to your
present by gift wrapping it
in an attractive serving
plate, tray or basket, or
delivered on a cutting board
or cookie sheet, your friends
receive a double-dose of
your thoughtfulness.
Wassail Bread
2 cups raisins
l /2 cup dark rum
4V 2 to 5*2 cups unsifted
flour
% cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 pkg. dry yeast
3 /4 cup milk
2 eggs (at room tem
perature)
3 tablespoons melted
butter
lVz teaspoons ground,
cinnamon
>/4 cup sugar
Pour rum over raisins.
Let stand while mixing
dough. In a large bowl
combine 1% cups flour, ‘/ 4
cup sugar, salt and un
dissolved yeast. Combine
milk and butter in a sauce
pan. Heat slowly unhil liquid
is warm. Gradually add the
butter and milk to the dry
ingredients and beat for two
minutes at medium speed,
scraping the bowl oc
casionally. Add eggs and
one-half cup flour. Beat at
high speed for two minutes.
Add raisins and rum and stir
in enough flour to make a soft
dough. Turn unto a lightly
floured board and knead
until smooth and elastic,
about eight to 10 minutes.
Place in oiled bowl. Cover
and let rise for about one
hour or until double in bulk.
Combine the >/ 4 cup sugar
and cinnamon. When dough
has risen, punch it down and
turn onto,a lightly floured
board. Divide dough in half
and roll each half into a
rectangle. Brush with
melted butter. Sprinkle with
one-half the cinnamon sugar
mixture. Roll tightly into
eight-inch roll tapering each
end to a point and sealing
the ends and seam un
derneath. Place the loaf on a
greased baking sheet and
repeat the process with
remaining dough. Cover and
let rise in a warm place for
about one hour or until twice
its bulk. Preheat oven to 350
degrees. When dough has
risen, cut a shallow lattice
design in the top using a
very sharp knife. Beat
together one egg yolk and
two tablespoons dark rum
and paint the top and sides
of each loaf. Bake for 30
minutes or until done. While
still warm, paint the tops
with melted butter and
sprinkle with one-fourth cup
sugar. Cool on wire racks.
Makes two loaves.
A .luscious coffee cake,
resting in the freezer, is like
money in the bank for the
busy homemaker with the
family under foot during the
holidays. How about one
with a charming foreign
accent? Its name is Potica
and you’ll call this yeast
dough sweet bread simply
delicious. Some say this
coffee cake originated in
southern Yugoslavia, others
say it is native to Hungary,
and some believe that Italy
was its birthplace. Suffice it
to say that Potica
(pronounced Po-teet-za) is a
traditional festive-occasion
treat throughout many
areas of Southern Europe.
Potica
1 cake or package yeast
3 tablespoons warm water
1 large egg, beaten
*/» cup sugar
One-third cup sour cream
l*/4 cups sifted all-purpose
Death Claims Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Nannie H. Brown, 86,
of Greenville, died last
Wednesday.
A native of Pitt County she
was a former resident of
Edenton. She and her
husband, the late Oscar H.
Brown, made their home in
Edenton for about 20 years.
After Mr. Brown’s death
in 1939 his widow moved to
Greenville.
She was a Methodist and
attended East Carolina
University.
Surviving are two sons:
Dr. Oscar H. Brown of
Ayden; and Miles Gordon
Brown of Sun Valley, Calif.;
a daughter, Mrs. Doris B.
Petty of Lighthouse Point,
Fla.; and eight grand
children.
A service was held at 11
A.M. Saturday in Wilkerson
Letters To
The Editor
On 23 November 76,
sometime after dark, my
two horses were stolen from
my pasture which is 2 miles
south of Johnsonville, N. C.
The thieves drove a vehicle
with wide back tires anji
pulled a low-boy two-horse
trailer. This I can verify by«
the tracks left on the en
trance to my property. The
low-boy two-horse trailer
scraped the ground deep
when it departed the pasture
and entered the road. State
Hwy. 1108. The thieves were
apparently drinking since I
found a glass and an empty
sack which I believe was
used to brown bag alcohol
They also entered my
barn and took two halters
and two lead lines. The
horses were caught with my
own feed and equipment and
loaded in the middle of the
night and carried off. The
gate was left unlocked and
the pony left in the pasture
was set free to wander up to
the highway, thankfully a
neighbor saw the pony and
placed her back in the
pasture thinking I had the
two horeses out myself.
Authorities in Harnett
County have not been able to
locate the horses and admit
the best way is to inform the
horse lovers of the state and
offer a reward for the return
of the horses. If you can find
a place I would appreciate
your printing this story
of my horses so that
others may be warned to
protect their livestock from
thieves: I am offering
$500.00 reward for the
horses.
Linda C. Pechenino
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flour
V 4 cup melted butter or
margarine
1 teaspoon salt
Prune filling
Melted butter for top of
dough
Glaze .
Sprinkle yeast over water
in large mixing bowl and let
stand a few minutes to
soften. Add egg, sugar, sour
cream, and one cup of flour ;
mix until smooth. Cover and
let rise in warm place until
doubled, about one hour.
Stir down. Stir in butter,
remaining flour and salt,
mixing well. Knead a few
strokes on lightly floured
board to smooth dough.
Cover with mixing bowl and
let stand while preparing
the filling. Roll out dough on
lightly floured board to a
Funeral Chapel in Green
ville with graveside services
at 2:30 P.M. in Beaver Hill
Cemetery. Williford
Barham Funeral Home was
in charge of local
arrangements.
Aging Council
Meeting Set
The regular monthly
meeting of the Albemarle
Advisory Council on Aging
is scheduled for today
(Thursday) at 2 P. M. in the
Edenton Municipal
Building.
Mrs.- Mary A. Preddy,
developmental coordinator
for the Resource
Development Program with
the Office for Aging, will be
in attendance to give an
overview for developing
more services for the aged.
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rectangle. Spread prune
filling over dough, leaving
an inch uncovered at each of
the longer sides; roll up
from long side. Place on
greased baking sheet,
bringing ends together.
Brush with melted butter.
Let rise until doubled, about
45 minutes. Bake at 350 de
grees in center of oven for 25
to 30 minutes, until browned,
remove from oven,
cool slightly and brush
with glaze made by com
bining one-half cup siftefl
powdered sugar with one
teaspoon melted butter and
tVvo teaspoons hot water.
For the filling snip one and
one-half cups cooked prunes
into small pieces. Stir in
one-fourth cup sugar, two
teaspoons lemon juice and
one-fourth teaspoon
allspice.
These Country Cheese
Rolls are made easy with a
mix.
Country Cheese Rolls
1 pkg. hot roll mix
l /4 cup warm water
1 can condensed Cheddar
Cheese Soup
2 eggs, slightly beaten
One-third cup grated
Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon dried parsley
flakes
1 pkg. com muffin mix
In large bowl, sprinkle
yeast from roll mix on
water; stir until dissolved.
Blend in soup, eggs, cheese
and parsley. Add corn
muffin mix and flour
mixture from roll mix, stir
until well blended. Cover;
let rise in warm place until
doubled. On floured board,
toss lightly until no longer
sticky. Place in two lightly
greased eight-inch round
baking pans. Cover; let rise
until doubled Bake at 375
degrees for 20 to 25 minutes
Makes 24 rolls