Thaw Holiday Bird
iSafely For Dinner
JgBy EMILY BALLINGER
Home Extension Agent
Ey°u have a turkey in the
zer-that gobbler may
i time to thaw before
arou prepare it for the oven.
Su . 1when you 80 to thaw
spthat bird, leave it in the
^refrigerator. Temperatures
£there remain low enough so
r? turkey can thaw without
^rapid bacterial growth.
ck H refrigerator space isn't
Available, leave the bird in
£jts wrapping. Then defrost it
£?n a sink with frequent
...Changes of cold water,
vjtoast the cold bird as soon
;;as it's thawed.
£ Or put the bird in its
^rapping-in a iarge paper
-Dag. Thaw at room temper
ature. Then cook the cold
>tird promptly to prevent
harmful bacterial growth
But frozen turkey doesn't
^have to be thawed You can
§8tick the icy bird into trie
:3>ven More cooking time
.;>ill be needed, but the
irjooked meat will taste just
>as good as the pre-thawed
iHurkey.
Holiday Buffet
Wyou re planning to serve
-icold cuts at a holiday
SjUffet make sure they are
afresh and chilled And don't
fallow them to stand at room
temperature too long.
fe In fact, you may wish to
prepare several trays of
jjfood-so that some food mav
gbe left in the refrigerator
Mintil the first tray of meats
s^s used. Then bring on a
.2resh supply. This wav
i-rneats will stay cold arid
gbacteria will not have a
^chance to grow.
jw If you're serving salads
.-shrimp, chicken or some
thing similar remember
;.that they are highly perish
able. So pack the serving
:*^ish in cracked ice or, use
•?«mall serving dishes and
^refill often from the
j^tefrigerator. You'll want to
'rtise the same precautions
gjnith deviled eggs, cheese
£«nd sour cream dip.
On holidays-or anytime
large groups get together
it isn't unusual to run out of
refrigerator space and per
haps become a bit careless
in the way you handle food.
But, if you keep in mind that
bacteria can cause food poi
soning-you can prevent
errors in handling, prepara
tion and serving.
It all adds up to this. All
perishable foods-such as
cream pies, seafoods and
dishes made with eggs, fish,
meat and poultry should be
kept cold-that is-below
forty degrees. And you
should never let them stand
at room temperature for
more than two hours.
By the same token-you
should keep hot foods
hot that is-at least 140
degrees. No doubt about it.
Holiday food fare is fun, but
careful planning is import
ant too.
Santa gives lollipops and the Chamber of Commerce
gives prizes to winners in the Warrenton-Norlina
Christmas Parade Saturday. Representing first, second
and third place floats, respectively, were Ardie Roddy
for Vaughan Elementary School, Ronnie Marabie for
Hawkins Drill Team and Walter Gardner for the Warren
County Jaycees. In rear are parade chairman Butch
Meek, at left, and chamber president Bill Fleming.
(Staff Photo)
Tree That Keeps Christmas Alive For YearsTo Come
One kind of holiday deco
ration has been increasing in
popularity over the past sev
eral years, and the trend
promises to continue this
season. It's the use by
America's homes of one of
nature's most enjoyable
gifts—a living, growing
Christmas tree.
Perhaps this is due, in
part, to our deepening ap
preciation for more that is
"natural" in our surround
ings. It is certain that the
beauty and fragrance of a
live tree indoors for the
holidays cannot be equaled
by an artificial tree, or even
by a cut tree.
There is an economy fac
tor, too, even though the
living tree may cost more
than a cut evergreen at the
outset. When the yuletide
has ended, the Christmas
tree continues outdoors
through years to come as an
investment that grows, in
creasing the value of its
property, adding beauty,
screening out unwanted
sights and sounds.
Some suggestions from
the American Association of
Nurserymen can help assure
your pleasure from this
year's living Christmas tree.
The first tip is something
you can do right now. De
cide where you will want
the tree to take up residence
after Santa's visit and pre
pare the hole ahead of time.
The hole should be suffi
ciently deep and wide to
accommodate the root ball
with a bit of room to spare.
Put some organic material,
like peat moss, at the bot
tom, and mix some of the
same material with the soil
y6u" have removed. "Leave
that soil right beside the
hole, which you should
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barbecue, buffet, picnic or
church bazaar, write for a free
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Rice Council of America, Box
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An endowment fund for Warren General Hospital will be begun with a $3,000
Contribution made by Mrs. Frances Tarwater, formerly of Warrenton, in memory of
££er husband, the late John G. Tarwater. Hospital administrator Col. H. S. Andersen
jjglbove secures a brass plate commemorating the memorial. (Staff Photo)
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Dolls Through The Ages
Dolls have been a favorite
of little girls for many cen
turies. Back in Roman
times, girls received these
precious toys every Decem
ber 17, the festival of Satur
nalia. But the dolls had to
be surrendered at the altar
of the goddess Diana when
the girls came of age.
In modern times girls
don't surrender their dolls
so easily. Many a grand
mother has taken her fa
vorite bisque doll from deep
in the attic trunk, and
wrapped it lovingly to give
as a gift to ..a grandchild,
who will cherish it for years
to come. These dolls, as
ones shown in the early
S&H Green Stamp Catalogs,
may have been wearing an
"organdie dress in Nile
green, lavender, blue, pink
or canary."
Foreign-made dolls were
prominent before and after
World War I, but American
manufacturer* increasingly
TURN-of-the century catalogs show ornate doll outfits.
took over the doll market
after the war. Dolls evolved
from passive playmates,
things to be held or admired
in a case, to life-like toys
that could be washed, fed or
hair-styled. Fifty to 75
years ago dolls had movable
joints and eyes, but were so
richly dressed that to really
"play" with them was to
destroy some of their
beauty. Many had bisque or
china heads and limbs.
Apparently, only the
times and their modes of
dress have chanced. because
little girls continue to be
as thrilled by dolls as they
were centuries ago. In fact,
some 200,000 dolls and
stuffed animals are taken
home from S&H Green
Stamp redemption centers
in the weeks just before
Christmas. Bright-eyed dolls
dressed in calico or white
gowns are quietly waiting,
as they always have, for
owners with lots of love
to give.
xovor with—boards scT"no
body will stumble into it
before the tree is installed.
Plan to keep the tree in
the house no more than
about ten days. That is
about as long as it will be
happy in the dry indoor
environment. Place it in
some kind of container that
will let you keep the root
ball quite moist during
those days. The nursery
people say about a quart of
water every couple of days
may be sufficient.
^Miniature lights are best
for a living tree. The large
ones tend to overheat, even
scorch the green growth
around them. The sturdy
branches of a living tree
permit you great freedom
and imagination in your use
of hanging ornaments,
though.
One final recommenda
tion. Plant the tree as soon
as you take it outdoors.
That's when you'll be glad
you prepared its new home
ahead of time.
Rate Hike Increases
Bills By 11 Per Cent
RALEIGH - Six North
Carolina Electric Member
ship Corporations last week
began paying about 11 per
cent more for bulk power
supplied by Virginia fclec
trie and Power' Co., as a
result of a ruling by the
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission in Washington.
Among the six rural
cooperatives affected by the
ruling was Halifax EMC,
serving a large portion of
Warren County.
The federal agency ap
proved a new wholesale rate
schedule for VEPCO. boost
ing the cost of power for
%
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electric cooperatives in
Virginia and North Carolina
by about $6.7 million a year.
The action gave the com
mission's endorsement to an
agreement between VEPCO
and cooperative officials on
the new rates
The agreement, which
was prepared as a result of
several weeks of negotia
tions by VEPCO and EMC
representatives, reduced
the level of the original rate
hike from 19.9 per cent to
11.3 per cent The higher
figure applied to the original
rate schedules submitted to
federal authorities last
June The agreement was
submitted to the commis
sion in September
The higher rates would
have become effective Nov.
28, if the FERC hadn't acted
in the case
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The Warrenton Lions are lion-hearted when it comes to giving gifts. Lions Eddie
Clayton, left, and Tom Gaskill were ajnong club members who spent much of Sunday
delivering Christmas boxes to needy families. (Staff Photo)