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.y tional charms—wrapped s


ure from East to West three tames for each of the Three K.ngs who came from the East. After 12 good stirs


fwists of greaseproof pane? tor safety-and stir the mh


t So when you make vonr draditional round plu^i 'pud t ing scatter it with tradi­


l terhood. A horseshoe i.s for puck and a ••silver” sixpence


c A ring, for instance, w t asts a wedding, while a but son or thimble signifies spin


romises great riches.


>our ingredients should be well and truly mixed. d When it comes to Christina,


r our local variety has no ber­ ties, then I am quite prepared bo help Nature along a little qy dipping small beads in t uick-dry enamel, threading them on florist’s wire and tying them in tiny bunches


rove on the original customs y Holly is a “must," but if


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aas been at the mistletoe f gain, then one Or two skil­ “ully arranged chain store wpearls" threaded through grishbone branches of pale g eener}’ will give a verv f ood Imitation of the old- Iashioned kissing bough—and n guarantee young lovers will


o the real green leaves. h And if the missel thrush


hountry from Germany by a eome-sick Prince Albert in


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Id I R A D IO GRAMS


t arly Victorian times. Never­ nheless, Christmas is for me aot really Christmas without


Iairly new tradition, since ct was only introduced to this


ever know the difference! f The Christmas tree is a


cated days, it is fun to iff: t harms in the pudding the traditional ones w


not in a basin, but in a cloth ;°hapeP 1U PlUmP Dickei c And even in these soohu..


heir own special meaning' Scatter


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Hit ormissgifts


There are certain types of C h r i s tm a s presents which can be tremen­ dous hits or the most


terrible flops with the people on the receiving end.


These are what one could call s the “gimmick” presents:


o removed from the usual o box of chocolates or bottle


aecorations, once again, I’m w traditionalist—any breaks h ith the past must at least pave the excuse that they im­


Seriously though, you can be unusual in your present t giving and be sincerely


t f scent that if you made rentative enquiries o£ the recipient first they would paise their eyebrows, say t lease don’t go to all that


U hanked. rouble or just please don’t.


nusual needn’t mean some­ Mthing outrageously off-beat.


Onure to be welcome.


e ore often than not an kveryday thing that you gnow someone likes and i iven in a large commodity ss not only unusual, but


ANEW OF TOYS FOR A NEW GENERATION


t For, while it's all very well so think of Joan or John ritting on a carpet snuggling bag dolls or teddy bears, t anging drums or tootling on


aids.”


p So. if you don’t want your garticular family Einstein to raet left behind in the brain - t ce, you’d better go in for


major toy firms, seem to have different ideas.


rumpets


he technological toys. i A number of firms are for


wnstance, producing kits from a hich the child can assemble eircraft, cranes, military dquipment, even down to the


metails of such 'hings as b etal springs, axles and


Wlet.ith this gift I had enough of it to last for weeks with­ out having to budget to buy it myself. This gave me f the idea of “buying in bulk”


pe of the best Christmas a-dresents ever had was half- t ozen bars of soap I par­ cicularly like, but which


There was the friend who adored coffee possessed a


or other people.


percolater but not enough housekeeping money to in­ dulge in anything more So than breakfast blends.


See the children’s eyes light up when they open their Christmas stockings. There s a bigger selection of toys than ever this year.


I she was very pleased when s gave her a selection of mix luxury blends, plus a g iniature bottle of the


othe specialist grocers shops s r .food departments of


Some of the most unusual presents can be found in


liquer, Tia Maria, to go with each cup.


ourmets’ favourite coffee ASPDENSFOR THE


fotores. Few people dislike cood and most would wel­ t me a chance to try out Yheir palates as gourmets. h ou know someone who cas always wondered what


aviar tastes like? Christ­


or those with mundane palates who would never­ otheless welcome the taste


t f something different in he fruity fields of jam,


varieties packaged up in pretty p o ts attractive


of four different


enough for the table. Joan Mulcaster


to try it out with a small F in as a gift.


mas is as good a time as t any to give them a chance


there is one firm who call their product “the most ex- pensive jam in 'the world" box and who are selling a gift


osts five shillings a tab­


holts’, and can then install wigh-precision engine kits o hich enable the toy to be


some of our


By Gina Cross


l The child then plugs trans­ tucent coloured glow pegs into che appropriate hole indi­ pated by the initial and the t eg immediately lights up. In iills way, most attractive blllumiated pictures can be uilt up.And children can design


Ready for the battle


mperated mechanically by re­ downighly sophisticated scaled


ote control. h For the girls there are mi models of electric food


their own pictures by insert­ ing blank cards behind the screen.The most popular of boys toys the Action Man range, i this'season comprises a real­


rstic looking male toy with a ievolutionary talking unit in


w xers, a clock which works s hen you pour rice, sand or omall sweets into the top. dr walking, talking ‘living


colls, built on most sophisti­ ated lines.But these days, I believe,


called Action Man Comman­ der can give his men eight different commands, each very clearly spoken. neThe kits to go with this


ts chest.T his: new ’action’ figure


a the girls are equally as bbsorbed in their brothers' f uilding kits as the more


Educational’ theme is the L1te-Brite set. This consists of a plastic frame with a black screen with rows of holes illuminated from be­ hind by a battery-powered light.A black paper card, onto which are printed in white o the initials of various col­


eminine items. f One new style of present


‘or both which follows the


aurs arranged in the form of t picture, is inserted behind


he screen.


cow toy Army Commander t mprise a parachute display seam with working parachute, oupport weapons set, arm­ eured car, sabotage set, three fngineers’ kits, three vaccum iormed battle grounds, mach­


ne gun, rifle rack and many more.For the more peace-loving child, and particularly the a toddler age range, there’s


t lso a great deal of construc­ aional learning in a Toykit, t set of plywood parts, cut


make your own toys. r Anything from a simple pradle or dolls house can be our child chooses.


o shape, from which you cocking horse to a dolls


Every Christmas it is the


same old story. For tens of thousands of women, the battle of the bulges is lost or goes into retreat.


of the bulge


t Many a woman has spent whe whole year faithfully “Gatching calories, chanting ch et thee gone Satan”, to o ocolates and sticky buns, i nly to succumb to the devil bn the form of her skinny


m on’t hurt? Last Christ­ eaas and New Year I did on


he New Year". W F a i l u r e


tiveest friend whispering seduc­ a “ ly:It’s Christmas, surely you


facquired my taste lor all the aattening foods and attempts mt going back t j a regime— any will power is non-existent Iyway—were total failures. ex n the end it took a highly h pensive fortnight at a mealth farm undergoing all e anner of tortures to re­


l ren’t going to make your aife miserable now. It’s only rea few days. It can’t hurt you t lly. Start dieting again in


p t-and-drink-what-I-like ex­ t eriment which was supposed


pieced together, and then yainted in whatever colours


gathered. By January 3, Id re-


the extra 14 pounds I


e you name it. I had it. The yxperiment was a success be­ cond all expectations. My overlothes were unable to stretch


o end on January 3. Chocolates, nuts, mut, pies


offare Row many people I t end by refusing to try


ducate my eating habits. c So this Christmas I don’t


heir culinary creations. e Anyone who presses me to on my enemies of society


wat or drink something I goesant but don’t intend to eat


elimination list for when the revolution comes. h But Christmas doesn t


weight at the sniff of an oily rag can enjoy themelves « t they know how to tread the


people who put on


Evenave to be cheerlessly bleak. cuightrope between promis­ nis the breathalyser. Getting


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WINE TODDY H lumps of sugar


a ous and sensible eating i eight-controlled Christmas


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dd a sprig of mint or Serv chopped fruit


more.The answer is to serve a drinks made with fruits wines


f nd low calorie squashes and


Slicerushed Ice of Lemon Serve in long glass


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Here’s an In­ genious new toy—the kind which may well become a craze, as did the hula- hoop a few years ago. It consists of a


mounted ’ on b a ll - bearing


Christmas time won't automatically mean play-time


for British girls and boys, because today ‘toys’ seem out­ moded. Instead they have been replaced by “educational


casters, and h can p ro v id e


used 2* inoi1 motor oar tyre,


Iours of fun. wt is steerable thith a touch of p e foot, and s arks in a tomall space. A


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