HE HOLIDAY CRUNCH has begun. Visit this page often for continuously updated recipes, crafts, tips, and special deals to help you every step of the way from now until the end of the year.

RECIPES

Main Dish

• Bagged Roast Turkey
• Day-After-Turkey-Dinner Hash
• Grill-Roasted Turkey
• Rib Roast with Potatoes
• Turkey Pot Pie
• Wild Rice and Turkey Casserole

Turkey Stuffing

• Down East Turkey Stuffing
• Yorkshire Pudding
• Sauerkraut Stuffing
• Stuffing of Jerusalem Artichokes, Currants, and Grapes
• Traditional English Dressing (Stuffing)

Side Dishes

• Cranberry Relish
• Cranberry Waldorf Salad
• Easiest Brussels Sprouts
• Herbed Mashed Potatoes
• Holiday Creamed Onions
• Maple-Walnut Acorn Squash

Desserts


• Apple Pie with Cider Pecan Crust
• Cranberry Almond Cheese Pie
• Indian Pudding
• Maine Pecan Pie
• Pumpkin Chiffon Pie with Sweet Walnut Crust
• Spicy Sinterklaas Cakes (Speculaas)
• Buche de Noel

CRAFTS AND GIFTS

• Cinnamon-Dough Ornaments
• Cranberry Wreath
• Fire Starters
• Glove Turkey Craft
• Gift Jars
• Great Gifts from the Kitchen
• Nut Wreath

TIMELY TIPS


• Arranging the Table
- Plan the Perfect Holiday Buffet
• Cook the Perfect Roast
• Forcing Blooms Indoors
• Guide to Roasting a Turkey
• Napkin Folding
• Party Planner
• Table Linens
• Tree Care Tips

JUST FOR FUN

• Christmas Firsts
• Cranberry Trivia
• George's Christmas Eggnog
• The Great Yam Scam
• Martha's Great Cake
• Sweet Potato Facts
• Turkey Trivia

WEATHER FOLKLORE
November



• If the geese on St. Martin's Day (November 11) stand on ice, they will walk in mud at Christmas.
• If the first snow sticks to the trees, it foretells a bountiful harvest.
• If sheep feed facing downhill, watch for a snowstorm.
• If on All Saints Day the beech acorn is dry we will stick behind the stove in winter, but if it is wet and not light the winter will not be dry, but wet.
• Thunder in November indicates a fertile year to come.
• If there be ice in November that will bear a duck, there will be nothing thereafter but sleet and muck.
• As November 21st, so the winter.
• When the winter is early, it will not be late.

December

• Lengthened winter and tardy spring are both good for hay and grain, but bad for corn and garden.
• December changeable and mild, the whole winter will remain a child.
• A warm Christmas, a cold Easter.
• A green Christmas, a white Easter.
• December cold, with snow, brings rye everywhere.