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Poinsettias Named '
After Joel Poinsett,
U. S. Statesman
Although he was a brilliant
statesman, and the friend of four
American presidents, Joel Roberts
Poinsett is famous chiefly because
he introduced the Mexican plant
known as the “Painted Leaf,” or
“Mexican Fire Plant” into the
United States.
Poinsett, then United States
Ambassador to Mexico, called the
plant to the attention of American
botanists and grew the plant him
self as a hobby at his South Caro
lina home after he left Mexico.
The plant grew heavily in Am
erican favor — especially popular
at Christmas time — and was re
named poinsettia, in honor of the
man who brought it to this coun
try.
Contrary to popular impression,
the flaming red bracts of the poin
settia are not flowers, but leaves,
and it is for these bracts that the
plants are grown.
It is possible to have variations
of either pink or white varieties
as well as of the more usual red,
popular because it carries out the
holiday color scheme of rich,
bright red with a contrast of the
dark green of the leaves.
Gus Johnson, well known pio
neer of this area, now makes his
home in Elsonor, Calif., Box 716.
Gus has married, his communi
cation states, and he is very
happy.
By CECILY BROWNSTONE
Associated Press Food Editor
For your Christmas baking
you’ll want an all-purpose sugar
cookie that may be cut in holiday
shapes. Here’s a brand-new recipe
with a lemon flavor. It makes use
of canned lemon juice now wide
ly available and ever so handy.
Lemon Christmas Cookies. In
gredients: 3 cups sifted flour, 3
teaspoons baking powder, Vi tea
spoon salt, Vz cup shortening,
1 cup sugar, 1 egg, Vz cup pure
unsweetened canned lemon juice.
(Use as is from can after shaking.)
Method: Sift flour, baking pow
der, and salt. Cream shortening
and 1 cup of sugar. Beat in egg.
Add flour mixture alternately
with lemon juice to creamed mix
ture. Chill thoroughly. Roll crut a
small amount of the dough at a
time 14-inch thick on prepared
pastry cloth or lightly floured
board. Cut with Christmas tree
cutters in desired shapes. Sprin
kle sugar on cookies, if desired, or
use colored sugar or cake decor
ettes. Bake in hot (400 F.) oven
about 8 minutes.
CHRISTMAS COOKIES . . .
Make 'em with lemon juice.
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