by Margaret Happel & Elsa Harrington (1970)
[FROM THE INSIDE COVER] During the winter holidays- from Thanksgiving to Twelfth Night-more parties are on the agenda in homes across the country than at any other time of year. And parties mean food prepared from recipes that work like a charm.
In honor of this entertaining time, here is the first-ever collection of recipes created just for the mid-winter holidays.. . over 200 marvelous dishes ranging from appetizers to desserts.
All were created and twice-tested in the well-known test kitchens of the Ladies' Home Journal, under the watchful and expert eye of Margaret Happel, Journal Food Editor.
Here are exotic soups; meat dishes for all types of entertaining; dressy vegetables and wintry salads; candies, cookies, cakes and holiday breads that are sugarplum visions come true.
There's a chapter brimming with the holiday cheer of special drinks and a section of twelve traditional holiday menus to help you plan the most interesting possible meal.
Perfection is one Journal watch-word; simplicity is another. In true Journal style, those long, hot hours at the stove have been cut short, so that the hostess can enjoy the party she's giving.