Table of Contents

Creamy Candles for Christmas by Beth Bailey McLean, page 3

The Home Guide by Dorothy G. Miller, page 4

Christmas Desserts by Adele Herbst, page 5

A Project in Homemaking by Elizabeth Storms Ferguson, page 6

Let’s Have a Christmas Party by Ann Leichleiter and Marvel Secor, page 6

Home Economics in New Zealand by Lillian B. Storms, page 7

The Christmas Bird by Grace Heidbreder, page 8

Helps from Our Extension Office by Viola Jammer, page 8

Who’s There and Where by Pearl Harris, page 9

Editorial, page 10

The Work of the Juvenile Court, page 11

The Eternal Question, page 12

A model apartment in the department store of Pelletier Company in Sioux City served as the setting for the program given by the Home Economics departments of the Sioux City schools during "Educational Week," held in November.

Long years ago the proverbial goose of today's Christmas was valued as a delicacy by the ancient Egyptians and the people inhabiting Briton.

This "Home Guide" which was worked out in a class in Home Management, suggests some of the important points to be considered in selecting shelter Which will make life "safe, physically, mentally and morally," or in the building of one's home which will conform to the above requirements.

What is Christmas without an old time plum pudding or a delicious fruit cake? Christmas brings a multitude of joys and among them are these . What would be a more appropriate gift than a small fruit cake decorated with a pastry poinsetta, or a plum pudding wrapped in Christmas paper, tied by red ribbon with a jaunty s·pray of holly caught in the bow and recipes for appropriate sauces slipped in the package? If made well in advance of the holiday seasons they ripen and mellow with age if kept closely covered in tin boxes, and may still be used many months and even years after they are prepared.