Olde Fashioned Christmas 2011

Friday, December 2 5-9pm Saturday, December 3 1-9pm Sunday, December 4 1-4pm

Pioneer Park in Ferndale Adults $4 • Children $3 (Under 2-Free)

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19th annual celebration hosted by The Ferndale Heritage Society A supplement of the Ferndale Record • November 2011

Photo by Donna C. Shilley

Photo by: Donna C. Shilley

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Mission Statement The business and purpose of the organization shall be to educate the community on the history of Whatcom County, promote Pioneer Park and tourism, and bring together those people interested in preserving history and maintaining the log cabins and the collections at Pioneer Park. The corporation’s major function will be to discover, collect and maintain any material, which may help to establish or illustrate the history of the area.

• Ferndale Heritage Society Pioneer Park annual activities: • Tours: Tours of historic Pioneer Park run from May 15 to September 15. Tours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11:30am to 4:30pm. Cost is $5 per person.

• Fashion Show: A vintage fashion show is featured every two years in the spring.

• Education Program: Hundreds of local school children attend a program that is ongoing at Pioneer Park for two weeks in May. • Mystery Dinner Theatre: A dinner and theatre production by a local group is featured as a fund raiser the third weekend in September. This event funds a scholarship that is awarded annually to a local high school senior.

• Olde Fashioned Christmas: The three-day event takes place annually the first weekend in December.

Pioneer Park Rental Facilities: For your next event, enjoy the beauty of our rental facilities available to rent throughout the year. The Tillicum House accommodates 100 guests, and has a fully equipped kitchen.

The Log Cabin Church is a unique quaint church that accommodates up to 50 guests.

These two rental facilities are perfect for meetings, receptions, office parties, and holiday gatherings. We offer affordable full and partial day rental rates, and friendly deposit requirements. Both facilities are located in historical Pioneer Park, 2002 Cherry Street, (off First Street) in Ferndale, WA. For more information, please contact: Community Coordinator Telephone: 360-384-6461 P.O. Box 3127 Ferndale, WA 98248 Website: http://www.ferndaleheritagesociety.com Email: park@ferndaleheritagesociety.com

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Welcome On behalf of the Ferndale Heritage Society, welcome to the 19th Annual Olde Fashioned Christmas at Pioneer Park. Come and experience Memories of Christmas Past at Pioneer Park. If you have ever wondered what it is like to step back in time to a much simpler era then you are in for a Christmas treat. We have decorated all 14 pioneer cabins with Memories of Christmas Past. You will enjoy the Christmas decorations, scent of apples and cookies baking as volunteer hosts in period costumes greet you in each cabin. You will reminisce through sights and smells of what life was like here in Whatcom County during a pioneer Christmas.

Many of the cabins offer hands on crafts for children, including writing a letter to Santa, mailing the letter, and making Christmas tree ornaments. Please bring this program along with you so you can join in the singing of Christmas carols as you trot through downtown Ferndale on a horse-drawn carriage ride.

We appreciate your attendance and support at this very special community event. Proceeds from our events maintain and support continued improvements and acquisitions for historic Pioneer Park. Don’t forget to thank our wonderful volunteers for their many hours of preparation and hosting. Volunteers as well as our guests to the park throughout this Olde Fashioned Christmas weekend share in the benefit of a good old warm and fuzzy feeling that only comes from Christmas joy. We will expect to see you back each and every year as so many families have made this annual event a holiday tradition.

We wish you and yours the very best during this Christmas season.

Linda Mooney 2011 President Ferndale Heritage Society

2011 Entertainment

Table of Contents

Friday, December 2 5 – 7 pm Roger Quiggle (piano) 7 - 8 pm Lynne Flarry (accordion) 8 - 9 pm Austin McCombs (electric keyboard) Saturday, December 3 1:30 to 2:30 pm Dorothy Moles (piano) 2:30 to 4pm Roger Quiggle (piano) 4 - 5pm Trish O’Keese 5 - 6pm Gwen Penner, (piano) 6 to 9 pm Gloria Dawn (guitar/vocals) Sunday, December 4 1:30 – 4pm Don Stagg (piano)

Mission Statement

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Entertainment Schedule

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President’s Welcome

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Cabins at Pioneer Park

4-6 & 8- 9

Memories of Christmas Past

14-16

Christmas Songs

20-23

Acknowledgements

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Cabins at Pioneer Park “Memories of Christmas Past”

Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time. ~Laura Ingalls Wilder Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose. Live so that your memories will be part of your happiness.

Each of the twelve log cabins at Pioneer Park has a theme that holds special memories, displayed in the style of the Christmas season in Whatcom County’s early pioneer days. For some visitors, this is a stroll down memory lane; for others it’s a history lesson and a new holiday experience.

Young or old, all can enjoy the heartwarming efforts of the volunteers who have made this event so special—including the warmth and festive spirit of the costumed hosts, re-creating this true Olde Fashioned Christmas.

The Ticket Booth

“Where all the memories of attending this festive event begin” Your first stop at the park is the ticket booth outside of the Tillicum House. This is where Steve and his helpers handle the ticket sales. This smiling group of volunteers are the people who will start your Olde Fashioned Christmas visit to Pioneer Park with a cheerful greeting and all the information you need.

The Holeman School House

“Remembering Christmas Books and Stories” See the pioneer schoolhouse all decorated with books, stories, and copies of books with different aspects of the Christmas season and the history that goes along with it. Slate boards are on each desk, and volunteers are prepared to explain the rough and ready life of pioneer children. While sitting at a desk, children will be writing letters to Santa Claus (St. Nicholas). These letters are a

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great time to let Santa know what’s on your wish list or just maybe what you are thankful for this time of year. After writing the letter to Santa Claus, children can take their letter to the Barrett Post Office to be mailed to the North Pole.

Barrett Post Office

“Cards and Letters of Christmas Past” If you need to mail a letter to St. Nicholas at his home in the North Pole, this historic post office has the most interesting mailbox you will ever find. It’s the Pioneer Park Post Office, staffed

by Santa’s helpers, who step up and help you postmark and mail your letter. Take a moment to admire the historic cards, letters and U.S. Mail history that decorate this cabin for the holiday season. Following in Santa’s giving spirit, children get a chance to pick a toy from the treasure chest, while adults choose a key and try to unlock one of the historic post office boxes.

Lopez House, The Print Shop

“Memories of Reading Christmas Stories” One of the joys for Christmas is reading all the different traditional Christmas stories. After an author finished writing a story, the next stop was the typesetter and printer. In the Print Shop we will have different book covers on display as printer proofs. See how these were made many Christmases ago.

For visiting children, we will have cards available with a picture of a linotype machine on the cover. Using hand held rubber stamps, children can turn this card into a piece of art, a worthy gift for someone special this Christmas.

The Jenni House

“It’s a Traditional Christmas Memory” There’s a Christmas tree with traditional ornaments in the living-room, welcoming visitors into the Jenni House. Once used as a stage coach stop, with a dance hall upstairs, this cabin beckons

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visitors to come in and experience the hospitality. In the backroom, Andrea and her cousins host a crafting workshop for kids making yarn dolls.

The stately dining table, which is made from one piece of log, is elegantly set with Louise Sager’s festive Christmas china. In the Jenni house kitchen, famous Christmas cookies are baking, their aroma draws in children of every age to nibble these sweet and sugary Christmas treats. Venture upstairs to admire the tree decorated with homemade angels and a nativity set made by Baerbel Marquart 41 years ago.

The Barr Barn

“All creatures great and small “ Christmas miracles come in both large and small packages and each one is precious in its own way. Join us in the Barr barn and admire the great magnificent draft horses all decked out in their festive halters. You ask, if the draft horses are the great creatures, what are the small creatures? For the first time ever, adorable miniature horses will

be in the barn. Our most precious gifts truly do come in all sizes! Live animals are compliments of Pat Yasbley, and Paul & Gail Nelson of Reinbow Ranch Wagon and Carriage Service. In the barn there is a special photo opportunity set up with the Pioneer Park’s antique horse drawn sleigh, all decorated and festive for Christmas. Bring your cameras for pictures of the entire family. The barn crew want to wish you a Merry Christmas and all the Blessings of the Holiday.

The Larson Cabin

“Memories of Cold Christmas Snow” Our “newest old” log cabin to the park is the Larson Cabin. This cabin is what we are calling the trapper’s cabin. The cabin showcases a what would have been typical of northwest trapper’s lifestyle. Fred Sutcliffe was the lead for most of the restoration of this cabin. What’s missing in this cabin currently is heat. The cabin hasn’t had a stove installed as of this event and is currently without heatso it wont be open to stroll though.

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page 8 Our cabin hosts aren’t as tough as old trappers from early days in Whatcom County. Kaye Sutcliffe is taking the lead on decorating something for you to enjoy without coming inside. Larson cabin will feature a special Christmas display that can be viewed from outside while you peek through the windows.

Grandview House, Veteran’s Museum

“Holiday Packages from Home” This museum is dedicated to the men and women of the armed services who have served our country in the past and currently. Many of you remember receiving special decorated gifts and packages to celebrate the season. Some of those packages came to those serving abroad during the holiday season. Photos of military personnel opening Christmas packages abroad will be on display. Children will be making a Christmas craft project and all visitors are encouraged to write on a recycled Christmas card a Christmas greeting that will be mailed to men and women from Whatcom County serving abroad who won’t be home at Christmas spending time with their loved ones. Stop by, visit with the hosts and enjoy the artifacts in this spectacular cabin.

Parker House – General Store

“Memories of Decorating for the Holidays” You will be filled with Christmas sparkle when you come in and experience country-style Christmas shopping at the General Store. There are exciting gifts for everyone, with old fashioned prices along with penny candy, Olde English Crackers, Pioneer Park souvenirs and special items perfect for your holiday giving. There is something for everyone in the Parker House, even those nonshopaholics in your party.

The Pharmacy

“Remember Paper Dolls” Be sure to visit the upstairs of the Parker House where there is a display of olde fashioned paper dolls to remind some visitors of earlier Christmas mornings and those special toys left by St. Nicholas. This olde fashioned pharmacy, complete

Olde Fashioned Christmas with many unique collectables, even has a dentist‘s chair on display.

The Shields House

“Festive Scents and Tastes of Christmas” Follow your nose into the Shields’ kitchen, the most popular room in the whole house. The smell of cinnamon apple sauce invites you in and beckons you to help peel apples with the old fashioned peeler. Of course tasting has to happen next, to ensure that you’ve done well. Check out the special display in the cabinet as you move on to take a peek in the bathroom at Beth Buckland’s private collection of heritage perfume bottles and pomanders. What’s a pomander you ask? Pomanders can be a bag or other container made of ceramic or metal and contains fragrant herbs. The term “pomander” can be for the actual scented material itself or for the container that contains the scented material.

In the living-room by the aromatic Christmas tree, there is a special person dressed in red waiting to meet visitors and listen to that special “wish list”.

Climb up the stairs to make a lavender sachet ornament to hang on your own tree. In the children’s bedroom are lots of antique children’s toys that would have made some pioneer child very happy on Christmas morning long ago. Also enjoy a children’s ornament tree.

Foster House

“Remember Traditional Christmas Decorations” When you first enter the Foster House, take a moment to see and appreciate the recently remodeled cabin with its new concrete foundation. You are walking on a new solid wood floor and seeing refurbished walls and ceiling. Thanks to the City of Ferndale for assisting with expenses and also to the many Heritage Society volunteers for making this grand cabin, once more a majestic cabin in the park. An extensive Christmas village collection donated by the late Chet Speziale has been set up by the Bagley family as a family holiday event during the weekend of Thanksgiving. Upstairs, you will find more Traditional Christmas decora-

Olde Fashioned Christmas tions to add to your holiday enjoyment..

The Church

“Memories of Christmas Past, Silent Night “ Ferndale’s Christ the King Community Church has been invited to participate this year in “hosting” the Old Log Cabin Church, the first established church in Whatcom County. Hosting means to “accommodate an event”, or, for CTK Ferndale, an opportunity to serve the community in the Christmas Spirit.

You’ll be greeted at the door, get a song book during Christmas caroling times and help celebrate Christmas by joining in with the chorus being sung during this holiday season. The old church is a sanctuary for many visitors to come in, sit down and feel the ambiance of music without the conundrum of the hectic season.

Volunteers will dress up in period costumes (provided by Louise’s Closet) and there will be a nativity scene for your enjoyment.

The Granary

“Remembering Presents of Yesteryear” Remember the days when life was simpler… sleds, rag dolls, mittens, blocks, toy drums, tin whistles, toy soldiers, tin cups….

Discover the things that pioneer children may have found under the Christmas tree and in their stockings on Christmas morning. Make a toy drum ornament to hang on your tree. The granary is an original tool shed where you can see all the working tools and grinding equipment. Notice the recent remodel to this classic log cabin. There is a new ceiling and loft to display equipment and tools that were once used by our local farming and logging communities.

Tillicum House

“Memories of Festive Music Fills The Room” At the conclusion of your stroll through the cabins, Linda Fassett and the volunteers invite you to stop by the Tillicum House to sample homemade cookies and beverages baked by our Heritage Society members. As you celebrate this wonderful season, enjoy the decorations and enjoy

page 9 the festive music performed by talented local entertainers. When you’re finished in the Tillicum House, don’t forget that your paid admission ticket allows you to climb in the awaiting horse drawn wagon for the next ride that leaves the park and makes a loop through Ferndale. The wagon leaves approximately every 10 minutes and stages right outside the Tillicum House.

In the Park Pavilion, The Ferndale Library “Timeless Tales and Magical Myths.”

Friends of the Ferndale Library join in to celebrate the holiday season and the Olde Fashioned Christmas in Pioneer Park event.

Find all the old favorites: traditional classics plus history and traditions of holidays around the world, and lots of fantasy in books and movies as well! Children will have a special section of gifts for family members. This is the first year for the Ferndale Library’s location in Pioneer Park, and they are eager to join in and contribute to the festivities at the park. All this is in the Friends of Ferndale Library Bookstore located in the Pavilion Library across from Tillicum House.

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Holiday Recipes Eileen’s Spicy Gingerbread Men Ingredients • 1/2 cup margarine • 1/2 cup sugar • 1/2 cup molasses • 1 egg yolk • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 1 teaspoon ground cloves • 1 teaspoon ginger • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg Directions In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until smooth. Stir in molasses and egg yolk. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg; blend into the molasses mixture until smooth.

Cover, and chill for at least one hour.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until firm. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks. Frost or decorate when cool.

Peanut Butter Cup Cookies Ingredients • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 1/2 cup butter, softened • 1/2 cup white sugar • 1/2 cup peanut butter • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar • 1 egg, beaten • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 2 tablespoons milk • 40 miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups, unwrapped Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda; set aside. Cream together the butter, sugar, peanut butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in the egg, vanilla and milk. Add the flour mixture; mix well. Shape into 40 balls and place each into an ungreased mini muffin pan.

Bake at 375 degrees for about 8 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately press a mini peanut butter cup into each ball. Cool and carefully remove from pan.

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Eggnog from Scratch Ingredients • 12 jumbo egg yolks • 1 pound granulated sugar • 1 quart whole milk • 1 quart heavy cream, lightly whipped • 1 liter spiced rum • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions Beat yolks in a large mixing bowl. Gradually add sugar. Beat until mixture thickens. Stir in milk and rum. Pour into a large punch bowl and chill for 3-4 hours.

Fold in whip cream before serving. Garnish with freshly ground nutmeg.

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Memories of Christmas Past

By Brent Goodrich One of my fondest memories of my childhood are the days that led up to Christmas. It started with all the family getting together to bring all the decorations up from the basement to the living room. As a family we would put the tree together, decorate it and then decorate the rest of the living room.

We did not have a normal Christmas tree. It was not a live tree or even a green artificial tree.

It was an aluminum Christmas tree. The tree did not have any normal lights just a four color wheel with a flood light behind it that shown on the tree.

My parents also had a big fire place in the living room. It seemed like every night we would make a fire in the fire place and turn on the rotating four color light. As the color wheel rotated the tree would change color, blue, green, yellow and red.

I would lie on the floor in front of the fire taking turns watching the tree change colors or watching the fire dance.

With the warmth of the fire, the thick carpet and most nights my dachshund, Hans, lying beside me, I would spend the evening there dreaming about what might be under the tree. I would stay there until it was either bed time of the fire died down to glowing red coals.

By Paul Nelson: Late one fall when I was ten, I thought I had lost or misplaced my treasured bicycle. I was afraid to tell my parents since they always emphasized being responsible for my possessions! On Christmas Eve Dad handed me the end of a string and said to follow it to my gift. The other end was attached to a “skinny tired, single speed” Schwinn bicycle. Only then did I find out they had taken my bike in to trade towards the new one. I had the fastest, greatest bike in the neighborhood!

By Gail Nelson: When I was eleven our family went to visit some friends on Christmas Eve day. Vic put a sad-

dle on one of his Percheron draft horses, hooked a rope to an old cupped shaped car hood and pulled all the kids over the snowy roads. We laughed and played until we were cold and exhausted! We went in the house to enjoy hot cocoa and cookies. .... so began my love affair with draft horses!

By Betty Eichenberger My favorite Christmas activity was watching my mother make the Traditional Norwegian Cookies. Some were round sugar cookies, others were Berliner Kranser (little knotted wreathes), and the best were Fattigman. (Poor man). These were cut with a Fattigman cutter into diamond shapes, slitted in the middle and the tail pulled through the slit, then deep fat fried. They came out golden and crisp and were dusted with powdered sugar. We ate some but put most into tins where they could keep six or seven weeks.

We had our decorated tree and the opening of presents on Christmas Eve. On the evening before that we had Lille Julaften (Little Christmas) and I was allowed to open one present. We didn’t have Santa Claus but on Christmas morning we looked to see if the Nisser (little elves) had left us anything. We had put out mush on the porch for them. There was always a small present from the Nisser. Here is the recipe for Fattigman: Beat 7 egg yolks and ½ cup sugar until light and fluffy.

Whip 1 cup whipping cream until firm and add to eggs along with 1/4 tsp. lemon zest and 2 Tblsp cognac Add 1/4 tsp cardamon to 2 1/2 cups flour and sift into egg mixture. Save a little flour to sprinkle over dough and roll out with. Cover and chill overnight.

Take a small portion at a time and roll out to a thin dough.

Cut into diamond shapes with a wheel. Make a slit just above middle.

Pull the tail up through the slit and place cookie on a baking sheet.

Olde Fashioned Christmas Take each cookie and drop in hot fat, frying until golden brown.

Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

By Bonnie Wiesen Christmas 1944 ; The Dads were all away fighting the War. Our household consisted of my paternal grandparents, an aunt and her boy, who was two, my brother, six and me, four. My brother had started school and brought home chicken pox, which I caught right away and then my cousin came down with it, so we were quarantined.

My aunt worked for J.C.Penney’s, so had to stay away and my grandpa stayed at his shop. With no one in or out, we kids had a lovely Christmas as we couldn’t go anywhere or have company. My aunt had bought presents and left them on the door step and my grandma had made us all new pajamas. As I think of that time, what is fun for small children is not fun for the adults involved trying to keep life normal in unusual times.

By Tracey Williams Bisconer Go-Go Boots for Christmas We grew up in a small, two bedroom house on the “other” side of town. “We,” meaning my mom and six sisters, were welfare poor, fatherless and fought continuously over bunk beds, hair brushes and underwear. Mom had divorced my abusive and alcoholic dad when I was four; my oldest sister was 14. We were two years apart except for the twins who were forty-five minutes apart.

Mom was a dressmaker and tailor and made most of our clothes; of course, being on the younger end of the sister line, I always got the worn out hand-me-downs. She raised us by making wedding dresses, tuxedos and suits for paying customers like our teachers and wealthier families.

Her Singer sewing machine ran all night when she wasn’t working at a sewing factory making blue jeans. She’d bring home mistakes for us. Her pride sometimes got in the way when churches or the community tried to give us food and clothes.

We ate lots of homemade stews and spaghetti and jarred fruits and vegetables she would find time to can in the summers. We didn’t starve and we

page 15 were always clean, healthy and content, most of the time. She made us beautiful dresses for Easter and our birthdays. She made hats, scarves and afghans crotched with our choice of yarn.

At Christmas she would bake pies and make us a delicious Turkey dinner. She’d purchase toys and jewelry from Goodwill all year and sneak them under the tree.

One particular winter, after Thanksgiving, it was freezing cold for weeks and the snow was deep and mom’s car wouldn’t start so she walked to the bus stop to go to work. She came home early the next morning tired, sick with a cold that turned into pneumonia. We walked to school dressed in old sweaters and coats, mittens, stocking hats and worn out boots. Oh how we envied the other girls with new coats, hats and a certain kind of new boots that were white and zipped up the back; they were all the rage that year.

Since mom had been so sick she told us one night not to expect much for Christmas. She said she’d make it up to us next year. Of course we were all disappointed, especially my older sisters who craved the latest fads, make up and 45’s to play on the record player with the penny taped to the needle for weight.

Mom got better, but got fired for missing so much time. We soon joined the low-income families on Welfare. She didn’t tell us until Christmas Eve, but that didn’t stop us. We had a tradition that mom loved; we would all gather around her, from oldest to youngest, and sing Christmas Carols. We harmonized so well. Then we’d watch the Andy Williams Christmas special on TV. The next morning, a bright, sunny Christmas day, we heard mom humming and the smell of her homemade cinnamon rolls enticed us out of bed.

As we squeezed in around the table, we noticed a bunch of really big boxes wrapped under the tree.

After breakfast of rolls and commodity milk, she told us to open our presents.

Excitedly, we ripped off the wrapping paper and found cereal boxes, laundry soap boxes, potato chip boxes and shoe boxes…each holding one Go-Go boot! We shrieked with joy and traded each other for the mates and the right sizes while

page 16 mom sat on the old couch and laughed and cried.

She bought the boots instead of paying rent.

Later that day, our landlord, who always came on Christmas day with a fruitcake and oranges, told her not to worry about rent for that month. We all burst out laughing and crying and we didn’t realize it until years later that she loved and sacrificed so much for us girls. I’ll never forget that moment. By Tracey Williams Bisconer

By Judyth Rainwalker When my children were small their favorite Christmas book was Santa Mouse. My youngest son figured the mouse would fall into the glass and drown. So not wanting to find a dead mouse in the glass of milk left for Santa, my son borrowed a shot glass from his grandfather. Besides the milk and cookies left for, Santa there was a shot glass of milk for Santa Mouse.

By Linda Harkleroad, Vice President, Ferndale Heritage Society I was having a hard time trying to decide what recipes I would like to include for this holiday program book. Then it became quite obvious and the decision was easy. I pulled out that old yellow cookbook, the one that has all the pages that are torn away from the spine and the pages have long since become out of order. The mis-numbered pages probably happened during one of the many dropped off the counter instances. This is the book that has neon sticky notes protruding out the top and there’s many chocolate blobs staining what was once a pristine cover. I don’t know where the glossy picture cover went, it’s been gone a long time. This old favorite is my Farm Journal’s Complete Home Baking Book. I got this cookbook from my aunt at my bridal shower. Yes, that’s been like 27 years ago and the book and the marriage are still going strong. The worst stained page in the entire book is page 247, I think, the oily splat at the bottom makes the number hard to see. Oh well, it’s a sure sign that this is my favorite, hope you enjoy it also.

Tangy Lemon Squares Buttery-rich shortbread crust topped with a

Olde Fashioned Christmas tangy lemon custard filling and sprinkled with confectioners sugar.

1 c. flour ¼ c. sifted confectioners sugar ½ c. butter 2 eggs 1 c. sugar 3 Tblsp. Lemon juice 2 Tblsp. Flour ½ tsp. baking powder ¼ tsp. grated lemon rind Sifted confectioners sugar Combine 1 c. flour and ¼ c confectioners sugar in bowl. Cut in butter until mixture forms fine crumbs, using a pastry blender. Pat mixture into bottom of well-greased(PAM) 9- inch square baking pan. Bake in 350 deg. Oven 15 to 18 minutes or golden brown.

Meanwhile, combine eggs, sugar, lemon juice, 2 Tblsp. Flour, baking powder and lemon rind in mixing bowl. Beat until smooth, using electric mixer at high speed. Pour mixture over warm baked crust. Bake in 350 deg. Oven 25 minutes, or until no imprint remains when touched lightly with finger. Cool in pan on rack. When completely cooled, sprinkle with sifted confectioners sugar.

Cut into 2 inch squares. Makes approx 16 squares.

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Holiday Crafts Cookie Cutter Candles Materials • Cookie cutters (choose shapes that can stand up) • Honeycomb wax sheets in various colors (available at craft stores or at candlewic. com; an 8- by 16-inch sheet will make 1 or 2 candles) • Wicks • Scissors Instructions

For each candle, use a cookie cutter to make 10 identical shapes from the wax sheets. Divide the shapes into two stacks of 5.

Sandwich a wick between the two stacks, starting at the bottom and extending it beyond the top by at least an inch. Press the sheets together gently. If they don’t stick together, take the wax layers apart and use a hair dryer to gently warm each one before restacking them, adding the wick as instructed above.

Trim the wick to about a half-inch. Stand your candle up, shaping the base as needed to make it sit securely.

Handy Coasters Materials • Card stock • Pencil or chalk • 2 coordinating or contrasting cotton fabrics (washed, dried, and ironed) • 1 package double-sided stiff fusible interfacing (we used Dritz Heavyweight InnerFuse, $7 at fabric stores) • Iron Instructions

Trace your child’s hand on a piece of card stock and cut it out to make a template. Use a pencil or chalk to trace the desired number of coasters on one of the fabrics.

Trim the fabric into a rectangle that contains all of your tracings, then trim the second fabric and the interfacing to match its size.

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Frosty The Snow Man Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul, With a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal. Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say, He was made of snow but the children know how he came to life one day.

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Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

Away In a Manger

You know Dasher and Dancer And Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid And Donner and Blitzen.

But do you recall The most famous reindeer of all?

Away in a manger, no crib for His bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head; The stars in the heavens looked down where He lay, The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer (reindeer) Had a very shiny nose (like a light bulb) And if you ever saw it (saw it) You would even say it glows (like a flash light) All of the other reindeer (reindeer) Used to laugh and call him names (like Pinochio) They never let poor Rudolph (Rudolph) Play in any reindeer games (like Monopoly) Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came to say (Ho Ho Ho) Rudolph with your nose so bright Won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?

Then all the reindeer loved him (loved him) And they shouted out with glee (yippee) “Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer (reindeer) You’ll go down in history!” (like Columbus)

The cattle are lowing, the poor Baby wakes, But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes.

I love Thee, Lord Jesus; look down from the sky And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.

Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask Thee to stay Close by me forever and love me I pray!

Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care, And fit us for Heaven to live with Thee there.

Away in a manger, no crib for His bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head; The stars in the heavens looked down where He lay, The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

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Oh Holy Night!

Let it Snow

Oh holy night!

The stars are brightly shining It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth!

Long lay the world in sin and error pining Till he appear’d and the soul felt its worth.

A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!

Oh the weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful, And since we’ve no place to go, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Fall on your knees Oh hear the angel voices Oh night divine Oh night when Christ was born Oh night divine Oh night divine Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming Here come the wise men from Orient land The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger In all our trials born to be our friend.

Truly He taught us to love one another His law is love and His gospel is peace Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother And in His name all oppression shall cease Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we, Let all within us praise His holy name.

It doesn’t show signs of stopping, And I’ve bought some corn for popping, The lights are turned way down low, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

When we finally kiss goodnight, How I’ll hate going out in the storm!

But if you’ll really hold me tight, All the way home I’ll be warm.

The fire is slowly dying, And, my dear, we’re still good-bying, But as long as you love me so, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

White Christmas I’m dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten and children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white.

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white.

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Silent Night Silent night! Holy night!

All is calm, all is bright, Round yon Virgin Mother and Child.

Holy Infant, so tender and mild.

Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night! Holy night!

Shepherds quake at the sight; Glories stream from heaven afar, Heavenly host sing, Alleluia, Christ, the Savior is born!

Christ the Savior is born!

Silent night! Holy night!

Son of God, love’s pure light, Radiant beams from Thy holy face, With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth, Jesus, Lord at Thy birth.

Have Your Self A Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Let your heart be light From now on, our troubles will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Make the Yule-tide gay, From now on, our troubles will be miles away.

Here were are as in olden days, happy golden days of yore.

Faithful friends who are dear to us gather near to us once more.

Through the years we all will be together If the Fates allow Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.

And have yourself a merry little Christmas now.

Acknowledgements The Ferndale Heritage Society would like to sincerely thank the following businesses and individuals for their contributions to the 2011 Olde Fashioned Christmas event. Without contributions such as these it would be difficult for us to continue to provide this non-commercial community event at such a minimal cost to our visitors.

We deeply appreciate: Three local Christmas tree farms for their donations of Christmas trees: Manthey’s Christmas Treeland on Axton Road, Small’s Northwest Evergreens on Northwest Road and Robert’s U-Cut Christmas Trees on Hoff Road.

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WFC Country Store, Ferndale for use of stall panels and donation of bedding.

Costco, Bellingham, for their cookie donation.

Ferndale Haggens for reader board space, grocery bags and cookies.

AppleCreek Orchards for the donation of apples for peeling.

Kelly’s O’Deli for their cookie donation.

Cost Cutter in Ferndale for donating hot dogs.

VanWingerden Garden Center on Portal Way for poinsettias.

For the cash donation towards the Horse Drawn Carriage Rides: Dick Bedlington Farms, LLC Weden Engineering City of Ferndale for use of the park and Tourism grant money for advertising, printing and postage.

We would also like to thank all of the businesses and individuals who supported our event through the purchasing of advertising in this program book. Thanks to the Ferndale Record and staff for their energy to make this “Memories of Christmas Past” program book a keepsake.