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A White Christmas

From my stash of vintage cookbooks I've learned that Christmas was all about presentation.  More than any other occasion, these cooks went to great length to master "whimsy."  Everything needed to meet the unyielding standards for cute & clever.   It's true that it takes vision to see a bag of almonds and think, "daisies," or to sculpture trees out of cereal, but I suspect  their creativity was driven by the "Ohhhhs" and "Ahhhs" they got rather than the pure joy that comes from outlining a cheese ball with green pepper.  

 
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The bells on this cake are made out of chocolate!

I have no idea what this is.

In the book they actually show you how to make the sled out of cardboard and how shape the flowers out of almonds. 

 

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Christmas Confections

I am at a loss as to what you do with this.  It's a decoration yet you eat it? 

Stained Glass Cookies

These are actually really cool but look complicated to make. 

Pary Cheese Ball

 

All I can say is "WOW."

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