HOLIDAY PREPPING

NOVEMBER THIRD

HOLIDAY PREPPING

*Special Care Tips*

My brain cells burn a little brighter when I'm kicking ideas around in my head.  THANKSGIVING MENU IDEAS are bouncing about in dar.  Two years ago, I added Mac and Cheese to the THANKSGIVING menu as one of my Grandchildren especially LUVS it.  We had a delicate situation, Grandma wanted him to have some comfort food as his parents were newly divorced.

THOUGHTS ON THANKSGIVING MENU

Main THANKSGIVING MENU will be:  

Turkey for sure with Dressing and Cranberry Sauce
Mac and Cheese
Relish Trays with Deviled Eggs
Hawaiian Dinner Rolls with Butter
Waldorf Salad
Sunshine Salad
Green Bean Casserole
Cream Style Corn
Mashed Potatoes with Gravy
Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Pecans
Iced Tea and Coffee
Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream

Left-overs will be for SUPPER that day.  HAM will be served the following day with Turkey Sandwiches that week-end.  Should be delicious. 

THOUGHTS ON SEATING ARRANGEMENTS WHEN COMPANY DINES.  This year the seating arrangement with company will be so different as we are no longer in our old rock house that had a Dining room and a Family room with room to roam.  Now we have a Dining room and Living room with fancy new furniture that I don't want littles eating on it just yet.  The Kitchen here has room for a small Kitchen table to sit at and eat along with a church pew that a couple of small children can sit in while eating off of TV trays.  Four people can sit at the Dining room table as it is small as two others sit at the Tea Table in the Dining room.   

I'll have to take a refresher course on how to deal with stains on upholstered furniture JUST IN CASE we have to take action.  Spills happen.  More on that later as a HOLIDAY PREP.

After the very busy THANKSGIVING Holiday, I will rest for a few days then get into high gear for CHRISTMAS.  The house will be cleaned and the HARVEST decorations put away as CHRISTMAS comes into play.

~SPECIAL CARE TIPS and HELPFUL HINTS~

HOW TO CARE FOR TABLE LINENS

Laundering table linens is not the time consuming task that it once was because of the many permanent press fabrics now available.  If your table linens have this easy-care built-in feature, follow the manufacturer's laundering instructions.

If they don't, use warm suds and several rinses of clear water to ensure removal of dirt and detergents.  Water temperature should be between 100 and 110 degrees for rayons, colored cottons, and linens.

After the linens are washed and dried, sprinkle and iron them.  Be sure to refer to the hang tags for fiber content and any special instructions that are recommended.

Fold tablecloths down the center, but don't crease this fold with the iron, just lightly fold the cloth over.  Each time you launder the cloth, move the fold a little to the right or left of the center to keep it from wearing out in one spot.

Iron monogrammed or embroidered table linens on a thickly padded board or a thick turkish towel.  Press the wrong side first to bring out the design.

Well, I learned a thing or two on the care of linens.  

Just the other day I was wondering the proper way to fold 

and store tables clothes to keep the creases out.

Thanks for stopping by.

MAKING HOME A PRIORITY

one day at a time,

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