By: Ardis E. Parshall - December 15, 2011 From the Improvement Era, December 1931 – The Christmas Tree By Florence Hartman Townsend In the ranch kitchen there was every evidence of approaching festivities. Mrs. Autrey was beating the batter for a huge fruit cake while her niece, Alene, sat on a high stool, her slender legs entwined with the legs of the stool, beating eggs. Three flaky mince pies cooled on the table while a batch o...
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