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With a little effort you can decorate the Thanksgiving table and
your home using seasonal fruits, herbs, and vegetables. Some ideas for inexpensive, colorful displays:
•Hollow
out miniature pumpkins and squashes to make serving bowls and containers for cranberry sauces, relishes, dips,
soups, individual desserts, even fresh flowers.
•Cut
a thin slice off the bottom so that the pumpkin or squash will stand firm.
•While
braiding together the dried tops attached to onions from your garden, weave in a long strand of heavy string among
them. When the tops have been braided, make a loop at the end of the string so that the strands can be hung as
room decorations.
•Tie
bunches of herbs and herb flowers together with string to make a garland that can be draped on the table, wall,
or mantel.
•Enliven
individual place settings by affixing sprigs of autumn wheat or herbs to your napkins with ribbons.
•Collect,
rinse, and pat dry an assortment of colorful autumn leaves. Place them between tissue paper with heavy books on
top for a week in a warm room. This will ensure that the leaves dry flat. Once dried, scatter the leaves on your
buffet table before setting down the serving dishes. Or, use large leaves as a liner under stemmed glasses or bowls
on individual serving plates. With string or thread and a couple of thin sticks, dried leaves make interesting
autumn mobiles, too. Using a heavy-duty needle and thread, alternate kumquats and cranberries to create a fragrant
holiday garland. Use the fruit strands to decorate serving platters, tables, and doorways. |
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