16 - SANDY (Ort.) POST Thun., Sept 9, 1976
Mother-son cooking team shares favorite recipes
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Ethyl Fox and son Shawn keep a foot in both Multnomah
and Clackamas counties
The Fox family, which also includes husband John, lives
near Cottrell School in Clackamas County but also has a
wide range of activities in the Gresham area where they
once lived.
Ethyl grew up in Oakville, six miles east of Corvallis.
She a iso grew up in 4-H, a tradition she’s passed on to her
children
Shawn, for example, won the Oregon State F a ir 4-H
championship 1 his dried fruits and beef jerky
The mother-son team put their culinary prowess to the
test this year at Clackamas County F a ir where they did
the cooking for the Cloverleaf Kitchen, working the break
fast and lunch shift.
You could also see the Foxes in action at G irl Scout
Camp at Oxbow Park or MeRe Center 4-H Camp at Camp
Collins.
Ethyl has volunteered her time to the scouting program
for 21 years She’ll be chairperson this year for the newly
formed Alpine neighborhood, which includes Boring,
Damascus. Sandy, Orient and Hoodland
"1 guess I stay in because I enjoy it,” she said with a shy
grin "Sometimes I think I ’ll quit, but can’t seem to stay
away.”
She and husband John have been married for 37 years
•We’ve probably lasted this long because I'm gone
enough that we can get along when I'm home," Ethyl
joked
The twosome works at the same place. John is custodian
at Cottrell School, where Ethyl helps cook two days a
week The family lives within a stone’s throw (if you have
a strong arm) of the school
"John rides his bike to school," Ethyl said.
Although Shawn is now a senior at Sandy High School
and no longer a Cottrell student. Ethyl still serves on the
district's budget committee and is a member of Cottrell
Community Club.
She enjoys her paid days working at the school, too.
“ You feel something around your waist and it’s a little
first grader loving you up a little," Ethyl smiled
Another volunteer activity is her work with Cottrell
Community School, which is sponsored by Mt. Hood
Community College. She’ll probably teach some sort of
cooking class, perhaps a food drying class. The family has
a new food dryer they’re having fun with.
Shawn made beef jerky and dried onion, zucchini,
bananas and raspberry leather to earn his purple ribbon
at the fair. He shared his recipe for Beef Jerky.
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drippings Roast at 140 degrees for 4 to 8 hours. Taste
occasionally until it is chewy as desired. Makes 4 pound
jerky. This can be done in the oven, but leave the door
slightly ajar
Shawn has only a couple of classes to complete this year
at high school—English and modern problems. He’s job-
hunting and hopes to earn some money to attend cooking
school
Last year he played a part in two SUHS plays, “ The
Crucible" and “Corn Doggie," a ’50s spoof.
“ I got to have slicked-back hair and do a jitterbug solo,’*
he recalled. Shawn is also a choir member
The affable Shawn got a blue ribbon at Multnomah
County F a ir for his Quick Butterm ilk Rolls.
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Getting motorists from the Banfield
Freeway to Highway 26 east of Gresham is
an inefficient process at best
And the situation won't improve unless
planning begins now for an improved
north-south traffic corridor between these
points in East Multnomah County.
That seemed to be the concensus among
officials from local governments when
they gathered in Troutdale last week to
discuss areas of common concern.
It was the second recent meeting of local
government officials, according to Chet
McRobert, Gresham Planning Com
mission chairman, who called the first
meeting a month ago.
The meeting last week had two agenda
items, McRobert said:
1. To inform members from each
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Ethyl is a busy person and she likes easy-to-make
recipes. Her Hawaiian Frying Pan Cookies fit this criteria
as they require no baking.
Hawaiian Frying Pan Cookies
4 pound margarine
I cup brown sugar
legg
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
2 cups puffed rice cereal
Coconut
Melt margarine and sugar together. Cool a little and
add egg Add chopped dates and cook slowly until thick.
Remove from range and add chopped nuts, vanilla and
rice cereal. Cool until you can handle easily; form into
balls and roll in coconut.
A good quick bread is Ethyl's Orange Blossom Muffins.
It's a good accompaniment for a salad luncheon.
Orange Blossom Muffins
1 slightly beaten egg
4 cup sugar
4 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons salad oil
2 cups biscuit mix
4 cup orange marmalade
4 cup chopped nuts
Combine egg. sugar, juice and oil Add biscuit mix and
beat for a few seconds Stir in marmalade and nuts.
Sprinkle with topping and bake in 400-degree oven for 25
minutes
Topping
4 cup sugar
1 4 tablespoon flour
4 teaspoon cinnamon
4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon butter
To make topping, mix sugar, flour, cinnamon and
nutmeg and cut in butter.
Other activities for Ethyl are Gresham Garden Club
and Gresham Extension. She is a deacon at Covenant
Presbyterian Church, where she will teach a Sunday
school class for third and fourth graders
"Sometimes I think I ’ll cut down on my activities, but
then I sit home a day or two and I'm ready to go again,"
Ethyl said.
jurisdiction of the comprehensive plans of
other jurisdictions in the area
2. To give members of the different
governing bodies a chance to get to know
each other.
R epresentatives
from
Gresham ,
Troutdale, Wood Village, Multnomah and
Clackamas Counties, the Columbia Region
Association of Governments (CRAG) and
the Land Conservation and Development
Commission w ereat the meeting
What turned out to be a problem with a
strong common bond was improving
north-south traffic flow, a topic which has
been discussed often times the past
several years.
In addition to the obviously worsening
traffic condition, there are at least two
other reasons why the present is a good
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Salmon Pie
1 cup salmon
2 cups thick white sauce
1 cup peas
2 cups mushed potatoes
1 tablespoon butter
Bone and flake salmon and add to the hot white sauce.
Add drained peas (frozen can be used). Place in baking
dish and top with mashed potatoes, dot with butter and
brown in hot oven for 15 minutes.
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Chess Pie
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup chopped raisins
1 cup sugar
One-third cup milk
Butter the size of an egg
4 egg yolks (reserve whites)
Cook ingredients to a custard F ill baked pie crust or
tart shells. Cover with beaten egg whites made into a
meringue and brown in oven.
Another family favorite is Salmon Pie You can use
tuna. too.
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John and Ethyl also have three daughters, Janet
Beeson. Canby. Linda Becker, Cottrell and Debbie
Walters, East Multnomah County.
Janet has a craft shop in Canby. She does macrame
"She told me to go back to my knitting—she'd tie the
knots," Ethyl laughed.
Ethyl is in the process of making afghans for her
children and three grandchildren.
The Chess Pie is John and Janet's favorite. Ethyl likes
to make it for Christmas dinner
Buttermilk Rolls
4 cup warm water
1 package dry yeast
»4 cup lukewarm buttermilk
4 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons soft shortening
2 4 cups flour
Measure warm water into mixing bowl, and add yeast,
stirring to dissolve. Stir in butterm ilk, soda, sugar, salt
and soft shortening Add half of flour, mixing well. Add
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F ru it Salad
Juice of one lemon and one orange
4 cup sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
Whipped topping
Sliced bananas, pineapple chuncks. marshmallows,
fresh grapes or other fruits
Cook lemon and orange juice, adding sugar and eggs
until thick. Cool. Add whipped topping and pour over
fruits.
“ I ’ve also used peaches, strawberries, blueberries or
raspberries—whatever's in season." Ethyl said.
ETHYL FOX and son Shawn have enjoyed turning
summer's produce into winter’s bounty with their new
food dryer. Shawn's dried foods earned him a champion 4-
H ribbon at Oregon State Fair.
Beef Jerky
Flank steak, about 14 pounds
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
One-third teaspoon garlic powder
One-third teaspoon black pepper
l teaspoon Accent ( monosodium glutimate)
1 teaspoon onion powder
cup Worchestershire sauce
V« cup soy sauce
Semi-freeze meat. Trim off all possible fat. Slice with
the grain into 4 to 4 inch slices. Make sauce with other
ingredients. Cover bottom of 9 by 15 by 2 inch glass dish
with sauce
Place one layer of meat strips in pan; brush on more
sauce, repeat process until all meat and sauce are used.
Marinate meat overnight.
Lay strips of marinated meat in single layer on oven
rack. Place cookie sheet on foil under meat to catch
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rest of flour, mixing by hand
Turn onto lightly floured board and knead until smooth
and elastic. Roll dough into a 12-inch circle Spread with
butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Cut into 16
pie-shaped pieces Shape into crescent by beginning at the
wide edge and rolling up
Place on pan with point underneath. Let rise until
double, about 14 hours. Bake until a golden brown in 400
degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes Frost with butter icing.
"This is really good with orange butter icing," Shawn
said.
Shawn chuckled at the ironies of fair judging
"The judge at county fair told me not to let my rolls
raise so long, so I cut down on the time and the State F air
judgecounted me down for it,*' he shook his head.
Ethyl, who was honored by the Bar am bee 4-H teen club
for her special efforts as adviser, has found some of her
favorite recipes in 4-H trips to other states.
She has been on three Harambee trips including ex
changes to California this year and South Dakota two
years ago She was also along when the group went to the
San Juan Islands She's been a delegate to the Western
Leaders Forum in Casper, Wyo., and Helena, Mont
As is often the way with energetic kids, the sponsor
often ends up getting a dunking.
“ I ’ ve been
thrown in e v e ry w h e re ,'*
E th y l
chuckled. “ From the Missouri R iver to the San Juans to
the Creek at Arrah Wanna."
Ethyl doesn't seem to mind.
" I just like kids, I guess." she said
She brought her recipe for F ru it Salad back from
Montana
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problem.
One is that there will soon be federal
highway money available from the now
defunct Mt Hood Freeway project, a good
share of it earmarked for local road im
provement projects in the metropolitan
area.
The second is time itself. As more and
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developments, etc. are approved for
properties in passible corridor areas, the
options to local governments decrease
And if proper planning isn’t ac
complished now, all of the options may
eventually run out.
The group plans to meet again Sept. 28 to
continue discussion of the problem and
possible solutions
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workshop to be held at
Clackamas Community College
Tuesday, Sept. 14.
Commercial versus home
prepared foods, pros and cons
of breast feeding and bottle
feeding and other topics of
interest to young mothers will
be discussed during the
workshop which is to be held in
the college's Com munity
Center Building, room 101,
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