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Portland Observer, A ugu« 25,1982 Section II Page 3 Pumpkin Softies—Sandwich cookies for fall A u tu m n is the cookie season. Homecoming festivities, Halloween, open houses, bake sales and a fte r school snacks all call fo r cookies. And you’ re ready for all the occa sions with this oatmeal cookie recipe for Pumpkin Softies. Canned pumpkin, a plentiful pro duct during fall, provides flavor and moistness to these cookies, which are seasoned, a p p ro p ria tely , w ith p u m p kin pie spice. Q uick o r old- fashioned oats provide pleasing nut like flavor and texture. You can choose to eat Pum pkin Softies plain or to p air them as sandwich cookies. T o make sand wich cookies, just spread the filling (a luscious blend o f cream cheese, butter, vanilla and confectioners su gar) on the bottom o f half the cook ies and top with the remaining half. Store them in a tightly covered con tainer in the refrigerator. Pumpkin Softies will satisfy both children and adults all during a u tum n. They are spicy, pum pkin-y and mighty good I I cup o atm e al, quick or old fashioned, uncooked I 'A teaspoons pumpkin pie spice I teaspoon baking powder I teaspoon salt 14 teaspoon soda I cup Firmly packed brown sugar 14 cup granulated sugar ‘A cup butter or margarine, softened I egg I cup canned pumpkin Filling: I 3-oz. pkg. cream cheese 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened 14 teaspoon vanilla 'A cup confectioners sugar For cookies: Heat oven to 375 °F. Grease cookie sheet, in small bowl, com bine flo u r, oats, pum p kin pie spice, baking powder, salt and soda; set aside. In large bowl, beat togeth er sugars, butter and egg. Alternate ly blend in pumpkin and flour m ix ture. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake about 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown. C ool; remove from cookie sheet. For filling: in small bowl, beat to gether cream cheese, butter and van illa. Gradually add sugar, beating at high speed on electric m ixer un til smooth. Spread filling evenly over bottoms o f o n e-h alf o f the cooled cookies. T o p with remaining cook ies. Store cookies in tightly covered container in refrigerator. Makes about 114 dozen sandwich cookies. V a ria tio n : O m it fillin g ; makes about 3 dozen cookies. Making these Pumpkin Softies into sandwich cookies is easy. Spread filling on bottoms of half the cooled cookies and top with re- mainina cookies. SAFEWAY T Ö r P U M P K IN S O FT IE S Hams Landscape trees need summer pruning P u ttin g landscape plants on a regular pruning schedule prevents them fro m becom ing overgrow n and formless. Pruning also keeps plants healthy by removing excess wood, which has the added advan tage o f improving air circulation to the plant. A cco rd in g to Ray M c N e ila n , Oregon State University Extension home gardening agent, the late sum mer is a good tim e to prune some types o f landscape trees and rose bushes. ’ ’ B irch , w a ln u t, dogw ood and maple trees can be pruned lightly in August or S e p te m b e r,” says M cN eilan. ’ ’ First cut out dead, dis eased, injured, or weak growth, and then remove shoots or twigs that are growing in the wrong direction or crow ding and crossing other limbs.” Before pruning the tree, have a good idea o f the form you want the tree to take and then prune accord ingly, advises McNeilan. A fte r rose bushes are done bloom ing in the late sum m er, old canes and crossing grow th in the p lant can be pruned o u t. A good guideline to use in pruning roses is to cut stems back to where they are about the thickness o f a pencil. This will stimulate new rose bush growth in the fall. Also cut out any diseased growth. W hen to spray fall w ebw orm s In late summer and early fa ll, many ornam ental trees, such as a l der and birch, and large shrubs with soft foliage, such as lilacs, become campsites for web-tent building fall webworms. W aln u t and fru it trees may also be attacked by this pest. ’ ’ F all webworm s s h o u ld n 't be confused with tent caterpillars, a l though the damage webworms in flic t on plants is sim ila r to that caused by tent c a te rp illa rs ,” says Ray M cN e ila n , Oregon State U n i versity Extension home gardening agent. F all webworm s feed on leaves near the ten,like webbing they con struct. W ebw orm s can severely dam age or k ill sm all trees, and smaller branches on large trees. M ature webworms are about one inch long and are pale yellow to brown in color w ith yellow stripes along each side, and a dusky stripe along the back. F or best w ebw orm c o n tro l, re move and burn th e ir w ebbing as soon as it is noticed. 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