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HScc III)-Statesman, Karh Dinner Menu Enjoys Swccts-Nuts Just let the smoky frajtranct hiik'ne ham fill Um kitchen and the coma-hither aromas of met potaaj toes and pcanuU curl iwougn we bouse and they'll round vp Hungry curtomen faster thaa any dinner bell. So lets Justify u inviin iindn with a oicture plat ter dinner cooked to payfectioB to company or Sunday special. Fint a deep roy alico of ham. cut two Incnea thick at fat at Inch Intervals to prevent curling. Place on a rack taa snah low paa and baka to a ims deereea) mlaatea per (32S degrees) A - A. ".blendofaUblJ; u. hrswa aucar ana I saws- range Ins fhe ham slice, -Vf 'ItJLa- h. daze. Surround .., . Pntinwa chockful ot SZed pwnuuTth fat lant Mrile-Rried mound. Between SICMedcr.n. bmTaaoco twinkling on each, roc tW cut H-mch alicea of the Sue' t. five chubby wedgea and arrange with points "Ti 'atari while the bam bakea. chin, S flu before aarving. Run ptae urin and I woo t potato. Sound, with paraky anlppaa nne vita kitchen neww fUNTATION ffWEET - .POTATOES . , I cups hot iweet potatoes' . J cup aalted peanut, choppefl fine . ' 1 tablespoon sugar H teaspooa nutmeg I tablespoons chopped parsley I tablespoons butter or mar garine ' : Salt and pepper . , Combine all ingredienta, beaUng nntif Bght and flully. Reheat, atlr- ring constantly. . . .kll, Ha. make it baked ham joal with peanutty iweet potato croquettes hiding WLJvi balla-half of them formed aiound a marshmallow apiece. half with a . . . i .,u hiddni In each. Roll to crushed con Cakes and t j i tiHMia In tha oven rhiVedipta et and crornba and deep-tat fry. Tse Salads Brighten Ufiv Spr ing Menus As gay as a spring oonw -thi.Frla.Cheaa.SaUakto . 1 A t. calorie watcnera. riaw ". -w prunes: canned cling peKhea. pt mientos and cottage cheeje bine W maaa .."l aalad. Tbert's real flavor to every bite. .. . . FRUIT CHEESE BALAD , 1 cup cooked prunes . peach halves t canned plmientos 1 cup cottage cheese V teaspon aatt , : k teaspoon Worcestershire sauce Tew drops Tabasco sauce Lettuce .-' : i Mayonnaise cu nini and cut Into quarters. Drala peaches. Cut pimiente into mAt .Conblna cottage cheess, salt. Worcestershire and Tabasco mi and mix thorouehry. Save pieces each at pranea and pi- mlentoa for garnish, add remainder to cheese mlxturt and mix ngnuy pim men halves en lettuce ' garnished salad plates, and fill with prune cheese mixture. Top with mayonnaUe and garnish with remaining prune and pimlento. If ikM a aervincs. " Sometimes we need to be re minded ot good-eating combinations Ilka avocado and grapefruit Fruit Salad Favorite combines these fruits with golden peach slices for a pretty au-time lavorne. FR17IT SALAD FAVORITR g cups canned peach slices 1 grapefruit. 1 mediunvsixed avocado Lemon itce 6alt Salad greens Trt French dressing 1 rn-aia Beacbea thoroughly. Peal nd section grapefruit. Cut avocado ini nuartera lencthwise, remove icd aw skin, and tut trait into "thin lengthwlsr alicea. -Bprtokle tih Umna tiuca and salt. Alter- Bate peach slices, grapefruit see f ns and avocado slices oa lettoce- g crnUhed aalad plates, aerrewiui French nressing. aiases " .' 7 : it Enjoy the Extra Goodness of the Net-thwart's Very , Own Brand , MARGARINE Product fa Sfilti g,: Tg7 -WAR hk A Satem, Ore., FrL, May 18. 58 norn flo-togothori with deep sweat potatoes. Pile) In tho golden mounas, wream wim sanea poanun, iorve wmi ham slica and cranborryplnaappla stars. New Materials Owners Choice By BARBARA PESSLER Coaaty ExtcaaUa Agrat Whirb lurface finiah to choose for kitchen workcounters is a question of concern to families planning new homes or moderniiing their kitchen. It's a special problem today when various types of finishes and coverings at different families make a wise choice, the study from laboratory research moisture, stains, cuts, scraicnes. and heat. .. Tests were based on home sit uations and one finish was found be Ideal, but the study showed which qualities are offered. . Good pade, ' laminated plastic finishes were suggested first be cause they seemed to come closest to meeting the many specifications of home owners. Plastic finishes were found to have good resistance to stains, heat and scorching, mois ture and subsequent damage such as mildew and rotting. These nn ishes also resisted dents and rated well in durability. These good- grade, rigid, high-pressures tner motet plastics should not be con fuard with low-pressure, flexible types that come in rolls. Cease la Colors Manufactured ta many colors and pattern, they fit pracucauy any kitchen oecor ana me coiur don't fade. Though not so resilient as linoleums and vinyls, tney are not "noisy. To Install tnem successfully requires sxmiui, ac curate workmanship with the right tools. ' Vinyls, postwar products result big from the development of syn thetic rubber, rater as good coun ter coverlnss at moderate cost, The mala disadvantage is mac the ara damafed by beat Vinyls raaist moisture, mildew, and rot Like linoleum, they are flexible and lend themselves to installation by the heme handyman. Linoleum rates high for resil iency and for "healing", cuts, scratches and surface dents. It's reasonably priced and should not CHEESE STRIPS Snrinkle rolled out pastry with erated cheese and cut into Inch strips. Wrap strips sround pitted ripe olives and bake in hot oven. Serve these quick-to-disappear hors (Toeuvres while hot. 1: - GOOD SPREAD Combine softened cresm cheese with shredded crab and finely chopped avocado seasoning to taste with lemon, curry and onion. Spread on toast rounds snd put under the broiler just long enough to brown. Serve at once with your favorite before- dinner beverage. ( J! m ,J?xffT' flhn .1 f 'Irfll i II 'jL. I 'IfV-fvJ . sooth accent art chopped peanuts whipped up in hot lessoned Give Home of Table Tops costs are on the market. To help Ohio Experiment Station reports on how they are aiieaeo oy be expected to last as long as some of the more durable and ex pensive materials. Durability is a strong argument for tile and stainless steel counter tops. Both of these materials are hard and non-resilient Their re sistance to moisture, corrosion and beat makes them especially good choices in damp, humid cli mates. How durable wood countertops are will depend oil the seal, finish and care they are given. Unless well treated, wood will stain, ab sorb moisture readily, snd roughen. t Whole Wheat in Snappy Dishes For Any Time Perhaps you would like to treat the family by serving real down- on-the-farm comb honey and plenty ot aood rich butter for their Snap- lacks, or maybe yours Is a maple syrup family. Whatever their fa vorite, when you serve crispy Snap Jacks with sausage or bacon for breakfast, lunch or dinner, you'll be aura to have many requests for repeat performances. SNAP JACKS 3 cups water . 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup instant whole wheat cereal Fat for browning Heat water and salt to boiling in 6-cup saucepan. Stir in instant whole wheat cereal slowly so boil ing does not stop. Boil 10 seconds. Remove from beat. Let stand S minutes. Stir; then pour Into -cup loaf pan which has been rinsed with cold water. Cover. Chill until firm, about 4 to 6 hours or over night. Pour off any water which may have collected on top oi cereal. Unmold. Cut into slices M Inch thick. Over low heat melt hist enough fat in griddle or skillet to cover bottom. Add cereal slices. Brown on one side 10 minutes. Turn and brown on other side 10 minutes. Add more fat if neces sary to prevent sticking, Serve hot with bacon or sausage and syrup, honey, jelly, Jam, or marmalade if desired. When molded in a 4'i x 8'i-inch loaf pan, makes 20 nips, thin slicefr-4 t S servings. ,' v J BACON-APPLE RINGS Cook bacon until crisp, cook apple rings the bacon fat. Sprinkle the apple rings with con fectioners' sugar and serve, along with the crisp bacon, with pan cakes. Food Fri Generously 8 Children love raisins snd prob ably their favorite way to eat them is by the handful, straight from the box. These are healthful treats, too. since raisins are bulg ing with iron and other essential minerals snd vitamins. Now! A Takes Obi Pound of PROFILE Special Formula Bread About Equals 3 lamb Chops in Complete Protein Content (LyalM Vm4 Aa Umltinf Factor la Frofila Spatial Ftraula Bread; Cyttint Aad Mtthioaint Ara Tht Limitini Fat tan la Laaib Chop Calculatletj Baaia, 44 Orama PrMtia far S Uma Ctopa IConptattiea tf Food, U.ttA-U Cornmeal Cakes For Breakfasts Weekend breakfasts can be lei surely family .get-togethers with fine food to spur good feeling. Un like the other days si the week when there's a rush to get to work and school there's plenty of time to prepare good food and to make a real family occasion of the meal Don't overlook the possibilities of entertaining at breakfast as It caa be most congenial. You'll find, too. that tt takes less effort to prepare ban dinner and it a far easier on the budget. For, a special treat that's sure to please, try golden cornmeal griddle cakes.' They're yeast-raued to give them aa In teresting bread-like texture and flavor. They're easy to make as they need only be mixed and set aside for half an hour to rise. CORNMEAL GRIDDLE CAKES M cup milk . 2 tablespoons sugar ' 1 teaspoon salt cup shortening V cup warm, not hot, water (lukewarm for compressed yeast) 1 package or cake yeast; active dry or compressed I egg, beaten H cup yellow cornmeal H cup Dour Scald milk. Stir in sugar, salt and shortening. Cool to lukewarm. Measure water into a large mixing bowl (warm, not hot water for active dry yeast; lukewarm for compressed yeast). Sprinkle or i crumble in yeast. Stir until dis- ! solved. Add beaten egg, cornmeal: and flour. Beat until smooth, about . 1 minute. Cover; let rise in a warm place, free from draft, until! doubled in bulk, about 30 minutes. Stir down. Pour onto moderately hot, slightly greased skillet to form cakes about 4 Inches in diameter. Bake ever medium heat until bubbles appear over surface and edges seem dry. Turn and brown on second side. Serve with hot syrup. Makes ( cakes. 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Paw tlleta el Profilt Special Formula Bread ml If you era the family cook, give yourself a night off with any of fhese easy menus using deviled ham. Prepare cheese sauce with the ham and pour over frozen waffles,- frozen po tato patties, topped by generous helpings of deviled ham, or sliced canned brown bread spread with the spicy delicacy. Rice Casserole Has What with all the things left undone in winter lor doing in the summer these are generally busy days about the house. And it's at a time such as this that quick-to-fix meals are most ap preciated by the time-budgeted homemaker. Today's recipe for Rice hmhr-ff casserole is per fectly suited to hectic schedules A..e jamboree 1 cup chopped onions 2 tablespoons shortening 1 pound ground beef 1 teaspoon salt lt teaspoon pepper 1 cup canned peas l cup liquid drained from peas 24 cups (1 No. 2 can) toma- fo Control Weight ! A peM FomJa BwiL Rtvolutlonary Ntw ProUin "Boosfer" It A "Higher Protein To Calorie Ratio" eott about a nickel. 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Eat 2 Slices Of t (MRS 11 jm i l FROTBN VITAMIN I) VITAMIN B2 NIACIN IRON caiqum Bant CentiHtnUl CUPCAKES A half package of esVe mix will mike shout a dreen cakes. Sprinkle the batter with choppei vr'" ; ai chocolate before baklig. The cakes-won't need any frosting. USE IT IP . Once an avocado has softened enough for eating, plan on us ing it as-soon as possible. Mean while store in the refrigerator to retard further softening. S&aUli) mas Pills, MODELS :-::-:yf URGED TO EAT . PROFILI SWClAl FORMULA BREAD T HELP CONTROL WEIGHT 4 i 4 U OIiONOVER, VfTAMIJf AMD M,NWl CONTENT Of ONr POUND OF PROFILE SPECIAL FORMULA IREAD .2 9m. I.M mja. 1.07 g. li.E mgu 20.30 fcigt. 250. BaMtt Ctiwtwuf, m. BREAD, M M t UmUti eat. mi . MhI ulirtti t k tV fiaaia tailrf W0wwetA JlMet (arnation comer ' CASKATION NOMI IERVICC DIXCCT0 Do you know wt Americans wiR aat fiva and ont half billion pints of lea crtsm this ytarf Lots of it will bt wondtrful Carnation flavors lika Chocolsts Marshmallow Nut lea Crtsm, too. This dtliihtful Trnt of tht Month is so Vary spa cial I know you'll afraa that only Carnation could mtks rt so foodl Carnation uses fmt, Dutch pro Ctil cocoa, crunchy roasted at mond snd plenty of tiny, fluffy marshmallows in this unusual ica cream treat. It's so delicious "aa is", but for an especially luxurious treat, try serving it this wsy: Ice Cream in Coconut Cups IMaket about 4 nrvmn 2 tablespoons Carnation Homogenized Milk 2 tablespoons butter cup sifted confectioners sugar 1 4-oz. package shredded coconut 1 pint CARNATION CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW NUT ICE CREAM Heat milk in saucepan. Add butter, sugar snd coconut. Line bottom and sides of 4 medium muffin tins or custard cups with coconut mixture. Chill 2 3 hours. Just bt fore serving, scoop Carnation lea Cream into coconut cups. Toy with sauce if desired. HOW TO "EAT" YOUR MILK Active, hard playing youngsters (grownups, too) need plenty of extra energy this busy time of year. If finicky Spring appetitea make them balk at drinking extra milk, larva lots of Chocolsta Marshmallow Nut Ice Cresm. Milk's protective calcium, phos phorus and Vitamin A are gener ously supplied by ice cream, too. And, when the ice cream is Carna tion Chocolate Marshmsllow Nut -it's fun to be healthy. WHEN MINUTES COUNT. ...and you need a hurry-up cats role, try this. Mix 2 cups cooked) rice (the quick-cooking type rs ready in s jiffy), 2 cups diced canned chicken, 1 cup chopped canned ham, snd 1 cup chopped) tlmonds together in a buttered) casserole. Pour two cups Carna tion Half i Half ever casserole, sprinkle with Vi cup cracker crumbs. Bska in moderate oven (375'F ). about 1 hour. No ona will ever know it all came right off your pantry shelf. 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