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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1956)
Let The Dessert Be Anything Just So It's Strawberries . . . 17 k - - ' i " . I f ' , - Statesman, Salem, Ore Frl, June 8, "56 (Sec II)-13 s 1 r IK Strawberries re at their best in shortcake or meringues, for here they dominate the dessert subordinated to other ingredients. Here we've the meringue shells used to carry the berries top. Berries May Take on Some Sohpistication By MAXINE Bl'REN Statesman Woman's Editor Strawberries and cream for breakfast, strawberry pie for luncheon, strawberry shortcake for dinner, and a few big ones dipped in powdered sugar for a bedtime snack, hew big-city folks would envy us, with our wonderful supply of fresh produce only an hour's distance from garden to table. 211 eooked. and put in attractive layers between vanilla-flavored tapi oca cream pudding fluffed up with egg whites. Strawberry 1 egg white 2 tablespoons sugar 1 egg yolk 2 cups milk t tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca V teaspoon salt i tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon gelatine Beat the egg white until foamy. Add 2 tablespoons sugar and continue beating with egg beater until meringue stands in soft peaks. Set aside. Mix egg yolk, milk, tapioca, salt. 3 tablespoons sugar, and the gelatine in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until mix ture comes to a full boil '5 to 8 minutes i. Pour a small amount of hot mixture gradually into meringue, blending well. Quickly .stir in remaining tapioca mixture. Add vanilla. Cool 20 minutes, stir, and pour a layer of tapioca cream into cooled, baked pie shell. Cover with a layer of strawberries, then pour remaining tapioca cream over berries. Chill until firm. Before serving, gar nish with sweetened whipped cream and whole berries. Another luscious dessert is a combination of strawberries and angel cake. Because the ready mix angel cakes have proved so good, this dessert is no longer one that takes an expert to make. It can be used anytime of year, because it's good with frozen ber ries too. Strawberry Whipped Cream Angel Cake 1 package U7 oz angel 2 cups heavy cream food mix 2 tablespoons strawberry 2 packages sliced straw- juice berries l ctip granulated sugar Prepare angel food mix as directed on package. Pour batter Into ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Bake in moderate oven (375 ) 30 to 35 minutes. Cake is done if top springs back when pressed light ly with finger. Cool cake upside down in pan, propped up from table. Then remove cake from pan and cut in half crosswise. Drain strawberries. Whip cream and sweeten with the straw berry juice and sugar. Fold in the drained strawberries. Spread between layers and swirl over top and sides of cake. Chill before serving. Makes 12 servings. Note: Keep cake refrigerated until used. Coconut adds its charm to the filling for tarts: Ambassador Strawberry Tarts 1 cup cream, whipped 1 egg white, stiffly beaten I4 cup sugar h teaspoon vanilla 14 cup shredded coconut, cut Combine cream, egg white, sugar, vanilla, and 1 cup coconut. Place strawberries in tart shells, pile cream mixture on fruit, and sprinkle with remaining coconut. If desired, place one whole strawberry on each tart before sprinkling with coconut. Serve at once. HOBO SPAGHETTI Take along a can of spaghetti with meat sauce on your next fish ing trip. It's a stick-to-the-ribs main dish to heat over camptire or grill, and its tangy goodness goes well with the fish you catch. If you like, take along a container of grated Parmesan cheese to sprinkle over the heated spaghetti. x ."'"" c mm! Our strawberry shortcakes, with their maximum of berries and minimum of cake are unlike the dish Easterners think is quite nice, and which we would scorn. After we've had our fill ot strawberries with cream, and even those shcrtcikcs, wc can trust ourselves to go in for fancier strawberry desserts, such as pie. There are several types strawberry pie, some gt'latine ones, others are whipped cream loaded with crushed berries and yet others are made by cooking the berries, but here we have a new one. It is good because the berries are un- Cream Pie Vi teaspoon vanilla 1 baked 9-inch pie shell, cooled 1 to l'j cups fresh straw berries, cut in half Sweetened whipped cream Whole strawberries 1 cup sweetened sliced strawberries 6 baked 3 '7 -inch tart shells HONEYED ONIONS Drain canned onions and place in a baking dish with a little honeyDot the top with butter and a few chopped nuts. Twenty min utes in a moderate oven will give you a vegetable casserole in which the sweet flavor of honey blends pleasingly with the onions. ENTRY BLANKS AT YOUR GROCERS 1 1 V 2Lb fir- .PS?$g .-r.- 1 . Whipped cream and strawberries are the Iukious filling for this angel cake a wonderful dessert for anytime of year but especially now when folks ere strawberry-hungry. CORN-TOMATO ASPIC You ran do wonderful things with a can of tomato aspic. Us? it just as it comes from the can. or melt it and add other ingredi ents. Stir ki whole kernel corn, chopped sweet pickle and chopped celery for a tasty combination. You'll find the aspic becomes firm again in only a short time. TOP TRICK Roll apple wedges in sugar and perch on top of muffin batter be fore baking. j uZJr " instead of being and ice cream on U.-af.f.'J 4" ma- f S 4 ' 0 'f 'IT -'V iff "i (7i jt-.KJi ! worth Rich red strawberries contrasts color with fluffy vanilla tapioca cream at a pie filling. In this recipe for straw berry the berries are hot cooked, so they retain all thefresh goodness we love to much. Two Chocolate Beverages Given Chocolate beverages are usually popular with any one who's offer ed a taste. Here are two: FRENCH CHOCOLATE 24 squares unsweetened chocolate tt cup water cup sugar Dash of salt Vt cup cream, whipped I cups hot milk , Add chocolate to water and place over low flame, stirring until cho colate is melted and blended. Add sugar and salt and boil 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Cool. Fold into cream. To serve, place 1 rounding tablespoon of chocolate mixture in each serving cup and pour hot milk over it, filling cup. Blend. Serves I. This is a rich chocolate especially attractive to serve at the table. ICED CHOCOLATE Prepare hot chocolate. Cool. Pour over cracked ice in tall glasses. Stir to blend and chill. Top with sweetened whipped cream. Serves 4. RELISHE8 Ripe olives and crisp garden relishes along with hot garlic toasted bread will keep your guests happy while waiting for the meat to barbecue. GOES FARTHER, TOO! 1 11 THREE DEEP You can safely store pork chops in your refrigerator for about three days. Just layer the chops between two pieces of waxed aper. Browned Rice in Corn Mixture Here's 1 delicious combination to serve with either broiled or fried chicken. Melt 3 tablespoons marga rine or butter In a saucepan. Stir in 1 cup uncooked white rice and H cup finely chopped onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice is browned. Slowly add 2 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt, Vt teaspoon black pepper and 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper. Bring this mixture to avigorous boil. Turn the heat as low as possible. Cover and leave- over this low heat 14 minutes. Turn off the heat. Stir in IV to 2 cups whole kernel yel low corn. Immediately cover and leave lid on 10 minutes or until ready to serve. If r- V AM? mm A "X I 4 Icebox Cookies Always on Hand Every good cook should have a few rolls or refrigerator cookies on hand for sudden occasions. Refrigerator Cookies cup butter 1 cup sugar white or brown 1 e t cups flour teaspoon soda Vt teaspoon cream of tartar 1 teaspoon vanilla Vi cup nuts , . . Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and beat well Add sifted dry ingredients and nuts. Mold Into rolls, wrap in waxed paper and place in refrigerator until ready to use. Slict and bake 42S deg. I to 10 minutes. NICE DESSERT Pineapple, strawberries and bananas, makt a delicious dessert compote. t 7 cano PERFECT! it's pun jini! QuickDinner Dish Takes Beef Quick meals that U aot have the appearance t suck that's what many busy homemaker is looking (or these days. Spaghetti Hamburg Special is perfect ex ample of a highly (awful mala dish that's prepared la close to 30 minutes. : - Another popular feature at this dish is that it calls tor little ac companiment te make a well rounded meal. . , Spaghetti Hamburg is simple combination at ground beef. cs aed spaghetti and tomata sauce chopped onioa and mushrooms. They're simmered together Just long enough te cook the meat and to combine the flavors. , YfUa Salad j '.With this main dish you need a green salad as head lettuce witl rrench or Thousand Island dress ing. Toasted French garlic bread Is a mustl Cut the rrench loaf Into diagonal slices (but aot through so the loaf holds us shape). Melt butter er margarine Old-fashioned Cherry Pio Si w quick and instant fruit Nothing to mix. Nothing to add "Just spoon Lucky leaf right from com to crust. Cover with top crust, lake until golden brown, One-crvst pies are easy, too. You get ell the fresh fruit juices and flavor. An exclusive lucky leaf process seals them In -keeps fruit plump and firm. Bake your family's favorite tonight. Choose from all these fruits and borriest APPLE ILUEBERXY CHERRY STRAWBERRY ILACXKIOT RAISIN PEACH PINEAPPLE HACK RASPBERRY APRICOT Enjoy Ltcky Uif topli uwt, tppli sBcn ni appli Juki, tst and add a chopped garfic clove. Let aUnd for a few mtoutea. Toea remove the garlic and brush ' nylted butter er margarine ea bread slices. Wrap with ahnolaua foil and beat ia a moderate area far IS minutes. ; An appropriate dessert it fresh pears er apples and cream cheese. One you've tried this ground beef recipe you'll find many a serving occasioa. Feature It for h Sunday sight supper or an in- . formal buffet It's. also, a dish your teeaaga crowd wilt praise. Spaghetti Hainan g ltt pounds ground beef - S tablespoons drippings t teaspoon salt W teaspoon pepper S tablespoons grated onion 1 email cm mushroom pieces No. I cans prepared spaghetti Cook meat la drippings until crumbly and brows but not hard. ' Add seasonings and mushrooms. Fold in the spaghetti and heat until the flavors are blended. 4 to servings. -; v easy with pio fillings w svav bbp ..' .1,. . - . .A- r x t , j -VI "''ssrr"' 1 t
