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Rata LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER SECTION B EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1952 PAGE 21 Dales of Nature's Nicest Answers to Dessert Variety AJ.THUUiili inis pie luting ciegum, n is a very simple lemon iiffon recipe that you can make quickly and easily. To make flic pic seem glamorous, braid three narrow strips of pastry, arrange them around tne edge ot the unbaked pastry shell, . , , . ' emon Chiffon Pie Is Winner a competitive bake-off with ires of other pies, this luscious on chiffon beauty took top Siors! The bake-off included all jos of lemon pies sponge, iam, meringue, and two-crust, Cor den Show" icklesKids i Club Meet IRVING Rabbits and animated getables ran riot at a recent I Scout Pack 52 (Irving) meet- when local Cubs produced a irden show" of cut-out vege- les and re-inacted Peter Rab s family in old Mr. MacGreg i vegetable patch. Awards also were presented, fey were: Doyle Kridelbaugh, a I badge, .one gold and one sil I arrows; James Scofield, gold low on bear badge; Billy Foley, Ir badge, one gold arrow and t silver arrows. Plans also were discussed to nsor a Softball team with, Rich t Mainwarlng, Irving teacher, Icoach. No definite tournament fcue games were decided upon, ever. fcs a home project all Irving lis have been assigned to plant ine tree and be responsible for culture. Trees were obtained the local Cubs from the agri- Rural department of the Oregon te College of Corvallis. as well as chiffon. The light ten der texture plus the delicious fresh lemon flavor helped to give it the blue ribbon for pies. Bake the pie crust, cool and fill with lemon filling. Make circular swirls with knife or back of tea spoon. Cut tiny lemon-shaped pieces of lemon peel and arrange on top of pie with mint leaves. Chill until ready to serve. Prize Winning Lemon Chiffon Pie 4 egg yolks cup fresh lemon juice I V cup sugar 1 tsp. salt 1 Tbs. gelatin Vi cup cold water 4 sgg whites cup sugar Beat egg yolks until light. Add lemon juice, Vi cup sugar and salt. Cook in top of double boiler over rapidly boiling water or over low heat until thick, about 20 min utes. Add gelatin which has been dissolved in Vi cup cold water. Cool.- Beat egg whites until soft peaks form, gradually beat in cup sugar. Fold egg whites into cooled custard mixture. Pour into baked 9-inch pastry shell. Chill. Dates, sweet, mellow and marlv for eating, are one of nature's answers to dessert variety. Their fine, rich flavor forms a perfect blendin? with thi nnnvnnwnt onri economical prepared package puaaings wnere tney may oe used frequently for a wholesome and simple dessert. It's easy to pit California Dates, because each bit of fruit is whole and spnaratp. nleacant tn handle Use a sharp pointed paring knife heat in boiling water, then slit xne aaie lengthwise and remove the pit. Heating the scissors, too, will make them sharper when cutting up the dates into rings, slices, pieces or strips. vu..... ...... . , . uuumg Prepare one package of prepar- cup date pieces, cup walnut or Chocolate Data - IVfmhmallnw Pudding To one recipe of pre pared Chocolate pudding, add cup.marshmallows, quartered and 'A cup fresh California Date rings. Vanilla Date Pudding To one recipe of prepared Vanilla pud ding, add 1 cup rings of fresh California Dates. A grating of or ange rind is delicious in this com bination. Jellied Ambrosia Arrange lay ers of orange slices, sliced Cali fornia Dates, and grated coconut in mold, pour plain lemon gela- WEIGHT WATCHERS, try this under-400-calories breakfast. One medium orange, oatmeal (or a regular sized serving of any ready-to-eat or hot breakfast' cereal) with tsp. of sugar and t4 cup of skimmed milk, 1 3-minute egg, 1 slice of toast with ounce of but ter, and coffee. Students Perform In Portland School Students in the University, of Oregon foreign language depart ment will present "Le Medecin Malgre Lui," or "The Doctor in Spite of Himself,." Saturday at 8 p.m. in' Lincoln High School auditorium, Portland. The play, which was written by the noted 17th century French playwright, Moliere, is a three' act farce and was presented at the University by. members of Pi Delta Phi, French honorary, in April. Dr. R. D. Horn, professor of English in the University, will give an English prologue to the play. He will give a summary of the play in verse form which he wrote, . , CUTTING CAMELLIAS . Cuttings of Camellias, Daphnes, Azaleas, Rhododendrons and oth ers that are very slow to root, can be made to callous in considerably less time by dipping their moist ened tips in rooting powder im mediately before placing- in mixture of moist sand and peat. tin which has been prepared and allowed to chill- around the Am brosia mix. If desired, a round of sponge cake may be placed over the top which will form a base for the dessert when it is served. Fresh Date Bread Date Bread is an old favorite and California Dates add an extra fresh and delicious flavor to make it even better. 2V4 cups sifted all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. salt 1 cup whole wheat flour 2 cups pitted and finely cut dates Vi cup sugar (white or brown) cup chopped nut meats 1 egg, well beaten 2 cups sour milk or buttermilk 3 tbs. salad oil or melted shortening Mix and sift flour, baking powder, soda, salt and sugar. Add the unsifted whole wheat - flour, then the nut-meats and Califor nia Dates. Combine sour milk with beaten egg and oil. Combine liquid ingredients with the dry ones, stirring as little as possible Pour into well greased loaf pan and bake one hour at 350. Cool thoroughly. Open-face tea sandwiches are delicious made from this bread spread with slightly ' moistened sweetened cream cheese. Or an equally good idea is to toast this bread. California Date Bars 1 cup (1 lb.) pitted fresh dates, coarsely chopped 1 cup boiling water 1 tsp, soda Wi cups sifted flour "1. tsp. baking powder Vi tsp. salt 14 cup chopped walnuts Vs cup shortening cup sugar 1 egg, beaten 1 tsp. vanilla Add boiling water and soda to chopped California dates and let cool. Sift flour, baking powder and salt; add nuts. Cream short ening with sugar until light and fluffy; add egg and vanilla and beat well. Add cooled date mix ture, then stir in dry ingredients, Bake, in greased 8" x 12" shallow baking Dan in a fairly slow oven (350 F.) about 35 nuns. Cut into bars while hot, and rolLlhem in powdered sugar if you like. Makes about 3 dozen bars. Date Delights Make date ' filling of 2 cups mashed date, cup nuts and moisten with orange juice, lemon juice, or cream. Cut circles of day-old bread with doughnut cut ter and spread with date filling- Serve cold, or sprinkle with brown sugar and heat in oven, . .... ; ' .V- -H" j I , r i Special (leaning-time size Johnson's Glo-Coal with Johnson's Glo-Coater Applier A wonderful combination offer to save you tim and money! You get GIo-(?oat in a special giant "cleaning, time" size enough to wax all the floors in the average hornet And what a polish! Without rubbing or buffing, Glo-Coat gives floors a beautiful mellow wax luster that lasts for weeks. You can damp-mop it again and again without taking off the shine! 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EI -4 r, T-W 7 - - AN APPETIZING platter covering your entire main course can be made with a mound of canned peas and rice surrounded by golden fried chicken. Chicken is a thrifty buy these days, and canned peas are both plentiful and economical. The economy theme continues with use of thrifty evaporated milk In the gravy. The recipe will found on this page. Chicken and Rice Dinner Ail-Time Menu Favorite Fried chicken with rice andi Put chicken in - bowl; pour peas is an established menu fav- evannrated milk over phicken. orite. When you use canned peas m h Drain, and reserve you take advantage of a whole i ,,.,. industry's, years of processing ic,aH'" -n progress to bring you a product! of flour, 2 tsps. of the salt and which is' canned at the peak of flavor and nutrition. In addition, canned peas offer convenience, since all the work of preparation has been done by the canner. Chicken, Peas and Rice Dinner 3-pounds chicken cut up 1 cups (1 tall can) evaporated milk cup flour 3 tsps. salt Vt tsp. pepper , 2 1-pound cans peas 4 cups hot cooked rice SERVE SNOW'S CLAL cHomn tKOZcN Frosty Fruit Cup Low Calorie Dessert Are you reducing? Here's "Frosty Fruit Cup" which will keep your spirit. by way of a low calorie dessert. It's made with un sweetened canned fruit cocktail, which you can buy at any groc ery store, flavorings and some no-calorie sweetening tablets. Yoii'll-"like the effect partially frozen fruit cocktail juice, poured over the mixed fruits, gives this low calorie dessert. . Frosty Fruit Cup 1 No. 2 can unsweetened fruit cocktail , . tsp. grated lemon rind 2 tbs. lemon juice Drop almond extract Drain fruit cocktail and mix syrup with lemon rind, juice and almond extract. Add 2 crushed sugarless sweetening tablets, if desired. Turn into refrigerator tray and place in freezing com partment with control set at low est temperature. Freeze until mushy (about 30 to 45 mins), stir ring once with fork. Chill fruit cocktail meanwhile. To serve, spoon fruit into serving dishes and top with frozen juiee. Makes 4 servings. Calories: 42 per serving. Vf tsp. of the pepper; roll chicken in mixture. Brown chicken In hot fat about 4-inch deep in skillet about 45 mins. or until tender. While chiclen is frying, drain peas; add enough liquid to evap orated milk to make 2 cups; reserve. When chicken is cooked, remove from skillet and put in a warm place. Drain off all but 3 tbs. fat. Add remaining 4 table spoons flour, 1 teaspoon salt and Vs tsp. pepper; stir to a smooth paste. Add reserved milk-pea liquid and cook, stirring con stantly, until mixture thickens rend comes to a boil. Heat 3 cups of the peas in remaining pea liquid; drain and combine with cooked rice and pack into a greas ed bowl. To serve, unmold peas and rice in center of platter; place chibken around edge. Spoon gravy over peas and rice; serve with re maining gravy, 6 servings. EVERY GOOD COOK knows how to whip up a batch of bak ing powder biscuits but here's an idea .to make them better than usual, Combine the usual dry in gredients with cup seedless raisins and cup grated Ameri can cheese before adding the li quid. They're wonderful with lun cheon salads. Here's Beet Sugar's brand new gift booklet for you who . want to put up something really choice this summer. "Well Preserved" gives you -over 30 "pages of wenderful recipes and tips $0ME OF THE HIGHMGHTS - Jellies, jams and preserves with unusual flavor combi nations . . . surprise treats of uncooked jelly, cantaloupe butter, pickled fruit, frozen jam and garnishes. Helpful fharts, too. Send for free copy of "Well Preserved" today. (Address below.) For garnish, use large berries with green caps. Wash in cold water; drain well. Place in single layers on cake cooling rack in freezer. 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