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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1941)
Ten Die Capital Journal, Snlem, Oregon Thursday, April 17, 1941 Serve Jair mon Fritters of all kinds thou that were the ample, golden crisp main stays of the menu, and dessert frit ters that so gloriously crowned a feast were great menu standbys of old-fashioned cooks. They were favorites with hungry families, too. For, hidden within their crisp brown coatings were all manner of menu surprises. One could never be quite certain Just what variety of fritter 'twas, until the first savory mouthful re vealed the secret that the snug bat ter coating concealed! In the class of main dish fritters none ranked higher in days gone by and none has since surpassed the salmon fritter for high food value, economy and savory flavor. One of the simplest, but also one of the most delicious versions of the sal mon fritter uses generous sized flakes of canned salmon, dips them Into a plain batter mixture and fries them quickly to golden brown. Served after our modern manner, with a colorful tossed vegetable salad and with Individual servings of tartar sauce and lemon wedges these simple salmon fritters make a satisfying main dish for a lunch eon or 6iipper menu. With such additional menu accessories as but tered peas and whole kernel corn, salmon fritters are also a happy choice for the main dish of a din ner menu. They are good news to the family budget, too. For canned salmon Is one of the best "buys" on the gro cer's shelves. It la a genuine eco nomy food because It furnishes such high food value at so modest a price. Each can of salmon contains sub stantial stores of high-grade pro tein, calcium, phosphorus, iodine and vitamins A, D and Q in addi tion to the energy units of the rich salmon oil. fritters for a 'ZJreal Salmon fritters and all deep fat fried foods are easier to prepare In this day of the modern electric range than ever before. For tern. perature, the most Important factor In deep fat frying, can now be reg ulated easily and unfailingly in the deep well cooker or on the surface unit of the electric range. A choice of 6 speeds on the cookers and sur face units of these new ranges, pro- vldes Just the proper heat for every cooking operation. That means more reliable cookery, better re suits, and greater economy, too. Deep well cookers on these new ranges are ideal for deep fat fry- lng. The stralght-slded kettle Is built-in, and out of the way, so there's no danger of tipping the ket tle and spilling hot fat. A group of Camp Fire Girls asks me to endorse dunking so that, as their letter explains, "a week's doughnut drive which we ore sponsoring In X-town may have the benefit of your printed approval." There is nothing that I would rather do than agree with a group of young people. But I really can not go on record as saying that dunking Is good table manners! On the contrary, dipping a great round object Into a coffee or teacup and then biting Into this sopping object Is about as bad an example of table behavior as could be found. But I can say to those who evidently think a doughnut sopped In coffee tastes better than a dry doughnut, that you could drop a mouthful at a time Into the coffee and then lift It to your mouth with the spoon. Since this Is permissible with pieces of crack ers In soup, why not with dough nuts In coffee? (Of course it It Is a case of, right or wrong, dunk you will, then at least break your doughnut In half, and dip an end In slightly, and bite off the dipped part. But don't quote me as saying this Is best manners! It a only Bet ter than worst.) Wedding Presents with the Groom In Mind Dear Mrs. Post: I believe you said one time that when the groom-to-be was a good friend and the bride either little known or unknown, the wedding present might be some thing chosen more for him than for her, even though sent to the bride. Will you name some of the Items you had In mind. Answer: In addition to the ubl. qultous cigarette boxes or ash trays, you could send something for his desk. For example, an Inkstand or paper cutter and scissors, or paper weight, or book-ends, or magnify ing glass or desk clock, eto. Grandmother Number Three Dear Mrs. Post: My little boy has two real grandmothers and one step-grandmother. He ta going to see his step-grandmother for the first time and as he now speaks clearly he has to be told what to call her. But what? Answer: lie might call her what ever name Is left over meaning grandmother. If he calls the two real grandmothers any 01 tnese names, Grandmother, Grandmama, Grandma, Grammomle, Granny. Gran, or Gromsy, then he can call Caramel Merfflroe Cake cup fat 1 cup granulated augar 3 eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla 14 ttanpoon almond extract W teaepoon salt j cup milk 3 cups pastry flour 8 faapoons baking powder Cream fat and sugar. Add rest of Ingredients and beat three minutes. Bake In two layer cake pans, lined with waxed papers, 33 minutes in moderate oven about 350 de grees F. Cool and add filling. Filling Vt cup dark brown sugar U cup flour a egg youca U teanpoon salt a ta tablaapoons butter ly cupa milk 1 teaspoon vanilla Mix sugar with flour, add yolks, salt, butter and milk. Cook slowly and stir constant ly until thick. Add vanilla and cool. Meringue 3 egg whltae. beaten H cup dark brown sugar 1 teaspoon grated orange rind teaspoon salt Add sugar slowly to whiles and beat well. Add rest of In gredients. Frost top and sides of cake. Bake 10 minutes In a moderately hot oven about 3TS degrees F. Cool and serve. her a left-over one of these. Or bet ter still, he might ask her what she would like him to call her. Writing Thnnk-You Notes Dear Mrs. Post: Will you please tell me the exact time a bride Is allowed to write thank-you notes for her wedding presents? Answer: She writes them, as many as sho can, every day before the wedding trying If possible to send a thank-you note the day each present Is received. It Is true that the bride who receives dozens a day may not be able to keep up with her list, and will therefore have to wait until after she gets back from her wedding trip to send her thanks for those that arrived the last day or two before the wed ding. It may be that she manages to find time to write a few espe cially appreciative notes while she Is away. In any case, she writes to everyone when end as she can. In other words, the obligation of a bride to write her notes of ttionks Is one of the very few exactions of courtesy that knows no compromise. Ba sura thai tout stationery and phrasFolocy Is correct whenever you write, a letter. Bend for Emily Post's booklet, "The rtlqnetta of Letter Writing," en closing ten cents. Address Kmlly Post, c-o Capital Journal. P.O. Box 75. Sta tion O. New York, W. Y. Chicken Loaf And Savory Sauce 3 curs diced cooked ehlrken 1 tablespoon minced parsley S tablespoons chopped celery 3 tablespoons chopped plmlento (optional) t cup soft bread enimbs H teaspoon salt H teaspoon paprika 1 cup cream of mushroom soup (or milk) 3 egt, beaten a tablespoons butter, melted Mix ingredients and pour into buttered loaf dish, Bnke 50 minutes In moderate oven. Carefully unmold and surround with savory crenm sauce, creamed mushrooms, tomato sauce or creamed pens. SPRING MENU MAGIC! Tuty, nourishing dlihel (hit what the growing spring appa tltta of your family are tha gift of FRIL-LETS. Ask your trocar for them today cellophane wrapped. SiNO 15 POMtk LABELS ni riclv j thrtt-quirt n uirtf hard-iluml num mi c iron t itnlntr end vie tb1 coltndtr poitpiid, POIIU SORmU MACARONI tO,POBlUMO.OH VA tablespoons butter (melted) 2 ess yolks (beaten) H cup milk H cup flour 1 lb, can salmon Add butter to egg yolks and milk. Blend liquid ingredients with flour to make a smooth batter. Separate salmon into large sized flakes. Dip in baiter and fry in deep fat (370 degrees) until browned (about 3 minutes). New England Specialty Favorite with Housewives Indian pudding has been a New England specialty for generations. Colonial housewives certainly Improved upon the original recipe, If It ever came from the first inhabitants of this country. Propably It was first called Indian corn pudding to describe the cornmeal, which furnishes the foundation. The milk whleh is another Important ingredient was, of course, unknown In this country until cattle were brought over from the old world. Maple sugar was probably used for sweetening for long years until molesoes became a commodity. When the Dutch oven was heated for many hours before the coals were raked from It, a pudding was put In to bake after the pies and loaves of bread had come out. The last remnants of the heat were used for baking the beans and the pud ding. Today we bake Indian pud ding in an oven whose heat can be regulated merely by setting the temperature control. A recipe for a type of Indian pudding which contains both tapi oca and cornmeal was given by a friend. This recipe came from Ver mont and Is known as Ascutney pudding, taking its title from the mountain of that name. Indian Pudding 4 CUPS RtllC '.a cup molassea U cup auaar 1-3 cup yellow cornmeal 9 teaspoon salt Vt teaspoon cinnamon m teaspoon nutmeg 3 tablespoons buttsr Heat three cups of the milk In top of double boiler. Add molasses, I sugar, cornmeal, salt, spices and butter. Cook over hot water, stir-' ring occasionally, about 20 minutes, or until mixture thickens. Pour In 1 quart casserole and add re maining cold milk without stirring. Bake in a slow oven, 300 degrees P., two and one-half hours. Serve warm with plain cream or with small balls of Ice cream. Ascutney Pudding 1-3 cup pearl tapioca 11a cup cold water 1 quart scalded milk 14 cup yellow cornmeal Vt cup molassea Vi cup suzar A teaspoon cinnamon teaspoon nutmez $4 teaspoon slnser 1 teaspoon salt 1 eaa. well beatee cup cold milk W cup raisins Soak tapioca in cold water sev eral hours. Scald milk In top of double boiler, sprinkle in cornmeal, stirring constantly and cook four to five minutes. Stir in, tapioca and cook five minutes. Remove from heat, add molasses, sugar, spices, salt and egg and blend well. Pour In 1M quart casserole, set in a pan of hot water and bake In a moder ate oven, 350 degrees P. After 10 minutes add cold milk and raisins, but do not stir. Bake two hours. Chile United Is shipping melons to the States. Your Need ' Is a Good Dollar Idea A resourceful woman In a very average American community had a good idea that she has turned Into needed dollars. Starting in her own attic, her business has now grown into a rented space In the business section. Her merchandise Is second-hand baby furniture, car riages and such like. The Idea come to her when she was on a clearing-out spree and wondered what to do with an out grown high chair, play pen and cart. Certainly plenty of people ought to be able to use them but who? And many attics around town must be full of perfectly good baby equipment that was Just In the way and gathering dust. In a flurry of enthusiasm, she cleaned her pieces up, gave them a going over with fresh enamel and got her husband to replace lost screws, fix the wheels and castors. Then she advertised them in the classi fied section of the local paper and sold them the next day. That Inspired her to scout around among her friends for more cast off baby stuff which she bought, renovated and sold at a profit. Her attic "did" very well as a workshop In the beginning but as she became established she needed more space and a more central location. Now she keeps a very full stock of sec ond-hand baby furniture, carriag es, pens, scales and such like which are very dainty and clean by the time she's done them over. Many women, wishing for a way to augment the family Income, could carry on such a business right from home. Or the local P.T.A. or the woman's society of the church could make money by starting a shop like this they could get the old things donated, share the Job of renovating them, take turns selling and clear a nice sum regu larly for their organization. A protective coat of furniture polish on window sills makes their cleaning easier. Sugar Cookies Easy to Bake cup fat 2 cups granulated sugar 3 feb s. beaten V, cup sour cream i teaspoon mace 1 teaspoon vanilla i teaspoon colt 3 teaspoons grated orange rind 3'i cups flour 1 teaspoon poda It teaspoon baking powder Cream fat and sugar. Add eggs and cream, beat a minute. Lightly mix in rest of ingredients. Chill dough if convenient. Drop portions from tip of spoon onto greased bak ing sheets. Flatten each cookie with broad side of knife. Bake 8 min utes in moderate oven. Authorized BotrJen EAMAGES, Salem, Ore. fife J!! .MiiL-a - - -- rimiiWiarTrnrar-ilrriiinirilvlii! , i,ia-iia,ii. i. , J, " 1 mxmv ,-imnfflMB1l SPECIAL OFFER 7BV ON SIMMONS (r DON'T BE SATISFIED WITH AN "ORDINARY'' MATTRESS. SIMMONS 7CTH ANNIVERSARY. BRINGS THIS SPECIAL OFFER THAT MAKES IT EASY TO OWN THE BEAUTYREST. FOR THIS FAMOUS MATTRESS See Bui yotb Anniveraary Beantyreet.-. the ereateet mattreaa Simmons bag ever; .made. 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