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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1952)
J Authentic Oco4 JWe tt Setter Mhf ;y THE HOUSEWIFE'S HANDY LATEST IDEAS FOR YOUR Journal S .FOOD .SECTIO ARKETING Salem, Oregon, Thursday, June 26, 1952 Capitalji, Festive 'Fourth of July I Picnic Takes Planning; a. Pa tr i o ti c Note . Fea tu red r y . Flag Cake Patriotic finale. . ft. Hominy Grits Spuds Substitute The current potato shortage is no problem in southern homes. For generations they have served hominy grits whether there was a shortage or not. Hominy grits are more than a mere substitute anywhere in the South, they are an every day standby. In iact, grits are commonly known as the "po tatoes of the South." Northern visitors are amazed to meet them at breakfast as a cereal, at lunch as a vegetable and at dinner with gravy or butter. One good reason for this popularity is the easy prepara. tion. Grits cook in 25 or 30 minutes. . Then too, grits can be quite versatile, as demonstrated by this delightful grits ring with Creole shrimp. A real specialty, it- will meet with quick ap- proval with your family and friends. Ham Pies, Grisp Oatmeal Cookies for Hobo Picnic Is there one among us who has not at some time or other wished for the simple life of a hobo! Perhaps we'd tire of the life quickly but just a little would be fun, such as a Hobo Picnic. Gay .carefree, with food that will pack for a few city blocks or a country mile, a hobo picnic can be the most fun, yet one of the simpleest to prepare. Traveling Ham Pies will satisfy hearty outdoor appetites. Ham and green beans in a zip py sauce are tucked into the flavorful corn meal pastry. Wrapped in , foil or heavy paper, they travel well in your hobo handkerchief. Since they are so complete, a few crisp vegetables can round out your simple menu. Oatmeal Surprises are also good travelers and are perfect for nibbling. Mint wafers are Vegetable Aspic Cool and colorful (AP New&IeatureB) . ' For a July Fourth lunch or i center of cake and fill with re- supper buffet choose dishes you can prepare ahead; then relax and enjoy the party. Baked ham (served cold in thin slices), a vegetable aspic, rolls and butter, and a berry-and-cream. cake all take to advance preparation and tiute delicious. Here are recipes for 'the" salad and dessert. Vegetable Aspic " .' Ingredients: .One 3-oz. pack age lemon gelatin, 2 cups very hot pale dry ginger ale, 1 tea- K spoon sale, 1 tablespoon lemon jf juice, 1 Vi cups shredded: green , cabbage, Vi cup sliced radishes, ' Vi cup diced cucumber, Vi cup it sliced scallions, chicory, cucum ber slices, -radish roses, sour ' cream, chives. Method: Stir gelatin into gin ger ale until dissolved. Stir in .salt and lemon juice. Chill until consistency of unbeaten egg . white. Fold -in cabbage, sliced radishes, diced cucumber, and scallions. Spoon into mold. Chill until set. Unmold and ring with chicory, cucumber slices, and radish roses. Serve with sour -cream mixed with chopped . -chives. Makes 6 servings. Flag Cake V Ingredients: One 17-oz. pack age white cake mix, Vt cup .'Shredded coconut (cut), Vi cup plus cup milk, 1 pint fresh strawberries (sliced and sweet ened), 1 cup heavy cream (whipped and sweetened), 4 whole strawberries with hulls left on. - Method: Empty cake mix into Jowl. Add coconut and mix well. I Add Vi cup milk. Blend, then i beat 1 minute. Add cup more I aluk. Blend, then beat 1 min- i me. Add remaining cup milk and beat 1 minute longer. Pour If batter into 9x9x2-inch pan, lined 5 on bottom with paper. Bake in moderate (375 F.) oven 30 min ; utes or until cake tester inserted in center comes ou tclean. Cool. i Split cake in half horizontally. 4 Spread strawberries and whip ped cream between the layers, , reserving some of the cream to decorate top. Outline a flag in Introduce your family to j crunchy oatmeal cookies to pro- vide the note of mystery. Then as you stretch out on the grass, there s fresh fruit to satisfy even the hungriest hobo. Let care be gone, you re off served cream. Put a small mound of cream in each corner and top each' mound with one of the whole strawberries that has been sliced partly through In a few places, fan-fashion,, .. I.'-' - 7. " Condensed Soup Is Aid to All Cooking Ask any best cook her secret of success these days and she's pretty sure ' to give credit to condensed soup. You're prob ably an enthusiast yourself. Cooking with soup is a habit that's helping many home- makers make ends meet from the standpoint , of both minutes and money. Soups make such fine cook ing sauces. Start with one of them and it's easy to prepare a casserole or any meat or fish dish that calls for sauce as an ingredient or as a topper. Chicken Slices in Cheese Sauce - 1 pound asparagus, cooked , (fresh, frozen or 1 No. 2 can) 6 slices cooked chicken 1 can (l'i cups) condensed cream of chicken soup , Vi cup shredded Cheddar cheese Place asparagus in bundles in a flat baking dish or pan; top each with sliced, chicken.- Stir soup and. cheese together; pour over chicken. Place under broil er, or in hot oven (450 degrees F.), until lightly browned. Ar range on platter. Makes 6 servings. .' Note: For '. variation, use either cream of mushroom or celery soup instead of chicken. Good With Toast Did you ever taste mashed avocado on toast? It's partic ularly delicious to serve with scrambled eggs. Fixing the avocado is easy. Mash one of those summer avocados and season a bit with salt and a few sprinkles of lemon juice. grits now. Their popularity will continue long after potatoes are back on your pantry shelf! Creole Shrimp in Grits Ring Grits Ring: 5 cups boiling water . 1 teaspoons sail IV4 cups enriched hominy grits Creole Shrimp: 2 tablespoons butter Vi cup chopped onions Vt cup chopped green pepper Vt cup choped celery Vi cup flour 2 cups tomato juice 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 2 cups cooked shrimp For grits ring, slowly stir hominy grits into boiling salted water; cover and cook for 25 minutes, stirring frequently. Pour into greased B-inch ring mold and let stand about 25 minutes. Unmold onto plate and fill center with Creole Shrimp (see below). For Creole shrimp, melt but ter; add onion, green pepper and celery and cook until brown. Stir in ; flour until well mived. -Add tomato juice and cook, stirring occasionally un til thickened. Add garlic, salt and sugar and cook 5 minutes longer. Add shrimp and. cook 10 minutes. Serve in center or grits ring. Gelatin Desserts Cool gelatin desserts are ex tra delicious on wa-m days. Dis solve a package of - lemon-fla vored gelatin in a 12-ounce can of hot apricot whole fruit nec tar and add Vt cup cold water. Chill until partially thickened and fold in 1 cup fresh rasp berries. At serving time, break into' small pieces and combine with soft ice cream. Serve im mediately, Ice-cold apple juice liberally spiked with lemon juice is a thirst quencher and refresher without peer. MAYgNNAISE CREAM CHEESE M VOU CWOCI Vt teaspoon salt Vi cup brown sugar Vt cup granulated sugar Vt cup shortening, soft 1 egg Mi teaspoons vanilla lVz cups rolled oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked) 1M cups rolled oats V cup chopped nutmeats Filling: 20 chocolate mint wafers Sift together flour, soda and salt into a bowl. Add sugars, shortening, egg and vanilla. Beat until smooth, about 2 min utes. Fold in rolled oats and nutmeats. Shape dough into rolls. Wrap in waxed paper and chill thoroughly. Slice Vi inch thick and place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees F.) 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and immedi ately make "sandwich cookies" by placing a mint wafer be tween two warm cookies. to see the world. Here's what you will want tucked into your knapsack:-- Traveling Ham Pies , Fresh Vegetable Relishes Oatmeal Surprises Fresh Fruit Iced Orange and Lemonade Traveling Ham Pies (Makes 12 Ham Pies), Pastry: . 3 cups sifted enriched flour 1 cup enriched corn meal 3 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons salt Vi cup shortening 1M cups milk Filling: Vi cup butter or margarine 1 cup flour 1 cups milk ' 1V2 teaspoons prepared mus tard lMr cups cooked string beans, cut 2 cups diced cooked ham Sift together flour, corn meal, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening -until mixture re sembles coarse crumbs. 'Add milk, mixing lightly only un til '.mixtufe is dampened. Roll out on lightly floured board to -inch thickness. Cut dough into- 24 -round circles about 4 inches4n- diameter and place 12 oh two cookie1 sheets. Place small amount of the filling (see below), on each of the .'12 pastry circles. Top with the other pastry circles and seal edges- together with :fork,. or fluting. Prick each little pie with fork,-and bake in hot oven (400 degrees'F.) 15 to 20 min utes., '. To make -filling, melt butter add flour and mix well. Add r.'ilk gradually, stirring until thickened. Add mustard, string beans and ham and mix well. Crisp Oatmeal Surprises Makes 20 Cookies Cookies: Vi cup sifted enriched flour Vt teaspoon soda Milk Good Food for Summer Days As summer comes on, serve milk flavored to your taste I with fruits and syrups. In this parade of cool refreshment you'll find banana, maple, grape, I chocolate and pineapple only a start of the long, cold, flavored milk beverages to be made at home. Chocolate Banana Milk Shake 5 large bananas 1 quart milk 2 teaspoons vanilla ' 1 pint chocolate ice cream Peanut Cream Patties Peel bananas; crush in a large bowl. Beat with a rotary beater until smooth. Add milk and van illa; beat to blend. Pour into chilled glasses and float a scoop of ice cream on each. Serve with Peanut Cream Patties. Makes 6 glasses. Ice Cream Party Treat your family and friends to an old-fashioned ice cream party. Make your ice cream in a crank-stylo or electric freezer and plan on serving it in the garden or back yard. These toppings always make a hit with the crowd chopped wal nuts, chocolate syrup, slivered roasted almonds, canned cling peach slices and fresh berries. Let each one make his own sundae. A tall glass of chilled apple juice with a scoop of ice cream floating in it is a drink to en chant all youngsters under eighty. NO 1 TIDE I n o IAN YOU CAN n THE WASH TEST PROVES IT! Nemo IM byl I . VOU CAN UJv SEETHE Tine " ANY OTHERS I I t V WASHING PRODUCT j TIDE gets clothes WHITER with no bleach! Amazing new tests prove that Tide, used all alone, washes whiter than any soap or "detergent" with a bleach added. 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