Page S-ECfiON II THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem, Oregon Thursday, January 28, 1954 Pears Are Versatile Fruit Pears and snack time for alter school or bedtime. No need to tell the children to hurry in from play for this pick-up! They are not interest' ed in the nutritjonal value of fresh fruit in their lives. The only interest for youngsters is the taste of the juicy and sweet pears, . Peach Angel For Valentine Beautiful heart-shaped meringue piled high with sweetened cream and garnished with shiny peach slices is enticement enough for the party table for St. Valentine, but wait for sighs of pleasure when first bite reveals the layer of peaches on the bottom and the delicate flavor of the almonds in the meringue. . Chopped almonds and rolled crackers combine to give added texture to the meringue shell. It bakes well in greased pie pan or the heart can be made to any size desired by simply shaping on well- greased brown paper or metal foil. This Valentine Angel will de light the hostess because it cuts well without any chilling time, so often required by meringues. VALENTINE PEACIT ANGEL 3 egg whites Vt teaspoon baking powder 1 cup granulated sugar 10 finely rolled soda crackers ( cup crumbs) 13 cup chopped roasted unblanch ed almonds 2 cups cannd cling peach slices M cup whipping cream 2. tablespoons granulated sugar for cream Vi teaspoon grated lemon rind 1 teaspoon lemon juice Coconut Beat egg whites with baking powder until barely stilt. Gradu ally beat in sugar, fold in cracker crumbs and almonds, Outline a heart about 9 inches in diameter on brown paper. Place on baking sheet. Spread meringue carofully just to edges of heart, heaping mix ture at edges to form shell. Bake in slow oven (300 degrees F.) 30 minutes. Cool. Drain peaches tho roughly and arrange in bottom of meringue shell, reserving a few for top. Whip cream until stiff. Gradu ally beat in sugar, lemon rind and juice. Spread over peaches and" garnish with remaining slices. Co conut may be sprinkled over the top. Chill 2 hours or mora before cutting. Serves 6 to 8. V i Unlike fruits that are tree ripened, pears are picked when Immature. Those left on the tree too long, develop a grainy gritty texture. They should be ripened properly for development of the best eating quality. Only fully ripe pears should be eaten to insure the peak of eating perfection. To ripen, store in a cool dark place, until the flesh of the fruit yields to gentle pressure in the hand. Pear to be cook ed should be slightly firmer than for eating as the cook ing process adds final comple tion of the ripening process. Grown-ups will enjoy the simplicity and goodness of chilled fresh pears as well as the young fry. But the value of pears in the diet, to add interest and variety, does not stop with out-of-hand eating, Baked pears in honey sauce are delicious for something differ ent in breakfast fruit, lunch eon salad on a crisp salad green with French dressing, or for a dinner dessert. Pear sauce is another idea. For fruit salads combine Anjout or Cornice ' pears with apples, bananas, grapes, either in tossed or molded salads. Serve alone on crisp salad greens with grated cheese or cottage cheese. Dramatize a simple salad luncheon by serv ing three.- salads on a chilled plate: a mound of 'chicken. mold of tomato aspec, two pear halves stuffed with cream cheese and nuts. Serve hot but tered toast and pear butter with pear ambrosia. For this delicious dessert, marinate pear slices in lemon juice and honey, equal parts of each, to prevent discoloration of the fruit. Then heap the chilled fruit In sherbet dishes and top with snowy coconut for simply eiegant party fare. Luncheon Loaf Special Here's a meat luncheon loaf ideal for a quiet dinner or supper. Cut the loaf into tt-lnch slices. Combine 1 tablespoon of prepared mustard with 3 tablespoons flour. 1 slightly beaten egg and 1 table spoon vinegar. Dip meat in batter, then brown the meat slices in lard or uripptngs. A Torte Varies Cake Ideas A nice change from the ordi nary type cake is this "Apricot lortc. the bottom layer of the torte is rich and short, and is top ped with golden cooked apricots different and very tasty! After us naked about 4U minutes, spread a butter -sugar topping over the apricots and bake an other 3 minutes. To give the fruit a beautiful glaze and warm it up just before serving, place under the broiler for a few minutes. Apricot Torte ',i cup shortening Vi cup granulated sugar . 1 egg Vi teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour i teaspoon salt Vt teaspoon baking powder 1 cup cooked dried apricots 3 tablespoons butter or mar garine cup confectioners' sugar Few drops vanilla extract Cream shortening and sugar to gether thoroughly. Blend in licht. ly beaten egg and vanilla. Sift to- gewer tiour, salt and baking pow der, and gradually stir into cream ed mixture. Mix well. Spread in greased 8 -inch layer cake pan, Arrange well-drained apricots over top. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees F.) about 40 minu tes. Blend topping ingredients and spread oVcr apricots. Bake 5 minutes longer. Place under broil er to glaze fruit Serve warm. Serves 6 to 8. Go Exotic! Try Chinese, i IAP Nrcitllturei) Old-fashioned lemon flavor is what we've been hankering after. So we baked ourselves a pie. You khow the kind rich with but ter, eggs and sugar, tasting of fresh lemon juice and a bit of the tangy rind. Maybe the fill ing is a little runnier than the cornstarch variety but oh, the flavor! When it comes to the meringue, we admit a modern touch. We sprinkle moist shredded cocoa- nut over the fluffy topping for a toasty taste and a glamor look, One piece of advice about add ing the meringue to the pie: place spoonfuls of it around the edge of the filling and carefully press right to the crust all the way around. Then pile the remaining meringue in the center and s, read lightly to cover pie com' pletely. When you are cutting your pie, use a wet knife and Heart-Shaped Cake Make a hcart-shaDed laver cake for your Valentine's Day party. Put the two layers to gether with canned cling peach slices and whipped cream. Spread the top with a thick layer of cur rant jelly. Then outline the edges with a whipped cream ruffle squirted on with a pastry tube. For the Stew Next time you make some old- fashioned beef stew add some large dry limos instead of pota toes. Put in the dry limas at the same time you add water to the browned meat and cook about 2 hours until both the meat and the limas are tender. Add the remaining vegetables as usual. Apricot Mousse Rich Dessert For a filling and good-tast ing dessert try this apricot mousse ot Dione Lucas: Apricot Mousse 1 pkg. dried apricots 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten Vi cup granulated sugar 1 cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 oz. dark sweet chocolate Soak apricots in enough cold water to cover them for several hours. Boil until tender, drain well .put through a strainer. Mix thoroughly with stiffly beat en egg whites with a wire whisk, Place in serving dish and chill well. .Decorate with chocolate rounds; sprinkle with confection ers' sugar. Fill a pastry bag with whipped cream which has been beaten over ice and flav ored with confectioners' sugar and vanilla; make rosettes be tween chocolate rounds. Chocolate Rounds: Cut circles of waxed paper about the size of a silver dollar. Break choco late into pieces and melt on a plate over slowly boiling water. Spread with a knife on waxed paper rounds; put to set in re frigerator and remove waxed paper before using. Hof Bean Salad ' A hot lima bean salad makes hearty fare for a cold day. Cook large dry limas according to your favorite way, then top with this dressing. Combine Vi teaspoon flour with 1 tablespoon brown su gar, y cup water and 2 table spoons vinegar. Add 1 beaten egg yolk and cook over hot water un til slightly thickened. Pour over the hot limas, toss lightly and sprinkle with crisp bacon bits, minced green onion and parsley. the meringue will slice easily and prettily. OLD-FASHIONED LEMON PIE Ingredients: '4 cup butter or margarine, 1 cup sugar, 2 whole eggs, 2 egg yolks, 6 tablespoons fresh, lemon juice, 1 to 2 tea spoons grated lemon rind, one 9-inch baked pastry shell, Coco nut Meringue. Method: Cream butter and sugar together in top of double boiler. Add whole eggs, egg yolks and lemon juice; mix thor oughly. Place over hot (not boil ing) water; stirring constantly, cook until thick. Stir in lemon rind. Chill; pour into cooled baked pastry shell Top with Cocoanut Meringue; bake in hot (400F) oven about 7 minutes or until meringue' peaks are golden brown. COCOANUT MERINGUE Ingredients: 2 egg whites, 4 ta blespoons sugar, Vi cup moist shredded cocoanut (cut in short lengths.) Method: Beat egg whites until frothy throughout Gradually beat in sugar, a little at a time, con tinue beating until mixture is stiff enough to hold peaks that do not curl when beater is slowly withdrawn and inverted. Spareribs' in New Trick Use pineapple preserves sour sauce for crusty browned spareribs. quick sweef-and- Honey Crisp Coffee Cake One of the mornings, surprise the family with Honey Crisp Cof fee Cake. It goes together in a jiffy and takes only 30 minutes to bake. It's baking aroma win bring the family to the break fast table in a hurry. HONEY CRISP COFFEE CAKE IVi cups sifted enriched 'flour 2 teaspoons baking powder Vi teaspoon salt Vt cup sugar 1 egg, beaten 3 tablespoons melted short ening Sift together flour, baking pow der, salt and sugar. Combine egg, milk and shortening. Add to flour mixture, stirring until mixture is smooth. Pour into greased 8-inch square or 9-inch round pan. Top with Honey Crisp Topping. Bake in moderately hot oven (400 de grees) about 30 minutes. Makes . coffee cake. HONEY CRISP TOPPING 3 tablespoons softened butter or margarine V4 cup honey Vi cup shredded coconut Vt cup crushed corn flakes Vi cup drained, crushed pine apple Cream together butter or mar garine and honey until light and fluffy. Add coconut, corn, flakes and pineapple and mix thor oughly. Spread on coffee cake batter. , Makes topping for 1 coffee cake. " , -' -V Roll-ups of Meat And Cabbage Leaves 1 loose head of cabbage All wrapped upl That's the sit uation with these ground beef rolls. The ground beef is loosely formed into rolls, then wrapped with cabbage leaves and slowly baked until tender. It's wise to plan on at least two rolls per serv ing, f Cabbage Meat :tol!s 9 IVi pounds ground beet Vi teaspoons salt Vt teaspoon pepper Vt cup grated onion Vi cup rice or barley Called a Salad, Is Fine Main Dish Called a salad, it is a fine main dish, this hot macaroni salad: HOT MACARONI SALAD Main dish) 1 t-oz. pkg. elbow macaroni 2 cups cooked green beans, diced 1 cups ham strips cup diced American cheese '.4 cup mayonnaise 2 teaspoons minced onion 1 teaspoon salt V teaspoon pepper Salad greens (optional) Cook macaroni In boiling sailed water according to directions on package. Drain.- Toss the hot macaroni with remaining ingre dients, except salad greens, and allow to stand 5 minutes. Serve with or without greens. Yield: 6 Servings. 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Place in baking pan and cover with water. Cover, and cook in a slow oven (300 F.) for Vk hours, or until rice or barley is done and meat is cooked. 6 servings. Braised Lamb Dish Broiled lamb chops are on many persons' "favorite food" list. However, broiling is only one method for preparing lamb chops. Use chops for a braised dish, Lamb Chops New Orleans. Less demanded shoulder cut arm and blade chops are ideal for this dish. Blade chops may be identi fied by the long thin blade bone they contain; arm chops by their round arm bone. You often find both will retail for several cents per pound under the loin and rib chops. New Orleans Chops To prepare this dish, brown the chops, cut 1 inch thick, in lard or drippings. Then season with salt and pepper. To the meat add Vh cups tomato juice, Vt cup chopped green pepper, Vi cup of chopped onion. Cover and simmer the chops for 30 minutes. Then remove to a warmed platter and thicken the liquid to serve over the chops. Quick Meat Pie Canned stew makes into a won derful meat pie if you doll it up this way. Add 2 tablespoons red table wine, 1 very small brushed clove garlic, cup pitted ripe olives and a generous pinch of marjoram. Heat just to boiling anJ turn into casserole. Cover with pastry top and bake In hot oven until golden brown. Molded Mousse Chicken almond mousse molded in a ring mold would make a very deluxe entree for one of your Feb ruary luncheons. Serve hot baking powder biscuits and spiced canned . peaches with it. If it s for Valen tine's Day cut the biscuits with a heart-shaped cutter. What every good cook knows: Just a little difference in ingredients makes a big difference in cooking results Ep?y4 GSs 5S55. Snowdrift is pre-whipped just a little longer than ordi nary shortenings. Tlint can make the big difference in easier, quicker cutting-in for flaky, tender pastry. 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