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4 Feeding the Family
By ZOLA VINCENT
Feed Editor
Maraschino Cherries Give
Flavor, Color Distinction
to Foods
The lure of the maraschino
cherry bottle is almost as great
at that of the box of chocolates
out of the children's reach on a
top shelf.' Decorate almost any
dessert, fruit or chilled beverage
with maraschino cherry or two
and it is certain to please the
children, have eye and taste ap
peal for the teen-agers as well as
special interest for Dad who re
members that elusive out-of-reach
bottle from his own child
hood. '. i
Maraschino cherries have
been enjoyed for three cen
turies, were introduced into
"America, in the 1890s and in re
cent years have become a big
west coast industry. Carefully
tended orchards in the rich val
leys of the Pacific Northwest
and California furnish the main
source of supply of the Royal
Anne cherry which is processed
to give it the distinctive mara
schino texture, flavor and color
liked by . everyone. Comes in
both .red and green now.
Many Maraschino Uses
Long a favorite vith ice
cream 0 manufacturers, sundae
sauce makers, bakers and choco
late dippers, glassed maraschino
cherries are also a popular
homemaker shelf item for dress
ing up salads of all kinds, frozen
desserts, fruit compotes, sher
bets and ice cream; for topping
pies and cakes, custards, iced
drinks, breads and cookies,
sauces, candies, frostings, jams
and preserves. They also go into
sandwich spreads and nearly all
fruit cakes. .
Cherry Spice Ring V
Here is, eating delight, a
fragrant spice ring that 'is easy
to make, certain to please as a
birthday cake, after-the-dance
snack or other teen-ager attrac
tion; wonderful with ice cream
or with coffee. Use nine-inch
ring. Equally good of comae
baked in loaf .pan which how
ever requires, a little longer bak
ing time.
1V4 cups sifted cake flour . '
2 teaspoons baking powder
3A teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
?A teaspoon cloves - -
V teaspoon nutmeg
Vi teaspoon allspice
1 cup sugar
1-3 cup shortening ,
?4 cup milk ' ; -.
2 eggs - . : ; ; , ? -
1 teaspoon vanilla
J2 cup chopped maraschino ;
f ; cherries (about 20)
v,lSift flour, baking powder,
salt, spices and sugar together.
Cream shortening until, light
and fluffy. Add dry ingredients
and one-half cup milk. Mix until
well blended and beat two min-
maining milk. Beat one minute.
Fold in well drained and chop
ped cherries. Pour into a
greased and floured nine-inch
ring pan or loaf ' pan. Bake in
moderate oven, 375 degrees, 40
45 minutes or until cake tests
done. Cool five minutes.. Turn
out on cake rack and cool
thoroughly. Frost and garnish
with additional cherries.
Cherry Coconut Drops
Recipe makes about 5V2 dozen
cookies; for home enjoyment,
for parties, for creating a sensa
tion at church, club or grange
bazaar and cake sale.
Cream one cup . butter or
margarine and gradually add
one cup sugar. Add three table
spoons grated orange rind and
beat until light and fluffy. Add
two well beaten eggs and' con
tinue beating. Sift two cups
sifted all-purpose flour, two
teaspoons baking powder and
one-half teaspoon salt .'together;
add to creamed mixture and
mix well.
Fold in one cup quick-cooking
dry oatsj two cups sfiredded
coconut and onehalf cup chopped
maraschino cherries that have
been well drained (about 20
cherries). Drop by teaspoonfuls
in moderate oven, 375 degrees,
on greased baking sheets. Bake
12 to 15 minutes or until cookies
are lightly browned.
Banker's Salad Gets
High Interest Rate
We named this , "Banker's
Salad" because of the high in
terest it rates! It's the kind of
salad your husband would toss
for boss if your husband were a
VIP in the business of salad
making. Perhaps he is. If so,
bring this to his attention.. Other
wise, do it yourself and rate all
the special interest . , . with the
men.
Practically a meal because of
the meat and cheese, you'll need
only hot buttered French or
French sour dough bread, fruit
and a beverage,
- Chilled Salad Bowl. A chilled
wooden salad bowl and wooden
salad fork and spoon are thought
by many to be ideal. Some fol
low the French custom of rub
bing the bowl with a cut clove
of garlic. A combination of
whatever salad greens are avail
able, 'varying with' the season,
and approximating two gener
ous heads of lettuce or romaine
for serving six to eight persons.
Wash and chill. At the crucial
moment, the chilled crisp, thor
oughly drained greens are torn,
not cut, into the bowl. Then
drizzle this dressing over greens
and toss lightly to coat each
bit of green with savory flavor.
- Special Dressing. Start with
two ounces of mashed - Braun
schweiger (smoked liverwurst)
to which add one-fourth cup
Gold Hill
MARASCHINO. CHERRIES Bright red,1 almond flavored mara
schino cherries' have . a special lure for children and teen-agers.
We put them inside and on top of this frangrant spiceiring which
is perfect with ice cream for the younger generation, unsurpassed
with coffee for the older cake eaters.
utes. Add eggs, vanilla and re-lemon juice and mix to creamy
consistency. A bit of dry or pre
pared mustard and tabasco and
then, with much whipping, add
one-half cup of salad oil.
Toppings. Top with an ar
rangement of strips of cooked
ham, turkey, salami, thin-sliced
franks, using two kinds together
with slivers of' American or
Swiss cheese. Give guests a
glimpse of the creation, then
toss all together and serve the
lucky people.
Choice Rarebit Variations
Celery Rarebit. Combine one
can condensed cream of celery
soup, one-half cup milk, one
cup shredded sharp American
cheese, one-half teaspoon dry
mustard - and two well beaten
eggs. Heat over low heat stir
ring constantly until . cheese is
melted and rarebit is thickened.
Serve on toast or crackers. Six
servings.
Mushroom Rarebit. Follow
recipe above except use cream
of mushroom soup instead of
celery and add one-half cup
chopped ripe olives.
Tomato Rarebit. Follow recipe
for celery rarebit, but use to
mato soup instead -of celery.
Throughout the week, the
hearts and flowers motif of Val
entine's Day is likely to dom
inate the party scene. And why
not dress up the Valentine's Day
dinner table for . the family?
Using a wiite table cloth, scat
ter red cardboard or., paper
hearts, lacy valentines, red
flowers or other" appropriate
decorations about the table; red
and white candles, of course.
Soup course might be cream
of tomato soup or tomato bouil
lon with blob of sour cream.
Spread butter wafers with
pimiento cheese or . with Phila
delphia cream cheese with
paprika dash.
Heart shaped biscuits flecked
with pimiento or made with to
mato juice can top any flavored
casserole.
If you're having mashed pota
toes, chop a pimiento and add
to final whipping of potatoes.
Salad course might be any of
the innumerable tomato aspics
molded in heart or other shape
Sweetheart cookies or cakes
can -be made from practically
any recipe and decorated with
white icing and heart shaped
redhot cinnamon drops or red
icing design.
Children will enjoy Valentine
punch made by combining three-
fourth ounce bottle or package
of red cinnamon candies with
one cup pineapple juice, heating
until candies melt. ' Chill, then
divide among four tall glasses
or six or eight smaller ones and
finish filling with ice cold gin
ger' ale. Stir gently to mix.
Pimiento Sandwiches. White
bread, red filling; different and
delicious. Spread slices of plain
or toasted bread with mayon
naise or butter. Place lettuce
leaves on one slice and top with
whole or halved pimientos from
jar or can.
Sauerkraut and Pig's Knuckles
Some cold night treat the family
to this. Simmer the meat of
three or four pig's knucKies
until tender and 10 mmutes be
fore serving, add a can of sauer
kraut. Drain and serve. Golden
cornbread will be mighty good
with -this.
Chili beans, chili con came
or oven baked beans make a
hearty winter lunch or supper.
Mixed vegetable salad, fresh or
canned fruit and cookies; plenty
of milk or cocoa for children.
Calavo and grapefruit make
a fine seasonal salad. Plenty of
both in the markets at reason
able cost. A bed of shredded let
tuce, a tart French dressing. '
Gold Hill A bridal shower
was eiven Jan. 29 in Jionor of
Mrs. George Triller, the former
Joyce Tepovac, at the home of
Mrs. Albert Harrison with 17
guests present. The bride re
ceived many nice sifts, manv
from those unable to attend.
Mrs. Floyd Romine received the
prize. Refreshments were" served
by the hostess assisted by Mrs.
James Meran of Grants Pass.
Amethyst Rebekah Friendshin
club has donated $13.33 towards
tne March of Dunes, from the
doll project, the doll being do
nated by one of the members,
Mrs. Harry Quinn. The doll was
received by Mrs. Florence Con
ner. .
Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill McHargue Sunday were the
Rev. and Mrs. Gilman and son
Leo; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Buchan
an; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sullivan
and son Randy of Brooks; Mr.
ana Mrs. Charles Foree and son
Ernest of Roseburg.
Phyllis Boye has returned
from a two weks vacation to
Canoga Park, Calif. She is the
aaugnter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Boye and is emnloved at the
Southern Oregon planing mill,
central Point.
Gold Hill Hobbv club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Ruth
Drumm, East Evans creek,
Rogue River, on Feb. 11.
Crold Hill Parent-Teacher as
sociation will meet Thnrsdav.
Feb. 10, "at 8 p.m. Part of the
program will consist of a lack.
pot quiz, there will be group
singing ana the past presidents
will be honored. '
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Thursday, February 10, 1955
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