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Thursday. January SI. 1957 MEDFORD (ORXSOK) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVErT Feeding the Family By ZOLA VINCENT rood Editor c Look at Lettuco Crop: So What Kseps Ems Busy Lettuce and honey. Now there a a combination, you'll agree. But we read in another good newspaper on Sunday that auerkraut made "conversation piece" ice cream. We haven't tried that yet, but one thing we do know is that lettuce and honey are both mightly Import ant cropi on the Pacific Coast, both worthy of a lot of conver lation .We also know that honey goes into many a good fruit salad dressing and what's under the fruit? Lettuce. Lettuce growers of the Im prial Valley, California, recently celebrated the harvesting of a S23 million crop with a three day festival, and the American Beekeeping Federation chose Southern California for Its an nual convention last week end; both rejoicing in nature's bounty. Now don't get the notion that bees polinale lettuce: almost everything but not lettuce. Honey bees are almost entirely reponsible for the continuance of 50 or more crops important In the economy of the Pacific Coast. Honey bees of Southern California are partial to orange trees and sage while northern honey bees pay a great deal of attention to cotton and alfalfa, along with all the other flower bearers. In fact, if it has a flower, there are likely to be bees about. More on this subject elsewhere In our columns. California Lettuce The Salinas-Watsonville-Hol- lister area of Central California Is the most important lettuce producing and shipping district in the United States. Each year this district ships approximately 50 per cent of the commercial lettuce. From May through Oc tober, Salinas accounts for more than 80 per cent of the total United States carlot shipments. Imperial Valley is the most im portent district in the country shipping about 70 per cent of all lettuce during January and . February. The Blythe area is tepping up production right along. Western Iceberg lettuce Is dis tinguished by firmness of head and crisp texture, is far and away the leader In popularity. Next popular favorite is Cos or rcmaine which is distingushed by Its elongated head, stiff leaves and upright habit of growth. Iceberg and romaine often are combined in the mak ing of the west's famed Caesar and all other tossed salads. Tom Lightly with Ztlty French DrMiing Use a light hand in tossing a salad. Never stir or mix with a heavy hand. Have salad greens fresh, clean, chilled and crisp: no moisture clinging to the leaves. Pat dry before using. We belong to the tear-lettuce-wlth-hands into bite-siza pieces rather than the cut-up or shred-ding-with-a-knife. We make sal ad dressing well in advance so that seasonings can blend well; an exception being the Caesar salad where dressing is done at the table. 1 cup salad oil H cup vinegar 1'4 teaspoons salt Pepper and parika Dash of celery salt 1 teaspoon sugar t tablespoons catsup 1 tablespoon lemon 5ulce V-i teaspoons Worcestershire 2 cloves garlic, split Measure all Ingredients Into a bottle or Jar. Cover tightly and shake well. Chill several houri remove garlis. Shake well before serving. Makes 1 l'l cups. Roquefort Dressing, Add one third cup crumbled cheese to lesty French dressing. Curried Dressing. Add one half teaspoon curry powder to zesty French dressing. OUre Dressing. Add one fourth cup sliced stuffed green or chopped ripe olives to zesty French dressing. Herb Dressing. Add one tea spoon chopped parsley, Hi tea spoons chopped chives and one teaspoon chopped fresh or one half teaspoon crushed dried marjoram to zesty French dress ing. Honey-Fruit Cake Topping j Whether you follow a favorite recipe or use one of the tre mendously popular and quite satisfying chocolate cake or devil's food mixes, you'll find this honey and fruit topping, as pictured, a special treat It re- quires no cooking; goes on the fresh, cooled cake. Topping must be used day It is prepared. 1 egg white l teaspoon salt ' cup honey 3 tablespoons thick apricot puree or applesauce li teaspoon lemon rind Spices, if desired If you've applesauce or cook ed apricots around, use them: otherwise a can of baby food apricot puree or applesauce is ideal. Beat egg white and salti until it stands in a peak. Con tinue beating and slowly add honey. When mixture stands in stiff peaks, fold in fruit puree and lemon rind. Makes enough to cover top and sides of two nine-inch layers of cake. A dash of nutmeg, allspice, cloves or cinnamon is favored by many. Honey-ed Salad Dressings Remember that honey loves to be warm; will flow with ease Into an oiled measuring cup without sticking to you or the container. Here are two honey salad dressings considered ideal for any combination of fresh or canned fruit salad arrange ments. Mix one teaspoon paprika, one-half teaspoon powdered dry mustard, one-half teaspoon salt, one-half teaspoon celery salt. Add one-half cup liquid honey, three tablespoons lemon juice. one-quarter cup vinegar. Slowly add one cup salad oil, beating until well blended. Makes about two cups. For a tart honey salad dress ing, combine one-half cup liquid honey, one-half teaspoon salt, one-third cup chili sauce, one third cup wine vinegar, one tablespoon onion and one table spoon Worcestershire sauce. Slowly add one cup salad oil, beating until well blended. Orange Waffles. Start your day off right with a tasty hearty breakfast of fruit, orange waf fles, bacon and lots of ice cold milk andor steaming coffee. For orange waffles simply add one tablespoon grated orange peel to your favorite waffle batter. Bake as usual and serve topped with orange slices and plenty of honey, orange flavor ed, of course. Crabmeat Cakee Truly a Treat Pacific Coast Dungeness crab and Alaska King crab are in creasingly available the year round. Dungeness can be bought fresh, fresh frozen or canned while Alaskan King crab is ship ped frozen from far northern waters. A favorite western meth od of serving is to crack the cooked crab claws and pile on platter with the body meat. Serve with lots of mayonnaise, a green salad and French bread covered with butter and par mesa n cheese, then toasted under the broiler. These crabmeat cakes are equally delicious, though quite different. 13 cup butter 1 clove garlic Vi cup flour 1 cup milk i teaspoon salt Pepper to taste 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce i cup dry fine breadcrumbs 1 2 3 cups flaked crabmeat 1 egg beaten, diluted with 1 tablespoon water 1 hardcooked egg, chopped Melt half the butter with sliced clove of garlic in sauce pan; remove garlic when butter is melted. Blend in flour, add milk, stirring constantly. When sauce boils and thickens remove from heat: add salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Add one fourth cup of the bread crumbs to half the sauce, then add crab meat. Mix thoroughly, cover tightly and chill in refrigerator. This mixture will shape into about 10 small patties. Dip the patties into the remaining bread crumbs, beaten egg and again in the crumbs. Pan fry in re maining butter in moderately hot skillet about five minutes. Thin the remaining white sauce with remaining one-quarter cup milk and reheat with the chop ped hard cooked egg. Pour over hot crab cakes and serve. Makes five servings. Dried Beef Rarebit. A fine luncheon specialty for family or unexpected guests. Many keep a jar of dried beef on the emerg ency shelf for just such a use. Simmer three cups cooked fresh or canned tomatoes with one 4 r " '..rtfir . : ,JS r . J . ' . 1 'tSal HONEY PLENTIFUL Honey, nature's oldest sweet, is In plenti ful supply and it will pay us to keep honey bees busy by using their product often. Here, a heavenly honey fruit frosting tops a devil's food cake. Recipe along with the prize collection of honeyed salad dressings are included in today's food columns. Holmes Addresses I Forrester Named Council of Churches Portland U.R) Gov. Robert D. Holmes told the Portland Council of Churches Tuesday night that he believes "a poli tician who talks publicly about moral issues" runs into danger. The governor said he believes this type of politician frequently is classified as "a pious fraud on a permanent basis, or a pious pirate on a temporary basis." Holmes told church leaders he would not "give lip service to an idea which I reject morally." cup shredded dried beef and one cup grated Cheddar cheese together for five minutes, stir ring until cheese is melted; add two tablespoons butter and dash of pepper. Stir in two slightly beaten eggs and cook gently over low heat a minute or two. Pour over buttered toast points. Makes six servings. To Education Board Salem (U.R) J. W. (Bud) Forrester Jr., 43-year-old editor and publisher of the Pendleton East Oregonian, has been named by Gov. Robert D. Holmes to succeed the late Bernard Mainwaring on the State Board of Higher Education. Forrester becomes the Oregon State College representative on the 10-man board, which con trols all of the state institutions of higher learning. 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