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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1957)
A ir Wv .';''.; 4 ..... Z Canta-iJme Pie OH lOIJmilMO Tor Cnuln-Lemon or Orange Pie. sub stitute lemon or orange juice and peel or lime juice and peel. Use yellow food col oring or lemon and a mixture o yellow and red for orange. Prepare, bake, and set aside to cool Paltry far a t-cru 8-ln. pie Pour Into a small cup or custard cup 3 tablespoons cold water Sprinkle evenly over water 2 teaipoom unflavored gelatin Let stand about 5 min. to soften. Mix together in the top of a double boiler V4 cap lugar l4 cup tiffed flour teaspoon talt Add gradually, blending in 1 y4 cups water Set over direct hent and, stirring gently and constantly, bring mixture rapidly to boiling; cook 3 min. Cover and cook over simmering water 5 to 7 min., stirring oc casionally. Vigorously stir about 3 table spoons hot mixture into 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten Immediately blend into mixture in double boiler top. Cook over simmering water, stirring constantly, 3 to 5 min. Remove from simmering water, immediately add softened gelatin and stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Blend in 3 tablespoons lime (ulce 2 tablespoons butter 1 Vi teaspoons grated lime peel (grated through colored part onlyi white part Is bitter) Cool. Blend in ' cup thick sour cream 7 drops green food coloring Chill in refrigerator or in pan of ice and water until mixture begins to gel (gets slightly thicker). If chilled in refriger ator, stir occasionally; if chilled over ice and water, stir frequently. Meanwhile, rinse and cut into halves 1 ripe cantaloupe Remove seedy center. Using a melon-ball cutter, carefully cut 6 balls. Set aside for garnish. Pare the remaining melon and coarsely chop enough to yield V cup. Drain; set aside. When gelatin mixture is of desired con sistency, beat until frothy 2 egg whites Add gradually, beating well after each addition 2 tablespoons sugar Beat until rounded peaks are formed. Spread over gelatin mixture, add the can taloupe pieces, and fold together. Turn mixture into pastry shell. Chill in refrig erator until firm. Garnish with reserved melon balls, mint leaves, and Sllmmln' Toppln' or whipped cream. One 8-in. pie For Slimmin' Toppin'-Pour V cup Icy cold water into a small chilled bowl. Mix in V4 cup nonfat dry milk solids. Using a chilled beater, beat until mixture stands in stiff peaks when beater is slowly lifted upright. Blend in, beating after each addition, 3 tablespoons sugar, 2 teaspoons lemon juice, and 4 teaspoon vanilla extract. About 2 cups topping Berry Mallow Pie ooe " nsnsM BASE RECIPE Prepare, bake, and set aside to cool Pastry for a 1 -crust 9-ln. pie Set a bowl and rotary beater in refriger ator to chill. Thaw, drain, and set aside contents of 2 1 -lb. pkgs. frozen red raspberries or sliced strawberries, or 2 12 oz. pkgs. frozen blueberries Combine in the top of a double boiler 8 oz. marshmaltows Vi cup milk Heat over simmering water; stir fre quently, until marshmallows are melted. Set aside to cool slightly. When mixture is slightly cooled, chill in refrigerator, stirring occasionally, until mixture becomes thicker. When marshmallow mixture is of desired consistency, using the chilled bowl and beater, beat until cream is of medium consistency (piles softly) 1 cup chilled whipping cream Beat in with final few strokes 1 y4 teaspoons vanilla extract V4 teaspoon salt Fold whipped cream and berries into the marshmallow mixture. Turn mixture into pastry shell. Chill in refrigerator until firm. One 9-tn. pie Oratigp.Harfoir Refrigerator Pie Follow Base Recipe. Omit berries. Sub stitute 1 cup strained orange ulce and 1 tablespoon lemon ulce for the milk. De crease whipping cream to V4 cup and omit vanilla extract and salt. Peachy Parlait Pie ooe poi; -iiMiiNa BASE SfCIPE Set refrigerator control at coldest oper ating temperature. Prepare, bake, and set aside to cool Pastry for a 1 -crust 9-ln. pie Place on a baking sheet in a 325F oven for 15 min., or until cookies are dry 6 IV4-ln. almond-macaroon cookies Cool; crush to make fine crumbs (about Vi cup). Set aside. Coarsely chop and set aside Vi cup (about 3 oz.) salted almonds Empty into a bowl 1 pkg. lemon-flavored gelatin Add, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved I '4 cups very hot water Add by heaping spoonfuls, blending wel after each addition 1 pt. vanilla Ice cream Finally, blend until mixture is smooth. Chill in refrigerator 15 to 20 min., or until mixture mounds when dropped from a spoon. Remove skins and cut into small pieces enough peaches to yield 1 cup chopped firm, ripe peaches (about 2 peaches) Add to peaches and toss lightly 2 tablespoons sugar Few drops almond extract When gelatin mixture is of desired con sistency, mix in the cookie crumbs, al monds and peaches. Turn mixture into pastry shell. Chill in refrigerator 45 to 60 min., or until filling is set. One 9-in. pie Pie of Cold Follow Base Recipe. Omit macaroon cookies, salted almonds, peaches, sugar, and almond extract. Substitute orange flavored gelatin for the lemon-flavored gelatin and 1 pt. orange sherbet for the vanilla ice cream. When gelatin mixture is of desired consistency, mix in 2 cups orange sections cut into pieces, and cup flaked coconut. Proceed as in Base Recipe. Cocoa Chiffon Pie ooe sea hum BASE HECIPE Prepare, bake in an 8-in. pie pan, and set aside to cool Pastry for I -crust pie or graham cracker crumb crust Set out cup milk Mix thoroughly in top of double boiler Vi cup sugar yi cup cocoa 4 teaspoon salt Add gradually, blending in, about one half of the milk. Bring mixture to boil ing. Blend in remaining milk and boil about 3 min., stirring constantly. Remove from simmering water and cool 6 min. Meanwhile, pour into a small cup or cus tard cup 4 cup cold water Sprinkle evenly over water 1 tablespoon (I env.) unflavored gelatin Let stand about 5 min. to soften. Vigorously stir about 3 tablespoons hot cocoa mixture into 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten Immediately blend into mixture in double boiler top. Cook over simmering water, stirring constantly, until mixture becomes thicker (3 to 5 min.). Remove from sim mering water, immediately add softened gelatin and stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Blend in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Chill in refrigerator or in pan of ice and water until mixture begins to gel (gets slightly thicker). If chilled in refriger- 10 Family Weekly. July M. 1937