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t FESTIVE DESSERTS - The holiday season is the time for gay, festive desserts such as this maraschino cherry pizza tart. The pizza-type crust is filled with candied fruits, wal nuts, almond-flavored maraschino cherries, then topped with a delicately flavored pudding and garnished with pastry rounds. Feeding the Family By ZOLA VINCENT Food Editor Fall Bounty of Fancy -Fruits, Raisins, Nuts Mid - N&vember finds new crops of flavor - packed, west cost-grown dried fruits in our markets. These are apples, apricots, peaches, prunes, figs, and, of course, plenty of suc culent raisins. All are con veniently, packaged, modestly priced and just waiting to add flavor, texture and top-nuin- tion to an array of exciting Dies, cakes, puddings, stuff ings, salads, cereals. Further more, they are "natural sub stitutes for candy when that sweet-tooth becomes demand ing. Then there are glassed maraschino cherries (all west coast grown) in red and in green for incorporating in receipts, for adding flavor dis tinction to beverages, desserts and salads, and for decorating many a good thing. Glaced fruits are available separately or in combination, in cellophane covered pack ages or glass. Their rich glow ing colors flirt with the home maker's imagination as she I pictures party-rich nesselrode I pie puddings, fruit cakes and candies for holiday eating and sharing. Nuts, unshelled and shelled. Bins are piled with almonds, pecans, walnuts, filberts, Brazils (that's right, they come from Brazil), and ma cadamia nuts from Hawaii. They come as harvested, loose and in packages. They also come shelled and canned, glassed and packaged; whole, halved, or sliced and chopoed ready for myriad recipe uses as well as for out-of-hand eat ing. Maraschino Cherry Pizza Tart Gay, Festive Holiday Dessert We call this a pizza tart because of its pizza-like crust which is filled with candied fruits, almond-flavored mara schino cherries and other goodies to make a dessert that is ideal to top off that very special holiday meal. 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour Dash salt 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 tablespoon butter or margarine 1 package active dry yeast 13 cup warm (not hot) milk Wi cups finely chopped walnuts 23 cup sifted confection ers' sugar 13 cup chopped mara schino cherries, drained (about 20 cherries) Vz cup light seedless raisins 2 eggs, beaten 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 2 tablespoons cornstarch 113 cups milk Vz teaspoon rum, vanilla or other desired flavoring Sift flour, salt and granu lated sugar together. Cut in the one tablespoon butter or margarine! Sprinkle yeast ov er the one -third cup warm milk. Stir until dissolved. Stir into flour mixture; beat well. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled in bulk. Knead on lightly flour ed board until smooth. Roll out to an 11-inch circle (it will be quite thin). Press on bottom and up sides of lightly greased eight-inch layer cake pan. Trim edges. Press dough trimmed from edges into a ball and roll out to one-quarter inch thickness. Cut into one-inch circles with floured cutter. Arrange on baking sheet. Combine walnuts, con fectioners' sugar, candied fruit, cherries,- raisins and eggs. Mix well. Spread cherry mixture in dough-lined pan. Cover and let tart and circles of dough rise in warm place 15 minutes. Melt the two tablespoons butter or margarine in small saucepan. Add cornstarch and blend. Gradually add the 1 13 cup milk; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened; add flavor ing. Pour over cherry mix-' ture and top with circles of dough. Bake in hot oven (400 degrees) 25 to 30 minutes. Cool. Garnish pastry rounds with decorative frosting and I aaaiuonai cherries, as desired. Steamed Raisin Pudding Spicy Buttermilk Delight It's easy to get steamed up over this raisin pudding, flavor-sparked with buttermilk. It is aromatic, spicy, easy-to-make, certain to please. Also, it makes eight servings. 23 cup brown sugar Vz cup butter 2 eggs 2 tablespoons molasses 1 Vz teaspoons baking powder 14 teaspoon soda Vz teaspoon salt 34 teaspoon cinnamon V4 teaspoon each cloves, allspice and mace 113 cups sifted flour 1 cup seedless raisins Vi cup buttermilk Topping Cream butter; add sugar slowly; continue creaming un til thoroughly mixed. Add eggs, one at a time, beating wel after each addition. Add molasses and mix well. Mix and sift baking powder, soda, salt, spices and flour. Add rai sin and coat well with flour mixture. Add to first mix ture alternately with butter milk. Turn into buttered mold, cover and steam for 2 V4 hours. When ready to serve, top with soft ice cream, spiced whipped cream, hard sauce or softened cream cheese with a bit of grated orange rind ad ded. Mandarin Oranges Mandarin oranges are an exotic food now available in local stores. They come can ned or bottled: are tiny, whole segments of a special kind of orange that is grown only in the sunny groves of Japan. They add eye and taste ap peal to practically anything; are highly esteemed as a party extra. Here are some suggest ed uses. Add chilled mandarin oran ges to our favorite cole slaw. Serve chilled, drained man darin oranges with cream cheese and crackers for des sert. Fold drained mandarin or anges into prepared vanilla pudding. Serve chilled mandarin or anges with curried dishes. Combine mandarin oranges with frozen pineapple cubes, green grapes for a refreshing fruit cup. Amber Glazed Almonds Have Wonderful Caramel Flavor The caramelization of sugar (either beet or cane) in this recipe is the secr,et to these delightful amber glazed al monds. When sugar is heated to a sufficiently high -temperature it melts and the color changes, first to yellow then to brown. The liquid formed has a char acteristic flavor, called cara mel. As the process continues the liquid becomes decreas ingly sweet, and as it darkens the flavor becomes stronger, even bitter. So stop the cara- THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS Each week, we will have similar specials in our three Depts. at money-saving prices. COME IN and SAVE MONEY! By the Piece BOLOGNA u 29' Sirloin Steak u 59 CHEESE MILD CHEDDAR Gr. PEPPERS 5 TO' LEMONS 1 each PREMIUM CRACKERS ICS BISQUICK Corner 4th and Front - Phone SP 2-8045 FIHEE PARKING melizatlon process while the syrup is light and flavor dis tinct yet still delicate. lVz cups almonds (blanched or unblanched) lVz cups sugar 34 teaspoon salt 34 teaspoon nutmeg Spread almonds on a baking sheet and place in a moder ate (350 degree) oven for about 10 minutes. Cool slight ly then spread out in a lightly buttered shallow pan (10 inch es by 15 inches is about right.) Caramelize the sugar in a heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until sugar changes to a golden amber liquid. Remove from heat', stir In salt and nutmeg quick ly, then pour over toasted al monds. Let set until cold, then invert pan; press against bot tom and the sheet of glazed almonds will fall out. Break into pieces. Store between lay ers of waxed paper in tightly covered can or jar. Recipe uses one-half pound almonds to make one'pound of candy. Macadamia Nut Memo Macadamia nuts from Ha waii are increasing in supply right, along. Named for Dr. John Macadam who discover ed they were good to eat, macadamia nuts are shelled, roasted jn oil, salted, sealed in glass jars under high vac uum; come in 3Vz ounce, 7 ORGANIZER DIES ? New York-(UPD-Mrs. Bonnie Mae Murray Goodlet, known for many years in New York Society as an organizer of charity balls, died Monday of cancer. Hollywood - (LTD - Kathy Crosby, wife of Crooner Bing Crosby suffered minor cuts and bruises and shock Wed nesday when her car was in volved in a two-car accident. ounce and 12 ounce jars. A luxury item, they're most often offered as a party ac companiment for beverages of all kinds, both hot and cold. RADIO AID Los Angeles -(LTD- A new radio impulse device which emits 140 "beeps" per minute after it is activated by opening of a parachute will be a great aid in rescuing pilots lost in water, desert or mountain areas, according to its devel opers. The device, jointly de veloped by North American Aviation and the Telephonies Corp. of New York was ap proved following tests at El Centro Naval Auxiliary Air Station. The low-weight trans mitter can be heard by a hom ing receiver 60 to 80 miles away. MAIL TRIBUNE, MedforJ, Ore., Thursday, November 13, 195S JA CASUALTY Perm Yan, N.Y. -UPD- Ar thur Hartman, 59, decided to avoid v the summer holiday traffic by spending the week end in a hammock alongside his cottage. But an unoccupied car rolled from the curb, knocked him out of the ham mock and sent him down a 15 foot embankment. Hartman was not seriously injured. Frankfurt, Germany -(DPD A harsh new "reign of terror" penal code has been imposed on Romania but the Commun ist regime has concealed it from the people. The death toll on South Africa roads totaled 2,254 in 1957, an increase of 359 com pared with 1956. AVAILABLE 12" GREEN FIR or 2 FOOT SLAB McGINTY FUEL COMPANY PHONE SP 3-6297 ...FESTIVE, PANCY AMD SWEET! TREAT YOUR FAMILY WITH OUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY RECIPES. Pumpkin Pie that's never grainy . . . always smooth. Creamy Fudge that requires no beating ... no "soft ball" tests ... no candy thermometer . . . yet is crystal-free smooth. Spiced Oatmeal Cookies with a deep, rich satisfying flavor. The secret of these famous recipes? Morning Milk, of course! It's concentrated whole milk. Has twice the richness. And because it's scientific ally homogenized . . . it's better-blending, too! ' ", 'SN h 4 if MORNING MttKT X , ' mmmm-- FIVE-MINUTE FUDGE i , ";M --vww.itiwr mwtmrt m-fiat'tixi tiwitmMmvust ' ,.'" 4 (Maheit about 2 poundsi ' ''''. ' , ' ' ' 4 1 cup sugar 2 eggs llVi teaspoons cinnamon VA cups canned pumpkin . lh teaspoon cloves 1 cups (1 large can) undiluted w teaspoon allspice MORNING MILK xh teaspoon nutmeg ' 9-inch single-crust unbaked Vi teaspoon ginger pie shell Ah teaspoon salt Blend sugar, spices, and salt together. Add eggs and pumpkin. Mix well. Stir in Morning Milk. Pour into unbaked pie shell. Bake in hot oven (425 F. 15 minutes: reduce to moderate heat ; (350 F and continue baking about 35 minutes, or until knife inserted in pie mixture comes out clean. Cool. i EVAPORATED SPICED OATMEAL DROPS (Makes about 7 dozen 2-inch cookies) 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking npwder 1 cup undiluted MORNING MILK 3 cups quick oats 2 cups sugar 1 cup shortening 2 eggs Vi cup molasses , 3 cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon Blend sugar, shortening, eggs and molasses until ( light and fluffy. Sift flour, salt, spices, baking soda and baking powder together. Add dry ingredients alternately with Morning Milk. Stir in quick oats. Mix well. Drop dough from a teaspoon to buttered ' baking sheet. Bake in moderate oven (350 F.) about 15 to 18 minutes until cookies are light brown. Remove cookies from sheet and place on racks to cool. ' ' ' 2 tablespoons butter Vh cups (about 16 medium) as ( v.- . 1 . . . cup (smaii canj.-5Vvs.; aieea marsnmauows undiluted I ' Vh cups IVA 6-ounee pkgs.) . MORNING MllX''aeini-sWchocoUte piee .Vh cups sugar, .l teaspoon vanilla , ; ii teaspoon sfltt" cup chopped nutt , ' ' , :,ity t "'-i- i Combine butter, Morning Milk, sugar and salt in ; saucepan over medium heat. -Bring to a boil, and cook 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly XStart timing when mixture starts to "bubble" around edges of pan.) Remove from heat.; Stir in marsh mallows, chocolate, vanilla and nuts. Stir vigor ously for 1 minute (or until marshmallows are completely melted and blended). Pour into 9-inch square buttered pan- and allow.to cool. Cut in squares. ; -I t FREE AT YOUR GROCERS! BOOKLET OF HOLIDAY TREAT RECIPES A full-color, 8-page recipe booklet of holiday treats features our three favorite recipes above . . . plus Banana Nut Bread, Indio Date Bars, 1-2-3 Fudge Sauce, Frozen Cranberry Crunch and other festive dishes. Look for this free booklet at your favorite grocer's Morning Milk display. MORNING MILK. ..the modern cooking milk
