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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1959)
s Feeding the Family By ZOLA VINCENT hood Urtor la Naxst Market Ao a matter of fact, there' a super abundance of walnuts and filberts also, but today we talk about almonds which are setting an all-time record for production. Seventy two thousand tons of almonds, on the unshelled basis are Dour ing into various channels from 102.000 acres of or chards. Practically all domes tic almonds are grown in California. They represent a $150 million industry. Everyone remembers that last year there was scarcely an almond to be found. This ear's bountiful h a r v e s means that there are lots of almonds at prices far below last year's, and that we can 'start feasting on them right now. How to Bur Approximately 85 per cent of the almond crop is shelled, keeping in tune with consum er demand for easy-to-use streamlined food preparation patterns. ' There are any number of varieties and shapes of pack ages of almonds awaiting your quick and easy selection. There are one pound cello packs of soft shell almonds. Shelled packs of unblanched whole almonds come in 6 and 12 ounce sizes and there's a 12 ounce pack of shelled blanched whole almonds. j In tin, you'll find six ounce shelled unblanched whole al monds, five ounces of but tered diced- and roasted al monds, five ounces of toasted blanched and slivered al monds. Newest almond noted is smokehouse salted, comes in six ounce tin. Many Ways with Almonds Whenever or wherever they are used, almonds lend a cer tain elegance to any social oc casion, add distinction to many recipes in ways sug gested here -Almonds as party fare of fered simply in nut cups or in help-yourself bowls have long been an established custom for special occasions. For this, use almonds roasted and salt ed, blanched or unblanched. -Diced roasted .almonds in cheese or fish cocktail spreads. . -Slivered almonds drifting atop cream soups. - -Unblanched chopped al monds in chicken, vegetable or fruit salads. -Almonds in main course dishes suqh as croquettes, veal or fish amandine, nut crusted macaroni or noodles, chop suey, curry. -Put almonds in hot vege tables to make them the talk of the crowd. Especially note worthy with green beans, caulflower, celery. -Almonds in quick breads, muffins, coffee cakes, waffles. -Almonds enhance all man ner of confections and des serts - pies, cakes, puddings, cookies, frozen desserts. Per fect , for candy making and decorating. Two Ways with On Can Fruit Cocktail Pretty up a festive half ham or ham slice with honey-glazed fruit from a can of fruit cocktail, then use fruit syrup for ice cream or other dessert topping. ' Drain can of fruit cocktaiL Heat fruit in syrup made by combining o n e-h a 1 f cup of honey with two tablespoons of lemon juice. Slowly -turn fruit in syrup until glazed Arrange around baked ham, pouring any leftover syrup over ham. Return ham to hot oven for further glazing. If you are serving cold ham, ar range fruit around platter. SEASON FOR PUDDINGS - Now comes the season of aro matic, sweet-tasting puddings. One of the very best is fash ioned of fresh California dates, made crunchy with plentiful California almonds and served with brown sugar hard sauce. This and other recipes are included in today's food columns. Date and Almond Pudding ' Is Superlative Treat Here's a pudding that's moist and fruity yet not too rich to serve after a hearty dinner. It is made with a small measure of flour and a generous measure of soft bread crumbs for lightness, Crunchy almonds add to its goodness. Steam it in a large mold or in individual molds. . Serve this warm, of course, with your favorite sauce, with whipped cream, with ice cream or with our "Brown Sugar Hard Sauce" pictured. Eight servings.. 3A cup soft butter 1 cup brown sugar (packed) 1 teaspoon vanilla 18 teaspoon almond ex tract 34' teaspoon salt 2 eggs, beaten 3A cup sifted all-purpose flour 2" teaspoons baking powder 1 quart fine soft day-old bread crumbs ' 3,i cup milk -. . 1 cup chopped, pitted fresh . . California dates ., ; Vt cup sliced or chopped al monds Brown Sugar Hard Sauce Cream butter, brown sugar, vanilla, almond extract and salt together until fluffy; beat in eggs. Sift flour and baking powder together. Add to creamed mixture along with bread crumbs and milk. Stir in dates and almonds. Turn into greased quart mold or individual molds, filling them two-thirds to three-fourths full. Cover tightly. Place on rack in large kettel of boiling water and . steam about 2V2 hours for large mold, one hour for individual molds. Water should come about half way up sides of mold. Replace water if needed during steam ing period. Serve warm with this sauce or other favorite. 'Brown Sugar Hard Sauce. Cream one-fourth cup soft butter, qneJialf teaspoon grat ed orange rind, one teaspoon pure vanilla and lVz cups brown sugar (packed) until blended. Beat in two table spoons . cream until soft and fluffy. Makes about 113 cups or enough fo eight serv ings. Good for any pudding, really . . . Picture Pretty.: In our pic ture, we Surrounded individ ual puddings with almond stuffed dates. -Roasting Is Easy. Roasting gives almonds a rich crunchi ness and depth of flavor that is rewarding. A p o u n d of shelled almonds with two tea spoons butter roasted in a 300 degree oven for 20 min utes does it. Frequent stirring is good idea. Store Like This. Storing shelled almonds is best done under refrigeration in a tight ly covered container.1 Cared for in this manner, they keep their freshness exceptionally well. So put in holiday sup plies any time that's convenient To Blanch Almonds Or Not to Blanch ' Homemakers are sometimes in a quandry regarding blanching' almonds. Actually, many food experts omit this step because . they feel that the paper-thin skin gives extra flavor.. Many candy, pastry and ice cream manufacturers prefer unblanched nuts. So never hesitate, using un blanched almonds. .' Blanching . Is Easy. If you do prefer to blanch, it's no great chore. Simply cover the kernels with cold water, heat to boiling, drain and slip off thumb and fingers. Slivering Is Easy. Split the warm, damp almonds in half with tip of knife. Lay flat side down and cut into thin slivers. Green Bean Salad There's something about sour cream that enhances just about everything with which it is used. Here we add to the already fine flavor of blue lake green beans in a salad that is quickly put togethen for four to six servings de pendent on appetites. Vi pint dairy sour cream IVi teaspoons instant minc ed onion or 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion V teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1 No. 303 can blue lake . green beans 1 medium size - cucumber, sliced Finely chopped fresh pars ley Mix sour cream with onion, salt and lemon juice. Drain green beans and combine with sliced cucumber. Pour sour cream mixture over and mix lightly. Chill, just before serv ing, sprinkle with finely chopped fresh parsley. 8 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medfortf, Or. A Friday, Nov. 13, 1959 Former Portland Church Editor Dies Portland (DPD Word was received here Wednesday of the death in Palo Alto, Calif., of The Rev. Drt Edward Laird Mills, Methodist editor and author and a Portland resi dent from 1920 to -1932. While in Portland, he was editor of the Pacific Christian Advocate. After leaving here in 1932 for San Francisco he joined the National Chris tian Advocate staff. He was author of several books including "Plains, Peaks and Pioneers," "The Advancing Church," add ''The Church Looks Ahead." Among his honorary de grees were two from Willam ette University and College of Puget Sound. T Til -''i:: '1 II1U.ML : . -mm iijj.ii " b h STSh , ff p jr?a t : .5-1 AUTO ON AIR A thin line' of light af ground level shows that this strange looking. ' vehicle isn't touching the road as it amazes .: onlookers during a demonstration in New .' York City. The vehicle is the Curtiss-Wright, "Air-Car" which scoots along a few inches above the ground ori'aTushion of low pres sure, low velocity air. It can travel equally well over land, water, swamp or mud at a maximum speed of feO-miles an hour. ' . -(UPI Telephoto) Lucille Ball Denies Rill Rumor Hollywood (DPD Lucille Ball firmly denied Wednes day night reports of a marital rift between her and Desi Arnaz. 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