Orange-Crowned Cheese Salad, a pretty luncheon dish, is as delectable a way to serve fresh
strawberries as the ever-poptilar combination of sugared berries and thick rich cream.
From the STRAWBERRY PATCH
It's strawberry-festival time again, and many towns across the country
are celebrating the abundance of the berry harvest. Food processors,
too, are taking advantage of this harvest time to capture the luscious
flavor of the fruit at its peak so that it can be strawberry
festival time any day of the year. Here are strawberry recipes picked
from FAMILY WEEKLY'S own patch to give you year-round enjoyment.
Oranqa-Ctowned Chees. Salad
to prepare: 35 min. to chill: 5-6 hrs.
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1. Dissolve gelatin in hot water. Stir in the orange
juice concentrate and cold water. Chill in refrig
erator or over ice and water until mixture is
slightly thicker than consistency of thick, unbeaten
egg white.
2. Meanwhile, lightly oil a 2-qt fancy ring mold
with salad or cooking oil (not olive oil) ; set aside
to drain.
3. Arrange orange sections in bottom of mold.
4. Divide gelatin mixture into two portions. Blend
cottage cheese and salt into one portion; set other
portion aside. Turn cottage-cheese mixture into
mold. Chill until slightly set. -
5. Meanwhile, hull cup of the strawberries and
cut berries into halves; reserve remaining berries
for garnish. Arrange berry halves on gelatin mix
ture in mold with rounded sides against mold.
6. Blend sieved avocado into other portion of
slightly thickened gelatin. Turn avocado mixture
into mold over partially set cottage-cheese layer.
(Layers should be of almost the same consistency
to avoid separation of layers when unmolded.)
Chill until firm. Unmold onto chilled serving plate
and garnish with berries. 6 to 8 serving
Fruit Pockets
The full flavor of strawberry jam, whether home
made or commercially prepared, enhances ih.it
cream cheese-butter cookie.
to prepare: 25 min. to bake: 10-15 min.
(allow time for chilling dough)
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1. Sift flour and salt together. Set aside.
2. Cream butter, cream cheese, and vanilla extract
together thoroughly.
3. Mixing until well blended after each addition,
add dry ingredients in fourths to creamed mixture.
Chill dough thoroughly in refrigerator.
4. Roll dough about V in. thick on lightly floured
surface. Using a pastry wheel or sharp knife, cut
dough into 2-in. squares. Put about Vfa teaspoon
of the jam onto each of two opposite corners of
each square. Bring together the other two oppo
site corners to overlap slightly; press firmly to seal.
Transfer to cookie sheets.
5. Bake at 350 F 10 to 15 min., or until delicately
browned. With spatula remove cookies to cooling
racks. About 2Vi doz. cookies
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