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Frosty Fruit Squares
CONVIMIINCI rooo IICIPI
2 pkgs. date bar mix
Vt cup butter
1 cup water
1 cup chapped walnuts
1 cup mixed candied fruit
1 pkg. fluffy white frosting mix
1. Turn both date bar crumbly mixtures into a
bowl; cut in the butter with a pastry blender.
Spread evenly and press over the bottom of
an ungreased 15V&xlOV&xlVs-in. jelly-roll pan.
2. Bake at 400 F 10 to 12 min., or until golden
brown. Remove pan from oven ; reduce tempera-
ture to 350F.
3. Meanwhile, add water, nuts, and candied
fruit to the date filling mixtures and mix well;
set aside.
4. Prepare the frosting mix according to the
package directions.
5. Spread date mixture evenly over the partially
baked layer in pan and cover with frosting.
6. Return to oven and bake for 25 min., or until
topping is golden brown.
7. Cool slightly; cut into l'i-in. squares.
About fiV4 doz. cookies
... a nutritious family feast
Red-Topper Meat Loaf
3 tablespoons butter
'4 cup finely chopped onion
Vt cup chopped green pepper
1 Vi lbs. ground beef
'i lb. bulk pork sausage
1 cup uncooked rolled oats
2 eggs, beaten
cup tomato juice
Vt cup prepared horse-radish
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon dry mustard
Vi teaspoon Accent
Topping, chili sauce, or catsup
1. Heat butter in a skillet; add onion and green
pepper and cook about 5 min., or until onion
is soft, stirring occasionally.
2. Meanwhile, lightly mix the meats and rolled
oats together in a large bowl. Blend together
the next three ingredients and a mixture of the
seasonings. Add to meat mixture and mix light
ly. Turn into a 9Vvx5lix2;?4-in. loaf pan and
press lightly.
3. Spread with Topping, chili sauce, or catsup.
. Bake at 375 F about 1 hr. Remove from oven
and allow meat to stand in pan several minutes
before slicing. About 8 servings
Topping Mix together 2 to 3 tablespoons
brown sugar and 1 teaspoon dry mustard. Blend
in ''i cup catsup.
... a pancake brunch for
Shrove Tuesday
Mincemeat Pancakes with Lemon Sauce
CONVIHIINCI
rooo ticiri
2 cups biscuit mix
1 egg
1 cups milk
Vt cup moist mincemeat
Lemon Sauce (see recipe)
1. Combine the first three ingredients in a bowl;
beat with a rotary beater until blended. Mix in
the mincemeat.
2. Spoon batter onto heated, greased griddle,
using about 2 tablespoons batter for each pan
cake. Turn as pancakes become puffy and full
of bubbles. Turn only once. Serve immediately
with worm Lemon Sauce. About 2U pancakes
Lemon Sauce
Vi cup butter
1 cup sugar
Vt cup water
I egg, well beaten
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Cook
over medium heat, stirring constantly, just
-until mixture comes to boiling. 2V4 cups sauce
Junior TREASURE Chest
EDITED BY RUTH DIXON
George Washington
By Ragna Eskil
We have all heard the story of how when George
Washington was a little boy, he chopped down a
cherry tree with his axe, and when his father
said, "Who did it?" he answered, "I cannot tell
a lie, sir. I did it." While some history writers
suy this story may not be true, we all like to
believe it.
When Washington was only 19, he was made
a captain in the French and Indian War. When
the Revolutionary War broke out, he was chosen
commander-in-chief.
One of the famous stories of that war is the
crossing of the Delaware River. It was Christmas
Pve, and a great sleet storm was raging. The
Hessian soldiers, whom Kngland had hired to
fight against the colonists, were having a party
in Trenton, N. J. Washington's soldiers were
camped across the Delaware. They had hardly
any food and their shoes were in rags. The river
was full of ice, but Washington managed to get
all his men across and chased the surprised
Hessians out of their enmp. This victory marked
a turning point in the war.
After the war, Washington became the first
President of the United States. It is no wonder
that we call him the Father of His Country.
Quicksand
By Betty Kahn
Draw a circle with chalk. Players hold hands
and form a circle outside the chalked circle. At
the word, "Go!" each player tries to force others
over the chalked circle into the "quicksand." He
also tries to keep from going over himself. A
player forced into the quicksand is out of the
game. It gets quite exciting when the last two
tug and pull!
Let's Draw George Washington's
Cherry Tree
By Ann Davidow
Lots and lots of
little bows
In a leafy round
Become the cherries
of the tree
George Washington
chopped down !
Raise the Finger Game
By Bea Kiles
This is a gams for younger boys and girls to
play. Each player places a finger on the table. The
leader may say the subject is "birds fly" and then
go on to say "robins fly," and as he says so, all
lift their fingers. Then he may say, "cows fly."
If any one raises his finger then, he's out. (Or,
the subject may be "animals walk" or anything
else that the group wishes.) The game continues
until one or two players are left or until the group
grows tired of it.
Catch Question for a King
By Lynn Ames
First, send several players out of the room.
Let one player sit on a chair and act as king.
Bring in the other players, one at a time, to kneel
before the king. The king then says to each one,
"Say whom you love the best." The kneelers will
probably give the "wrong" answer again and
again until one of them realizes he should simply
repeat, "Whom you love the best," as he was
asked to do! The first person saying this wins the
game and gets a prize.
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