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WSRALB AW) HEWS, WLAWATW OREGON
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FREEZING
ASPARAGUS
Of all the vegetables, aspara
gus are the queens when it comes
VAPOCANS are to easy to use when you want to freeze
fresh fruits and vegetables for later use. Shown here are
fresh strawberries made into Strawberry Glaze for use next
fall and winter in making Strawberry Cheese Pie. One pint
of the frozen Strawberry Glaze will make a nine-inch pie.
Vapocans, with their reusable lids, come in three sizes
ene pint, one and one-half pints and quarts. Their square
fides make them convenient for storing in your freezer
and their flat tops make them easy to stack.
FREEZE FRUIT NOW
FOR USE IN WINTER
Strawberry time is a lovely
time.
The beautiful red berries are on
the market such a short time that
one should take full advantage of
Uiem while they are here.
Their price is not expected to be
as reasonable this year as during
some previous years but the
berries being received are of ex
cellent quality and are choice ber-
BEEF
Beef for Fathers Day is the an
nual promotion of the Klamath
County Cow Belles.
Hare are some suggestions for
the care of beef after you have
selected it, purchased it and taken
it home.
It's important to know how to
care for that magnificent steak or
handsome roast when you get it
home! Meat is perishable and must
be stored in the refrigerator im
mediately upon your return from
the meat market. Place meat in
the coldest part of the refrigerator
or meat compartment. '
Prepackaged cured or smoked
meats and different kinds of sau
sage may be stored in the refriger
ator in the original wrapper. Fresh
meats wrapped in market paper
should be re-wrapped loosely in
the original wrapping, in waxed
papqr or in aluminum foil to al
low circulation of air.
ROASTS AND STEAKS
The larger the cut of meat, the
longer it may be stored. Steaks
should be used within a day or
two after purchase: roasts may be
held for several days. Pork lamb
and veal are slightly more perish
able than beef.
GROUND MEAT
As ground meat and variety
meats are extremely perishable,
these should be used within 24
hours after purchase. Cubed meat
such as stew meat also should be
used within a day or two.
COOKED MEAT
To prevent drying out, store left
over cooked meat in a covered
container or tightly wrap it in alu
minum foil or waxed paper in as
large pieces as possible. For a
leftover dish, cut up or grind the
meat just before using.
CANNED MEAT
Always check the labels ot
canned meats before storing. The
larger sized cans of luncheon meat
and canned hams require refrigera
tion. When (he can has been
opened, refrigerate the unused por
tion and use as soon as possible.
Smaller cans of ham or picnics
may be stored without refrigera
tion see lablc).
rics. Don't postpone buying extra
berries for freezing in the hope
that they will drop very far in
price.
JIake your strawberry jam a
few jars at a time. It is always
better if you make small batches.
When you are making jam, note
tne convenient pouring spout on
the new C and H sugar packages,
too.
Freeze berries the same wav
When you see exceptionally nice
strawoerrics on the market, buy
a few extra baskets and put them
away in the freezer for wintertime
eating.
Vapocans are ideal for freezing
strawberries. And here is a sug
gestion from the Vapocan people
for making a strawberry glaze
for winter pics. Here is the re
cipe for filling for one 9-inch
Strawberry Cheese Pie. Clip it for
your freezer dishes file to use
this winter.
STRAWBERRY CHEESE PIE
(Filling)
1 package vanilla wafers or
sugar cookies
1 envelope unfavored gelatin
i cup cold water
2 egg yolks
Vi cup C and H sugar
' 1 8-ounce package cream
" cheese
Grated rind of 1 lemon
Vt teaspoon vanilla
2 egg whites, striffly beaten
1 cup heavy cream
Line ungreased pie pan with
wafers. Soak gelatin in cold water
for five minutes. Add egg yolks
and sugar. Cook over low flame
until slightly thickened. Soften
cream cheese. Add hot egg yolk
mixture to cheese, gradually. Mix
until smooth. Add lemoa rind and
Vanilla. Cool. Beat egg whites and
Kold into cheese mixture. Whip
cream and fold into cheese mix
ture. Pour into cookie-lined pie
pan. Chill until firm. Spoon thawed
strawberry glaze over pie. Chill
until set.
STRAWBERRY GLAZE
Yield, 1 Pint
1 pint fresh strawberries
2 tablespoons cornstarch .
1 cup C and H sugar
1 cup water
Red food coloring
Wash and hull fully - ripened
strawberries. Cut '.' cup into
fine pieces. Combine sugar and
cornstarch. Add water. Add ber
ries and cook over low flame un
til smooth and thick. Add red col
oring. Cool and combine with
whole fresh berries. Pour into pint-
size Vapocan, seal and place in
freezer. Thaw before using.
By Florence Jenkins, Food Editor
PEANIT-CHEESE
Mix 4 oz. grated American
choose (softened to room temper
ature with 1 tablespoon chili
sauce; add i cup crunchy style
peanut butter. Spread on whole
wheat bread or crackers.-
Apple wedges spread with
crunchy style peanut butter are
sure to please even the most fin
icky eaters.
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ASPARAGUS from Washington is in good supply and good
quality on our local market. Now is the time to freeze
asparagus
shows
asparagus Tor wimerrime ue I no pnoiugiapii inowi a
homemaker packing asparagus spears in Vapocans for the
home freezer. Because Vapocans coma in three sizes, you
can freeze for home consumption just the amount you need
for your own family use. It's a good idea to pack a few
quarts, too, for company meals.
to freezing. They retain their gar
and food value better than any
other vegetable when properly pre
pared and packaged for freezing.
Select yountr. tender asparagus
with thick, compact tips.
Wash thoroughly, snip off the
woody ends, and sort spears in
three groups according to the thick
ness of the stalk. Blanch large
spears in water four minutes, me
dium spears three minutes, and
sm?ll spears two minutes. Cool
immediately and drain thoroughly.
Pack into Vapocans, pint, pint-
and-a-half, or quart sizes depend
ing on the length of the spears.
Ry alternating tip and stem ends,
vou can fit more asparagus in
each container.
Seal the ricid plastic lid by sim-
olv pressing it down and mark
the container's contents and freez
ing date on the identification band.
Place into freezer immediately.
One pound of asparagus yields
approximately one pint. A crate
o' 24 pounds yields approximately
JO pints.
NOW IS THE TIME to freeze strawberries for good eating
later. Vapocans ara the convenient containers to use for
home freezing of these luscious berries. The Vapocan people
give suggestions as to the best method for freezing straw,
berries.
FREEZING TIPS
Cold water is the first step for
freezing strawberries.
Wash the nulled strawnerries in
very cold water. The colder the
water, the more it helps to keep
the fruit lirm.
PICNIC
SPECIAL
Traditionally, the picnic season
starts with the Memorial Day
weekend. Whether it will start in
the Klamath Country next week re
mains to be seen.
But we know we'll have picnic
weather and picnics and the so-
called experts are predicting a
long, hot summer for the high des
ert.
Stcinfeld's pickles come in big
economical pickle barrel jars
Known, throughout the Pacific
Northwest for their crisp, delicious
flavor, varieties include kosher
dills, either whole or sliced sweets
and jars of mixed sweet pickles in
these big quart-and-a-half jars.
Here s bteinfcld s own Potato sal
ad:
PICNIC SALAD
Vi cup Steinfeld's Sweet Pick
les, sliced
i cup sweet pickle juice
6 medium potatoes, peeled and
diced while hot
!4 cup chopped onion (option
al) 1 cup chopped . celery
6 hard-cooked eggs, diced
2-3 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons mustard with
r horseradish
Salt and pepper to taste
Pour pickle juice over hot pota
toes. Let stand till cool. Combine
all ingredients thoroughly b u t
gently. Chill till ready to serve.
Garnish with additional slices of
Steinfeld's Sweet Pickle and hard
cooked or deviled eggs. Serves six.
vhon freezing for future use In
pies, puddings and preserves, pack
unsweetened berries in Vapocans
and press down the rigid plastic
lids to seal. Drain the berries in
a collander before packing.
Dry sugar pack is best ijpr ber
ries to be eaten as dessert fruit
or in shortcake with cream.
After washing and draining, add
1 cup of C and H Sugar for each
five cups of berries. Mix gently
but well.
Spoon berries Inln square, wax
board containers and seal by firm
ly pressing down the plastic lids.
Place containers in the coldest
part of the freezer immediately
Always label Vapocans and add
the date to the label.
You can write on the opaque
strip across the lop of the reus
able plastic lid, or if you want
to see from the sine of the pack-
nge what it contains, a strip ol
stationery with the contents and
date can be held asainst the side
uf the Vapocan when the lid
pressed down. The flat lops and
square sides make Vapocans con
venient for storing in the freezer
When you are going te servo
frozen, sweetened berries, do not
nerniit them to completely thaw
in advance. Thoy should reach the
table completely firm and chilled
but not icy.
, COLOR FOR SPRING ,
Bright blues, lilacs and rosy reds
are getting spring off to a bril
liant start. Bone-colored accesso
ries are getting a big play, too.
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