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CHRISTMAS PLANS of the family of Cept. E. A. Valentin went awry when orders
came for the Air Force officer to move .from Kingsley Field to Washington, D.C., en
hort notice. Mrs. Valentine, right, with Russian, French and other European back
ground, and children, Tania, left, Jimmy and Diane, were busy with holiday prepara
tions, when the orders came and "poof" the moving vans arrived, and the trek across
the United States from Falcon Heights was under way. Family will drive and find
Christmas somewhere along the route. Mrs. Valentine contributed Berlinerbrod and
Spritx Cookies to the Food Page as her Christmas contribution. Captain Valentine is
of Swedish ancestory.
Air .Force Family Likes American Food
The recipe for the making of
Yule Log; a dessert that is a
favorite with the people ,of many
European countries, was destined
to have been used by Mrs. Valen
tine for her contribution to the
Christmas food page. But recipe
books were being packed. destina-
tion the. District of Columbia,
when we railed, so Mrs. Valen-
tine recalled "Date Bars." Amer
ican style, which her flying hus
band and children like.
DATE BARS
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 package dates
1 cup nuts
-. (sp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
Mix dry ingredients. Beat eggs
and add nuts and dates. Mix and
add dry ingredients. Pour into 9
by 13 pan. Bake in moderate oven
for 30 minutes or until done, cut
into squares and roll in powdered
sugar.
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FAMILY AND GUESTS will enjoy delicious Syrian dishes at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Lynn J. Ziegelmeyer, 7613 Skyline Drive, during the holidays. Mrs. Ziegelmeyer is
famous for preparation of lamb dinners but is equally adept in the cooking of other
dishes from the land of her parents, Syria. Daughter Carole and son Jack assisted with
pre-holiday preparations.
Syrian Recipes For Holidays
-eciatied
ST. BASIL'S CAKE
OR NEW YEAR'S LOAF
8 cups flour
1 cup milk
1 cup sugar
i pound melted butter
1 yeast cake dissolved
warm water
U cup blanched almonds
1 jigger brandy
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Crated rind of one orange
and its juice
Sesame seeds
Beal eggs together with sugar,
melted buller and orange juice.
Add milk, brandy and the dis
solved yeast. Make a hole in the
center of the large bowl of sifled
flour. Add liquids and make into
soft dough. Let rise for two to
whip. Add sugar and liquids and
heat until it starts to thicken.
Remove bowl from beater and
add flour slowly forming soft
dough. Knead well. Form cres
in cents and stars by hand and place
I whole cloves in center of each.
Bake at 300 degrees until done.
Remove from oven and place on
wax paper with powdered sugar
sprinkled over it. Also sprinkle
on top of cookies. Makes about 50.
GLAMOROUS DESSERT
With such good things as canned
fruit cocktail, marshmallows,
whipped cream and wine, it's no
wonder this luscious Dartv rfes
three hours in warm spot, hncad is , favorite. Pour about 1
the dough and form into large cup sherry over 10 to 12 largel
round pan. uecoi ate w 1 1 nmarshmallows. Chill in refiigera
blanched almonds, brush wilh egg tor several hours or overnicht.
mixture .(beat one egg) and spnn
kle with sesame seeds. Let rise
until double in bulk. Bake at 350
degrees for an hour or a little
Whip 1 cup heavy cream about
one hour before serving. Whip
marshmallow mixture until blend
ed and gently fold in whipped
more. This is the loaf in which a Scream, 2 cups well-drained canned
silver coin is placed lor good fruit cocktail and a dash of al-
luck. Wrap in wax paper and put mond flavoring. SDOon into sher-
into dough when it is put in pan.bet glasses, decorate with addi
to rise for last time. tional fruit cocktail and chill un-
KOl'R AMMF.THKS
(Grrrk Shortbread)
1 pound of unsalted butter
4 cup granulated sugar
1 jigger bourbon
1 orange (strain juice)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Flour (sifted i in amount
needed to make soft dough
Cloves
Cool mixing bowl. Melt butter
and pour into mixing bowl, leav
ing milk segment in. Beat with
electric beater at low speed for
20 minutes until butter starts to
Crisp Flame Tokay grapes are
delicious in fruit salads. Use
clusters of these handsome
grapes for an attractive salad or
dessert garnish. Dip in lightly
beaten egg white then in granu
lated sugar for an extra touch.
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MRS. GEORGE BLANAS. 1036 Eldorado, prepared for the observance of the Christ
mas and New Year's holidays with the baking of St. Basil's Cake or New Year's Loaf
and Greek Short Bread. The people of her ancestry who are from the southern part
of Greece plan their observance of the Christmas season after spiritual renewal and
worship. They exchange gifts onNew Year's Day. -- "' :
VEAL BIRDS
Veal birds with vegetable stuff
ings are taste-tempting. Wrap
servings of veal around carrot
sticks, celery stalks and slivers of
onion. Fasten with wooden picks.
Brown the birds slowly, add t
to Vi cup liquid and simmer 45
minutes to 1 hour or until lender.
Serve with sour cream gravy.
RICE PILAFF DRESSING
FOR TURKEY
Vi pound butter
6 cups long-grain rice
(unwashed)
1 cup pine nuts (chopped al
monds will do)
1 cup finely chopped onions
1 cup raisins (optional)
2-3 tsp. cinnamon
2-3 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. pepper
2 tbsp. salt
Chop fine giblets of bird which
have been boiled in water. Finish
w ith 12 cups of broth. Melt butter
in skillet and add rice and mix
thoroughly. Combine pine nuts or
almonds with raisins and chopped
onions and giblets. Add season-
lncs. Mix well, cover and bake
for 30 minutes. Take out of oven,
mix again, cover and bake for an
other 20 minutes. This should be
served under slices of turkey with
gravy on top.
KINAFI
12 shredded wheat biscuits
1-3 cup sugar
1 cup chopped nuts
Moisten biscuits with warjn
milk until soft. Mix the sugar
with the nuts and sprinkle a por
tion on each biscuit. Using a spat
ula, carefully fold over the long
side of the biscuit and roll. Press
edge firmly. Place in a buttered
pan. Put small dot of butter on
each roll and bake at 400 de
grees until golden brown.
SYRIAN PASTRY
(Shortbread)
1 pound butter heated to boil
ing point. Put aside to cool, then
skim off the top which contains
the salt. Put remainder in the re
frigerator to cool. When cool put
in bowl and beat with electric
mixer until it gets frothy. Add 1
cup of powdered or super-fine
sugar to 2 cups of pastry flour or
cake flour, sifted. Continue beat
ing and adding sugar and flour
until it gets too thick for beater.
Continue mixing with hands until
dough is thick enough to roll
lows, allowing to dissolve over
night in refrigerator. In the morn
ing drain 2 cans orange sections,
1 No. 2 can of pineapple chunks re
serving the juice.
Cut into bite size pieces S un
peeled tart apples and 4 firm ba
nanas. Dip into pineapple juice to
(shortbread consistency.) Roll V "V '
about inch thick and cut ta tU together adding 2 cups
The American diet has changed
drastically in the past 30 years.
Today we are eating 25 per cent
more meat, fish and poultry, 50
per cent more citrus fruits and
tomatoes, 12 per cent more dairy
products and eggs, 31 per cent
more coffee, lea and cocoa.
SCHOOL DAY DESSERT
Cupcakes, are a handy dessert
for a school day lunch. Bake your
favorite spice cake in paper cup
cake containers and serve them
for the children's lunch at home
or pack them in the school lunch
box. Use economical lard as the
shortening for light and fine tex
tured cakes, the American Meat
Institute recommends.
various shapes and sizes. Bake
in moderate oven (325 degrees)
until faintly brown. Do not grease
cookie sheet. Let cool on cookie
sheet before removing.
SYRL1N FRUIT SALAD
(Serves 10-12)
The night before serving com
bine 2 pints of yogurt with '-i
pound of miniature marshmal-
concord grapes. 1 cup pine nuts
(other nuts will do) and H cup!
shredded cocoanut. Add yogurt'
mixture, toss lightly together.
Turn into four freezing trays or
shallow glass containers and keep!
in refrigerator. Two or three
hours before serving place in;
freezer to chill firmly. Do noli
freeze solid. Cut into squares to
serve and garnish if desired. I
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Enchant them with a cup ot
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something to talk about on the
way to school something to keep
them well nourished through the
morning.
If you're an averace American,
you consume a little over four
pounds of food a day. In a year.
It totals 1,500 pounds, or roughly
10 times your weight.
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