June 23, 1955 Old Fashioned Macaroni Salad, Hamettes, Horseradish Sauce, Strawberry Fluff Freeze, Best-Ever Coffee Cake, A Low Calorie Tomato Juice Dressing

Old Fashioned Macaroni Salad

"In modern guise"

1 pkg. Bravo 60-second Macaroni
1 1/2 c. sliced celery
1/2 c. cut-up geen onions
`/4 c. sliced radishes
2 T. snipped parsley
1 c. mayonnaise
1 T. vinegar
2 t. mustard
1/2 t. celery seeds
1 1/2 t. salt
Dash pepper

 For garnishing: hard cooked eggs, tomatoes, and lettuce.

Cook macaroni according to directions on package, chill. Combine all ingredients except those for garnishing. Chill thoroughly before serving.

For a picnic supper serve "Hamettes" with macaroni salad.

Hamettes

1 pound ground smoked ham
1/2 pound ground pork
1 1/2 c. soft bread crumbs
1 egg, well beaten
1/2 t. dry mustard
1/4 c. dry mustard
1 t. prepared mustard

Combine ham, pork, bread crumbs, egg and dry mustard, mix well. Fill medium muffin pans, round tops meat-loaf fashion. Combine brown sugar and prepared mustard, spread over tops of meat. Set in shallow pan or piece of aluminum foil to catch drippings. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve with Horseradish Sauce. 6 servings.

Horseradish Sauce

1/2 c. heavy cream
1/2 t. salt
3 T. well drained horseradish

Whip cream, fold in horseradish. Season with 1/2 t. salt. Serve over hamettes.

Strawberry Fluff Freeze

1 c. drained, hulled fresh strawberries, crushed
1 1/4 c. sugar
1 egg white
1/8 t. salt
Little red coloring
1 c. heavy cream, whipped

Combine crushed berries, sugar and egg white and salt. Beat with electric mixer on high speed until mixture is light and stiff (about 10 minutes). Fold in heavy cream, whipped. Pour into freezing trays and freeze until firm. Serve in sherbert glasses.

Best-Ever Coffee Cake

Makes 2 -- Bake one for tonight -- freeze one for the future.

3 c. flour
3 t. baking powder
1 t. salt
1 c. shortening
1 c. sugar, granulated
2 eggs
1 c. milk
1 t. vanilla
1 1/2 c. light brown sugar
 3 T. flour
2 1/2 t. cinnamon
3/4 c. butter, melted
1 1/2 c. seedless raisins
1 1/2 c. chopped walnuts

 Grease bottoms of two 8-inch square pans. Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Cream shortening with sugar, add eggs and beat until very light and fluffy. Blend in flour mixture alternately with milk and vanilla which have been combined. Mix only until smooth. Pour 1/4 of batter in each pan, top with 1/4 of combined brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; pour on 1/4 of melted butter; then sprinkle on 1/4 of raisins and nuts. Repeat. Bake at 350 degrees 50 minutes or until done.

A Low Calorie Tomato Juice Dressing

"Good on all greens"

1/2 c. tomato juice
3 T. salad oil
2 T. lemon juice
1/2 t. dry mustard
1 t. salt
1 t. minced dressing
1 1/2 t. bottled thick meat sauce

Combine all ingredients. Beat with egg beater until well blended. Refrigerate. Makes 1 c. 25 calories per T.

February 23, 1955 Basic Beaten Batter "For Coffee Cakes", Crumble Coffee Cake, Apple Coffee Cake, Pan-Fried Liver, Farmers Favorite Potatoes

Basic Beaten Batter "For Coffee Cakes"

1 pk yeast
1/4 c. lukewarm water
1 c. milk
1/4 c. sugar
1 t. salt
1/2 c. shortening
2 eggs
3 1/4 c. flour (about)
1/2 t. vanilla

Soften yeast in lukewarm water. Scald milk, add sugar, salt and shortening. Cool to lukewarm. Add 1 c. of flour and beat well. Add softened yeast, eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Add remaining flour to make a thick batter. Beat thoroughly until smooth. Cover and let rise until doubled (about 1 hour). Use as below to make 2 coffee cakes.

Coffee Cake No. 1. "Crumble Coffee Cake"

1/2 recipe Basic Beaten Batter
3 T. Milk
1/2 c. flour
1/4 c. dry bread crumbs
2 T. sugar
1/2 t. cinnamon

Spread 1/2 recipe Basic Beaten Batter into well greased 8 x 8 inch pan. Brush top with milk. Combine flour, bread crumbs, sugar, cinnamon and butter to make a crumb mixture, spread over top of dough. Let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees 30 minutes.

Coffee Cake No. 2 "Apple Coffee Cake"

1/2 recipe Basic Beaten Batter
3 to 4 medium apples
2 T. butter
1/4 c. sugar
1 t. cinnamon

Spread 1/2 recipe of basic beaten batter into 9 inch layer pan. Peal and slice apples, arrange apple slices on top of batter, overlapping them in two circles. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Let rise until doubled about 45 minutes. Bake 375 degrees about 30 minutes.

Pan-Fried Liver

1 pound liver, sliced 1/2 inch thick
1/2 c. flour
1 t. salt
2 T. fat
1/8 t. pepper

Roll each slice of liver in flour, seasoned with salt and pepper. Melt fat in skillet. Brown liver on each side not over 2 minutes.

Tip: Avoid overcooking liver as this makes it hard and dry. Liver is rated high nutritionally, it is an excellent source of iron, copper, Vitamin A and B. Pork liver is lowest in price and just as good for you as high priced calves liver. DO NOT SCALD ANY KIND OF LIVER BEFORE COOKING.

Farmers Favorite Potatoes

1/4 c. shortening
1/4 c. finely cut onions
3 c. peeled, finely diced raw potatoes
2 T. Fat
1 t. salt
1/8 t. pepper
1/4 c. milk

Heat shortening in heavy skillet, add onions and saute until tender, but not brown, about 3 minutes. Put potatoes in mixing bowl, sprinkle flour, salt and pepper over potatoes and mix well. Add onions and milk. Heat remaining 2 T. fat in skillet, turn in potato mixture and press down with spatula. Cook over low heat 20 minutes, or until crisp and brown on bottom, turn potato mixture  and brown on the other side. Cook covered until the last 5 minutes or so of cooking. Serves 4.