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.