Parsley-Glazed Ham

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10-12 lb fully cooked bone-in ham
1 cup sliced onion
2 bay leaves
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
4 parsley sprigs
6 whole cloves
3 whole black peppers
1 cup dry white wine

GLAZE
1 envelope unflavored gelatine
3/4 cup dry white wine
1 cup chopped parsley

1. Preheat oven to 325°. Place ham, fat side up, in shallow roasting pan. Arrange onion and bay leaves on ham. Sprinkle with sugar, parsley sprigs, cloves, and peppers. Insert meat thermometer in center of thickest part, away from bone.

2. Pour wine around ham. Cover pan tightly with foil. Bake, basting every 30 minutes with wine in pan – about 3 1/2 – 4 hours, or until meat thermometer registers 140F.

3. Remove ham from oven. With sharp knife, carefully remove any skin and excess fat. To score: Using knife and ruler, make diagnoal cuts in fat (do not cut into meat), 1/4 inch deep and 1 1/4 inches apart, to form a diamond pattern. Cool.

4. Refrigerate ham, covered, several hours or overnight.

5. Make Glaze: In 1/4 cup cold water in small saucepan, let gelatine stand 5 minutes, to soften. Add white wine. Stir constantly over medium heat, until gelatine is dissolved.

6. Set bowl with gelatine mixture in ice water, and let stand about 15 minutes, or until slightly thickened but not set. Add chopped parsley; mix well.

7. Remove ham from refrigerator. Spoon half of glaze over ham. Refrigerate ham 30 minutes.

8. Reheat remaining glaze. Set it in ice water to chill and thicken slightly. Spoon over ham, coating completely.

9. Refrigerate 1 hour, until glaze is set. Makes 20 servings.

©Copyright 1973 by The McCall Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Tuna With Rice

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Curried Tuna Casserole

2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
1 can (10 1/2 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup
3/4 cup milk
2 1/2 cups cooked rice
2 cans (6 1/2 ounces each) tuna, drained
1 can (8 ounces) whole onions, drained and halved

Heat oven to 350°. In large skillet, brown butter and curry powder. Mix in remaining ingredients; pour into ungreased 2 quart casserole. Bake uncovered 30 minutes. Top with Curry Condiments: sieved hard-cooked egg yolks, chopped peanuts, currants, crab apple jelly, sliced green onions, crumbled crisply fried bacon. 6 servings.

Tuna Pilaf

1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon salad oil
1 package (10 ounces) frozen mixed vegetables
1/2 cup water
3 cups cooked rice (without salt)
2 cans (6 1/2 ounces each) tuna drained
1 cup thinly sliced celery
1/4 cup soy sauce

In large skillet, cook and stir onion in oil until tender. Add frozen vegetables and water; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 5 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in remaining ingredients; heat through. 6 to 8 servings.

©Copyright 1971 by General Mills, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Salty Dog and Low-Calorie Roll-ups

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Low-Calorie Roll-ups

Flounder-Pimento Roll-ups

Preheat oven to 350F. Cut flounder fillets into strips 3 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. Cut pimiento strips to match. Place pimiento strips on flounder strips. Roll, secure with toothpicks, and place on lightly buttered baking dish. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Bake 15-20 minutes. Serve hot with mustard and lemons, or chill and serve cold with imitation mayonnaise (card 151).

Flounder-Asparagus Roll-ups

Cut flounder fillets into strips 5 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. Wrap around canned asparagus tips, spiral fashion; and sprinkle with paprika and lemon juice. Bake 20 minutes in 350F oven. Serve with imitation mayonnaise.

Pimiento-Asparagus Roll-ups

Cut whole pimientos into long, thin strips. Wrap around canned white asparagus, spiral fashion; sprinkle with lemon juice; and roll win finely chopped parsley. Serve cold.

Salmon-Asparagus Rolls-ups

Cut thinly sliced smoked salmon into strips 3-4 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. Wrap around white or green cooked asparagus. Arrange on platter; sprinkle with lemon juice, capers, and freshly ground pepper; serve cold.

Copyright© 1977 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Egg, Cheese & Olive Casserole

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8 slices white bread, crusts removed
1/2 pound Jack cheese, shredded
1/2 pound sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
6 eggs
1 teaspoon dry mustard
4 cups milk
2/3 cup rip olives, drained and sliced
6 green stuffed olives

Butter a 8×13-inch baking pan. Alternate layers of bread, cheese and ripe olives. Beat eggs and combine with dry mustard and milk. Pour over bread-cheese layers.

Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or overnight.

Bake in a 350° oven for 1 hour. Garnish with green stuffed olives and serve.

Serves 6 to 8
Preparation time 1 HR., 20 Min.
Approximate calories per serving…. 450

Suggested Menu
Egg, Cheese and Olive Casserole
Buttered Peas and Carrots
Endive Salad
Lemon Ice and Cornflake Cookies

©1973 Curtin Publications, Inc. New York, NY Printed in U.S.A.

Corn and Cabbage Skillet

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3 fresh ears of corn or 1 10-ounce package frozen whole kernel corn
2 cups shredded cabbage
2 tablespoons chopped onion
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup cream-style cottage cheese
1/4 cup dairy sour cream
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Remove the husks and silks from the ears of corn; rinse. Cut off tops of kernels, holding knife at angle. Scrape cobs with dull edge of knife. Cook, cut and scraped corn, covered, in small amount of boiling salted water 5 to 8 minutes or till corn is done. (Or, prepare frozen corn according to package directions.) Drain. Cook cabbage, covered, in boiling salted water about 7 minutes or till tender; drain.

In saucepan cook onion in butter or margarine till tender, but no brown. Stir in cottage cheese, sour cream, Parmesan, salt and pepper. Cook till cottage cheese begins to melt. Combine half the cottage cheese mixture with the corn. and the remaining cottage cheese mixture with the cabbage. Arrange cabbage around outside of skillet; fill center with corn. Heat through. Garnish with green pepper and carrot curls, if desired. Makes 5 or 6 servings.

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Gettysburg Veal Casserole

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1/2 cup butter or margarine
4 lb boneless veal, cut in 1-inch cubes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 cans (10 1/2-oz size) condensed cream-of-mushroom soup, undiluted
3 cups sliced onion
1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/8 teaspoon Tabasco
1/4 cup sherry
1 cup dairy sour cream
1/8 teaspoon cracked black pepper
Hot cooked rice

1. Heat 1/4 cup butter in large skille. Add veal, half at a time, and brown well on all sides. Remove as browned to large, deep roasting pan with tight-fitting cover.

2. Sprinkle veal with salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Spoon mushroom soup over top.

3. Preheat oven to 375F.

4. Heat remaining butter in same skillet. Add onion; sauté until golden. Place on meat mixture in roasting pan.

5. Add 1/4 cup water, seasoned salt, and Tabasco to skillet; bring to boiling, stirring to dissolve browned bits in pan. Pour over onion.

6. Bake, covered, 1 hour and 20 minutes.

7. Remove cover. Add sherry and sour cream; sprinkle with cracked pepper; stir gently just until blended. Bake, uncovered, 10 minutes longer. Serve over rice.

Makes 12 servings.

©Copyright 1973 by The McCall Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Irish Cheer & Virginia’s Emerald Isle Shrimp

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3 dozen medium shrimp
2 pounds fresh spinach
2 cups dairy sour cream
2 packages (8-oz size) cream cheese
6 lemons, cut into wedges

Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails intact; sprinkle lightly with lemon juice and set aside.

Carefully wash and devein spinach; tear leaves into bits. Place in large saucepan with 2 cup water. Place shrimps on top of spinach leaves. Bring water to boil; cook slowly 3-4 minutes or until spinach is wilted and shrimp are cooked through. Take care not to overcook lest shrimp become tough.

Shrimp will turn pale green as they absorb color from the spinach. Remove shrimp from saucepan and refrigerate for later use.

Drain spinach and purée in blender or food processor; measure 2 1/2 cups cooked puréed spinach and place in mixing bowl; fold in dairy sour cream and cream cheese; mix thoroughly.

Lightly oil 6-cup ring mold; spoon spinach-cheese mixture into mold. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.

Unmold spinach-cream mixture onto plate; arrange shrimp on mold in decorative manner; fill center of mold with lemon wedges arranged in sunburst fashion.

Yield: 2 dozen hors d’oeuvre servings.

Copyright© 1977 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Ribbon Meat Loaf

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3 slices soft bread, torn into small pieces
1 cup milk
1 pound ground beef or veal
1/2 pound ground lean pork
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup minced onion
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon each pepper, dry mustard, sage, celery salt, and garlic salt
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Cheese Filling (below)

Heat oven to 350°. Stir together bread and milk; mix in remaining ingredients thoroughly. Pat one half of meat mixture in greased loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches. Cover with Cheese Filling. Top with remaining meat mixture. Bake 1 hour 30 minutes. 6 to 8 servings.

Cheese Filling

1 egg white, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon water
2 slices soft bread, torn into pieces
4 ounces crumbled blue cheese or shredded Cheddar cheese

Combine egg white and water; toss lightly with bread crumbs and cheese.

Beautifully mellow in flavor with your choice of blue or Cheddar cheese. Bake in a well-greased pan so none of the goodness sticks!

©Copyright 1971 by General Mills, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Lasagna Roma

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1 pound ground beef
1/2 pound pork sausage
1 clove garlic
3/4 cup chopped onions
15 ounce can tomato sauce
1 pound can tomatoes
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon each – marjoram, thyme, oregano, basil
1 1/2 cups cubed Mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 pounds Ricotta cheese
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
8-ounce package lasagna noodles, cooked

Brown ground beef, pork sausage, garlic and onion in a large saucepan. Drain off all fat. Add tomato sauce, tomatoes, parsley, sugar, salt and spices. Simmer uncovered 1 hour or until sauce is the consistency of spaghetti sauce. Heat oven to 350°. Pour 1/2 cup sauce into baking pan and alternate with layers of noodles, grated cheese, mozzarella, spoonfuls of ricotta cheese, tomato sauce until all ingredients are used. Top layer should be sauce and grated cheese. Bake for 1 hour.

Serves 8 to 10
Preparation time: 2 Hr., 25 Min.
Approximate calories per serving: 500

Suggested Menu

Tossed Green Salad
Lasagna
Buttered Italian Green Beans
Cantaloupe â la Mode

©1973 Curtin Publications, Inc. New York, N.Y. Printed in U.S.A.

Polynesian Pork Steaks

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6 pork steaks
1 4 1/2 ounce jar strained plums (baby food)
1/2 cup flaked coconut
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon cooking oil
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
Dash pepper

Trim fat from steaks. In large skillet cook trimmings till a small amount of fat accumulates, discard trimmings. Brown the steaks in hot fat. Season steaks generously with salt. Combine plums, coconut, water, vinegar, cooking oil, soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt, ginger, lemon peel and pepper, pour over steaks. Cover, simmer 35-40 minutes or till meat is tender. Remove meat to warm platter, spoon sauce over. Makes 6 servings.

Sausage-Noodle Skillet

In skillet cook 1 pound bulk pork sausage till meat is browned. Drain off excess fat. Stir in 1 1/2 cups water, one 16-ounce can undrained tomatoes, cut up; one 15 1/2 ounce can red kidney beans, drained; one 8-ounce can tomato sauce; 1/2 cup chopped green pepper; 2 teaspoons minced dried onion; 1 to 2 teaspoons chili powder; and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir in 4 ounces uncooked medium noodles (about 2 1/2 cups). Cover and simmer the sausage-noodle mixture about 25 to 30 minutes or until noodles are tender. Makes 4 or 5 servings.

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