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Lobster-Artichoke Casseroles

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4 (5- to 6-oz size) lobster tails, cooked
1 can (14 oz) artichoke hearts, drained
⅓ cup butter or margarine
1 green pepper, cut in strips
1 small onion, peeled and quartered
¼ cup unsifted all-purpose flour
1¾ teaspoons salt
12 teaspoon paprika
⅛ teaspoon pepper
2½ cups milk
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon bottled capers, drained
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon lemon juice
⅓ cup sherry
2 cups hot seasoned mashed potatoes

  1. Remove lobster meat from shells; cut into bite-size chunks. Cut artichoke hearts in half; gently toss with lobster. Set aside.
  2. In hot butter in medium saucepan, sauté green pepper and onion until tender – about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. With slotted spoon, lift out vegetables; combine with lobster mixture.
  3. Into same butter in saucepan, stir flour, salt, paprika, and pepper until smooth. Gradually stir in milk.
  4. Bring to boiling, stirring; boil 1 minute.
  5. Stir some hot mixture into egg; pour back into saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring – about 5 minutes.
  6. Add lobster mixture along with rest of ingredients, except mashed potatoes; mix well. Gently reheat.
  7. Spoon into 4 to 6 individual casseroles, or a shallow, 2-quart casserole.
  8. Put mashed potatoes into pastry bag, using a rosette tip. Pipe potato around edge of each casserole.
  9. Run casseroles under broiler 2 to 3 minutes, or just until potatoes are nicely browned. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

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

Meatballs in Mushroom Sauce

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Salt
1 pkg (8 oz) medium noodles
½ cup packaged bread stuffing
2 teaspoons instant minced onion
½ cup milk
1 lb ground beef
1 egg
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 can (10½ oz) mushroom gravy
¼ cup light cream
½ teaspoon dried dillweed

  1. Bring water and salt for noodles to boiling as package label directs.
  2. In medium bowl, combine stuffing, onion, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and milk. When soft, add beef, egg, and Worcestershire; with fork, mix until combined. Shape into 2 dozen meatballs.
  3. Add noodles to boiling water.
  4. In hot butter in skillet, brown meatballs on all sides. Stir in gravy, cream, and dill; simmer, covered, 10 to 15 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, drain noodles well. Arranged around edge of heated serving platter; spoon meatballs and sauce into center.
    Makes 4 to 5 servings.

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

Quiche Monaco

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QUICHE
6 slices bacon, quartered
10-inch unbaked pie shell
1 cup grated natural Swiss cheese
4 eggs
1½ cups light cream
½ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
⅛ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon dried oregano leaves

PIZZA SAUCE
3 medium white onions, sliced
1 can (8 oz) whole tomatoes, undrained
¼ teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
¼ lb mozzarella cheese
12 pitted black olives

  1. Preheat oven to 375F.
  2. Make Quiche: Sauté bacon until crips; drain on paper towels. Reserve 2 tablespoons bacon fat.
  3. In bottom of pie shell, sprinkle two-thirds of bacon with grated cheese.
  4. In medium bowl, beat eggs with cream, salt, nutmeg, pepper, and organ until smooth. Pour into pie shell. Bake 30 minutes, or until golden and sharp knife inserted near center comes out clean.
  5. Meanwhile, make Sauce: In reserved bacon fat in medium skillet, sauté onion several minutes, until tender. Add tomatoes, sugar, and thyme. Simmer, stirring, 15 minutes, or until mixture is slightly thickened. Slice mozzarella into 3½-by-½-inch slices.
  6. Garnish top of Quiche with mozzarella strips, spoke fashion, alternating with tomatoes mixture. Sprinkle with rest of bacon. Spoon remaining tomato mixture into center. Decorate with olives.
  7. Bake 5 minutes longer to melt cheese slightly. Serve warm. Makes 8 servings.

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

Seafood in White Wine

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4 (8-oz size) frozen rock lobster tails
2 lb raw shrimp, shelled and deveined
2 pkg (6-oz size) frozen* king crab, thawed and drained
10 tablespoons butter or margarine
⅔ cup flour
2 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon paprika
Dash white pepper
3 to 3½ cups half-and-half (half milk, half cream)
1¼ cups dry white wine

*Or use 2 cans (7½-oz size) king crabmeat, drained

  1. In large kettle, bring 2½ quarts water to boiling. Add lobster tails; return to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 8 minutes. With slotted utensil, lift out lobster tails, and set aside until cooled enough to handle.
  2. Return water to boiling. Add shrimp; return to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 5 minutes or until tender. Drain.
  3. Drain crabmeat, removing any cartilage and leaving pieces as big as possible.
  4. Remove meat from lobster shells; cut into bite-size pieces.
  5. Melt butter in Dutch oven; remove from heat. Stir in flour, salt, paprika, and pepper until smooth. Gradually stir in 3 cups half-and-half, mixing until smooth.
  6. Bring to boiling, stirring. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes.
  7. Add wine, stirring until well combined. Add seafood; stir gently until combined. Cook over low heat until heated through. (Do not boil.) Add more half-and-half if sauce is too thick. Makes 12 servings.

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

Roast Meat Loaf

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3 eggs
1 ½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Pinch cloves
¼ cup milk
¼ cup dairy sour cream
1 cup soft white bread crumbs
1 ½ lb ground beef
¼ lb ground pork
¼ lb ground veal
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 tablespoons chopped celery leaves
1 teaspoon chopped chives
¼ teaspoon finely chopped garlic
6 slices bacon
½ cup chili sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
¼ teaspoon dry mustard

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. In large bowl, beat eggs with salt, pepper, thyme, nutmeg and cloves until well mixed. Stir in milk, sour cream, and bread crumbs. Let stand 5 minutes to permit bread crumbs to absorb moisture.
  3. Add beef, pork, veal, onions, parsley, celery leaves, chives and garlic; mix lightly until well blended.
  4. Turn mixture into large, shallow baking pan. Moisten hand with water and shape meat mixture into loaf about 8-by-3-by-2 ½ inches. Place bacon strips over top. Bake 45 minutes.
  5. In small bowl, combine chili sauce, brown sugar, and dry mustard; mix well. Use some to glaze top and sides of meat loaf. Bake 30 minutes longer, brushing several times with glaze. Remove to heated platter. If desired garnish loaf with chopped parsley. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

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

Snails in Garlic Butter

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1 can snails, with shells (7 ½-oz can; 1 ½ dozen shells)
½ cup soft butter or margarine
2 or 3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 shallot finely chopped
1 ½ tablespoons finely chopped parsley
1 tablespoon lemon juice
¾ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon dried chervil leaves
⅛ teaspoon nutmeg

  1. Several hours before serving: Wash snail shells, and drain well on paper towels. Drain snails thoroughly; set aside.
  2. In medium bowl, combine butter with remaining ingredients; mix well.
  3. Place a generous 1/4 teaspoon of butter mixture in each shell. Push a drained snail into each shell; cover with more butter mixture.
  4. Arrange shells carefully, open ends up, in flat baking dish or special escargot (snail) dishes. Cover and refrigerate.
  5. To serve: Preheat oven to 400F. Bake snails in shells, uncovered 8 to 10 minutes, or until butter mixture is very bubbly. Serve immediately.

Makes 4 first course or 6 to 8 hors d’oeuvre servings.

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

Curried Meatballs

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MEATBALLS
1 cup soft white bread crumbs
2 lb ground chuck
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons margarine
2 tablespoons salad oil

SAUCE
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 cup chopped apple
4 teaspoons curry powder
3/4 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
1/4 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
1 can (1 lb, 1oz) fruits for salad
1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed chicken broth, undiluted
2 tablespoons lemon juice
4 cups cooked white rice

1. Meatballs: In large bowl, combine bread crumbs, 1/2 cup water, chuck, 2 teaspoons curry powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon ginger, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; mix lightly with for. With hands, lightly shape into 16 meatballs (1/4 cup each).

2. In hot margarine and oil in Dutch oven, brown meatballs all over, half at a time. Remove as they are browned.

3. Sauce: In hot drippings in Dutch oven, saute onion, garlic, apple, curry powder, ginger, salt, and pepper until onion is tender. Remove from heat. Stir in flour until smooth.

4. Drain fruit, reserving 2/3 cup juice. Gradually stir juice, then chicken broth, into mixture in Dutch oven. Return to heat; cook, stirring, until mixture boils.

5. Add meatballs; simmer, covered, 25 minutes. Add fruit and lemon juice; heat 5 minutes. Meanwhile, cook rice.

6. To serve: Spoon rice on platter. Mound meatballs with fruit and some sauce. Pass rest of sauce. Serves 4 to 6.

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

Haitian Rice Ring

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RICE RING
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1 1/2 cups raw long-grain white rice

FILLING
2 tablespoons salad oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup green pepper cut in 1/2-inch cubes
1 cup red pepper, cut in 1/2-inch cubes
1 large tomato (8 oz), peeled and chopped
1 pkg (6 oz) frozen crabmeat, thawed
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
Dash cayenne
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 can (7 oz) tuna, drained and flaked
1 can (7 3/4 oz) salmon, drained and flaked

1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Salad greens

1. Make Rice Ring: Oil a 4 1/2-cup ring mold. In 5-quart Dutch oven, combine 3 1/2 cups water, salt, butter, bay leaf, and turmeric.

2. Bring to boiling. Add rice. Simmer, covered, 25 minutes, or just until water is absorbed and rice is tender.

3. Remove bay leaf. Pack rice into prepared mold. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours, until chilled.

4. Make Filling: In hot oil medium skillet, sauté onion, stirring, 5 minutes, until golden.

5. Add green and red peppers, tomato, crabmeat, thyme, cayenne, and white wine. Simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.

6. Add tuna and salmon; toss lightly to combine. Turn into bowl. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours, until chilled.

7. To serve: Run spatula around edge of mold; invert onto cold serving platter; remove mold. Fill center with filling. Sprinkle with parsley. Garnish with greens. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

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

Frozen Fruit Salad

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1 can (8 1/4 oz) pineapple tidbits
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 envelope unflavored gelatine
1 pkg (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 cup sliced banana
1 can (11 oz) mandarin-orange sections, drained
1/2 cup drained maraschino cherries, halved
1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
1 large bunch watercress

1. Drain pineapple, reserving liquid.

2. Pour lemon juice into measuring cup and add enough reserved pineapple liquid to make 1/2 cup. Pour into small saucepan.

3. Sprinkle gelatine over liquid in pan. Let stand 5 minutes, to soften.

4. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until gelatine is dissolved. Remove from heat.

5. In large bowl, with wooden spoon, beat cream cheese and mayonnaise until smooth. Add drained pineapple, marshmallows, banana, orange sections, cherries, walnuts and gelatine mixture; mix well.

6. Refrigerate – about 20 minutes, until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from spoon.

7. Gently fold in whipped cream until well combined.

8. Turn into 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan lined with waxed paper. Freeze at least 4 hours, until firm.

9. To serve: Turn out of pan. Cut into slices. Place on bed of watercress. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Makes 12 to 16 servings.

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

Crabmeat and Mushroom Bisque

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6 tablespoons butter or margarine
4 tablespoons finely chopped onion
4 tablespoons finely chopped green pepper
1 scallion, including top, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
2 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground mace
Dash Tabasco
1 cup half-and-half (half milk, half cream)
1 1/2 cups cooked crabmeat*
3 tablespoons dry sherry

1. In medium skillet, heat 4 tablespoons butter. Add onion, green pepper, scallion, parsley, and mushrooms; sauté until soft but not brown. Set aside.

2. In large saucepan, heat remaining 2 tablespoons butter; remove from heat. Stir in flour. Gradually add milk; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and smooth. Stir in salt, pepper, mace, and Tabasco.

3. Add sautéed vegetables and half-and-half. Bring to boiling, stirring. Reduce heat, and add crabmeat; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes.

4. Just before serving, stir in sherry.

Makes 4 servings.

*Or use 2 pkg (6-oz size) frozen crabmeat, thawed.

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