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Broiled Bananas With Bacon and Apples — Banana Variations

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1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
4 firm bananas
Lemon juice
4 bacon strips
8 apple rings

Mix sugar and cinnamon. Peel bananas; brush with lemon juice, then dip in sugar mixture. Wrap a bacon strip around each banana; secure with wooden toothpicks. Sprinkle apples with remaining sugar mixture. Place fruit in broiler 4 inches from the heat. Broil 10-12 minutes; turn bananas once. Makes 4 servings.

SAUTÉED BANANAS
Allow 1 firm banana per serving. Peel bananas. Keep whole or cut, crosswise, into halves. Fry bananas in butter or margarine until tender; turn to brown evenly. Sprinkle with salt. Serve hot as a vegetable.

BAKED BANANAS
Allow 1 firm banana per serving. Cut tips off both ends of banana. Remove a lengthwise section of peel, about 1 inch wide, from end to end. Brush exposed portion of fruit with butter or margarine; sprinkle lightly with salt. Place in baking dish. Bake in a moderately hot oven, 375°, 15 to 20 minutes, or until bananas are tender. Serve hot as a vegetable.

BROILED BANANAS
Allow 1 firm banana per serving. Peel bananas. Place on broiler rack or in a pan with rack. Brush bananas well with butter or margarine; sprinkle lightly with salt. Broil 4 inches from heat, 5 minutes on each side, until brown and tender.

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Banana Sea Foam

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1 pkg. (3 oz.) lime flavored gelatin
1 cup boiling water
1 pkg. instant vanilla pudding
1 cup milk
3 fully-ripe bananas
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
Sweetened strawberries, fresh or thawed frozen

Dissolve the gelatin in the 1 cup water. Chill gelatin, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened. Prepare pudding with the 1 cup milk. Combine gelatin and pudding. Mash bananas with a fork or rotary beater; blend in lemon juice. Combine bananas and whipped cream; fold into pudding mixture. Turn into a 1 1/2-quart mold. Chill until firm. Unmold on serving plate. Serve garnished with strawberries. Makes 8 servings.

PARTY FAVORITE

6 canned apricot halves
1 pkg. (3 oz.) cherry flavored gelatin
Water
2 egg whites
1/4 cup sugar

Drain and place apricot halves, cut side up, in 6 sherbet glasses. Dissolve gelatin in water according to package directions. Whip egg whites until foamy; slowly beat in sugar and continue to beat until mixture forms soft peaks. Fold egg whites into warm gelatin. Pour gelatin mixture over apricots; chill until firm. Makes 6 servings.

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Savory Bunwiches, Hot Sea Food Sandwich, Boston Cheeseburgers, Tomato Beanburgers

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HOT SEA FOOD SANDWICH

1 can (6 1/2 oz.) crab meat
1 can (5 oz.) shrimp
1 can (7 oz.) tuna
1 cup diced processed sharp cheese
1/2 cup condensed tomato soup
Dash Tabasco sauce
1 Tbsp. minced onion
8 English muffins, split

Remove bits of cartilage from crab meat; flake crab meat and put into a bowl. Remove veins from shrimp; drank and flake the tuna. Add shrimp and tuna to crab meat. Add the cheese, soup, Tabasco sauce and onion; stir to mix well.

Toast the muffins and spread the cut sides with the sea food mixture. Place in broiler on a cooky sheet, 4 inches from heat; broil 7 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and brown. Makes 8 servings.

NOTE: You can use 1 cup each fresh crab meat and shrimp in place of the canned.

BOSTON CHEESEBURGERS

6 slices bread, white or whole wheat
1 can (1 lb.) baked beans
1/4 cup pickle relish
1 Tbsp. prepared mustard
6 slices processed American cheese

Toast the bread and place on a baking sheet. Put beans in a pan and heat to boiling. Stir in the pickle relish and mustard. Pile the mixture on toast slices; top each with a slice of cheese. Place in a broiler 4 inches from heat; broil until cheese browns. Makes 6 servings.

TOMATO BEANBURGERS
Prepare the Boston Cheeseburgers as directed above. Before broiling, top each sandwich with a tomato slice and brush with melted butter or margarine. Broil sandwiches 5 minutes or until tomatoes brown lightly. Makes 6 servings.

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Tuna Fruit Salad – Shrimp-Pineapple Salad

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SHRIMP PINEAPPLE SALAD

1 1/2 lb. fresh or frozen shrimp, cooked
3 cups cooked elbow macaroni
1/2 cup drained, canned crushed pineapple
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 tsp. grated onion, if desired
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
Salad greens
2 avocados, peeled
Capers

Clean shrimp and reserve one whole shrimp for each salad to use as garnish. Cut each of the remaining shrimp in several pieces. Mix the diced shrimp and next 5 ingredients together in a large bowl. Combine mayonnaise and lemon juice; add to shrimp mixture. Toss lightly; cover and chill.

Just before serving arrange salad greens on salad plates; mound shrimp mixture on them. Cut avocados into wedges; garnish each salad with avocado wedges, a whole shrimp and a few capers. If desired, serve with more mayonnaise. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

TUNA FRUIT SALAD

2 large tart, red apples
1 cup pineapple chunks or grapefruit segments
1/2 cup French Dressing, see Index J
2 fully-ripe bananas
1 cucumber
1 can (7 oz.) tuna
Romaine or lettuce
Mayonnaise

Core unpared apples and cut in thin slices. Put into a bowl with pineapple; pour French dressing over the fruit. Peel and slice bananas; add to apple mixture. Score cucumber, lengthwise, with tines of a fork; slice thin. Drain tuna; flake. Add cucumbers and tuna to fruit mixture; toss gently with two forks until well coated with dressing. Serve on crisp romaine with mayonnaise. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

FRENCH DRESSING

Combine 3/4 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 3/4 teaspoon paprika in a cruet or screw-top jar. Shake well before using. Makes 1 cup.

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Shrimp Dip – Horns O’Plenty – Sardine Strips

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SHRIMP DIP
10 large cooked or canned shrimp
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. grated onion
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Dash pepper
1/4 tsp. salt
Cream

Peel shrimp, if necessary, and remove black veins. Mash to a purée in a food mill or blender. Add next 6 ingredients and enough cream to make mixture spread easily. Serve as a dip with crackers or potato chips or in Horns O’Plenty, below. Makes about 1 cup.

HORNS O’PLENTY
Prepare a recipe for Standard Pastry (see Index D). Cut heavy-duty aluminum foil into 4-inch squares; roll into horn shapes. Roll out the pastry 1/8 inch thick; cut into 3-inch squares. Roll each square around a foil horn. Pinch or lightly press loose edges of dough to seal; place, sealed edges down, on a cooky sheet. Bake in a hot oven, 425°, 10 to 12 minutes or until brown. Cool; carefully remove the foil. Just before serving, fill the pastry horns with Shrimp Dip. Makes 12 to 15 horns.

SARDINE STRIPS

Sprinkle small sardines with a little lemon juice; let stand 10 minutes. Brush strips of toast with melted butter or margarine. Place 1 or 2 sardines on each strip. Top with little pieces of partially friend bacon. Place in broiler 4 inches from heat, 5 minutes, or until bacon is crisp and sardines are hot. Serve at once.

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© Copyright 1958 Tested Recipe Institute, Inc. New York

Skillet Veal on Rice

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RICE RING

3 cups hot cooked rice
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley, if desired

Grease a small ring mold lightly. Combine all ingredients; turn into ring mold. Pack down with a spoon. Let stand about 2 minutes. Unmold on a serving dish. Or, turn rice mixture onto a serving dish and shape into a ring, using 2 spoons.

RICE-CARROT RING: Combine 3 cups hot cooked rice with 1/4 cup melted butter or margarine. Add 1 cup cooked shredded carrots and 1 Tbsp. minced sautéed onion; season to taste with salt and pepper. Turn mixture into a greased ring mold; pack down with a spoon. Let stand several minutes and unmold. Makes 4 servings.

SKILLET VEAL ON RICE

1 lb. boneless veal, shoulder or rump
2 Tbsp. fat or cooking oil
2 Tbsp. salt
Dash pepper
1/2 cup hot water
1 can (11 oz.) condensed mushroom soup
1 can (3 oz.) sliced mushrooms
Hot Rice Ring
Paprika

Cut veal into 1 1/2-inch cubes. Heat fat in a skillet. Add veal and brown on all sides, stirring often to brown meat evenly. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add water and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, 1 hour, or until tender.

Stir in undiluted mushroom soup. Drain the mushrooms, reserving liquid; stir mushrooms into meat mixture. Heat and stir will. Thin gravy with liquid from mushrooms, if necessary. Serve in Rice Ring garnished with paprika. Makes 4 servings.

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Shrimp Jambalaya – Creole Sauce

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1 1/2 lb. cleaned, cooked shrimp
1/4 cup butter
3 firm bananas
Salt
3 cups hot, cooked rice
2 cups Creole Sauce, below

Heat shrimp in the top of a double boiler over hot water. Melt butter in a large skillet. Peel bananas and cut crosswise into halves. Fry bananas in hot butter over low heat turning to brown evenly. Cook just until tender, or until easily pierced with a fork. Remove from heat; sprinkle lightly with salt and keep warm. Make a bed of rice on a large, heated platter; arrange bananas around edge and shrimp on top. Pour part of the sauce on top; serve remainder on the side.

Makes 6 servings.

CREOLE SAUCE


1 medium-size onion
1 medium-size green pepper
1/3 cup fat or cooking oil
1 clove garlic, peeled
1/4 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 can (16 oz.) tomatoes
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. water

Chop the onion and green pepper. Heat fat in a skillet. Add garlic and next 5 ingredients. Cover and cook over low heat until tender but not brown, stirring occasionally. Continue cooking, covered, over low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mix water with cornstarch; stir into sauce. Cook 5 minutes longer; stir constantly until thick. Remove garlic. Makes about 2 cups.

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Molded Salmon Salad – Veal Molds

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Veal Molds

1 pound boneless veal shoulder
1 1/2 cups cold water
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
2 tablespoons cold water
2 carrots, scraped
3/4 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/2 teaspoon grated onion
1 tablespoon vinegar
1/4 teaspoon savory
Lettuce

Cut the meat in 1-inch pieces. Put meat, the 1 1/2 cups water and salt in a saucepan. Simmer veal, covered, about 45 minutes or until tender.

Drain broth from meat and measure. If necessary, add enough water to make 1 cup liquid. Cool meat slightly. Soften gelatin in the 2 tablespoons water, then dissolve in the hot veal broth. Chill, stirring often, until mixture is slightly thickened.

Put meat and carrots through a food chopper, using the medium blade. Combine the celery, parsley, onion, vinegar and savory with the chopped meat mixture; mix well. Add the thickened gelatin and blend well. Divide gelatin mixture among 5 or 6 individual ring molds or use a 1-quart ring mold. Chill until firm.

Just before serving, unmold gelatin on crisp lettuce or other salad greens and fill centers with your favorite dressing. Makes 5 to 6 servings.

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Chicken ‘N’ Pea Soufflé

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1 3/4 cups dried green split peas
Water
6 to 8 chicken breasts
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 small onion minced
3 egg yolks
2 Tbsp. rum
1/2 tsp. grated orange peel
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 egg whites

Cook peas in water until tender as directed on package. Drain off excess liquid; press peas through a sieve or stir until mashed.

Cook chicken breasts slowly in butter until golden brown on both sides. Add 1/4 cup water. Cover and cook until tender. Combine mashed peas, onion, egg yolks, rum, orange peel, salt and pepper. Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry; fold into pea mixture and ture [SIC] into a large shallow baking dish. Arrange chicken on top and brush with more melted butter. Bake in moderate oven, 350°, 45 to 60 minutes, or until puffy and brown. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Quick Chicken Shortcake

1/2 cup boiling water
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen mixed vegetables
2 cans (16 oz. ea.) chicken fricassee
1 recipe Corn Sticks, see Index C*

Set oven for moderately hot, 375°.

Put the water into a saucepan. Add the bouillon cube and stir to dissolve. Add vegetables to bouillon and cook 5 minutes. Combine the vegetables, liquid and all, and the chicken fricassee in a 2-quart casserole.

Prepare corn stick batter. Drop corn stick batter by spoonfuls on top of the chicken mixture. Bake 25 to 30 minutes until light brown. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

* Sorry, I’m missing the card for this recipe from my set. If you’ve got a copy I’d love to get a scan of it! Meanwhile, a basic Cornbread recipe will do.

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Brownies- Chinese Chews

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Brownies

1/4 cup butter
2 squares (1 oz. each) unsweetened chocolate
3/4 cup sifted cake flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg, beaten
1 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. water
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Melt butter and chocolate together over hot water; cool slightly. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

Combine egg and sugar in a bowl; beat until well blended. Stir in chocolate mixture, water and vanilla, blending throughly. Add sifted dry ingredients and stir just until smooth. Mix in chopped walnuts, Turn batter into a greased 8-inch square pan. Bake in a moderately low oven, 325°, 25 minutes or until top forms a dull crust which dents a little when lightly touched with fingertip. Cool slightly on a wire rack. Cut into 2-inch squares and remove from pan; Makes 16.

Chinese Chews

3/4 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup chopped pitted dates
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup chopped nut meats
Granulated sugar

Mix together flour, brown sugar, salt, baking powder and dates. Combine eggs, vanilla and nut meats in a bowl; stir into flour-date mixture. Spread batter thinly on a greased 9 x 13 x2-inch pan. Bake in a low oven, 300°, 20 to 25 minutes. Cut cookies into pieces about 1 1/2 inches square while still warm. Cool and dip in granulated sugar to coat. Makes about 4 dozen.

Published by –COOKINDEX– Division of H.S. Stuttman Co., Inc., New York. ©Copyright 1958 Tested Recipe Institute, Inc. New York.