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Lime and Melon Salad Mold

1 envelope (from 5/8 oz pkg) low-calorie lemon flavored gelatin
1 envelope (from 5/8 oz pkg) low-calorie lime flavored gelatin
2 cups boiling water
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 cups (1 lb) diet creamed cottage cheese
1 cup ginger ale
4 large strawberries, washed and hulled
1 cup melon balls (Spanish or honeydew)
Watercress

1. Combine gelatins in large bowl. Pour boiling water over gelatin, stirring until dissolved. Stir in lime juice.

2. Remove 1 cup of gelatin mixture; set aside. Add cottage cheese to remaining gelatin mixture. Refrigerate.

3. In bowl, combine reserved gelatin mixture and ginger ale. Set bowl in large bowl of ice and water; stir until consistency of unbeaten egg white.

4. Set 7- or 8-cup mold in large bowl of ice and water; pour 1/2 cup gelatin mixture into mold. Slice strawberries, and arrange slices, overlapping, on gelatin in mold. Let stand just until set.

5. Add melon balls to remaining gelatin mixture. Spook over gelatin layer in mold. Let stand until just set.

6. Spoon chilled cottage cheese mixture over melon layer in mold.

7. Refrigerate until firm – at least 2 1/2 hours.

8. To unmold: Run small spatula around edge of mold. Set mold in bowl of warm water for 15 seconds. Invert over serving plate; shake to release; lift off mold. Garnish with watercress.

Makes 6 servings; 125 calories each.

Grapefruit and Shrimp Cocktail

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Preparation time: 10 mins.
Main utensil: sharp knife

For 1 person you will need:
1/2 grapefruit
1/2 cup cooked shrimp

low calorie dressing:
1 sugar substitute tablet or few drops liquid sugar substitute
1/2 teaspoon mustard
good pinch salt
shake pepper
1 tablespoon corn oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Approximate calories:
Fresh grapefruit contains approximately 50 calories per half. Shrimp contains approximately 27 for 1/2 cup (unpeeled). Salad dressing contains 60 calories.

1. Peel grapefruit, remove segments, discarding seeds and skin and put into a bowl.

2. Add peeled shrimp, leaving 1 unpeeled for garnish.

3. Mix the sugar substitute with the seasonings, then blend in the oil and lemon juice.

4. Mix the fruit and fish, then put into a glass bowl and garnish with the whole unpeeled shrimp.

TO SERVE: As first course of a meal.

TO VARY: Use other shellfish; put on a bed of shredded lettuce

NOTE: Hors d’oeuvre to choose are fresh grapefruit or melon without sugar, tomato or unsweetened fruit juices, thin consommé, plain vegetable hors d’oeuvre, shellfish (without mayonnaise). Hors d’oeuvre to avoid are rich thick soups, mixed hors d’oeuvre containing oily dressings, pâté, foods in rich sauces, foods in mayonnaise, pasta and rice dishes.

Cocoa Brownies

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Preparation time: about 15 min.
Baking time: 30 min.
Oven temperature: 350°F

Brownies, everybody’s favorite, should be prepared in big batches. These brownies are moist, studded with walnuts, require no frosting, and are quick to stir up.

For 60 brownies you will need:

1 cup shortening, butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
1 cup cocoa
4 eggs
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
1 cup luke warm water
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation:

1. Cream shortening, butter or margarine with sugar until well blended.

2. Add the cocoa and mix until smooth.

3. Add eggs and mix until fluffy.

4. Stir in baking powder and salt.

5. Add water alternately with flour and whip until fluffy.

6. Fold in nuts.

7. Turn into a greased, waxed paper-lined jelly roll pan, 15 1/2-by-10 1/2-by-1-inch.

8. Bake at 350°F for 30 min. or until brownies feel firm when touched on top.

9. Cut into 1 1/2 inch squares.

Tips: These moist brownies keep very well when wrapped and stored in the freezer, refrigerator or in an airtight tin.

Zucchini Bread

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4 cups coarsely shredded zucchini (see note)
3 cups all-purpose flour^*
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
4 eggs beaten
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Heat oven to 325°. Grease generously bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 9 x5x3 inches. Blend all ingredients on low speed 1 minute. Scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 1 minute. Pour into pans. Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes, remove from pans. Cool completely. 2 LOAVES.

^*If using self-rising flour, omit salt, baking soda, and baking powder.

Note: Do not shred zucchini in blender.

Ice-Cream Bombe Jubilee

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1 qt slightly soft peach ice cream
1 qt vanilla ice cream
1 (7-inch) bakers’ sponge-cake layer
1 cup heavy cream, whipped

Cherries Jubilee
1 can (1 lb, 14 oz) pitted Bing cherries
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/4 cup brandy

1. Place 6-cup decorative mold in freezer – about 1 hour. Line inside with plastic wrap, leaving an overhang.

2. With back of large spoon, press peach ice cream around inside of mold to make a shell. Freeze – about 1 hour.

3. Press vanilla ice cream firmly into center. Freeze, covered, at least 3 hours.

4. To unmold: Grasp plastic wrap; lift out mold. Invert on cake layer, placed on sheet of foil. Wrap in foil; freeze until serving.

5. Place bombe on chilled serving plate. Decorate top and sides with whipped-cream rosettes (whipped cream put through pastry bag with rosette tip). Let stand at room temperature 5 minutes to soften slightly.

6. Make Cherries Jubilee: Drain cherries, reserving 1 cup syrup. In small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; mix well. Stir in reserved syrup. Bring just to boiling. stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer 1 minute, until slightly thickened. Add cherries; reheat gently. Turn into metal bowl.

7. Heat brandy, over very low heat, just until vapor rises. Pour brandy over cherries; ignite. Serving flaming over bombe. Serves 10.

For an unforgettable and spectacular birthday dessert, try this cake and ice-cream concoction, served with cherries jubilee.

Pennsylvania Dutch Chicken and Corn Soup

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4 to 4 1/2 pound stewing chick, cut up
3 quarts water
1 medium onion, cut into fourths
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon whole mixed pickling spice
2 cans (17 ounces each) whole kernel corn
1 1/2 cups finely chopped celery (with leaves)
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Rivels (below)

Remove any excess fat from chicken. Heat chicken, giblets, neck, water, onion, 2 teaspoons salt and the pickling spice to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until thickest pieces of chicken are tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Strain broth. Refrigerate chicken and broth separately.

Remove chicken from bones; remove skin if desired. Cut chicken into small pieces. Remove fat from broth. Heat broth, chicken, corn (with liquid) and celery to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes. Stir in eggs, 2 teaspoons salt and the pepper. Stir in Rivels. Cover and simmer 7 minutes. 10 to 12 servings.

Rivels

Mix 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1 egg, beaten, until crumbly.

Seafood Mousse II

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1 1/2 cups cooked shrimp, crab or lobster meat cut in small pieces
1 cup finely chopped celery
1/3 cup finely chopped green pepper
2 tbsp grated onion
1 tsp salt
3 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp Worchestershire [sic] sauce
1/4 tbsp Tabasco pepper sauce
1 can (10- 1/2 oz) tomato soup
1 8-oz pkg cream cheese
3 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1 cup cold water
1 cup mayonnaise

Combine fish, celery, green pepper, onion, salt, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco; mix well. Let stand to blend flavors. Combine tomato soup and cream cheese in top of double boiler. Heat over boiling water, stirring until cheese is melted. Soften gelatin in water for 5 minutes, add to soup mixture; stir until dissolved. Remove from heat. Cool. When mixture begins to thicken, blend in mayonnaise. Stir in fish mixture. Turn into greased 1 – 1/2 quart mold. Chill until set. Garnish with watercress or chicory. Serve with mayonnaise. Makes 6 servings.

SUGGESTED MENU AND TIME TABLE

Cup Bouillon
Seafood Mousse with Grapefruit, Avocado, and Cherry Tomatoes
Celery Amandine
Dutch Crunch Rolls
Lemon Pie Tarts
Coffee or Tea

The day before make Lemon Pie Tarts or buy the frozen variety and bake them in the morning.
^*8:00am     Prepare Seafood Mousse. Chill
11:00    Prepare Grapefruit sections. Wash Tomatoes. Chill.
11:30    Prepare Celery Almandine
12:15    Heat Bouillon. (Use canned bouillon)
12:20    Heat Dutch Crunch Rolls
12:25    Slice Avocado
12:30    Luncheon is served

After luncheon serve Lemon Pie Tarts sprinkled with confectioners [sic] sugar.

^*May be prepared the day before and refrigerated.

To see what happens when a Steel Town Girl makes this recipe visit Dinner Is Served 1972!

Chicken Livers Over Crunchy Noodles

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1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 packages (8 ounces each) frozen chicken livers, thawed, drained and cut into halves
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper
1/2 cup sweet white wine
1 can (10 1/2 ounces) beef gravy
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 to 4 cups chow mein noodles

Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add livers; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook and stir livers in hot oil until brown, about 3 minutes; drain.

Heat wine to boiling in 1 1/2 quart saucepan; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 1 minute. Stir in gravy and livers. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 5 minutes. Stir in margarine until melted. Stir water into cornstarch. Stir cornstarch mixture gradually into sauce. Heat to boiling. Boil and stir 1 minute. Serve over noodles. 4 or 5 servings.

Bacon Fruit Kebabs

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Cooking time: 10 mins.
Preparation time: 15 mins.
Main cooking utensil: baking sheet
Oven temperature: 400-425°F
Oven position: top third

For 24 kebabs you need:
12 slices bacon
1 dessert apple
1 pear
1 banana
little lemon juice

To serve:
1 head cauliflower or cabbage
toothpicks

Garnish:
ripe olives
stuffed green olives
gherkins

1. Peel fruit and divide apple and pear into 8 segments each. Cut the banana lengthways into 4 and cut each piece in half.

2. Dip in lemon juice to prevent the fruit from discoloring.

3. Halve the bacon slices and roll around each piece of fruit, secure with the toothpicks.

4. Put on the baking sheets and cook until the bacon is crisp.

5. Put the olives and gherkins into the cauliflower or cabbage head.

6. Add the fruit bacon kebabs.

TO SERVE: As soon as cooked, but the kebabs may be prepared beforehand, covered in foil, and then put into the oven to cook 10 minutes before they are served.

TO VARY: Wrap bacon around cheese or tiny cocktail sausages (precooked).

Tuna and Pear Pizza

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Cooking time: 45-50 mins.
Preparation time: 30 mins. plus time for dough to rise
Main cooking utensils: saucepan, large baking sheet
Oven temperature: 425-450°F; then – 325°F
Oven position: center

For 6 servings you need:
7-8 oz. can tuna in oil
2 medium onions
2 ripe pears
7-8oz can tomatoes
seasoning
pinch dried oregano
1/2 cake compressed yeast
pinch sugar
2/3 cup water
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons margarine
little oil
small can anchovy fillets
picked walnut slices

1. To prepare filling, drain oil from tuna fish into a pan.

2. Peel and chop the onions and pears and toss in the oil.

3. Add flaked tuna, canned tomatoes with liquid from the can, season well.

4. Simmer in uncovered pan until a firm mixture is formed: this takes 15-20 minutes; add oregano.

5. Cream the yeast with the sugar then add tepid water.

6. Sift the flour and a pinch of salt, rub in the margarine.

7. Make a well in center, pour in yeast liquid, sprinkle flour over the top.

8 Leave for 15 minutes, then knead until a smooth dough.

9. Form yeast mixture into a 10-11 inch round on greased baking sheet, brush dough with oil.

10. Top with tuna mixture, then anchovy fillets, and pickled walnut slices.

11. Allow dough to rise 20-25 minutes.

12 Bake in center of a 425-450°F oven for 10-15 minutes, lower heat to 325°F, and allow another 10-15 minutes.

TO SERVE: Hot for a buffet or supper dish or as an hors d’oeuvres.

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Lime and Melon Salad Mold

Grapefruit and Shrimp Cocktail

Cocoa Brownies

Zucchini Bread

Ice-Cream Bombe Jubilee

Pennsylvania Dutch Chicken and Corn Soup

Seafood Mousse II

Chicken Livers Over Crunchy Noodles

Bacon Fruit Kebabs

Tuna and Pear Pizza

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