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Show THE WEST MOUNTAIN TIMES, NOVEMBER 19, 1981, PAGE THREE Kitchen Corner By ANNE KEIR Times Correspondent Zucchini Arlette lb. zucchini, sliced into W" rounds cup sour cream 2 T. butter 2 T. minced onion 1 familyThanksgiving is a time of pleasing the time when the woman of the house trots into the kitchen with six sacks of groceries. Grandmas methods, and a handful of newspaper clip-orecipes. . .to emerge four days later with floury hair, dishwater hands and a tableful of masterpieces, not to mention two weeks worth of exhaustion and turkey sandwiches. Right on cue, the Times hereby provides the newspaper clippings you need for this years foray into the Thanksgiving Kitchen, beginning with the basics: stuffing. all-o- ut Vi tried-and-tr- Cook the zucchini in boiling, slightly salted water for minutes. Dump it into a collander for draining, while you melt the butter in the same pan and saute the minced onions in it just until they turn light brown. YouU need to stir them to prevent scorching. Toss the zucchini back into the pan, reheat, and add the sour cream. (You may need a little more than Vi cup.) Stir to make sauce, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and paprika if your family likes it. Serves four. ut Wicked-Stepmothe- 4-- 5 Delight Stuffing rs For each package of storebought stuffing, you will need: Vi lb. butter 2 cups pecans, chopped Vi lb. mushrooms, sliced 1 can water chestnuts, sliced Vi bunch green onions, chopped Saute the mushrooms and pecans in all that lovely Uioni of Thanksgiving. A college by Rod W arren. It's more than football Thanksgiving activities omrwhere in the recesses of our 3p) collective American memory of Thanksgiving Day we can hear the children laughing, smell the burning leaves and the pumpkin pies and see grandfather in his wool vest playing dominoes with his grandson while the older kids play pick-u- p sticks. A day of quiet and merriment. A day of family harmony. A few still experience it. but for many something is missing. What's missing may be. well, corn. Everybody is doing their own thing going their own way. The kids have dates with friends, the parents have tickets to this or that. Home is the place to stop ofT for turkey lundin (thats somewhere between lunch and dinner). The suggesd tion that you return to a more celebration brings puzzled stares or groans. But just try it. for a moment, in your imagination at least'. The turkey is on (or maybe a ham) and the savory aroma begins to fid the house. Everyone now is up and around. Turn on the radio, but no rock music, and keep it low. In creating this Thanksgiving to remember, the idea is to make it a family affair, one memorable because it was fun and merry and maybe a bit nostalgic. So try some of these suggestions: Do the breakfast dishes, by hand, together. For many this will be a fun learning experience. Grandmother or perhaps mother can demonstrate. If you haven't done this for yea rs. it is a wonderf ul w ay to rekindle pleasant memories in older brothers and sisters long separated. Or, as an alternative, sit down together and peel potatoes, snap beans or chop onions. It is a good time for everyone to join in a game of touch football in the dry leaves outside and guaranteed to produce family-oriente- genuine laughter. Show the younger children howto iron leaves flat by using wax paper, then put the leaves in a notebook, identifying each leaf. Boil maple syrup down to candy. Make homemade ice cream, if youve got the equipment to mix it with. (An alternative: see our recipe for the fudge in the Ultimate Recipe column inside.) and Bring out the old family pictures reminisce. Have family members read out loud their favorite passages, poems or quotations. One old favorite: "It ain't no disgrace for a man to fall, but to lay there a nd grunt is." That was by Josh Billings. Try reading this one. by old Anonymous, to the assembly: My grandpa notes the world's worn cogs. And says we're going to the dogs. in his house of logs His grand-da- d Swore things were going to the dogs. His dad among the Flemish bogs. Vowed things were going to the dogs, The caveman in his queer skin togs Said things were going to the dogs. But this is what wish to state The dogs have had an awful wait. This one is guaranteed to fascinate the children: have the spouses tell where they met grandparents, aunts, uncles. all parents, of course. Or what about trips the older folks took before there were freeways and jet airplanes? Want to start a new family tradition? Measure and mark on a given place on a wall the heights of all the grandchildren. Each Thanksgiving Day from nowon you repeat the process and watch the progress, recording each childs name by his or her mark. (Those who find the idea of mark ing on the walls too untidy, find a portable board to serve the same purpose.) Try this parlor game: "Did you know?" The object is to reveal insignificant information which is of no use to anyone but is nevertheless enlightening in a fun sort of way. For example, did you know that it was Sarah Josepha Hale, author of the ditty Mary had a little lamb," who is probably responsible for President Lincoln's having permanently established the fourth Thursday in November as the national Thanksgiving Day holiday? She was editor of a 19th century magazine called Godey's Lady's Book and editorialized for years for establishment of such an official national holiday. Or did you know that thefirst thanksgiving day" service in what was to become the United States was held on August 9, 1607, by colonists on their way to found the Popha m Colony at what is now Phipps-burMaine (as told in The American Book of Days, compiled by Jane M. Hatch)? The Rev. Richard Seymour led the group in e gyvinge God thanks for our happy & saffe aryval into the country." Sing old songs together; the more obscure and corny the better. Some will remember, "Every time I go to town, the boys keep kicking my dog around.. ." Recite "myths I used to believe, particularly as a child. Remember the sandman. tooth fairy, Santa Claus and what you thought upon coming to the realizag. met-ing- tion. . .? That leads to the simple game Doyou remember?" The day you did such and such? This can be played in conjunction with revealed secrets to mom and pop. If you want to have a moving experience, one the children may cherish for many years, take the family to a home for the elderly and bring something to share; afterward go home for popcorn and cider. (You will have tocall ahead and plan your visit with the nursing home director, of course.) Or. if there is a military base nearby, and particularly a USO club, you can arrange to bring home a military person or two for Thanksgiving dinner. For something more conventional, at least the kind of thing your grandparents may have done as children: have an taffy pull. Mothers or fathers who do the cooking may have tosearchfor the recipe. The kids help by pulling the candy in strands for several feet, and its a riot. For those who prefer quieter moods after the turf ey is served, you can put a log on the fire or if you're in warmer climes, light cand!vs and turn down the lights and play Chopin or old popular songs on cups flour cups brow n sugar Vi cup butter cup chopped nuts t. cinnamon Vi t. allspice I t. soda 2 2 butter for 10 minutes. Add the water chestnuts and green onions, saute a few more minutes, and add 'that fragant conglomerate to the ordinary, stuffing everyone else is using right from the box. Stuff the turkey as usual dont worry if the stuffing seems a bit dry, as it will absorb turkey iuices during cooking. Wondering what else you can do with the traditional squash at the Thanksgiving table, besides the Wrap bake maneuver? Heres a dish thats faster, easier, and best of all, different! store-boug- Y Apple Spice Cake ht D8 t. salt 1 cup sour cream I t. vanilla 1 1 egg 1 2 cups peeled, finely chopped apples Blend first three ingredients thoroughly. Stir in nuts. Press 2 34 cups of this mixture into an ungreased 9 by 13 glass baking pan. To remaining mix, add all the other ingredients except apples, and fold in. Stir in apples, and spoon batter evenly over the base. Bake at 375 until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean minutes). Absolutely irresistible, especially with whipped cream! the phonograph (okay, tape deck, if you insist). Or just sit around and revive your memories of how to play Pollyanna. Old Maid, dominoes, checkers. Monopoly (ot course) or jacks. Because it is Thanksgiving Day. it is a time, afterall. to give thanks to God for life's blessings. It may be fitting to read a traditional family prayer, or maybe just to meditate. Some may want to recite poetry or other readings that express their gratitude. Dig out an old book (like one called The Bright Side of Things, which had its fifth printing in 1931) and read some ditties. such as these: He was eighty years of age that day, He had lived the allotted span: He had carried burdens hard to bear; He was every inch a man: Twas on this birthday that he said (45-6- 5 Of worries great and small. The things that never happened were the biggest of them all " ODD Anonymous wrote doun mv troubles every day And after a feu short years. When I turned to the heartaches passed away, I read them with smiles, not tears. John Boyle O'Reilly And as all sit there while dusk descends. patting their tummies in mellow contentment, get out the Mother Goose rhymes and read one likely to end a merry day: To bed. to bed, says Sleepy-Hea- d; Let's stay a hile, says Slow; Put on the pot, says Greedy-Gu- t W 7 sup before we go. HAPPY THANKSGIVING Allied Pre lntcrna(Hnt Thanksgiving kitchen safety By Dennis Hinkamp USU Information Services LOGAN Thanksgiving is a holiday known for family fun and indulging in good food. Unfortunately, and large quantities of food also lend themselves to health hazards: bacteria and food poisoning. According to Georgia Lauritzcn, Utah State University extension food and nutrition specialist, the first area of bacteria danger starts with defrosting the big bird. The safest way to defrost a turkey is to put it in a plastic bag inside the refrigerator. A 2 pound bird will 0 take one to two days to defrost, 13-2- pounds will take two to three days and a turkey over 20 pounds could take up to five full days to safely defrost," Lauritzen says. She says that the next best way to defrost a turkey is to run cool water over the bird, but never warm or hot water. Most bacteria forms in food in the temperature range of 40 to 140F," Lauritzen says, so it is important to keep the food out of this temperature range as much as possible." For this reason, Lauritzen says it is best not to stuff your turkey the night before, especially if you are adding cooked dressing to an uncooked turkey. It will cause the turkey to warm up and keep the dressing from cooking to a safe temperature quickly. Many of the turkeys today have timers which pop up when the bird is cooked, but you still should double check with a meat therLauritzen says. 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