| Show I I 4 e e 0 I s Ri w y 6 y Ring in the New Year Bullet Year Bullet Style See Recipes Below New Year Patterns Pattern's Brand new ideas for tor a brand New Year Yearl What better way to usher In Inthe inthe inthe the year than a aNt table laden with something really Nt f new Provocative R and colorful So 0 t heres here's the menu i and here are the recipes each with witha a new slant that will wilI put you as a hostess in inthe inthe inthe the higher brackets for smart entertaining Whether the buffet is planned for the eve be before before fore or or the day itself this menu is designed to o give you as little minute last bustling as pos pos- sible Just see that your tables table's set properly and the food cooked be be- forehand The combination will do its stuff Two meats that lend themselves especially for tor looking good platters are tongue and corned beef Be Be- Because Because Because cause of their color flavor and tex tex- texture texture texture ture they cant can't be too highly rec rec- recommended recommended recommended for a platter such as asIve asIve asIve Ive I've suggested Heres Here's how you pre prepare prepare pare them Beef neer Tongue 1 smoked tongue Cold water wa ter to cover 4 bay leaves 4 peppercorns 1 teaspoon whole cloves 1 onion Wash tongue and if salty let stand in cold water overnight Place in kettle with seasonings and nd mer slowly until tender from 3 to 5 I hours Remove brine pull off olI outer I skin cut off olI root Let cool in brine Serve thinly sliced either hot or cold Corned Beef neet 4 pounds corned beef Clove of garlic Paprika Wash the meat in cold water Soak an hour in cold water if It salty then drain dram Place in a kettle and cover with water Cook slowly 3 to 5 hours When thoroughly cooked cool rub with garlic and paprika Heat thoroughly in oven before sere ing lag Slice thin and serve on platter with beef tongue Crisp and chewy cabbage done up as a cole slaw is a good accompaniment accompaniment accompaniment for tor the tongue and corned beef beet plat plat- J ter To make your table really attractive serve in a red cabbage scooped out and filled with the creamy mixture of cole slaw Cole Slaw Serves 8 4 cups finely shredded cabbage li cup finely chopped green pepper peppery Vi y cup finely chopped celery 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons vinegar Vi cup sour cream or mayonnaise Combine vegetables seasonings and sour cream or mayonnaise Fill TIllS THIS WEEKS WEEK'S MENU MEN New Years Year's Buffet Platter of Sliced Tongue and Corned Beef Cole Coe Slaw in Red Cabbage Assorted Bread or Rolls Celery Olives Pickles Jelly Strawberry Apricot Gelatin Mold Fortune Cake Coffee Mints and Nuts Recipes Given scooped out red cabbage and serve at once Fruit molds lend tone to a buffet table besides giving the guests a sweeter type salad and thus satisfy satisfy- satisfying satisfyIng satisfying ing their appetite for Cor fruit Heres Here's Heresa a truly delectable combination Strawberry Apricot Gelatin Mold Serves 8 2 packages strawberry flavored gelatin gela tin 1 No 2 can apricot halves 1 No 2 can pineapple pieces 4 cups water juice from fruit to tomake tomake tomake make up part of oC this amount Heat 2 cups water and pour over gelatin Stir thoroughly then add remaining water Pour part of ot gel gel- gelatin gelatin atin mixture over apricots laid at atthe atthe atthe the bottom of a mold Let jell Mix pineapple with remaining gelatin mixture and pour over first layer in mold Let jell until firm and serve on crisp lettuce with sweet french trench dressing or mayon mayon- mayonnaise mayonnaise naise combined with whipped cream sweetened with honey The dessert problem for tor this type of buffet is easily solved d by bya a light delicate cake frosted with chocolate and decorated with numerals to car car- carry carry carry ry out the theme of the New Year Fortune Cake Vi 4 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 2 cups cake flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 4 egg yolks cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream shortening add sugar then beaten egg yolks Whip until light and fluffy with Dover egg beat beat- er Add flavoring then flour sifted with baking powder alternating the adding of the flour with the milk Beat well place in greased and floured layer cake pans Bake in a moderate degree degree oven 35 to 40 minutes Surprise item in this cake is its iti custard filling 2 tablespoons 2 flour ii cup sugar Pinch of salt s silt 1 cup milk scalded 1 slightly beaten egg teaspoon vanilla Mix flour sugar and salt Stir SUr in milk Cook in double boiler until thick about 15 minutes Add hot mixture to egg slowly then cook about 2 minutes longer Cool Cool add vanilla and spread between layers of ot cake You'll need a of an icing to todo todo todo do justice to Fortune cake Take 2 cups of confectioners confectioners' confectioners confectioners' sugar and blend in 4 table table- tablespoons tablespoons tablespoons spoons butter Add 2 ounces unsweetened un un- unsweetened unsweetened sweetened choco choco- chocolate chocolate late which have been melted over hot water Then mix enough hot milk into the icing to smooth it out flavor with 1 teaspoon vanilla and spread cake Team up the Fortune cake with a really good cup of ot coffee colIee and you'll have a perfect close to the buffet supper Use one well rounded ta tablespoon ta ta- tablespoon of drip grind decaffeinated coffee colIee for Cor each cup of boiling wa wa- ter Preheat Pre drip coffee colIee pot pott Put coffee colIee in upper compartment of pot Pour fresh briskly boiling water over it Cover and let stand in a warm place until all the water has dripped through once Remove up upper upper per compartment and cover pot Serve Setting the Table The table is the high note of any buffet so if you want yours to be bethe bethe the topic of conversation do it this way wa Set the two largest platters your nicest and most important the meat ment platter and the salad molds at either end Have plates silverware and napkins off to one side and rolls roUs butter and relishes on the other side Plates of nuts and mints may be near a center center- centerpiece centerpiece centerpiece piece of two candelabra with ever evergreen evergreen green and silver bells at their base L Released by Western Newspaper Union I |
