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Show Plug-In Picnic ?' X J T ft. : i t 1 i . i - - - """"" 1 1 ! ' , " " x" v',t V i This modern electrical age we enjoy has made living simpler and pleasant; makes savory food for a crowd quick and easy to prepare. One of the great American entertaining pastimes is the picnic, and it can be a fall football game follow-up as well as a summer delight with the aid of an electric frill. Broil juicy hamburgers and frankfurters, basting them with a beer-tanged barbecue sauce kept warm on the grill shelf. Serve with a hot, German-style potato salad, buttered buns, and mugs of chilled, refreshing beer. Beer Barbecue Sauce V2 cup beer 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons vinegar 1 cup chili sauce 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Keep hot on griddle shelf of broiler, using to baste hamburgers and frankfurters frank-furters during grilling. Yield: Approximately 2 cups. Hot Potato Salad 6 medium potatoes (about 1 tablespoon sugar 2 pounds) V2 cup beer or ale 6 slices bacon V2 teaspoon Tabasco Butter or margarine teaspoon celery seed Vi cup finely chopped onion 1 tablespoon chopped 2 teaspoons salt parsley 2 tablespoons flour Cook potatoes in skins until tender. Peel and slice. Cook bacon in skillet until crisp; drain and crumble. Measure bacon drippings drip-pings and add butter or margarine, if necessary, to make Vi cup. Saute onion in drippings until tender, but not brown. Stir in salt, flour and sugar; stir to a smooth paste. Gradually add beer and Tabasco. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Pour over potatoes; sprinkle with celery seed and parsley; mix lightly with fork. Serve hot. Yield: 6 servings. 1 |