Show If Get Together Ove r a Patriotic I Buffet Supper Du ring February By MRS ALEXANDER GEORGE GEORGEAn An occasional party Will help you you and your friends keep fit for service on the home front o You'll want to do some pre pre- Lenten entertaining in February February February ary so why not get the crowd together for tor an Informal buffet supper on Washington's bIrthday birthday birthday birth bIrth- day or thereabouts dec Go patriotic on the table dec dec- orations Get out flags drums colonial hats and other articles 1 Get into your stride and do donot not let food rationing get you down There are loads of ot good things to eat available to serve company as well as the family Two courses are enough and the theold theold theold old fashioned homespun menus appeal to most folks this time Ume of year Let a flavorful vegetable vege vege- table table meat meat stew or savory chicken pie take the spotlight Or there are other wholesome I y standbys with much appetite appeal such as escalloped oysters baked baIted beans rice Creole chili con carne Swiss steak and buttered noodles macaroni and andI I t cheese clam elam chowder and Spanish Spanish Span Span- panI pan pan- I ish rice j 1 Ragout of Beef En Casserole r Ragout of beef beet en casserole r is iso filling and will serve 10 or 12 persons with generous pore por por- Wash 1 lJ 4 pounds dried e I lima beans and soak In water j I to cover over night Drain I cov cover r with water add 1 teaspoon i salt and boil boU covered for 20 minutes Drain and reserve the stock for soup at some later I meal Cut 2 pounds beef chuck into inch pieces Sprinkle with r flour s a teaspoon salt and some someI I pepper Brown in 5 tablespoons r fat or chopped suet heated in a frying pan Cook along with the meat cup diced onions 3 2 cup diced celery and 3 1 cup diced green peppers pepper Transfer the beans and meat mi mixture ture to a large buttered butter d cas cas- serole Pour 2 cups tomatoes 1 teaspoon salt 2 A 4 teaspoon pepper pepper peps pep pep- s per 1 cup cup- water A teaspoon sugar and 1 tablespoon minced parsley into the frying pan and boil boll 2 minutes Pour over the beans and meat The liquid should come just to the top of the ingredients Reserve any I extra as it can be added during the baking Cover and bake slowly about degrees for forI I I 2 hours Inspect frequently I and add more liquid if the ragout l cooks down Spiced beets tart cabbage I salad tossed green salad dill pickle strips or a relish tray celery olives pickles carrot strips celery curls are easy to tomake tomake tomake make crisp side partners for any homespun main dish Corn Stuffed Flank Steak p Corn stuffed flank steak with baked sweet or white potatoes green vegetable salad hot biscuits biscuits biscuits bis bis- and honey and your special dessert offer a menu fit for the most finicky guest Pound flank steak lightly on both sides Sprinkle with salt and paprika and spread with this corn stuffing Simmer 6 5 minutes minutes minutes min min- utes in 4 tablespoons bacon fat fator fator fator or suet 3 1 cup each chopped onions celery and green peppers Add 2 cups drained canned corn 2 cups soft bread cubes ids tea spoon salt r teaspoon each paprika and poultry seasoning 4 tablespoons butter or margarine margarine margarine mar mar- garine melted and 3 tablespoons tablespoons table table- spoons cream Cool and lightly spread on the meat Roll up lengthwise Tie with white cord Bake 1 hours in moderate oven in a covered roaster Baste every 15 minutes with 3 tablespoons tablespoons tablespoons table table- spoons fat melted in iS cup boiling boiling boiling boil boil- ing water and the drippings in inthe inthe inthe the pan When ready to serve discard the cord and cover the roll with gravy made from drippings drippings drip drip- pings plugs in the pan Top off oft any Washington's birthday supper with cherry pie or tarts with top crusts cut inthe in inthe inthe the form of stars hatchets or cocked hats baked separately and set in place when tarts are done |