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When both cookies and filling are cool, spread filling on one-half of the cookies and cover with the remaining cookies, matching match-ing them by size. Swedish Snowballs (Makes about 4 dozen) t cups rolled oats, uncooked 2 cups sugar 3 tablespoons cold coffee 1 tablespoon cocoa 2 teaspoons vanilla H cup butter or substitute, melted Combine rolled oats, 1 cup sugar, coffee, cocoa and vanilla in mixing bowl. Blend well with melted butter. but-ter. Shape mixture into small balls about an inch in diameter. Roll balls in remaining sugar. Chill thoroughly in refrigerator. Date-Coconut Pie (Makes 1 9-inch pie) 2 eggs, slightly beaten 94 cup sugar 1 cup sour cream 1 tablespoon fine bread crumbs H teaspoon salt teaspoon nutmeg teaspoon allspice Y teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon cinnamon M cup dates, minced H cup moist, shredded coconut 1 9-Inch unbaked pie shell Beat sugar together with eggs; beat sour cream slightly and add to egg-mixture with all remaining n- j every once in a while. Perhaps it's a sewing circle, a bridge group or a committee. These occasions which come in v the afternoon 7fo? or evening need Vv wok IV some thing o f i MFr'fcJ ff) freshment v a- ITW&IX rIety You' 11 AlVli" want something 4-' your friends will rave about, but at the same time, keep it simple and easy to serve. Light desserts are welsome often, and so are tasty but dainty sandwiches sand-wiches or cookies. If these can be made in advance, you're free to devote de-vote the last few minutes before they arrive toward looking your prettiest or giving the house a once over lightly to have everything at its best. If the refreshments are to be served buffet style, with all the ladies going to the dining table or sideboard to help themselves, this can be set in advance. Your prettiest pret-tiest tea set with attractive platters of cakes, sandwiches or cookies will make for a decorative occasion. A few blossoms or leaves attractively attrac-tively arranged can add festivity even to simple tables. If you have a lovely glass bowl, try floating a few flowers in clear water, or place some vines in a well designed container. 1 Refrigerator cookies can be mixed and chilled several days ahead of time, to be baked on the morning of the day you entertain. This type is especially colorful: Fruity Ice Box Cookies (Makes 6 dozen) cup shortening . cup granulated sugar 1 egg ' ' 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups sifted flour 2 teaspoons baking powder H teaspoon salt Y cup minced candied cherries !4 cup minced candled green pineapple Blend together shortening, sugar, egg and vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. grecuems. sur until weu mixea. Pour into pie shell and bake IS minutes min-utes in a hot (425T.) oven, then reduce heat to moderate (350F.) and bake 30 minutes. e Her are two spreads which Divide dough into four equal parts and shape each portion into a 1-inch 1-inch roll. Chill rolls thoroughly. (They m a y be wrapped in foil or waxed paper). Slice off cookies about Vi-Inch make small, tasty sandwiches. sandwich-es. Use them on bread which is cut in small strips, rounds, triangles or crescents: thick and place on ungreased cookie sheets 2 to 3 inches apart Bake in a moderate (350F.) oven for IS minutes. ;'' e These date cookies are really sandwiches and give you nice variety va-riety with any other kinds of cookies cook-ies served: Oatmeal Date Sandwiches (Makes 48 cookiea) Cookie Dough: 1 enps butter or substitute 1 cup brown sugar t cups flour 2H cups rolled oats, uncooked 1 teaspoon soda U cup warm water Filling: 1 pound dates, minced 1 oup sngar Yt oup cold water To make cookie dough, cream Peperonl Spread pound peperonl sausage 1 5-eunce Jar cheese spread (relish or plmiento) t tablespoons chopped parsley pars-ley cup heavy cream, whipped Grind the sausage and blend with cheese. Fold in parsley and whipped whip-ped cream. Let mellow In refrigerator refriger-ator for 4 to 9 hours, covered, for best flavor. Zesty Spread pound braunschwelger sausage saus-age K cup salad dressing M cup pickle relish 1 teaspoon horseradish Blend together and whip with a fork. SlyNN SAYS: Enhance Your Vegetables To Add Mem Interest Preserve fresh green colors in vegetables by cooking without the cover. Some vitamin loss will occur, but short cooking can prevent much of this, and vegetable will be eaten If it's more attractive. Cabbage and cauliflower should be washed carefully to prevent any worms from lodging in the vegetable. vegeta-ble. If placed in cold, salted water tor a short time before cooking, worms can be drawn out Combine leftovers of vegetables to achieve colorful triumphs like peas or corn in scooped-out beets, lima beans in squash nests, carrots in green pepper, spinach molded in rings for creamed onions and cauliflower cauli-flower with plmiento strips. Mashed potatoes should be as light and fluffy as it's possible to make them. Older potatoes should be boiled in water to which some milk and lemon juice is added to prevent darkening. Use hot milk in which butter is melted to make them fluffy. |