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Show COMPANY FARE Feel like having company to dinner? Make it a spec.al occasion occas-ion and invite a few friends you may not have seen for awhile Hostesses who like to plan their menu around a reasonab y priced, nutritious main dish with wide taste appeal would choose chicken. Roast chickea can be made company special with an imaginative stuffing studded with DROMEDARY Pitted Dates and DIAMOND Walnuts. The stuffing is a savory, herbed combination with a touch of sweetness supplied by the dates and is a perfect complement to the chicken. Just the aroma of the stuffing while the chicken is roasting will whet everyone's appetite for the meal you've planned. CHICKEN WITH DATE 'N WALNUT STUFFING 2 cups day old bread crumbs 34 cup quartered DROMEDARY Pitted Dates 34 cup coarsely chopped DIAMOND Walnuts 12 cup finely chopped tart apple 14 cup chopped celery 13 cup minced onion 34 teaspoon grated lemon rind 12 teaspoon salt 14 teaspoon rubbed sage 14 teaspoon crushed rosemary 14 teaspoon ground black pepper 12 cup melted butter or margarine 5 to 5 12 pound roasting chicken Combine first eleven ingredients with 13 cup melted butter or margarine until well mixed. Use to stuff chicken. Roast in preheated moderate oven (350F.) about 2 12 hours or until done. Brush occasionally during roasting with remaining melted melt-ed butter or margarine. Makes 6 (about 9 ounce) servings meat and stuffing. |