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Show f '4B ft Lakeside Review South, Wednesday, November 21, 1984 Vegetables Must Go Eliminate Pesky Leftovers By Cutting Down on Meal JACQUE OTTESON Review Correspondent The young wife preparing her ..first Thanksgiving meal may be overwhelmed by the logistics of .getting all that food ready to be served at the same time. However, any seasoned veteran of holiday meals knows that the real problem comes after the dinner in the form of leftovers. After youve served all your greatest culinary masterpieces on Thanksgiving Day, and run them , through again the next night, on what is sneeringly referred to at our house as Son of Thanksgiving, what do you do with 7 12 pounds of turkey and all its accompanying goodies? . One determined friend launched a series of turkey a las and continued until she had emptied every bowl and platter in her refrigerator. It was, rumor has it, the Turkey a la Olives Supreme that caused the divorce. Another friend, a local jello freak who can turn anything into a set salad, was forever banned from the bridge group after her . post holiday bridge luncheon fea , n do-eurv- The whole raison detre of the hors doeurves is to whet the appetite, but any fool knows that its empty stomachs that do a cook proud. Besides, left over hors doeurves are there for the duration: not even the most ravenous of teenagers will touch them. Rule 2: Regardless of how many guests youre having, open only one 2 can of vegetables. You can gussy this up, if you choose, but do not increase its volume. Contrary to current hype touting vegetables as the only thing you can eat without getting cancer, vegetables are not good for you. Nothing that tastes like that could be good for you. Though theyll never admit it aloud, your guests will be secretly glad, in their heart of hearts, that theres only one teeny bowl of vegeta- . bles. Rule 3: Eliminate entirely all relishes. The dressing contains sufficient celery to supply adequate rough-agAs stated in Rule 2, no one really likes vegetables, and there is never enough room left on any plate by the time the relish tray is passed around, thus creating awkward moments galore. I once ate an entire Thanksgiving dinner with one hand, all the while clutching a carrot curl and two radish rosettes in the other. Among the relishes, celery presents the greatest problem as a leftover: theres no possible way to revive soggy celery if its stuffed, and unstuffed celery on the Thanksgiving table looks like you werent really giving it your all. Fortunately, my family is very suspicious of celery stuffed e. , with anything. choice, all but one of your guests will select the same variety, leavof suspicious Actually, theyre supply celery, period. I told them it ing you with a causes cancer. of the reject. Rule 4: Bake only one kind of Marie Antoinette had this in mind when she said, Let them pie. Sure as the world, if you offer a eat cake, or ut not both." two-we- t How do you make an edible Christmas tree? Why, out of sweet breads, of course! The following recipe will produce a tasty tree to get your family in the holiday mood. It was submitted to the Utah State University Extension office in Farmington, by Shirley Pewtress of Kaysville, and demonstrated at a recent extension service holiday open house. To make the basic sweet bread for the tree, use this recipe: 1 pkg. dry yeast C lukewarm water 8 T. sugar 5 T. shortening tsp. salt 1 tsp. mace 2 C scalded milk 3 eggs 7 C flour 'h tsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. vanilla Mix yeast in Vi C lukewarm water. Add sugar, shortening, salt and mace in bowl. Mix well. Pour in hot milk. When n lukewarm, add 4 C flour and add eggs yeast, and beat well. Add lemon juice and vanilla and 3 C flour and knead. Keep dough soft but not sticky. Place dough in greased bowl and let rise until double in bulk. To make the Christmas tree, follow these directions. Roll the dough to make a well-beate- 15-in- ch nut a star out of cookie cutter or free hand, cut out center. Form trimmings into a ball, and roll into a triangle Vs inch thick. Using a sharp knife and ruler, trim to make a triangle 15 inches tall and 13 inches wide at base. Cut out base for tree at the same time. Place on lightly greased baking sheet, dough will shrink so form on pan with your fingers to desired shape. Fold top 2 inches of triangle under. Put desired filling on triangle and base, leaving one inch around all edges, before putting on square. Using a doughcutter, cut 25 rounds. Cut row of two rounds. Place star on top. Roll and cut leftover dough to cover tree base. Cover and let rise slowly at room temperature until almost double in bulk (about 45 minutes to an hour). Brush on egg white glaze. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown. When baked, frost with sugar glaze. Decorate doughnut centers with colored cherries, alternating red and green cherries on each dough round. Pecan Cream Filling Cream together Vi stick margarine or butter, 1V4 C powdered sugar, and one T. flour. . d cures, These are guaranteed to reduce the inevitable complaints and threats that follow a solid week of leftovers. Another plus you probably wont gam 13 pounds between the 22nd and the 29th. time-teste- - Brighten Up House For Holidays With Simple Decorating Cut out gingerbread boys from APRIL ADAMS Review Staff brown fabric, and add red ribbon To brighten up a household and help prepare for holiday festivities, here are some decorating tips from the Utah State Universitys extension office in Farmington. The bold colors of fresh citrus fruits can be used to make colorful holiday centerpieces. Fill any attractive basket with an assortment of navel oranges, lemons, tangerines and grapefruit. Tuck in some Christmas greenery and add for details for eyes, nose and mouth. The ribbon can also be used for pants and sleeve cuffs, if desired. Hang them on the Christmas trees can also be decorated this way. Make a gingerbread bulletin board, by securing fabric over a bulletin board, and adding more homemade fabric gingerbread men to the corners. This theme can be used to add a festive air to one room or many a few rounds. Arrange six dough, rounds, overlapping slightly, across the base of tree. Use five rounds to make a second row. Make a third row of five rounds, a fourth of four rounds, a fifth row of three rounds and a top 1 ek pie-b- Make Edible Tree Of Sweet Breads t t y turing Lime Gizzard Medley. My solution to this annual crisis is careful advanced planning. The only way to avoid leftovers is to reduce the amount of the original. I admit I stole this from the trickle-dowtheory of supply-sid- e economics. In order to assure that your guests will consume most, if not all of the dinner, you must eliminate the unnecessary extras. Rule 1: Never serve hors green, ball- wire-stemme- d, shaped ornaments. Tie on a colorful ribbon. The same idea can be used with other fruits as the main focal point. One holiday theme can be used to decorate throughout a house. For a gingerbread man theme, string metal gingerbread cookie cutters on a long red ribbon. Secure them across living room curtain rods for a decorative touch. EDIBLE regri-gerato- rooms in a house. ' Purchase six foot-lon- g r. cinam-mo- n sticks from an arts and crafts store. Glue the ends of three sticks together to form a triangle. Make another triangle. Form a star with the two triangles by tying them together when the two meet. The star can be hung from a doorframe, wall or ceiling. Christmas tree is made of sweet breads. Beat in one egg yolk. Add finely chopped pecans. ' C. Apple Raisin Filling lVi tsp. melted butter or margarine, 4 C powdered sugar, 3 tsp. milk, few drops va- nilla Boil together for one minute: two C apples, finely chopped,' one C raisins, ground, one C brown sugar, Vi tsp. cinnamon', Vi tsp. salt. Sugar Glaze extract, beat until smooth. Brush over surface of hot baked breads. Egg White Glaze: Mis one egg white and two T. water. Stir with fork. Brush over top of all rolls just after shaping. ' ESMFirnFffi BOKSYTMY...WH1 BO! TTHsan Christmas Fabric Wreath Simple Project lir t Even people who claim to be all thumbs should try making 'this fabric Christmas wreath. It is - ! 'reasonably simple and materials are easy to find. l: t. Fabric Christmas Wreath m r s. Z- ; yard, 45 wide cotton of green ribbon of 2Vi wide white lace Red ribbon for bow Flat backed, 12 diameter, 90 90 - m ring it-- Cut cotton material into 2 ; strips, 12 wide and 45 long. Stitch ends together to make one strip 12 wide and 90 long. Plac- ing wrong sides together, fold .strip in half so it is 6 wide. Place lace on raw edge of lace on mate- rial and stitch down both sides of ribbon. Measure the width of the styrofoam ring to determine width of fabric casing. Measure in one inch from fold. Draw line across fabric with chalk. Stitch on line across length of fabric. Mea-- . suring down from first line, draw , another line that equals the width d ; of the wreath. Stitch across line to form casing. (See drawing based on 7 wide styro-- , foam ring) Slash styrofoam all the ; way through on open end. Slip casing over wreath. Attach slashed ends of styrofoam togeth- er with tape. Push fabric over taped end. Make red bow and pin , or glue to wreath. Instead of bow, (can use holly berries, flowers, I wheat, etc. : sec-,on- . STYROFOAM BASE These people and 3 million others have something to celebrate. They beat cancer. V We are winning. Please support the V AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY |