Show Take to the Outdoors for a Basket Picnic Recipes Picnic In a Basket WITH ONLY a short time remaining for the picnic plan one memorable picnic before the season is A simply prepared menu with family with the added plus of good eating and carrying ease will bring cheers from everyone including mother and You've probably had picnics already which require outdoor and those were you've probably had the potato salad and deviled egg Now 9 you're ready for wJ-fiuL something that's different- What about a skillet baked chicken corn It's a sure hit with all the Use young chicken for frying and cut them into serving pieces for picnic style Place a few pieces of the chicken in a paper bag with pancake ready mix to apply a light coating and thus prevent the absorption of grease from the You'll have chicken that retains a crisp and tempting Heat fat in a heavy skillet or chicken having fat deep and brown each piece using kitchen tongs to prevent from piercing the chicken while Prepare the dressing while the chicken using cooked giblets for extra Place the dressing In the skillet you have used for browning leaving only enough grease in it to coat bottom and sides of Top the dressing with chicken cover and Then wrap the skillet in several layers of newspaper to keep hot while you go to the picnic Here are exact recipes for preparing the chicken and Golden Corn Bread 1 1 enriched yellow corn meal 1 cap sifted enriched flour i sugar M teaspoon aalt 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 egg 1 cup milk 4 cup soft Sift together dry ingredients in medium-sized Add milk and Beat with rotary egg beater until about 1 Do not Bake in a greased square pan or greased muffin pans in a hot oven for 20 to 25 Fried Chicken 2 frying disjointed 1 cup pancake ready-mix 1 teaspoon salt Cook giblets from the frying chicken in salted water to Set aside to use for Roll chicken in ready-mix combined with salt and brown In fryer or deep frying Corn Bread Dressing i cup butter 5 cups corn bread crumbs from corn cup diced celery 1 teaspoon salt Y teaspoon pepper Ys teaspoon sage 1 beaten H cup chicken broth Cut giblets and butter In small Add to corn bread Add all remaining ingredients and mix well with Put dressing in deep skillet and lay fried LYNN Try New Flavors On Old Favorites Everyone knows with soft custard but what about flavoring it with some instant Serve this on chocolate or cottage Anybody will like spinach when it's cooked and seasoned with pepper and Place In a casserole and make nests In which to break raw Dust with pepper and shredded cheese bake until the eggs are Lynn Chambers' Picnic Menu Skillet Baked Chicken Corn Bread Dressing Sliced Garden Tomatoes Carrot Strips Celery Fans Radish Roses Picnic Lemonade Chilled Watermelon Coconut Gumdrop Cookies Recipes Given chicken over top of Cover and cook in a moderate oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until chicken is Remove cover during the last 10 minutes to crisp the crust on the Crisp vegetable relishes are good accompaniments for fried chicken and corn bread When you wash and prepare put them I directly into VU plastic bags so yu can take dl- from the refrigerator to Put m a rafik Include a vari- tables to nibble with the such as crunchy carrot crisp celery radishes and green along with whole plump tomatoes that can be sliced when you're setting the picnic a FOR A REFRESHING picnic there's nothing as refreshing as well chilled lemonade placed In a thermos or insulated If you don't have either of use a gallon glass jug or jar for Picnic Lemonade 1 Fill a gallon container with Ice cubes or crushed Pour over the Ice Vi cup strained honey or cup mixed with cup lemon Screw the top on tightly and place the jar in the picnic basket where it can serve as a Surround with relishes and watermelon which you'll want to keep cold to the By this time the ice will have melted to make the BRING ALONG plenty of chewy cookies for youngsters and grownups They go nicely fr K with watermelon jr- y or other fruits I tj a simple and Iff well-balanced St- Z- Like most oatmeal these are not only extra tasty but also Coconut Gumdrop Bars 16 1 cap sifted enriched flour Ys teaspoon soda H teaspoon salt cup brown sugar Ys cup soft 1 egg H teaspoon vanilla H cup milk I cup quick rolled uncooked 1 cup chopped gumdrops Ys cup grated coconut Sift together soda and salt into Add brown vanilla and Beat until about 2 Fold in rolled gumdrops and about half of the Spread dough into greased Sprinkle with remaining Bake in a moderate oven for Cool and cut into Baking powder biscuit is a fine topping for leftover meat and it's even more delicious if you add some sage to the biscuit Sandwich cookies go nicely for a snack use thin gingersnaps put together with cream cheese to which some ginger is Cut boiled sweet potatoes into dip In beaten then fine Fry in hot fat until deep golden brown and serve I with ham or |