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The dessert I've chosen is light but pretty and is balanced for the menu. Your centerpiece can be made of traditional Easter eggs nestling in a basket or bowl. You'll And a package pack-age of inexpensive dyes with a handy ees dinner, a srjecial Dencil and decals of popular comic characters char-acters to help you decorate more successfully. If you use the decorated eggs for place cards, set it on stiff paper. Of course many people like to spend Easter evening eating the eggs with salt and bread and butter sandwiches, but if you have any left, use them for egg salad, creamed eggs or eggs a la king. The ham is easy to prepare and always popular. For small grojps, buy half a ham, but decorate it, too. You may buy the ready-to-eat type or the cook-bcfore-eating. Whichever one you select, however, keep it refrigerated. re-frigerated. The ready-to-eat variety is baked, but only enough to heat it through. Give it 10 minutes to the pound. Here's how to prepare the other type: Place ham fat side up In an open roasting pan. Do not cover and do not add water. Bake in a moderately slow (323 degree) oven allowing 22 to 25 minutes per pound for cooking a before-eating ham. now to Glare. Half an hour before the ham Is done, cover with glaze and finish baking at the same low temperature. If ham is to be scored, do it at this time. Brush ham with Vi cup of honey, molasses or apricot jam. Baste frequently during rest of cooking cook-ing time. If you do not want to garnish the ham, simply fill peach halves with bright colored jelly and place around ham before serving. Escalloped Broccoli. (Serves 6) 2 pounds broccoli l'i cups thin cream sauce M cup grated American cheese Cook broccoli In boiling, salted water wa-ter for IS minutes. Place layers of broccoli and cream sauce with a little cheese in casserole untU all 'mmMmiiiw.Hnij--is used. 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(Serves 8) M cup butter Yt cup flour 2 cups milk 2 egg yolks, beaten 2 tablespoons lemon Juice 1 teaspoon salt H teaspoon pepper 2 pounds asparagus, cooked Make white sauce with butter, flour and milk. Add egg yolks, lemon lem-on juice and seasoning. Arrange hot asparagus in serving dish and pour lemon sauce over it. The molded carrot salad "is easily prepared the day before. To serve six, simply shred carrots fine, using two cups, and add to lemon or orange flavored gelatin. You may add grapefruit wedges or green pepper pep-per or celery, if so desired. The torte is a light dessert 5 ftXf which is so splen- did for this type V of meaL This, I f Jr too, may be made I mC ne day before L"g, as it requires thorough chilling. Pineapple Torte. (Serves 6 to 8) Crust: 24 giaham crackers H cup butter 2 tablespoons sugar Filling: 3 cups milk cup sugar Vi teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons cornstarch 3 egg yolks 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup crushed pineapple 3 egg whites, stiffly beaten 6 tablespoons sugar To make crust, crush finely the graham crackers and mix with butter and sugar. Press of the crumbs against the sides and bottom bot-tom of a well-buttered tin. To make filling, bring milk to the scalding point in double boiler. Blend thoroughly the sugar, salt and cornstarch. Beat In egg yolks, add hot milk gradually. Return to double boiler and stir until thick. CooL Add vanilla and pour into crumb-lined crumb-lined tin. Put drained pineapple on top of custard. Beat egg whites stiff, add gradually the six tablespoons of sugar, spread on pineapple, sprinkle , with remaining crumbs. Bake in a moderate (350 degree) oven. Chill overnight before removing from pan. Let your ham reflect the holiday spirit by garnishing it with flowers, flow-ers, the petals of which are made with candied or fresh orange peel, the stems of candied citron and the centers of maraschino cherries. cher-ries. Here's a good use for leftover ham the following day: Baked Ham Casserole. (Serves 6) 2 cups ground, baked ban 1 cup cooked peas 3 eggs 2 tablespoons green pepper, minced 1 cup milk 2 teaspoons horseradish H cup grated American cheese Paprika Place ham in greased eight-inch square pan. Top with peas. Beat together to-gether eggs, green pepper, milk and horseradish. Pour over peas. Top with cheese. Bake in a moderate (350 degree) oven for 40 minutes. Let set In warm place for 10 to 15 minutes. Cut into six inch squares. Serve with tomato sauce, if desired. Released by WNU Features. Beets do very well with a dusting of ground cloves or a bit of horseradish. horse-radish. You can do all sorts of things with corn. Make fritters or pudding out of it it you want to dress it up a bit. Mustard sauce goes well on string beans, and mushrooms are a nice addition to either plain or creamed string beans. Broccoli Is delicious when seasoned sea-soned with some parmcsan cheese, but you also may serve It with cream sauce or hollandalse sauce. |