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Show nrrwmwwxx jrxs. Vft -wssa V ' -'' I X T h ' 1 NEW YEAR'S DINNER Shrimp-Grapefruit Cocktail RibRoastofBeef NaturalGravy Yorkshire Pudding Creamed Peas TossedVegetable Salad Hot Rolls Peppermint Stick Cake Beverage -Recipe Given. Peppermint Stick Cake (Serves 10-12) 2 envelopes unflavored gelatine H cup cold water 2 cups milk, scalded teaspoon salt pound marshmallows, diced pound peppermint stick candy, coarsely broken 2 cups heavy cream, whipped cup maraschino cherries, quartered Angel Food Cake Soften gelatine in cold water. Dissolve in hot milk. Add salt and chill until partially set. Fold marsh-mallows marsh-mallows and candy into whipped cream. Beat gelatine mixture until light and flutey. Add cherries and whipped cream mixture. Line bottom bot-tom and sides of an angel cake pan or a spring form (oiled) with strips one-half inch thick and one inch wide of angel food cake, from which the crusts have been removed. re-moved. Fill with gelatine mixture and chill until set. FOR A SIMPLE supper on New Year's, you may set the table for A New Year's buffet supper can be done simply if you serve sliced turkey with assorted breads, and bowls of fresh cranberry cran-berry relish, salted nuts, popcorn, pop-corn, and if you desire, a molded salad and dessert. Welcome New Year With Luxury Spread Or Simple Buffets IF YOU'RE planning a gay New Year's eve Dartv. then be prepared for the call for refreshments at about the stroke of midnight when the revelers start feeling hunger pangs. the number you are serving or serve buffet style, making waffles at the table. A simple fruit centerpiece cen-terpiece will be appropriate, a s the guests may want some after you have served the waffles. Plain waffles with syrup are an excellent choice, but if you want something more, serve creamed chicken or creamed ham and mushrooms mush-rooms on the waffles. If you serve caffein-free coffee, everyone can drink all they wish without any qualms about staying awake after they get home to retire. Use the regular grind for percolator and the drip grind for glass coffee maker mak-er or drip type of pot. The instant type is good if you want quick service. Waffles (Makes 4 4-section waffles) 2 cups sifted cake flour 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder ' H teaspoon salt S egg yolks, well beaten 1 cup milk 4 tablespoons melted batter or other shortening I egg whites Sift Sour once, measure, add baking bak-ing powder and salt and sift again. Combine egg yolks and milk. Add to flour with butter then mix only However, if you're the hostess and want to enjoy your own party, plan foods that you can whip out to the table in a minimum of time. In other words, do the cooking to completion com-pletion before the party begins. A big crowd is best handled with a buffet supper, with all the preparation prepa-ration done ahead of time. If properly prop-erly planned, you can get the food on the table in a quarter of an hour. A small party can have a cozy waffle supper, and the menu can be very simple but still satisfying. Buffet Supper Sliced Roast Turkey Ham or Roast Beef Hawaiian Cranberry Relish Dark Nut Bread Molded Cider Salad Peppermint Stick Cake Popcorn Salted Nuts Beverage BAKE THE TURKEY, roast beef or ham during the day; or, use slices from the meat you've had for dinner. This may be served cold. If you don't have enough meat, have sliced assorted cheese on the platter. All the other items can be made beforehand. Hawaiian Cranberry Relish (Makes 1 quart) 4 cups fresh cranberries 2 cups sugar 1 cup canned pineapple' Put cranberries and pineapple through food chopper. Add sugar and mix well. Chill before serving. This relish will keep well for several sev-eral weeks if refrigerated. Dark Nut Bread (Makes 1 loaf) 2 eggs, well beaten 1 cup sugar Yt cup melted shortening; cup light molasses 1 cup sour milk Vi cups white flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon soda 1 cups wheat or graham flour 1 cup seedless raisins 1H cups broken nut meats Beat eggs and sugar until thick. Add shortening and molasses. Add sour milk. Add white flour sifted with soda and salt, then wheat flour. Fold in raisin's and nuts. Bake in wax paper-lined pan in a moderate mod-erate oven (350-degree) for about an hour. Molded Cider Salad (Serves 10) 1 package orange-flavored gelatin 1 cup boiling water 1 cup cider li cups diced red apples cup seeded Tokay grapes, halved H cup chopped nuts, If desired Dissolve gelatin in hot water and cool. Add cider and allow to thicken. thick-en. Fold in other ingredients. Pour into molds which have been rinsed in cold water or oiled and allow to chill until firm. Serve on lettuce. The dessert for your gala New Year's buffet is a refrigerator cake which one and all will welcome for its light fluffiness and refreshing flavor. fla-vor. Make this ahead of time so it will have time to chill thoroughly thorough-ly and thus slice nicely. For those who wish a simple spread at the stroke of midnight to welcome the New Year, crisp waffles with creamed chicken, turkey or ham are welcome. Have a simple, but edible, bowl of fruit for the centerpiece, and top the meal off with cups of steaming decaffeined coffee. until smooth. Beat egg whites until they hold up in moist peaks. Stir quickly but thoroughly into the batter. bat-ter. Bake in a hot waffle iron. TO MAKE CREAMED chicken or turkey, use 2 cups of medium white sauce to two and one-half cups of shredded or diced chicken. If you want the mixture to have a richer color, add a little of the white sauce to one beaten egg yolk, mix thoroughly, then add the remainder of the sauce. Heat in the double boiler so the mixture will not burn. If you don't have leftover chicken to use, get some already cooked, canned, boned chicken that comes ready to use. Released by WNU Features. Lynn Says: Good Ideas Make Entertaining Fun A cabbage head makes a lovely salad bowl for buffet entertaining Take out the inside of the cabbage, shred it fine and mix with chopped apples, sliced stuffed olives, shredded shred-ded Swiss cheese and salad dressing. dress-ing. Pile mixture into cabbage shell on a large platter Add hard-cooked eggs to leftover turkey or chicken gravy and serve over toast fjr a savory luncheon dish Decorate the tree with old-fashioned old-fashioned gingerbread men which are frosted with confectioner's icing, ic-ing, trimmed with raisins and bright candies. Serve your Christmas breakfast "buffet style" letting everyone wait on himself il you're going to be busy getting a large dinner for early afternoon. Sponge cake topped with apricot glaze when cool, and then sprinkled sprin-kled generously with whole walnut meats makes a lovely cake for holiday entertaining. |
