Show tJ c r. r t L Lr am e eI r- r nn I Serve Dainty Foods When Entertaining Prospective Brides IT WONT WON'T BE long now until youre you're in the midst of entertaining all the girls who will be married in the romantic r month of June If several s eve r a I of your friends are areto areto areto to be enter enter- entertained e n t c r rained be ready with fresh and tempting ideas for food Keep foods dainty and serve them attractively on your prettiest china and tableware For a luncheon serve a main dish salad or a lovely casserole Add to this tiny rolls or muffins and a seasonal dessert Showers may be in the form of luncheons or evening or garden parties If the latter two then you'll need only a glamorous des des- dessert dessert dessert sert and beverage You may also pass a cool beverage mints mint and nuts while the girl opens her pres pres- STRAWBERRIES MAKE beautiful beautiful ful desserts for occasions of this type especially if they're chosen from these Strawberry Angel Pie Piet t Serves 8 10 4 egg whites 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 16 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar 4 egg yolks 1 package e sliced or whole fresh frozen strawberries Vi cup sugar 2 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 cup whipping cream neat Beat egg whites until fluffy add cream of tartar and salt and beat slightly Slowly add sugar a few tablespoons at a time and continue to beat Spread mixture into lightly greased or oiled cake or or- orpie pie pan Bake in a slow oven for one oneto oneto oneto to 1 11 hours or until meringue is well dried out Place on cake rack to cool When almost at room tem tem- temperature temperature loosen from sides and bot bot- bottom bottom bottom tom of pan and place on serving plate The top and center of the pie shell will crush in to receive the filling When at room tempera tempera- temperature ture set aside to chill While crust is baking mix egg yolks with juice drained from strawberries that have been put into colander or sieve to thaw and drain Add sugar and cook in top of double boiler until thick Stir often while cooking Beating slightly while cooking will give a fluffy Huffy texture Add lemon juice and chill both the strawberry mixture and the drained ries Assemble pie by spreading shell with a bit of cream that has been whipped Spread in strawberry filling Strawberry Velvet Pie Makes 1 inch 9 pie Pastry 1 cup sifted enriched flour Vz Z teaspoon salt cup shortening to 24 2 tablespoons cold coldwater coldwater coldwater water Sift together flour and salt Cut or rub in shortening Add water Mix to dry crumbly dough V. c Turn out on light light- lightly ly floured pastry cloth cIa t h. h Press Fress Pre s s dough together Roll out Va inch f thick Line nine- nine inch o pie pan with pastry Bake in hot oven eight to twelve minutes Strawberry Velvet Filling 1 tablespoon gelatin Vi 4 cup cold water 1 cup milk 2 eggs separated 4 cup sugar A crust of light chewy mer mer- meringue meringue ingue encloses a creamy velvet velvet- texture filling of strawberries in this Strawberry Angel Pie Its It's a perfect dessert for enter enter- entertaining entertaining entertaining the bride to r Dainty chicken and noodle casseroles offer a delightful main dish for luncheon or light supper when you want to enter enter- entertain entertain entertain tain a crowd A salad accompaniment accompaniment accompaniment and light dessert are arc all you really need to complete the menu LYNN CHAMBERS CHAMBERS' MENU Chicken and Noodles in Casserole Asparagus Tip Salad Finger Rolls Strawberry Angel Pie Beverage Recipe Given Ys teaspoon salt 2 cups sliced strawberries 1 teaspoon vanilla extract cup whipping cream 1 tablespoon sugar Soften gelatin in cold water 10 minutes Scald milk in top of double boiler Beat egg yolks Add sugar and salt Pour scalded milk over egg yolk mixture stirring constant constant- constant constant- ly Return to double boiler and cook until custard coats the spoon stir stir- stirring stirring stirring ring constantly Remove from hot C water Add soft soft- softened softened softened ened gelatin Stir until gelatin is r f dissolved Cool Fold in l' l 1 cups strawberries and vanilla extract Beat egg whites s ff Fold in in Pour into baked b a ked k e d nine inch pastry shell Set in refrigerator refrigerator refrigerator to chill about 1 hour Just before serving whip cream Fold in sugar Arrange whipped cream in 6 individual nests and fill each with remaining 12 cup berries Strawberry Meringue Roll 4 egg yolks Yi cup sugar 2 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 egg whites i 3 cup cake flour la a teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon Gradually add adda Vt a acup cup of the sugar and vanilla Beat egg whites until almost stiff grad grad- gradually gradually gradually add a d remaining sugar beat very stiff Fold in yolk egg-yolk mixture then sifted dry ingredients Bake in waxed paper by 10 15 inch pan in moderate oven 12 minutes Turn onto cloth dusted with confectioners' confectioners sugar Remove paper trim cake edges Top with waxed paper Roll quickly paper inside Wrap In sugared cloth cool coolon coolon on cake rack Unroll Remove pa pa- paper paper paper per spread with Strawberry Fill Filling Fill Fill- Filling Filling ing Whip 74 cup heavy cream fold in two tablespoons sugar and andone andone andone one cup sliced strawberries Roll RollUp up Chill Frost with Strawberry Meringue Combine cup sliced strawberries Vz 12 cup sugar one egg white and 3 8 teaspoon salt Beat with rotary or electric beater until mixture is very stiff still 7 to 10 min min- minutes utes Chicken and Noodles in Casserole Serves 5 1 tablespoon salt 3 quarts boiling water 4 ounces medium noodles butter 3 tablespoons flour Vi teaspoon salt JA 1 teaspoon paprika 1 cup chicken stock 1 cup milk 1 tablespoon lemon juice cup olives chopped 2 cups cubed cooked chicken Add one tablespoon salt to active active- actively ly boiling water Gradually add noodles and boil until tender about six minutes Drain and rinse While noodles are cooking melt butter in top of double boiler Add flour salt and paprika Mix to a smooth paste Gradually add chick chick- chicken en stock and milk stirring constant ly Cook until slightly thick Add lemon juice and olives Combine noodles noodles' and chicken in 1 quart casserole Pour sauce over Cover and bake in moderate oven 45 minutes Serve hot |