Show iii I 1 ivow nam i V GOOD TIDINGS FOR THE EASTER T see recipes below with the passing of winter and the arrival of spring cornea comes the joyful easter season bringing with it new life and new hope why not express these 1 good tidings in the traditional easter sunday breakfast make your easter breakfast th the no I 1 breakfast of the year th the time when the whole family and guests too perhaps gather leisurely round a gaily decorated table laden with their favorite early morn dishes let color splashed eggs be jhb centerpiece you can use those that the children have discovered in their traditional pre breakfast egg hunt pile them high V in the center of a grass tilled filled easter basket then to complete the scheme mark each persons place at the table with an egg caricature uncle sam an n andl indian chief chie mr rabbit or even a pert young lady while still oh ing and ahing ah ing serve eggs in nests lust just to keep the theme in mind to complete your menu of course want glasses of cold fruit juice crisp ham slices or bacon curls and steaming popovers pop overs its taken for granted that ma make ke plenty of hot coffee they ask tor for moret morel eggs in nests see picture at top of column 1 egg teaspoon salt butter 5 bread sticks separate egg placing white in small deep bowl and retaining yolk in one of the half shells beat egg white until tiff stiff and slightly dry when dry it will have a slightly coar coarse as appearance pile egg white in oven proof cup or disk dish tin in which 5 6 bread sticks have been arranged arra liged drop yolk into depression made in iii center of gag white bake in a moderately slow oven degrees F until bread tips and egg white are delicately browned about 15 minutes season with salt pepper it if desired and a lump of butter dropped on yolk serves 1 just in case youre wondering how the bread sticks are made here are directions because of their dainty arrangement in the serving dishes I 1 call them bread buttercups Butter cups remove the crusts from a loaf of uncut bread cut lengthwise slices horn from the loaf trim the slices so that they are about 1 inches wide and the ends pointed brush with an egg and milk mixture and arrange in baking cups cs it is best to brush the tips with a little melted butter so that they will brown more readily fo pop avers overs 2 eggs beaten cup milk I 1 cup flour va teaspoon salt I 1 teaspoon melted fat combine eggs and mim milk pour over sifted dry ingredients beat with a rotary beater until smooth add butter beat pour bitter batter into hot greased muffin pans filling one third full bake in a hot oven degrees F for 35 to 45 minutes dry in oven about 10 minutes with X LYNN SAYS eggs join with other foods to fall your needs and produce your health they are among our best sources of the muscle building proteins they are high in iron which is needed to build good red blood they supply phosphorus which forms a part of every active cell of the body when I 1 pe peeling e ling I 1 hard cooked eggs crackle cra ackle the shells then start the peeling atthe at the rounded end of the egg holding the he eggs under running cold water w ater or dipping in a bowl of cold water helps to ease the shell off leaving a smooth unbroken surface of white THIS WEEKS MENU EASTER BREAKFAST chilled pineapple juice eggs et in invests nests ham slices popover pop over overs jam jelly beverages Bever axe recipes given iven I 1 I 1 heat turned olt yield 10 large pop overs and now a word about the cleverly decorated easter eggs that appear in the basket above agree that even the most aristocratic rabbit should claim these original eggs decorating the them m is both easy and inexpensive need large white eggs a package of dyes from fro the ten five and ten a spoon shaped wire hook with an end to use as a handle tor for dipping eggs into the dye rubber cement and stickers buy gold and silver stars dots in various colors small red hearts linen reinforcements that are really meant lor for loose leal notebooks flower seals such as tulips and red and blue legal seals most of these come in several sizes but the small ones are the easiest to glue on a curved surface after shewell known hard boiling process you use your imagination about covering the eggs with stars and dots then try arranging hearts in four leaf clover patterns or turn the points outward and stick the them T around a center dot as flower petals allover all over designs of blue legal seals and stripes of the red ones pasted so closely that they overlap a bit are quite effective enec tive there are endless arrangements and you have the advantage of being able to soak off 03 and replace designs until you are pleased without wasting an egg what to do with ulc the easter supply of hard cooked eggs im coming to that coarsely chopped or sliced a hard cooked eggs in superbly seasoned cream or white sauce become CREAMED EGGS they will give luncheon and dinner menus a lift when served on crisply fried cornmeal slices potato cakes or waffles with eggs and cheese such boon companions and cheese a prime favorite too escalloped ESCAL LOPED EGGS and CHEESE is another use for easter eggs after easter creamed eggs 6 eggs hard ar cooked 4 table tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons flout flour Ws 1 cups milk aa teaspoon pepper 24 teaspoon salt dash of cayenne or nutmeg melt butter add flour and stir until smooth add cold milk cook and stir constantly until thick R he e move from fire and place over hot water add seasonings and sliced eggs cut lengthwise stir carefully serves 4 escalloped Escal loped eggs and cheese 1 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoons flour dour i I 1 cup milk 34 4 teaspoon salt teaspoon pepper teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce I 1 cup soft bread crumbs 3 tablespoons melted butter A cup grated cheese 6 to 8 hard bard cooked eggs prepare a sauce of butter flour mm milk and seasonings arrange I 1 in n greased casserole in layers using three quarters of the crumbs the sliced eggs cheese and sauce top with remaining one fourth cup of crumbs mixed with the melted butter bake ln in a moderate oven degrees IF until sauce is bubbly and top nicely browned about 40 minutes serve pla plain in or with tomato sauce serves 4 or 5 released by western newspaper union |