The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California • 131

ZoS gngfleg ZimtS SHRIMP COCKTAIL IS CHIC MEAL STARTER Avocado Salad 12 cup molasses Sift together cornmeal, flour, soda and salt Stir in prunes. Combine buttermilk and molasses and stir into cornmeal mixture just to moisten. Pour into 2 well-greased round 1-lb, vegetable cans. Cover cans tightly with squares of heavy duty aluminum foil Place cans on rack in deep saucepan. Pour in 3-in.

of boiling water. Cover and steam for 2 hr. or until firm. Makes 2 loaves. Avocado half shell3wlth.

cubes of tomato aspic and marinated artichoke hearts make a colorful holiday salad or first course. CsOODI-KiAlLY GOOD Prunes and Molasses in Brown Bread Rich quick bread made with prunes and molasses is steamed in a round can. Serve it the old fashioned way with baked beans and frankfurters. OLD FASHIONED PRUNE BROWN BREAD 23 cup cornmeal 1 13 cups sifted flour" 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp.

salt 23 cup plumped, pitted, chopped prunes 1 13 cups buttermilk GOLD MEDAL WINNER CALIFORNIA STATE FAIRS 1SSZ-1IS3-1IM FROZE BridgfordH!) Shrimp cocktail served In sparkling glasses is an elegant beginning for any dinner party. SHRIMP AVOCADO. COCKTAIL 2 4 12 or 5-oz. cans shrimp 3 tbsp. lemon juice 2 avocadoes, peeled and cubed 12 cup dairy sour cream' 1 tbsp.

chopped parsley 1 tsp. horseradish 14 tsp. salt Lettuce shrimp, cover with ice water and let stand 5 min. Drain. Sprinkle 2 tbsp.

lemon juice over avocadoes, combine with shrimp and chill Combine sour cream, remaining 1 tbsp. lemon and salt. Chill. Line cocktail glasses with lettuce. Fill with shrimp and avocadoes and top with sauce.

Makes 6 servings. SHRIMP COCKTAIL WITH SHERRY. 2 cups cooked and cleaned shrimp 1 cup diced celery 12 cup catsup 14 cup chili sauce 14 cup lemon juice 1 tsp. horseradish 1 tbsp. chopped green pepper 12 cup dry sherry Salt Mix shrimp with celery.

Place in cocktail glasses. Mix catsup, chili sauce, lemon juice, horseradish, green pepper, sherry and salt to taste. Pour over shrimp and chill. Makes 6 to 8 servings. Brussels Sprouts in Cream Sauce pg HOMEAKED Haass-Si -ab' WATt- Wf't for FREE Jin-U-Wint Recipe Book Tnzm Food Art Soli Box 2121, los Anjeles.

Calif. soos juice, parsley, horseradish A cream sauce made with deviled ham brings out the flavor of Brussels sprouts. DEVILED BRUSSELS SPROUTS 2 10-oz. pkg. frozen Brussels sprouts in butter sauce 1 tbsp.

flour 14 tsp. salt 14 tsp. dry mustard 12 cup milk 2 12-oz. can deviled ham i) Cook Brussels sprouts according to package directions. Drain butter sauce into small "saucepan and add flour, salt and mustard.

Gradually add milk. Cook over low heat until thickened and smooth, stirring frequently. Add deviled ham and sprouts and heat. Makes 6" servings. Specially priced grocery products the very best of merchandise for every member of the family advertised in The Times this week and specially priced at the markets listed below.

Some Cooking Tips Tricks of Trade iugmJUsiuL fhSlrrl l0W CAl0RIE-T's NEW I LOW CALORIE-IT'S NEW iTL New! WILSON'S CERTIFIED TENDER MADE GAL FMfll Six Delicious Flavors To chop or mince onion quickly, cut end slice from peeled onion. Cut exposed surface into tiny squares to any desired depth, then cut. crosswise-. To chop celery, place several stalks together on cutting board. Cut through all at once, lengthwise and crosswise, into-'' desired size.

Easiest way to section citrus fruit is to peel round and round with sharp knife through white membrane to the fruit. Then slide knife blade down along each section wall to center of fruit. Hold over bowl while working to catch juice and loosened sections. There are tricks to all trades and cooking is no exception. When a recipe says to "julienne" vegetables, cold ajeats or cheese, place two or three thin slices together and cut into match-like strips.

To flute cucumbers or bananas, hold the' peeled or unpeeled cucumber in one hand and score it lengthwise, all a with' tines of fork. Cut in thin crosswise slices. Flute peeled bananas the same way. Kitchen shears, dipped frequently into hot water, cut dates and marshmal-lows into bits more efficiently than any other kitchen tool. at all stores ALPHA BETA at all stores' ALPHA BETA at all stores MAYFAIR MARKETS ot all storei RALPHS THE BOYS MARKETS i or an stores DALES FOOD MARTS ot all stores CRAWFORD'S MARKETS at all stores VICENTE FOODS 1 2025 San Vicente ot Bundy FOODS CO.

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Drain pineapple slices on wire rack over heavy paper 24 hra. in a cool but dry place. Roll in granulated sugar. Repeat sugar-coating process three mora times. Candied pineapple should not exude any moisture.

It can be kept in an airtight container until ready to use. Quick Bread Takes on Special Airs Dates and citron give holiday airs to these little quick breads made easily with biscuit mix. DATE CITRON BUNS 1 cup dates 2 cups biscuit mix 23 cup milk 2 tbsp. sugar 2 tbsp. melted butter or margarine 12 tsp.

cinnamon 14 cup chopped candied citron or orange peel Cut dates coarsely. Combine with biscuit mix, milk, sugar, butter, cinnamon and citron. Beat about 10 strokes. Spoon into greased muffin tins, filling each about 23 full. Bake at 425 deg.

12 to 15 min. Frost with confectioners' sugar glaze, if wished. Makes 10. Bacon-Wrapped Burgers Tasty Ground beef wrapped with bacon mnken delicious burgers. Combine 1 12 lb.

ground Ix'pf, 2 Ibnp, nirak tauce and 1 tp, salt, mixing well, into pat-(! ind wrip e'h wlih i trip of baron, Uroll until Mf If doni in4 bicoii if ALPHA BETA Candied pineapple for fruitcakes, coffee cakes and other holiday desserts can be made from canned pineapple slices or chunks. Red or green food coloring may be added to the syrup when candying pineapple for bright Christmas color. CANDIED PINEAPPLE 1-lb. 13-oz. can pineapple 6lices or chunks-2 tbsp.

lemon juice Food coloring, optional Sugar Drain pineapple. Com-" bine li cups pineapple syrup, lemon juice and food coloring, if used. Bring to a boil. Boil, without stirring, to 260 deg. on candy thermometer or until small amount dropped in cold water forms hard balL Carefully place pineapple in boiling Pudding Cake Made Richer With Pears Pudding cake is a rich, moist dessert with just enough batter to cover the fruit or sauce.

This one is made with pears. PEAR PUDDING CAKE 5 pears 1 tbsp. lemon juice 34 cup sugar 14 cup butter or margarine 1 egg, beaten 12 cup Bifted flour 12 tsp. baking powder 18 tsp. gait Core pears and cut in eighths.

Arrange in well buttered 10-ln. pie pan and fprinklo with lemon Juice and 14 cup sugar, Cream butter with J2 cup ugar. Add fgff, mixing well. Sift togihr flour, linking powder und null und add, ijioivling well, Spread ovrr pars. Hsk at dog, 41 mm, Kerv werro with jl ry ublppH rrmm rr ru url wift, lUkn I erv ing.

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