The Sacramento Bee from Sacramento, California • 52

Page F4 The Sacramento bee Wednesday June 14 1961 I Pizza Becomes Elegant Canape As Party Snack Pizzas come into their own as a party snack Sliced into 4 thin manageable pieces or tcut in small rounds with a cookie cutter the pizza be-j comes an elegant canape 5tVj Course i i -i in'i i iPimn i niiiw-r -i I 4n4n rfA Shrimp Cocktail As First Course RemainsPopular Shrimp fresh or frozen can be peeled and cleaned either before or aftes boiling To clean shrimp hold tail end in A-' SZ M-4 7 Li Shrimp cocktail is an ever popular first course for a meal a Basic Batter Yields Two Favorites For Breakfast This mouth watering pizza is made in handy fashion on a circle of broiling foil instead of a pizza pie pan The topping is sliced salami Mozzarella cheese and npe olive slices There is no need for spe jcial pizza pie pans as alumi niim foil can be used Party Pizza 1 cake or package yeast '1 cup lukewarm water "Vi teaspoon sugar cups sifted flour teaspoon salt tablespoons softened shortening cup olive oil cup tomato paste cup tomato sauce Rubbed oregano leaves Finely cut parsley Very finely cut garlic Shredded Parmesan cheese Sliced salami Sliced Mozzarella cheese Sliced ripe olives Salt and pepper Broiling Foil Soften or dissolve yeast in combined water and sugar for 15 minutes Sift flour and sail lin bowl Stir in yeast and shortening until well mixed TKnead until smooth and elas Jtic Oil bowl Add dough formed into a ball Cover and let stand in warm place until about double in bulk V2 to 2 hours Cut two 1 4 inch circles from broiling foil Divide dough in -half Stretch each half onto broiling foil circles to a diam-Jeter of 12 inches forming a Hrim of thicker dough on edge IBrush each circle of dough Jwith half the olive oil Spread (with combined tomato paste nd sauce Sprinkle with oregano parsley garlic and Parmesan cheese Arrange sliced salami Mozzarella cheese and Vipe olive slices as shown Sprinkle with remaining olive oil salt and pepper Slip pizzas onto cookie sheets and bake for 25 minutes at 400 degrees A V-y bits for many uses Crumbled into French dressing an otherwise plain lettuce salad takes on new interest The same is true for cream soups or hot vegetables Bacon And Egg-Tomato Scramble 1 pound sliced bacon 2 medium size tomatoes 2 tablespoons chopped onion J4 cup sliced mushrooms 6 eggs beaten y2 teaspoon salt l4 teaspoon thyme Pinch of rosemary To pan fry bacon remove desired number of slices in a group Place in unheated skillet Slices separate easily when heated Cook slowly Turn often to cook and brown evenly Remove bacon from left hand Slip thumb under shell between feelers and lift off 2 or 3 segments in one motion Then still holding firmly to tail pull out shrimp from remaining shell section and tail Shrimp can be boiled either in salted water or in court bouillon To Boil Shrimp Add 1 tablespoon salt to 1 quart of water Bring to boil Add 1 pound shrimp and bring to a boil again Turn heat down so that water just sim mers Cover saucepan: and cook 2 to 5 minutes Drain shrimp To Cook In Court Bouillon 1 quart water Vi stalk celery 1 carrot sliced 1 small white onion sliced Juice of y2 lemon teaspoon salt teaspoon pepper pound raw shrimp fresh or frozen Put water in saucepan Add all ingredients except shrimp Bring water to boil Add shrimp and let' water come to boil again Turn heat down so water just simmers Cover saucepan and let shrimp cook 2 to 5 minutes Drain shrimp Cocktail Sauce For Seafood Vk cup prepared horseradish 1 Vi cups tomato ketchup Vi cup chili sauce Vi cup lemon juice Dash tabasco Salt to taste Mix together all ingredients Serve in separate bowl or pour over individual cocktails Scrambled Eggs And Bacon Are Breakfast Stars pan and drain on absorbent paper Keep warm Pour off all but 2 tablespoonfuls of drippings Cut one tomato in wedges Saute wedges in bacon drippings Remove to platter with bacon Add onions and mushrooms and pan fry 3 or 4 minutes Chop other tomato and add to onions Cook a few minutes longer Combine beaten eggs and herbs Stir into pan and cook until eggs are just set Serve egges with bacon and garnish with sauteed tomato wedges Makes 4 to 5 servings Bacon And Creamed Eggs 1 pound sliced bacon 4 hard cooked eggs chopped 1 (10Va) ounce) can condensed cream of 4i FT-''' mushroom soup cup milk teaspoon leaf majoram teaspoon leaf thyme To pan fry bacon remove desired number of slices in a group Place in unheated skillet Slices separate easily when heated Cook slowly Turn often to cook and brown evenly Remove bacon from pan and drain on absorbent paper Crumble 3 pieces of bacon and reserve the rest Keep warm Combine eggs soup milk marjoram and thyme in a saucepan Cook over low heat until hot Serve on toast or split English muffins Top with crumbled bacon Serve with remaining bacon slices Makes 4 to 5 servings From one basic beaten batter recipe a variety of breakfast favorites can be baked Here is one sweet yeast batter with two simple variations cinnamon nut topped currant puffs and glistening upside down marmalade drops Basic Sweet Yeast Batter 1 package yeast compressed or dry cup water (lukewarm for compressed yeast warm for dry) cup milk cup sugar cup shortening teaspoon salt eggs beaten ZVi cups sifted flour (about) Soften yeast in water Scald milk Add sugar shortening and salt Cool to lukewarm Add 2 cups flour and beat well Add softened yeast and eggs Beat well Add more flour to make a stiff batter Beat thoroughly until smooth Cover and let rise until bubbly about 1 hour Stir down Use batter to make either currant puffs or marmalade drops Let rise until doubled about 30 minutes Bake at 375 degrees 20 to 25 minutes Makes 2 Vi dozen 2 inch or 2 dozen 3 inch sweet rolls Currant Puffs To make currant puffs stir in 1 cup currants or raisins and teaspoon vanilla ex Sirloin Stks 10 LBS Round Stks or 10 Lbs Fresh GROUND BEEF tract before adding the remaining flour to the batter Serve them plain and hot with butter to round out any breakfast menu For a sweet treat at a brunch sprinkle the currant puffs with a mixture of Vi cup cinnamon sugar and 34 cup chopped nuts just before the final rising Marmalade Drops For marmalade drops prepare the muffin pans by putting Vi teaspoon melted butter or margarine and 2 teaspoons marmalade in each cup Then drop spoonsful of the batter onto the marmalade filling the muffin cups about Vi full To serve turn out of muffin cups upside down The marmalade will drip over the sides to form an inviting topping Frozen Salad Uses Cheese And Pineapple Easy to prepare and pretty to serve is this frozen fruit salad Drain a No 2 Vi can of crushed pineapple and combine with a creamy smooth dressing made with a 3 ounce package of cream cheese Vi cup mayonnaise and Vi cup of cut up Maraschino cherries Turn into refrigerator tray and freeze until firm or Clubs $459 T-Bones co $559 $fl Lbs WaffeUaomise Fooft No Fancy Fixtures! No Fancy Prices! MON TUES WED SAT 9 AM to 6 PM THURS FRI 9 AM to 9 PM CLOSED SUNDAYS Surrounding fluffy scrambled eggs bacon is a welcome invitation to a hearty breakfast Fresh fruit and toast or rolls are finishing touches to this meal centered around the high quality complete protein found in bacon and eggs Although a skillet is most often used for cooking bacon pan frying is not the only cooking method To broil it separated slices should be arranged on a broiling rack and placed 3 to 5 inches from the leat source A quick way to separate the slices as the bacon comes from the refrigerator is to slip a rubber scraper Detween slices and as many as needed Broiled slices should be turned to cook uniformly Oven baking bacon is a good cooking method when a quantity of slices is needed A rack set in a baking pan will do The oven should be hot 400 degrees At this temperature the bacon will brown in 10 to 12 minutes Cooking several extra slices in the morning provides bacon Chili-Chicken Spread Is Way To Use Leftover Canned green chili and instant minced onion add zest to chili-chicken spread for sandwiches This is a good way to use any leftove cooked chicken or turkey Let it stand for several hours be-fore serving so the flavors will blend Chili-Chicken Spread 1 tablespoon instant minced onion tablespoons water cup finely chopped cooked chicken chopped canned green chili 2 or 3 drops tabasco sauce Salt to taste 2 tablespoons mayonnaise Measure instant minced onion into water and let stand a few minutes Combine all ingredients until blended Let stand several hours Makes about 1 cup Spaghetti Mix Is Sauce For Spanish Omelet Make a sauce for Spanish omelet by using packaged spaghetti mix Prepare sauce according to package directions omitting the ground beef Add wedges of ripe olives to sauce before pouring over omelet Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and chopped chives A Delicious Dip Whip cream cheese lightly and mix finely chopped pimiento and almonds Drain and dry ripe olives Serve olives with picks along with bowl of cheese for dipping cotton 01 PKESNO Country Style tk BREAKFAST SAUSAGE 4 Lk' Butter Almond Cookie Bars Are Easy To Make It will not keep you in the kitchen long to make these 'delightful bars Cool the bars thoroughly before you spread Jvith butter frosting Then slice into 20 butter cookie bars I Butter Almond Cookie Bars 1 cup brown sugar packed cup soft butter or margarine whole egg plus 1 yolk teaspoon vanilla teaspoons almond extract cup sifted flour teaspoon baking powder teaspoon salt cup chopped or ready diced almonds Butter Frosting cups sifted powdered sugar tablespoons soft butter or margarine tablespoon light com sirup 1 Vi to 2 tablespoons milk Cream sugar and butter un-iil light Beat in egg and Volk vanilla and almond extract Sift flour with baking powder and salt Stir dry ingredients into butter mixture then almonds Turn into a lightly greased 9 inch square pan Bake at 350 degrees 25 minutes Cool Frost with butter frosting Cut into bars To make butter frosting blend powdered sugar soft butter com sirup and milk Makes 20 bars Nuts Avocado Make Chicken Fancy Entree With frozen patty shells and chicken a la king both available serve this fancy entree at a lunch party Add a personal touch by stirring ilivered almonds and diced avbcado into the chicken at serving time ftODuctD iy RANCHcrs Chicken Rice Chicken Noodle Vegetable CORN PEACHES SQUASH Freih POTATOES POTATOES 3 29c Zucchini 5c MUX 29c White 25-lb Baa 79c.