The Bangor Daily News from Bangor, Maine • 26

All i i OPEN 9 TO 9 DAILY 28 Bangor Dally Nows, Thursday, 30, 1964 May Is Salad Month And Potato Salad Comes Out By MILDRED B. SCHRUMPF Potato salad is as American as Uncle Sam or the Bald Eagle. Comes May, which this year has been proclaimed Salad Month, the potato salad season once more, gets under way. Although some potato salad fans enjoy the salad all winter long, most people consider it a warm weather dish. No matter what is ever written about potato salad, there is always someone who takes exception to it.

A story that was sent to a sponsor of Salad Month, concerns a conversation overheard between two women. I always slice potatoes for potato salads and dice potatoes for home fried potatoes. Oh, no! Thats all wrong, claimed her friend. You should dice potatoes for potato salad and slice them for fried potatoes." In an argument such as this, theres no middle of the road to take. You slice or dice them to suit yourself, or as suggested by the recipe.

Another firm stand on potato salad Is that of serving it on western iceberg lettuce, which gives the salad just the right amount of crispness, and gives it an appetizing appearance. W2 -jEnif-iaaiias-1 BREWER LINCOLN FAIRFIELD Rib END CUT, LI loin -own- runnnLiAN tQL. HUnOl 0 with fresh strawberries or orange sections. Spears Of Grass Fresh asparagus has been in the market and it is hard to pass the fat spears of "grass as it is sometimes called in the trade. If you would like a change from asparagus cooked and dressed with lemon juice and butter, or with a sprinkling of cheese, you may like to serve the vegetable with butter and salted nuts, particularly the cashew nut, which is a softer" nut than the almond.

Asparagus With Nuts 1 pound fresh asparagus 4 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons lemon juice Few grains pepper 4 teaspoon salt 4 teaspoon marjoram I 3 cup salted cashew nuts, coarsely chopped Wash the asparagus and trim the tough white ends. Cook the asparagus in boiling salt-, ed water for 13 to 15 minutes, or until tender do not overcook. Drain and arrange on a hot platter. In a saucepan, melt the butter: add the lemon juice, salt, marjoram, pepper, and nut meats. (The nuts may be left whole, if you like Cook this mixture together for 3 minutes.

Spoon the mixture over the asparagus and serve at once. A "go-with" is sliced ham, potato puff, and hot muffins. A rice pudding may be the dessert. For Brides A note to the new brides: this rice pudding does not come In a ready-mix, but it is delicious and easy to prepare. Bake it in slow oven in the a slow oven in the morning HAMBURG 3' STEAK Marinated Potato Salad 2 pounds potatoes (about 6 medium! 1 cup thinly sliced onion 1 cup sliced celery 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 1 teaspoon salt 4 cup zesty dressing cup real mayonnaise Western iceberg lettuce Cook potatoes in boiling water until tender.

Pare and dice potatoes into shallow dish (there should be about 5 cups). Add onions, celery, parsley and salt. Spnnkle dressing over potatoes. Mix all together lightly. Cover with waxed paper and chill thoroughly, at least 2 hours.

Just before serving add the real mayonnaise. Arrange on iceberg lettuce. Garnish, if desired, with sliced hard cooked egg. salami slices, and parsley. Makes 6 to 7 servings.

Dinner Or Supper Fresh pork has been reasonable in price this month, so you may like to try a recipe of sweet-sour pork for dinner or supper. Sene this meat dish over hot rice. Snap beans will go well with this dish. Sweet Sour Pork 14 pounds lean pork shoulder or chops 4 cupTvfater 1 can (No. 2:) pineapple chunks cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 4 to cup vinegar 2 or 3 tablespoons soy sauce 4 teaspoon salt 1 small green pepper, cut in stnps 4 cup thinly sliced onions Rice nice Colon is I Fufu Cooked SkANKLESSSKlNLEss a 0 while the other chores are being done, and before you need a hot Cut the pork in cubes about oven to make a pie or bread, xl-inches and brown the meat Years ago this recipe was part a 4 ll'kafi iL i j.t.

2x1 When part ms of the brides dowry. Baked Rice Podding 4 cup rice 3 eggs, beaten 1 quart milk 4 tablespoons butter 1 3 cup sugar 4 teaspoon salt 4 teaspoon nutmeg 4 cup raisins (optional) Cook the rice according to directions on the package. (Regular rice, rather than the instant, is bet for this recipe). To the cooked rice, add the beaten eggs, milk, butter (cut in small pieces), sugar, salt, and nutmeg. The raisins, it you use them, go into the pudding at this point.

Spoon the mixture into a buttered casserole and sprinkle with nutmeg. Bake in a slow oven. 325 degrees for l'i to 2 hours. If the pudding appears too dry. in a small amount of fat.

the meat is brown, add the water; cover and simmer the meat until it is tender, about 1 hour. Drain the pineapple; re sene the syrup. Combine the sugar and cornstarch; add the pineapple syrup, vinegar, soy sauce, and salt; mix well and stir into the pork. Cook and stir until the gravy thickens. Add the pineapple chunks, green pepper, and the thinly sliced onion.

Cook all together to heat thoroughly. Serve over hot cooked rice, and pass the soy sauce. (You may like to add more salt) For Sweet Tooth If the sweet tooth is calling for a cake, you may like to satisfy i with this recipe. Use a boiled white frosting or a fudge frosting. Or continue the mocha flavor with a frosting SAVE 30c A.G.

Whit ARRIVING AT 11 :00 A.M. WHILE THEY LAST OVER 1 LB. 89c wc LOBSTERS eBu Save 6c Shurfine CANNED BREAD MILK SHURFIN made with butter, confectioners i you may wish to add more milk, sugar, vanilla, salt, cocoa, and! about 4 cup. Serve the pudding ICE CREAM Pure Vegetable SHORTENING 34b. Can A I CAT FOOD save V.ALU DOG FOOD SAVE 28c Sure Goad Vis BATHROOM save 9-Roll Pak 205 TISSUE DRESSING Salad Tim Qt.

warm or cold, plain, or with sugar and cream, or with maple syrup. Start At Base Toasted English muffins, potato sticks, patty shells, or toast cups may be the base for this flaked fish in cream sauce. Buttered peas and lettuce and tomatoes go with the meal. Creamed Flaked Fish 24 cups flaked cooked fish 4 cup butter 14 tablespoons flour 4 cup cream 1 teaspoon minced onion 4 cup tish stock or liquid from canned fish 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 4 teaspoon salt Few grains pepper Cream the butter with the flour; add the cream, onion, and fish stock or liquid from the canned fish. Cook and stir until the sauce has thickened slightly.

Add the parsley, salt, and pepper. Check for further seasoning. Add the drained fish. Heat slowly. Serve on toast or over baked potatoes if the breadstuffs already mentioned are not available.

FRUIT COCKTAIL PINE TREE FROZEN PINEAPPLE JUICE SALAD LIBBY'S LIBBY'S LIBBY'S PEACHES CATSUP TOMATO JUICE hot coffee Chocolate Mocha Cake 4 cup shortening 14 cups sugar 2 eggs 4 cup cocoa 1 cup hot strong coffee 14 cups sifted all purpose flour 4 teaspoon salt 4 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream the shortening and sugar; beat in the eggs. Com bine the cocoa and hot coffee and stir to make a smooth paste. Add this mixture to the creamed ingredients. Mix and sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, and soda and stir into the cocoa mixture. Stir in the vanilla.

Bake in a greased and wax paper-lined 8 8-inch pan in a moderate oven, 350 degrees for 4j minutes, or until the cake tests done. Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes before removing it to a rack to cool. Frost with a frosting of your choice. Womans Purse Strange and wonderful things collect in a womans pocket-book or handbag! That is why we call this recipe pocketbook salad, because it came to light in one such rearrangement of the billfold, check book, keys, and such other articles that appear to be necessary in a bag. Pocketbook Salad 1 large can (No.

24) fruit eocktail 1 small can pineapple tidbits 1 (6 oz.) jar Maraschino cherries 23 cup evaporated milk (small can) 13 cup sugar Vi teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon Knox gelatin i 2 tablespoons lemon juice 13 cup mayonnaise 1 (3-oz.) package cream cheese Chill the evaporated milk and whip; then whip in the sugar and salt. Soak the gelatin in the lemon juice and dissolve over hot water. Chill until syrupy. Beat this mixture into the milk. Blend in the cream cheese and the mayonnaise.

Add the well -drained fruits. Spoon this salad into refrigerator freezer trays and freeze. After the salad is frozen, cover with foil. Covered, this salad keeps well in the freezer for two weeks. Cut in squares to serve on let- tuqe.

You will not need to serve salad dressing with this salad. Rather, It may be garnished HOWARD JOHNSON FROZEN FRIED CLAMS PKGS. SAVE 20e Pkgs; LARGE SUNKIST NAVEL URGE CELLO 4 Accepted As Students By Military (NEWS Washington Bnrean) WASHINGTON Daniel Gooding of Bangor is one of frfur Maine youths who have been accepted for admission to the U. S. Military and Air Force academies.

Congressman Clifford G. Mclntire said Wednes day, Gooding, son of Ernest A. Gooding and the late Alice Gooding, has been accepted at West Point. He is the grandson of Mrs. Vinette MacLeod of 37 Ohio Street, Bangor, and will be graduated in June from Lenox School, Lenox, Mass.

Other Mclntire nominees ac cepted at West Point are Nelson E. Laughton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Laughton of Hartland, and Neil F.

Cowper-thwaite, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albro CoWperthwaite of Houlton. The Air Force Academy has accepted Richard Soloski o.f Lisbon Falls. He is presently living in California 1 where his parents.

Major and Mrs. Charles S. Soloski are stationed. i 1 i 1 Carols Mix or Malch Sale Gul Carrots Green Peas String Beans Boots Cream Corn CALIFORNIA ROSEBUD JUMBO HEARTS Reserve Th Right limit Quantities '( 1 1 it i 'i. 1 1 i i ill x' 'A 1.