—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, August 31, 1968
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For the
Farm Wife and Family
By Mn. Richard C. Spence. Food Editor
Its Fresh Vegetable Time
Market places now have abundant sup
plies of squash in many sizes, shapes and
colors for you to use as a low cost main
course, vegetable or dessert. Delicious and
nutritious, one serving of squash provides the
full daily requirement of Vitamim A in the
diet as well as other important nutrients.
The time was when the “squash season”
was extended into fall and winter only as long
as fresh stored supplies lasted Today modern
marketing provides squash fresh or frozen all
year round This outdates the old “summer”
and “winter” classifications and you can bet
tei identify by shell hardness and maturity.
Soft shell squash, formerly called sum
mei, is now available almost year round. Mid-
SPENCE
\ est groweis supply Zucchini,
Cocozelle and Ciookneck var
ieties dining the summei sea
sin The icst of the year
vaimei giowmg aieas ship in
t is delicacv to local maikets
Haicl shell or winter squash lound
f am local supplies aie avail
i )Ie fiom mid August to as late
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1 Mile North of Route 23 Along Route 625
as January 01 Februaiy (This
is still peak supply time and
prices for haid shell squash aie
most economical) Commer
cially frozen squash of haid
shell vauelies is available year
You’ll find ample supplies of
Buttercup, Buttei nut, Acorn
and Hubbaid in stoics and at
roadside maikets in the eaily
fall Store squash in a cool,
diy, daik place After cooking
squash should be icfngerated
Cooked, mashed squash can al
so be frozen veiy nicely
Because the Hubbard squash
is laige you may buy it cut up
into pieces Be sure these
pieces have a fresh-looking sur
face when you buy them.
Butternut squash is easier to
cut than other hard shelled
squash as the skin is softer It’s
good halved and baked, or slice
$3.95 pair
$5.35 pair
it, peel end steam in a small
amount of water.
Buttercup has a characteris
tic round, flat shape with
orange flesh that is thick and
sweet. If you want to peel this
squash, cut it into wedges first
and peel these smaller pieces.
Acorn squash is ‘shaped much
like an acorn and because of its
shape can be cut in half and
stuffed. Creamed vegetables,
chopped meats or apples make
a good stuffing.
ORANGE-HONEYED
ACORN SQUASH
3 small acorn squashes
Vi cup orange juice frozen con
centrate
h cup honey
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter or mar
garine
J /“ teaspoon nutmeg, if desired
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cut squashes m half Remove
seeds Place squashes in a shal
low baking pan Combine
oiango juice concentrate,
honey, and salt Mix well. Put
some of the orange-honey mix
tuic into each squash cavity
Add 1 teaspoon fat to each
squash half Spi inkle with nut
meg it desned
Covei pan tightly with alumi
num foil to keep steam in and
speed cooking Bake 30 minutes
Remove foil and conti i ue bak
ing 30 minutes moie, oi until
squash is tendei 6 servings, Vi
squash each, with about 190 cal
ones pci serving
SCALLOPED
ZUCCHINI SQUASH
cups thinly sliced zucchini
squash
cup boiling water
cup medium white sauce
eggs, beaten
teaspoon salt
teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce
teaspoon finely chopped
onion
cup fine dry breadcrumbs
tablespoon butter or mar
garine, melted
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Cook squash in boiling water
until tender, about 5 minutes.
Drain. Make white sauce. Stir a
little hot white sauce into beat
en eggs; then gradually stir eggs
into remaining sauce. Stir in
salt, Worcestershire sauce, on
ion, and cooked squash. Put in a
greased 1-quait casserole. Mix
.bieadcrumbs with fat; sprinkle
over squash mixture Bake at 325
degrees about 35 minutes. 6 serv
ings.
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1 pound ground beef
1 cup drained cooked, chopped
spinach (10-oz. pkg., frozen)
1 egg
1 tablespoon finely chopped
onions
1 tablespoon Worcestershire
sauce
1 teaspoon salt
Vi teaspoon pepper
IVi cups cereal flakes (corn or
wheat)
VA cups (10 1 /.! oz. can) con
densed cream of mushroom
soup
V? cup water
Combine all ingiedients ex
cept soup and water Shape into
20 balls about V/z inches in di
ameter, place in shallow baking
dish Bake m model ate oven
(350 degrees) about 40 minutes
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Remove from the oven. Combine
soup and water; pour over meat
balls. Return to oven and bake
an additional 20 minutes or until
sauce is hot and bubbly. Makes
4 servings.
EGGPLANT CASSEROLE
cups pared, cubed eggplant
tablespoons finely chopped
onion
cup water
eggs, slightly beaten
slices soft bread, torn in
very small pieces
cup milk
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2
2
1 teaspoon salt
Pepper, as desired
VA cups shredded sharp Ched
dar cheese
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