11 !$ V I 0\ <• \ « ' Jjl $ 6/ Doris Thomas, $ Extension Home Economist Use Chicken for Economical Entertaining February party-giving and party-going to celebrate the birthdays of Presidents Lincoln and Washington and Valentine’s Day, as well, make for a gay social season. If you’re the one to be giving the party, choose a dish that will please a crowd yet won’t make too big an inroad into your Flying high may be fun once in a while, but there's a sense of confidence that you only acquire from the sound, systematic planning that insures you of having money when you need it. The place to plan is State Capital Savings, where your money earns the highest rates allowed by law. You get 5% per year on regular passbook savings, and 5V4%, 5%% and 6% on 6-month, 1-year and 2-year Savings Certificates. So instead of flying about aimlessly, come in and start feathering your nest now-at State Capital Savings. Our Camp Hill Shopping Center and Harrisburg East Mall Offices are open evenings to 1:30, Saturdays to 4 P.M. Ladies, Have You Heard? budget. Choose chicken. The U S. Department of Agriculture says that chicken is now in abundant supply and a good buy in the way of a high-protein food, so you’ll do well to consider it for your buffet feature dish. For a more intimate dinner party, you might wish to serve a whole roast chicken with a tasty stuffing or rice-stuffed chicken breasts. But if your party calls STATE CAPITAL AAVINGS AND LOAN association 108 N. Second Street, Harrisburg 17105 Camp Hill Shopping Center • Harrisburg East Mall VSJtSSKy Meir >bar Federal Home Loan Bank System xgrpy Insured up to $2O 000 by Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Dons Thomas $ for a fairly large-size crowd, you might do well to choose chicken parts, or buy several chickens and cut them up yourself into serving size portions suitable for finger-food preparations or other dishes. Baskets full of fried chicken, pilafs and other casserold-type chicken dishes are popular party fare, but one of the all-time favorites is barbecued chicken. It was certainly a favorite with the last President Lyndon Johnson, who served it frequently at his famous barbecues. This recipe for “PRESIDENT’S CHOICE” BARBECUED CHICKEN, is President Johnson’s recipe: 5 ready-to-cook chickens, 3 pounds each (cut up) 4 ounces chicken fat 4 ounces oil 2 large onions, chopped 5 ounces brown sugar 5 ounces wine vinegar 1 cup fresh lemon juice 5 cups catsup 12 ounces Worcestershire sauce IVz ounces prepared mustard 1 quart chicken broth 1 pound celery, chopped salt to taste dash red pepper TO PREPARE: Brown Chicken pieces in fat and oil. Remove chicken pieces to large baking pans. Add chopped onion to fat and brown lightly, add remaining ingredients and simmer 30 minutes. Pour sauce over browned chicken in baking pans. Cover pans with aluminum foil and bake in a slow to moderate oven (325 degrees to 350 degrees F), for 1 hour Keep warm in electric warming ovens. TIPS ON STORING SPICES Before you bring spices home from the grocery store, think about how and where you’ll store them. Spices contain volatile oils which give them flavor. If the oil evaporates, the flavor is lost. To prevent such loss, buy spices in Ms. f ' I ~ - Last week I recounted some of our 25th wedding anniversary celebrations. Thinking on this, I am reminded of the serenade which some of our relatives and friends gave us. It was not “music outdoors at night” as the dictionary defines serenade, but rather “noise and more noise”. Luckily, our neighbors are not very near. Allen was cooking chocolate pudding and I’d just come home from an employees meeting - I worked full time. A homemade contraption was especially developed for such occasions and employed an electric motor, a shaft, a sprocket wheel and a car spring After the racket finally died down they swarmed in to eat the pudding and other goodies Unbeknown to the guests, one of them had really doused the pudding with black pepper When the culprit was discovered, she was forced to eat her concoction, thus adding to the hilarity of the situation Quite recently I learned that my husband made the gadget to serenade others .. among them, Max Smith, our County Agent Nowadays most young couples live in such proximity that such a boisterous party would be frowned upon quantities you can use before they become stale. Protect such spices as paprika, curry powder, and mustard from direct sunlight to avoid loss of color In addition, keep the white or light-colored spices from long exposure to light These kinds tend to yellow and develop off flavors. Cayenne pepper and paprika will retain flavor longer if you store them in the refrigerator. And always keep spices closed tightly and in a dry place. Dampness may cause them to cake Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 10,1973—29 _ -M Ida Risser There have been several fresh heifers in our herd lately and they are determined not to go into the milk parlor Little boys and big boys wrestle, go to 4-H and FFA meetings and so father farms alone Nancy and I were pressed into service and helped urge the haltered animals into the stalls. When the heifers go through the parlor before freshening and learn there is feed in it, it makes it easier for everyone concerned