B6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 6,1982 <i% Bone Ob The Range A Chinese new year feast eures the 'blahs' it’s Christmas, New Year’s Day, still are within the 10-day period ot and the first day of spring, all celebrating. And since this New rolled into one holiday. What is it? Year tails during our dreariest It’s Chinese New Year, the most season, why not use it as a good important celebration in the reason to host a celebration ot your Chinese holiday calendar. own? It includes feasting, gift-giving, Try the recipes listed below and and in the first JO days ot the new when you’re tired ul celebrating in year, the birthdays ot all animals, Chinese, turn to our Hungarian, human beings and food plants. Italian, Mexican, etc. recipes. Therefore, because the New Happy eating! Year occured this past week, you COOk’S tr % Question V '/ Comer QUESTION Can someone give me a moist white or yellow cake that I can double for a large sheet cake? Please help. Nancy Koons, Lebanon QUESTION This does not have anything to do with cooking, but would anyone have a pattern to crochet slippers other than with a granny square? Everyone says it can be done, but no one knows how. Can anyone help me? ANSWERS Mrs. Harold Diller who earlier sent in a recipe for Dessert Whipped Topping that was published here, has now sent us corrections for her recipe. If you saved this recipe, you may want to dig it out and correct your copy. The correct recipe should read: DESSERT WHIPPED TOPPING 1/4 c. boiling water 1/21. cream tartar 3/4 c. sugar 1 egg white 11. vanilla Mix and beat till stiff. QUESTIONS Two recipes that we received in response to requests now have been requested by a great many people. Unfortunately we just forwarded the recipes to the cook who requested them. Now we need them again! Would the cooks who supplied us with “Baked Donuts" and “Condensed Milk" please mail them to us again so we can offer them to our readers? QUESTION Does anyone have a recipe for pearl tapioca pudding and a recipe for fortune cookies? Would appreciate the help. QUESTION Every week, someone tries to stump us with the impossible question, but we always try to help. Last week it was a request for Daisy's Cure for Arthritis and this week it is a poem published sometime between 1361 and 1964. Our reader wants to know if anyone has a copy of it so we could run it again. Well, folks, it may be over 20 years old now, but can anyone help? February 6 Foreign dishes 13 Microwaving 20 More microwave recipes 27 Cheese favorites March 5 Pork pleasers 13 Eggs! Dawn Harvey, Nicholson, PA Mrs. Helen Forry, Mt. Joy, PA Recipe Topics If yoi in in the Chinese New Year To round out the menu, start with a traditional fun, celebrate with an Oriental feast. New Year delicacy, egg rolls. Available frozen, Recipes developed for the holiday are Sesame They're ready to heat and serve. Beef on Ramen Noodles and Lettuce Soup. SESAME BEEF ON KAMEN NOODLES 1/2 c. Uun sliced green onions 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2 c. sesame oil 2 T. sesame seed, crushed 1/2 c. soy sauce 2 T. sugar It. pepper 1 pound boneless beet sirloin, sliced 2 pkg. chicken tlavor ramen noodles 2 T. cornstarch 2/3 c. cold water 4 T. cooking oil 1 -1/2 c. cut carrots 2 c. cut green cabbage 2 c. broccoli flowerets Combine green onion, garlic, sesame oil, sesame seed, soy sauce, sugar and pepper. Place meal in glass or enamel bowl; pour sauce over, mixing well, and let marinate at room temperature 30 minutes. Prepare ramen noodles according to package direction, setting aside tbe seasoning packets. Drain meal, reserving marinade. Add cornstarch and cold water to marinade; blend well. Heat 2 T. oil m wok or large skillet placed over medium high heal. Add carrots; cook and stir rapidly tor 3 minutes. Add cabbage and broccoli; continue to cook and stir two minutes more until vegetables are lender. Kemove to (Turn to Page B 7) 4 r«««> t • t t *i i To ease wintertime meal planning, here is a feast to serve your family. The portable meal features Ribs Royale and a tasty entree served hot or prepared ahead. Accompany with Cabbage Slaw. 3 «t
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