B6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 24,1983 4% Home On The Range fil Need Meal? Microwave ovens, once a rare appliance, are becoming a com mon sight in kitchens, especially those belonging to families who cram many activities into every busy day. As microwave ovens become more popular, more interesting recipes are being designed for their use. The idea that a meal Cook’s Question Comer ANSWER - In response to J. Kozdela’s request for a funnel cake recipe, we got three replies. Thanks go to Beryl Hosfelt, Shippensburg, for the following recipe. 2 cups milk 2 beaten eggs Vz teaspoon salt 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Mix milk and eggs together. Add dry ingredients and mix well. If too thick, add a little more milk. If too thin, add a little more flour. Pour batter through funnel into hot fat. Dram and sprinkle with powdered sugar while still hot. ANSWER - Thanks also to Donna Livelsberger, Hanover, for her funnel cake recipe. 3 eggs 2 cups milk 4 cups flour Vi cup sugar V 2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder Beat eggs and add milk and sugar. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together. Add dry ingredients to egg and milk mixture. Beat batter until smooth and thin enough to run through a small funnel. Drop from funnel into IVa in ches of hot oil (370 degrees) holding finger over bottom of funnel to control amount of batter released. Make into a design. Fry until golden brown, dram and sprinkle wjth powdered sugar. ANSWER - Betty Evans, Pequea, also had a funnel cake recipe and a new question for us. First, her recipe, legg 1 cup milk 1 Vs cup flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 tablespoons sugar V* teaspoon salt % teaspoon baking powder Mix all ingredients together. With a funnel, swirl some mix into a frying pan with about 1-2 inches of hot oil. Brown one side and turn over for a minute. QUESTION - Does anyone have a recipe for vanilla woopie pies and spice-flavored woopie pies 7 October Favorite Pies October is pork month! a Quick, Tasty a Microwave Use made in a microwave is not as appealing as one prepared by a longer method is being disproved. Now, a meal that takes 20 minutes to prepare can taste like you spent hours in the kitchen. Try one of these recipes and see for yourself how convenient and .tasty microwave meals can be. tf t 9 Recipe Topics % 7 ‘ f Betty Evans Pequea V v' "O'/ > -is** i v ;v >lp*‘ J »* «k<MNMI-i Does this dish, featuring chicken, mushrooms and peas, look too good to have been made in the microwave? Take a closer look because the recipe and microwave cooking instructions are found on this page under Microwave Chinese Chicken with Rice. MEATLOAF 2 eggs 11/2 pounds lean ground beef 1/4 cup fine bread crumbs 1 small onion, chopped 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon seasoned salt When you are a key figure in two family businesses, there are days when tune in the kitchen is limited to that which can be squeezed in between working hours. When that happens, a microwave comes in handy, ac cording to Rubye Kosko, who works with her husband in the con struction business and in their vineyards. ‘1 couldn’t gel along without it,” Rubye explained. "It is a tremendous help. ’ ’ Rubye has discovered a microwave trick for frying chicken. She cooks the chicken in the /•' i / *■” S' jMP 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard 1/4 teaspoon pepper Mix the above ingredients together thoroughly. Spread mixture in loaf, round, ring-shaped or six individual dishes. Spread two tablespoons of catsup, steak, barbecue or chili sauce over the Featured Recipes A* Rubye Kosko * v top of the meat mixture. Microwave on high power as follows; round -12 to 18 minutes; ring-shaped - 8 to 13 minutes; loaf - 13 to 18 minutes; and individual -10 to 13 minutes. Rotate after one half (Turn to Page B 8) microwave for a few minutes prior to frying it. This way, the inside of the chicken is already cooked before it goes in the frying pan. “I also use it a lot in the morning for coffee,” Rubye said. She also explained that she cooks most of her vegetables in the microwave. They are done in about a minute and a half, much quicker than when put on a burner. There is also less heat involved. Read about Rubye’s vinyard on page 822 and try her grape recipes also on that page.
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