B6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 14,1984
<#> Home On The Range IB
Judging by the amount of recipes
that arrived this week, hamburger
is a favorite ingredient for many
families. Why? Perhaps, because
it is relatively inexpensive, easy to
make and serve and can be used in
a wide variety of ways. And, best
Cook’s
Question
ANSWER - Although the traditional holiday cookie baking
season is over, we did receive many answers to the request
for cookies made with a sugar subsitute and since many of
you bake cookies all year, here they are:
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Vi cup maragme, softened 2 teaspoons baking powder
4 tablespoons liquid */« teaspoon soda
sweetener Vz cup semisweet chocolate
IVz teaspoons vanilla chips
1 egg l A cup chopped nuts
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
Vz teaspoon salt
Combine first four ingredients in small mixer bowl Beat
at high spped for one to two minutes or until light and fluffy
Add next four ingredients with Vz cup water Blend at low
speed for two minutes or until well combined Stir m
chocolate chips and nuts Dough will be soft. Drop from we!!
rounded teaspoon two inches apart on ungreased cookie
sheet Bake at 425 for 10 to 12 minutes
1 cup raisins
Vz cup chopped dates
Vz cup chopped apples
V* cup chopped nuts
1 cup water
Vz cup vegetable shortening
Boil raisins, dates and apples in water for three minutes
Add shortening to melt, then cool Add remaining
ingredients with nuts last Chill and drop by teaspoon on
cookie sheet Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes
Mrs. Allen S. Nolt
Stevens
Cream
P/3 cups shortening
1 cup honey
11/?I 1 /? cup syrup
4 eggs
Sift together and add to above
6 cups flour
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons soda
Add one large package of semi
one cup chopped nuts if desired
for about 10 minutes
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Egg citing Eggs
Snacks for Anytime
Soups and Stews
Hamburger is a Winner for Family Meal
of all, it tastes good!
Try one of these recipes sent in
by other readers, and if you have a
recipe on an upcoming topic that
you would like to share, send it in.
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Sugarless Cookies
2 well beaten eggs
3 teaspoons liquid sweetener
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon soda
1 cup flour
Tollehouse Cookies
sweet chocolate bits and
Bake in 350 degree oven
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Betty Remick
Flemington, NJ.
Ruth Weaver
Myerstown
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Meatloaf is an old favorite. Try the sweet and sour meatloaf
in this section.
SWEDISH MEATBALLS
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 tablespoon onion flakes
1/3 cup milk
1 pound ground chuck
1 teaspoon salt
dash of pepper
1/8 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
5 tablespoon cream cheese, sof
tened
2 tablespoons butter
1 can cream of mushroom soup
Soak bread crumbs and onion
flakes in milk and set aside. Mix
the meat with salt, pepper, ginger
and nutmeg. Add milk and bread.
Mix and stir lightly. Add cream
cheese. Form into balls the size of
walnuts. Melt butter in large
skillet. Add meatballs and brown
on all sides. After all balls are
evenly brown, add soup, undiluted.
Turn down heat to very low and
simmer until soup is all melted and
thoroughly distributed.
Gladys Martin
PORCUPINE BALLS
1 pound hamburger
4 slices bread
1 egg,beaten
1 cup milk
2 medium onions
2 sticks celery, chopped
1/4 cup uncooked nee
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups tomato juice
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Featured Recipe
Everyone knows that the food at the Farm Show always tastes
great. Fred Grenoble, of the Weathervane, Lewisburg, Union
County, is the man behind the scenes as caterer for the Penn
sylvania Livestock Association’s booth. Here, straight from the
Farm Show, is his lamb stew recipe.
Weathervane Lamb Stew
4 pounds fresh leg of lamb
water
1 large onion
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon concentrated beef broth, or one beef bouillon cube
2 cups celery, chopped
2 cups carrots, chopped ,
5 medium potatoes, cubed
salt and pepper to taste
flour or cornstarch
Cut the lamb into bite size cubes. Chop onion and sautee in two
tablespoons butter until translucent. Put cubed lamb and 3/4 of the
onion in a large pot and fill with water slightly higher than the
lamb. Cover pot, bring to a boil, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours until
tender Meanwhile, using a second pot, add chopped carrots,
celery, potatoes and remaining onion. Cover with water, add
crushed bouillon cube or beef concentrate to a boil, turn
down heat, then simmer until tender Remove from heat when
tender Add vegetables to lamb mixture, reserving 1/3 , up broth.
Bring mixture to a boil five minutes, turn heat to simmer. Take
reserve broth and add cornstarch or flour to make a smooth paste
Add to the stew until desired thickness is reached Add salt and
pepper to taste