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salad, cheese spread, sliced ham,
and other items and then iced with
cream cheese. The bread was then
sliced vertically and served for
hors d’oeuvres.
According to the Witmans, hav
ing company for dinner offers ben
efits. “Kids learn to share and they
leant manners at the table,” Arlene
said. “You can tell when children
are brought up to have company.
Company teaches them to make
better conversation.”
Children leant party etiquette,
which includes not asking a lawyer
about law or a doctor for medical
advice.
Most of all, they leant to love
people.
Here are some favorite recipes
from the kitchen of Arlene
Witmarj.
BLACK DEVIL’S
FOOD CAKE
2 cups flour
VA cups sugar
'A cup cocoa
'/] teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking soda
Vs cup oil
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup strong coffee (instant may
be used)
Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa,
salt, and baking soda. Add oil and
buttermilk. Stir until well blended.
Bring coffee to a boil and stir gent
ly into batter. Mixture will be
soupy. Bake at 350 degrees in
greased and floured 9x13 pan for
35 to 45 minutes.
Jce with recipe on Hershcy’s
cocoa box).
How To Throw A Successful Party
PEPPERONI
CABBAGE SALAD
1 head cabbage, shredded
1 onion, shredded
1 green pepper, slivered
3 tomatoes, diced
2 carrots, thinly sliced
'A pound longhorn cheese
'A pound pepperoni
Olives, optional
Dressing;
Vi cup sugar
Vs cup vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
'A teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon celery seed
Boil together ingredients. Cool.
When cool, add:
% cup salad oil
Mix dressing with vegetable
PRETZELS
Melt 1 stick butter in 9x 13-inch
pan. Add 1 large package of small
pretzels.
• Add 1 package of dry onion
soup mix, ground in blender or
food processor.
Mix well and put in 225 degree
oven for 2 hours. Stir every 15
minutes.
SHRIMP DIP
1 can broken or small shrimp
1 small onion, diced
4 ounces sharp cheese, grated
Dash garlic salt
Dash celery salt
'A cup Miracle Whip
'A teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce
1 teaspoon parsley flakes
Drain shrimp and break into tiny
pieces. Add cheese and onion. Mix
well. Add salts, Worcestershire
sauce and parsley flakes. Mix all
with'salad dressing. Refrigerate.
Best if made a day ahead.
The Wltman’s farmhouse dates back to pre-Revolutlonary days. Last year a side
view of the house Vras printed by Pennsylvania House and sold more than a million
copies.
ICE BOX CAKE
1 box chocolate wafers
1 pint heavy cream, whipped
with
4 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
'/« teaspoon almond extract
Spread cookies with cream, put
in stacks of 4 or S cookies. Reserve
some of the cream to frost roll.
Stand stacks on edge to make one
long roll. Frost with remaining
cream. Sprinkle a few cookie
crumbs on top. Refrigerate at least
6 hours before serving. Cut dia
gonally at 45 degree angle.
DIP
1 pint container sour cream
1 package dry vegetable soup mix
Mix several hours before serv
ing and refrigerate. Serve with
crackers or small pretzels.
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CHEESE MIXTURE
'A pound swiss cheese, shredded
1 green pepper, shredded
3 tablespoons oil
4 teaspoons vinegar
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
Mix all ingredients and serve on
crackers. Amounts of ingredients
may vary according to personal
tastes.
SPICED CIDER
Made in a crock pot
2 quarts apple cider
'A cup dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon whole allspice
'A teaspoon whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
Pour cider in a crock pot. Spices
may be put in cheese cloth or in a
tea strainer; otherwise, strain cider
before serving. Cover, set on low
temperature for 2 to 3 hours.
CORN BRAN
HONEY CRUNCH
3 cups com bran cereal
I cup oatmeal, not instant
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts
1 teaspoon cinnamon
'/ teaspoon salt
'A cup butter
'/] cup honey
'A cup firmly packed brown
sugar
'A cup raisins, optional
Heat oven to 325 degrees. In
large bowl, combine first five
ingredients. In small saucepan,
combine butter, honey and brown
sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring
constantly until butler is melted
and ingredients are well blended.
Pour over cereal mixture. Mix
until well coated. Spread in
9x13-inch pan. Bake about 20
minutes, stirring twice. Immedi
ately, spread on wax paper. Stir in
raisins. Cool. Store in covered con
tainer. Makes 7 cups.