Recipes That Don’t Give Your Bones A Break
“Have you been giving your
bones a break lately?” Melissa
Spory, from Boswell, asks people.
Melissa is the Somerset County
Dairy Princess and she believes
that question is important enough
to ask every time you sit down to
eat.
That’s because every person has
206 bones in his or her body, and
every single bone needs calcium
everyday. “Everyday bone tissue
changes. New bone is added and
old bone is broken down and
removed. .Calcium is combined
with other minerals to form a
framework that gives strength to
bones. If the calcium was removed
from your bones, they couble be
bent and twisted like a pretzel.”
Calcium not only makes strong
healthy bones but also helps your
heart to beat, your muscles to
work, and your blood to clot. Since
calcium is not produced in your
body, it has to be supplied in your
diet. If it isn’t supplied, your body
will take calcium out of your bones
and into the blood to continue to
functioning properly. When this
happens often, bones become
brittle and osteoporosis, a bone
thinning disease may be the result
This gradual weakening of the
bones is not only tragic but pre
ventable. Try these calcium-rich
recipes and don’t give your bones a
break.
CREAM OF
BROCCOLI SOUP
2 10-ounce packages frozen
chopped broccoli
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
2Vi cups milk
4 tablespoon butter
'A teaspoon tarragon
Dash pepper
In large saucepan, cook broccoli
according to package directions.
Drain well. Cut large pieces of
broccoli down to bite size. Add
remaining ingredients and heat
through until butter is melted.
Makes 8 servings.
SPICE UP PLAIN MILK
l'/j cups peeled, sliced peaches
1 pint peach ice cream
2 cups milk
Puree peaches in blender until
smooth. Add ice cream and blend
until well combined. Add milk and
blend until frothy. Makes 5 cups to
be served in tall chilled glasses
topped with a scoop of ice cream.
Mercy Keeney
Bradford Co. Dairy Princess
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OVEN-FRIED
MOZZARELLA STICKS
2 cups mozzarella cheese
4 teaspoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon, milk
2 eggs
V* cup plain dry bread crumbs
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning,
crushed
'A teaspoon garlic powder
V* cup flour
Cut cheese into 3 \'A 'A -inch
sticks. In pie pan beat eggs and
milk. In another pie pan, combine
bread crumbs, Italian seasoning,
and garlic powder. Place flour in
small bowl. Coat cheese sticks
with flour then egg mix and bread
crumbs. Place in single layer on
plate and cover. Chill 2 to 3 hours.
Place cheese sticks on foil-lined
baking sheet Drizzle with butter,
bake at4oodegrees until crisp, 8 to
10 minutes. Let stand S minutes
before serving.
Melissa Spory
Somerset Co. Dairy Princess
EASY HOMEMADE
ICE CREAM WITH
OREO COOKIES
3 egg yolks
14-ounces sweetened con
densed milk
2 tablespoons water
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup coarsely crushed oreo
chocolate cookies
2 cups whipping cream,
whipped
In large bowl, beat egg yolks,
stir in condensed milk, water and
vanilla. Fold in cookies and
whipped cream. Pour into alumi
num foil-lined 9xS-inch loaf pan or
2-quart container. Cover, freeze 6
hours or until firm. Scoop ice
cream from pan or peel off foil and
slice.
Lisa Stuchal
Butler Co. Alternate Dairy Prin
cess
HOT VIRGINIA DIP
2 g-ounce containers cream
cheese, softened
8-ounces sour cream
8-ounces dried beef, chopped
2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1 cup chopped pecans
Mix together all ingredients
except pecans. Pour into baking
dish and top with pecans that have
been sauteed in butter. Bake 3SO
degrees for 20 minutes.
Serve with assorted crackers.
Serves approximately 10 to IS
people.
Susan Myers
Green Lake
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ECLAIR CAKE
1 box graham crackers
3 'A cups milk
2 small boxes vanilla pudding
8-ounces whipped cream
Butter bottom of 9x12-inch pan.
Lay crackers in bottom of pan. Mix
milk and pudding for 2 minutes.
Add whipped cream. Pour half of
mixture over crackers. Cover with
another layer of crackers. Pour
remaining mixture over crackers
and cover with third layer of crack
ers. Refrigerate 2 hours. Frost and
refrigerate 24 hours before
serving.
Frosting:
6 tablespoons cocoa
2 tablespoons oil
2 teaspoons light com syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 tablespoons butter
I'A cups confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons milk
Rhoda Bosserman
Gettysburg
POTATO CRUST
CHEESE PIE
3 medium potatoes
1 medium onion
4 eggs
I'A cups shredded Swiss’ or
cheddar cheese
VA cups milk
3 tablespoons chopped fresh
parsley
1 teaspoon salt
'A teaspoon pepper
A teaspoon dry mustard
Vi teaspoon paprika
'/• teaspoon cayenne pepper
Scrub but do not peel or cook
potatoes. Shred potatoes and
onion. Pat dry on paper towel. Mix
with 1 beaten egg. Press mixture
onto bottom and sides of buttered
fit source for
9-inch pie plate to form crust
Sprinkle with cheese. Beat
together eggs and milk. Add
remaining ingredients. Pour over
cheese. Bake at 37S degrees for 45
minutes or until knife inserted into
center comes out clean. Yield: 6 to
8 servings.
Featured Recipe
This year, the CHEERS campaign has joined Nationwide Insurance
Company’s “Prom Promise” program to offer students healthy and
delicious alternative beverages during their “Challenge” period. As
part of the campaign, the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program is
offering special party packs to schools. These pacaks include cups,
napkins, banners, recipe brochures, and more. Interested students,
parents and school officials can receive the materials by calling (717)
787-6903.
A free brochure, “Refreshing and Nutritious Dairy Mocktails,” is
also available to consumers who send a self-addressed and stamped
envelope to “Dairy Mocktails," the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion
Program, 2301 N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17110. A sam
pling of CHEERS recipes follows.
Orient Express
1 pint orange sherbet
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons instant tea powder
1 cup pineapple juice
4 tablespoons lemon juice
4 cups milk
In a large mixing bowl, soften orange sherbet. In 2 cups milk, dissol
ve tea powder, set aside. Blend pineapple and lemon juices into sher
bet Gradually blend in milk-tea mixture and remaining 4 cups milk.
Serve immediately. Serves 10.
Pennsylvania Pina-Colada
4 cups milk
2 cups ginger ale
2 cups crushed pineapple (packed in own juices)
2 teaspoons coconut flavoring
crushed ice (from IS ice cubes)
In a chilled punch bowl, blend milk, ginger ale, pineapple and coco
hut flavoring. Add crushed ice and blend with rotary or hand held mix
er. Serve immediately. Serves 8.
nty of calcium, riboflavin,^and
MILK SHAKE
2 scoops ice cream
1 cup milk
Place ice cream and milk until
frothy. Pour into tall chilled glass
and serve immediately.
Mercy Keeney
Bradford Co. Dairy Princess
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