Cook’s Question ANSWER Elizabeth Shay, Lebanon, wanted recipes that use applesauce Hi place of shortening in recipes. Thanks to Nancy VanCott, New Milford, and Susan Howard, Mt. Pleasant Mills, for sending recipes. A wonderful recipe bro chure is available from Mott's Bake Lite. Call 1 -800-225-3548. These recipes prove that you do not need to sacrifice taste to save substantial fat and calories as applesauce can be substi tuted for most of the oil, butter, margarine, or shortening in recipes for cake, rolls, bread, muffins, and cookies. Here are several recipes, but make sure you request the free brochure from Mott's if you need to lower your fat intake. 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder V? teaspoon baking soda 'h teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening % cup cinnamon apple sauce 'h cup granulated sugar 'h cup light brown sugar 1 egg or % cup egg substitute 1 teaspoon vanilla extract I'h cups rolled oats 'h cup raisins Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly spray cookie sheet with cooking spray In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together shortening, applesauce, granulated and brown sugars, egg, and vanilla until shorten ing breaks into pea-sized pieces. Add flour mixture to applesauce mixture. Mix well. Fold in oats and raisins. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet two inches apart; Bake 10-12 mintues. Remove from oven and cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Remove and place on cooling rack. Pineapple Upside Down Cake 8-ounce can crushed pineapple, drained, juice reserved 7s cup brown sugar 6 maraschino cherries I'A cups flour 2 tablespoons baking powder % teaspoon salt 'h cup Mott’s applesauce 1 cup granulated sugar ' 3 egg whites. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a BxBx2-inch square pan with cooking spray. Drain crushed pineapple, reserving juice. Sprinkle brown sugar onto bottom of pan. Top with even layer of crushed pineapple. Slice cherries in half and arrange cut side-up in pan. In a medium-size bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, mix applesauce, sugar, reserved pineapple juice, and egg whites. Add flour mixture and mix just to blend. Gently pour batter onto pineapple layer in pan. Do not mix. Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool 10 minutes. Invert cake onto serving dish and cool completely before serving. 32iiMMiMß> r*w.». £\l - Smoother finish stays cleaner af - More durable than paint 9 | - Chip resistant a g * Stainless steel nose pan a a * Improved brass valve assembly 9 § - Softer washer for better seal - Lighter spring for less required pressure *\J - Approx. 1.3 gpm at 40 psi 9 gd * Plastic plug and smaller water chamber for g 3 frost protection a 9 •Vi ” top and bottom water inlets 9j 3 * Screen on valve for water filtration § PAUL B. ZIMMERMAN, INC. g g 295 Woodcomer Rd„ Utltz, PA 17643 H I PH: 717-738-7365 I 9 9PIBBIBIUIL TZUBfiOUB. K (Continued from Pago BB) Oatmeal Cookies Crock Pot SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW !'/> pounds beef stew cubes 1 medium onion, chopped 4 carrots, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces 2 ribs celery, cut into bite-sized pieces 4 medium potatoes, peeled, cut into bite-sized pieces 28-ounce can whole tomatoes, undrained sauce 2 tablespoons parsley flakes 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon salt 'A teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons quick cooking tapioca Brown beef cubes in 2 table spoons oil over medium heat. Transfer to crock pot. Add remain ing ingredients, stir to blend. Cov er and cook at low setting for 8 hours. Makes 6 servings. Pat Elligson Millers, Md. sliced 1W cups flour 1 cup brown sugar 1 '/> teaspoon cinnamon A teaspoon nutmeg /* cup butter V* teaspoon ginger Vanilla ice cream Line bottom of greased crock pot with apples. Mix flour, sugar, spices, and butter in a bowl; spread mixture over apples. Cook on high lor 2 to 3 hours. Serve lopped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream with a cherry on lop. mma new Holland plant store ■KH 403 South Cuater Avtnua New Holland, PA • (717) 354-5600 Monday thru Thuraday 8 a.m. • 6 p.m Friday 8 a.m. • 9* p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. chicken nuggets *6.95 4 Lb. Bag Fully Cookad "FALL HARVEST" CANDY CLOSE-OUT STOPFFERSWHIPPED SWEET s*7 QR POTATOES *o*./ (CmtlniMd from Pagt Bl) 10/a -ounces beef broth 1 tablespoon Worcestershire APPLE DESSERT 6 apples, pared, cored, and Maraschino cherries ANSWER—Ressa Owens, Biech Creek, wanted a recipe for hot peppers cooked in oil to be canned. Thanks to Kim Cro skey, Fredonia, for sending a recipe. Canned Hot Peppers 20 hot peppers, cut in strips or rings, with seeds removed 2 cups white vinegar IV4 cups water 1 cup oil V* cup salt 2 cloves garlic 'A teaspoon oregano Put cut peppers in large bowl. Mix remaining ingredients and pour over peppers. Let stand 8 hours. Drain peppers and pack in pint jars. Bring the syrup to a boil and pour over pep pers and seal in boiling water bath. Makes 4 pints. fjfj CHICKEN kSSP croquettes wTgravt .^ 5 4.95 SAVE $3.00 OFF OUTUBT PRICE $7.08 LOW-CAL MEAT LOAF 1 pound ground beef 2 cups shredded cabbage I medium green pepper, seeded and shredded I teaspoon salt I tablespoon dried onion flakes '/i teaspoon caraway seed, optional I teaspoon salt Thoroughly combine ingre dients. Shape into round loaf. Place meat rack in crock pot. Place meat loaf on rack. Cover and cook on high setting for 3 to 4 hours. Serves 6. Recipe may be doubled for a larger crock pot. Ruth Kalwasinski CROCK POT SAUERKRAUT SUPPER Layer in crock pot: sauerkraut, sliced raw potatoes, sliced apples, sliced onions, sliced Polish saus age. Repeat until pot is as full as desired. Pour 1 can chicken broth over lop. Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 6 hours. EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.) Vendors of fancy foods, kitchens, cooking equipment and cook books are invited to apply for exhibitor space at The Gourmet Fcsl, the premiere event of an annual public food expo, to be held at the ARTWORKS Expo Center, Ephrata, on Friday, Satur day and Sunday, April 8,9 and 10, 1994. Open to the general public, the event will include celebrity chef demonstrations and book signings, including a nationally known chef from a public televi sion cooking program and Georges Perrier, chef and owner of the world-famous Philadelphia restaurant, Lc Bee-Fin. BJ.Light Lebanon LANCASTER mi OUTLET STORE ■■■ 1941 Lincoln Hwy. East Lancaster, PA 17602 • (717) 392-0635 Monday thru Wednesday 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday 3 a.«n. - 8 p.w. GILARDI PIZZA 12 oz. Size _ SL 994 SUPER VALUE Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 30, 1993-B9 McAlisterville Reader Apply To Exhibit At Gourmet Fest intiMs Mr* CHICKEN Eg* BREAST FILLETS 2 Lb. Bag Fully Cookad * w Rag. or Hot t7n Pefrudgellum. u 5« cakes 2/$3.00 FKB-BAXBD $1 QQ PIES 10 In. Fronn X o 99, SLOW COOKER APPLE BUTTER 6 pounds apples Sugar 'A teaspoon ground doves Juice of 1 lemon Water to cover half the apples 2 teaspoons cinnamon Do not peel apples, quarter and remove seeds from apples. Place in slow cooker with water. Cook over low heal for 8 to 10 hours. Puree fruit in blender. Add a half cup sugar per cup purccd fruit. Add remaining ingredients. Return to slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. Remove cov er during last 30 minutes. Seal in preheated jars and pre heated lids. Dark brown sugar may be sub stituted for granulated sugar if you prefer a darker apple butler. Exhibitors are encouraged to offer samplings and tastings of fancy foods to visitors to the event, as well as sell full-size ver sions of their products. Approxi mately 95 booths measuring B’xlO’ will be filled in the two story, 17,000-squarc-fcct exposi tion area. Contact Terri Lipman, show manager, for exhibitor infor mation at 437 N. Lombard St., Dallastown, PA 17313, or call (717) 244-8438. Co-sponsored by The ART WORKS at Doncckers and Apprise magazine, a S 5 admission fee will be charged. Proceeds of an invitation-only preview party on Friday, April 8 will benefit Apprise magazine, the publication of WITF, public broadcasting radio and television stations in central Pennsylvania. EPHRATA OUTLET 290 S. Raiding Rd. (Rt. 272) Ephrata, PA • (717) 738-3095- Monday thru Thuraday 9 a.m. • 6 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. • We Accei Lois Matter Millersburg