Shriners ’ Cookbook Sales To Help
Children With Medical Problems
READING (Berks Co.) For
almost 75 years, Shriners Hospi
tals for Crippled Children —a net
work of 22 pediatric specialty
hospitals—have provided free,
quality medical care for more than
530,000 children.
How, many people ask, can all
care and services provided at
Shriners Hospitals be totally with
ou t charge to the patient and family
with no payments sought from
insurance companies or govern
ment agencies?
According to Dennis Hagen,
commander of the Rajah Temple
Legion of Honor (LOH) located in
Reading, the monies come from
gifts, bequests, endowment fund,
and annual dues and fundraisers by
Shriner members.
One of these fundraisers is a
cookbook put out by LOH.
“Nothing beats home cooking
and the proof is right here in this
cookbook,” said Hagen, who is
himself an accomplished cook.
The 124-page spiral-bound
cookbook contains about 400
recipes. The recipes, which
include soups, salads, appetizers,
beverages, vegetables, main dis
hes, breads, rolls, and desserts, are
printed on attractive ecru paper
with easy-to-read burgandy print
Profits of this cookbook will go
toward one of the LOH projects
called “Kicks For Our Kids.” This
is a program designed to supply
each of the Shrine Hospitals and
Bum Centers with a Super Ninten
do set and a series of tapes for the
children to use.
“We keep going around to the
hospitals and upgrading the cen
ters with new games,” Hagen said
of the 19 Shriners Orthopaedic
Hospitals and tliree bum centers in
operation across the U.S., Canada,
and Mexico. Three of the hospitals
are spinal cora injury centers, one
being the Philadelphia unit.
Shriners Hospitals accept and
treat any child up to their 18th
birthday, if, in the opinion of the
hospital’s chief of staff, the child
can be helped, and if treatment at
another facility would place a
financial burden on the family.
Children of all races and religions
are accepted and need not have any
relationship to a Shriner.
The first Shriners Hospital was
built in 1922. Since 1920, the hos
pitals have been involved in
research. One of its most outstand
ing achievements was developing
a method of “growing skin” from a
liny sample of a bum patient’s own
skin. In a celebrated 1983 case, this
breakthrough enabled the bums
institute to save the lives of two
boys who were burned over 97 per
cent of their body surface, marking
the first time a cultured organ had
ever been used in a life-saving situ
ation as well as the first time any
human being was known to sur
vive such a severe injury.
More than 530,000 youngsters
have received free treatment at the
Shriners Hospitals. Some of the
most common orthopaedic prob
lems treated at Shriners Hospitals
are Scoliosis (curvature of the
spine), Osteogenisis Imperfecta
(brittle bone disease), hand and
back problems, limb deficiencies
and growth problems, orthopaedic
probelms of Spina Bifida with
Myelodysplasia (paralysis of
limbs due to faulty congenital
development of the spine and spi
nal nerves), problems resulting
from neuromuscular disorders,
Legg-Perthes disease (develop
ment problems of the hip), rickets
What sets Shriners Hospitals apart from other healthcare
facilities Is that patients and their families and Insurance
companies have never been charged for medical services
or treatment. Known as the “World’s Greatest Philan
thropy,” the Shriners meet the expenses through an endow
ment fund, dues and fundraisers such as cookbook sales.
and orthopaedic problems of cere
bral palsey. If you know of a child
with an orthopaedic disability or
bum injury, or if you would like
more information about the hospi
tals, call toll-free,
1-800-237-5055.
The Shriners, who are perhaps
best recognized for their colorful
parades and distinctive red hats,
requires that members have active
ly served and been honorable dis
charged from the Armed Services
of the U.S., its allies or in active
duty. The purpose of the LOH is to
conserve the memory of those who
made the supreme sacrifice in the
service of their country, to foster a
spirit of patriotism, and love of
country and its flag.
Hagen said that this is the sec
ond cookbook die LOH has print
ed. The first cookbook went on
sale in 1993 and was a complete
sellout within weeks.
The cost of the new cookbook is
$9 plus $4 for shipping and hand
ling. Send check or money order to
L.O.H. Cookbook, P.O. Box 2543,
West Lawn, PA 19609.
Here are some recipes from the
cookbook.
BAKED GERMAN
POTATO SALAD
1 cup diced bacon
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
3 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
'/i teaspoon black pepper
% cup sugar
V* cup cider vinegar
l'/i cups water
Vi cup fiesh parsley, chopped
2 teaspoons celery seed
2 quarts potatoes, boiled,
peeled, and sliced 14 -inch thick
(red ones are ideal)
Fry the bacon until crisp in a
medium skillet. Remove with a
slotted spoon and reserve. If there
is not approximately VS cup of fat
left in skillet, add additional bacon
fat or vegetable oil to make that
amount. Add the celery and onion;
cook over medium heat for 3
minutes. Add flour, salt, and pep
per; cook 2 minutes longer. Add
the sugar, vinegar, and water all at
once and, stirring with a whisk,
bring to a boil and cook one
minute. Add the parsley, celery
seed, and reserved bacon. Com
bine; remove from heat
Preheat oven to 37S degrees.
Place potatoes in an oiled
13x8x2-inch casserole and pour
the dressing over all. Mix very
gently so potatoes aren’t broken
up. Bake for 45 minutes or until the
middle of the casserole bubbles.
Serves 8 to 10.
Rajah Temple
Legion Of Honor
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DRIED BEEF
AND CORN CHOWDER
3 ounces dried beef, cut up
'/> cup chopped onion
3 tablespoons butter
3 cups diced, peeled potatoes
2 cups frozen com
1 cup water
'A teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce
Vi teaspoon dry mustard
'A teaspoon salt
'A teaspoon pepper
4 cups milk
'A cup flour
Saute dried beef and onions in
melted butter 3 minutes. Add pota
toes and next six ingredients.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover,
and simmer until potatoes are ten
der. Add 3 cups milk. Mix 1 cup
milk with flour until smooth. Stir
into soup. Cook, stirring constant
ly, until mixture thickens. Makes 6
(1 'A cup) servings.
OLD-FASHIONED SOFT
MOLASSES COOKIES
6 cups sifted flour
VA cups molasses
1 cup sugar
V* cup com oil
V* cup warm water
VA teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
Sift together dry ingredients.
Combine sugar, molasses, com oil,
warm water, and vanilla in large
bowl. Beat until well blended. Add
dry ingredients, mixing to form a
soft dough. Chill one hour. Roll
out A -inch thick on a floured
board, working with a small
amount of dough at a time. Cut
with a floured 2-inch cutter. Bake
on a greased cookie sheet in a 37S
degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
Remove from sheet and cool. Store
in tin with apple slices or a slice of
fresh bread to keep cookies soft
and moist
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