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By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
“Raising a family of five boys and
two girls made it necessary for me
to search continuously for easy-to-
prepare, tasty but nutritious reci-
pes. They also had to be foods that
satisfied the appetites of seven heal-
thy, active children and a hard-
working husband,” said Josephine
Cook Denmon of Beaumont.
A native of the Northmoreland
Township area, Josephine (‘Jo’)
and her husband, Russell, were
married and lived in Florida for one
year before returning to Beaumont
where they have lived in the family
home for the past 40 years.
Taking care of seven children,
getting them off to school, cleaning
a two-story home and canning
plenty of {resh fruits and vegetables
for the long winter months didn’t
leave Jo much time for gourmet
cooking.
‘My main concern was to find
economical, easy-to-prepare foods
that would feed not only my own
children but their friends they used
to bring home with them,’’ she said.
“Through the years the children
were growing up, 1 prepared a
variety of foods including casser-
oles, stews, pies, cakes, salads and
other recipes. Mrs. Denmon added,
‘But among their favorites were
such simple foods as the traditional
cole slaw, cabbage rolls, stuffed
shells and for dessert, fruit squares
so these are the recipes I decided to
share with Post readers.”
Today, all of Russell and Jo’s
children, with the exception of
Kevin, a student at West Chester,
are married and raising families of
their own, So preparing meals is
much easier. However, Jo finds that
the following recipes are still among
Russell’s favorites and she falls
back on them quite often. Since they
are not too difficult to prepare, she
can plan these recipes in advance so
she has more time to go shopping or
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visiting friends and relatives with
her husband, who is retired.
‘Dallas Post readers will find the
following recipes easy but tasty
and, most important, economical.
STUFFED SHELLS
1-12 oz. pkg. large shells
1 c¢. Velveeta cheese
2 1b. gr. meat
1 small onion, diced
2 eggs
1 c. bread crumbs
> c¢. chopped fresh parsley
Saute ground meat and onion until
golden brown, add cheese, eggs,
bread crumbs and parsley. Mix well
and let cool.
shells according fo directions on
package, drain and cool.
When shells are cool, fill each
shell with generous portion of meat
and cheese mixture, place in shal-
low baking dish or pan and cover
with tomato sauce.
Bake at 350 degrees for about one
hour. Serve while hot. Note: Salt
and pepper may be added to meat
mixture if desired.
CABBAGE ROLLS
1 1b. chopped meat
1t. salt
1 ¢. cooked rice
8 large cabbage leaves
1 can tomato soup
Ys t. pepper
2 T. chopped onion
1 egg
1 ¢. water
Pour boiling water over cabbage
leaves. Let stand for five minutes.
Season meat, add onion, egg and
rice. Roll a portion of meat mixture
in each cabbage leaf. Fasten ends
with toothpicks. Place the cabbage
rolls in large cooking dish or pan.
Cover with tomato soup diluted with
water, according to directions on
can. Cook Lill cabbage leaves are
: well done
j COLE SLAW
1 med. head cabbage
1 carrot, grated
Vs t. salt
Sugar to taste
% e¢. salad
dressing (more if
desired)
Whole sliced pepper rings
Slice cabbage fine, add grated
carrot, salt and pepper. Mix in
salad dressing to desired consist-
ency. Spoon into serving dish, gar-
nish with green pepper slices.
Note: One’s favorite salad dress-
dressing such as Miracle Whip, ete.
FRUIT SQUARES
1 ¢. sugar
> ¢. butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 c. milk
4 c. flour
2 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda dissolved in 2 T. hot
water
1t. vanilla
Pinch of salt
2 cans favorite fruit pie filling
Cream sugar and butter. Add
eggs and vanilla, then flour and
milk alternately. Stir in remaining
ingredients.
Take a spoonful of dough at a
time and roll on floured surface. Cut
square and place in 15x10% baking
pan piece by piece. Pat in place.
Fill each piece with pie filling. Top
each square with remaining dough.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 min-
utes.
Free book
The 1984-85 issue of New Parent
Adviser is now being distributed
free of charge to new mothers at
New Parent Advisor goes to two
million mothers annually in hospi-
tals across the nation. It offers
practical advice to both parents on
adjusting to life with their new
baby.
The magazine is given to all news
mothers at Nesbitt Memorial Hospi-
tal within 48 hours of the child’s
birth.
The magazine is supplied to new
parents by Johnson & Johnson Baby
Products Company .
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Following are cafeteria menus for
area school districts for the follow-
ing week:
WEST SIDE TECH
May 28 - June 1
MONDAY - Memorial Day.
TUESDAY - Chilled fruit’ juice,
hamburg on bun, chips, fruit combo,
cheese tray, oatmeal cookies, milk.
WEDNESDAY - Toasted cheese,
vegetable soup-crackers, pickle
chips, chocolate cream cupcake,
milk.
THURSDAY - Beef-a-roni, grated
cheese, tossed salad, choice of
dressing, peanut butter, kisses,
milk,
FRIDAY - Pork bar-b-que on
seeded roll, spiced applesauce, but-
tered vegetables, peanut jumbos,
milk.
‘DALLAS SCHOOLS
May 23 - 29
WEDNESDAY - Veal parmesan
with side dish of spaghetti or
steamed hot dog on enriched roll
with fresh carrot stick, fresh peark,
milk-juice. Bonus: Super crunch
bar.
THURSDAY - Baked lasagna,
Italian bread-butter, or sliced
turkey-cheese hoagie (w-shredded
lettuce), Italian bread-butter, garlic
bread-butter, Jr. & Sr., buttered
green beans, milk-juice, Bonsu:
Vanilla pudding w-whipped topping.
FRIDA { - Teacher Inservice Day.
MONDAY - Memorial Day.
TUESDAY - Steak-cheese hoagie
w-sauteed onions, or ballpark hot
dog on bun, oven French fries,
chilled pears, milk-juice.
LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOLS
May 23 - 29
Junior High & Elementary
WEDNESDAY - Cheeseburger on
bun, pickle chips, potato chips,
applesauce, cookies, milk.
THURSDAY - Bar b-q chicken,
macaroni salad, baked beans, roll-
butter, ice cream, milk.
FRIDAY - Early dismissal--Piz
or peanut butter-jelly sandwic
potato chips, celery-carrot stic
fruit cup, milk.
MONDAY - Memorial Day,
school. fi
TUESDAY - Steak hoagie, onion |
rings, green beans, pears, milk. |
Senior High School
WEDNESDAY - Cheeseburger on
bun, pickle chips, potato chips,
applesauce, cookies, milk. i
THURSDAY - Bar-b-q chicken
macaroni salad, baked beans, roll
butter, ice cream, milk.
FRIDAY - Early Dismissal-Pizza
or peanut butter-jelly sandwich,
potato chips, celery-carrot sticks,
fruit cup, milk.
MONDAY - Memorial Day, i
school. So
TUESDAY - Steak hoagie or hot
dog w-peppers, onion rings, green)
beans, pears, milk. |
The residents of The Meadows
Apartments enjoyed their annual
Mother’s Day Tea recently.
Honored guests were: Oldest
mother, Gussie Swayze; youngest
mother, Betty Kunkle; mother with
the oldest child, Margaret Morgan;
mother with the youngest child,
Helen Parsens; mother with oldest
grandchild, Florence Moresi;
mother wiht youngest grandchild,
Helen Parsons; mother with oldest
great grandchild, Ruth Muchler;
MAY 25,
KONEFAL’'S GROVE
CHASE ROAD
FRIDAY 8 P.M.
JACK OWENS & THE
COUNTRY BOYS
SAT. 5:30 P.M.
FIREMEN'S PARADE
7:00 P.M.
MUSIC BY
FORMATION
SUNDAY EVENING
AUCTION
GAMES - PRIZES
REFRESHMENTS
BIG BIRD
mother with youngest great grand-
child, Gertrude Hoyt; mother with
both oldest and youngest great-
great-grandchild, Laura Watkins.
The program consisted of a read-
ing about mothers by Dorothy
Adamski, selection, ‘Mother’ by
The Meadowlarks, solo by Eleanor
Cragle, solo by Wilbur Hoyt with
background by quartet composed by
Eleanor Cragle, Dorothy Adamski,
Jean Wheeler and Theda Dickson,
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Day Tea
and several selections by The Mea- :
dowlarks and The Kitchen Band,
and harmonica solos by Bessie
Pelton. ; |
The tables were decorated with |
spring flowers and each honored |
guest received a corsage. Luncheon
was served by the committee Ruth |
Foley, Ruth Muchler, Minnie Hazle- |
tine, Eleanor Ambrose, Eleanor
Cragle, Claire Troxell, Cora Dougal
and Frances Bayliss.
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