By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
For those who work during the
day, rush home to prepare an
evening meal and race against
time for their bridge club or
bowling league, Marilyn Morris
has a variety of ‘‘easy does it”
recipes that are just as delicious
as they are easy to prepare.
With the crisp, cool fall days
now with us, Marilyn tends to
lean toward casseroles, quick to
fix entrees or flavorful stews or
soups served with crunchy bread
for one terrific easy meal.
Marilyn is employed in the
cafeteria of the Dallas School
District and since only she and
her husband are at home, she
looks for ‘‘easy does it’ recipes
that make downright good
eating. She and her husband,
Melvin, bowl in early leagues,
one evening each week she goes
shopping with her mother and at
least one evening, sometimes
more, they go out with friends.
Marilyn also spends time visiting
her daughter or her son, and
grandson, the latter two living at
Harveys Lake.
Marilyn looked through her
book of easy to prepare recipes
to find a few of her favorites to
share with Post readers. She
decided on Chicken Vegetable
Dinner since fresh vegetables
are plentiful this time of year;
Mushroom Steak, quick to pre-
Quick
served with
pare but very tasty;
Chicken Chowder,
Parmesan Rounds.
Readers should find these reci-
pies just the thing for these first
Fall days which bring sunny
afternoons but crisp, cool even-
ings.
CHICKEN VEGETABLE
DINNER
1/3 c. flour
1t. salt
1 t. paprika
15 t. pepper
2%-3 1b. broiler-fryer chicken,
cut-up
3 T. vegetable oil
1% c. water
% t. dried savory leaves
V4 t. dried thyme leaves
3 med. carrots cut into 3x14”
strips
5-14 oz. frozen crinkle cut potato
slices
1-10 oz. pkg. frozen asparagus
spears or cuts, broken apart
11 t. salt
Mix flour, one teaspoon salt,
paprika and pepper; coat
chicken pieces. Brown chicken in
oil in skillet or Dutch oven;
drain. Add water, savory and
thyme. Heat to boiling; reduce
heat. Cover, simmer for 30 min-
utes.
Add carrots, cover and simmer
10 minutes. Add frozen aspara-
gus and potatoes; sprinkle with
1%, teaspoons of salt. Heat to
boiling; reduce heat. Cover and
simmer until chicken is done and
vegetables tender, 10 to 15 min-
utes. Serves 4-6.
%
MARILYN MORRIS
MUSHROOM STEAK
6-8 beef cubed steaks (about 2
Ibs.)
2 t. salt
Ys t. lemon pepper
2-4 oz. cans sliced mushrooms
%% ¢. dry white or red wine
1 med. green pepper, chopped
(2 cup)
1 sm. onion, chopped (about Yj
cup)
Sprinkle steaks with salt and
lemon pepper. Brown few steaks
at a time in skillet over medium
heat, 5 to 10 minutes on each
side. Stir in mushrooms (with
liquid), wine, green pepper and
onion. Heat over low heat until
mushrooms are hot about 5 min-
utes. Serves 6-8.
QUICK CHICKEN CHOWDER
1 10% oz. can condensed tomato
soup
1 soup can of milk
2 T. instant minced onion
2 T. dried green pepper flakes
1 T. instant chicken bouillon
% t. minced garlic #
14 t. lemon pepper ~
10 oz. boned cooked chicken,
broken into chunks
16 oz. lima beans,
(canned or frozen)
1 15 oz. can sliced or whole new
potatoes, drained and chopped
194 c. cheese-flavored croutons
Heat soup, milk, onion, pepper
flakes, bouillon, garlic and lemon
pepper to boiling in 3-quart saute
pan over low heat, stirring con-
stantly. Stir in chicken, beans
with liquid and potatoes. Heat to
boiling, stirring occasionally.
Garnish with croutons.
PARMESAN ROUNDS
Cut % pound French bread into
Ys inch slices. Brush slices on
both sides with 14 cup butter ‘or
margarine, melted; place on
ungreased baking sheet. Set oven
to broil or at 550 degrees. Broil
slices 4 to 5 inches from heat
until golden brown, about 30 sec-
onds. Turn and sprinkle with
about % cup grated Parmesan
cheese. Broil until golden, about
30 seconds. Makes 28-30 slices.
For Garlic Rounds substitute
garlic salt or powder for Parme-
san cheese.
cooked
Alcoho
deadly
By WALLY KOCHER
Staff Correspondent
What if we were to be told that a
new bacteria had been found, and
because of this bacteria, more than
205,000 persons would die each
year? A cry would definitely rise
from society to research this illness
and find a cure.
There are some 10 million cases
of alcoholism in the United States
today. Out of that population, an
estimated 205,000 persons die
annually from alcoholism and alco-
hol-related causes. And 50 percent
of all automobile fatalities are
‘‘alcohol-related.”
Yet advertisers portray alcohol as
acceptable, glamorous and fashion-
able.
There is, however, a local Alco-
holics Anonymous organization that
is attempting to help the alcoholic.
John C., an alcoholic himself, and
a member of the Back Mountain
A.A. explained basically what A.A.
does for a person coming to them
for help.
“A.A. is a fellowship. When an
alcoholic comes to us, we shepherd
him for weeks or even months until
they are stable.”
After stability is achieved, the
alcoholics continue to counsel and
support each other.
John has been a member of A.A.
for the past 14 years. Before he
joined the organization, John found
himself drinking 24 hours a day. His
wife and four teenage children
couldn’t do anything until he real-
ized himself that his drinking was
becoming a problem.
“I would be drunk for weeks at a
time,”” said John. ‘‘The people
where 1 worked just ignored my
problem.”
John tried to stop drinking on his
own, but failed every time. That's
when he finally called A.A.
“I hit rock bottom,’’ claimed
John. “I was going through an
emotional crisis, and I didn’t want
to live as a drunk anymore.”
According to John, A.A. did help.
They sobered him up and he has
stayed that way for the past 14
years. Not all cases are as success-
ful, though.
“About 50 percent of those who
come to A.A. stop drinking and
killer
there’s the 25 percent that tempor-
arily slip, going back to alcohol, but
then quit again. Lastly, there’s the
sad 25 percent that quit A.A. alto-
gether.
There’s no absolute profile on
those who need the services of A.A.
They can be doctors, lawyers, hou-
sewives, plumbers, secretaries or
even psychiatrists.
Recently, more women have been
coming out of the closet, also. About
five or six years ago, there was one
woman for every three men. Now
there is just as many women as
men in A.A.
There -is an estimated 53,000
groups and more than 1 million A.A.
members. This involves 110 coun-
tries. Locally, there is an A.A.
meeting conducted every night in
various locations. The Back Moun-
tain group holds its meetings on
Monday evenings at 8 p.m. at the
Prince of Peace Church, Dallas.
There are two types of meetings
— discussion meetings and speakers
meetings. Basically, at a discussion
meeting, the group discusses what
problems they have encountered
during the week, and ways to deal
with these problems. During a
speaker meeting, one or two guest
lecturers are invited to speak to the
group.
AA. offices are run differently
from other clubs.
“A person can have a leadership
position for only one year,3z said
John. “We call them trusted ser-
vants. That way, no one person can
gain influence over the others.
“It’s a humbling experience,” he
added. ‘‘After your year is up,
you're just another drunk.”
A.A. takes the position that alco-
holism is an illness, a progressive
illness, that can never be cured, but
can be controlled. They have
adopted a recovery program which
they’ve nicknamed the Twelve
Steps.
They are: 1) to admit that they're
powerless over alcohol, 2) to believe
that a Power greater than them-
selves could restore sanity, 3) to
make a decision to turn their will
and lives over to God, 4) to take
inventory of themselves, 5) to admit
their wrongs, 6) to be willing for
God to remove their defects, 7) to
ask God to remove their short
comings, 8) to be willing to make
amends to all persons they hurt in
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amends, 10) to continue to take
inventory and admit their wrong
doings, 11) to improve their con-
scious contact with God through
prayers and 12) to carry this mes-
sage to all alcoholics.
Even though many of their steps
involve help from God, John
claimed that A.A. really has nothing
to do with religion.
“A.A. is spiritual,” said John,
“but not religious. We don’t profess
any one religion. People of all
beliefs can come to the meetings.”
According to John, 10 percent of
today’s children will grow up to be
alcoholics. One symptom of the
“disease” is the remarkable capac-
ity for handling alcohol.
John had one word of advice to
the youth, “If you must drink, drink
moderately.’
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Oct. 3-5
Senior High
WEDNESDAY - Beef ravioli w-
sauce, tossed green salad, Italian
bread, jello-topping, milk. Or Bag
Lunch.
THURSDAY - Turkey w-gravy,
mashed potatoes, peas, Parker
House roll-butter, ice cream, milk.
FRIDAY - Tuna or deli hoagie,
French frie$, applesauce, Tasty-
kake, milk.
Junior High & 'Slementary
WEDNESDAY - Beef ravioli w-
sauce, green bean:,, Hillbilly bread-
butter, pineapple tidbits, milk.
THURSDAY - Turkey w-gravy,
mashed potatoes, peas, Parker
House roll-butter, ice cream, milk.
FRIDAY - Tuni hoagie, or peanut
butter-jelly hoazie, French fries,
applesauce, Tas'ykake, milk.
DALLAS SCHOOLS
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WEDNESDAY - Baked ziti in
meat-sauce, Jtalian bread-butter,
garlic bread in Jr. & Sr., or super
hoagie w-lettuce-tomato-onions-
mayo, honey glazed carrots, choice
of milk or juice. Bonus: Soft choco-
late chip cookie.
THURSDAY - Cheeseburger on
roll or pork bar--que on enriched
bun w-special relish, au gratin pota-
toes, choice of milk or juice. Bonus:
Warm apple crisp.
FRIDAY - Dallas cheese pizza (2
slices) or special peanut butter w-
marshmallow cream topping w-
sliced banana, turkey-n-rice vegeta-
ble soup, sliced pears, choice of
milk or juice. ;
MONDAY - No school. :
TUESDAY - Pizza burger on hard
roll, or potato cheese pierogie,
melted butter sauce w-sauteed
onions, seasoned green beans,
choice of milk or juice. Bonus:
Vanilla chocolate pudding pop.
WEST SIDE TECH
Oct. 3-9
WEDNESDAY - Shells-meat
sauce, grated cheese, creamy cole
slaw, Angel flake roll-butter, peanut
butter kisses, milk. :
THURSDAY Hoagie-letti ce-
soup-crackers, chips, Tandy cake,
milk.
FRIDAY - Chilled fruit juice,
pizza twins, stuffed celery, creamy
rice pudding-raisins, milk.
MONDAY - In Service.
TUESDAY - Tech chi:ken on
seeded bun, lettuce and tomato,
chilled fruit, choco'ate cookies,
milk.
GATE OF HEAVEN
Oct. 3-9 ig
WEDNESDAY - Spaghetti-meat-
balls, tossed salad, Italian bread-
butter, green beans, jello, milk.
THURSDAY - Turkey-grav:/, but-
tered rice, peas-carrots, tastycake,
bread-butter, milk.
FRIDAY - Pizza, carrot
stuffed celery, fruit, milk.
MONDAY - No school.
TUESDAY - Hamburg-roli, cheese
stix, home fries, green beans, fruit
and milk or orange juice.
stix,
John, his father and the local
Penn State campus shared a prob-
lem last spring: John’s father is an
alcoholic.
How his drinking affected his son
and the school demonstrates why so
many professionals are concerned
about an alcoholic’s impact on
everyone associated with him.
As a result of a spree, John’s
father wrecked the family car, and
he was fired.
Because of the accident, John’s
mother couldn’t get to work, and
there was no money for the mort-
gage.
She called John, a dean’s list
candidate, who left school after nine
weeks of superior work to go home,
get a job and bail out the family.
John’s absence caused his grades
to fall below average, jeopardizing
his academic career.
Penn State had a student with
great potential who was not pre-
pared for his future courses.
Everyone suffered, as thousands
of relatives, friends and associates
suffer daily in their relationships
with thousands of American alcohol-
ics. :
Since the recent study and accept-
ance of alcoholism as a disease,
however, more and more help has
become available to those who
suffer from association. And Penn
State, which has seen many stu-
dents like John with alcoholic par-
ents, brothers, sisters and friends,
is bringing help to the campus.
A four-session program on ‘‘Alco-
holism, Family and Campus,” con-
ducted by Maggie Snyder, a family
and marriage counselor with
Family Services Assn., was held for
the campus community.
The purpose of the program was
to help those whose lives have been
influenced by an alcoholic to under-
stand how alcohol affects the user
and his family, ‘how those involved
tend to behave, how to sort out what
parts of the problem can and cannot
be controlled by others, and how to
keep their lives in control.
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