By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
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the good china (used only on special
occasions) has been washed and set
out on the diningroom table, silver
is polished and extra chairs bor-
rowed from relatives or neigh-
bors...Thanksgiving Day is just a
week away and mothers and grand-
mothers are making last minute
preparation.
Family members living and work-
ing out of the area will begin
arriving this weekend for, in Amer-
ica, Thanksgiving has become a
traditional day for families to
gather, give thanks and eat more
than they should.
Throughout the Back Mountain,
there will be many homes where as
many as 28 to 30 brothers, sisters,
cousins, parents and grandparents
will gather round the table for
Thanksgiving dinner. In most cases,
the piece de resistance will be
turkey, candied sweet potatoes,
dressing, salad, cranberry sauce,
vegetables and pumpkin pie. Some
families may prefer chicken or
duck, and, in rare instances, baked
ham.
In preparing Thanksgiving
Dinner, there are probably as many
variations in recipes as there are
families but in this week’s Dallas
Post, we share a few easy, but
delicious recipes usually found on
the table of some of our employees.
The Brown Glazed Sweet Potatoes
will please the most particular diner
as much as the person who prepares
them since the recipe is easy.
Frosted Cranberry Salad is the per-
fect accompaniment for the roast
turkey and can be served as a salad
or used in place of cranberry sauce.
The Pumpkin Pie is as tasty as it is
easy to make. It is the ideal Thanks-
giving Dinner dessert.
These recipes are easy to
preapre, economical and perfect
additions to your Thanksgiving
Dinner. Try them — you'll like
them.
BROWN SUGAR GLAZED
SWEET POTATOES
8 medium sized sweet potatoes,
peeled
Salt & freshly ground pepper to
taste
% c¢. miniature marshmallows
% c. chopped pecans
4 T. margarine or butter, cut into
small pieces
4-6 T. light brown. sugar, firmly
packed.
Turkey bones
not for dogs
tables still laden with food, there
may be a great temptation to share
some tidbits of the feast with the
family dog or cat. While the
Humane Society urges all people to
remember their animals with a
treat on this special day, it is
important to offer foods that are not
harmful.
An occasional taste of turkey will
be savored by most animals, but
excessive amounts of turkey or
turkey fat can be very hard to
digest and cause intestinal upset.
Some animals may even develop
allergic reactions to foods they are
not accustomed to eating.
Turkey bones, as well as chicken
In large saucepan bring water to
boiling over medium high heat.
or until tender; drain. Cut crosswise
into % inch thick slices. Arrange in
overlapping pattern in buttered
small oven-proof serving dish or
shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with
salt, pepper, marshmallows, pecans
and butter. Sprinkle evenly with
brown sugar. Broil 4 to 6 inches
away from heat source until sugar
begins to melt. Be careful not to let
marshmallows and nuts burn.
Makes 12 servings.
FROSTED CRANBERRY SALAD
113% oz. can crushed pineapple
2 3-0z. pkgs. lemon gelatin
1 7-0z. bot. ginger ale
111b. can (2 cups) jellied cranberry
sauce
1 2-oz. pkg. dessert topping mix
1 8-0z. cream cheese, softened
% c. chopped pecans or walnuts
Drain pineapple; reserve syrup.
Add water to make one cup and
heat to boil. Dissolve gelatin in hot
liquid; cool. Gently stir in ginger
ale, chill till partially set. Blend
pineapple and cranberry sauce; fold
in gelatin. Turn into 9x9x2 inch
dish; chill until firm. Prepare top-
ping according to directions on
package; blend in cheese and
spread over gelatin. Toast nuts in
tablespoon of margarine or butter
at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, sprin-
kle them on topping. (Cool Whip
may be used instead of topping mix,
if desired.)
PUMPKIN PIE
1% c. canned pumpkin
34 c. sugar
% t. salt
1-1% t. gr. cinnamon
5-1 t. gr. ginger
V4-1% t gr. nutmeg
Y4-15 t. gr. cloves
3 eggs
1% ¢. milk
1 6-0z. can evap. milk
1-9 inch unbaked pastry shell
Pastry shell may be made from
favorite recipe or purchased in
freezer department of grocery
store.
Combine pumpkin, sugar, salt and
spices. Slightly beat eggs and blend
in pumpkin mixture with milk and
evaporated milk. Pour into pastry
shell. Crimp edges of shell high to
keep in filling.
Bake in 400 degree oven 50 min-
utes or till knife inserted halfway
between center and edge comes out
clean. Let cool, top with favorite
topping before serving.
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delicious homebaked goods.
Frosting Friends of Luzerne
County, a cake-decorating and con-
fections organization, sponsored by
the Luzerne County Recreation
Department, announces its monthly
meeting to be held Nov. 19 at 7 p.m.
at the Educational Conference
Center of LCCC.
A demonstration of Gingerbread
House making, by Mrs. Diane
Jamiolkowski, will follow the regu-
lar business meeting. Mrs. Irene
Shaw is in charge of refreshments.
A Christmas party has been
planned to be held at the Golden
Palace, Wilkes-Barre, on Dec. 15.
Further details will be announced at
this meeting. Mrs. Ruth Ann Young
and Mrs. Rose English are coordi-
nators.
The December meeting will be a
Christmas Exchange, with mem-
bers participating in a confectins
exchanged. Members are asked to
bring the recipes they will be using
for the confections exchange to the
made.
The club meets the third Monday
of each month and welcomes
anyone interested, and with a basic
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knowledge of the confectionary art
to attend this meeting. Mrs. Lee
Elemam, membership vice-presi-
ent.
Following are cafeteria menus for
area school districts for the follow-
ing week:
WEST SIDE TECH
Nov. 14 - 20
WEDNESDAY - Taco-lettuce-
tomato-cheese, Spanish rice, but-
tered corn, jello-whipped cream,
THURSDAY - Ham patty on bun,
macaroni-cheese, stewed tomatoes,
ice cream sunday, milk.
FRIDAY - Pizza twins, tossed
salad-dressing, spiced applesauce,
shortbread cookies, milk.
MONDAY - Wafer steak on bun,
lettuce-tomatoes, chips, buttered
green beans, ambrosia, milk.
TUESDAY - Pork bar-b-que on
soft bun, French fries, chilled fruit
juice, Pilgrim cookies, milk.
DALLAS SCHOOLS
Nov. 14 - 20
WEDNESDAY - Mexican taco
(ground beef, lettuce-taco sauce), or
triple decker peanut butter-jelly
sandwich w-cheese cube and fresh
carrot stick, kernaled corn, choice
of milk, juice. Bonus: Mini sugar
donut.
THURSDAY - Thanksgiving
Dinner - Roasted young Tom turkey
w-gravy, holiday stuffing, buttered
whipped potatoes, honey glazed
sweet potatoes, apple cranberry
sauce, pumpkin pie w-whipped top-
ping, choice of milk.
FRIDAY - Soup-n-sandwich spe-
cial - Warming chicken noodle soup
w-veggies, balogna-n-cheese sand-
wich or cheesy cheese pizza (2
slices), choice of milk, juice. Bonus:
Soft pretzel.
MONDAY - Ballpark hot dog on
bun or pork bar-b-que w-special
relish on roll, Boston baked beans,
warm applesauce, choice of milk,
juice. Bonus: Potato chips.
TUESDAY - New item - Chicken
nuggests or Italian hoagie w-lettuce-
onions-mayo, fresh celery sticks,
orange gelatin w-pineapple-whipped
topping, choice of milk, juice.
LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOLS
Nov. 14 - 16
Senior High School
WEDNESDAY - Mini beef ravioli
w-sauce, green beans, Parker House
roll-butter, pears, milk.
THURSDAY - Thanksgiving
Dinner - turkey w-dressing, mashed
potatoes w-gravy, buttered peas,
cranberry sauce, ice cream, milk.
FRIDAY - Pizza or egg salad
sandwich, potato chips, stuffed
celery, fresh apple, milk.
Junior High & Elementary Schools
WEDNESDAY - Hamburg on bun,
pickle chips, vegetable soup-sal-
tines, pears, milk.
THURSDAY - Thanksgiving
dinner - roast turkey w-dressing,
peas, cranberry sauce, ice cream,
milk.
FRIDAY - Pizza or peanut butter
jelly sandwich, potato chips, stuffed
celery, fresh apple, milk.
GATE OF HEAVEN SCHOOL
Nov. 14 - 20
WEDNESDAY - Flying saucer
(cold meat-lettuce-tomato-cheese),
vegetable soup, cookies, milk.
gravy, stuffing, corn, cranberry
sauce, Tastycake, milk.
FRIDAY - Fish, perogie, peas,
fruit cocktail, milk. 5
MONDAY - Tacos-(Lettuce-
tomato-cheese-gr. beef), Mexican
beans, pears, milk.
TUESDAY - Vegetable soup-sal-
tines, peanut butter-jelly sandwich,
pears, milk.
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bones, are especially dangerous as
— they are quite brittle. If eaten by a
/dog or cat, the bones can splinter
and pierce an internal organ caus-
ing serious damage or even death.
String or twine used to truss the
turkey should be disposed of care-
fully. The turkey aroma and flavor
on the twine may be appealing to an
animal; but if the twine is ingested,
it can also cause serious internal
problems.
| Turkey bones, twine, and scraps
should be wrapped and discarded in
animal proof containers. Attention
should also be paid to outdoor waste
receptacles, which will surely
attract racoons and other midnight
visitors if the lids are not secure.
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