( By CHARLOT M. DENMON a Correspondent Last minute shoppers hurry through the stores picking up final gifts for friends and relatives. Homemakers are planning their Christmas Day menus when entire families will get together for the biggest holiday of the year. Other families in the Back Moun- tain and surrounding area are plan- ning holiday brunches, luncheons or other festive events. The big ques- tion for many of them is ‘What can we prepare that is different?” espe- cially when it’s just a light evening snack for friends who drop in, or perhaps a drink, hot or cold, some- thing different. ; If it’s a drink why not serve Peach Daiquiris, made with peaches combined with lime and rum or a Cafe Reggae or a Cafe Toledo, all favorites in the Denmon family. Any and all of these are easy to prepare and make great additions to holiday entertaining. PEACH DAIQUIRIS 1 lg. pkg. frozen peaches, slightly thawed 1 6-0z. can frozen lime concentrate Light Rum Crushed ice Combine peaches, lime concen- liquefy until smooth but thick. Add rum according to taste and serve. CAFE REGGAE 1 c. steaming coffee 5 oz. Tia Maria ¥% oz. Creme de Cacao % 0z. Golden Rum To each 6 oz. cup of steaming coffee, add half ounce of Tia Maria, Creme De Cacao and golden Rum. Top with heavy cream and serve. CAFE TOLEDO Hot coffee Bailey's Irish Cream Kahlua Dark Chocolate, melted + To each cup of fresh, hot coffee add half ounce of Baileys Irish Cream and Kahlua. Add one tea- spoon of melted chocolate, stir and top wit heavy cream. + Melt dark, unsweetened choco- late over hot water, allowing one small square per cup of coffee. MARINATED MUSHROOMS 1 Ib. fresh mushrooms, quartered | ¢.. white vinegar 3 cloves garlic, crushed 2 t. dried oregano or 2 T. fresh oregano 2 t. dried basil or 2 T. fresh basil Place mushrooms in bowl, cover with water, add lemon juice. In medium, saucepan place remaining ingredients to boil. Remove from heat. Drain mushrooms, discarding liquid. Return to bowl. Pour hot marinade over mushrooms and cool ~~ 2. | ® 59 Welcome The recent arrival of the newest member of your household is the perfect time to arrange for a WELCOME WAGON call. I'm your WELCOME WAGON representative and my basket is full of free gifts for the family. Plus lots of helpful information on the special world of babies. Call now and let’s celebrate your baby. 675-0350 | Meme ign to room temperature. Cover and let rest eight hours or overnight, toss- ing occasionally. ROCQUEFORT LOG 2 3-0z. pkgs. cream cheese, softened 2 oz. roquefort cheese, crumbled 2 T. finely chopped celery 1 T. minced onion Few. drops liquid hot pepper season- ing Dash cayenne pepper % c. chopped peans or walnuts Combine cheeses. Blend in next four ingredients. Chill. Shape a roll 1% inches in diameter. Cover with nuts, wrap in wax paper. Refriger- ate until firm. Slice and serve on crackers. CHRISTMAS CHOCOLATES 1 1b. Wilton Chocolate Rounds 1 pkg. unsalted nuts, chopped 1 pkg. coconut Rice Krispies Raisins Peanut butter Melt chocolate in quarter pound amounts. In first batch of melted chocolate, add chopped nuts. Fill small, paper candy cups with spoon to about quarter inch from top. To second batch of melted chocolate, add rice krispies and spoon mixture into small paper candy cups to about quarter inch from top. If desired follow same procedure for raisins or coconut. To make peanut butter cups, use small, foil candy cups. Melt choco- late, place small amount (about half teaspoon) in bottom of cup, then add one quarter to one half teaspoon of peanut butter. Top with melted chocolate. Let all candies stand until set. Paper and foil cups may be pur- PECAN PRALINES 1 box brown sugar 2/3.c. evaporated milk 74 ¢. Karo syrup 1 or 2 c. pean halves Combine sugar, milk and syrup. Bring to boil, cook for five minutes. Remove from heat and add pecans. Bring to rolling boil and let boil for three minutes. Remove from heat and set boil, stirring occasionally until it gets glaze. Drop by teaspoon on wax paper and let cool. If you ‘‘Holidays .are times for enjoying, but. not while driving under the influence of alcohol...” The precautionary plea was issued recently by Gilbert D. Tough, president and chief executive offi- cer, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania, who announced that the regional hospital service organi- zation, in cooperation with Pennsyl- vania Blue Shield, has begun an intensive, month-long Drunk Driv- ing Awareness Program which urges motorists to refrain from driving while under the influence of alcohol, especially during the upcoming holiday period. ‘“As a caring organization, which serves the health care needs of more than 640,000 subscribers in 13 counties of northeastern Pennsyl- vania,” Tough said, ‘‘we would hope that our message, ‘Alcohol and Gas- oline Do Not Mix? will come through loud and clear to all who sit behind the wheels of their cars during this holiday season. “The ugly statistics caused by drunk drivers in the past should be a lesson of the strongest medicine to everyone. The grim reminders of serious injuries that have been suf- fered by the countless innocent per- sons and, most importantly, the lives of loved ones that have been destroyed by careless, inconsiderate Let WELCOME WAGON® be your first new home visitor. Helping folks get settled in faster and feel at home is what WELCOME WAGON has been doing for over 50 years I'd like to greet you with useful gifts, helpful information and invitations you can redeem for more gifts. All free and made possible by civic minded businesses - individuals who'd like to meet you too. And, of course, there's no obligation I'd like to visit you at your corvenience. All it takes i1s a phone call, and we can set the time A WELCOME WAGON visit is a special treat 673-2070 Heme ign Ns ATTENTION! Back Mountain Community Organizations rink, rive! of these innocent victims for too long of a time.” Tough added that, while it’s always important to stay healthy, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsyl- vania and Pennsylvania Blue Shield hope that such a stern warning - ‘if you drink don’t drive, if you drive, don’t drink’ - will help avoid serious injuries and loss of lives during this holiday period, and even beyond.” Tough stated that, in its attempt to publicize the importance of the Drunk Driving Awareness Program, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsyl- vania and Pennsylvania Blue Shield have launched a two-prong effort as a means for urging public coopera- tion. Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, and with Christ- mas just around the corner, you may think that soon you will have seen and eaten your fill of turkey until next holiday season. Don’t think so for a minute. The noble word that graces our tables during the winter holidays is also sold and consumed year- round in some 70 different guises - everything from turkey hot dogs and turkey ham to turkey sausage and turkey salami, December issue. There’s good reason for turn- ing turkey into a food for all seasons. For one, taking into account inflation, turkey costs less now than it did 15 years ago. In its varied forms, turkey prod- ucts in a delicatessen generally sell for one-third to one-half less than other meats. J Following are cafeteria menus for area school districts for the follow- ing week: DALLAS SCHOOLS Dec. 19 - 21 WEDNESDAY - Super three-d- burger w-lettuce-mayo, oven baked French fries, choice of milk or juice. Bonus: Baked cobbler. THURSDAY - Christmas Dinner - Breaded chicken with snowpiled buttered whipped potaotes, honey glazed sweet potatoes, Yuletide celery logs, choice of milk or juice. Bonus: North Pole Ice Cream Treat. Te SIALLAS 5 menus FRIDAY - Pizza, steamy .Deef noodle soup w-veggies, potato chips, choice of "milk or juice, Bonus: Christmas holiday cookie. GATE OF HEAVEN SCHOOL Dec. 19 - 21 WEDNESDAY - Hamburgs on bun, pickles, chips, fresh apples, carrot-celery sticks, milk. THURSDAY - Beef-a-roni, carrot- celery-cucumber sticks, cheese sticks, peaches, Italian bread- butter, milk. FRIDAY - Pizza, salad, pears, cake, milk. / gd = 27 EES = SS A SI Z of Welfare. * Xk OX OX FX %* XX OR 1 $ 7,470 2 $10,080 3 $12,690 MHovsehiold Size 4 $15,300 3 $17,910 6 $20,520
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