i By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Correspondent Homemakers throughout the area are beginning to plan for the Thanksgiving holiday and many are turning their thoughts "to the Thanksgiving dinner menu. With the big day only a week away, mem- bers of The Dallas Post staff can also be heard discussing their dinner plans and like many women, who have dual roles, working in and outside the home, they are inter- ested in preparing easy but tempt- ingly delicious -menus for family and friends. Although busy with getting the newspaper to subscribers each week, staff members still find time to exchange recipes with one another and plan something differ- ent for the holiday.meal. As usual, most of them will have the tradi- potatoes in some form, and proba- bly pumpkin pie. When it comes to vegetables, salads and desserts, one finds the variations. Cranberry sauce is a must accompaniment for turkey but Jean Brutko, circulation manager, offers a tasty change from just the regular cranberry sauce with her recipe for Cranberry Salad. Broc- coli Puffs, prepared with a piquant cheese sauce, is a favorite of the Cummings family and is shared with Post readers by Jane Cum- mings, advertising representative for the company’s Northeastern Pennsylvania Business Journal. Olga Kostrobala, typesetter, plans to serve a Frozen Strawberry Salad with Thanksgiving dinner. Its light, tangy flavor adds the perfect touch to an otherwise heavy dinner. Betty Bean, advertising representative, adds the practical touch by sharing her Turkey Tetrazzini recipe with readers. It is a life saver for left- over Thanksgiving turkey. Sandy Sheehan, production manager, is planning to serve a light fruit des- sert made with apricots, instead of the usual pumpkin or mincemeat pie. Peggy Poynton, office man- ager, who usually entertains the entire family for Thanksgiving dinner, shares a recipe for Bread Pudding, one of her family’s favor- ite desserts. In the event some of our readers might like to try some of the staff members’ special recipes, they are sharing them with you in plenty of time for you to prepare one or more of them for the family. CRANBERRY SALAD Jean Brutko 1 pkg. cranberries, ground 2 cans crushed pineapple 1 c. sugar 2 pkg. raspberry jello 1 ¢. chopped nuts, optional Combine cranberries, sugar and pineapple. Let stand. Make jello according to directions on packages, let partially set; add cranberry mixture and refrigerate to set. BROCCOLI PUFFS Jane Cummings 2 10-oz. pkg. broccoli, cut in pieces 1 can condensed cream of mush- 2 @o & 2 oz. sharp American cheese Vy c. milk 1%; ¢. mayonnaise or salad dressing 1 egg, beaten 14 c. fine, dry bread crumbs 1 T. butter or margarine, melted Cook frozen broccoli according to directions, omitting salt. Drain thor- oughly. Place broccoli pieces in 10x6x1%’’ baking dish. Stir together soup and cheese. Gradually add milk, mayonnaise and egg to soup mixture stirring until well blended. Pour over broccoli in baking dish. Combine breade crumbs and melted butter. Sprinkle evenly over soup mixture. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) for 45 minutes, until lightly browned. FROZEN STRAWBERRY SALAD Olga Kostrobala 1-8 oz. pkg. cream cheese 34 ¢. sugar 1 1g. can pineapple tidbits 2 1g. bananas, sliced 1.10-o0z. pkg. frozen strawberries 1 9-0z. container Cool Whip Beat cream cheese and sugar together in small bowl. Set aside. In large bowl, stir in pineapple, bananas, nuts, strawberries and Cool Whip. Add cream cheese mix- ture and blend. Freeze overnight. Serve partially frozen. TURKEY TETRAZZINI Betty Bean 4 c. cooked turkey (chicken, if desired) % 1b. thin spaghetti, cooked and drained (break into small pieces before cooking) % lb. mushrooms, sliced 3 T. butter 1-10% oz. can cream of chicken soup 1-10%2 oz. can cream of mushroom soup 1 c. milk , c. chicken broth Ys c. sherry % c. grated Parmesan or sharp Cheddar Saute mushrooms in butter. Com- bine soups, milk, broth and sherry; mix with mushrooms, turkey and spaghetti. Turn into a shallow greased casserole. Sprinkle with cheese and bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes until piping hot. Serves 6 to 8. FRUIT COMPOTE Sandy Sheehan 1 pkg. dried apricots 1 pkg. dried pitted prunes 1 can chunk pineapple 1 can cherry pie filling In baking dish, layer apricots, then prunes, then . pineapple and juice. Cover pineapple with cherry pie filling. Pour half cup of sherry over top. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. BREAD PUDDING Peggy Poynton 2 c. bread cubes 4 T. butter, melted 2 ¢. milk 4 eggs, slightly beaten , Cc. sugar 1 c. raisins 1t. vanilla 1t. salt Y, t. allspice V4 t. cinnamon Scald milk. Stir in melted butter and bread cubes. Let cool. Add eggs, sugar, raisins, vanilla and seasonings. Mix together, pour into buttered, two quart baking dish. Bake at 325 degrees for one hour. Serve plain or with whipped cream. (Following are cafeteria menus for area school districts for the following week: ) GATE OF HEAVEN SCHOOL Nov. 20 - 26 WEDNESDAY - Steak hoagie, onion rings, green beans, cheese stix, pudding pops, milk. THURSDAY - Turkey, mashed potatoes-gravy, cranberry sauce, corn, sweet potato, cake, milk. FRIDAY - Pierogie, fish sticks, carrots, fruit cocktail, cookies, milk. MONDAY - Hamburg-bun, French fries, wax beans, peaches, cookies, milk. TUESDAY - Spaghetti w-meat sauce, salad, fruit cocktail, pretzel rods, milk. LAKE-LEHMAN SCHOOLS Nov. 20 - 26 Senior High WEDNESDAY - Hot dog or Kkiel- basi on bun, cheese squares, vegeta- ble soup-saltines, peaches, milk. THURSDAY - - Thanksgiving Dinner - Sliced turkey w-dressing, mashed potatoes-gravy, peas, cran- berry sauce, roll-butter, ice cream, milk. FRIDAY - French bread pizza, potato chips, tossed green salad, pineapple tidbits, milk. MONDAY - Deli hoagie, pickle chips, chicken noodle soup-saltines, peaches, donut, milk. TUESDAY - Spaghetti w-Italian meat sauce, tossed green salad, Parker House roll-butter, fruited jello, milk. Junior High & Elementary WEDNESDAY - Hot dog on bun, cheese squares, vegetable soup-sal- tines, peaches, milk. THURSDAY - Thanksgiving dinner - Sliced turkey-dressing, mashed potatoes-gravy, peas, cran- berry sauce, roll-butter, ice cream, milk. FRIDAY - French bread pizza, potato: chips, tossed green salad, pineapple tidbits, milk. MONDAY - Sausage links, but- tered waffles w-maple syrup, apple- sauce, orange wedges, milk. TUESDAY - Spaghetti w-Italian meat sauce, tossed green salad, fruited Ida Red, Deli- Macoun, Northern Red Spy, Spigold, & Honey A True Story Blood program now starting The Wyoming County Chapter of the American Red Cross will be starting a new blood donor pro- gram, a Deca Donor Club. It’s easy to become a Deca Donor. You just have to pledge to donate blood five times during the next 12 monhts, and fulfill that commitment. It only takes five hours a year, spent at a blood collection site. In return you’ll receive the satisfaction of helping up to 20 patients. You'll also receive a Deca Donor card and a distinctive pin after your fifth donation. By giving five times a year, Deca ble blood supply year round. In order to meet the blood demands of the 43 regional hospitalsin 19 North- eastern Pennsylvania counties, we need 410 units of blood per day - a total of 107,010 units per year. As a Deca Donor, you can be proud to know your extra effort is serving your family and community seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. Interested? Contact Cindy Tinna, at the Wyoming County Chapter, (836-2626). ® Pregnancy Terminations to 14 weeks ¢ Confidential Counseling ® One Visit Binghamton Plaza 607-772-8757 One summer evening, young Kim Conaway rode home from a baseball game with her mother and two friends. As they were making a turn, their vehicle was suddenly hit broadside and totally demolished. One person was killed. Kim's mother and another passenger suffered serious injuries. Kim emerged relatively unharmed. She was the only passenger wearing a seat belt. In your lifetime, you have a fifty a traffic accident. Your chances are one in fifty of being killed. A seat belt could help you avoid serious injury. It could even save your life. Traffic accidents don't always happen to the other person. Be sure that you and those you love buckle up! ) 54Y08 1 1 Officers installed Mrs. Stephen Wartella, Jr., (Shavertown). WEST SIDE TECH Nov. 20 - 26 WEDNESDAY - Chilled fruit juice, spaghetti-meat sauce, creamy cole slaw, oatmeal raisin cookies, Italian roll-butter, milk. THURSDAY - Oval spice-cheese- lettuce on ‘seeded bun; chips, chicken noodle soup, pasta salad, ambrosia, milk. FRIDAY - Pizza twins, salad-dressing, chilled fruit juice, chocolate cookies, milk. MONDAY - Wafer steak on Kaiser roll, lettuce-tomato, chips, buttered veggies, chocolate cream pie, milk. TUESDAY - Turkey w-gravy, mashed potatoes, seasoned peas, cranberry sauce, pumpkin bars, roll-butter, milk. DALLAS SCHOOLS Nov. 20 - 26 WEDNESDAY - Pierogies w-sau- Guy Serpico, president teed onions, or tasted cheese sand- wich, creamy tomato soup, crisp carrot sticks, choice of milk or juice. Bonus: Peanut butter choco- Iate ‘chip cookie. THURSDAY - Macaroni-cheese casserole, or peanut butter-jelly sandwich w-cheese cube, buttered green beans, applesauce, choice of milk or juice. Bonus: Popsickle. (Senior H.S. Thanksgiving buffet) FRIDAY - Plump hot dog on roll w-condiments or tuna sub w-lettuce- cheese, zesty cabbage-noodles, fruit wedge, choice of milk or juice. Bonus: Fluffy whitecake w-peanut butter sauce. MONDAY - Mexican taco w-beef- lettuce,-cheese, or grilled cheese sandwich, vegetable soup, blueberry pear mix, choice of milk or juice. 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