Evening star., 1953-10-08
Food Editors Conference
Easy Quick Cake Icings;
New Fudge Pie Filings

face prominent nutritionists are
giving new recognition to fats.
even in reducing diets. as nee
essary to good nutrition.
Even to palates a bit dulled
from nibbling and Sampling all
day, dining at the Svithiod Sing
ing Club as guests of the Borden
Co. was q real experience.
The dinner was q Swedish
SmorgaSbord, and far outShone
any we've ever seen for variety
of food and good taste in pre-
senting it. The food garnitureS
were works or art paper-thin
turnip leaves, colored a blush
pink or leaf green and fashioned
into flowers, decorated the cold
meat platters; butter was a huge
golden rose; whole melons were
cut into petals to hold a medley
of fruits; glazed hams, turkeys
and ducks were festive with in
tricate designs of fruit rings and
angelica leaves; and reigning in
stately splendor on the upper
tier of the banquet-size table
was an enormous arrangement
of all the seasonal fruits. The
food was as delicious as the table
was beautiful. 1t was more than
human mortal could do to taste
everything. Outstanding were
the baked fresh salmon, the spicy
herring, the Swedish meat balls,
the cottage cheese with maras-
chino, the nodded salads, the
array of cheeSeS, and the inter-
esting buttermilk punch. 1t was
icy cold, a little on the tart side.
and slightly spicy. Well try and
run that recipe down before we
leave Chicago so you can have
it for your own files.
Here and There:
Please the men in the family
with these hearty pancakes.
(They also help fill out a light
mealO Crate or mash a No. 2
can of drained white potatoes.
Combine with grated onion, "a
cup flour, "a cup grated cheese,
2 eggs and 2 tablespoons milk.
Season to taste with salt and
pepper; drop by Spoonfuls on a
hot creased griddle or skillet.
Brown on both sides. How do
you like your Sandwiches-hot
or cold? Try them hot this time
for a special taste thrill. Com
bine the contents of 2 cans (2A
ounces) deviled ham with "a cup
chopped stuffed olives, 2 chopped
hard-cooked eggs, l tablespoon
catSup and l teaspoon mustard.
Slit hamburger buns and fork
out some of the soft center. Fill
with prepared mixture and press
two halves together. Wrap each
bun in aluminium foil, sealing
securely. Lay wrapped buns on
cookie sheet and bake in a slow
oven 600 degrees F) Is min
utes. Serve at once in foil wrap
pings. School days mean
extra laundering and ironing for
that special starched flnish-a
finish which stands between you
and the next wash day and
makes ironing easier, too. Once
tried, you'll never be without
this protection. Use a COS
metic" blue starch. It's simple
to do. Just add to each quart
of hot starch a small section of
that little blue wax ironing aid
which comes in tablet form, then
note how smoothly ironing goes.
how beautiful the results. :,
Dessert quickie: Fold leftover
rice into prepared packaged va
nilla pudding and top with
crushed pineapple or pineapple
tidbits for a pleasant family des-
sert. Use about half a cup of
cooked rice to one package OF
pudding. Next time you're
serving small pie to five, cut it
this way. Cut it first in the shape
of a large letter Y, then slice
each of the two large pieces on
each side of the Y in two. A
custard cup makes a neat holder
for a partly used pad Of steel
wool. Line the cup first, if you
like, with a piece of aluminium
foil.