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theme of the dinner to which
food editors were invited this
week. Our hosts were repre-
sentatives of the National Tur-
key Federation, the National
Cranberry Association and the
Poultry and Egg National Board.
We taste-tested turkey roasted
in the conventional manner
two young three-pounders, fried
and barbecued, with turkey soup
and salad tossed in.
Perry Browning, president of
the National Turkey Federation,
said this years crop of more
than 81 million birds was the
largest on record. Sizes range
anywhere from the small 3-pound
'broilers. to 5-pound hens, up to
30-pound toms. So. whether
you're planning to serve two or
1.-TWO dozen come Thanksgiving,
there's a turkey to flt your needs.
Feotured This Week
Some of the local food chains
are getting a jump on the holi-
day trade and featuring turkeys
this week. If you have a freezer
for storage, that's fine, other
wise you're better off to wait a
few days. But put in your
order so you won't be dissap-
pointed in the size you want.
No one will give out any infor-
nation on what prices will be
next week, but it seems safe to
say large birds will be slightly
less than a year ago. On the
smaller birds. there's not likely
TO be any substantial change.
Since you're not apt to be
serving turkey for this Sundays
dinner, look for the attractive
offerings in ham, all cuts of lamb
and forequarter roasts of beef.
Fresh Produce
Florida citrus, delicious and
winesap apples, red emperor
grapes, cranberries and anjou
pears are the best buys in fruit.
II breakfast is problem meal"
at your house. try tempting the
tagging appetites with a poached
anjou one morning soon. They
can be poaching while the cof-
fees perking. For 4 pears COM
bine l cup sugar, Y cup orange
Juice, l2 cup water and 2 table
spoons grated orange rind: bring
to boil. Add the pears, which
have been washed, halved and
cored (don't peeD. Simmer until
tender, about IL to Is minutes
lis all. Serve slightly warm as
the breakfast fruit. 8.
Good buys in vegetables are
new crop Florida green beans.
pascal celery, caulifiower, yellow
,onions. radishes, white and sweet
spotatoes. mushrooms and carrots.
Reeipes From Clarke County
/ A. surprising variety of recipes
lappear in "The Blue Ridge Cook
Book" published for the benefit
Eof the Blue Ridge Country day
sschool at Wildwood, Va. Parents.
grandparents and friends con-
stributed recipes while the chill
ldren in the art classes cosop-
:erated on the illustrations.
The recipes are a combination
Eof the traditional and modern,
rural and cosmopolitan. South
sern and international. Some of
the receipts" date back three
generations. others are contri-
buttons of famous chefs.
Mrs. Tyree billiard, jr., who
sent in directions for making a
famous fish chowder, says this
is her own adaptation of the
soriginal. She serves the chowder
for hunt breakfasts, substituting
minced clans for the fish. The
book can be purchased either
locally or ordered through the
ECarr Publishing Co.. Boyce, Va.
Price, 50 plus 40 cents for mail
ling charges.
Here and There
/ Here's a new and easier way
ito prepare those elegant gelatin
SHOWS. Rather than adding the
beaten egg whites to whip Of
sunf1avored gelatin. fruit Juice
sand the desired amount of sweet
Eening, the egg whites can be
added as is. AS the snow mix
sture is beaten, the eggs give the