Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-23
THE CHEF
osty
Winter
Dishes

Crisp. spicy sauerkraut, as
everyone knows, combines best
Of all with pork products. Here
are three easy versions for
wintertime menus.
Pennsylvania Dutch Ham
And Kraut
Open one l-pound. 1i-ounce
can Of sauerkraut. Blend kraut
and liquid with 2 tablespoons
caraway seed. Add 3 medium
apples. peeled and cut in wedg-
es. and 2 cups canned ham. cut
in slices or cubes. Turn mix
ture into 2-quart saucepan or
casserole. and moisten with
water or soup stock II neces-
sary. Cover and simmer for
half hour. or bake In q $50 r.
preheated oven for half hour.
This serves six.
Dresden Kraut
Dresden kraut adds sour
cream to the basic ingredients
for extra flavor. Combine /
pound lean pork shoulder.
cubed. with one No. az can
sauerkraut. and ia cups
canned apple sauce. Add 6
medium potatoes. pared. and
salt and pepper TO taste. Cook,
covered. for 40 minutes or till
potatoes are done.
Meanwhile. combine q cup OF
sour cream with 2 tablespoons
chopped chives. Serve sauer-
kraut mixture with sour cream
on the side. as q sauce.
Pork KFaut Casserole
Combine one No. 2ls can
sauerkraut. ga cups q cam
sliced apples. 3 tablespoons
melted butter or margarine. / 1
cup chopped onions and 3 ia
blespoons brown sugar. Add
nutmeg TO taste. Turn into q
2-quart casserole. Sprinkle 4
rib pork chops with salt and
pepper; place on top Of sauer-
kraut mixture. Cover and bake
in q moderate $50 r. oven for
IS minutes: uncover and con-
tinue baking for IS minutes
more.
Apples Spark Menus
Pies. cakes. cider. and apple
sauce are standby uses for ap-
Piles but at this season Of the
year you can and will want to
add some variety to the ways
you serve apples.
While cranberries are still
available try this-before bak-
ing apples. MI them with q
relish Of fresh. chopped cram
berries. The combination OF the
two makes q wonderful flavor
treat. each bringing out the
best qualities Of the other.
II you've been afraid to try
baking apple dumplings you'll
find this recipe easy to follow.
and you may be asked TO do re-
peats on 1t.
Fresh Apple Dumplings
Wash. peel and core 8 me-
dunn cooking apples Rome
Beauty. Jonathan or Northern
spy, being sure not to cut
through TO blossom ends. Mix
l cup sugar and Ia teaspoons
ground cinnamon. Spoon 2
Tablespoons Of this mixture
into the centers OF the apples.
Make pastry from q mix. using
2 boxes. or make your favorite
pastry recipe using ( cups flour.
Roll y the pastry at q time
into q i5-inch square Il inch
thick. Cut into 4 squares III
inches each. Place an apple in
the center of each. Dot with
butter. Bring opposite corners
Of pastry together over the top.
pressing sides together firmly.
Repeat until all dough and
apples are used. Cut out pastry
apples II desired. and place one
over the top of each. Brush
with milk and sprinkle lightly
with sugar. Bake in q preheat-
ed oven t425 degrees F. IS
minutes or until apples are
tender. and pastry Is brown.
Serve with whipped cream or
hard sauce. Yield: Eight serv-
ings.
Curried Apple Rings
Wash 8 large unpeeled apples.
core and cut into rings n inch
thick. Cover a broiling rack
with aluminium foil on which
place the apple rings. Melt 2
tablespoons butter or marga-
rine and combine with ia
teaspoons curry powder. Brush
over apples. Place under broil- |
er. having oven control set to |
broil. Broil 4 to 5 minutes. !
Turn. brush second side with /
curry butter and sprinkle with /
a mixture Of / tablespoon |
sugar. Broil 3 minutes or until |
lightly brown. Serve as a ham. |
pork. lamb. or poultry accom- |
paniment. Serves five to six.
released By the Bell Syndicate. Incl |