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Page Wednesday December THE WINNERS CIRCLE Champion chefs take their bows FIRST PRIZE CANDY CANE BRF AD cups chopped dried apricots boiling water yeast Vi cup lukewarm water cups sour cream while sugar t cup butter tap salt eggs beaten cups unbleached flour cups chopped maraschino ries cup butter melted cup silted icing sugar libs plus I milk chopped candied cherries Place chopped in bowl and pour boiling water over them cover let stand for l hour Drain well nd set aside Dissolve yeast in warm water a large bowl let stand for 10 minutes Combine sour cream sugar butter and salt In saucepan and stir over low heat until butter melts Add sour cream mixture eggs and cups of the flour to yeast mixture Beat with wooden spoon till smooth or low speed electric mixer Stir In enough of remaining flour to make a soft dough Turn dough out onto floured but face and kneed until smooth and clastic about ID minutes Place dough In a well greased bowl turn to grease op Cover and let rise in a warm place till doubled in bulk approximately I hour Punch dough down divide into 3 equal portions Roll each portion in to a IS inch rectangle on a floured surface and then transfer to greased baking sheets Make 2 inch cuts on both long sides of rectangles Inch apart Icav a inch uncut down the centre Combine apricots and maraschino cherries ana spread down the centre of rectangles Alternately cross strips the fruit Gently stretch dough to inches long Curve one end lo resemble a cane Bake in 375 degree oven for to minutes or until brown Brush each cane with melted butler let cool Combine Icing sugar and milk stir until smooth and drizzle over canes Garnish with chopped candled Yield candy cane breads Georgetown SECOND PRIZE FESTIVE CRAB lluoz can cream of mushroom soup IGoz pltg cream cheese 1 envelope gelatin cup cold water cup finely chopped celery cup finely chopped green onion I cup Miracle tsp curry Heat soup and cheese stirring until smooth Add gelatin to cold water ind soften minutes Add mixture to soup mixture Add celery onion mayonnaise crabmeat and curry mixing well Pour Into an oiled cup mould Chill scleral hours unmould and scne decorated with parsley This mousse makes a terrific op pet lie when passed with assorted sculls The touch of red and green In the mixture the onion and gives it a Christmas look Sharon THIRD PRIZE E Mil KLKS5 AND BUT 2bsp margarine 1 cup brown sugar cup water or fruit 1 cup raisins salt Put all Ingredients in a pot Just heat on medium Bring to a boil cook minutes and stir Take off stove and let cool Then add 1 cup alt purpose flour 1 cinnamon tsp ginger lsp cup chopped cup cherries or dates Mix all together put into greased loaf pan or inch square dish degrees fori hour P McLaughlin The first place winner In the cookbook contest of ISM was Grant for her mow squares AND SAUCE Squares 1 envelope of gelatine cold water boiling water 3 egg whiles salt 1 Up vanilla ft cup white sugar 16 graham wafers rolled fine Soak gelatine In water for 5 minutes Add boiling water and dissolve odd sugar Allow to cool and not set Add stiffly beaten egg whites salt and vanilla Beat weliuntll it Is like thick Tate of Cut- Her Candy Cane Bread recipe cream Turn into lightly greased 9x9 cent ft teen here with her winning won Ural In the Herald pan and chill until set Cut Into entry being congratulated by k JdlO If MA Kenlner of Cuter log am pics some of the goodies put before her for taste Monday The three finalists were Joe el egg yolks a cup white sugar cup melted butler tbsp lemon Juice 1 tbsp grated lemon whipped Beat tgg yolks until thick gradually add sugar then butter lemon and nnd Blend thoroughly fold in whip ped cream and salt Chill Top squares with sauce and chopped nuts to garnish The following li rom the third place selection In the Herald Christmas cookbook contest The celebrity chef Is of Crescent IN 1 pound ground lean pork cup bread crumbs minced onion cup finely chopped water chestnuts milk tsp salt hi tsp pepper garlic salt Worcestershire sauce Prepare sauce and scl as Mix re maining ingredients well and shape Into 3 dozen small balls Brown ly in skillet without added fat Drain well add to sauce and simmer gent ly about minutes Serve hot with cocktail picks 1 can pound pilled dark sweet cherries orange juice tbsp each brown vinegar and lemon juice soy sauce tsp each and grated orange rind I cornstarch Drain cherries and syrup in large saucepan Add remaining in and mix well Cut cherries In half and add to mixture Cook stirring until clear and slightly thickened COLD APPETIZER Dried beef and cantaloupe Wrap bite size pieces or ripe cantaloupe in slices of dried beef Secure each with a toothpick Tate for her Candy Bread Sharon lor her Crab Mouse and l McLaughlin for her Milkiest and BuUerlest Cake poultry seasoning dash of sage 1 tsp parsley dash of thyme tsp salt pepper 1 onions slicks of celery boiling water Depending on size of lurkoy or chicken etc chop up the onion and celery tint Get other ingre dients ready Melt butter In saucepan Add your onion and celery and your spices lo butter When adding poultry seasoning your mixture should lake on a brown col our Leave to simmer on medium lo low heat for minutes Take bread and brown then grind a rolling pin until fine or almost fine In a mixing bowl add your butler mix lo your bread and mix thoroughly Boll water and add just enough to moisten do not add too much Your mixture Is ihen ready to stuff your turkey chicken or whatever Cook until your turkey Is ready and you II love this fabulous dress and so will everyone else Sharon Marshall Herald advertising manager Carl Cookbook contest squares Roll In cracker crumbs and with Angel Sauce THE STUFFING FOR ANY OCCASION Wlb butter 1 loot of bread The second of IBM was Marina Archer of Mi In tyre Crescent for the following recipe 1 p whipping cream cup Tia Maria or Kahlua pkg Dad chocolate cookies 1 square semi sweet I shaved Whip Hie with chilled beaters until stiff In a small bowl combine he liquor and milk Butter a spring form pan or square baking dish Dip each cookie quickly in liquor milk mixture but do not soak Set cookies side by side In of the pan until it Is covered Fill In the spots dipped broken Repeat layers until he pan Is full or all cookies are used ending the whipped cream Top with a sprinkling of shaved chocolate Refrigerate least six hours overnight