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PAGE 3 • PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. DECEMBER II. lMt Family Recipes For Holiday Togetherness Try Family Cooking ^W^ppin^Wit^apping^ Holi^rCookfcsFor Kids To Bake The holidays are traditionally a time for family togetherness and a time for good things to eat. So why not combine the two and do some family cooking this holiday season? Or, let the children share the kit­ chen and make a simple lunch or dinner while other family members are busy with elaborate holiday baking. These tried and true recipes are from the "Outdoor Book", published by Camp Fire, Inc. (for­ merly Camp Fire Girls), a not-for-profit youth agency with 500,000 members, both boys and girls. A breakfast of California egg crackel gets the day off to a hearty start, kabobs or fondue make an easy and fUn lunch, and even the youngest children can make no-cook bumps on a log. The directions are for cooking outdoors, but also can be cooked inside, too, on the stove or in the oven. Whether you try these Camp Fire treats on a family camping trip or in the coziness of your kitchen, you'll find them simple enough for the youngsters and delicious enough for the whole family. CALIFORNIA EGG CRACKEL Serves: 10 Method: In a skillet Approx. Time: 15 minutes Vz lb. bacon, diced 12 eggs Vfe cup milk salt and pepper to taste % cup cheese cracker crumbs Fry bacon. Drain excess grease from pan. Mix milk and eggs and beat well. Season. Add egg mixture to bacon in pan.- Stir con­ tinuously. Just before eggs become thoroughly dry, stir in crushed cheese cracker crumbs. KABOBS Serves: 10 Method: On a stick Approx. Time: 15 minutes 2 lbs. of meat, such as luncheon meat, precooked ham, large link-style sausage, weiners or steak 10 cups of vegetables such as canned whole, small potatoes, onions, tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes), green peppers, mushrooms 1 cup of fruit such as pineapple chunks, apples or apricots. Cube the meat, large vegetables and fruit. Alternate these chunks on skewers or thin sticks. Coat skewered food with butter or barbecue sauce, if desired. Grill over hot coals, turning slowly to get even cooking. Mincemeat Torte For Holiday Gatherings Whenever a group of enthusiastic teenagers gather for the r*.. ... . , . lL „ , express purpose of wrapping Christmas presents, there's bound . Ju* holidays are a good time to rodnd up the family for to be lots of hustle, bustle and general excitement Spirits * » mg ****' <?ne d ,̂clous '®clPe that even junior cooks run high and with all the fun and chatter, thiista mustbe enjoy Eggnog Cookies. These quick, easy-to- quenched. Spiced Pineapple Cooler, made with lemonade «>okie« feature convenient oatmeal cookie mix and flavor drink mix, is cool and refreshing with just the right ^mmercUlly^ prepared eggnog. Just mix, drop onto cookie amount of seasonal spices. Served with hearty old-faahioned ' ?• or ®r? oatmeal cookies, this just hits the spot for Santa's helpers. wil£ on ™;o CAMP FIRE FONDUE Serves: 8 Method: In a kettle Approx. Time: 10 minutes 2 cads condensed cheddar 1 cheese soup 1 12-oz. package Swiss ^ cheese shredded 1 loaf French bread or toast cubes In a small saucepan, heat soup and Swiss cheese until cheese is melted. Stir frequently to prevent sticking. To eat the fondue, place cubes of French bread or toast on peeled wooden sticks. Dip into hot cheese mixture. WALKING SALAD Serves: 10 Method: No cook Approx. Time: 15 minutes 10 apples Spiced Pineapple Cooler 2-1/2 cups water 2 scoops 2 cinnamon sticks lemonade flavor 6 whole doves , drink mix 1-1/2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice Combine water, cinnamon sticks and doves in saucepan. Cover and simmer 10 minutes. Strain and discard spices; cool 15 minutes. Add drink mix and pineapple juice; stir until mix is dissolved. Chill. Makes 4 cups or 8 servings. When serving a luscious-looking dessert, it's nice to be able to say, "I made it myself," but who, durit« this hectic holiday season, has time to hake all the deaserts needed for all the entertaining one doea? „ npon ____ , Holiday Mincemeat Torte made with frozen pound cake " e,rUU>ni~ for l«it-minute With pr.p.™d mine- T't m ' '«!•• ">"ffctioner" """• "-xl «r«n candled - •" "Wed.nt. Kk'ly to b. on hand dur.n, th. ingredients! Eggnog Cookies are perfect for serving holiday guests or giving as a gift. Eggnog Cookies during effort, but One 18oz. pkg. oatmeal 1/2 cookie mix 1/3 cup commercially 1/4 prepared eggnog teaspoon rum , extract teaspoon nutmeg cup confectioners sugar Icing: V« cup raisins Vfe cup chopped celery Vi cup chunky peanut butter . Cut off top of apple to make a lid. Remove core without' making a . hole in bottom. Mix raisins, celery and peanut butter. Fill hole with mixture. Top with lid. To hold lid on, insert tooth­ picks or little sticks: BUMPS ON A LOG Serves: 10 Method: No cook Approx. Time: 15 minutes 1 bunch celery % cup peanut butter Mi cup raisins Clean celery. Cut each stalk of celery into 2 pieces. Fill with peanut butter and top with raisins. BEARS IN APPLE ORCHARD Serves: 8 Method: In a reflector oven or on the coals Approx. Time: 30 minutes 2 apples 1 box gingerbread mix and ingredients noted on box Cover the bottom of a small cake pan' with 4 to 6 teaspoons commercially prepared eggnog Heat oven to 375°F. For cookies, combine all ingredients; mix with spoon or fork about 2 minutes to form stiff dough. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375°F. for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool 1 minute oncookie sheet;remove to wire cooling rack. Cool completely holiday season -- this tortr requires very little looks like a work of art. Holiday Mincemeat Torte 1 frozen 3/4 Butter Pound Cake (10 3/4 oz.) Lemon Frosting cup confectioners' Candied red cherries, quartered cup prepared mince­ meat 3/4 sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice Cut frozen Candied green cherries, halved pound cake lengthwise into 3 layers, 8| mincemeat on bottom and middle layers of cake layers, using plain layer on top. Spoon Stack For icing combine .0 ingredient mi. wdi053TSK. Sp^nT^i^^p'^'p^^WVtotT'diiJS'. cooled cookie.. Store cookie, in tightly covered container at down .idea Decorate top with 2rtMtto mad. room temn.r.tun> M„w.« * rMi |ree„ c|wrr|M s'7»e. l0 room temperature. Maket about 3 dozen cookies. aluminum foil. Thinly slice 2 apples and cover the bottom of the pan. Prepare gingerbread mix by the directions and pour over the sliced apples. In reflector oven, cook for 30 minutes or cover the top with foil and place in coals. w Non-stop entertainment for West Drama Club Sets . * mm rj-i-- rrTT-r 'n*L -T_ J [' ' 1 ^ ' January Performances Mr. and Mrs. Donald Paul Gauwitz, 2504 S. Lilac, Holiday Hills, 111. announce the birth of their second child on Dec. 10. Nicolas Joseph was born at Lake Forest Hospital, Lake Forest, 111. He was welcomed home by 8-year- old Tracy Shawn. Mrs. Margaret Pinson, 311 Hampton street, Elvins, Mo. is the maternal grand­ mother. Paternal grand­ parents are Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Gauwitz of 225 W. Parmenter, Royal Oaks, Mi. Among recent births recorded at Memorial hospital for McHenry county, Woodstock on Dec. 18, are the following area births: a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hiller of McHenry; a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Armbrust of McHenry and a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Einspar of McHenry. HOSPITAL NOTES MCHENRY Admissions: Todd Paries, Joseph Gebbia, Ryan Loser, Renee Faciona, and Tina Terrien, all of McHenry. WOODSTOCK Admissions; Jeffrey Wright of McHenry and Mrs. Constance Waddell of Wonder Lake. The McHenry West Drama club presents the dramatic play, "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs", Jan 15, for senior citizens only, at 8 p.m.; Jan. 18and 17,8 p.m., and Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. The play takes place in the early 1920's during an oil boom in a small Oklahoma town. Throughout the play there is an apparent darkness at the top of the stairs. It seems to hold some possible threat to all the characters. Rubin and Cora Flood and their two children, Reenie and Sonny, are the center of the story. The play builds cm the problems and needs of Cora, who, in a time of need, calls upon her sister Lottie, and Lottie's husband Morris. During the play, .Reenie's friend, Flirt, enlightens the acts with her spunky, sassy character. Flirt's boyfriend, Punky, is her opposite in character as he rarely says anything. The famiiyiis also joined by a Jewish boy, Sammy, visiting • from California. Althoughtoe's not ashamed of his Jewish heritage, he wants to ,be accepted as other people are. 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