MEATBALLS
1 cup soft white bread crumbs
2 lb ground chuck
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons margarine
2 tablespoons salad oil

SAUCE
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 cup chopped apple
4 teaspoons curry powder
3/4 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
1/4 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
1 can (1 lb, 1oz) fruits for salad
1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed chicken broth, undiluted
2 tablespoons lemon juice
4 cups cooked white rice

1. Meatballs: In large bowl, combine bread crumbs, 1/2 cup water, chuck, 2 teaspoons curry powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon ginger, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; mix lightly with for. With hands, lightly shape into 16 meatballs (1/4 cup each).

2. In hot margarine and oil in Dutch oven, brown meatballs all over, half at a time. Remove as they are browned.

3. Sauce: In hot drippings in Dutch oven, saute onion, garlic, apple, curry powder, ginger, salt, and pepper until onion is tender. Remove from heat. Stir in flour until smooth.

4. Drain fruit, reserving 2/3 cup juice. Gradually stir juice, then chicken broth, into mixture in Dutch oven. Return to heat; cook, stirring, until mixture boils.

5. Add meatballs; simmer, covered, 25 minutes. Add fruit and lemon juice; heat 5 minutes. Meanwhile, cook rice.

6. To serve: Spoon rice on platter. Mound meatballs with fruit and some sauce. Pass rest of sauce. Serves 4 to 6.

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1 can snails, with shells (7 ½-oz can; 1 ½ dozen shells)
½ cup soft butter or margarine
2 or 3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 shallot finely chopped
1 ½ tablespoons finely chopped parsley
1 tablespoon lemon juice
¾ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon dried chervil leaves
⅛ teaspoon nutmeg

1. Several hours before serving: Wash snail shells, and drain well on paper towels. Drain snails thoroughly; set aside.
2. In medium bowl, combine butter with remaining ingredients; mix well.
3. Place a generous 1/4 teaspoon of butter mixture in each shell. Push a drained snail into each shell; cover with more butter mixture.
4. Arrange shells carefully, open ends up, in flat baking dish or special escargot (snail) dishes. Cover and refrigerate.
5. To serve: Preheat oven to 400F. Bake snails in shells, uncovered 8 to 10 minutes, or until butter mixture is very bubbly. Serve immediately.

Makes 4 first course or 6 to 8 hors d’oeuvre servings.

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3 eggs
1 ½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Pinch cloves
¼ cup milk
¼ cup dairy sour cream
1 cup soft white bread crumbs
1 ½ lb ground beef
¼ lb ground pork
¼ lb ground veal
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 tablespoons chopped celery leaves
1 teaspoon chopped chives
¼ teaspoon finely chopped garlic
6 slices bacon
½ cup chili sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
¼ teaspoon dry mustard

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In large bowl, beat eggs with salt, pepper, thyme, nutmeg and cloves until well mixed. Stir in milk, sour cream, and bread crumbs. Let stand 5 minutes to permit bread crumbs to absorb moisture.
3. Add beef, pork, veal, onions, parsley, celery leaves, chives and garlic; mix lightly until well blended.
4. Turn mixture into large, shallow baking pan. Moisten hand with water and shape meat mixture into loaf about 8-by-3-by-2 ½ inches. Place bacon strips over top. Bake 45 minutes.
5. In small bowl, combine chili sauce, brown sugar, and dry mustard; mix well. Use some to glaze top and sides of meat loaf. Bake 30 minutes longer, brushing several times with glaze. Remove to heated platter. If desired garnish loaf with chopped parsley. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

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4 (8-oz size) frozen rock lobster tails
2 lb raw shrimp, shelled and deveined
2 pkg (6-oz size) frozen^* king crab, thawed and drained
10 tablespoons butter or margarine
⅔ cup flour
2 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon paprika
Dash white pepper
3 to 3½ cups half-and-half (half milk, half cream)
1¼ cups dry white wine

^*Or use 2 cans (7½-oz size) king crabmeat, drained

1. In large kettle, bring 2½ quarts water to boiling. Add lobster tails; return to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 8 minutes. With slotted utensil, lift out lobster tails, and set aside until cooled enough to handle.
2. Return water to boiling. Add shrimp; return to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 5 minutes or until tender. Drain.
3. Drain crabmeat, removing any cartilage and leaving pieces as big as possible.
4. Remove meat from lobster shells; cut into bite-size pieces.
5. Melt butter in Dutch oven; remove from heat. Stir in flour, salt, paprika, and pepper until smooth. Gradually stir in 3 cups half-and-half, mixing until smooth.
6. Bring to boiling, stirring. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes.
7. Add wine, stirring until well combined. Add seafood; stir gently until combined. Cook over low heat until heated through. (Do not boil.) Add more half-and-half if sauce is too thick. Makes 12 servings.

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QUICHE
6 slices bacon, quartered
10-inch unbaked pie shell
1 cup grated natural Swiss cheese
4 eggs
1½ cups light cream
½ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
⅛ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon dried oregano leaves

PIZZA SAUCE
3 medium white onions, sliced
1 can (8 oz) whole tomatoes, undrained
¼ teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
¼ lb mozzarella cheese
12 pitted black olives

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Make Quiche: Sauté bacon until crips; drain on paper towels. Reserve 2 tablespoons bacon fat.
3. In bottom of pie shell, sprinkle two-thirds of bacon with grated cheese.
4. In medium bowl, beat eggs with cream, salt, nutmeg, pepper, and organ until smooth. Pour into pie shell. Bake 30 minutes, or until golden and sharp knife inserted near center comes out clean.
5. Meanwhile, make Sauce: In reserved bacon fat in medium skillet, sauté onion several minutes, until tender. Add tomatoes, sugar, and thyme. Simmer, stirring, 15 minutes, or until mixture is slightly thickened. Slice mozzarella into 3½-by-½-inch slices.
6. Garnish top of Quiche with mozzarella strips, spoke fashion, alternating with tomatoes mixture. Sprinkle with rest of bacon. Spoon remaining tomato mixture into center. Decorate with olives.
7. Bake 5 minutes longer to melt cheese slightly. Serve warm. Makes 8 servings.

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Salt
1 pkg (8 oz) medium noodles
½ cup packaged bread stuffing
2 teaspoons instant minced onion
½ cup milk
1 lb ground beef
1 egg
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 can (10½ oz) mushroom gravy
¼ cup light cream
½ teaspoon dried dillweed

1. Bring water and salt for noodles to boiling as package label directs.
2. In medium bowl, combine stuffing, onion, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and milk. When soft, add beef, egg, and Worcestershire; with fork, mix until combined. Shape into 2 dozen meatballs.
3. Add noodles to boiling water.
4. In hot butter in skillet, brown meatballs on all sides. Stir in gravy, cream, and dill; simmer, covered, 10 to 15 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, drain noodles well. Arranged around edge of heated serving platter; spoon meatballs and sauce into center.
   Makes 4 to 5 servings.

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4 (5- to 6-oz size) lobster tails, cooked
1 can (14 oz) artichoke hearts, drained
⅓ cup butter or margarine
1 green pepper, cut in strips
1 small onion, peeled and quartered
¼ cup unsifted all-purpose flour
1¾ teaspoons salt
12 teaspoon paprika
⅛ teaspoon pepper
2½ cups milk
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon bottled capers, drained
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon lemon juice
⅓ cup sherry
2 cups hot seasoned mashed potatoes

1. Remove lobster meat from shells; cut into bite-size chunks. Cut artichoke hearts in half; gently toss with lobster. Set aside.
2. In hot butter in medium saucepan, sauté green pepper and onion until tender – about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. With slotted spoon, lift out vegetables; combine with lobster mixture.
3. Into same butter in saucepan, stir flour, salt, paprika, and pepper until smooth. Gradually stir in milk.
4. Bring to boiling, stirring; boil 1 minute.
5. Stir some hot mixture into egg; pour back into saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring – about 5 minutes.
6. Add lobster mixture along with rest of ingredients, except mashed potatoes; mix well. Gently reheat.
7. Spoon into 4 to 6 individual casseroles, or a shallow, 2-quart casserole.
8. Put mashed potatoes into pastry bag, using a rosette tip. Pipe potato around edge of each casserole.
9. Run casseroles under broiler 2 to 3 minutes, or just until potatoes are nicely browned. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

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3½ cups sifted* all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup butter or regular margarine, softened
2 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans

FROSTING
4 cups confectioners’ sugar
½ cup butter or regular margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 to 5 tablespoons milk
2 squares (1-oz size) unsweetened chocolate, melted

Assorted colored frosting decorators, with writing tip

1. Preheat oven to 375F. Sift flour with baking soda and salt.
2. In large bowl, with electric mixer at medium speed, beat 1 cup butter until light. Gradually beat in brown sugar. Add eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla; continue beating until light and fluffy
3. At low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture until smooth. Add nuts; mix well.
4. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls, 3½ inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Pat each into round about ¼ inch thick.
5. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove cookies to wire rack; cool.
6. Make Frosting: In medium bowl, combine confectioners’ sugar, butter, vanilla, and milk; with electric mixer, beat until smooth and creamy. Remove 1 cup of frosting to small bowl. Add chocolate, and beat until well blended.
7. Spread half of cookies with white frosting and other half with chocolate frosting, then write popular sayings on cookies, using different colors of decorators, as pictured. Makes 32.

*Sift before measuring.

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4 squares unsweetened chocolate
2 cups sifted* all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
¾ cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
6 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 pkg (6 oz) fluffy white frosting mix
Licorice laces
Candy corn
Life Saves
Semisweet chocolate pieces
Chocolate sprinkles

1. Melt chocolate over hot, not boiling, water; remove from hot water; let cool.
2. Preheat oven to 350F. Line 24 cupcake-pan cups (2½-by-1¼ inches) with paper liners.
3. Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Set aside.
4. In large bowl of electric mixer, at medium speed, cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs.
5. At low speed, beat in flour mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in vanilla, melted chocolate, and walnuts.
6. Fill cupcake two-thirds full. Bake 20 minutes or until top springs back when gently pressed with fingertip.
7. Turn out on wire rack.
8. Prepare frosting mix as label directs.
9. Frost tops of cupcakes.
10. Make faces with candies, as pictured.

Makes 24 cupcakes.

*Sift before measuring.

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8 large baking potatoes
2 tablespoons margarine
2 cans (7-oz size) tuna, drained
1 tablespoon grated onion
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 can (10¾ oz) condensed Cheddar cheese soup, undiluted
¼ teaspoon paprika
2 drops Tabasco
¼ teaspoon salt
4 slices processed American cheese, halved

1. Preheat oven to 400F. Wash potatoes. Rub skins all over with margarine. Prick with fork. Bake on oven rack, 1½ hours, or until tender.
2. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, combine tuna, onion, parsley, soup, paprika, Tabasco, and salt. Toss with fork, to break up tuna and to blend well.
3. Remove 1-inch slice from top of each potato. Scoop out inside of potato from each slice and from potato itself, leaving a shell. Add potato to tuna mixture, tossing to mix well.
4. Spoon lightly into potato shells, mounding high. Top each ½ slice cheese. Place in shallow baking pan. Bake 15 minutes, or until filling is hot and cheese is melted.

Makes 8 servings.

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REMOULADE SAUCE

2 cups mayonnaise or cooked salad dressing
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
⅛ teaspoon pepper
½ cup finely chopped dill pickle
1 hard-cooked egg, chopped
1 clove garlic, pressed
2 tablespoons drained capers
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chervil or 1 teaspoon dried chervil leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
2 lb cooked shrimp, chilled
Shredded lettuce

1. Make Remoulade Sauce: in medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, mustard, and pepper; mix well. Stir in dill pickle, egg, garlic, capers, tarragon, chervil, and parsley.
2. Refrigerate, covered, until well chilled – several hours.
3. For each serving, arrange 6 shrimps, slightly overlapping, on shredded lettuce on individual plates. Cover generously with sauce.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

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Red Chili Sauce (below)
Salad oil
1 can (11 oz) tortillas
1 cup light cream
2 chicken bouillon cubes

FILLING
Salad oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 canned green chiles, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 can (1lb) tomato purée
2 cups chopped chicken
½ teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper
½ lb Cheddar cheese, grated

1. Make Red Chili Sauce. Keep Warm.
2. Heat ½ inch salad oil in small skillet until very hot. Use 1 dozen tortillas from can. Fry, one at a time, 15 seconds on each side. (Do not let them become crisp.) Drain.
3. In saucepan, heat cream with bouillon cubes, to dissolve.
4. Make Filling: In 2 tablespoons hot oil in large skillet, sauté onion until tender – about 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients, except cheese; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
5. Heat oven to 350F. Dip each tortilla in cream. Top each with filling; roll up. Place, seam side down, in greased, 3-quart, shallow baking dish. Pour Red Chili Sauce over tortillas; sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, 15 minutes.

RED CHILI SAUCE
2 tablespoons shortening
3 to 4 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons flour
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon garlic salt
Pinch oregano
Pinch cumin

Melt shortening in medium skillet. Add rest of ingredients; stir until blended. Gradually stir in 2 cups water. Bring to boiling, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer 10minutes.

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