Turkey sausage
makes a country
holiday brunch
The htflkUy season it a favorite
time of the year. Family, friends,
gifts and of course, delicious home
cooking combine to make the
season merry and bright.
You may be interested in serving
something just a little different this
holiday season - something really
yummy. Have you tasted one of
North Carolina's newest poultry
products on the market ...
TURKEY SAUSAGE?? It's very
low in calories (62 per oz.) and
high in protein and is seasoned to
taste like sausage. Ask for it in
your market ... It may be used as
an accompaniment to eggs for
breakfast or in any recipe that calls
for sausage. It's great for pizza
toppings, tool!
Turkey sausage and eggs make a
good combination for a special
holiday meal. Eggs, too, are low in
calories (80 per large egg) and, of
course, very economical. Plan now
to have the "Country Casserole"
for a Christmas brunch or
Christmas breakfast, or just for
dinner. It may be prepared the day
before and baked just before serv
ing.
"Festive Fruit Bake" is colorful
and can also be prepared the day
before and baked just before serv
ing. The fruits and entree can be
baked in the oven at the same time.
"Pumpkin Muffins," using good
North Carolina eggs, help com
plete the meal. "Hot Cranberry
Cheer" for the festive perked ap
petizer is a real winner!
The North Carolina Poultry
Federation wishes you the merriest
Christmas in home cooking and
entertaining. Fresh NC poultry
food products from our growers
and processors can help enhance
your joyous holiday season. Why
not try these quality North
Carolina poultry products in kit
chen tested recipes for the
Christmas holiday as well as for
the New Year.
Hot Craaberry Cheer
1 Vi quarts cranberry juice
Cooking with
Emmie Whitley
\ K NC Poultry
^ Federation
2 quarts unsweetened apple juice
Vi cup light brown sugar
'A teaspoon salt
4 cinnamon sticks
1 '/: teaspoons cloves
Put juices, sugar and salt in cof
fee pot. Put cinnamon sticks and
cloves in top of coffee maker.
Juices will brew through spices as
beverage perks. Note: All ingre
dients can be heated slowly in large
pot and simmered about 2 hours.
May serve hot or cold. 8-10 serv
ings.
Country Casserole
(Grits, Eggs and Turkey Sausage)
2 cups water
Vi teaspoon salt
Vi cup uncooked quick grits
4 cups (16 oz.) extra sharp Ched
dar cheese, shredded
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
Vi teaspoon dried whole thyme
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
2 lbs. turkey sausage, cooked,
crumbled drained
Bring water and salt to a boil,
stir in grits. Return to a boil;
reduce heat. Cook 4 minutes, stir
ring occasionally.
' Combine grits and cheese in a
large mixing bowl; stir until cheese
is melted. Combine eggs, milk,
thyme & garlic salt; mix well. Add
a small amount of hot grits mix
ture to egg mixture, stirring well.
Stir egg mixture into remaining
grits mixture. Add cooked
sausage, stirring well. Pour into a
12 x 8 x 2-inch baking dish. Cover
and refrigerate overnight.
Remove from refrigerator; let
stand 15 minutes. Bake at 350?for
SO-SS minutes. Garnish with
tomato or radish roses and parsley.
Yield: 8 servings.
Note: Recipe may be halved;
baked at 350? in ft 10 X 6 X 2-inch
baking dish for 45 minutes.
Note: May microwave turkey
sausage 6 to 8 minutes on high,
stirring one or two times.
Festive Fruit Bake
1 medium can sliced pineapple
1 medium can peach halves
1 medium can pear halves
1 medium can apricots
1 jar apple rings
2 tablespoons flour
lA cup brown sugar
1 stick butter or margarine
1 cup sherry (or reserved fruit
juices)
Drain fruit and arrange in a
large, flat casserole. Make a syrup
of the following ingredients: flour,
brown sugar, butter and sherry.
Cook until it thickens and is
smooth. Pour over fruit, cover and
let stand overnight. Before serving,
bake in 330? oven for 20-30
There is a legend of three tall trees that
stood on a hillside . The first tree said,
"When I am cut down , 1 want to be made
into a baby's cradle." The second tree
said , " I want to become a sailing ship in
which men may seek high adventure.'
The third tree said , "I want to stay right
here on top of this hill and point people to
God. "
When the woodcutter came , he had dif
ferent plans. He said , "This first tree will
make a fine stall for oxen; this second tree
is just right for building a fishing boat and
this third tree will make a splendid cross. "
How great was the disappointment of
the trees.
But eventually , the Baby Jesus was
born in the oxen's stall. Peter bought the
fishing boat and one day loaned it to the
master to use as a pulpit. And , yes, Jesus
was crucified on the cross.
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God's ways are higher than ours. He
wisely places us where we will be most ef
fective and useful. How much more
meaning life would have and how much
happier we would be if, in our personal
disappointments, we trusted the working
of God's higher purpose for our lives.
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minutes. A little less sherry and
some of the fruit juke makes it a
little milder. Serves 8-10.
Paapkla MaffWs
2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Vi teaspoon salt
Vx teaspoon linger
V4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
V* cup raisins
Vi cup butter, softened
V* cup brown sugar
Yi cup molasses
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup canned pumpkin
Vi cup milk
Sift together flour, baking -
powder, salt and spices. Add . -
raisins and coat. Cream butter, .
sugar and molasses; add eggs,
pumpkin and milk and blend wdl.
Stir in dry ingredients blending on
ly until flour disappears.
Fill greased muffin pans almost
full. Bake at 375? for 16-18
minutes. Makes 1S-18 large muf
fins.
Avoid bumout
use yule care
Without a meticulously
decorated blue spruce, Scotch
pine, or balsam gracing the festive
hall, Christmas might have all the
holiday charm of Groundhog Day.
So, with great care we purchase
a cut tree and festoon it with
geegaws and electric lights, not
realizing that, we have set up a
perfect fire hazard on the family
hearth.
Some care is needed. When a
tree is selected, careful purchasers
check the cut end and assure
themselves of the tree's freshness.
If the resin at the base of the tree is
sticky, our chances are good that
the tree has only been cut a few
days. A dry, hard stump is a good
indication that the tree has pro
bably been in transit from a moun
tain farm for some time.
It is not wise to allow Christmas
tree fever to strike too soon.
Although the holiday season opens
after Thanksgiving, it might be
well to wait until the second or
third week of December before in
itiating the annual tree Itant,
When at last purchase is made,
and the tree is in the home, its
freshness can be preserved by daily
watering. To avoid a possible
flood tide from this product ac
tion, a handy sheet of plastic under
the tree stand will serve well. It will
also catch dry needles when they
drop from the tree.
Placement of a tree is also im
portant. Its freshness will decrease
dramatically if too close to a
fireplace, heating duct or a win
dow. Find a nice, cool shady spot
in the home and plant it there.
Homeowners would also be wise
to check the tree frequently for
freshness by tapping a branch. If
needles fall in great quantity,
we've got a dry tree and fire might
result from overlong burning of
Christmas lights or proximity to
matches and smoking materials.
Also, cutting off tree lights when
away from home is a good safety
factor.
The sad day arrives all too soon,
usually after the New Year, when it
becomes obvious that this season's
tree has had it. Try not to succumb
to the temptation of stuffing it in
the fireplace or wood stove. We
could have a major flash fire from
the highly flammable limbs and
needles. When we undress that
tree, the next step is to haul it out
side. If we want to save the trunk
for a 1986 Yule log, it's time to
crank up the chain saw and trim
off the branches, carefully label
the remnant and hope no one
comes along and tosses it on the
blaze later in the winter. *
A little care and thought with
that beautiful, winking, blinking
fire hazard in the home just might
assure that we spend the first few
weeks of 1986 with four walls and
a roof over our heads instead of a
visit from the Fire Department and
a cold January in a tent.