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Down East Cooking WEST CRAVEN HiaHLIQHTS — FEBRUARY la. 1989 - PAGE 3 taw than r for held e, al hich )nes- Fort iroli- . the He mar- [gins Lyn- lem, and iflln, udie land lold- i[ 30 four died e in held Wil- ince- ison, eles- and, ters, »ler, mts, as of avid and lern; IS of Mrs. Wb- Mrs. nvil- 'ilm- r.N. I her rho- light lace- rch. re 1 em- tion ts By REBA W. MITCHELL Winter days, when we have the opportunity to be inside, are wonderful times to try our hand at making homemade breads, creating new recipes, trying recipes created by others and trying out piping hot casseroles. If you are in a mood to try yeast breads, it is well worth the wait for the dough to rise. If you are hooked on deserts, it is worth your time to look for low-calorie deserts. I am enclosing a couple of low calorie deserts and a good cream cheese coco nut pie that my sister developed. Yeast breads take a little longer to prepare than other types. Flavor, texture and aroma are worth the extra effort involved in baking yeast breads. If you will follow the basic procedures, you will have good results every time. When dissolving yeast, be sure the water is not too hot. If it is, it will kill the yeast. If the water is too cool, the bread will rise slowly. The correct temperature for dissolving yeast is between 105 and 155 degrees. When baking bread by the rapid-mix method, the yeast is mixed in the dry ingredients before adding liquids. With this -tmthod the liquid should be between 120 and 130 degrees when added to the dry ingredients. Proper kneading is essential for bread to have a good tex ture. With floured hands, lift the fartherest edge of the dough and fold it toward you on a floured board. Using the heels of the hands, press down on the dough and away ffom you. Give the dough a quarter of a turn and repeat the kneading until the dough loses its stickiness. The ideal temperature is 85 degrees. A gas range with the pilot light on or an electric range with the oven light on, or the oven containing a large pan of hot water, should provide this temperature. Rising is completed when the dough is doubled in bulk. To test, lightly press a finger in the dough about one-half inch. If the indention remains, the bread is ready to shape. Honey Whole-Wheat Bread —packages dry yeast Vz tsp. sugar V/i cups warm water Vi cup honey 1 cup water 3 tbs. butter 2 tsp. salt 2 Vi cups whole-wheat flour 4 to 4Vi cups all-purpose flour Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water in a large bowl and let stand 5 minutes. Combine honey, water, butter and salt in a saucepan until butter melts. Cool to between 105 and 115 degrees. Add to yeast mixture. Add whole-wheat flour and stir until blended. Stir in enough all-purpose flour to make a soft dough. Turn dough onto a flouted surface and knead until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes). Place into well-greased bowl. Teacher Honored Margaret C. Gray was one of six East Carolina University School of Education graduates who received an ECU Council for Teacher Education award during ceremonies at the seventh annual James W. Batten Distinguished Lecture and Awards program held last Tuesday night. Gray, a Greenville resident and chairman of the science department at West Craven High School, was presented her award by Dr. William A. Bloodworth, acting vice chancellor for academic affairs at ECU. Gray has taught physical sciences in elementary and high schools in WiUiamston, Winterville and at Farm Life in Vanceboro. She also teaches chemistry and biology at West Craven. SEEDS i Em ^ FROM^ Hikiinr THE T. SOWER’ MkhMlA-Gufab Mcoer.Geoiiia While speaking in a prison an inmate said to me, "I want to tell you about two friends.” "Tom asked, ‘Where are you going?’ ‘To the electric chair,' answered Joe. ‘More power to ya,' shouted Tom.” That’s a little extreme, but the Lord wants you to have more Are you a Smoke Detector IVeglector? Test your smoke detector regularly and change the battery once a year. A fire prevenlion mesMte from your local fire de^mcrtl. power. There’s the power of authority. The Bible says, "As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the children of God.” And there’s the power ol abili ty. “You shall receive power,” said the Lord, “after the Holy Spirit is come upon you.” Like the convict said, “More power to ya.” turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in warm place (85 degrees) and flree flrom drafts until doubled in bulk. Punch dough down. Cover and let rise again in warm place until doubled in bulk. Punch dough down and divide in half, shape each half into a loaf. Place in 2 well-greased 9-by-5-by-3 loaf pans. Cover and let rise in warm place about 20 minutes or until bulk doubles. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped. Brush loaves with melted butter, remove bread ft'om pans and let cool. Ham Or Turkey Caaaerole Vt cup chopped onions 2 tbs. melted margarine 3 tbs. all-purpose flour 1 cup half-and-half cream 2 tbs. vinegar Vt tsp. pepper 3 cups cooked ham or turkey 1 4-ounce can sliced mushrooms, drained Vt cup shredded Swiss cheese llA cups soft bread crumbs 3 tbs. melted margarine Saute onion in 2 tbs. margarine in skillet until tender, add flour and stir until smooth. Cook for 1 minute. Gradually add half-and-half and vinegar, cooking over medium heat and stir constantly until mixture is thick. Stir in pepper and add turkey or ham and mushrooms. Spoon mixture in a lightly-greased 2-quart casserole and sprinkle with cheese. Combine bread crumbs and 3 tbs. mar garine and mix well. Sprinkle evenly over casserole. Bake at 350 degree for 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated and top ping is light brown. Makes 4 to 6 servings. Bits And- “ Pieces Wedding Ruby J. Miller and William L. Ellis were united in marriage Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. in a private ceremoney. Thirty guests attended. The wedding took place at the home of the bride’s son and daughter-in-law. Max and Beth Jordan, on Farm Life Avenue in Vanceboro. The Rev. Claude Wil son officiated at the ceremony. Mrs. Verna Edwards of Washington served the wedding cake and Mrs. Bruce Whitford served punch. The house was de- corated with mixed floral arrangements. The couple will reside in Van ceboro after a wedding trip to Tennessee. Sweelhearl Dinner The men of Vanceboro Christ ian Church took their wives and sweethearts out to dinner for an early Valentine’s Day celebra tion. Tbe men took the women to the Berne Restaurant in New Bern on Saturday night. Arrangements were made by David Wayne, president of the Christian Men's Fellowship. Rev. Dan Hall, pastor of the church, gave the invocation be fore the meal was served. About 35 people attended the event. Rev. Joe Farlow with special music guests The Klings and Susan Williams from the Wilmar Church of Christ. The Rev. Joe Farlow from Randleman will be the guest speaker for both services. A nursery will be provided for both services. Sunday school be gins at 10 a.m., the morning worship service begins at 11 a.m., a covered-dish lunch will be held at noon, the soup supper is slated for 6 p.m. and the evening service is at 7 p.m. For more information, call Rev. Dan Hall at 244-2001. A Gift that remembers...''' % Vanceboro Christian Chorch The Vanceboro Christian Church will hold its first Bring A raend To Church Day on Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The day will include music from the Children’s Choir, Junior Choir, Adult Choir, along t Memorial Gifts help to prevent and care for Lun9 Disease. AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION The Ctrslihj5 Se« Fyocre * Gradually add ricotta cheese mixture and beat until smooth (the mixture wiil be thin). Set aside. Combine margarine and cocoa, stirring untii smooth. Combine 'A cup cheesecake mix ture and cocoa mixture and stir until smooth. Pour remaining cheesecake mixture into a prepared crust. Spoon chocolate mixture on top of cheese cake and gentiy swiri with a knife. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 ‘A hours. Remove ft'om oven and cool on wire rack. Cover and chiii 8 hours before serving. Sprinkie with grated chocoiate. Low-Calorie Slarbled Cheeaecakc 1 8-ounce carton plain iow-fat yogurt, drained 1 16-ounce carton park-skim ricotta cheese, drained 1 cup sugar 2'A tbs. all-purpose flour 1 &-ounce carton light-processed cream cheese, softened 2 eggs 2 egg whites 2Vi tsp. vanilla ‘A tsp. almond extract I'A tbs. low-calorie margarine, melted 2 tbs. unsweetened cocoa 'A (1 ounce) square semi-sweet chocolate, grated chocolate crust (recipe follows) Combine yogurt, ricotta cheese, sugar and flour in electric blender and process until smooth then set aside. Beat cream cheese in a large mixing bowl until smooth at medium speed. Add eggs, egg whites and flavorings and beat until smooth. The following recipe was created by my sister, Edna Faye Wiggins. Cream Cheeae Coconut Pie 8-ounce cream cheese, softened 12 ounces whipped topping 1 5/14-ounce vanilla instand pudding and pie mix 1 cup cold milk 2 cups flaked coconut 2 graham cracker pie crusts Blend all ingredients together and spoon into the 2 pie crusts. Garnish with flaked coconut. Chill 3 or more hours before serving. You may garnish with cookie crumbs and chopped nuts. Along The Pathway Along the pathway of life we see many people that are bur dened down with a heavy load. We see many people that are lonely and need someone to talk to and someone to speak out encouraging word to them, as well as our prayers. I know sometimes it seems we have all we can bear, but if we take the time to encourage others with visits, encouraging words and take time to listen to them, we will find God blesses us for our efforts. I know sometimes it is hard to listen to people pour out their troubles, but there is no way we can know the relief they get by pouring some of it out. I believe that is one reason we have so many suicides. People bottle up there troubles inside until they can’t stand anymore. If we don’t hav what it takes to lend an ear, we need to go to God in prayer. If we are sincere he will meet us and give us the needed strength. His spirit will guide us with words we need to speak. There is a work for all to do. Visiting, listening to others that need someone to talk to and praying are things everyone can do. If we really love our fellow man we can feel his inftrmities. Our hearts will go out to them, our prayers will go up for them. Romans 12:15 tells us to “Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.” If we obey that scripture how can we turn our backs on those that need someone to talk to. We cannot know how great that need is unless we have been in a similar situation. Let us listen, watch and pray or we may fail someone along life’s way, and later hear Jesus say, "Depart from me, for I was hungered and you gave my no meat; I was thirsty and you gave me no drink; I was a stranger and you took me not in; and you clothed me not; sick and in prison and you visited me not.” If we fail our fellow man we have failed our Lord. My friend, you don’t have to be locked behind bars to be in prison. There are other types of prison. We can be shackled down with a load pf guilt, win, trouble and problems we can’t solve. If we love our Lord Jesus as we should, we cannot walk away when they need us, turn our backs on them or turn a deaf ear to them. We need to try and put ourselves in the other persons shoes a little while. Just suppose we were the ones that needed an encouraging word or someone to listen to us. How would you feel if you were burdened down with troubles and you cried out to God, and he turned a deaf ear to you? Suppose you came before him on that great day and he said “Depart from me. You failed your brethren on earth and that means you failed me?” Today’s Prayer Lord, let me see those around me today. That are in need along life’s troubled ways. If there is an encouraging word I can say. Help me to speak it without any delay. If there is a need I can reach. Lord, I need you to teach. That I will know the right way to reply. And what to give from my own supply. Lord, help me to lend an open, receptive ear. And reach up to help dry someone’s tear. And bring them before thy throne of grace. That you may place a smile upon their face. — Reba W. Mitchell BRING A FRIEND to VANCEBORO CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday, February 19 yA 11 AM & 7 PM SMSSiaSIifi CWWED DISH lUNCH-NURSERY-MUSIC ^ FOR MORE INFORMATION CAU THE CHURCH 244-2001 PRESIDENT’S DAY SALE! Feb. 16*22 Ladles Brushed Flannel Gowns reg. '6.99 *5** Asstd. Print Dish Towels *1.00ea. Tier & Valance Sets Speolal *3** pair Duck 8i Bear Scatter Rugs •3”aa. Wash Cloths asstd. colors 2/sioo GANNON’S VARIEH STORr 244-0508 Vanceboro ing.. • that Is whal a tunaral home’s staff should be during a period of Iransition. We strive to be efficient, dependable and most importantly . . . caring. We proudly present this full-service facility. It Is open regularly on Mondays and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is also open for visitation when there is a death in the community. Our facilities include a visitation area, a family room, and a chapel which seats 200 peopla. S. G. Wilkerson & Sons, Inc. “ 2UU-0770 moo B. Fifth St. Greenville, NC farm Life Ave. Vanceboro, N.C.
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