Page 2-B Creative Cooking From The Chowan Herald Kitchen By MILDRED HUSKINS It’s time to start thinking ahead to the Christmas season and to begin making the many delicacies that have become a tradition of the-holiday season. Preparing fruit cakes, plum puddings and many beautiful cookies takes a lot of time and energy. But the entire family will share the pleasure and anticipation in making and eating them, along with the fragrant goodness of the kitchen while all of this is going on, and make it more than worth the effort. Cookies for Christmas are S 4OSB& Pip H^r * , .'. >v . * x|' jjr *• >' ■• r iiW i/Tir ... K?-.:J 3 ** 3^- V-? v .: T; v HOLIDAY COOKIES—These delicious cookies, ideal for holiday eating and giv ng, are made the short-cut way with refrigerated slice and bake cookie dough, ’ake the easy way out for holiday baking by using convenience products and >e an artist in the kitchen. You’re a teenager looking fc. i job, but don’t know how to get >ne...You want to stay in school, )Ut would like to earn extra noney at a part-time j0b...1f /ou’ve faced these or other problems, help is npt very far iway. There are 2400 local State Employment Offices across the country, and most of them have special counselors to help young persons find jobs. For more information, stop by your local State Employment Service Office listed in your phone book. Come in and get acquainted! As your new Texaco Retailer, we’re here to serve you with the finest of automotive products. They’re from Texaco, famous name for top-quality products in all 50 states. Stop in next time you’re out driving and say hello. We’d like to get to know you, and add to your driving pleasure with Sky Chief I or Fire Chief gasoline, localized for better performance. And Hav- ! oline, the motor oil that does such an outstanding job of protect- ' ing engines against friction, acid, heat and rust. Good reasons why it pays to trust your car to the man who wears the star, the Texaco star. Meadows Texaco Service | Brood and Church Streets Edenton, N. C. HERMAN MEADOWS, Owner Come In and Register For New ZENITH COLOR TV SET To Be Given Away always welcome at every holiday meal and they are perfect to give as gifts. Packed in containers bought in ex pectation during summer trips, picked up at bazaars or made with your own decorative touch to cans of various sizes and shapes, an annual cookie gift becomes an exciting surprise each year. What would be nicer then to make cookies with the traditional flavors built in, yet made in half the time? So, today we’ll give you the shortcut secret which is refrigerated slice and bake cookie dough . . -JoKTT: rY HOOTS NEW FOR CHILDREN - Exciting things happen in the children’s sections of the libraries in the Pettigrew Region <Shepard-Pruden from the dairy case. These quickie recipes came to us from The Pillsbury Company. Choco Bourbon Balls are an ap preciated neighborhood gift. For gift giving or storage wrap inside an air tight container so the cookies are sure to stay moist. Another holiday favorite, One Step Meringue Squares, are elegant tasting bars with a brown sugar meringue. Cut these cookies large or small as they can be served dessert-size, too. Almond Brittle Sticks feature a quickly baked base with a buttery toffee topping. Crunchy sliced almonds are sprinkled Owl Hoots And Screeches By. MRS. NKLUE M. SANDERS Memorial Library in Tyrrell County Public Library in Columbia, and Washington County Library in Plymouth) and it is delightful to observe the enjoyment derived by the youngest library users from our newest purchases. One of our most popular services has been recordings for children and now we have some new combination [TEXACO] THE CHOWAN HERALD over the top for a finishing touch. One Step Meringue Squares 1 roll refrigerated Slice ’n Bake cookies 1 pkg. Coconut-Almond or Coconut-Pecan Frosting Mix 1 cup (6-ox. pkg.) semi-sweet chocolate bits 3 egg whites 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar Slice cookie dough into one fourth inch slices; place in ungreased baking pan. Sprinkle frosting mix and chocolate pieces evenly over cookie dough. Beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add brown sugar; beat until stiff peaks form, about five minutes. Spread meringue on frosting mix-chocolate layer. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes until meringue is browned and firm to touch. Cool; cut into bars. Almond Brittle Sticks 1 roll Butterscotch Nut, Chewy Almond, Sugar or Peanut Butter Slice *N Bake Cookies 1 cup butterscotch pieces Vt cup light corn syrup 2 tablespoons butter or margarine y« tablespoon salt Sliced or slivered almonds Grease a 13 X 9-inch baking pan. Slice cookie dough in one fourth inch sliches; place in prepared pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown. (Cookies will be puffy when removed from oven.) Cool slightly. In medium saucepan, over low heat melt butterscotch pieces with remaining ingredients except almonds; stir mixture until smooth. Spread but terscotch mixture evenly over baked cookies. Sprinkle with almonds, Chill until firm; cut onto bars. These Festive Fruit Bars are reminiscent of fruit cake, but are much easier to make. The cookie batter, accented with hearty egg nog and rum flavorings, is baked in a rectangular pan, then dusted with confectioners’ sugar and cut into bars. Festive Fruit Bars hi stick butter Dtrcetsr Pettigrew Reffioctal Library sets with books and matching records. Many of the titles are old favorites which are new to each new generation of children. A perennial favorite has been works of Beatrix Potter, the author of Peter Rabbit. Each library has a set of posters based on illustrations from her books and we have just acquired new copies of fourteen of the titles in the series. The average life of such popular books fdr-young children is 50 circulations, so they have to be replaced regularly. The children’s collection contains a large number of seasonal materials such as books and records for Christ mas. Our adult departments have similar holdings which are being featured this month. There is nothing which enhances the Christmas spirit more than music and we have all kinds. SCREECHES FAN CLUB - One of the more enterprising publishers of children’s books has a clever gimmick that we have decided to try. It is a Frog and Toad Fan Club, complete with mem bership card to be awarded to any boy or girl who has read two charming books by Arnold Lobel. The books are frpm the I CAN READ series for young readers published by Harper and they are titled FROG AND TOAD ARE FRIENDS and FROG AND TOAD TOGETHER. Our problem is Jiat we just have one copy of each book in each library and only 150 membership cards so it will take time for the formation of the club. The Green Carpet*» Out for You in CUuufied >§\ ijyfj Hi mm 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed legg 1 teaspoon rum flavoring IV4 cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking powder y< teaspoon soda hi teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon nutmeg New Books At Local Library , New Books received at Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library. Adult Fiction A Wild Justic .by Francis Clifford. The Case of the Fenced-In Woman by Erie S. Gardner. Out of the Dark by Norah Lofts. Gideon’s Men by J. J. Marric. Report to the Commissioner by James Mills. The Persian Boy by Mary Renault. Where Speed is King by Phyllis Fenner. Adult Non Fiction The First Babyfood Cookbook by Melinda Morris. Thornton Wilder: The Bright and the Dark by Mildred Kuner. Dove by Robin Lee Graham. Paris Was Yesterday, 1925- 1939 by Janet Flanner. The Tree Where Man Was Born by Peter Matthiessen. Private Faces - Public Places by Abigail McCarthy. Juvenile Fiction Mystery of Eel Island by Irene Bowen. Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel. Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel. Appley Dapply’s Nursery Rhymes. Cecily Parsley’s. Nursery Rhymes. Ginger and Pickles. The Pie and the Patty Pan. The Roly-Poly Pudding. The Tale of Little Pig Roblinson. The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher. The Tale of Mr. Tod. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy- Winkle. The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse. The Tale of Pigling Bland. The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin. The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. The Tale of Two Ban Mice. ALL by Beatrix Potter. Tom Fox and the Apple Pie by Clyde Watson. The Emperor’s Gift by Gertrude Weaver. . 1 : OHfc RIDING mSM TRACTOR mmam CYCLES HOBBS IMPLEMENT CO., INC. "With Us Service Is A Profession Not A Sideline" MuyC. Hobbs, Mgr. ; Edenton, N. C 1 cup egg nog IV4 cups candied diced fruit and peels I cup pecan pieces Confectioners' sugar Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and flavoring. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with egg nog. Stir in fruits and nuts. Turn into greased and lightly floured 13 X 9-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Cool. Sift confectioners’ sugar over top. Cut into bars. Makes about 30. PAP SMEAR SUGGESTED All women should have a Pap Smear Test for cancer every year. If you have not had this test, talk with your family doctor or call the local health department. A Pap Smear Screening Test will be given on the second and fourth Mondays from 1 to 4 at the Chowan County Health Department, Edenton. Anyone- desiring an appointment is ask to call the Health Department at 482-2511. Mi Keepsake Diamond Solitaires The ultimate in beauty and bril liance . . . Keepsake Solitaires, guaranteed, registered, perfect. Keepwake i 'W i Ross Jewelers Edentqn, N. C,. ; *• .j, jn c Rings enlargefi to chow detail. Trade-Mark Reg. EVALUATE PLANTS In selecting shrubs and trees for home plantings, North Carolina State University specialists suggest that you consider the year-around ef fects, not just a single feature such as the flower, fruit or autumn color. Know the ultimate height, growth habits,- form, texture, rate of growth And cultural requirement. - FOR - DIRT AND TOP SOIL; - CALL - LAYTON AND WILLIAMS ROUTE 1, EDENTON, N. C. Phone 482-4257 or 4824230 ' BEAUTIFUU.Y GIFT-PACKAGED AT NO BUM COST. Give , Americas Whiskey^ Seagram’s 7 Crown. It’s America’s whiskey. M Mrai ♦ |H ■PH H I JHPWI IS a<4 |g|g||||||g* -Sag -1 H ■ scapram $ L JU| Seven^Crow" I AMERICAN WHlS*** v 4, H abii.nd mSSSSm ■„ * * BgMSI 1 3qL | SEAGRAM CO.. N.Y.C. AMERICAN WHISKEY-* KinO. 86 PROOF. Thursday, December 7, 1972 ifcO/d itm&t. T~K \ r ? “Everybody produces something-good, bag or excuses.” t.‘

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