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Who's Who In The Kitchen LossTUf Sight Has Not Dampened Marthena Frederick’s Outlook On Lite* By Audrey C. Lodato Pott SUff Writer - It would be awfully hard not to like this week’s lively, bubbly " kitchen celebrity. “Everybody teases me,” laughs Marthena Fre MridLJ’lfceyJmqw I can take it.” The fact that this indomitable spirit lost her sight three years ago has not dampened her outlook on life one bit. Ms. Frederick lives independent ly, frequently going on shopping trips with good friend Helen Kirk, whom she refers to as “my real inspiration." Ms. Frederick is active iirfpr church, Grace AME Zion, and affcnds meetings of the Second Ward High School Alumni Club. The Charlotte native has lived her whole life in the Qheen City, except for a brief period during World War II, when she lived in New York. One of the recipes she shares here with readers (the Buttermilk Custard Pie) dates from that period. Born the youngest of 14 children, Ms. Frederick has a surviving bro ther, William Haygood-“he loves my salmon loaf and a sister, Rosena Gaines, who usually drives her to church. When she first lost her sight, Ms. Frederick tried to learn braille, but the same diabetes that blinded her also deadened the feeling in her fingertips, ^making braille an im possibility for her. The disease, however, has not affected her sense of humor and love of life. Ms. Frederick claims that the biggest adjustment with regard to her blindness was getting her family used to the idea. “As long as I have my other senses, not being able to see doesn’t bother me," she asserts. “I am so happy there are so many things I can still do.” Ms. Frederick admits she used to love to drive, and says that’s about the only thing she really misses. Sometimes, too, she wonders what someone she’s talking to looks like. She laughs and says that being blind gives her a chance to hug people more. She also takes every opportunity to tell other people that being blind isn’t the end of the world. Ms. Frederick, who worked as a housekeeper and cafeteria worker before she lost her sight, loves to keep house and spend time in the kitchen preparing her favorite re cipes. When she moved into her apartment last year, the Metrolina Association for the Blind marked the knobs on her stove with tape so that she could feel their position. Ms. Frederick comments, “I pre^ - inn hi injiwir fni iiiind"~« wifhr't knowing it, because I rffwajbtrled to remember things." On a recent Sunday, when she thought she was alone in church, she approached the piano and began playing songs she hadn’t played in three years. Only once in the past three years had she attempted to play the piano. Before her blindness, she played regularly. A lover of religious and classical music, Ms. Frederick enjoys listen ing to records and tapes. But music isn’t the only thing she listens to. She has a complete New Testament on tape, as well as other “reading” material she can listen to. And, she adds, friend Helen Kirk "calls me up and reads The Post to me.” This reporter can attest to the Marthena Frederick mixes up brother s favorite salmon loaf. ' tact mat, along with retaining her humor and high spirits, Ms. Fre derick also has kept her ability to turn out a luscious Buttermilk Cus tard Pie. Here are that and other favorite recipes. —BROTHER BILL’SMM FAVORITE SALMON LOAF 1 15 oz. can salmon, un lirained 2 Tbsp. mayonnaise 1 egg 'k cup Pepperedge Farm _ dressing Mix all ingredients tho roughly. Spray loaf pan with PAM or other non-stick coating. Pack mixture firmly into pan. Bake at 350’ degrees for 20 minutes. (“This makes a very good main dish, with four nice size servings. It’s also good cold and sliced, with mustard, for sandwiches.”) — BANANA BREAD— 1 stick butter or margarine 1 c.sugar ~3~ripe-bananas 2 eggs 2 c. flour 1 tsp. soda Cream butter and sugar. Add mashed bananas and eggs. (Just stir in-do not beat.) Stir in dry ingredients. Bake in one large or two small loaf pans in 350 oven approximately 50 minutes. (During holiday time, add c. nuts and 1 c. mixed fruits for fruited banana bread. Banana bread is good toasted with butter, too.) ^M MARTHENA FREDERICK'S “ONE-HALF POUND POUND CAKE” Vi c. butter 1 Vi c. sugar Vi c. Crisco oil 3 eggs Vi c. buttermilk 1 tsp. lemon flavoring _ 1 tsp. vanilla (“I use a blender because it’s easier for me, but yoU can - use a mixer. Also, be sure to leave your ingredients out overnight so they’re room temperature. Using cold ingredients causes holes in a cake.”) Place Vi c. butter into blender. ("This is one recipe where I don’t substitute margarine.”) Gradually add lVi c. sugar, blending well after each addition. Add Vi c. Crisco oil and beat thoroughly. Add 3 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add Vi c. buttermilk, l tsp. lemon flavoring and 1 tsp. vanilla. (Change flavors to suit your taste.) Add lVi c. plain flour and l scant tsp. soda. Beat thoroughly. Bake in loaf pan 45 minutes at 350. While still warm, glaze with mixture of 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar and 2 Tbsp. milk. (“If you don’t have buttermilk, add l Tbsp vinegar to regular milk and let it sit for awhile before using.”) to»M bread fc buttermilk emUrd pie. after Poot reporter got to it! Have some recipes to share, or kmow some others who might? Lot vs foaturo you or thorn Im Who'* Who Im the Kitchen. Coll Audrey, 376-0496 ♦ ^ Ad Re-Elect ^VvaeY District Court ^ * VOTE Nov. 6, * Experience Counts The undersigned District Court Judges of Mecklenburg endorse and support for re-election District Court Judge T. Michael Todd. We believe that his experience and competence make his continued service on the bench in the Public Interest. We consent to this endorsement being made public through paid political advertising. __ L. Stanley Brown Daphene L. Cantrell A. Mdn. Resa L. Harris Robert PI Johnson William G. Jones T. Patrick Matus, n W. Terry Sherrill William H. Scarborough^ — BUTTERMILK CUSTARD PIE 1 unbaked pie shell 1 stick butter or margarine one and one-third c. sugar 3 Tbsp. flour 3 eggs, well-beaten l-c.-buttermilk_ 2 tsp. almond or other fla-‘ voring Cream together butter, _^ugar, and flour. Add beaten eggs and mix thoroughly. Add milk and flavoring. Pour into pie shell and bake 35-40 minutes at 350. MsJVedtrick Is still able to do most of the things she loves. Here, she takes bananFBrPmMrwM^ayemStove knobs have been marked so she can feel what position they’re in. " Get The UhtMeal At The Right Price At Kentucky Fried Chicken. 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