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Who's Who bi The Kitchen Rev. A3. Sutton Claims, “There’s Little Around The House I Can’t Do!” By Audrey C. Lodato Post Staff Writer The Rev. A. B. Sutton, pastor of Charlotte’s Ebenezer Baptist Church for nearly a decade, may spend a good portion of his time in the pulpit, but he’s no foreigner to the kitchen, either. As the youngest of three children, all boys, Rev. Sutton learned to cook as a youngster. When his mother suffered a stroke when be was only 10 years old, “it was thrust upon me to be chief cook and bottle washer” because his older brothers were away, Sutton recalls. Not only did he have to cook, but he planned the meals and shopped for the food as well. “I enjoyed taking care of my mother and being a homemaker,” he says, looking back on the situa tion. “There’s very little around the house I can’t do.” Sutton, who spent his crowing up years in Wilmington, Baltimore, and southern New Jersey, admits to living through some meagre times as a child. "My favorite food was really whatever I could get,” he comments, but he always liked fish, chicken, and beef. Vegetables, however, are special. “I’m a lover of leafy greens, spinach, broccoli. I really think I could become a vegetarian without too much pain,” he remarks. Another special treat for the minister are chitlins and rice. He laughs, “I have a birthmark of a chitlin on my right arm.” Describing himself as “not too much of a sweet eater,” Rev. Sutton concedes that he loves banana pudding, plain cake, pineapple cake, and his wife Martha’s carrot cake. Rev. Sutton came to Charlotte in July, 1976, to take over the pastor ship of Ebenezer. Prior to that, he’d served one church in Wilmington for 10 years. He Jokes that maybe 10 years is his limit. The popular minister attended East Florida University, Mars College, and United Christian College at Wake Forest and was ordained in May, 1960. “I always wanted to be a min ister,” be affirms. “I never wanted to be anything else. I always enjoyed the atmosphere of the church and knew I would be anointed to preach the Word.” As you might expect, church was an important part of his upbringing. “Church played a very vivid role in my life as a young boy, and I held every position in church except deacon and trustee,” he says. “The Bible was the first book I could read. I could read the Bible before'I started school. It’s never been a hidden mystery to me. It has always been enlightening, expres sive, and easy to understand,” he comments. The pastor says he even turned down a scholarship to med school to continue his ministerial studies. In fact, being a minister is Rev. Sutton's whole life. "There are so many things I enjoy about my ministry that I can’t break _ them down into what part I like most without another part crying out to be included,” he remarks. He enjoys preaching, “knowing I have a direct line to God,” teaching, “simplifying church ordinances,” promoting and implementing church programs, "loving the senior citizens, conversing with young people, and being admired by the youth.” In explaining what be means by this last comment, Rev. Sutton refers to two pre-schoolers who call him “church.” “They identify me with church,” he smiles. Another time, a youngster told a parent she wanted to get out of the car and talk to Jesus, referring to the minister. Besides his church activities, the busy pastor is also chaplain of the Sharon Civitan Club, serves on the mayor’s troBey and crime commis sions, and belongs to the NAACP and the General Baptist State Conven tion. He is a Mecklenburg County counselor, third vice president and director of Christian education of the Mecklenburg General Baptist Association, and a member of that group's voter education registration committee. • Not surprisingly, Rev. Sutton reveals he has no hobbies, but adds, “I'm trying to develop some be cause I'm at the age when I need to develop hobbies. I do go fishing once in a while with church members. And I like sports. I played them all in school. I'd like to get involved in playing softball.’’ The Suttons have three children: A1 Jr., a minister, who is currently working with his father; Pamela, who works for First Union Bank; and Rita, a senior at Garinger High School. While Rev. Sutton has little time to spare, he says once in a while “I come home and surprise my wife with dinner,” and, on a rare occasion, he’ll cook Sunday morning breakfast. But Sunday mornings, he remarks, he has other things on his mind. Amen. He shares with you here his chicken and coUard recipes, as well as his wife’s carrot cake. 4, CAROLINA • w SMOTHERED CHICKEN “ 1 med. fryer (about 3 lbs.), cut up 2 Tbsp. shortening Salt Garlic salt Black pepper Inis Branch Menu Great For Sunday Mornings Brunch has become one of Ame rica’s favorite ways to .fill a week end day with special people. Whe ther you’re a late sleeper or an avid early morning jogger, whether you’ve just arrived borne from church or just back from getting the Sunday paper, a relaxed brunch js__ just the thing for a casual Satur day or Sunday morning. MENU Crunchy Coffee Kuchen Eggs Benedict with 8tafHag Assorted sliced fresh fruit TEUNCHy CWTBB RUCHES— 1 c. unsifted all-purpose flour ; 1 c. firmly packed brown sugar 1V4 tsp. Calumet baking powder Vi tsp. cinnamon V4 tsp. salt Vi c. vegetable shorten ing lVi c. Post 40 percent bran flakes 1 tsp. Sanka brand 97 percent caffein free instant coflee 2/3 c. milk 1 egg, slightly beaten Mi c. chopped pecans . Combine flour, brown sugar, bak ing powder, cinnamon and salt in (.bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture is crumbly. Add cereal. Measure one-third cup of the mixture; set aside. Add instant coffee to remaining flour mix ture. Stir in milk and egg; Mend thoroughly. Pour into greased and floured ft- or 9-inch pie pan or ft- or 9-inch square pan. Sprinkle reserved mixture on batter; then % sprinkle with pecans. Bake at 3S0 degrees for 30 to ss minutes, or until cake tester inserted in cen ter comes out clean. Serve warm Note: Baked kuchen may be coded, wrapped in aluminum foil and frosen. Before serving, thaw and reheat in oven. EGGS BBN EDICT _wrrar^-1 1 pkg. (6-»erving size) r' Stove Top stuffing mix, any flavor y« c. butter or margarine, cut into pieces m c. hot water 12 slices Canadian bacon, or use 1 c. silvered, cooked ham sprinkled on the stuffing Place content* of Vegetable Seasoning Packet and butter in ■hallow 2-quart casserole or •xlS-inch baking pan. Add water. Stir to blend and completely melt butter. Add Stuffing Crumbs; stir just to moisten Spread evenly in dish and mark into • squares. Top each square with 2 slices of Canadian bacon. Make a depression in centers of bacon slices and carefully add the eggs Bake at 42S degrees for 10 minutes, or until eggs aye set. Serve with Hollandaiae Sauce, if desired. Makes 6 servings. READ THE POST Till* weekend why not make brunch? It'* easy with this tempting mean. _ BLENDER HOLLANDA1SE SAUCE 1 4 egg yolks 1 Tbsp. lemon Juice Vi tsp. salt H tap. dry mustard Vt c. hot, melted butter or margarine Place egg yolks, lemon juice, salt and dry mustard in blender con tainer. Cover and Mend at low speed. Remove cover, continue Mending and pour in hot butter in - a steady stream. Serve lmme diately. Makes about % cup. Naturahzer fits you... With You'll find so many ► ways to wear our fa ^hinn quarter strap sandal, f 031 UkJ! l W[tti gk|rtg g|Qckg 0f versatility! for any occasion. *38.00 SCARl£T colors. White Sl2eg • Sp«« I t.il fill am naturalizer, JtnLL/ </**, /%>L* , / Wash chicken, shake off water, and place Immediately In heavy skillet in which you’ve melted shortening over a medium high heat to the point of “frying hot.’’ Add “five pinches’’ of garlic salt, two tsp. salt, and “quite a bit’’ of black pepper. Continue to cook over medium high heat, stirring continuously with spatula. This keeps the chicken cooking evenly. After 20-30 minutes, turn down to low and simmer an additional 10 minutes. Serve with rice and greens. (The garlic salt, notes Rev. Sutton, brings out a flavor “that is simply scrump tious.’’) CARROT CAKE 2 c. sugar lVic. oil - 4 eggs, beaten 2 c. plain flour 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. cinnamon V4 c. chopped black walnuts 3 c. grated carrots Mix sugar, oil, and eggs together. Sift flour, salt, soda, and cinnamon; add to egg mixture gradually and beat in. Fold in nuts and carrots. Bake in a well-greased and floured tube pan at 350 for 55-60 minutes. Cool cake before frosting with cream cheese icing. Cream Cheese Icing l stick butter 1 (8 oz.)pkg. cream cheese 1 box powdered sugar 2 tsp. vanilla 4 c. chopped nuts Have butter and cream cheese at room temperature. Cream ‘ together well. Add powdered sugar and vanilla, beating well. ' Stir in nuts and spread on cake. Keep refrigerated. ________----— Rev. Sutton b u at-home in the kitchen a* he b b the pulpit. (Photo by Audrey Lodato) * SUMMER COLLARD GREENS Salt pork cut Into Vi” slices 3 lbs. summer collard greens 3 Tbsp. bacon grease Cook salt pork in “very little” water about 25-30 minutes. Wash greens and cut up very fine. After cutting, rinse once more so the greens are dripping. Place Im mediately into pot with salt pork and add bacon grease. Cook on medium heat 30-45 minutes, stirring every 7-10 minutes to help greens cook evenly. This is good with cornbread. *'*.'• Ui- • , ' 4' • ,V:. v 1 Hv v -A ••. •. -l- <* . ... ... ' IvSlCicmrl's'v**r '>'/ />4 ly . • l fv *j. . 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