THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES Tar Heel Kitchen By Miss York Hiker j' North Carolina recently hosted the 25tii National Chicken ..Cooking Contest in Winston Salem A representative from each of the fifty states and ■ District of Colombia participated in a cook-off sponsored by the National Broiler Council, Ac’cent and Mazola. The Convention Center was turned into a mammoth kitchen where the fifty-one contestants, who had been state winners, cooked their chicken recipes simultaneously. Contestants were as varied as their recipes. There were ten men competing. There were doctors, actors, educators, fashion models, writers, and various other occupations and interests represented. Recipes were influenced by world-travel and foreign heritage. The Silver Anniversary Chicken Cooking Contest was a spectacle long to be remem bered. After the grand opening parade of states, each contestant went to work diligently preparing the selected chicken recipe using North Carolina Broilers. Concentration was difficult for there were food editors, news media representatives, and spectators from all over the country interviewing, taking pictures, and asking questions during the cooking process. Nine nationally known food editors and industry represen tatives served as judges. The first place prize of $10,000 was awarded to Mrs. Raymond Lutz from New Mexico for her Hot Chinese Chicken Salad. Other winners were: 2nd place ($4,000) - Dr. Harold Tara, New Jersey, “Persian Chicken Kabobs”; 3rd place ($3,000) - Mrs. Claude Swank, Michigan, “Wine Glazed Chicken and Vegetables”; 4th place ($2,000) - Miss Cara Berggren, Penn sylvania, “Lindos Chicken”; and 5th place ($1,000) - Mrs. Charles Evans, Oregon, “Chicken with Shrimp”. The three top recipes follow: HOT CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD 8 broiler-fryer chicken thighs, S teaspoon ga I large ripe chunks 1 can (4 ounces drained, sliced 1 can (4 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained I bunch green 1 cup slant sliced celery 1 teaspoon Ac'cent flavor enhancer '4 cup soy sauce 2 cups finely shredded iceberg lettuce 2 cups finely shredded iceberg lettuce Roll chicken in corn starch. Heat corn oil in fry pan. Add chicken chunks and quickly brown. Sprinkle with garlic powder. Add tomato, water chestnuts, mushrooms, onion and celery. Stir. Sprinkle with flavor enhancer. Add soy sauce. Stir. Cover, reduce heat to simmer and cook 5 minutes. Lightly toss chicken-vegetable mix with lettuce. Serve hot with rice. Makes 4 servings. PERSIAN CHICKEN KABOBS 4 whole broiler-fryer chicken breasts, halved, boned, skinned cut into skewer pieces 1 teaspoon Ac’cent flavor enhancer 2 teaspoons salt, divided 'a cup Mazota corn oil '/4 cup tarragon wine vinegar ' z teaspoon dry mint leaves */4 teaspoon dry rosemary 1 clove garlic, crushed ' 4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce 4 medium tomatoes, quartered 16 small white onions, peeled, cut into skewer pieces 2 green peppers, seeded, cut into~' skewer pieces 16 small to medium fresh mushroom caps ( Sprinkle chicken with flavor ' enhancer and 1 teaspoon of the ! salt. Stir together corn oil, j vinegar, mint, rosemary, garlic - and hot pepper sauce. Pour ova: . chicken in flat dish or bowL ) Cover; marinate in refrigerator at last 2 hours or overnight, if ‘ possible, turning once of twice. t Drain marinade from chicken, reserving marinade to use as ' brushing sauce. Thread chicken on skewers alternaing with i A NEST EGG? For A Son, Daughter Grandchild? 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QUICK BREAKFAST PUFF 6 slices day old bread, trimmed and quartered 4 slices American cheese or 1 cup grated Cheddar Cheese 4 eggs, beaten 1 cup milk Vi teaspoon salt Dash pepper Preheat oven to 359 degrees. Grease an 8” square baking dish. Line bottom with half of bread squares. Dot with butter. Place cheese evenly over bread. Place remaining bread squares over cheese. Combine eggs, milk, salt and pepper and beat well. Pour evenly over ingredients in baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown and bubbly. Serve hot. Serves 4. 1 perched upon this huge rock. And pondered its unknown age... It’s a Wonder, I thought: “God Just turned another page." Great Wonders for you and me... How many will search and look? How many will really see? Neva Taylor Harrington I found some “glories” to revel in at the ARTHUR WHITMIRE’S at Calvert. The heavenly blue morning glories greeted me — and they are a glory! The beautiful lake with twenty two Mallard ducks resting serenely beneath trees at lakeside, couldn’t be termed anything but glorious. The glory continues in the flowers all over the place. Such striking colors) in CANNAS, DAHLIAS. HIBISCUS, CALADIUM, TUBEROUS BEGONIAS, and CLEOME. SUNFLOWERS, both midget and mammoth-sized, also the Italian variety—all giving of their glory. Outstanding are the colorful ACHIMENES, the enormous ELEPHANT’S EARS, the beautiful HARDY WANDERING JEW, the delightfully LACY DIANTHUS, and the prettiest PORTULACA. Yes, I found so much beauty today at Arthur and Frances Whitmire’s home at Calvert. GARDENING: August is fast:, going—and will soon be gone. It is now that we begin thinking about next spring’s garden. All of us will have in our hearts forever the remembrance of springtime,! with shrubs and bulbs bursting »• into bloom. It is only in Autumn J that we can plant springtime’s beauty. • Make selections from flower catalogs, from nurseries and garden stores. Place orders early. -r In the meantine, prepare places for the things you want to plant. It’s the preparation of soil that is all important to the suc cess of whatever you plant. All roots should be dug out; the soil should be clean and pulverized. ORDERS FOR DAFFODILS, Hyacinths, tulips, the true garden LILIES, ORIENTAL POPPIES, HOSTA, DAYLILIES, IRIS, / BLEEDING HEART ,,L.< PRIMROSES, CANDYTUFT,^, THRIFT, BLUE BELLS, v CROCUS, and PEONIES should go in immediately. I’ve found that ordering early saves,, disappointment of stock being,, sold out. Growers always ship at, . correct planting time. All of the above mentioned,^ flowers do not bloom in early ' spring, but should be planted in fall. 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