Recipes From The Tar Heel Kitchen
It's Time To Think Turkey
Conservation Notes
Access Roads Require
Careful Planning
By CYNTHIA J. H1GG1NS
Although one may think that
it's a little early to be talking
about turkey, that's not the
case at all. No longer is turkey
strictly a holiday bird. Several
ladies attested to that fact dur
ing the 2nd annual N. C.
Turkey Cooking Contest Cook
off.
Five contestants prepared
their turkey recipes before
spectators and judges in
Raleigh on Sept. 23. The event
was sponsored by the N. 0.
Department of Agriculture,
the N. C. Turkey Federation,
and N. C. State University.
The contestants recipes
were chosen from a mass
mailing of entries from all
over this state. Winning cook
off participants were:
{?'ranees Baker of Windsor,
Jane Cline of Rutherfordton,
Debbie Rutledge of
Statesville, Ardath Weaver of
Raleigh, and Blanche Poole of
Sparta. Judges for the event
were: Dr. Nadine Tope, Foods
and Nutrition Specialist,
NCSll; Beth Tartan, Food
Editor, Winston-Salem Jour
nal; Daivd Stroud, Consultant
with the National Turkey
Federation in Chicago, 111.;
Mayor Smedes York of
Raleigh, and Bob Waters of
WW AY -TV in Wilmington.
Stroud presented a seminar on
using turkey before the cook
off and turkeys were given
away throughout the day to
spectators
North Carolina it the
number one producer of
turkeys in the ll. S. and the
five winners demonstrated
some of the versatility of using
turkey parts. First place win
ner of $500 was Ardath Weaver
with her recipe for Gourmet
Turkey Rose'. Second place
winner of $250 was Frances
Baker with her recipe for
Turkey Squares. They invite
you to try using turkey parts
and their recipes.
GOURMET TURKEY ROSE'
Vfc raw turkey breast, boned
and skinned (1V2 lbs.)
V* cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
V? teaspoon pepper
^ cup butter
V4 cup olive oil
1 cup rose' wine
Dash of ground oregano
h pound fresh mushrooms
1 beef bouillon cube
6 oz. boiling water
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon heavy cream
Slice the turkey across the
grain, very thinly. Mix
together the flour, salt and
pepper in a shallow bowl. Dip
the turkey slices in the flour,
coating both sides. Heat ' ? cup
of butter and all the olive oil in
a large skillet. Brown the
turkey slices lightly on both
sides, a few at a time. Pour off
any excess fat, but do not
wash skillet. Return the
turkey slices to the skillet, and
pour the rose' wine over all.
Sprinkle with oregano. Cook
over medium heat for about 6
minutes, turning the turkey
slices gently as it is cooking in
order to coat both sides. Most
of the liquid will have
evaporated.
Meanwhile, slice
mushrooms and saute' in re
maining V? cup butter for
about 1 minute. Drain
mushrooms. Dissolve beef
bouillon cube in boiling water.
Add to the turkey in the skillet
together with the mushrooms.
(Lip to this time, all this
preparation can be done in ad
vance. )
When ready to serve, cook
turkey and mushroom mix
ture over low heat for about 8
minutes, until almost all the li
quid is gone and the mixture is
almost dry. Beat the egg yolk
with the heavy cream.
Remove the turkey from the
heat, and pour the cream-egg
yolk mixture over the turkey
slices. Turn the turkey slices
over gently to coat both sides.
This will produce a satiny
glaze. Serve at once. Serves 6
to 8. . ?
TURKEY SQUARES
3 OK. package cream cheese,
softened
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 cups cooked turkey, cubed
v? teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon celery seed
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon onion, chopped
1 tablespoon pimiento, chop
ped
1 (? oz.) can refrigerated cres
cent dinner rolls
Blend cream cheese and
butter until smooth. Add
turkey, salt, pepper, celery
seed, milk, onion, and pimien
to. Mix well. Separate rolls in
to 4 rectangles; seal
triangular perforations. Spoon
about 4 cup turkey mixture
into center of each rectangle.
Pull 4 corners of dough to
center and seal. Brush tops
with tnelted butter, if desired,
tiarnish with pimiento strip.
Bake at 350* on ungreased
cookie sheet for 20 minutes.
Serves 4.
There is a higher proportion
of meat to bone weight on
large turkeys. When buying
turkeys 12 pounds and under,
allow % to 1 pound per serv
ing. For larger turkeys, allow
to *4 pounds per serving.
By RUSSELL B LEVINS
Often times a person does
not fully realize the results of
an action they are about to
take. This can be especially
true with regard to access
roads in Madison County.
For whatever purpose, a
person is wanting to build an
access road: to a homesite.
access to a part of the proper
ty or harvest of timber, the
way the road is built will
determine how useful the road
will be. There are things to
consider before the road is
built.
Drainage -
It is important to provide for
adequate drainage at all
drainage ways. The road will
have culverts, bridges, or
stable overflow areas, depen
ding on the type of road use.
These structures should be
designed to carry at least a
10-year, 24 hour storm which
is about a 4 inch rain.
If seep or springs are
discovered during construc
tion of the road, these areas
should be drained in order to
maintain a stable road bed.
Side Slopes -
All cuts and fills should be
sloped to have side slopes that
are stable. Depending on the
type of soil material being us
ed, this will vary. Cut slopes
should not be steeper than
1V*:1 aqd fill slopes should not
be steeper than 2:1 as a
general rule.
Vegetation ?
All disturbed areas that are
not part of the road surface
should be established to a
suitable grass as soon as
possible after construction.
Seedbed preparation, seeding
vegetation on the side slopes
of a road. In the case of farm
access and forest roads, the
surface should also be seeded
in much the same way.
Surfacing ?
For roads expected to
receive a lot of traffic, surfac
ing will be necessary. In this
case, a good road base should
be put down and then a good
road - bond gravel should be
placed on top of this. The
amount and type of gravel
necessary will depend on the
amount and kind of traffic ex
pected.
Grade -
This is the most limiting fac
tor to good access roads in
Madison County. Access roads
; with constant traffic such as
those to homes should not be
' over a 12 percent grade. Farm
I and other access roads should
not be over 20 percent grade.
This should be considered as
a part of the construction pro
cess. Any road is going to re
quire a certain amount of
maintenance. Depending on
how well the road is built will
determine how expensive the
road is to maintain. A poorly
built access road will soon cost
more in maintnenace than it
cost to build. -
If you would like more infor
mation about designing or
building an access road,
please call or come by the Soil
Conservation Service. Our
phone number is M9-3313 and
we are located in the Griffin
Building in Marshall.
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Here Is a holiday dessert that is sure to
add to your holiday festivities. It is a great
treat at any friendly get together and a hap
py ending to any meal. Using Nabisco Nilla
Wafers it is easy to prepare, takes little
preparation time and tastes delicious.
?USE COUPON BELOW*
ALMOND RAISIN TORTONI
48 NILLA Wafers
2 ops kMvy crBsm
Vt cup confedmr's sugar
% cup brandy, qritoml
V. cup dwppnd PLANTBiS
jllinnd Almonds, tastod
% cup retains
Vi cup ckapptd maraschino tinrriw
Arrange 4 NILLA Wafers upright in each of 12 paper-lined
muffin-pan-cups.
Beat heavy cream with confectioner's sugar until stiff. If
desired, gradually beat In brandy. Fold in PLANTERS Slivered
Almonds, raisins and chopped maraschino cherries; spoon in
to cookie shells. Garnish each with a halved maraschino
cherry. Freeze 4 hours or until firm. Makes 12 servings.
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You
For Your Vote and Support in
the November 8th Mars Hill
Election.
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