PAGE 8 THE YANCEY JOURNAL APRIL 15, 1976 USDA Gives Food Stamp Program Facts i Department of Agricul o the Senate Agriculture nittee on June 30, 1975 ed that (1) nearly half of cipients of food stamps in households with les under $3,000 (2) The ie of the average four n family qn food stamps 456 a year (3) 92 percent food stamp participants households with take wine annual income under *W>; 95 percent are in households with income un tmsß ,000; 97 percent are in seholds with income un s9,ooo; and virtuqjly 100 are in households twih income under SIO,OOO. WOnly 13 percent of all food istamp participants are in feusteholds with take-home g From The <1 Homemakers j, S|ood news;! ; BY DONNA McLAIN Extension Homemaker A casserole can be a great time saver on busy days if you rtutkp one ahead and freeze it. He* are recipes for salad, casserole and dessert that will provide new taste experiences for your family. TOSSED GARDEN SALAD 1 head lettuce 2 large tomatoes 4 fresh onions, including tops 1 medium cucumber 1 bunch radishes i-e\V Leaves Spinach Buhch chives (6 to 8 spikes) Vi tsp. salt Cqmmercial French Dressing Salad greens . Cut lettuce in 1 inch fiubes. Chill, peel and cut tomatoes into wedges. Cut onions into cubes. Peel and Slice cucumber. Slice radish es. Chop spinach leaves and cut chives very fine. Place all on a bed of salad greens. Season with salt and French dressing. Yield: 6 to 8 servings. BEEF-MACARONI CASSEROLE IVj cups cut macaroni 2 tsp shortening Vi cup chopped onion 1 lb. ground beef 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp:? steak sauce */« tsp pepper */i cups shredded cheese l‘/i Cups milk Vi cup catsup Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain, ah<(« place in a large mixing bowi. Place shortening in a skillet and cook the chopped onion until browned. Add ground beef and cook until all dolor is removed. Drain off excess fat. Add salt, steak sauce, pepper, and */i cup catsup. Mix the meat and npacjuoni and let cool. When ■UXture is cool, add shredded cjieese and mix well. Place mixture in two 1-quart cas serole dishes. To bake: mix together eggi milt, and '/j cqp,;,catsup and additional shfedded cheese if desired. ever the casserole mQtture and bake in a covered cs&serole dish at 350 degrees a£but 25 to 30 minutes, or uplil it heats through and starts to bubble. Yield 8 Servings. Note: This is an Oxcpllent dish to make ahead aod freeze. GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE oz) box graham crackers baking powder Fjeiip undiluted evaporated Jgtf'k I*sficks butter or marg. 2 cups sugar s- f x t - * rrt& armxL +SL 9 pranks «. £O, I- y I bsSalw I wigs to^\| I SPRUCt ? iiM£ V N 1 & , g j J KE tj»> questionable that the USDA has referred it to' both the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice for investigation of whether legal charges can be brought against the ad’s sponsors for false and*misleading adver tising. WHAT ABOUT FRAUD? Mr - . T The USDA June report ; t