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Soups and'Stewy cre& te
wonderfufautumn meals
Cooler Fall days call for tasty
soups and stews. With crabs
available, try \his delicious?
gumbo. It is hearty and fillmg
served over rice Add crusty
bread to sop the $fices. If
have shrimp in jltour freeser,
serve this delightfuNihriinp coo
coction. Add a salad) (aspic is a
nice complement) .aiW bread.
Note that the shrimp maybe
served over rice or to a patty
shell. Crabmeat is a good substi
tute also.
"io crate cleaned, but with meat
'iotaa
V<rop seafood seasoning
ft cups raw shrimp
Fry bacon and crumble. Saute
onions, celery and bell pepper in
bacon grease. Add flour to
thicken. Boil tomatoes, ham and
okra; add to other ingredients
and simmer. Add broth along so
it doesn't get too thick. Cook
about 2 hours and then add crabs
and seafood seasoning. Simmer
several hours. Twenty minutes
before serving, add shrimp.
Serve hot over rice. Serves 8.
ELEGANT SHRIMP
lib. shrimp, shelled and boiled
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter
V* cup minced celery
Yt cup parsley flakes
Vfc cup sliced mushrooms
V& cup waterchestnuts (sliced) as
desired
1 can (lOVi oc) cream of shrimp
soup
Mi cup cooking sherry
V?cup sour cream
4 frozen patty shells, baked or
cooked rice
slivered blanched almonds
Squeeze lemon juice over
shrimp. Saute onion, celery,
mushrooms and waterchestnuts
in butter. Slowly add the soup,
stirring over low heat. At this
point, turn off heat and wait 5-10
minutes before adding shery,
sour cream, parsley and shrimp.
Heat over medium beat just until
hot enough to serve in pastry
shells or ova- cooked rice. Top
with slivered almonds. Serves 4.
ATTEND MEETING? Five
members of the Perquimans
County Extension Homemak
ers Association attended an
nual meeting in Raleigh. Pic
tared from left to right are:
Mrs. Emily Harrell, Mrs.
Nancy Madre, Mrs. Thelma
Rogerson, Mrs. Marian
Frierson, Mrs. Emma Burke
and Mrs. Paige Underwood,
Home Economics Extension
Agent.
Homemakers attend meeting
Five members of the Perqui
mans County Extension Home
makers Association attended the
annual council meeting of the
North Carolina Extension Home
makers Association, Oct. 18-19 in
Raleigh.
Ava Rodgers, deputy adminis
trator, Extension Service, U S.
Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D.C. commended
the members on their many
hours of volunteer service de
voted to family, home and com
munity.
and community outreach; cultu
ral arts; family relationships
and child development ; family
resource management; health;
housing, energy and environ
ment; international ; public rela
tions and safety.
Mrs. Emily Harrell, Mrs.
Nancy Madre, Mrs. Thelma Ro
gerson, Mrs. Marian Prierson,
Mrs. Emma Burke and Mrs.
Paige Underwood, Home Eco
nomics Extension Agent were
among more than 450 club
women participating in the state
council conference at the North
Raleigh Hilton. They rep
resented more than 24,500 mem
bers statewide.
Theme of the event was "VIP
Leadership Pursuit." To comple
ment the theme, A & P lead
ership awards were presented to
two outstanding leaders from
each of six Extension Education
Program (VEEP) award.
The Extension Homemakers
Association is dedicated to
continuing adult education
through programs in citizenship
CRAB GUMBO
% lb bacon
3 cups chopped onions \
6 stalks celery, chopped V
3 green peppers, chopped
Vt cup flour
1 quart tomatoes
lquart chicken or beef stock
lcup finely grated ham
2 cups okra, sliced
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We 've just unpacked a
new selection of
Dayspring Christian Greeting Cards
We also have the Bible on cassette at
The Good News Shoppe
Broad St., Edenton
RE-ELECT
Joe Towe White, Jr.
to the
Hertford Town Council.
I have enjoyed representing the peo
ple of Hertford for past four years
and will appreciate your vote of sup
port for my continued service.
Paid for By Joe Towe White, Jr.
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