THE title says it all —
Recipes and Cooking:

’ Hints for Brides and

. Other Handicapped

; Author Imogene Dickey

of: Buffalo, Wyoming, faced
he: challenge of being hand-
pped in ner kitchen every

r story.
In'1966, when shé:was _
42; "Imogene and her 17.
ear-old daughter Lyn were :
olved in‘an automobile °

orn 1a SEG REDE

quadriplegic and Lyn a para-
plegic.

Her account of the acci-
dent makes her laugh.

“We just did the old roll,
three or four times, and she
and T ended up under the
car. When the wrecker came
out, finally, to lift the car off
of us, it just got the winch
hooked up and was out of .
gas. I always thought that
was neat. The wrecker ran
out of gas.”

After seven months in a
spinal cord injury unit, they
returned home.

Thus began the challenge

_ of being a mother to four

children, one of whom was
paraplegic. :

“Cooking was one of the
few contributions I could
still make, physically, in the

_ Operation of the household.

‘L love to cook, but asa
result of my injuries I must
cook from a wheelchair with
limited use‘of my hands. |

‘MONA Brun’ threw open the. doors ‘of her. North
Vancouver: home: to host'the launch of. the. PNE
oking Shows, an annual event that features the

best of

Shawls: on
be late -

Pringles Shawls on ‘page.

55 will be late '- rainchecks . |
be- available. “at” the
°Girls' ‘Geometrics :
ight. 2-pair.. Pack

ly convenience. >

this may have caused.- 9 | .

C: food. The PNE runs tated 17 to Sept. 2.

pe fc

“The biggest thing was
frustration. In.the morning,
when the kids would all get
off to school, I'd come to
the kitchen door and see
every conceivable surface
covered with something. I
hate clutter. [ have to have a
neat place to have a neat
mind.

“So I got in the habit of
backing in so I couldn’t see
it all. I could do it, one
thing at a time, but not if I
had to look at it all. I could-
n’t see how I could ever
make any order of it, so I
just backed in.”

When Dickey’s children
left home, she wrote and
published her cookbook.
Her advice?

“Keep it simple — never
try a recipe that looks as
though it might be a lirtle
tricky when you’re home
alone. Try to avoid frustra-
tion, it’s one of my worst
enemies.

“Convenience foods —
some things may taste a lit-

. tle better when made from
*. scratch, bur measure the dif-
ference:i in taste against time,
., effort and frustration
“sinvolved and I think you'll

choose pre-packaged most

“of the time.

““Here are a few of the
‘old reliable’. cooking ‘aids
that I use in meal. prepara-
tion: ;

* Lap. board — “A must. As
much as possible, cook on:
my lap. I feel more in control
of whatever I'm handling. It's

also very handy to ‘slide ‘dishes '
from your lap into either the :
oven, or'the refrigerator.” Meet

° Li ghiweight kettles - — with
bulky handles. “I can get a

“goad grip when placing on

elements and removing from

: the stove.”

Foley fork “Ie has wide,”
urved tines that get into the

“corners of kettles and skillets.
_-It’s great for breaking up
., hamburger, making gravies
_and other sauces.

“© Electric sifter — “Cordless,
~ operates on two small C bat-"

teries. One hand use is easy

“— just push th the button with
: your thumb. .

r

"e Egg separator — “Good for

foolproof separating yolk -
from white. Whites drain
through slots, while yolk stays

intact in holder.”

_ Recipes. for Brides and”
other Handicapped People

r SUCCESS

may be ordered from Dickey
by sending USS$6 plus $1.25
for handling to $50 North
Carrington Street, Buffalo,
Wvoming, 82834,

Here is Imogene’s recipe
for creamy potato bisque.

Creamy Potato Bisque

4c. butter or margarine

1 c. chopped onion

1c. chopped celery —
including some tops

3 to 4 poratoes cut into 1/2
inch cubes — about 4
cups in all

(J use frozen, chunky

style hash browns and they

are great.)

Kc. parsley flakes

‘Ye tsp. salt

% tsp. pepper
1 qt. chicken broth

1 qt. milk
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
Kc. water
butter.or margarine
chopped parsley

Use large kettle — at
least.6 quarts. Melt butter:
over medium heat, Add

onion and celery and cook
‘until onion is limp — about .,

10 minutes.

Add broth, potatoes, salt,
pepper and parsley. Cover
and cook until potatoes are
tender; about 30 minutes. .”

_ Stir in the milk and‘cook... ;
covered until hot — but not
‘boiling. Blend the corn-
starch in water until smooth ;

and add to sonp.
Continue until soup is
thickened aud buils. I

“served from,a tureen, float...

pat of butter on top and
sprinkic on a few. parsley | *
flakes. :

Serves 8.

Kasey Wilsoii isa food, ,

wine and travel. writer,
restauvant reviewer and:
British Columbia contribu-:
tor to Pacific Northwest © js

The Beautiful Cookbook,

‘Lions Gate ‘