Nova Scotia cooking a winning taste From Page 42 vegetables and cream, stirr- ing until thickened. Season with salt and white pepper. Stop here! Refrigerate sev- eral hours or overnight. To serve, re-heat gently. Add fish, stirring well but don’t break up the fish into any more than bite-sized pieces. Garnish with fresh-snipped parsley. This should serve 5-6 but not in our house. Two chowder addicts on a binge can do in the whole pot. AJl this needs to go along is ciusty bread but if you want to stretch the meal, add a Caesar Salad. Then, sur- prise everyone with this: Old Nova Scotia Ginger- bread is gingerbread the way it ought to be — light in tex- ture, wonderfully moist and . alive with molasses and ginger. Serve with whipped cream, ice cream (vanilla) or homemade applesauce ‘as well. Serve it hot out of the oven but it keeps well and stands re-heating in the microwave. OLD NOVA SCOTIA GINGERBREAD Y2 cup margarine Y2 cup sugar 1 egg, beaten 1 cup molasses 2% cups sifted flour 1% tsp. baking soda VY, tsp. salt 1 tsp. each, ginger and cinnamon ¥2 tsp. cloves 1 cup hot water Combine the flour with the soda, salt and spices. Whip the margarine, sugar, egg and molasses together, add the flour mixture beating until smooth. Then add the hot water, again beating until smooth. Bake in a greased 9x9 pan at 350° about 35 min. And that’s real gingerbread. ea And, while I'm at it, here's a Nova Scotia standby — makes a lovely dip for Melba Toast. PICKLED HERRING SCOOP 1 cup commercially pickled herring Gook in your favorite fish store) — about Y Ib. 1 cup sour cream 1 red applied, unpeeled, cored and diced ¥% cup chopped walnuts 1 (bsp. capers Dice‘the herring and mix everything together. I set it in a glass dish, sprinkle freshly ground pepper over top and surround with Melba Toast. Sure beats commercial chip dip! 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