32 - Wednesday, November 5, 1986 - North Shore News

Benefits of cookware cloud over

I WAS grateful to hear
from so many people who
are also ‘‘stuck’? with Vi-
sions cookware.

I thought that I must have been
blessed with a bad lot (or else I’ve
been fooling myself that I can
cook), but it seems that many
people have the same problems.

Complaints include food stick-
ing and burning (even boiled
potatoes, for heaven’s sake), hot
handles (advertised as ‘‘stay
cool’’), multitudes of cleaning
problems and their weight. The
large saucepans, when filled with
food, are wrist-breakers.

The only word of praise | heard
is that they save money on Saran
wrap in the microwave because of
their glass lids. That was tempered
by the fact that my reader’s oven is
the turntable variety and the han-
dle on her pot is tricky to place so
it doesn’t hit the sides.

Keep forwarding your com-
plaints and let’s see if Corning is
listening. | can’t believe that com-
pany could test a product and
overlook so many obvious flaws.

by Barbara
McCreadie

It’s that time of year again —
for those of us who like to bake
our own Christmas cakes and
puddings. Several years ago, I
printed a recipe for a very special
dark fruitcake. :

The recipe originated with my
kid’s great-grandmother and it is
beyond a doubt the best-flavored
fruitcake I’ve ever tasted. With
. proper aging, it slices beautifully

and it would also make a splendid .

wedding cake.

Just a few hints before you
begin: .

*Grease your pans and line with
heavy brown paper. I use cut-up
supermarket bags.

*Soak your fruit in brandy
overnight or even longer at room
temperature. Be sure to use a glass
or stainless steel pot — I use a big
steel Dutch oven.

*Have someone on hand with
wrists like a wrestler to mix the
batter with the fruit.

*And, if you do something
stupid like I did as a new bride — |
left out the spices and didn’t real-
ize it until the cakes were in the
oven, all is not lost. Wait until the
cakes are baked and then mix the
spices with a good shot of brandy.
Inject drops of the mixture at in-
tervals into the cakes with your
turkey baster. We couldn’t notice
any difference.

*After your cakes have cooled,
brush them with a bit of brandy.
Wrap tightly in foil and then place
in plastic bags. Every week or so,
carefully unwrap the cakes and
re-baste with brandy. Have a little
shot yourself and hum a chorus of
your favorite carol. Don’t -even
look at your unfinished gift list.

~ Great-Grandmother
Oidershaw's
Fruitcake

Fruit:

2 pounds Muscat raisins
(dark, sticky ones, Sun-Rype,
blue box)

1 Ib. peel

Y Ib. blanched almonds
(leave whole or slice)

1 tb. sultanas

2 cups currants

¥% cup brandy

Batter:

1 Ib. butter (or margarine)
22 cups brown sugar

3 eggs"
VY, teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Y2 teaspoon allspice

The night before, prepare fruit.
Break up the Muscats and watch
for any stems. Pour brandy over
and mix well. Keep covered and
stir from time to time during the

For batter, sift dry ingredients.
Beat butter and brown sugar until
light and fluffy. Beat in about %
of the flour mixture. Then add
four of the eggs. Then half the
remaining flour, beating well after
each addition. Add the remaining
eggs, then the rest of the flour.

Stir fruit again and then mix in
the batter.

This makes enough to fill two
extra large bread tins or two regu-
lar loaf pans plus a 6”* wide, deep

top as the cake rises very little.

Bake very slowly — 250°F ap-
proximately 4 hours. This time will
vary with the size of the tins.

One year | tried doubling this
recipe and | would caution against
it. I never saw such a mess in my
life.

These cakes should be stored for
at least a month before cutting.
Well Wrapped and basted with
brandy they store beautifully for

3 cups all-purpose flour evening.

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