36 — Wednesday, January 8, 1992 —- North Shore News

FOOD

Home entertaining
order of the day

I CAN’T say I’m sorry to see 1991 pass away! It’s been
depressing to watch the effect of the GST driving irate
Canadians to shop down south — even if the prices are no
better. I heard the latest figures on job losses due to
businesses closing and I wonder if anything will repair the

damage.

It’s discouraging to turn up at a
small shop you’ve patronized for
years to find it closed. Brian
argues that many merchants abus-
ed the GST — making extra prof-
its by keeping the prices as they
were instead of passing the reduc-
tions on to the consumer.

All I know is that by this time
of year I’ve normally saved
enough money to look after our
pvoperty taxes. Not this year! I
know that my spending pattern
hasn’t changed but prices are ob-
viously higher. ,

It irks me ta pay GST on pro-
ducts such as Everfresh fruit
drinks — pure fruit juice and
water! If this isn’t ‘‘food’’, what
is it? Do you mind explaining to
my cats that they ought to eat 7%
less because their food is costing
7% more?

As for the price of cigarettes,
it’s ludicrous. Now the customs
are reporting huge increases in
smuggling. Cigarettes are high on
the list of preferred contraband.
What in hell do they expect?

Happy New Year!

_ One effect of our crummy
economy is known zs ‘‘cocoon-
ing,’’ defined as spending more
time at home. That’s good news
for. families, although tough on
the entertainment industry.

’ Pve noticed a big increase in
readers phoning for inexpensive
buffet suggestions — indicating
that there is a lot of home enter-
taining going on. Here are a few
of the best recipes I discovered in
1991.

Marlene’: Pumpkin Dessert

This was' given to me by my
friend Marlene Anderson. I
prepared it for Thanksgiving and
my family raved about it.

Crust: . .
1 cup flour

1/2 cup regular rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup soft butter

Mix well. Press into a 13’°X 9”
pan. Bake at 350° for 15 min.
Filling:

2 cups canned pumpkin

1 13 2/2 oz. tin evaporated milk

2 eggs

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon each: ginger, cloves,
cinnamon. .

Beat together and pour onto
crust. Bake at 350° for 20
minutes.

Topping:

1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup brown sugar

2 tablespuons butter.

Sprinkle over pumpkin mixture

and bake 15-20 min. more.

Fresh Fruit Orange Dip

4 medium eggs

3/3 cup butter or margarine

1/4 cup sugar

4 teaspoons grated orange rind
pinch of salt

1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange
juice

Blend until smooth in blender.
Place in the top of a double boiler
over simmering water and _ stir
constantly until thick. Cover and
chill. Serve as a dip for fresh
fruit.

Fast Cherry Cheese Square

Crust: 1 1/2 cups grahain cracker
crumbs

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup melted butter

Filling: 1 cup whipping cream

14 oz. package cream cheese

3/4 cup icing sugar

Whip cream and set aside.
Whip cheese with icing sugar.
Fold in cream.

Barbara
McCreadie

BUDGET BEATERS

Topping: 1 - 19 oz. tin cherry pie
filling

Prepare crust, top with filling
and spread with cherries. Chill at
least two hours.
Frozen Margarita Pie
Crust: 1/2 cup plus two table-
spoons margarine
1 1/4 cups finely crushed pretzels
1/2 cup sugar

Melt margarine and stir in

pretzel crumbs and sugar.
Press into 9°’ pie plate, bringing
the sides up to form a rim slightly
above the plate. Chill in freezer.
Filling: 1 tin Eagle Brand
sweetened condensed milk — 14
oz
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 1/2 tablespoons tequila
1 1/2 tablespoons Triple Sec

(Both of these may be purchas-

- ed in small bottles)

Green food cvloring — I used
about 6 drops
2 1/2 cups whipping cream,
whipped

Beat milk, lime juice and li-
quors together. Add food color-
ing, drop by drop until you fike
the color. Fold mixture into
whipped cream until blended.
Pour into chilled crust. Freeze
overnight. Well wrapped, this
keeps for several weeks. To serve,
thaw siightly —- about 15 minutes
on the kitchen counter makes it
easy to cut. .

1. garnished mine with lime
twists.

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