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<h2 id="c5"><span class="small">APPLES IN THE MAIN COURSE</span></h2> <h3 id="c6">Baked acorn squash with apples</h3> <p>To give a sharper flavor to the mild acorn....</p> <div class="verse"> <p class="t0">2 small acorn squashes</p> <p class="t0">¼ cup brown sugar</p> <p class="t0">3 cups chopped apple</p> <p class="t0">Nutmeg</p> <p class="t0">½ teaspoon salt</p> <p class="t0">2 tablespoons table fat</p> </div> <p>Cut squash in halves and scoop out seeds.</p> <p>Place squash in a baking dish; fill centers with apple.</p> <p>Pour a little water into the dish. Cover and bake at 350° F. (moderate oven) 30 minutes, or until partly done.</p> <p>Sprinkle with salt, sugar, and nutmeg, and dot with fat.</p> <p>Bake uncovered about 45 minutes, or until the squash is soft.</p> <p>Four servings.</p> <h3 id="c7">Apple fritters</h3> <p>Fritters are special, and especially good with any lean meat—cold sliced or hot ...</p> <div class="verse"> <p class="t0">1 cup sifted flour</p> <p class="t0">1 egg, beaten</p> <p class="t0">½ teaspoon salt</p> <p class="t0">½ cup milk</p> <p class="t0">1½ teaspoons baking powder</p> <p class="t0">1 tablespoon melted fat</p> <p class="t0">1 cup thinly sliced apples</p> <p class="t0">1 tablespoon sugar</p> <p class="t0">Fat for deep-fat frying</p> </div> <p>Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar.</p> <p>Combine egg, milk, and fat. Add to the dry ingredients all at once, stirring only enough to moisten.</p> <p>Stir in the apples.</p> <p>Drop by spoonfuls into hot fat (350°-375°F.) and cook until browned.</p> <p>Serve with sirup or sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar.</p> <p>Eight small fritters.</p> <div class="pb" id="Page_7">7</div> <h3 id="c8">Apple stuffing</h3> <p>One way to bring together the ever-popular pork and apple team....</p> <div class="verse"> <p class="t0">¼ cup diced salt pork</p> <p class="t0">½ cup chopped onion</p> <p class="t0">¼ cup chopped parsley</p> <p class="t0">5 medium-size tart apples, diced</p> <p class="t0">½ cup sugar</p> <p class="t0">2 cups soft bread cubes</p> </div> <p>Cook salt pork in a fry pan until crisp, and remove from fat. Cook onion and parsley in the fat for a few minutes.</p> <p>Place apples in the pan, sprinkle with sugar. Cover and cook until tender, then continue cooking uncovered a few minutes until apples are candied.</p> <p>Add salt pork and bread cubes; heat through.</p> <p>Yield: 3 cups stuffing.</p> <h4><i>Ways to use apple stuffing....</i></h4> <p>Pile hot stuffing between two sections of spareribs, skewer them together, and bake. Or use to stuff a boned shoulder of fresh pork. One-half of this recipe will stuff four large pork chops, with enough left over to cook on top of the chops.</p> <h3 id="c9">Apple relish</h3> <p>Easy to make ... no cooking....</p> <div class="verse"> <p class="t0">1 cup finely chopped unpared apples</p> <p class="t0">1 cup finely shredded cabbage</p> <p class="t0">½ cup finely chopped celery</p> <p class="t0">1 tablespoon chopped green pepper</p> <p class="t0">⅓ cup sugar</p> <p class="t0">3 tablespoons vinegar</p> <p class="t0">½ teaspoon salt</p> <p class="t0">¼ teaspoon ginger</p> <p class="t0">¼ teaspoon mustard</p> <p class="t0">Dash of cayenne pepper</p> <p class="t0">1 tablespoon chopped canned pimiento</p> </div> <p>Mix apples, cabbage, celery, and green pepper.</p> <p>Combine sugar, vinegar, spices, and pimiento. Add to apples and vegetables and mix lightly but thoroughly.</p> <p>Yield: 2 cups.</p> <div class="pb" id="Page_8">8</div> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />

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