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Delight for Dieters Delicious, Low-cal Mushroom

By FLORENCE L.D. HEAL Mushrooms are a great food for dieters. They provide minerals, vitamins, and some protein, but few calories. They have become very popular in today's food dishes whether it be raw or cooked, in soups, salads, casseroles, sauces, and french fried. A mushroom quiche I had the other day at a bridge luncheon was delicious. MUSHROOM QUICHE 4 pound fresh mushrooms, chopped 5 T. butter 1 cup finely chopped saltines 1/3 chopped green onion 4 pound bacon, cooked & crumbled 2 cups shredded cheese l cup cottage cheese 3 eggs 4 teaspoon paprika Saute mushrooms in 3 Tablespoons butter. Combine with saltines Press into 9" pie plate. Saute onion in the remaining 2 tablespoons. Spread onions over crust. Sprinkle with cheese and bacon. Blender mix eggs with cottage cheese, Pour in shell. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake 350° up to 35 minutes. Stand for 10 minutes before cutting. A dish I like to serve with chicken is Rice and Mushrooms. RICE and MUSHROOMS 1 stick butter ^ 1 cup regular rice 1 onion, chopped 1 tablespoon fresh oregano CATERING TO YOU I

1 tablespoon fresh parsley 1 can chicken broth 1 can water 1 cup sliced mushrooms In pan saute butter, onion, parsley, oregano and rice. Transfer to baking dish and add consomme or chicken broth, water and mushrooms. Cover and bake in 350° oven 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer. MUSHROOM SOUP The following recipe for mushroom soup came from Kennett Square. Pa. the heart of the mushroom growing in this area. 3 pounds fresh mushrooms, sliced 1/8 cup lemon juice 4 cup water 4 teaspoon salt 3 medium carrots, cut up 2 ribs celery, cut up 4 medium onion, chopped 4-5 med. potatoes, cut up 4 pound butter or oleo 1 quart milk 4 pint cream Parsley, salt, pepper, garlic, thyme to taste White wine optional Rinse and slice mushrooms. Put in large heavy bottom kettle. Cover with water, salt and lemon juice (to keep mushrooms white) Cook over low heat until it comes to a boil and allow 14 minutes only. Brain off half of the ___>Aushroom juice. Return X mushrooms to low heat. ISalHe vegetables in butter until lust barely tender. Add milk, creaip and vegetables to copked mushrooms Simmer 30-45 minutes. Adjust seasoning to taste. Thicken if desired. Another recipe from Kennett Square is Mushroom Fritters MUSHROOM FRITTERS 1 cup Bisquick mix 1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms 2 tablespoons sliced green onion • I tablespoon chopped pimiento Flea Market GOSHEN - The Ladies Auxiliary of the Goshen Volunteer Fire Co. will hold a flea market 9a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday at the Old Goshen School yard. Delsea Drive. Food and beverages will be available, and the rain date is Aug. 24. For information. call 465-4325 or 465-2249.

i 1 tablespoon salt 4 teaspoon celery seed 1 beaten egg yolk 4 cup dairy sour cream 1 egg white Cooking oil for frying, i In a mixing bowl mix the first six ingredients. Mix ! together the egg yolk and I sour cream. Stir in dry in- > gredients until just i moistened. Beat egg white to stiff peaks. Gently fold egg white into mushroom . mixture. Heat oil in heavy frying pan. Drop batter by tablespoons into the hot oil. Fry about 2 minutes or unit! golden brown, turning once. Makes 12 Serve hot. MUSHROOM POTATO CHEESE MIX BAKE 1 tablespoon butter 4 cup chopped onion 4 teaspoon paprika 4 pound f r e € h mushrooms, sliced 4 cooked potatoes, peeled and sliced 2 cups shredded swizz cheese 4 eggs Salt and pepper to taste 2 cups milk In skillet melt butter. Add onion and paprika, cook until tender. Add mushrooms and cook 5 minutes. Layer in baking dish potatoes, then the mushroom mix, then cheese until all is used Beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a bowl. Pour over the mixture in the baking dish. Bake at 325° for 1 hour. Florence L.D. Heal of Cape May is a former home economics supervisor for the State of New Jersey.

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