The News-Star from Monroe, Louisiana (2024)

December 9, 1981

Publication:

The News-Stari

Location:

Monroe, Louisiana

Issue Date:

Wednesday, December 9, 1981

Page:

29

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1 Quantity Rights Reserved Prices Good CHOICE CHUCK AMILY PACK AMILY rAUh UMUlUt UUL RYERS lb 39 ROAST CHOICE CHUCK UdUA insp vvnoie A WC UHOlUb UHUUK RYERS 41 STEAK GNS co*ke Sprite Tab 32 oz 6 pk plus deposit $3 90 'Hickory Smoked Shank Portion COOL WHIP 8 oz 39 Peggy Sygitowicz makes fragile rosettes as part of Norwegian style Christmas celebra tion Soap can be made for gifts right in your own kitchen By BEV DANIEL Gannett News Service or your holiday baking Norwegian style goodies may be too tempting to pass up Peggy Sygitowicz of Bellingham Wash makes rosettes as fragile as spun glass and dainty knots of fattigmann every Christ mas Her family has a mixed holiday tradition of Norwegian sweets and Polish meats Her' husband Leo is of Polish descent She makes her rosettes and fattigmanns for special weddings She made them for the grand opening of her daughter Theresa's new beauty shop She made them for the company party which cancelled be cause of the snow because all drive in the snow all the time anyhow" When the grandchildren come over they like to make cookies when they get the raw dough they take off" And she's left with the job of cook ing it She laughed It doesn't matter She thinks of baking cookies as being almost therapeutic I get frustrated I start making a big batch of cookies and forget all about it 1 like to cook but with just two of us now I as much as 1 used she said deftly rolling out a potato cake Two years ago the couple toured the They didn't visit Norwav but spent two weeks in Poland visiting relatives They had planned to go again this summer but the political climate was not right she said Her husband speaks and writes Polish so he keeps in touch with the family Recently he wrote four letters she said noting that he commented never written so manv Zs in my "There much to it she said placing the rosette iron into the hot grease in prepa ration to begin She does make it look easy ollowing are her recipes and some sugges tions she offers to ease the way for those less expert than she: ROSETTES 2 eggs 1 tbsp sugar 1 cup milk 1 cup sifted flour 1 tsp vanilla Combine eggs sugar and salt Beat well Add milk flour and vanilla Beat until smooth At this point she said she strains the bat ter to make sure it has no lumps Heat rosette iron in deep fat (she uses Crisco to 375 degrees Wipe fat off iron with paper towel then dip the iron into bat ter Allow excess to drip off then cook in hot fat for about 1 minute or until bubbles sub side With a fork push the cooked rosette off Soap probably is the last thing think of making at home But check most Christmas gift counters at the best stores this year and see that specialty soaps are extremely expensive These? unusual soaps make excellent gifts Then it makes sense that homemade soaps of fine quality also would make perfect gifts And while making soap at home exactly simple and the process requires some cau tion any good cook who knows how to mix and sflr and read a thermometer ought to be able to make soap of the best quality in the kitchen Some recipes for homemade soap require very basic ingredients such as animal fat and wood ashes for making lye orget about these too basic materials if a begin ner All the ingredients for making a high quality luxury soap for gift giving are in your supermarket the recipe: 1 lb canned shortening 1 cup pure olive oil 1 cup peanut oil 2 cup plus 2 tbsp lye 1 13 Cups water 3 tbspLscented oil Only two of these ingredients might pres ent problems One of them is lye It is a highly caustic powder which is often used these days to open closed drains It is avail able at most supermarkets Treat it with respect The scented oil in the recipe means an available at many pharma cies herb stores and health food stores If you fine scented oil try using candle scents you find at craft shops All ingredients should be mixed in enam By DAVE PEYTON Gannett News Service Make fragile rosettes like the Norwegians do iron onto paper towel While dipping and cooking the next set gently place cooked 1 rosette in bowl of granulated sugar to light i ly coat both sides She said some poeple like to dip the settes into powdered sugar but she because get it all down the front bf'you when you eat i This recipe will make about 40 rosettes she said The batter should be like heavy cream lour differs from brand to brand she explained If the batter is too thick it should be thinned slightly with milk If too thin add more flour A rosette iron is mandatorv ive to the UNITED WAY and support 20 agencies iff this area eled or stainless steel pans The lye will cor rode aluminum tin and iron Stirrers should be glass or wood Protect your hands throughout by wearing rubber gloves irst mix the lye and water Do this by pouring the lye into the water slowly and not the other way Make sure the water is cold because once the lye hits it it begins to heat up immediately due to a chemical reaction The water could get hot enough to boil so be careful In addition be careful with the fumes Use the exhaust fan over your stove or make sure the kitchen is well ventilat ed Next melt the shortening Then add the olive oil first and then the peanut oil inally add the scent and stir 1 Use a candy thermometer or other ther mometer to make sure both the water lye solution and the oils are at 90 degrees When both reach that temperature add the lye water to the oils in a thin stream while you stir I Continue stirring until the mixture is about as thick as honey Then it is ready to pour into molds Molds can be made of cardboard I or wooden boxes If you like you can work the soap into round balld before it hardens completely which may take several hours You can also use styrofoam egg cartons plastic cookie cutters or other such non i metallic molds I If you want to give the soap coloring add food coloring while it is still soft If your stir it completely it will all be one color If you stir it less it will have waves of color in it Allow the soap to cure for a couple of weeks before using it reshly made soap too strong for most skins To keep it moist and to prevent cracking wrap the cured soap in plastic wrap or waxed paper roccu Mixed Pan "fl 19 SAUSAGE lb Gannett News Service A Pvy Notliing ls as traditional during the holdiday sea son as candy 5 The earliest memories of most people include 4 those of Christmas sweets And among the me mories of most is the taste of old fashioned hard candy1 Perhaps why homemade hard candy makes an unusual and welcomed gift during the holiday season VMU VV444V lie VI UHJ VV1V11 VI VM OUgUL VV11V11 V11V 11A1A 1 CAUIL Will UC llLLlc S(T1 li rP Th hard candy has the special touch ofand fruity flavors Some of them are true oil ture in the pan reaches 310 degrees add one tea than uneven broken nieces the COnk that he fminH in rnmmprriallu eYtrantc and nthnre ava nT4ninii it nr i made candy It is this special of the right color and right flavor that makes it such a special gift 4 VS 4 uiRicuieins wr naru canay can oe round on saucepan a canay tnermomeier ana a pizza jcu After poured it sprinkle the top with more the Aelves of your local supermarket? 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