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Chicken Drumsticks Oven Fried

Eggs In A Frame

Cinnamon-Applesauce Salad

Bacon & Cheese Muffins

Gelatin Sundaes

Banana Pops

Cranberry Pancakes

Freckle Face Pancakes

Carrot Pineapple Salad

Cheesy Hot Dogs

Strawberry Banana Puree

Chips And Cheese

Chicken Drumsticks Oven Fried

Heat oven to 425°.

Melt in a small pan or in the microwave 1/3 cup shortening. Set aside.

Mix in a bag:

	1/4 cup flour
	1/2 tsp salt
	1/2 tsp paprika
	1/8 tsp pepper

Wash and pat dry 2 lbs (around 4 kg) chicken legs

Put 3 or 4 chicken pieces at a time in a paper bag and shake to coat chicken with flour mixture. Arrange chicken is a single layer in an ungreased baking pan (13x9x2 inches). Drizzle the melted shortening on chicken. Bake uncovered 45 minutes or until chicken is tender.

Eggs In A Frame

For each serving:

	Cut out the center of a slice of bread using a cookie cutter or knife.
	Spread both sides of the bread with soft margarine.
	Melt 1 tbs margarine in a frying pan
	Brown the bread slice in the frying pan over medium-high heat. Turn the bread over.
	Break 1 egg into a measuring cup or saucer.
	Slip the egg into the hole in the bread slice. Lower the heat and cover the frying pan. Cook until the egg white is set. Remove from pan with large spatula or pancake turner.

Cinnamon-Applesauce Salad

Empty into small saucepan:

	1/2 cup red cinnamon candies
	1/2 cup water

Heat over medium heat until candies are melted.

Add:

1 pkg (3 oz) lemon-flavored gelatin

Stir until gelatin is dissolved

Stir in 1 1/2 cups applesauce

Pour into baking pan, 8x8x2 inches. Chill until firm. Cut into squares.

Bacon & Cheese Muffins

Cut 3 English muffins in half

Spread margarine on the cut sides

Cut 6 slices of bacon in half

Set oven to broiler setting

Place muffin halves and bacon slices on rack in broiler pan. Broil with tops of muffins 3 inches from heat until bacon is light brown (about 2 minutes). Remove muffins and turn bacon over. Broil bacon 1 minute longer

Top each muffin with:

1 thick tomato slice

2 pieces of bacon

2 thin slices processed cheese

Return muffins to broiler. Broil about 1 minute longer or until cheese is melted.

Gelatin Sundaes

	Empty 1 pkg (3 oz) black cherry-flavored gelatin (or any other fruit-flavor) into a medium bowl
	Add 2/3 cup boiling water
	Divide among 8 dessert dishes, 1 quart vanilla ice cream or sherbet
	Spoon hot gelatin mixture over ice cream.
	The gelatin sauce will thicken as it touches the ice cream. Use different flavours of ice cream or gelatin.

Banana Pops

	bananas (one banana makes 2 pops)
	honey crispy rice cereal

Cut bananas in half. Place each half on a Popsicle stick. Place honey on one plate and rice cereal (or nuts, sprinkle, or any coating) on another.

Coat the banana with honey (use a pastry brush)

Roll the banana in the cereal or other topping selected.

Eat immediately or freeze in wax paper for frozen treats.

Cranberry Pancakes

Beat with rotary beater in medium bowl until smooth:

	2 cups biscuit mix
	1 egg
	1 cup milk

Fold in:

1/2 cup jellied cranberry sauce (comes in cans)

Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto hot griddle or frying pan. Turn when bubbles appear. Bake other side until golden brown. Serve with cranberry syrup.

Cranberry Syrup:

Heat in saucepan:

1 1/2 cups jellied cranberry sauce (16 ounce can)

2 tablespoons light corn syrup

Freckle Face Pancakes

(Use the batter recipe from above and omit folding in the cranberries)

Drizzle a small amount of batter from a teaspoon onto hot griddle or frying pan to make funny eyes, nose and mouth. when they puff up, pour about 1/4 cup batter over them. Turn when bubbles appear. Bake other side until golden brown.

Carrot Pineapple Salad

Empty into a small bowl:

1 pkg (3 oz) lemon-flavored gelatin

Add 1 cup boiling water

Stir until gelatin is dissolved

Stir in:

	1/2 cup cold water
	1/8 tsp salt
	1 can (8 3/4 oz) crushed pineapple with syrup

Chill until mixture is slightly thickened

Shred (cut into long thin pieces) enough carrot to fill 1/2 cup

Fold into gelatin mixture. Pour into 4-cup mold or baking pan (8x8x2 inches). Chill until set. Serve the salad in the mold or cut into squares.

Cheesy Hot Dogs

	Drop 8 hot dogs into a saucepan of boiling water. Lower heat and simmer 5 to 8 minutes
	Take 8 slices of bread and spread with margarine. and prepared mustard
	Top each slice of bread with a slice of processed cheese
	Place a hot dog on top of each cheese slice. Fold up two sides to make a triangle shape. Fasten with toothpicks.
	Melt 1/4 cup margarine in a small pan or in the microwave.
	Brush outside of each triangle with the melted margarine and place in a broiler pan.
	Set the oven to the broiler setting and place sandwiches 4 to 5 inches from the heat.
	Heat about 2 minutes or until golden brown

Strawberry Banana Puree

	Cut into 8 pieces 1 pkg (16 oz) frozen sliced strawberries
	Peel 1 banana and cut into 1 inch pieces.
	Put banana pieces into blender container. Cover and mix until smooth. Add frozen strawberries one at a time. Mix on high speed until smooth after adding each piece.

Chips And Cheese

Spread tortilla or taco chips on a microwave-safe platter. Spread salsa or pizza sauce over the chips. Sprinkle shredded cheese over the sauce. Heat in microwave until cheese is melted.