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Wednesday, January 5,2022 dawsonnews.com I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I 3A FOOO/BY ANNE BYRN PHILLIPS Lost and found Library trip yields vintage recipes By Julia Fechter jfechter@dawsonnews.com Dawson-area resident Denise Ray only had to search as far as the local library to find culinary curios. During a trip to the Dawson County Library’s main campus several months ago, she found two weathered recipe binders that would lead her on a quaint culinary adventure. For Ray, she had developed a natural curiosity for these kinds of collections. “Being a reporter [for Smoke Signals], I have this innate curiosity, and I had to act on this,” she said. The two bound photo albums had film pages under which there were adhesive parts to stick on pictures of food. That told her the assemblages weren’t recent, that they had come from someone older. And her curiosity kept com pelling her to periodically take another look and then another at the various contents. She found scrumptious-look ing recipes, such as a tomato- based casserole or jelly omelet. Some of the old printed and handwritten recipes bore dates from the 1950s or 1960s. Based on the amount of handwritten instructions, Ray estimated that friends, church members, relatives and others could have contributed recipes to the binders’ prior owner. Many of the printed pages appeared to come ripped out of magazines and even newspa pers, like ones from Atlanta. It wasn’t unusual for those recipe pages to have vintage ads for cigars, furniture or cheap dresses. She said her family members were “guinea pigs” for her culinary experiments, some which went better than others. The tomato-based casserole sounded delectable, with its title ingredients as well as spinach, mushrooms and cheese. After that attempt, Ray said the recipe would likely 'Back in the 1960s, they cer tainly used a lot more sugar and flour/ Denise Ray Dawson-area resident turn out better with fresh tomatoes in the summer. She’s also enjoyed looking at ingredients and “seeing how far we’ve come with being health-conscious.” “Back in the 1960s, they cer tainly used a lot more sugar and flour,” she said. Photos submitted to Dawson County News Denise Ray found scrumptious-looking recipes, such as this tomato-based casserole or jelly omelet, during her trip to the Dawson County Library. She said her family members were "guinea pigs" for her culinary experiments. A/iP —- AlW 5WfZ - Summer's Treat T omatoes are their absolute best sliced, dabbed with good olive oil and topped with freshly ground black pepper and minced fresh basil. Or served atop crisp fried bacon and lettuce, also from the gar den, on bread spread with homemade mayonnaise. Or stuffed with creamed spinach, topped with Parmesan cheese and run under the broiler. Or simply sliced, topped with herb-garlic cheese, heated through and served alongside grilled chicken. The tomato is a native of tropical America. It is a fruit, although most people prepare it as a vegetable. It was introduced into Europe as the “love apple” in the 16th century, but folks in the United States didn’t eat it until 1835 because they thought it was poisonous. It is an excellent source of vitamins A and C. Tomato Pie Serves 6 Pastry for a 9-inch pie shell 2 medium ripe tomatoes 1 pound lean ground beef Vi cup chopped onion 1 teaspoon oregano leaves, crumbled 1 teaspoon salt V4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 4 eggs, lightly beaten lYt cups milk, scalded 2 tablespoons plain dry bread crumbs Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place pastry in a 9-inch pie pan. Turn under edge and flute. Prick bot tom and sides with a fork. Partially bake for 10 minutes; remove from oven and set aside. Core tomatoes and cut into Yi- inch-thick slices; cut each slice in half and set aside. In a large skillet brown meat and onion 5 minutes. Drain off fat and add oregano, salt and black pepper. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Re move from heat. In a medium bowl, beat eggs with milk. Stir in meat mixture and mix well. Sprinkle bread crumbs evenly over crust. Arrange half of the tomato slices over crumbs. Pour egg- meat mixture into shell. Bake for 20 minutes. Arrange remaining tomato slices over top in an overlapping pat tern. Bake until custard sets, about 10 minutes longer. Baked Spinach and Tomatoes Serves 4 to 6 2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen leaf spinach, cooked according to directions 1 tablespoon lemon juice V4 cup sour cream V4 pound fresh mushrooms 2 tablespoons butter 2 large ripe tomatoes 5 to 6 tablespoons grated Cheddar cheese 1 teaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper to taste Thin slices of mozzarella cheese Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sprinkle cooked spinach with lemon juice and stir in sour cream. Set aside. If mushrooms are small, leave them whole. If large, remove stems and quarter heads. Melt butter in a skillet and saute mushrooms for 5 minutes, just enough to soften. Fold into spin ach. Slice tomatoes about Y* inch thick. Put half spinach-mushroom mixture into a 114-quart casserole. Sprinkle lightly with grated’CEeddarT' Cover with a layer of tomato slices, half of the salt, a few gratings of pep per and more cheese. Repeat layers, using all the tomatoes and all cheese. Top with enough mozzarella to seal. Bake for about 30 minutes or until vegetables bubble and mozzarella is golden. From American Food, by Evan Jones. ■ Ray enjoyed looking at ingredients and "seeing how far we've come with being health-conscious." it'll it be? At this marvelously thrifty price you can have a choice of the casual, full-skirted tdresses in colorful spring prints ... or in a tiny woven check, the beguiling slim sheath with new "Liz look"! Have one of each! dulti-color paisley print cotton, buttoned to waist, ii Green or Blue. Sizes 10-20, 1414-24Vi. Orange, luffled "Liz look" sheath in Arnel® and cotton woven check. Green/White, Black/White, Pink/White. 7-15, 8-20, 14Vi- »!i. just ft QQ Numerous ads, like this one for former department store Davison's, were included with the collection of decades-old recipes. A.NYONE who has ' full bloom revels in th travagant show. Those even greater pleasure ir blossoms are promises come. Choice fruit of the arc scientifically growr soil of mountain orch matic conditions. Pears are juicy s\ texture when fully 1 picked at the proper ripened and then proc their goodness. Canned pears kno\ available the year rc uses. They are an exc to a large variety o: combined with mintei pork surrounded with standing rib roast wi cately flavored with h with curried pears — of the many ways pe; They have a way of party fare. Pears are just as rr salads and desserts a accompaniment. Use : with cottage cheese ; molded salads. They gala creations or ir. are just as good rigl in their own syrup. In our color pictu ing a few tasty and Fried pear halve surround the'fTandsc roast. Just right fo salad is a help-yo canned pear slices, sugared strawberries On the snack tr pear halves tinte maraschino cherry a variety of cheese, sert we have desser half, topped with w of chocolate. French % cup sifted flou % teaspoon bakin V4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sug 2 eggs, well beat Vt cup milk 8 large canned t Deep fat for f Y4 cup confection Sift together fl and 1 • tablespoon and milk to sift* smooth. Dip pear Fry in deep fat a 3 minutes, or uni Drain on absorben fectioners' sugar roast. Rolled Sho 4 to 5 pound U Pears Blossom On Spring Tables By Grace Hartley IOWHST AIRSlk DAVISON'S r OPEN ft NIGHT the spring-fresh look ... in washable coti Man booked after drugs found in car compartment By Julia Fechter jfechter@dawsonnews.com While ingenuity in other areas is generally praised, one man now faces the exact opposite after his alleged attempt to hide and sell drugs went awry. Matthew David Kelley, 47, of Winder, was arrest ed by the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office last Thursday, Dec. 23, and charged with six criminal offenses related to his vehi cle and supposed drug traf ficking. Kelley got one felony count each for possession of a controlled substance; trafficking in methamphet- amine/amphet- amines; having a vehicle containing a false or secret compartment and possession of a firearm during commission of a crime. He received mis demeanors for drug related objects and failure to main tain lane. He was stopped by a DCSO deputy near the intersection of Ga. 9 and Dawson Forest Road just after noontime on Dec. 23. According to one war rant, Kelley allegedly hid six ounces of methamphet- amine in his rear driver- side drink holder, which had been converted into a concealed compartment. Kelley also had on his person an alleged 11 pills that were suspected to be amphetamine, a generic prescription for Adderall, stated a second warrant. Kelley likewise supposedly had a black scale to mea sure drugs, according to a third warrant. Kelley is currently being held at the Dawson County Detention Center with no bond. Kelley RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL ROOFING SERVICES WE ARE DEDICATED TO EXCELLENT SERVICE, QUALITY WORK & CUSTOMER SATISFACTION Mother caught with large amount of weed in car By Julia Fechter jfechter@dawsonnews.com Authorities recently put one woman behind bars after appre hending her with a notable amount of one drug. Jessica Melody Williams, 26, of Dawsonville, was arrested by the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 21 and charged with possessing 21 grams of marijuana with intent to distrib ute, a felony. She also received charges for having drug-related objects and DUIs spe cific to drugs and endangering a child under 14 years of age. She also got DCSO citations for no insurance, speeding and her child not being restrained in a safe ty seat. A deputy stopped Williams around 8:30 p.m. near the area of Ga. 400 southbound and Marketplace Way. The marijuana was found in several sealed plastic bags apparently ready for distribu tion, alleged one warrant. Another warrant stated Williams had a glass pipe containing burnt marijuana in her car, as well as a metal grinder with raw marijuana in it. Her bond was set at $1,300. Williams FROM 1A Animals disorderly house. Dawson County Sheriff’s Office deputies noted pet urine, fecal mat ter and blood on the home’s indoor surfaces, according to two warrants. The ducks and chickens were being housed in a substandard outdoor struc ture lacking running water, with sewage runoff flowing from the home toward the poultry birds. For context, Hutcherson added that this is the first animal recovery of its kind in his several years with the nonprofit. “I talked to some of the long-timers [with the nonprofit], and nobody can remember anything of this magnitude,” Hutcherson said. 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