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THE SOUTHERN ISRARITE
WHAT'S COOKING?
by RUTH SIRKIS
MEATY BLINIS
Every occupation has its own
hazards. Even mine. As a food
writer I face two major risks.
One is the danger of becoming
very fat while trying out all
those recipes. The second, which
is more serious, is the hazard
of not being invited to people’s
home for dinner. Many hostesses
tell me frankly that they feel
uneasy to have a food editor at
their table. This uneasiness is
understandable, but unnecess-
sary. Food writers can be won
derful guests. I, for one, love
food and enjoy everything that
is offered. I can not think about
any dish that I dislike, and I
never see myself as a judge or
critic, but as a guest with a
healthy appetite. Besides, I like
to get acquainted with new
ways of cooking, and always
learn something new. Not once
did I call up the hostess the next
day asking her to share the
recipe with me. The following
recipe is based on an idea from
a recent party I attended. The
blinis, winch are thin pancakes,
are filled with meat and mush
rooms and rolled up. They can
be served hot as a buffet dish;
first course; or luncheon.
For 10-12 blinis
The blinis
Two eggs
One cup water
One cup flour
One tsp. salt
Oil for frying
1. Put eggs and water in blen
der and blend for five seconds.
Add flour and salt and blend on
medium speed for two minutes.
Scrape sides and blend again.
The mixture should be smooth
and quite thin. Let it rest in re
frigerator for 30 minutes. Stir
before using
2. Oil a five-inch pan and heat
on medium-high heat. Measure
one quarter cup of the batter
and pour into the pan. Tilt the
pan to spread the batter evenly.
Fry until the totter looks dry
and has a pale yellow color on
the bottom. Using a metal spat
ula turn the blini and fry
lightly on the other side. Re
move to a plate.
3. Oil the pan frequently and
continue frying sthe blinis. You
may have to regulate the heat
for best results.
4. Make the filling, and put
about one heaping tbls. along
the center of each blini. Roll
the blini around the filling and
put in an oven-proof elongated
serving dish. Put the dish in a
350 degree oven and for about
twenty minutes until the blinis
are heated thoroughly and be
come slightly browned.
The filling
One-half pound fresh mush
rooms
One-quarter pound ground
meat
One small onion
Salt, pepper
Oil
1. Rinse and dry the mush
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rooms. Cut them into quarters.
Saute in oil until they become
brown all over. Remove from
pan.
2. Chop the onion and fry
lightly in same pan. Add the
meat and fry, separating the
pieces with fork, until brown.
Add the mushrooms, salt and
pepper, stir and cook together
on a low heat for five minutes
in a covered pan.
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for an electric rate increase:
You want dependable electric service.
We want to supply it.
Nobody likes to pay more for anything.
But you know what inflation’s done to the
price of a hamburger. A new car or home.
Even a postage stamp.
Inflation has affected us, too. For ex
ample, since 1960 finished steel has gone
up 30 percent; utility poles, 48 percent;
labor costs, about 60 percent.
Yet, while the price of almost every
thing you buy was going up, the price of
electricity was coming down. During the
’60s, Georgia Power’s average price per
residential kilowatt-hour dropped nearly
16 percent. Since 1927, when the com
pany was founded, the average price has
decreased by 7 7 percent.
Costp Keep Rising
But such low prices just aren’t realistic-
in today’s economy. Our present earnings
cannot offset the sharp rise in business
costs brought on by inflation, the growing
demand for electricity and the added ex
pense of environmental protection.
So, we’ve had to ask for an increa.sc
in electric rates. We can find no alter
native if we are to continue providing the
quality of service you’ve come to expect.
Your energy needs keep climbing. So
do those of your neighbors, and those of
many people working to improve their
standard of living. Several thousand new
customers come on our lines each year.
And we must supply electric service t<
all who request it.
Construction Vital
To fulfill all these obligations, we’ve
had to undertake a massive construction
program. It will cost $45714 million this
year, and a total of $1.5 billion over the
next three years. The revenue from cus
tomer bills doesn’t come near supporting
such capital expenditures.
Percent Change from 1927
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The major part of our construction
funds must be borrowed. And the interest
runs into millions of dollars. Unless we
can finance construction of the necessary
generating plants, we can’t guarantee that
we’ll be able to continue supplying all the
electricity you need and want.
This construction program is import
ant in other ways, too. It employs more
than 5,000 people, with an annual payroll
of $73 million. About one out of every
!6^!^orgians working in construction jobs
works for us. That’s a lot of men and
money geared into the state’s economy.
Should this building program be cut
back it also would seriously affect the
power supply of other businesses and in
dustries that employ many additional
thousands of Georgia workers.
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The generating plants we’re building
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Price Below Nation’s Average
It is important that we maintain a sound
financial position in order to continue
borrowing money for construction. Such
a position enables us to borrow at lower
interest rates, which in turn helps to keep
the price of electricity low.
That’s why it’s necessary to ask for a
rate increase, averaging about 12.3 per
cent. For a residential customer using 760
kwh a month, this would add about $1.70
to the monthly bill, or 5.7 cents a day.
Our average residential price is 20.6
percent below the nation’s average, and
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the requested increase it would still be
well below national average.
I n\ironmental Casts
All over the country, electric companies
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Environmental protection measures are an
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equipment will cost us about $45 million,
yet add nothing to the power supply.
We’ve already cut expenses in every
way we know in an effort to avoid asking
for a rate increase. But we’ve reached a
point where we’re no longer able to ab
sorb the higher prices through further
efficiencies and cutbacks.
We don’t like asking you to pay more
for your electric service, but we do ap
preciate your taking time to read about
the problems we face in serving you.