Season's best dishes for 2 or 4 or 6

by Mary Lee Taylor; Pet Milk Company

Stuffed Dates

DIRECTIONS		INGREDIENTS		For 2½ dozen		For 5 dozen
1. Melt in saucepan over low heat		BUTTER or margarine		1½ tablesp.		3 tablesp.
2. Stir in		PET MILK		2 tablesp.		¼ cup
		SALT		⅛ teasp.		¼ teasp.
		VANILLA		½ teasp.		1 teasp.
3. Remove from heat; then add about ¼ cup at a time		powdered SUGAR		1¾ cups (½ lb.)		3½ cups (1 lb.)
4. Turn onto board sprinkled with		powdered SUGAR		1 tablesp.		2 tablesp.
5. Knead with the hands until smooth and creamy.
6. Remove pits from		DATES		2½ dozen		5 dozen
7. Fill cavities with candy mixture.

For Stuffed Figs or Prunes, steam 2 or 4 dozen dried figs or prunes over hot water until plump. Cut pocket in figs; remove pits from prunes, then fill with candy mixture. Roll in granulated sugar if desired.

Banana Nut Salad

DIRECTIONS		INGREDIENTS		FOR 2		FOR 4		FOR 6
1. Mix in bowl		bottled SALAD DRESSING		2½ tablesp.		⅓ cup		½ cup
		SALT		few grains		⅛ teasp.		¼ teasp.
		dry MUSTARD		¼ teasp.		½ teasp.		¾ teasp
		PET MILK		2 tablesp.		¼ cup		6 tablesp.
2. Stir in		LEMON JUICE		1½ teasp.		1 tablesp.		1½ tablesp.
3. Chill.
4. At serving time, arrange on 2 or 4 or 6 salad plates		LETTUCE		2 leaves		4 leaves		6 leaves
5. Peel, then cut into 2-inch pieces		ripe BANANAS		4 pieces		8 pieces		12 pieces
6. Using 2 forks, dip pieces of banana, one at a time, in the dressing.
7. Roll each, as it is dipped, in		finely cut NUTS[5]		⅓ cup		⅔ cup		1 cup
8. Put 2 pieces of banana on each lettuce leaf. Serve with the rest of the dressing.

[5] Salted, skinless peanuts, pecans, cashews, etc. can be used.

Bacon Rarebit

DIRECTIONS		INGREDIENTS		FOR 2		FOR 4		FOR 6
1. Mix		diced AMERICAN CHEESE		½ cup (2½ ozs.)		1 cup (⅓ lb.)		1½ cups (½ lb.)
		PET MILK		¼ cup		½ cup		¾ cup
		Worcestershire SAUCE (can omit)		1 teasp.		2 teasp.		1 tablesp.
		dry MUSTARD		¼ teasp.		½ teasp.		¾ teasp.
		SALT		few grains		⅛ teasp.		¼ teasp.
2. Cook and stir over boiling water until smooth.
3. Put on plates		TOAST		2 slices		4 slices		6 slices
4. Pour cheese sauce over toast.
5. Top with		crisp BACON		4 slices		8 slices		12 slices

Hawaiian Sweet Potatoes

DIRECTIONS		INGREDIENTS		FOR 2		FOR 4		FOR 6
1. Cover and boil 20 minutes, or until tender		unpared SWEET POTATOES		3 small (½ lb.)		3 medium (½ lb.)		4 large (1½ lbs.)
		in boiling WATER		2 cups		3 cups		4 cups
2. Turn on oven; set at moderate (375° F.).
3. Grease a shallow baking dish holding about				1 pint		1 quart		1½ quarts
4. Drain potatoes; slip off skins, then mash well.
5. Beat in		PET MILK		6 tablesp.		¾ cup		1 cup
		brown SUGAR		1 tablesp.		2 tablesp.		3 tablesp.
		SALT		⅛ teasp.		¼ teasp.		⅓ teasp.
6. Put into greased baking dish.
7. Cut in halves		drained PINEAPPLE SLICES, canned		2 slices		4 slices		6 slices
8. Arrange on potato mixture along outer edge.
9. Sprinkle over potatoes, but not over fruit		crushed CORN FLAKES		2 tablesp.		¼ cup		⅓ cup
10. Bake until thoroughly hot, or about				20 minutes		30 minutes		40 minutes
11. Serve hot from the baking dish.