COOK'S CORNER; FARMER'S CHOP SUEY REVEALED.Byline: Marge Powers Keith Olson of Pacific Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). requested a recipe for a Jewish East Coast salad recipe known as farmer's chop suey. Two readers sent in similar recipes. Arlyne Shlosberg grew up on this simple salad. Her grandmother made this well-seasoned salad often and sometimes added some minced garlic and sliced olives for a variation. The salad consisted of cucumber cucumber, fruit of Cucumis sativus, a species of gourd whose many varieties are descended from a plant native to Asia and Africa. Cucumber is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Violales, family Curcurbitaceae. , radishes, celery, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and any desired raw vegetables. Her dressing was made of sour cream (or cottage cheese cottage cheese a soft, uncured cheese made from soured skim milk; most of the lactose is removed with the whey. Used in low-residue diets for dogs and cats. and sour cream) seasoned with salt, pepper, dill dill, Old World annual or biennial plant (Anethum graveolens) of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), cultivated since at least since 400 B.C. The pungent, aromatic leaves and seeds are used for pickling and for flavoring sauces, salads, and soups. and a pinch of sugar. Ruth Nebron also makes this salad and for variety adds chunks of hard-cooked eggs. You can make this simple and refreshing salad with a variety of fresh, raw vegetables along with the dressing seasoned to your tastes. FARMER'S CHOP SUEY (Shared by Ruth Nebron, Valley Glen; Arlyne Shlosberg, Sylmar) 1 pound creamed cottage cheese 4 tablespoons dairy sour cream OR more to taste 1 green onion OR more OR sweet onions OR a combination of onions, diced OR roughly chopped 4 radishes OR more, diced OR roughly chopped 1 cucumber OR more, diced OR roughly chopped Salt and pepper
In a bowl, combine cottage cheese and sour cream. In another bowl, combine vegetables. Refrigerate re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. vegetables and dressing until ready to serve. Just before serving, add dressing to vegetables and combine. NOTE: This salad can be made in any portion desired with a combination of fresh raw vegetables. CAN YOU HELP? If you have recipes that can help this reader, please send them along to us at the address below to share in a future column. --I have been in search of a recipe I clipped out some 40 years ago and lost for a ring shaped mousse-like cake. All I remember is it required 8 ounces of cream cheese. Help. - Doris Firth firth or frith, Scottish term applied to an arm of the sea, usually an estuary or strait. For Firth of Clyde, see Clyde; for Firth of Forth, see Forth. San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. COOK'S CORNER welcomes recipe requests from readers. While we cannot reply to them individually, we will answer those of general interest in this column. Also, if you can help another reader with a recipe request, write to Cook's Corner, Daily News Food Department, P.O. Box 4200, Woodland Hills, Calif. 91365-4200. Please be sure recipes specify exact package sizes, can and pan sizes and baking times and temperatures. Recipes printed are from the source indicated and have not been tested by the Daily News Food Department unless noted. CAPTION(S): Drawing Drawing: no caption (Basket of raw vegetables and colander with diced and chopped items.) |
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