European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Saturday november 24, 1973 the stars and stripes Page 19 recipes for All seasons South of the Border mrs. Luis j. Gonzales wife of it. Col. Gonzales a member of the staff at the 2nd general Hospital Lan Stuhl Germany submits the following recipes from her native new Mexico. She notes that All Are Basic and can be varied to suit individual tastes. Tacos 1 Large onion 1 Clove garlic 2 Tbs. Shortening 1 in. Ground beef 1 tsp. Salt 2 tips. Chili powder Pinch of cumin shortening for frying 12 tortillas lettuce 1 medium onion 1/2 in. Cheddar Chees Chili sauce chop Large onion Fine crush or Mash garlic then Fry both in melted shortening until Golden. Stir in the ground beef Salt Chili powder cumin and Cook until meat is nicely browned. In another Skillet add. Enough shortening to make �/2 Inch Mel Ted fat. Heat. Add tortillas one at a time. As soon As the. Tortilla is Limp almost immediately fold in half with tongs and hold until almost Crisp. Remove and Drain on paper towels. Shred lettuce chop medium onion Fine and grate the cheese. Fill first with the meat sauce mixture then the chopped onion grated. Cheese and sauce. Top with shredded let Tuce. Makes 12 tacos. Chili sauce 3 Tbs. Fat 2 Tbs. Flour 1 Clove garlic chopped 1/2 cup Chili powder 1 tsp. Salt 2 cups hot water melt fat add flour and garlic. Brown Well. Add Chili powder and Salt then blend. Slowly add water. Cook until thick. Enchiladas Fry tortillas in i/2 Inch hot fat. Place a Fried Tortilla on a plate Sprinkle with grated Chedar cheese and chopped onion. Cover with Chili sauce. Place an other Tortilla on top. Repeat with cheese and onion. Pour Chili sauce Over top. Three layers May be used if desired. A Fried egg May be served on top. Bake in preheated oven 350 f until cheese melts and enchiladas Are hot. For rolled enchiladas fill half of the Tortilla with grated cheese and onion Cut. Into Small pieces. A cooked meat such As Chicken or sausage can be used As a fill ing. Add Chili sauce. Fold the Tortilla Over filling and turn ends under. Chili verde con ques co dried Green Chili is Best for this recipe but canned Chili May also be used. Use one cup canned Green Chili or its equivalent of dry chillies that have been soaked in water.3 Tbs. Fat 3 Tbs. Onion chopped 1 Clove garlic chopped 1 cup canned Green Chili 1 cup grated cheese 1 tsp. Salt Fry onion and garlic in fat. Add coarsely chopped Green Chili and grated cheese. Add Salt. Cook Over slow flame until cheese is melted. White flour tortillas 2 cups flour 1 tsp. Baking powder 1 Tbs. Shortening or Bacon drippings preheat Pancake griddle. Mix ingredients together with just enough warm water to make dough that can be rolled out. Roll out to make thin 8-Inch circles. Cook on griddle three or four minutes on each Side. Mexican chocolate1/2 cup Cocoa 1 cup sugar 21/2 tips. Allspice 21/2 tips. Nutmeg 14 tsp. Salt 2qts. Milk 1 tsp. Cinnamon Combine All ingredients except milk in a three quart mixing bowl or Large Pitcher. Heat the milk until almost boiling. Pour the hot milk Over the dry ingredients stirring constantly with wire whip or rotary beater. Serve at once. Approximately 10 Servings. Biscoe Foltos 1 cup sugar 2 cups shortening 1 tsp. Anise seed 2 eggs 6 cups sifted flour 1 Tbs. Baking powder 1 tsp. Salt % cup water Cream shortening thoroughly add sugar and Anise seed. Beat eggs and add to shortening mixture. Blend until Light and Fluffy. Sift flour with baking powder Salt and add to first mixture. Add water and knead until Well mixed. Roll half Inch thick and Cut into fancy shapes. Sprinkle top of each cookie with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. 1 tsp. Cinnamon Tol /2 cup sugar. Bake in a moderate oven 350 f for 10 to 15 minutes or until slightly Brown. Makes five dozen Cook ies. Tomato Chili sauce 2 Small onions 1 Clove garlic 2 Tbs. Olive Oil 1 Tbs. Flour 14 cup Chili powder /4 tsp. Oregano % tsp. Ground cumin 1 tsp Salt 1 cup Tomato Puree water chop onions very Fine should equal about l/2 cup. Crush or Mash garlic. Heat Oil in a Saucepan stir in onion and garlic and Cook until Golden. Mix remaining ingredients As smoothly As pos sible. Cook Over Low flame for 10 min utes. Add enough water to mixture to give sauce consistency. Makes about on pint. Guacamole salad 1 Small onion 1 Tomato 21/2 tips. Salt6 avocados peeled 2 tips. Lemon juice 2 Tbs. Mayonnaise 1 tsp. Salad Oil 1 drop hot sauce chop onion Tomato and Avocado  in a bowl. Add remaining ingredients. Blend together serve in bowl or on salad greens. Makes 8 Servings. Cala Lacitas con Chili verde 4 Tbs. Fat 1 medium summer Squash diced14 cup milk 1/2 cup chopped Green Chili i/2 Small onion chopped Salt and Pepper /2 cup american cheese grated or 1 can of whole Kernel Corn melt. Fat and add diced Squash and onion. Fry until tender. Add milk Green Chili Salt and Pepper. Cook 15 minutes. Remove from flame and add grated cheese. Mary Jean Rudd of Wiesbaden Germany offers this recipe which she says is very easy and  last Christmas i made this cake. As gifts for our friends on the Economy she writes. They All loved them. I Hope your readers will enjoy the recipe  applesauce cake li/2 cups applesauce 1/2 cup butter or Margarine 1 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp. Baking soda 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon. Y2 tsp. Allspice i/2 tsp. Salt 1 cup raisins 1/2 cup chopped nuts Cream butter and sugar Well. Add Apple sauce. Add dry ingredients. Mix Well. Stir in raisins and nuts. To make a fruit cake you can add one Small Container of mixed fruits. Bake at 350 degrees f. In tube cake pan for one hour. Mrs. Lynn Mathewson of Ramstein Ger Many sent in these two recipes which she says have made a big hit with her friends. Claudia s banana bread 1-3 cup shortening 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs1% cups flour 2 tips. Baking powder 1/2 tsp. Salt 14 tsp. Baking soda1 cup mashed bananas 1/2 cup broken nuts preheat oven to 350 degrees f. Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs. Sift to Gether dry ingredients and add them to the creamed mixture alternately with banana and nuts. Beat Well and pour into a 9-by-5-Inch greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees f for one hour. Chocolate Chip cookies first mixture 1/2 cup Margarine or butter % cup Light Brown sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. Vanilla 1 tsp. Water second mixture 114 cup flour 14 tsp. Baking soda 1 tsp. Baking powder 1/2 tsp. Salt 1 six ounce. Package chocolate chips Cream first mixture and gradually add second mixture. Drop by teaspoonfuls on a greased cookie Sheet. Bake at 375 f for eight to 10 minutes. Mrs. Patricia Weiss of Harrogate eng land offers this recipe which she originated when half Way through a Lemon pie recipe found she did t have the full amount of Lemon juice. Lemon Lime meringue pie 1 nine Inch baked pastry or Crumb pie Shell filling 1 14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk % cup Lemon juice fresh or re constituted % cup Lime juice fresh or reconstituted 1 tsp. Lime Rind or Lemon Rind de pending upon which flavor is to be accented 3 egg Yolks beat together milk juices Rind and egg Yolks until thickened. Put into pie Shell. Meringue3 egg Whites room temperature v4 tsp. Cream of tartar . T. R. 14 cup sugar whip Whites with Cream of tartar until they hold a soft Peak. Gradually whip in sugar and continue to beat just until Whites hold firm peaks. Pile by spoonfuls and Seal to inside Edge of pie Shell. Bake at 325 degrees f until top is Golden Brown. About 15 minutes. Cool. Mrs. Patrick Garland of Frankfurt offers these two recipes Quick and easy Pecan Rolls grease muffin pans. Preheat oven to 400 degrees f. Put a Pat of butter in each Muf Fin ring. Let melt in oven then add a spoonful of Brown sugar Sprinkle of cinnamon and a few pecans. Using a can of ready made biscuits place a biscuit in each muffin ring. If pan holds 12, tear a Little dough from each biscuit to fill the extra two since a can of biscuits contains just 10. Bake about 15 minutes. When baked turn pan upside Down let set a few minutes to let All the syrup Drain Over the Rolls. Jewel dessert take three or four boxes of jello different flavors. Dissolve each with one cup of hot water. Let jell. Next put together follow ing lj/2 cups pineapple juice 1 Box Lemon jello 1 Large Container of whipped Cream Graham Cracker crumbs first bring pineapple juice to a boil. Add. Lemon jello and dissolve. Cool to consistence of egg White. Then fold into the whipped Cream. Cube the other flavors of Jellow and add them to the bowl  Sprinkle baking pan 9x13 with Graham Cracker crumbs. Add jello mix Ture. Refrigerate until firm about three or four hours. Cut into squares. Mrs. Ruth Ann Zemault sends in this rec ipe butter Pecan pie pastry 3 of. Package Cream cheese soft ened1 stick Margarine a 2 cup soft ened 14 tsp. Butter Flavouring 1 cup flour sifted filling 3 eggs 1 cup Light Brown sugar 1 tsp. Vanilla Pinch of Salt 1 tsp. Butter Flavouring 1 cup White Corn syrup 1 heaping cup of Pecan halves one third cup Margarine Mel Ted pastry blend All ingredients thoroughly. Chill dough then press into 9-Inch pie plate. Trim edges and flute dough. Filling slightly beat eggs in medium sized bowl. Blend in sugar Salt Corn syrup and Margarine. Add Vanilla and butter Flavouring. Arrange Pecan halves on Bottom of crust. Pour filling Over them. Bake in pre heated 350 degree f oven for 50-60 minutes until Center of pie. Is almost set but still soft. Do not Over bake for filling will set As it cools. Cool on wire rack at least one hour before cutting