European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Andrew Tully Iii United press International easter May be Over. By Spring is not an these Days Whoie is no end to the season for Young Lambl s a meal Hal is misunderstood Otle badly prepared and Ihus not enjoyed by Many who might other worse tall in love Wilh it. Quite simply Lamb is Loo alien overcooked in the uni cd slates. Thin Sweet meal should not be cooked old testament style burned on the Allar with a pillar of smoke Tif i tag up to the holy one Insl mils Jelt Smith television s frugal gourmet this trom a Man of the Caoili As Well As the apron. Arc people afraid of Pink Lamb it poses no threat to the Dine is he ally. The Way rate pork can. Spring Lamb should be created a ally the Way beef is except Hal Lamb is Lar morn Lender and ils flavor More Versalle an Lor 118 flavor Young Lamb Spring Lamb thai is. Which used to be available Only during this season because of now discarded Bike dog practices has a Rosy sweetness that matches its color. It has a Subtle complexity that challenges the table buds while it stands up not ust valiantly but almost arrogantly to such bruisers As garlic and Rosemary. This is not to say that a leg of Lamb roasted medium or Well done is bad ils color May look a bit like cardboard but As Long As it slays moist this cannot be guaranteed it is still Lamb although its flavor loses the ingenuous brilliance of Pink Lamb too Olton to Cook aiming Lor a medium to Well done luscious Lamb tog lends la believe thai the exterior at or Tell nod nol be removed because it will All Mell away in tile oven. But fell smells hideous and its melting in the oven Only to splat or and Burn in and around the roasting pan conforms the Lamb Hale 8 pc Dir of mini Jelly cannot redeem such on abomination a roast leg of Lamb should be stripped of virtually All its 131 and rubbed with Oil it necessary to prevent drying ii also should be cooked the Way a Beel roast is cooked to Tho desired degree of pinkness not gayness. Every Cook Boc has instructions on such a Bone in roast so no words Wib be washed Here on temperatures and limes 01 court any targe roast regardless of the oneness. Can be a Gamble but Lamb has a Buzil in hedge thai most other red meats lath ii can be boned and Buller Alicd Tor broiling or grilling and remain More Lender than a Stoin Steak any Butcher and most supermarkets will Butterfly a leg of Lamb on request usually charging nothing for the service except Tor the Bonem weight. As Long As you re paying for it Tako the Bone Homo and use in for Slock. The Butcher also should be a cd to remove the Tat but even so there often remains More fat on the outer surface of the meat than is desirable in that Case get a Sharp knife and finish the Job. Ii desired the butter lion leg Ihen can be marinated overnight in a teen Geislor or Lor a few hours Al Toom tempera Luro. Covered in Gully with plastic wrap or toil marinating is not mandatory but the a sculls Are spectacular without masking the meat s flavor Frozen Lamb from Distant new zealand no less ii a an Issue of Laslo Lamb s velvety Lex Urc and natural juiciness Are Loo much altered by even the most Congo envious cryogenics spend the extra Buck. Spring Lamb is Besl accompanied by similarly Bright tasting courses although Escollies might recoil at such a one note least try a grilled Bult orsted leg of Lamb marinated in Yogurt Olive Oil herbs and plentiful garlic accompanied by roasted garlic studded local oct and pasta twists in Paslo. Follow with a salad by Nathalie Dupree Cox news services Hen the Book co Muraly suppers by Jeanne Volli arrived the Lisl thing i wanted to do was test its recipes. What a wonderful thing to Lind affordable recipes for a crowd. We tested four of the recipes and Troje them wanting to see How they would defrost and reheat. We invested a Modesi amount less than s100 Lor All Lour recipes. My Church is under massive renovation. While waiting for ils Beauly to emerge we Are meeting in a hotel. Nice enough but nol really the same. We be been having meetings with Lilette or no dissension about raising enough Money ii seems that it takes As much to renovate a building 75 years old 33 it docs to build anew. When a special meeting was called on a sunday in of culled to me Hal i had All this Lood in the Freezer. It seemed a Good idea Shal altar our meeting Tho congregation could coma Bach to my condominium for a Quick lurch Lalk about something other than Money and revel in being together. A Lew phone Calls met with Quick offers of salad and dessert Juico and gatorade. And suddenly we had enough Lood Tor As Many As we thought would attend lha meeting. Now i had a lot of Good on my Side. The Condo is smaller than it should have been but it did t rain and Tho children were thrilled to be out on the Patio in the Sun Al Iho worst moment Here were people lined up on the slops to get in but they Weto Happy to Chal and laugh in line. Here Are a Tew of the Ihms 1 Learned. Alt Iho recipes were delicious bul i should t have Given a Choice. Everyone wanted some of everything and Hal made Iho Lino Lake longer it also Means Mic waste. One or two an easy meal to feed crowd choices is enough plus a salad and bread. The homemade Rolls were popular but icy had been Frazen and revealing them was a problem. We reheated in batches and had to keep a constant Walch to remember them. I should have heated them All at once Ihen used my electric warmer to keep them Warni. Two tables would have been a help and i should have read ranged my dining Rocini Wilh How in mind. The paper plates were Fine Nice sturdy ones As were Tho plastic locks and knives but How could i have Foi Golten trash bags Dilfer enl people bringing salad was a Good idea in concept bul we had to dump it All together tha dressings and All. Fortunately everyone thought it was something special. The smartest than Al i of was ask my former Roommate. Beverly not a member of the Church to come Over Caily and heal up Lood. I called her when lha meeting broke up and she started Healing things according to a schedule i made in Advance. Every dish was masked As to what its contents should be. Sho worked for the next hour pulling things in and out of the oven which kept Well meaning people Oul of the Kitchon who did t know our Rosulme. Some people thought she was a caterer i guess but she did t lot Hal Lazy her she knew Mote than i thai i needed to be out rail tin no seals rearranging Iho line filling up plaits soon enough volunteers stepped in and completed the meal anyone who knows the parable of the loaves and fishes has already figured Oul thai i had we people than 1 anticipated perhaps 150 and that there was just enough to have a Lew leftovers we tried a number of recipes in Ine Book Bill this is Iho one Hal multiplies up the Busl to Lead 100 Caribbean Picarillo s pounds lean ground beef 2 to 3 Tablespoons vegetable Oil s cups onions chopped 4 Large garlic cloves minced 5 cups Green Bell peppers chopped 4 cups canned or Iresh tomatoes peeled and chopped 1vi Teaspoons Salt i Teaspoon freshly ground Pepper 1 cup sliced pimiento stuffed olives i cup Capers Wilh a few drops of juice hoi cooked Rice Cook beef in Oil in a 12-Inch skill cd of Large dutch oven until meat loses n Large so Tiller makes 18-24 Servings. But is easily divided 0 Mulli plied two double recipes Viji serve 100 with a salad Rice and bread. From Community suppers by Jeanne Voltz in association Wilh woman s Day. Charles san incr s Sona. New York i9b7 saturday april 16, 198b the stars and stripes Page 17