European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                V continued from Page 15 Cook asparagus according to directions in related Story. Remove crusts from bread slices and Cut bread a into cubes. Arrange half the bread in the Bottom of a buttered .io-by-6-.by-2 Inch baking dish. I cover bread with the cooked asparagus Cut into pieces and Sprinkle with shredded cheese. Cover with remaining bread. A beat eggs slightly and add milk minced onion seasonings and butter. Pour Over the mixture in the dish. Let stand 20 minutes. Bake in moderate oven 325 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or until puffed and lightly browned serve at. Once. Serves 6. From the courier journal Kentucky Cookbook the countr journal and Louls Villo Timos co., 1905. Hot asparagus salad 6 slices Bacon diced 1 Pound asparagus preferably Green medium size. 1 cup wine vinegar 1 Tablespoon sugar a Teaspoon dry Mustard Salt and freshly ground Pepper to taste t quart shredded lettuce leaves Boston or Romaine 2 hard cooked eggs chopped Fry Bacon bits in Skillet until Crisp remove with a slotted spoon and Reserve. Pour off All but 2 Tablespoons of the drippings from the pan and discard. A a a. A a a a. A a a a a a a. A a. A a. White asparagus is grown under Mounds of dirt to shield it from the Sun. Each stalk must be dug up by hand. The Pale variety la prize for its delicate flavor. Amps file trim asparagus and Cut off tips. Cut stems on the Diagonal into pieces 1 Inch Long. Add stems to Skillet and bookover  heat stirring constantly a until they Are crispy tender and Bright Green about 5 a. Minutes. Add tips and Cook 1 minute longer. Add vinegar sugar Mustard and Salt and Pepper. A heat mixture to boiling while stirring. Add Bacon bits a put lettuce into a warmed bowl. Pour asparagus a mixture Over. Sprinkle with eggs toss and serve warm. Serves 3 to 4 As main course 4 to 6 As first course. From the Easthampton Cookbook by Ruth Spear Dell Trade v it paperback. A. V a asparagus and Ham Mornay 24 asparagus Spears about 2 pounds 3 Tablespoons butter 4 Tablespoons flour 1 Viz cups milk 1 cup grated cheese preferably gruyere or Swiss 1 egg Yolk freshly ground Pepper is Teaspoon freshly grated Nutmeg Pinch of Cayenne Pepper 24 thin slices cooked Ham or prosciutto place the Spears on a Flat surface. Cut off the. Bottoms so that All the asparagus Spears Are of the same length about 7 inches Long. Bring enough water to boil in a Skillet to cover the asparagus. Add Salt to taste. Add the asparagus Spears and Cook about i minute or longer if you prefer the asparagus softer. Dram  melt butter in a Saucepan and add the flour stirring with a wire whisk. Add the milk stirring rapidly with the whisk. Cook stirring about 5 minutes until thickened and smooth. Remove from heat. Add % cup of. The grated cheese stirring rapidly. With the whisk. Add the egg Yolk Pepper to taste a Nutmeg and Cayenne and beat to blend preheat broiler to High. Select a baking dish Large enough to hold the asparagus Spears in one layer sightly overlapping in the dish. Spoon the sauce Over All and Sprinkle with the remaining a cup cheese run the dish under broiler about 5 inches from the source of heat. Broil until bubbling and Golden Brown on top. Serve immediately serves 4 bc2smi98r 60 a Nute go met by Pierre Franey new York times readers action Lin Why no latino singers on an radio it a when i watched the grammy awards on an to i realized something about an radio most of the nominated songs i d heard before on an radio except for one category of popular music. That category was tropical latin. The four nominees were All Well known performers throughout the hispanic communities of the United states. The Winner Titi Puente is one of the greatest latino performers Ever. I d never heard the puerto rican performer s award Winner Quot Tito Puente presents Millie  As a matter of fact. I d never heard of Millie p either but i presume that she must be Good otherwise she would not be singing in Puente s band. My question to an radio is Why Don t they include in their daily programming those latino performers that Are on the top charts if they Are Good enough to be. Nominated for a grammy Why Aren t they Good enough to be heard on an  sgt. Jose a. Fonseca Kaiserslautern Germany Manny Levy chief of radio Branch american forces network Europe replies an receives All of its stateside programming records and packaged shows a from the armed forces radio and television service arts. Arts does not provide hispanic programming to us and has not for the last year. It has been about two years since arts has provided any individual latino songs one of an s affiliates has just started exp Rimer with a hispanic oldies program using recordings a supplied years ago. If the show proves to be Sustai we will consider expanding it into a network  write us Peders. Action line is the readers a court of last rest by striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues or answers Are not readily available. If you have a question and done to know where to turn for the act la Nunez 0/0 the stars san n ? 1 u4211 a Quot letters must in Hintzn reference pm be 9n to those seeker l c a 9enerat interest to our readers. Page 16 a the stars and stripes Friday May 10, 1991