European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Sherrie Ruhl the Baltimore evening Sun if the Mere thought of Christmas less than three weeks away makes you panic you Are not alone. The pressure to produce a spectacular meal with All the trimmings is enough to drive the most organized to distraction. Here Are some recipes you can make now and freeze for the Holiday. Just be sure you allow yourself enough time to defrost and reheat the dishes As necessary pumpkin pies can be made ahead and Frozen for three months. Pies must be baked before freezing or crust May become soggy. Thaw baked pies at room temperature 30 minutes then bake in a 350-degree oven for 30 minutes or until warm. Don t waste Toms making a from scratch pie crust. We used Pillsbury s Alt ready pie crusts found in most supermarket Dairy cases. These crusts Are very simple to use and unlike Frozen pie crusts there Are no rigidly crimped edges to give you away. There Are two nine Inch crusts in each Pillsbury package. We used one crust for the Bottom of the pie and Cut Leaf shapes from the second crust. To do this take a Sharp knife and carefully Cut Small leaves from the crust. Score lightly with the tip of a knife to make veins and stems. Press leaves firmly on top of the Edge of the unbaked pie. Tiny scraps of dough can be rolled to look like berries and pressed Between the Leaf shapes. Brush this top crust with beaten egg White and Sprinkle lightly with sugar. Almost any baked pumpkin pies can be Frozen. Let the pie Cool and wrap securely in foil before freezing. Use your favorite recipe or try this classic one from Libby s Libby a famous pumpkin pie 2 Large eggs lightly beaten 1 16-ounce can sold pack pumpkin % cup sugar i Teaspoon Salt 1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon i Teaspoon ground Ginger a Teaspoon ground cloves 1 12-ounce can undiluted evaporated milk not condensed milk Basic pie crust pastry for a nine Inch single crust pie plus extra crust to make decorations if desired preheat the oven to 425 degrees. In a Large bowl Combine the eggs pumpkin sugar Salt spices and evaporated milk with a wire whisk just until mixed. Do some of  amp if now Over mixing May cause unattractive bubbles on the surface of the pie. Pour the filling into the crust. Bake in the lower third of the oven for 15 minutes then lower the temperature to 350 degrees. Continue to bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until a knife inserted Between the Center and the Edge comes out clean. Remove from the oven and Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting. Sweet potato balls 2 pounds swat potatoes peeled and Cut into Large even size chunks 4 Tablespoons butter softened % cup firmly packed Light or dark Brown sugar 2 Tablespoons milk or Orange juice i Teaspoon grated Orange Rind optional a a Teaspoon Salt 2 cups Corn flakes 8 regular size marshmallows not miniatures if your family loves a Sweet potato casserole topped with marshmallows they will flip Over this unusual dish place the potatoes in a medium size Saucepan and cover with water by about 1 Vamp inches. Bring to a boil then cover and boil slowly Over medium High heat until tender about 20 minutes. Drain the potatoes thoroughly and Mash until smooth with an electric mixer or by hand there should be about three cups beat in the butter Brown sugar milk Orange Rind and Salt. Sprinkle the Corn flakes on a Sheet of waxed paper and crumble them a Little with your fingers. Scoop up a heaping one third cup of the Sweet potato mixture and shape it around a marshmallow to make a 2 to 2vi-Inch Ball. Gently Roll the Ball in the Corn flakes and place it on a buttered baking Sheet. Repeat with the remaining Sweet potatoes and marshmallows. Place the baking Sheet in the Freezer for two or three hours or until the balls Are Frozen solid remove from baking Sheet and place in Freezer Safe Container. Make sure Seal is airtight. Balls can also be wrapped securely in a double layer of aluminium foil. When ready to bake preheat the oven to 350 degrees and bake the Frozen potato balls for 20 minutes. Serve immediately. Makes eight balls. A Bountiful bread Basket is a Holiday Staple fortunately for Busy Cooks breads and muffins also freeze Well for up to one year. After baking Cool completely and wrap securely in foil and freeze. Before serving unwrap slightly and let thaw at room temperature. This will take about two to three hours. Reheat wrapped in foil in a 350-degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until warm. Muffins and breads can also be reheated in the microwave. Wrap them in microwave Safe paper towels and microwave for a few seconds or until warm. Maple Walnut muffins 2 cups All purpose flour 1 Tablespoon sugar 1 i Teaspoons baking powder. Is Teaspoon baking soda i Teaspoon Salt i cup Apple juice or cider i cup pure Maple syrup 1 Large egg i Teaspoon Maple extract optional i cup vegetable Oil 1 cup chopped walnuts divided preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Combine flour sugar baking powder baking soda and Salt in a Large bowl until Well blended. In a Small bowl mix the Apple juice Maple syrup egg and Maple extract with a wire whisk until Well blended. Whisk in the Oil stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture along with three quarters cup of the walnuts just until blended. Spoon the Batter into 12 muffin pan cups that have been lightly greased or coated with non stick vegetable Spray. Sprinkle the tops of the muffins with the remaining walnuts dividing evenly. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the Center comes out clean. Cool the muffins in the pan for five minutes then turn out onto a wire rack. To Cool completely before freezing. Makes 12  foreign car possible but not easy a i would like to know the exact procedure on shipping a foreign made Pov privately owned vehicle at government expense. We shipped a foreign made Pov to Germany on orders. We were involved in an Accident on the autobahn in which our car was totalled we purchased another foreign made vehicle As a replacement veh Cle after checking with 42nd my customs. They told us we would be allowed to ship it at government expense As it was a replacement vehicle. All we need to show was proof we shipped a car Over and our Accident report according to customs Well the time is Here to ship our car and now our transportation office has Given us paperwork to Send to Heidelberg to get this action approved. We were told this will take four to five weeks and we pcs permanent change of station in 60 Days. If this is Correct Why does t anyone inform people Donna Jonas Baum Holdar is Many to sgt. 1 at class f. Jonas office of the Deputy chief of staff logistics he Usa eur replies this office is the approval authority for shipping foreign made pos to conus Continental United states when the Pov is a replacement. You must provide proof you shipped a Pov Over at government expense. Congress requires our approval allowing the foreign made replacement Pov at government expense if the original Pov was lost due to fire theft vandalism or if it was destroyed in an Accident. Two copies of the request should be sent from your transportation office through your bib base support battalion and ask area support group. The Ito bib and ask will provide a recommendation with justification when forwarding the request to this office. The following documents must be provided in the request a a military or civilian police report. A repair estimate or letter from insurance company stating that Pov was totalled a photos if available. A proof the lost vehicle was shipped overseas at government expense a proof of disposition of the original vehicle. A copy of the Bill of Sale of the replacement Pov. A copy of the Usa eur vehicle registration of replacement Pov. A specific explanation for the urgent need to acquire a foreign made instead of an american made Pov. A copies of pcs orders if issued or Soldier s Deros Date eligible for return from overseas. It takes about one week for this office to process the request and provide a reply. If requested we can calf the Soldier when the reply is completed and he she can pick it up or we can fax it to a number provided. I Hope this answers your questions. If additional information is requested please Contact your local transportation office. To write us readers action line is the readers Quot court of last resort striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you have a quest on and Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars and stripes Apo a 09211. All letters must be signed and preference will be Given to those seeking information of Genera interest to our readers. Page 16 a the stars and stripes Friday december 6, 1991