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Hank and Joan Gruden share cooking !oys
What's Cooking is a shared activity took her there to shop. She ..
and food more than,sustenance came,home and cooked for two C. :icn:tpmeiento thenBake 10 minutes at 450 degrees,45 minutes at 325 degrees. 3 bPatenS" eggs
C ki ? to Hank and Joan Gruden of days!'heremembers. Stuffedolives One of Hanks favorites is 1½C, lnilk
o o n a_Cu,,m, _ . The Grudens like browsing Parsley this variation on Yorkshire Cook beef and onion
lne couple moved to mason antique shops and attending Brown the steak well in the pudding. It can be a main course skillet; remove and
County and bought their lot at auctions to find such treasures as bacon drippings in a heavy skillet or served, in small pieces, as next 5 ingredients into
Cushman nearly three years ago. hardware, doors, windows and and remove meat. Add flour to hearty hers d'oeuvres. Heat a well-greased 1
L:
COOPERATIVE COOKERY is a way of life in the Gruden home, located
,, ust aoss Ue 'la. f.rqr, the Cuslman i,Gof,Coure: Joan and' Hank a?e
shown ]n'their kitchen as they begin preparations fOra meal. '
Contest winners honored
District No. 5 Voice of
Democracy banquet was held at
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Home in Montesano last
Saturday evening to honor all
district winners. Attending from
Shelton was Brenda Liebenow,
first-place winner in the Shelton
High School, who was
accompanied by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Liebenow, and
her sister Barbara. Attending
from the VFW Auxiliary No.
1694 were Fae Robinson and
Colleen Kane.
of first "place was
Winner
Floyd Brown from Olympia,
who will be competing with the
other 16 districts from the State
of Washington. He will attend
the mid.winter conference to be
held in Walla Walla January 21,
at which time all winners will be
honored at a banquet and the
first-place state winner will be
announced.
The winners of the "Flag and
Country Essay Contest" from
Class of '68 plans reunion
A meeting to plan the
Shelton High School graduating
class of 1968 ten.year reunion
will take place tomorrow at the
Fifth Quarter Restaurant in
Tumwater at 6:30 p.m.
"We're wide open for ideas,"
said Sally Einarsson, who is
currently acting as impromptu
head of the planning group.
Also participating in the
early.planning phase of the
reunion are Cathy Perry
Bloomfield, Karen Robinson
Johnson, Paula Brown Malone,
and Kathy Dale Durkin.
"People who can't come to
this first meeting can help out in
a number of ways anyhow," Ms.
Einarsson prompted. "Anyone
who would like to work on
reunion plans should contact me.
And we need the names of class
members with their current
addresses."
Interested persons may
contact Sally Einarsson in Lacey
at 456.5810 days and 456-5715
evenings.
An accomplice
Who can protest and does not, is
an accomplice in the act.
The Talmud
the fourth, fifth and sixth grades
were also announced at the
banquet. In first place was
fourth-grader Michelle Walter
from Olympia, Zon Johnston of
Olympia and Katherine Aust
from Raymond.
State President Marvel
Woodard will make her official
visit to District No. 5 on
Saturday night at the Aberdeen
Post Home No. 224 with a
no-host dinner to begin at 6:30
p.m. and a meeting to start at 8
p.m. At this time all past District
No. 5 commanders and past
District No. 5 presidents will be
honored.
At the last regular meeting of
the Mason County VFW Post
No. 1694 and auxiliary, the
auxiliary voted to take in two
new members, LaVerta Keyzers
and Jane .Field.
A party was presented for
patients at the Fir Lane Terrace
on Friday. Helping with the
party were Lura Hurst, Fae
Robinson, Georgia Hellman and
Ila Chase.
At the last VFW meeting
visitors were Lou Van Robinson,
president of Ira L. Cater
Auxiliary No. 318, and Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Roberts.
"That was the result of months
of travel in our motorhome,"
they explained.
"We thought we wanted to
settle in Bozeman, Montana. But
Hank was offered a job here, we
found this place, and that was
it .'' He works for
Shelt on-Olympic, Incorporated.
The Grudens lived in their
motorhome and began building
their dream home. It was a long
process, and it still continues.
"We sold the house we
owned in Bozeman," Hank
recalls, "but the house we hoped
would be enclosed by October
didn't get a roof and walls until
March. We had to rent a cabin to
store our furniture."
"Living in the motorhome
was the beginning of our
cooperative cookery," Joan adds.
'.'I had ten inches of counter
space, so Hank started doing the
chopping and slicing of food for
various dishes at the table. We
still work that way."
Hank hand-chops ingredients
for cole slaw, a favorite salad,
and recommends using leftover -
or freshly made - cole slaw for
garnish on sandwiches. "It's
great!" he guarantees.
Grudens' home, their own
design, is a very personal place.
Joan recalls poring through
magazines for months, combining
elements of different plans.
The result is a floor plan
which includes an open stairway,
a flexible dining room that can
feel and function as part of the
kitchen which is the hub of their
activities, and an open loft room
that doubles as balcony and
spare room.
"We're finishing it as we go,"
they comment. "For a while we
were very 'in' with foil walls-
but they had 'Johns-Manville"
stamped in blue all over them !"
One of the most recent
additions to the house is a
covered section outside the
kitchen.lgor which.lJds
6',u?r7 ' ¢oe ry fiitnt,
'iricllJding a' chaieoal rohsserie.
"Charcoal cookery is my
thing," Hank points out. He
demonstrates by preparing a
small, whole ham for the
rotisserie. "We never buy
boneless ham," he adds. "We use
the ham bone for bean or green
pea soup, and save the uncooked
fatty rind for larding a veal
roast."
More and more," Joan
reflects, "we find ourselves
moving toward what you might
call 'purer' cookery, away from
recipes that start with mixes and
cans of cream soup."
"You could say we're the
perfect couple," Hank remarks.
"Joan doesn't mind spending
two hours or more cooking
dinner."
"And Hank doesn't mind
waiting that long for it," she
smiles.
The Grudens believe in
taking time for good things, and
other activities besides cooking
and building their home are
included. "We don't like
microwave ovens and freeways,"
Joan states.
"We'll only ride a freeway
when the back road ends," she
says. "Our motorhome is
self-contained, so we can stop
anywhere for the night.
The anywhere has even
included Pioneer Square, a
favorite dining and shopping spot
for the Grudens, who also love
shopping at Pike Place Market.
"When my mother was living, we
Minor's A & W on Mt. View would like to thank you
for your patience. Now the waiting is over...
OUR REPAIRS & PAINTING
ARE FINISH D
We'll be open to 00serve you
Friday, Ja?uary 13th.
M|nor's on Mt. V|ew
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furnishings for their home. The
couple has served for two years
as co-chairmen of Saint David's
Antiques Show in Shelton.
Joan, who worked as an
interior decorator for Marshall
Field's in Chicago, enjoys using
the many kitchen accessories
which are visible in her home.
Her daughter gave her an English
coffee grinder for Christmas.
She has a son and daughter
in Seattle and a son in Montana.
Hank's daughter lives in
Petaluma, California.
Entertaining family and
friends is an important part of
Grudens' life. Dinner for six on
Christmas Day included their
traditional roast beef and
Yorkshire pudding. Joan makes
her Yorkshire pudding in the
roasting pan, usually a deep
cast-iron skillet, and when there
are leftover slices Hank likes
them cold for lunch.
"We had a Christmas turkey,
too," they admit. Hank prepared
a smoke-roasted turkey on the
rotisserie "for nibbling."
"Eating together should be
relaxed," they agree. "Meals are
a social thing. They should be
approached in a leisurely fashion,
with time for talking and
relaxing together. Cooking, too,
for that matter."
And so much of their
cookery is improvisational. Joan
recently created a sauce "off the
top of my head" for
whole-wheat pasta.
"It was sauteed shallots,
garlic, olive oil, dry vermouth,
chopped parsley and dams," she
says. "We like using whole baby
clams rather than the chopped
ones."
The Grudens look back on
their early weeks here when
seafood in the shell was a
novelty. "We got a fresh crab,"
Hank admits, "enjoyed the legs
and claws and threw the whole
body away. We didn't know
there was edible eat ther at
all." ........ " ........ * "
;., 0 w they even smoke their
own oysters. Joan stores them in
the refrigerator in tightly covered
jars. "Put a teaspoon of olive oil
in the jar and shake
occasionally," she advises.
"I'm a compulsive recipe
reader and clipper," says Joan,
who has notebooks full of
recipes which she disciplines
herself to sort and cull annually.
The following is from one of
the Grudens' favodte cookbooks
by Morrison Wood of San
Francisco.
Spanish Steak
! lb. veal steak
2 Tbsp. bacon fat
2 Tbsp. flour
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. paprika
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
! Tbsp. minced onion
' ½ C. Madiera (or sherry)
fat and stir until smooth. Add
salt, paprika, brown sugar, lemon
juice and minced onion, Madiera
and consomme. When these are
blended, return the meat and
simmer until tender, about 30
Beef Yorkshire Pie
1½ lbs. ground beef
½ C. chopped onion
1 tsp. salt and ¼ tsp. pepper
½ tsp. ground coriander
skillet in 400-degree
beaten eggs and milk
and salt, beat until
half batter into hot skilleL
with beef mixture and
remaining batter. Bak
and
minutes. Add pimientos, olives
and parsley, and serve with
whipped or riced potatoes and
avocado salad.
One of Hank and Joan's
favorite dishes for gatherings and
potlucks is a quiche which can
be made with or without the
shell. The shell-less form is easy
to transport and reheat.
Otdon-Sprout Quiche
9" baked pie shell
(optional)
3 Tbsp. margarine
2 large onions, sliced thin
¾ C: finely chopped celery
½ tsp. thyme
1½ C. chopped fresh bean
sprouts
2C. shredded sharp cheddar
One 7-oz. can tuna, drained
4 eggs
½ C. milk
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. ground cumin minutes until puffed
1/8 tsp. garlic powder brown; brown at 400 d!
1½ C. sifted flour Makes six servings. °
Guild to sponsor semen
Goldsborough Orthopedic
Guild will sponsor a seminar on
pants fitting taught by nationally
known author and home
economist Pati Palmer on
January 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the
Methodist Church at 1912 King
Street.
The three-hour lecture and
demonstration will help students
develop an understanding of pant
fitting that can be applied to any
pattern, any fabric, and any
¼ tsp. pepper
Cook onions and celery in
margarine until tender, then stir
in thyme and sprouts. Sprinkle
half of cheese over the crust, add
the tuna and top with the onion
mix and remaining cheese. Beat
eggs, milk, salt and pepper
together and pour in. Let stand
10 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees
for 40-45 minutes.
"I like to make meat and
fish dishes," Joan declares. "I'm
not a dessert person, but I think
this pie is an exception."
O'Brien's Pumpkin Pie
2 Tbsp. butter
¾ C. stigar
3 eggs
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. each ginger and
nutmeg
½ tsp. cinnamon
1 C. pumpkin
,l,Ev evaporated milk .....
tiber C6 hiskoy ir ,,,lll(lb
Cream butter, Add all ingredients
one by one in mixer, eggs last.
Pour into uncooked pastry crust.
Meeting set
by Aglow
Women's Aglow Fellowship
will meet January 25 at I0 a.m. in
the Olde Lumberyard Inn. Julie
Wayner, author of "His Gentle
Voice," will speak.
Those attending the breakfast
may order coffee only in lieu of a
meal, but reservations must be
made no later than noon on
January 23. Nursery facilities will
be available at the Third and
Cedar Street entrance of the
Episcopal Church.
Children should be called for
promptly after the meeting.
Mothers having coffee only
should tell Jay at 426-4739 how
many children will be brought to
the nursery.
Grange to meet
body, and even to the air :
of ready-to.wear slacks.
Betty Linker, the me
Goldsborough Guild J
arranged the seminar,
course herself in
spring. "It was fantastic,'
says. "I came home and
minutes I altered two
pants I couldn't wear
The Goldsbor
Orthopedic Guild of
Orthopedic Hospital will
preregistrations for the
register, or to obtain
information, contact a i
member or phone 426-8189;
Reception sel00,
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Iii/
who were married on De
30 in Montesano, will
honored at a 2 p.m. receptl
be held in Matlock Grange
on Saturday. iip
All friends are invited"l
event will be hosted by f4.
of the couple. :'P'
i i I :
Be curious thing is 'r
The important
stop questioning. Curiosit
its own reason for existingil
cannot help but be in awel
he contemplates the myste!
eternity, of life, of the ma
ity. It is
,s merci
"i//t' little', !i
structure of reality. It is e
if one tries merel
6fi Fr'iday for a 6:30 p.m. mystery every day. Never
-potluck to be followed by an 8 holy curiosity.
p.m. business meeting. Albert E :i
Look!
We had our picture
tal en with a TV star!
Big Bird!
CI ooseone 5x7
or 4 wallet sizes
in natural color,
just 1.95.
January 12-14
Thursday-Saturday, 9:30-5:30
Lunch, 12-1
Come, have your child's photo taken with
one of the gang from Sesame Street rM. Pick
Big Bird, Cookie Monster, or Bert and Ernie
stuffed characters.
Select from several different poses. Copies
and enlargements available at higher prices.
Two or three children (to age 12) in one
photo, 2.98.
o
No appointment necessary. Charge it.
Sesame toys and clothes available at JCPenney
Pixy'at
JCPenney
r) 1977 JCPenney Co., .inc.