Chilighetti (1958); Ranger Cookies (1957)

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CHILIGHETTI

CHILIGHETTI--194 Google hits, 10 Google Groups hits

   I was looking through the LOS ANGELES TIMES for "chili" dishes.  I was hoping to find better than this (still no "chimichanga"), but whatever.


(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
Readers' Recipes Found Easy to Prepare, Delicious to Eat
MARIAN MANNERS. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: May 8, 1958. p. A5 (1 page) :
Mrs. Joseph Bronson, Monrovia, writes: "Here's my recipe for a casserole dish which combines two favorites, chili and spaghetti.   You can have it ready for the oven before you can say 'Chilighetti' which is the name I've given it."
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      CHILIGHETTI
1 pound ground beef
2 tablespoons shortening
1 large onion, chopped
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups kidney beans
1 1/2 cups uncooked spaghetti
3 cups tomato pure
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons salt (Salt again?--ed.)
1/2 teaspoon pepper
   METHOD:  Melt shortening in large skillet.  Brown ground beef in hot shortening.  Add onion, chili powder and one teaspoon salt.  Saute onion until tender.  Arrange beef mixture, kidney beans and uncooked spaghetti in layers in a two and one-half quart casserole.  Combine tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper; pour seasoned tomato juice over casserole contents.  Bake at 350 deg. covered, one hour.

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RANGER COOKIES

   This is a little earlier than I'd posted (1968).


(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
There's Still Time to Bake a Fortune; Cookies Provide Wide Scope in Creating Prize Recipes
MARIAN MANNERS. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Jul 14, 1957. p. D14 (1 page)
   The old-reliable Western Ranger Cookies are wonderful, too, for many variations.
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   RANGER COOKIES
1 cup shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups sifted enriched flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
2 cups oven-popped rice cereal
2 cups chopped nuts or coconut
   METHOD: Cream shortening and sugars well.  Add eggs and vanilla; blend.  Resift flour with soda and salt; add to egg mixture.  When well mixed add oatmeal, cereal, nuts.  Roll into balls the size of a walnut and place on greased cooky sheet.  Flatten slightly.  Bake at 350 deg. 10 to 12 minutes.  Maked about 20 (illegible--ed.) cookies.