From Pilot Knob to Main Street
A Collection of Recipes and Stories from Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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As I’ve grown older, and I hope a bit wiser, I have changed my thinking about serving so many calories before a meal to whet the appetite. The obesity problem of the country, could have in part, stemmed from too much to whet the appetite to say nothing about change or lifestyle.
Most of the recipes in this section I would really call Party Fare. One can make a whole meal of them.
My dictionary defines appetizers as follows: a food or drink that stimulates the appetite and is usually served before a meal. Let’s think seriously, do we need to stimulate our appetites?
Crab Appetizer Pizza
1 tube (8 ounce) crescent rolls
1 package (8ounce) cream cheese, softened
1 ½ cup coarsely chopped fresh spinach, divided
2 green onions, sliced thinly
1 ½ teaspoon minced fresh dill or ½ teaspoon dry dill weed
1 teaspoon lemon peel
½ teaspoon lemon juice
? teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups chopped imitation crabmeat
¼ cup chopped ripe chives
Unroll crescent roll dough and place on a ungreased 12-inch pizza pan or cookie sheet. Flatten dough, sealing seams. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Cool. In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Stir in 1 cup of spinach, onion dill, ½ teaspoon lemon peel, lemon juice and pepper and salt. Spread over crust. Top with crab, olives and the remaining spinach and lemon peel. Cut in bite size squares.
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About the Book
“We are going to Aunt Ethel and Uncle Tom’s for dinner tonight.” With those words from mom, I knew my brother Keith and I would be putting on ties and “dressing up” for dinner at Aunt Ethel’s.
We would usually be seated in the sun room with Bill and Bohn Frazer, our “cousins-in-law.” Keith and I are the sons of Howard and Imogene Stout (Howard, who died in 1978, is the brother of Ethel Tucker) and Bill and Bohn Frazer are the sons of Bob and Dorothy Frazer (sister of Thomas Tucker). Uncle Tom passed away in 2001. He was generally regarded as the foremost Crittenden County historian. Aunt Ethel is often referred to as the matriarch of our community.
This book is not just a recipe book. It tells the story of living in a small town. It also explores the fellowship developed when “we break bread together.”
Thanks to Aunt Ethel for all she has done.
Alan C. Stout
About the Author
“From Pilot Knob to
Ethel Tucker is not your ordinary author. This publication tells a story that has been a lifetime in the making.
The pages herein contain more than blueprints for elegant appetizers, tasty vegetables, dinner parties and unique desserts. What the reader will find is a true taste of Ethel Tucker''s penchant for storytelling and preparing fine meals. At age 87, Ethel Tucker has compiled decades worth of recipes and anecdotes that are shared in this cookbook. Years of encouragement from her late husband, Thomas, and family and friends, eventually prompted her to embark upon this project in 2004.
The author spent nearly all of her life in
Ethel Tucker has been described as the "Matriarch of Marion." The accounts, cooking lessons and life''s stories contained in this book are testimony to her remarkable character and culinary taste.