The McGregor Mirror and the Crawford Sun (McGregor, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 27, 2013 Page: 4 of 10
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4 TuneS27V2oi3 The McGregor Mirror
By Bonnie Mullens
Strong Families
and Good Cooking
often go hand-in-hand.
This column is a
celebration of both.
Fly the Flag recipes
The fourth of July is such a
fun holiday with barbecues, fam-
ily and friends, and lots of par-
ties. So creating great food for it
is a blast! I love holiday themed
food.
BLUEBERRY,
STRAWBERRY &
JICAMA SALSA
A fresh and fruity salsa with
a nice crunch! Perfect for the 4th
of July...or any summer day!
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 cup diced strawberries
1 cup diced jicama
1/3 cup chopped cilantro
1/4 cup finely chopped red
onion
2 T finely chopped jalapeno
pepper, stemmed and seeded
Juice of 1 large lime
Salt, to taste
Tortilla chips, for serving
In a medium bowl, combine
blueberries, strawberries, jicama,
cilantro, red onion, jalapeno, and
lime juice. Stir until well com-
bined. Season with salt, to taste.
Serve with tortilla chips at room
temperature or chilled.
Note-this salsa is also great
with grilled fish or chicken. It is
best eaten the day it is made.
4TH OF JULY
STRAWBERRIES
Strawberries, washed and
dried
White chocolate
Blue sugar, edible glitter, or
sprinkles. Place blue sugar in a
bowl. In a separate bowl, melt
the chocolate in the microwave
on 50% power for two minutes.
Stir until the bowl is no longer
warm. Then microwave for 30
second intervals at 50% pow-
er, stirring after each, until the
chocolate is completely melted.
Dip the lower two thirds of the
strawberries in the melted white
chocolate. Then, dip the lower
third of the strawberries in the
blue sugar or spoon it onto the
strawberry. Place on wax paper
or Silpat until completely cool.
TACO SALAD FLAG
1 pound ground beef (or
vegetarian crumble)
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup salsa
1 envelope taco season-
ing
4-6 cups tortilla chips
4 cups shredded lettuce
1/2 cup pitted large olives,
sliced lengthwise
2 cups shredded cheddar
cheese
2-3 cups cherry tomatoes
In a large skillet, cook beef
over a medium heat until meat is
no longer pink. Drain off any ex-
tra grease. Next, stir in the water,
salsa and taco seasoning. Bring
to a simmer and cook uncovered
for about 10 minutes, or until
most of the liquid is absorbed.
Place chips in a 13-in. x 9-in.
dish. Next spread beef evenly
over the top of chips.
Cover beef with a layer of
lettuce.
Arrange olive slices together
in the upper left corner to form
stars. For the stripes, alternate
tomatoes and cheese. I added a
couple extra chips to the side of
the dish for some extra crunch.
If you are making this sev-
eral hours in advance, I would
skip placing the chips at the bot-
tom of the taco salad and just
serve them on the side.
RED, WHITE AND
BLUE ICE POPS
Kids will love making and
eating these.
1 cup cranberry juice
1 cup lemonade
1 cup blue sports drink, such
as Gatorade
Arrange 8 3-oz. paper or
plastic cups on a baking sheet
and divide cranberry juice evenly
among them. Place baking sheet
in freezer and freeze until juice is
almost firm, about 1 hour.
Insert craft sticks into center
of slightly frozen juice. (If sticks
won’t quite stand up straight, you
can repositions them when the
next layer starts to solidify.)
Divide lemonade evenly
among cups to make a second
layer. Freeze until hard, about
2 hours. Pour Gatorade over
lemonade layer and freeze until
solid, about 3 hours. Gently pull
each ice pop out of its cup (it
helps to squeeze the cup lightly
from bottom) and serve immedi-
ately.
RED, WHITE AND
BLUEBERRY TRIFLE
10 oz angel food cake, cut
into 1-inch cubes*
2 pints strawberries, sliced
2 pints blueberries
For the cream filling:
6 tbsp fat-free sweetened
condensed milk (I used Borden
Eagle)
11/2 cups cold water
1 package sugar-free white
chocolate instant pudding mix
12 oz fat-free frozen
whipped topping, thawed
Whisk the condensed milk
and water in a bowl. Whisk in the
pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let
stand for 2 minutes or until soft-
set; fold in the whipped topping.
Arrange half of the cake
in the bottom of a 14-cup trifle
dish. Sprinkle evenly with a
layer of blueberries. Spread half
of the cream mixture over the
blueberries and gently spread (I
piped it using a plastic bag and
cut the comer off). Top with a
layer of strawberries. Layer the
remaining cake cubes on top of
the strawberries, then add more
blueberries and top with the re-
maining cream mixture. Finish
with the remaining strawberries
and blueberries, arranging them
in a pretty pattern. Cover and re-
frigerate at least one 1 hour.
CLASSIC
POTATO SALAD
3 lbs (medium) red-skinned
potatoes, about 12, cut into
1-inch chunks
1/4 cup (distilled) white vin-
egar
1 T. olive oil
2 tsp. (spicy ) brown
mustard
1 1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup whole milk
2 small celery stalks, thinly
sliced
2 green onions, minced
In 5- to 6-quart saucepot,
place potatoes and enough wa-
ter to cover; heat to boiling over
high heat. Reduce heat to low;
cover and simmer for 8 to 10
minutes, until potatoes are fork-
tender.
Meanwhile, in large bowl,
with wire whisk, mix vinegar,
oil, mustard, salt and pepper.
Drain potatoes. Add hot po-
tatoes to bowl with vinaigrette;
gently stir with rubber spatula
until potatoes are evenly coated
and vinaigrette is absorbed. Cool
for 15 minutes.
In small bowl, with wire
whisk, mix mayonnaise and milk
until smooth. Add mayonnaise
mixture, celery and green onions
to potatoes. Gently stir with rub-
ber spatula until mixed. Serve
warm or cover and refrigerate for
up to 1 day.
STRAWBERRY
FRIED PIES
Perfect for a picnic outing.
2 1/3 cups (plus more for
dusting) all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
11/4 teaspoons salt
1 stick cold unsalted butter,
cut into small pieces
2 large egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 pound strawberries, cut
into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
3 T. strawberry jam
1 T. sanding sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
F In a large bowl, combine 2 1/4
cups flour, baking powder, and
1 teaspoon salt. Using a pastry
blender or 2 knives, cut butter
into flour mixture until mixture
resembles coarse sand. Add 1
egg yolk, 1/2 cup chilled water,
and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and mix
until just combined. (If dough is
dry or crumbly and doesn’t stay
together, add up to 3 tablespoons
more chilled water.) Transfer
dough to a lightly floured sur-
face and knead 2 to 3 times, just
until dough comes together. Re-
turn dough to bowl, cover with
plastic wrap, and refrigerate until
chilled, about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, make filling: In
a medium bowl, combine straw-
berries, confectioners’ sugar, and
jam, plus remaining flour, vanil-
la, and salt. Set aside.
In a small bowl, beat re-
maining yolk and 1 tablespoon
water for egg wash; set aside. On
a lightly floured surface, roll out
dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Us-
ing a 3-inch round cookie cutter,
cut dough into 6 rounds.
Roll 1 round into a 6-inch
circle. Spoon a heaping 2 table-
spoons filling onto half of circle,
leaving 1/2-inch border. Brush
the edges with egg wash, then
fold dough over filling. Using
a fork, crimp the edges to seal
hand pie. Transfer to a parch-
ment-lined baking pan. Repeat
with remaining dough rounds
and filling.
Using a toothpick, poke a
few holes in the top of each pie.
Brush with remaining egg wash
and sprinkle each pie with 1/2
teaspoon sanding sugar. Bake
until golden brown, 30 to 35
minutes. Transfer to a wire rack
to cool.
LEMONADE
MINT ICED TEA
3 cups water
2 family-size tea bags
1 (1-oz.) package fresh
mint leaves (about 1 cup loosely
packed)
1/2 cup sugar
4 cups cold water
1 (6-oz.) can frozen lemon-
ade concentrate, thawed
Garnish: fresh citrus slices
Bring 3 cups water to a boil
in a 2-qt. saucepan. Remove
from heat, add tea bags, and stir
in fresh mint. Cover and steep 10
minutes.
Remove and discard tea
bags and mint. Stir in sugar until
dissolved.
Pour tea into a 3-qt. contain-
er, and stir in 4 cups cold water
and lemonade concentrate. Serve
over ice. Garnish, if desired.
And for those that want a
little stronger beverage, here are
some alternative preparations.
Bourbon-Lemonade Iced
Tea: Prepare recipe as directed,
and stir in 1 cup bourbon. Makes
9 cups.
Spiced Dark Rum-Lemon-
ade Iced Tea: Prepare recipe as
directed, and stir in 1 cup spiced
dark rum. Makes 9 cups.
Wishing our readers a safe
and happy Fourth of July with
their family and friends!
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JULY 2,1943-
~ The McGregor business
section was undergoing changes
as d’Elite Cafe management
completed transactions of selling
their cafe to Bob and Isabell Her-
ing to make room for the Western
Auto. The Herings were merg-
ing The Texas Cafe with d’Elite
to be called Texas d’Elite Cafe.
Former owners, Andrew and Gus
Theodoree, moved to a nearby
town to start-up operations of an-
other cafe.
~ With $76.30 already in
the bag, McGregor citizens were
urged to continue their contri-
butions to the cigarette fund for
purchasing smokes for men over-
seas by officials of the McGregor
Chamber of Commerce.
~ The workers of Bluebon-
net Ordinance Plant watched
from a hillside what the fury
of 30 pounds of TNT could do
during a demonstration done to
caution workers about the im-
portance of safety issues. It was
explained that the 100 foot dia-
mentor of flames, accompanied
by deafening blast and followed
by a large black cloud of smoke
was only a small fraction of the
quanity contained in the bombs
that were being manufactured at
the McGregor plant.
JULY 3,1953-
~ Three McGregor farm-
ers were recognized by the Mc-
Gregor Chamber of Commerce
and Agriculture at its annual
Farmer’s Barbecue. Arvin Ashby
was presented with the “Out-
standing Farmer for 1963” award
and Billy Yeager was named
“Outstanding Young Farmer
for 1963,” Fred Geltemeyer, Sr.
was presented a plaque for “Out-
standing Service: to the farmers
of this area for his invention of a
machine to control grass in cot-
ton.
~ B.J. Allen Insurance won
first place and McGregor Jaycee-
ettes came in second in the big
Western Week Parade.
~ Oscar Neel, a red-bearded
McGregor plumber, was awarded
the trophy in McGregor’s beard
growing contest at the McGregor
Saddle Club Horse Show. Hon-
orable Mentions were Herbert
Carter, Richard Skipper, D.C.
Patterson and Robert M. Walter.
~ Showing at the Texas
Theatre was “It Happened At
The World’s Fair” starring Elvis
Presley and “Days of Wine and
Roses” with Jack Lemmon and
Lee Remick.
JUNE 27, 1973-
~ Bill Dennis announced the
opening of Southwest Oil Dis-
tributors on July 1. Co-owner
was Stan Martin of Waco. The
McGregor-based wholesale and
retail outlet for automotive lines
had already arranged to serve
225 stores in an area bordered by
Dallas, Waco, Temple, Austin,
Houston and San Antonio.
~ Veteran golfer Bill Blan-
ton won the Rolling Hills Coun-
try Club championship.
~ Mr. and Mrs. Andy French
celebrated 50 years of marriage.
~ Powell Supply Company
advertised A78-13 white wall
tires for two for $44.
~ Margaret Berger, repre-
sented McGregor High School as
a delegate at Girls State.
JUNE 30, 1983-
~ Kyle McCain, 32-year-old
native of Gainsville, was elected
McGregor’s new city manager
by a unanimous vote of the City
Council.
~ A fire destroyed the rear
of Duster Campers at 100 North
Garfield. Fire Chief John Blake
said that fireworks was the pos-
sible cause. Considerable dam-
age was done to the building, but
not to the stock.
Garland and Syble Yeager
celebrated their Golden Wedding
Anniversary.
JULY 1, 1993-
~ The City of McGregor
served as a model city for a
group of 110 gifted first through
third graders attending the sum-
mer session of University for
Young People (UYP) at Baylor
University.
~ The Mirror ran a feature
article on The Texas Theatre
written by Jeanette Taylor. Pic-
tured in the article was a list of
names of McGregor High School
students in the Class Play of
1931. The signatures included
Osker Johnson, Chas. Herring,
A.W. Kuz, Sam Hanover, Clark
Anderson, Savoy Lawrence,
Bertha Lee, Ruth Hanover, Lou-
ise Witte, Nelda Cross and Mari-
on England.
~ The classes of 1951
through 1956 of Crawford High
School held their first reunion
since graduating. The class re-
union committee was Barbara
Lavom, Joyce Holmes, Edna
Westerfeld and Allen Nelson.
Graduates returning from 1951
were James Damon, Clar-
ence Englebrecht, Nelda Reich
Hoppe, Aubry Jones, Ruby Wells
Morgele. Class of 1956 attendees
were Dixie Carol Fulp, Wayne
Reich, Betty Lou Lammert
Hoehn and Keith Lynch.
~ Eight year old Esther Wal-
ter became the 2,000th person to
sign up for membership to the
McGinley Memorial Library.
~ Lisa Walter became the
bride of Shawn San Mi quel.
~ Dana Lillard was selected
“Miss McLennan County Farm
Bureau. Micah Freeman and
Alex Felan won in the talent con-
test.
JUNE 26, 2003-
~ MISD officials proudly
opened the doors to the new Mc-
Gregor Elementary campus for
an Open House for the citizens
of McGregor this week.
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album: “Jesus_
_ Capricorn” (72)
5 in Concho Co. on 83
6 TX Barbara Mandrell
sang “When__
Loves a Woman”
7 ex-Astro pitcher,
Darryl (‘91-’97)
8 “The eyes of Texas
_upon you ..
9 federal criminal ,
investigative agcy.
12 TX“_"Smith
was a college & pro
star defensive end
17 this Telly was in film
“The Dirty Dozen”
with TX Trini Lopez
19 “Texas ...__
indivisible”
21 TXism: “he’s_
_in his own
mind” (big ego)
22 TXism: “restless _
__in church”
23 rare European
sheep breed
28 “get the_out”
(hurry up)
29 Colorado indians
30 “I__it is”
31 TXism: “brave
enough to__
a boomtown cafe”
35 statement of
religious belief
36 talkin’without
thinkin’? (2 wds.)
42 TXism: “useless as a
___sow”
44 D’__TX
46 lawsuit initiator
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by Charley & Guy Orbison
TX Willie’s
father
this TX Earlene’
won ‘59 Gold in
shot put (init.)
TX Strait ‘82 tune:
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DOWN
TXism: “___
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TX Chester Nimitz
was this 5-star rank
in the Navy
Guadalupe Peak is
8,751 feet above
this (2 wds.)
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queen,” Gwynne
TXism: “wouldn’t
hurt a_”
(gentle dog)
event in “Cowboy
Capital”: “_
_Days”
11 organization for
TX schools (abbr.)
12 banking company
big in TX (abbr.)
13 unrecognized
contributor (2 wds.)
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heat” with AC
15 cook a cake
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in Rio-Grande
Valley State Park
18 must be 21 years of
_to carry con-
cealed gun in TX
20 ex-Astro pitcher,
Doug (init.)
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_ Open in ‘92
24 TXA&M joined this
confer, in 2012
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26 TXism: “in__
of trouble”
27 slang for “head”
32 TX band: “Asleep
_the Wheel”
33 big TX computer
component co.
34 “Blue Eyes Crying
_the Rain”
36 TX golfer Hogan
37 a great amount
38 organized labor
groups
39 Warren of TX film
“Tough Enough”
40 remove Stetson?
41 bolo_
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sleeping dog_”
45 “Alamo City” (abbr.)
47 _-_-Ms
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