When you read the title for this recipe from Microwave Magic (produced by the staff of Farm Wife News, edited by Annette Gohlke, 1977), you pretty much have to laugh.
I mean, "Ho Ho Ho" is right there-- for no apparent reason. Also, "Oh Oh Oh," I guess for the less-jolly laughers? Is the "Ho Ho Ho" meant to indicate that this is a Christmas recipe? Maybe. I mean, the custard is green-- one of the two main Christmas colors. Or does the "Oh Oh Oh" negate it? Did Doris Rush just have a weird thing about wanting the beginning and end of a recipe title to be mirror images of each other, and the "Ho"s and "Oh"s are just signs of some OCD tendencies? I have no idea. All I know is...
I was expecting green food coloring to be involved. Then it could hit Christmas and St Patrick's day. The writer is from the era when people had to decorate and do something special for all those little (and big) holidays throughout the year. I also like how she worked in a ring with the paprika. Apparently, the center (and corners if you use a square casserole dish) is for the people who don't like paprika. This is a very questionable recipe even though the ingredients sound fine.
ReplyDeleteYes-- this would probably be pretty good. I like the instruction to use a "large bag" of broccoli. I have a feeling the two-pound bag I've got in my freezer is bigger than what Doris Rush had in mind.
DeleteProbably, but it would still work. It depends on how soupy you want your broccoli concoction to be. You could view it as economizing. You're stretching the soup with broccoli. I'm not sure which ingredient would cost more these days.
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