The Coral Gables Times

7 HEAVENLY HOLIDAY IDEAS WITH Stouffer's FROZEN PREPARED FOODS

Stouffer's King Crab Imperial, solid chunks of Alaska crab in a mellow sauterne-sparked sauce. Serving ideas: As hot hors d'oeuvres or appetizers, serve (on a small plate) over crisp miniature noodle rings. Or use to fill tiny cream puffs or patty shells. Makes a luscious hot-dip, plain or combined with Stouffer's Welsh Rarebit. Stouffer's Baked Breasts of Chicken, tender white meat baked to bubbling perfection in a real-cream gravy. (One package serves two.) Serving idea: Stouffer's Baked Breasts of Chicken over wild rice, with vegetable and cheery red-and-green jello-fruit salad. Stouffer's Spinach Souffle, tender leaf spinach, finely chopped and blended with rich ingredients. Serving idea: Defrost 3 packages Stouffer's Spinach Souffle until soft enough to pour into a mold. Bake in 350° oven 11⁄2 hours. Cool and fill with mushroom sauce. Garnish with fresh cranberries. Stouffer's Lobster Newburg, fresh Nova Scotia lobster in a cream sauce that hints of sherry wine. Serving idea: Use one-to-four packages, depending on size of your guest list. Split hot popovers across the top and fill with Lobster Newburg. Stouffer's Frozen Fruit Delight, fruit-and-marshmallow laced with a creamy fruit dressing. Serving idea: Defrost two or three packages, transfer to your favorite salad mold, and refreeze. Remove by applying hot cloths to mold. Decorate with curly endive and frozen strawberries for the prettiest centerpiece of the season. Stouffer's Creamed Chicken, chunks of white and dark chicken meat, chicken broth and honest-to-goodness heavy cream for smooth, smooth flavor. Treat your friends to most unusual hors d'oeuvres of tantalizing Creamed Chicken. Serving ideas: Serve in French Patty Shells, top with toasted almonds. For holiday color—add pimento, peas and mushrooms to Creamed Chicken. Or try two tablespoons of hot Creamed Chicken in the center of each Swedish (extra-thin) pancake. Roll 'em up! Serve rest of chicken over pancakes. Stouffer's Welsh Rarebit, smooth and tangy, made with cheddar cheese, aged in Stouffer's own cold-room. Serving ideas: For a wonderful hot-dip, defrost a package or two and add a good sprinkling of crisp bacon bits. For toasted cocktail sandwiches, spread between bread rounds; butter outsides and toast in broiler. Serve hot and fragrant. For added zest with any holiday meal, try Stouffer's New Green Tomato Pickles. You'll find all these, and more wonderful Stouffer Foods in your grocer's freezer. Stock up soon.