Weight Control – Vintage Recipe Cards (2024)

1½ cups frozen chopped spinach (10-ounce package), thawed
2 medium tomatoes
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup water
½ cup clam juice
1 tablespoon parsley
1 tablespoon wine vinegar
1 pound shelled, deveined shrimp

Cook spinach according to package directions; drain. Cut a then slice off the top of tomatoes. Gently remove pulp; reserve. Sprinkle cavities with salt. Mix tomato pulp with spinach. Combine water, clam juice, parsley, and vinegar in saucepan. Simmer 5 minutes. Add shrimp. Cook gently just until shrimp turn pink, about 3 minutes. Fill each tomato shell with ¼ of the drained shrimp. Divide spinach mixture evenly onto 2 individual serving dishes. Place tomatoes in center of spinach; surround each with half the remaining shrimp. Makes 2 dinner servings.

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2 cups fresh, cooked asparagus
2 (7-ounce size) jars pimentos, drained
½ cup skim milk
2 raw asparagus spears, to garnish
2 lemon slices

Place first 3 ingredients in blender container; process at medium speed until puréed. Place puréed mixture in saucepan. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Pour evenly divided into 2 glasses. Garnish each serving with 1 asparagus spear and lemon slice. Makes 2 servings.

CREAMY CHEESE DIP

⅔ cup skim milk ricotta cheese
¼ cup butter milk
¼ teaspoon dill weed
¼ teaspoon imitation butter flavoring
¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Radishes
Cucumber slices
Celery ribs

Combine first 5 ingredients in blender container; process at medium speed until smooth. Pour into serving bowl. Serve with dippers of radishes, cucumber slices, and celery ribs. Makes 1 luncheon serving.

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Cooking time: few mins. to soften gelatin.
Preparation time: few mins.
Main cooking utensils: bowl, saucepan

For 4 servings you will need:
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1½ cups strong hot black coffee
Sugar substitute to taste
½ cup milk

1. Blend gelatin with the hot coffee and sugar substitute to taste, stirring until the gelatin has dissolved.
2. Pour 1 cup of the mixture into mold rinsed with cold water and leave to set.
3. Add milk to remaining ½ cup coffee gelatin mixture to give a total of 1 cup. Keep this in a warm place so that it does not become set.
4. When the clear layer set, pour cold milk and coffee gelatin mixture gently over it.

TO SERVE: Turn out and serve with yogurt if wished.

TO VARY: An even lower calorie sweet can be made by using skimmed milk (44 calories for 1/2 cup).

TO STORE: In refrigerator

Approximate calories:
Gelatin – 34 for 1 envelope
Milk – 85 for 1/2 cup.

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⅔ cup cottage cheese
½ cup evaporated skimmed milk
½ cup sliced mushrooms
¾ cup chicken bouillon
¾ cup tomato juice
2 tablespoons chives
½ teaspoon paprika
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
4 ounces cooked chicken, diced
2 tablespoons chopped pimento

Combine cottage cheese, milk, and mushrooms in blender container; process at low speed until mixture is smooth. Add bouillon, tomato juice, chives, paprika cayenne pepper, and nutmeg; process at low speed until mixture is smooth. Pour into saucepan. Stir over low heat just tunic mixture comes to a boil. Add chicken and pimento. Heat. Divide evenly. Makes 2 lunches servings.

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2 cups tomato puree
2 tablespoons dehydrated onion flakes
2 tablespoons wine vinegar
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon barbecue spice
⅛ teaspoon peppercorns
⅛ teaspoon thyme leaves
⅛ teaspoon basil leaves
⅔ cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
Dash artificial sweetener, or to taste

Combine all ingredients, except mushrooms and sweetener. Cook over low heat, uncovered, 5 minutes. Add mushrooms. Cook 5 minutes longer. Stir in sweetener. Use with meat. Divide evenly. Makes 6 servings, about ⅓ cup each.

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1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1½ cups tomato juice, divided
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
Artificial sweetener to equal 4 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon hot sauce
2 cups cut-up, cooked asparagus
2 tablespoons minced celery
¼ cup diced pimento
Lettuce leaves

In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup tomato juice to soften. Stir over low heat until gelatin dissolves. Stir in remaining tomato juice, vinegar, sweetener, salt, and hot sauce. Chill until syrupy. Fold in asparagus, celery, and pimento. Spoon into a 1-quart mold. Chill until firm. to serve: Unmold on lettuce leaves. Divide evenly. Makes 4 servings.

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⅔ cup cottage cheese
½ cup evaporated skimmed milk
¾ cup chicken bouillon
¾ cup tomato juice
2 tablespoons chives
½ teaspoon paprika
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons chopped pimento
4 ounces drained, canned salmon, flaked

Combine cottage cheese and milk in blender container; process at low speed until mixture is smooth. Add bouillon, tomato juice, chives, paprika, cayenne pepper, and nutmeg. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Stir in pimento and salmon. Cook 3 minutes longer. Divide evenly. Makes 2 luncheon servings.

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8 ounces drained, canned salmon
2 medium eggs, separated
½ cup skim milk
¼ cup finely chopped celery
2 tablespoons dehydrated onion flakes
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon paprika
2 medium eggs, hard-cooked and sliced

Mash salmon. Beat egg yolks with milk. Add celery, onion flakes, parsley, salt, and pepper. Stir into salmon; mix well. Beat egg whites until stiff but no dry. Gently fold into salmon mixture. Spoon into a nonstick, 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 350°F (moderate oven) for 45 minutes, or until firm. Garnish with sliced eggs. Divide evenly. Makes 4 luncheon servings.

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Cooking time: approximately 30 min

Ingredients: (4 pers.)
1 large head of cauliflower
Water
Salt
1 packet frozen peas
2 hardboiled eggs

Sauce:
1 tablespoon margarine
2 tablespoons flour
1-2 teaspoons curry
approximately 3 dl vegetable broth
1 egg yolk
½ dl cream
1½ hg frozen shrimp
salt
white pepper
cut dill

Preparation:
1. Clean the cauliflower head and cook it until just and evenly soft in lightly salted water.
2. Fry margarine and curry for the sauce, stir in the flour, and dilute with vegetable broth a little at a time. Let the sauce cook for a few minutes.
3. Heat the sauce with the egg yolk stirred in the cream. Mix in the prawns and take the pan off the heat. Season to taste.
4. Place the cauliflower on a heated plate and pour the curry sauce over it. Sprinkle with dill.
5. Garnish with halved hard-boiled eggs and peas.

Approximately 325 calories per portion.

Translation from original Swedish via Google Translate

© Hamlyn Group/Hemmets Journal AB S/C/1

1 cup Tomato Sauce Italiano (below), divided
1½ cups (10-ounce package) frozen chopped spinach
16 ounces cooked, dried soybeans

Bring ½ cup Tomato Sauce Italiano to a boil in a saucepan. Add spinach. Simmer covered, 5 minutes, or until spinach is cooked. Add remaining Tomato Sauce and soybeans. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes, or until heated throughout. Makes 2 dinner servings.

TOMATO SAUCE ITALIANO

4 cups mixed vegetable juice
2 tablespoons wine vinegar
2 packets beef broth and seasoning mix or 2 beef bouillon cubes
1 tablespoon onion powder
Artificial sweetener to equal 4 teaspoons sugar
5 peppercorns
1 small garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon basil leaves
½ teaspoon chili powder

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and cook over low heat, stirring frequently, for 40 minutes, or until mixture is reduced by half. Divide evenly. Makes 4 servings, about ½ cup each.

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