e o o KI N o 1.--:B u s , N E s s 1 • 1 cup rice vinegar Salsa Fresh From The • l 1/2cupslimeorlemonjuice Dagwood Bumstead: Sign • 1 to 21bsp. honey Garden • 2 cups cilantro, minced Of The Times Mix ingredients well in large stainless steel :::::::::::::::::;:::;:;:;:;::::~-:•:❖:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:~❖:•:❖:❖:•··=·=·········· by Sigrid Shepard soup pot. Stir & bring to boil over high heat. Re- by Bruce Lacroix Tomatoes, peppers and tomatilloes are all move from heat. Blend 3 cups of salsa. Mix It's a sign of the times! Dagwood Bumstead, American vegetables that have enriched the diet of blended salsa well with salsa in pot. Place in steril- the disinherited playboy son of a millionaire who the world and are in plentiful supply in gardens ized jars. Clean jar rims well. Top with sterile can- married Blondie the flapper all those years ago, now. To preserve the native bounty I can SALSA ning lids. Process 20 min. in hot water bath. Keeps has finally quit his job and joined his wife in the VERDE (Green Sauce) and SALSA PIQUANTE 1 to 2 years. To make sauce for Enchilada Verde catering business. Now, Dagwood had worked for Mr. Dithers for as (Hot Sauce). Salsa by the way means sauce in just blend salsa. many years as I can remember. I was never really sure exactly what he Spanish. These particular sauces are made with to- SALSA PIQUANTE (Hot sauce) (prep. time: was supposed to do for Mr. Dithers, but he kept losing important ac- matoes, a native American plant, tomatilloes a 30 min.; cooking time: 20 min.; 20 to 24 pints) counts and literally getting his butt kicked. small green relative of the tomato, jalapeno and • 4 sweet peppers, minced Wliy is the comic strip so popular? Well, we can identify with Dag- anaheim peppers, plus the herb cilantro (cori- • 30 tomatoes, chopped wood. Always late getting to the office, frequently missing his bus .(or ander), also known as Chinese parsley. By the way • 10 onions, minced car pool during the later years), getting no respect from his boss. How • 8 jalapeno peppers, minced tomatilloes grow as well if not better than tomatoes • 21bsp. seasalt many times did he ask old Dithers for a raise? In all the years, I think he in the Kootenays. All seeds go to the compost heap • 2 cups apple cider vinegar was successful only once. Mr. Dithers wasn't such a bad sort, really. so nothing is wasted. My native plants feed both me • 20-30 sprigs fresh cilantro, minced Even if we felt he deserved what he got, we occasionally felt sorry for and my garden and help keep both of us healthy. • 1 Thsp. cumin seed, ground him when he was being henpecked by his selfish, domineering wife • 1-4 Tosp. chili powder SALSA VERDE (Green Sauce) (prep. time: • oregano and fresh ground black pepper to taste Cora. But our real sympathy was for Dagwood. He really tried his best 30 min.; cooking time: 20 min.; 8 to 12 pints) • 5 to 6 cloves garlic, crushed & minced to please the old codger, and all he got in return was abuse and scorn. • 8 large onions, minced Mix ingredients well in large stainless steel So now he's left. Blondie and her friend Tootsie started a successful • 1 head garlic, crushed and minced (optional) soup pot. Bring to boil over high heat. Remove catering business, and Dagwood has offered to help. With his famous • 12 cups tomatillo or green tomatoes, chopped from heat. Blend 3 cups of salsa. Mix blended salsa appetite for food, I'm not sure if he has ulterior motives or not, but he • 6 to 8 Iarge anaheim chilies, chopped • 1 to 6 jalapeno peppers, minced (optional as very hot well with salsa in pot. Place in sterilized jars. Clean seems serious about helping. pepper) jar rims well. Top with sterile canning lids. Process Think about this for a minute. This guy has a house, two teenagers • 1 Tosp. oregano leaves, crumbled 20 min. in hot water bath. Keeps 1 to 2 years. D and a dog. His wife only recently started working, and in her own busi- • 1 Thsp. cumin seed, crushed Address your comments, suggestions and questions to RF.C~ ness at that. He quits his dead-end but semi-secure job in the middle of • Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste IPES,