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Title: Curried Ham and Turkey (Usda)
Categories: Freezes Usda
Yield: 24 Servings

1/2cButter, margarine -- or
  Turkey fat
1cUnsifted flour
2 1/4tsSalt
1/8tsPepper
1 1/2tsCurry powder
4tsSweet pepper flakes
1tbInstant miced onions
2 1/4qtHot milk
1 1/4lbCooked turkey -- diced (4
  Cups)
3/4lbCooked ham -- diced (2
  Cups)

Line four 8x8x2-inch baking pans with heat-resistant freezer wrap. Allow= enough extra wrap to fold over top. Use one pan for each six servings or= one-fourth of the recipe. Do not line pans for food to be served without= freezing.

Melt fat. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and curry powder. Add pepper flakes= and onion. Stir in milk slowly. Cook until thickened, stirring= constantly. Stir in turkey and ham.

TO SERVE WITHOUT FREEZING: Heat to serving temperature after turkey and ham= are stirred into hot mixture. Serve over hot toast or biscuits.

TO FREEZE: Pour each fourth of the mixture to be frozen into a baking pan. = Pack food tightly to avoid air pockets. Cool for 30 minutes at room= temperature. Complete wrapping by pulling paper up over top of food. Put= edges of wrap together and fold several times so paper lies directly on top= of food. Fold ends of freezer wrap over the top and seal with freezer= tape. Label with name of food, date of freezing, and last date the food= should be used for best eating quality (about 6 months). Freeze= immediately for 10 to 12 hours before removing packages from the pans.

TO HEAT FROZEN CURRY: Preheat oven to 350=B0 F. (moderate). Remove freezer= wrap. Place food in baking pan. Bake 1 hour or until mixture is bubbly at= edges. Stir occasionally during heating. After heating, stir gently until= sauce is smooth. Serve over hot toast or biscuits.

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Serving Ideas : Hot toast or biscuits

NOTES : This recipe is for 24 servings (about 1/2 cup each). Directions are= given for dividing the prepared food into four parts of six servings each. = One part may be completely cooked and served at the time of preparation. = The remaining parts may be frozen.

"Freezing Combination Main Dishes" by Meredith Robinson and Lois Fulton = (Consumer and Food Economics Institute, Agriculture Research Service) USDA= Home and Garden Bulletin No. 40, 1973 (Stock Number 0100-02712). = MasterCook electronic format by Rosie Winters. Nutr. Assoc. : 2394 0 0 0 0 0 4289 4138 0 0

Recipe By : Freezing Combination Main Dishes (Robinson & Fulton, 1973)

From: Kmeade@ids2.Idsonline.Com (The Medate: Sun, 04 Feb 1996 19:51:35 ~0500

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