Wtdn-sdcy, March 12, 1975 THE MICHIGAN DAILY P( ge F"sv+ Wedn~sday, March 12, 1975 THE MICHIGAN DAILY P~ge Five Luscious crust makes the pie --------- , s r a k c A p t p s a d r t; t t f r ti f 4r 1 t 1 1 Daily Photo by STUART HOLLANDER Film Fest fiend Young film-goer peruses the program as he-waits for the show to begin. Ann Arbor blues: Just barely alive By HARRY HAMMITT vides a rock-solid musical foun- In the late 'sixties, the Ann! dation. Hildebrant plays a con- Arbor Blues Festival establish- sistent sensitive bass line; hap- ed Ann Arbor as one of the ma- pily, the string bass is free of jor performing centers for blues the irritating quirks of an elec- artists. Not only did this repu- tric bass.~ McDermott's drum- tation bring an influx of blues ming is simple but to the point, performers, obscure and fa- often a delicate pattern using mous, but it also provided a brushes. climate in which up-and-coming Bedard and Nardella are the local musicians could thrive. focal points of the band, and Ann Arbor began to parallel, much of the success lies with on a much smaller scale, the them. Bedard is a well-versed days in Chicago when Paul But- guitarist, his licks usually strad- terfield, Siegel-Schwall, and die the subtle line between Charlie Musselwhite w e r e blues and jazz. His singing is a emerging blues musicians. little spotty, but is generally However, the blues have fal- fine; he has a strong, clear len on hard times here. The voice. Blues Festival has changed and As for Nardella, he is like shrunk because of financial dif- money in the bank for any ficulties, and there is little left band. He was originally just a of the community of young harmonica - player, but he has white blues musicians that were taken to the guitar easily with once such 'a large part of the a natural blues feeling. One: city's music scene. The few senses that he hasn't been play- that have remained now spend ing very long, but neverthe- their time at the Blind Pig jam- less, his leads are both authori- ming with Boogie Woogie Red tatively forceful and packed and others, or else hanging ouot with a depth of blues feeling wit th ny lcalnd laeft t"g th of7 blue *eelin withtheonl locl bnd eftlacking in many more experi- that con still claim to be a enced guitarists. blues band, The Silvertones. The Silvertones play the local Meanwhilechis harmonicais bar circuit: small bandstands,: as good as can be hoped for; tight-packed rooms, putting out he can play the thoughtful me-: some polished, high-powered lodic lines of Sonny Terry, or blues. They are a small four- slash across the song with the piece band with a basic blues cutting edge of a Musselwhite. line-up: George Bedard on gui- The Silvertones are as good; tar and vocals S,teve Nardella a blues band as is likely to bej on guitar and harmonica, Carl found around Ann Arbor. They Hildebrant on string bass, and play solid, exciting blues, and Tom McDermott on drums. even throw in some swing on All' the players have an in- the side. There are still some stinctive feel for the blues, that unjustified moments .of repeti- essential understanding so nec- tion, but as the band continues essary for making the blues to grow, they continue to get come alive. The rhythm sec. better. As it stands now, they tion, consistingi of Hildebrandt are outstanding, and things are and McDermott, lay down an' still looking up. almost flawless beat that pro- -Harry Hammitt By ROBIN HERGOTT twice, Pie is a favorite dessert of and t many people because there are and tr a variety of types. Whatever For kind of pie you choose to con- remai elude your meal with, your and o guests are sure to enjoy it. plate. The crust is an integral com- and t ponent of the pie, determining botton to a large extent how tasty prick the pie is. Making a tender, steam flaky crust is extremely sim- Tor ple, if you take care to mea ply cu sure the ingredients precisely recipe and do not mix or handle the preba dough excessively. Overmixing and p results in a tough crust because rice o the particles of shortening to pr break-up too much and the Bake gluten in the flour develops to 425-de too great an extent. utes.l It is best to chill the dough to be for at least one hour for easier filling rolling. For a double crust, di- The vide the dough in half. Lightly very< flour a pastry board and a far as rolling pin and roll the dough but th from the center out in all direc- delici tions to form a circle that is It is1 1/8-inch thick and two-inches ples, larger than the diameter of the availa pie pan. Fold the dough in half ple p 9 GLIDDEN LATEX CEILING WHITE oUR REG. $4 Pt$39 Pint Dept. place it in the pie plate hen unfold it to fit the pan im off the excess dough. the top crust, roll the ning dough 1/f8-inche thick ne-inch larger than the pie Place it over the filling uck the edges under the m crust. Remember to the top crust to allow the to escape while baking. make a single crust, sim- at the recipe in half. If the calls for the shell to be ked, prick it with a fork lace a layer of beans or n the bottom of the crust event it from buckling. the shell in a preheated gree oven for 12-15 min- If the shell does not need prebaked, simply add the and then bake the pie. recipes given below yield different types of pies as; the tastes are concerned, ey have in common being ous and simple to prepare.! best to use greening ap- the tart, green variety able in autumn, for the ap- ie. If a sweeter apple is used, decrease the amount of sugar added accordingly. BothI the apple pie and the pecan' pie are greatly enhanced when served with vanilla ice cream. The banana cream pie uniquelyI calls for a graham cracker crust, which serves as an excel-: lent complement to the filling. APPLE PIE Crust: 2% cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt % cup shortening 5 tablespoons cold water Blend flour and salt together. Cut in shortening until particles are the size of large peas. Do; not overmix. Add cold water, m i x i n g thoroughly into a dough. Press into a ball. Dough 1. PRICE A S may be chilled for one hour for easier rolling. Roll half of dough %-inch thick and line a 9-inch pie plate. Filling: 8 large tart apples-sliced 1 cup sugar % teaspoon cinnamon % teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon butter or margar- ine Fill pie shell with sliced ap- ples. Mix sugar, cinnamon and' lemon juice. Sprinkle over ap- ples. Dot with butter. Moisten edge of bottom crust with wat- er. Roll remaining dough for top crust. Fit over apples and seal edge of pie. Prick crust with a fork to permit steam to food I escape. Brush with milk and Whip sprinkle lightly with additional Crushed nuts (optional) cinnamon and sugar. Bake at Cook banana pudding accord 425-degrees for 50-60 minutes. ing to package directions, us PECAN PIE ing only 1 cup milk. While pud 1 cup white corn syrup ding is cooking, stir in gelatin. 1 cup dark brown sugar Remove mixture from heat an % teaspoon salt stir in the ice cream. Set aside. % 1 cup melted butter or mar- Place half the bananas in a garine layer in the pie shell. Spoon i 1 teaspoon vanilla half the pudding mixture ove 3 eggs, slightly beaten the bananas. Place the remain 1% cups shelled whole pecans ing bananas over this and Combine syrup, sugar, salt, spoon in the rest of the puddin butter, vanilla. Mix well. Add mixture. Refrigerate overnight. slightly beaten eggs. Pour into Just before serving, top with a nine-inch unbaked pie shell. Cool Whip and sprinkle with Sprinkle . pecans over filling, nuts. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for approximately 45 min- utes. BANANA CREAM PIE Have a flair for BANAN CREA PIEartistic writing? Graham Cracker Crust If you are interest- 1 box (31 ounces) banana ed in reviewing cream pudding poetry, and music 1 cup milk or writing feature 1cp ml stories about the 1 envelope Knox unflavored drama, dance, tum gelatin arts: Contact Arts 1 pint vanilla ice cream, ior slightly softened 3 medium bananas, sliced 1 container (41 ounces) Cool STOP SHOPPING SAVES MONEY, TIME, ENERGY S GOOD MONDAY MARCH 10 THRU SATURDAY MARCH 15, 1975. AMPLE THE SAVINGS! \\ "a I MEN'S BANLON® KNIT SHIRTS Choice of short sleeve collar n placket or long sleeve ribbed tur- tileneck. Sizes S-M L-XL. Men's Dept. 1 * . RHAPSODY VIOLETS Beautiful potted violets i bloomn.$7 1ea. Garden Center BOXED ENVELOPES #10 size, 50 count or #6' 100 count. 39C .9L GALLO Stationery Dept. 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