These ladies were young, “Junior” members of the Lafayette-Lexington Chapter of the DAR when “Missouri Juniors DARing to Cook Book!” was published about 50 years ago. In honor of America’s 250th, each week leading up to July 4 we will publish one of their recipes and one of the quotes sprinkled among the pages of the book. Enjoy! ——— BAKED CHICKEN

Mrs. William P. Moore, Regent, Lafayette-Lexington Chapter DAR 10 to 12 pieces of chicken 8 oz. bottle Kraft creamy French dressing 1 pkg. Lipton onion soup mix 10 oz. jar apricot preserves Place chicken pieces in a 9 x 13 inch casserole. Mix all other ingredients well and pour over chicken to cover. Bake 60 minutes, uncovered, in 350⁰ oven. Leftovers freeze well. Quote:

Tell someone there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he’ll believe you.

But tell him a bench has just been painted and he has to touch it to be sure.