You seldom see the pipes that bring gas to homes and businesses, because they're buried deep in the ground. So it is interesting to see all the different sizes on exhibit in the Garden of the Giants.

The Garden of the Giants is where the Gas Industry's useful giant, TEP, lives. TEP means Total Energy Package. This is the new way of providing total utility service from a single source -- gas. Through an AiResearch turbine, TEP provides the heating, cooling, cooking, water heating, and a major portion of the electricity in the Festival of Gas, including the 420-cycle outdoor lighting.

Playing to a full house as usual, the handsome magician-chef and his pretty assistant step forward, the audience leans forward in anticipation, and magic begins ...

"The Magic of Food" show is sponsored by the H.J. Heinz Company, which has created special recipes for it. Along with menu magic comes pure magic. A willing subject is chosen from the audience, and to the delight of even the most skeptical person in the gallery, it is proved that the hand is quicker than the eye. It's good-natured fun, and no one enjoys the performance more than the man from the audience who assists the magician.

Cheers from the hometown are likely to be heard during certain Theater of Food performances. Those are the times when gas company home service ladies take over the stage to cook the foods for which their region or state is famous.

Food is cooked in Caloric built-in ovens and broilers, and on the "flying wing" range in the middle of the stage. If you don't catch all the steps in the fast-paced presentation, don't worry, because one of the Festival guides will give you a packet of recipes as you leave the theater.

From the number of men in the audience, and their rapt attention, it's clear that men are really cooking with gas these days -- not merely broiling steaks on an outdoor grill!

Heinz Recipe Packet from the Festival of Gas

Want to try one? Treat yourself to a taste of the Fair!

1 can (6 1/2 - 7 ounces) Star-Kist Tuna, drained, flaked

2 cups chopped cabbage

*1/3 cup Heinz Sweet Relish

1/4 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing

4-5 hard rolls

 

Lightly mix first 4 ingredients. With sharp knife cut around tops of rolls leaving 1/2 inch wide crust; reserve tops; hollow out centers. fill with tuna mixture; replace tops. Wrap each roll securely in aluminum foil, tucking in ends. Heat on grill, 3-4 inches from hot coals, for 10-12 minutes; turn and heat additional 10-12 minutes or until heated through. Makes 4-5 sandwiches.

VARIATION:

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Bake sandwiches 20-25 minutes or until hot.

*1/3 cup chopped Heinz dill or Sweet Pickle may be substituted.