Once you master the Philly three-step, you...

Once you master the Philly three-step, you can waltz up a rich, decadent cheesecake in less than an hour, including baking time. Simply take a ready-made graham cracker crust and add four ingredients: vanilla, eggs, sugar and cream cheese. It takes only 10 minutes to prepare and another 40 to bake. For a brochure of dozens of flavor variations of the three-step cheesecake, send 50 cents to cover postage and handling to: “Philly 3-Step Cheesecake Recipe Booklet,” P.O. Box B, Madison Square Station, New York, N.Y. 10159.

The Danes use more almond paste than any other people. Americans, on the other hand, see so little of it they often mistake the tube for toothpaste. So the makers of Odense Pure Almond Paste have decided to hold a recipe contest to promote the smooth blond mixture that makes Danish pastries so wonderful. But beware. Your favorite almond paste recipe might win first price: a porcelain statue of a Danish baker. For contest details write: Contest, Andre Prost Inc., P.O. Box AX, Old Saybrook, Conn. 06475.