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SANDY ( O r » ) POST Thur».. Auguri 13. 1981 (S«c 2)
The SÉ ndy Post
Home & Ga rden
What’s cooking?
Juices great for summertime thirsts
Spaghetti stretches budgets
Hamburger has been a good buy recently This recipe of
fers a delicious way to stretch the family meat budget
•‘From Scratch” Spaghetti Sauce
2 pounds hamburger
2 medium onions, chopped
1 large green pepper, chopped
I button of garlic, chopped fine
4 teaspoon flaked oregano
Pa teaspoons salt, pepper to taste
cup red wine vinegar with garlic
1 tablespoon sugar
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste with 2 cans water
2 cans tomato sauce
Brown hamburger and drain grease off. Add vegetables
until sauteed, then add liquids and seasonings Allow to sim
mer from 30 minutes to two hours, stirring occasionally
Serve over a package of spaghetti cooked according to
directions (I prefer to break it before putting it in the water,
unless you are of the roll-it-around-the-fork persuasion.)
Serve the hot spaghetti from a bowl, then pass bowl of hot
sauce and can of parmesan cheese This is good served with
cabbage slaw or a green salad, and a green vegetable Serves
H 10—From the files of Mrs. Una Sewell, Gadsden, Ala.
Broccoli Casserole
2 packages frozen broccoli spears
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 medium onion, chopped fine
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
2 eggs, slightly beaten
Salt and pepper to taste
Check cookware
before changing
for microwaves
Before you buy new
co o k w a re
for
your
microwave, check what you
have on hand
Many cookw are item s
already in the cuplxtard will
w ork ju s t fine in a
microwave oven Materials
made of metal aren’t usable
because microwaves can’t
penetrate metal However,
most of the glassware you
currently own can be used
safely and effectively.
Glass and ceramic glass
cookware can be used as
c o n ta in e rs, triv e ts and
covers for all microwave
functions, acco rd in g to
Janice Weber, Oregon State
University Extension family
re s o u rc e
m anagem ent
specialist Glass is a good
choice because it cleans
easily It also won’t chip or
break during use because it
w ith sta n d s
the
high
tem peratures required to
cook many foods,
“ Wixxl in the form of
cookw are or picks and
skewers may be used for
short term heating or cook
ing,” Weber noted Wixxl
shouldn't be used for thaw
ing or long term cooking
because the heat dries out
and overheats the wood
Fires may result
P a p e r is a v a lu a b le
microwave material in a
number of ways
It can be used to cover or
as a container for foods, or
as absorbent material for
greases Don't use recycled
paper products because they
may contain metal particles
which could heat and ignite
the paper
Paper towels which con
tain nylon or other synthetic
fibers could have the same
problem
Paper plates work well if
the food being cooked on
them does not produce a
great deal of fat or liquid
Excessive liquids can spill
into the oven m aking
cleanup necessary.
Plastic cookware can be
used as containers, racks
and trivets, but special care
should be taken Not all
plastics have the same com
position and some may lx*
m ore a p p r o p r ia te for
microwave cooking than
others
For example, some of the
p o ly c a rb o n a te
or
p o ly p ro p y le n e p la s tic s
become misshapen when
subjected to hot fat or grease
from meats or casseroles
T h e ir use should be
restricted to foods with low
fat and sugar content
In contrast, polysulfone
p la s tic is c a p a b le of
withstanding high cooking
temperatures and is also
resistant to food stains
If you’re unsure of the type
of plastic in some of your
containers, experiment with
them in your oven for a short
period of time using low fat
low-sugar meats
Plastic wrap and wax
paper are excellent for use
as adjustable covers for con
tainers that don’t have lids
or for covering items that
have uneven shapes They
shouldn't be used for items
that reach extremely high
cooking temperatures.
Think creatively about the
many possible uses of sup
plies and uten sils you
already have You may not
need any new cookware ac
c e s s o rie s
for
your
microwave
Cracker crumbs
Cook broccoli in boiling water until just thawed Mix all
other ingredients, except cracker crumbs Place slightly-
cooked broccoli in a large buttered casserole and cover with
other mixed ingredients Top with cracker crumbs and bake
at 375 degrees for 45 minutes Serves 8-10 - From the files of
Mrs. Honda Dahlenberg, Camp Hill, Ala
If you have rhubarb stored in the freezer, here is a great
way to use it.
Hhuburb Custard Pie
Cover five cups of cut up rhubarb with cold water Add 4
teaspoon soda Bring to boiling point Drain
Mix one and three fourths cups sugar, pinch of salt with
two rounded tablespoons flour Put on top of rhubarb.
Beat three eggs and put on top of rhubarb and stir. Stir in
one quarter teaspoon ground nutmeg Put into nine-inch un
baked pastry crust Dot with two tablespoons butter
Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes and at 350 degrees about
30 minutes until custard tests done
Remove from oven and while still hot put on a meringue
made of three egg whites, one half teaspoon baking powder
and three tablespoons powdered sugar, Seal to edge of
pastry
Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes until light golden
brown Cool Serves 6 -From the files of Mrs Velma
DeShazer, Zigzag.
‘‘Fruit juices are a g<xxl
beverage choice for hot sum
mer days,” says Marilyn
Lunner, Clackamas County
Extension agent “They’re
nutritious as well as thirst
quenching
In contrast to
m o st ju ic e s
v ita m in (' to
Grapefruit and
good exam ples
Make-it-with-wool sets
district competition
Plans are underway for
the 1981 Majte It Yourself
with Wool contest
The District 2 competition,
which includes residents of
Clackamas, Columbia and
Washington counties, will be
held Saturday. Oct 11, a t the
Beaverton Mall
Contestants between the
ages of 10 and 24 are eligible
to enter the competition
Pre-teen contestants, 10-13
years of age, enter the
district contest only, but win
ners of the juniors, 14-16, and
seniors, 17-24, will compete
in January at the state con
test at the Clackamas Town
Center There »
w ill be chosen t
the national eon
Guys
tarn in ( is commonly add
1 to other processed fruit
ices including pineapple
id cranberry
W hen s e le c tin g f r u it
verages. look tor those
beled “juice ' By law.
ese must contain 100 per
nt natural fruit juice
Fruit
d rin k s,’’ on the
ier hand are diluted For
ample, a
nectar" can
nge trom 33 to 50 percent
ce An “ ade contains at
least 25 percent juice
Some
fru it fla v o re d
beverages contain as little as
10 percent juice These pro
ducts are high in water and
sugar Although they appear
to be less expensive, you're
getting less for your money
Juice can be made easily
at home w hen summer fruits
are plentiful If a steam juice
extractor is not available,
the fruit pulp can be drained
through a jelly bag To can.
process the juice in a boiling
water bath
i
eligible In tact
national junior
Robert Hvatt ol
Wash
G arm ents ei
have a minimm
cent wool
Entry blanks a
at county exten
at many fabrii
stores, or from
director. Marg.
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