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The Srfndy Post
Home & Garden
Stir frying suggested for change of pace
F o r economy and a
change of pace in menus.
consider stir frying A »Ur
fried dish of vegetables
with meat can be cooked in
minutes Stir fried meat or
chicken is tender and the
vegetables are tender-
crisp
“ The closest style to stir
frying in western cooking is
sauteing," notes Marilyn
Lunner, Clackamas County
extension agent “ Yet, it is
not the same
In stir frying, the food is
kept in constant motion so
that all parts of it come in
contact with the hottest
part of the pan and cook
quickly and evenly. This is
done by quickly and con
tinualy sliding a spoon,
spatula or chop stick down
betweem the food and the
pan and turning the food
over on itself w ith a
d ig g in g to s s in g
and
when cooking over electric
units because the heat is
generated more evenly
over the enire bottom of the
skillet
The hotter the wok or
skillet, the better It is
almost impossible to burn
the food if you work fast
enough and s tir-to s s
repeatedly
In stir frying, a sauce is
used consisting of oil;
seasoning such as garlic
scrambling motion.
A wok is an excellent
vessel for s tir fry in g
because the sloping sides
and rounded bottom help
keep the food in motion
“ Not to worry if you don’t
have a wok. stir frying can
be done in a skillet,“ says
Velma Seat, Oregon State
University extension food
marketing specialist. Some
cooks even feel that skillets
are preferable to woks
Mountain Delight recipe offered
by MARLA W AIBKL
F o r The Post
To make the crust of a
Mountain Delight dessert,
add one cup of flour, one-
half cup of chopped nuts
and one half cup of melted
butter
Mix in a 13x9 pan Pat out
on bottom only and bake in
a 350 degree oven for 12 to
15 minute.
Crust should
be slightly brown, then let
cool.
For the first layer, com
bine and mix until creamy,
one—eighth ounce package
of cream cheese (at room
temperature), one cup of
cool whip (will need 12 oz
container), and one cup of
powdered sugar Chill for
one hour,
package. Spread over the
first layer and chill for one
hour
package of cool whip over
the pistachio layer
Cool
for one hour
And for the third layer,
spread the re m a in in g
and fresh ginger, liquid
such as water, wine or soy
sauce (or combinations);
and sometimes cornstarch
for thickening
“ Stir fry dishes may con
sist of meat, chicken or
seafood cut in small pieces
and vegetables cut in
similar size pieces, ' Seat
explains “ The uniformity
of pieces gives a nice ap
pearance and lets the m ix
ture cook evenly and quick
A key role in preparing
food for stir frying is in the
cutting For thin and even
slicing, use meat that is
partially frozen and cut
across the grain so that it
will be tender
C u ttin g
diagonally
v e g e ta b le s
(oblique cut-
ting) exposes the surface
area of firm vegetables like
carrots or zucchini This
means that the larger sur
face can be exposed to
heating and flavoring
cent of energy when com
pared with conventional
range top cooking,” Sea,
notes
A n o th e r e c o n o m ic a l
aspect of stir fry cooking is
r or the energy con
scious. stir frying may be
just the cooking method,
says Seat
• The
Great Northwest
Country Opera
In preparing meat and
vegetable dishes on top of a
gas or electric range, you
may end up using two or
three burners for about 30
to 40 minutes Stir frying
uses high heat and initially
requires more energy, but
the cooking time averages
about six minutes
Country Musk.
Tickets at all
G l. JOE S
Feb. 20th & 27th
“ By stir frying the same
meat and vegetable dishes
you can save about 50 per
1819 N.W. EVERETT STREET. PORT
The second layer calls
for two packages of instant
pistachio pudding Follow
the d irectio ns on the
Inside plants benefit
from sterile soil
Plants grown indoors,
whether for indoor decora*
tion or eventual transplant
outdoors in the garden,
stand a better chance of
s u rv iv in g if they a re
started in a clean soil.
• ‘ H o u sep lan ts
and
transplants both benefit
from a pasteurized or
sterilized potting so il,”
sa id
Ray
M c N e ila n ,
Oregon State University
extension home gardening
agent “ The sterilization
process cleans the soil, kill
ing any nematodes, weed
seeds or harmful bacteria
it may contain.”
“ Clean" potting soil can
be made at home or pur
chased at garden and
nursery stores Purchasing
commerical potting soilis
easier and may be safer,
but many gardeners prefer
to make their own
Moat delicious apple
tre e s
d o n ’t
p ro du ce
Jonathan apples, that is not
unless the tre e has
u n d erg o n e some tre e
surgery, more commonly
known as grafting.
“ Grafting is a handy way
to grow an additional fruit
variety without planting
another tree,” says Hay
McNeilan, Oregon State
University Kxension home
gardening agent
“ And you don’t have to
be a profeaaional tree
surgeon to graft fruit trees
Any home fruit tree owner
can be successful at it ”
The firs, step in gr.«11.11*,'
is to gather scion wood, the
w<w»d shoot that will tie
united io the already grow
Ing tree The shoot should
be cut from the whip like
growth on superior quality
trees.
Cut scion wood during
the dead of winter when the
parent tree is dormant
For moat grafting, one*
year old wood la preferable
to older wood It should be
of average vigor and well
hardened Wood grown in
sunlight la better than wood
grown in shade In addi>
tion, It should be free of in
sects, diseases and front in
Jury
Wood that is one fourth
inch in diameter or about
the aixe of a lead pencil
works best
L arg er or
smaller wood can be used
but it's more difficult to
handle and might not give
good results, according to
Mr Net Ian
•Irion wood can range
from eight to IB inches
tong or whatever length is
easiest to store
W henever weather < ondt
(torn rouse tree sop to nse
freely grafting can begin
In mast years txmdltions
a r t hast for grafting in
M arch or early A pril
However if the conditions
ore right in February, graf
ting con be <Jone then
that you can use relatively
small amounts of meat,
chicken or fish Stir fried
food is truly a meat ex
tender — one that most
people enjoy
A
s a tis fa c to r y
homemade mix can be ob
tained by blending equal
parts of sand, loam and
peat moss To sterilize the
mix, moisten it to a state
suitable for seed germina
tion, place it in a shallow
pan and bake at 175
degrees Farenheit for 30 to
45 minutes Afterwards,
turn off the heat, but wait
until the oven cools before
removing the soil.
“ Don’t overcook the soil
or the beneficial bacteria it
contains will be destroyed
along with the bad,** said
McNeilan
This home prepared pot
ting soil works equally well
for most houseplants or
garden transplants Any
soil that has been sterilized
and has the following
characteristics will pro
mote good plant growth.
1. The soil should contain
a reasonable amount of
nutrition or plant food
2 The soil should be loose
enough that both water and
air can pass through readi
ly and yet retain moisture
3. Soils that contain a
large amount of humus
(organic matter) are best
for most plants These are
more easily crumbled and
readily worked.
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