November 5, 1982 Page 9
Spilyay Tymoo
Save money on holiday foods Extension
Notes
Beating
the
cash crunch
We all have our holiday food
f a v o r i t e s , b u t p le a s in g
everyone can be expensive at an
expensive time of year. A ,little
pre-planning of holiday menus
and food for Thanksgiving and
Christmas helps a lot.
This is the first of a two part
article on ways to save money
this holiday Season on foods for
the family. This article will deal
With shopping wirely for
holiday foods. The next article
in the next issue of Spilyay
Tymoo will give suggestions on
tasty ways to use holiday foods.
4-H
Following are a few things to
do NOW that will guarantee
you have traditional and tas"v
holiday meals for less money:
.—Plan your menus for both
Thanksgiving and Christmas
celebration dinners now. Try to
to estimate how many people
will be attending those meals so
that you will know much of
each food you will need to buy.
—Watch for sales on any of the
ab o v e fo o d item s a fte r
Halloween and stock up on the
items you will need througout
the holiday season.
—Generally, you will find that
pumpkins are given away or
reduced to very low prices after
Halloween. In the next issue of
the Spilyay Tymoo instructions
will be given on how to make
pumpkin pie filling from raw
pumpkins. In the meantime
store pumpkins in a dry, dark
place at a cool temperature of
55-66.
Canned, pum pkin starts
going on sale after Halloween,
but be careful, sometimes if you
don’t keep track of the normal
price of canned pumpkin you
can actually buy pumpkin for
more money a can while it is in
demand for Thanksgiving and
Christmas.
.—The same can happen on the
prices of turkeys and hams;
training
There will be a training for 4-
H O u td o o r and N atu ral
Science leaders at the Oregon
4-H C e n te r n ear Salem
November 19-20. This training
is designed for 4-H leaders,
senior 4-jH members. (10-12).
g ra d e s), and 4-H cam p
counselors.
M aterial to be covered
includes outdoor photography,
techniques in using the new
O u td o o r L ead er’s G uide,
things to do on hikes, and
planning a year-round outdoor
program.
The training begins Friday
evening at 7:00 p.m. and ends
Saturday at 5:00 p.m. The cost
of $15.00 includes breakfast
always popular during the
holiday season. Usually, sales
take place on turkeys and
hams, but it is good to stay on
current prices of food items so
that you know when a price is
good and they are actually “on
sale,” When turkeys or hams
are selling at a good price, stock
up on several if possible and
freeze them for use late when
prices have gone up again.
—Cranberries are in abun
dance this year so prices and
quality should be good. Again,
keep track of current prices on
any fruits and vegetables so
that you know when they are
actually on sale. Fruits and
vegetables will be higher priced
this year and in the next few
years. Watch for sales and plan
to buy only what you need and
can use for holiday fruit salads,
jellds, and pies.
Again, planning menus for
holidays and setting aside
money in the family budget for
these items will make the
holidays less expensive, less
hectic and enjoyable for your
family. During these hard times
even if it means having one less
favorite dish, or half the
amount of a favorite dish, the
holidays can be an enjoyable
time even with less money.
offered
and lunch Saturday, refresh
ments, overnight lodging and
project materials. The Warm
Springs 4-H Leaders Associa
tion may be willing to pay all or
part of the registration cost.
R eg istratio n form s are
available from the Extension
Office. Deadline is November
10. (Late registrations will be
charged an additional $4.00)
from Pen nie Albrandt, Lee Hamilton
and Doris Brackett
4-H
builds
O n e r e a s o n f o r th e
popularity of home economics
projects may be that young
people using 4-H to find their
“pathway to the future,” the
1982-83 4-H theme, realize that
the homemaking skills they,
learn now will stand the rest of
time as they strike out on their
own.
Traditionally one of the most
popular areas of Extension’s 4-
H youth program, last year
boys and girls in grades four
through twelve were enrolled in
more than 14,000 projects,
according to Barbara Sawer,
OSU Extension 4-H youth
specialist.
O n e r e a s o n f o r th e
popularity of home economies
projects may be that young
people using 4-H to find their
“ Pathway to the Future,” the
1982-83 4-H theme, realize that
the homemaking skills they
learn now will stand the test of
time as they strike out on their
own later.
For instance, in foods and
nutrition projects boys and
girls learn how to follow
recipes, what makes a balanced
diet, and how to shop more
carefully. Learning how to can,
freeze, or dry foods means the
futures
family can take advantage of
low-cost, in-season foods for
use later.
In clothing, 4-H’ers. learn
not only how to sew, but how to
make their wardrobes stretch
by using inexpensive acces
sories or mixing ahd matching.
Those who choose to enroll in
knitting or crocheting projects
can add another dimension to
their clothing choices, often at
a* much less cost than if they
were to buy the same item
retail.
Locally, there are several 4-
H clubs that incorporate
elements of Indian culture with
h o m e e c o n o m ic s re la te d
projects, Last year 4-H leader,
M argaret Wabanimkee, taught
her 4-H sewing crafts club to
make God’s, Eyes. Members of
the 4-H cooking club, along
with a few other 4-H’ers,
demonstrated how to make
Indian Fry Bread at the Oregon
S ta te F air. A new 4-H
crocheting club will start this
year; one of the planned
projects is a wapus or root bag.
Beadwork is another tradi
tional Indian craft offered
through the Warm Springs 4-H
program.
Weatherizing homes a worthwhile task
Would you like to be one of
the people in Central Oregon
whose heating bill goes down
this w inter. This should
provide most homeowners with
enough incentive to get a
caulking gun and plug those
cracks and crevices in house
siding and around windows
while the weather is still warm.
Weatherproofing any home
requires the right tools and
materials 5 and enough time to
do the job right.
In a typical home, from 20 to
35 percent of the heat loss can
be attributed to air exchange,
the replacement of warm air in
the building with cold dir
coming in from the outside of
the house. A ir exchange
amounts vary depending on the
location of the home, its size
sh a p e , an d q u a lity of
construction. Recognizing that
the average heating season runs
for more than 200 days and
nights, air exchange control i's
important in keeping the heat
bill down.
It’s not possible to reduce
infiltration to zero nor should
we want to. Fresh air is needed
in the home and some level of
air exchange is good to remove
moisture, odors, and internal
pollutants. In most cases,
however, air infiltration is
g re a te r th a n req u ired . It
represents a sizeable portion of
home heat loss and makes the
home less comfortable because
of drafts. For these reasons,
co m b atin g a ir in filtra tio n
should be a part of your fall
activities.
In older homes, windows
and doors require immediate
attention. Multi-pane windows
have fat more crack lengtKthan
sing'e panes a n d glazing
compound or putty should be
in good repair. Window casings
should be removed to ensure
there is insulation in the narrow
c a v itie s su rro u n d in g the
window frames. It doesn’t
hurt to caulk between the jamb
and the neighboring stud.
Depending on (he frequently
of use in the summer, upper
windows may be weather
stripping with plastic or metal-
spring" type weatherstripping
and then caulked shut to ensure
a good air-tight seal. Be sure to
use a paintable caulk or one of
colored silicone, although the
silicone type may be hard to
match exactly. Window frames
should be caulked on the
outside and inside, and so
should the p a rtin g strip
between windows. Don’t miss
the backside of the strip that
holds the lower window in
place.
Another option is to install
window tracks in which the
window will slide. Removing
sash weights ad filling their
cavities is also a good practice
as is weatherstripping where
the windows meet. Sash locks
should be in goo«, repair and
should be used to obtain tight
seals at the base of the lower
a n d to p o f th e u p p e r
and top of the upper windows,
w e a th e rs trip p in g can be
installed on the upper top and
lower bottom sash edges to
improve the air seal.
S im ila r c a u lk in g a n d
w eatherstripping should be
installed around all exterior
doors, basement bulkhead
doors, attic access doors and
panels and in terior doors
between unheated porches,
breezeways and storage rooms.
It’s a good idea to caulk the
opening between the founda
tion and the sill plate above it.
Consider caulking inside the
home between baseboards
and the floor, around-electrical
outlets, switchbow outlets and
g ro u n d lig h tin g fix tu re s
m o u n te d in the ceiling.
Inexpensive foam w eather
stripping pads can also be used
under switch and electrical
o u tle t c o y e r p la te s. All
openings through the wall for
plumbing, heating, telephone,
and electrical services should
be sealed on both the outside
and inside. Comer and trip
boards on outside walls should
be caulked. Storm windows
3. Insulate hot water pipes
4. Fix leaky hot water pipes
5. Install low-flow shower
restrictors
6. Insulate heating ducts
7. Clean and maintain furnace;
replace furnace filters
8. Turn the heat down and the
air conditioner up
9. Install wall plug infiltration
gaskets
10. - Weatherstrip and caulk
exterior door frames.
11. Weatherstrip windows.
12. Caulk exterior window
frames
13. Caulk around pipes and
exterior holes
14. When shaving, fill sink with
water instead of letting water
run
15. Change incandescent bulbs
to fluorescent tubes
16. Use lower wattage bulbs or
fluorescent tubes.
17. Use warm water wash, cold
rinse o p tio n on w ashing
machine
18. Use your imagination!
19. Work with your local
SAVE com m ittee to plan
energy programs activities in
J e f f e r s o n C o u n ty . F o r
in fo rm a tio n c o n ta c t D ave
McGory at 475-3463.
20. Call Pacific Power at 475-
20 Ideas under $20 to save 2503 or drop by the office and
energy at home
pick up free do-it-yourself
information and advice on
1. Turn down water thermostat weatherization.
2. Insulate water heater
should also caulked around
their fram es. It may be
necessary to remove them to do
this.
If there is an attic, look for
and seal air leaks around vent
pipes, chimneys, electrical
wiring, and ductw ork. In
the basement, check around
windows, foundation cracks,
wood and coal storage chutes,
laundry exits and doors leading
to the putside or to foundations
under heated rooms.
Basically, the task is to seal
the house as tightly as possible.
In locations where major
renovation is underway, a
polyethylene vapor barrier also
helps to control infiltration,
especially when the home has
b o ard sheathing and no
building paper under the
exterior covering.
F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n
and help with home weatheri
zation and energy conservation
p ic k u p th e f o llo w in g
publications at the Extension
Service office upstairs in the
old Administration Building or
call the office at 553-1161, ext.
238 and they will be sent to you.