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H Spilyay Tymoo March 22,1983 Page 9 A Some ways to save kitchen energy Beating the cash crunch Money still tight? Try cutting back on energy use in the kitchen. The kitchen and bathroom use the most energy in a home. Saving dollars and energy use takes some effort, but it can be done and you’ll be proud of your accomplishment, and have money to put toward something else. Here are some kitchen clues for getting the job done: —On the stove, use pans with tigh t-fittin g lids and flat bottoms that fit the surface units. A small pan on a large unit wastes heat. —Keep surface unit reflector pans shiny and they will reflect more heat up into the pan for cooking uses. —Cook foods at the lowest possible heat and with the least amount of water. —Turn on the self-cleaning element in your oven only when it is dirty. This is best to do when the oven is already hot or at night when fuel consumption is lower. (These self-cleaning ovens also use 15 percent less energy than regular ovens during cooking). —D on’t be an “oven peeper.” Check baked goods once half way through the cooking time or look at foods through the glass in an oven door. —Save energy by turning off the oven and the electric burners a few minutes before cooking is completed. —When baking, make a double quantity. Put the extra portion in the freezer for future use. —Preheat the oven only when necessary. Avoid preheating too far in advance. —Bake in glass or ceramic dishes, which allows you to reduce the oven setting by 25 degrees F or 14 degrees C. —When baking in aluminum foil, turn the dull side toward the oven wall. More heat is reflected toward the baking food this way. —Locate your refrigerator in the coolest part of the kitchen. Leave enough clearance to allow proper air circulation on all sides. —Organize the refrigerator so the door will remain open for the shortest time. —Keep the freezer full and foods spread out so that all shelf areas are covered. Seperating these items is bew ildering. It’s hard to remember and obey the rules because sometimes the rights of ownership are protected and at other times they are to let go of a prized object in favor of others. And sometimes they are told to fight for the right of possession! In s p i t e o f - e a r l i e r appearances o f generosity, children do not genuinely share until about 8 or 9 years of age. In reality, sharing is a sign of r e d u c e d im p o r ta n c e o f p o ss e ssio n s. A s lo n g as possessions are a key to security, the possibility for sharing is limited. Two ways of emphasizing sharing and de-emphasizing possessions are: D em onstrate sharing in cooperative play with toys. Compliment the cooperative effort of building a tower of Teaching energy conservation Family Lifelines— c o n s e r v a t io n m u st lo o k carefully at their own habits. Children learn by observing their parents’ behavior. Consider some of the simple blocks, not the completed things people do such as turning on lights, heating and tower. When children wish for toys, cooling the home, driving the encourage them to think about car, or cooking and cleaning. how they can use the toys with Most daily activities use energy their friends. They can plan for and changing ways of doing sharing ahead of time instead these activities to save energy requires planning. of fighting it out later. “If parents care enough At special times, such as birthdays we often help about the world their children children focus on what they will inherit, they will start hope they’ll get—and then later asking what they can do help relieve the disappoint differently to save energy,” says ments over what they didn’t Sue Badenhop, Oregon State get. T he im p o rta n ce o f University Extension energy possessions are reinforced by television and store displays. It’s hard to teach sharing and renew the im portance o f Application forms for the possessions when self-worth, 1983 4-H Summer Week at friends, fun, and expressions of Oregon State University in love seem so closely related to Corvallis are now available at possessions. the Extension office. Summer Further sharing activities W eek ( f o r m e r ly c a lle d can be developed by focusing “Summer School” for you thoughts and activities on what “old-timers”) is a week of friends and relatives will enjoy meeting new friends, learning during special times together. new skills and just plain having fun for young people from all over Oregon who are currently in grades 8 through 12. Adults can get in on the fun too by signing up to go as a leader- helper. Some o f the special interest classes offered this year include Bread Making, Small Engines, Bicyling, Computers, Horses, Puppetry, International 4-H and others. There will also be two special alternatives to regular classes. One is the Willamette River Float Expedition Counselor Food for thought. . .Sharing The capacity to share is crucial to survival on this planet, but as a people we can qu estion how w ell w e’ve learned to share. We can look at ourselves, hoarding scarce products, and leaving energy conservation to others as reminders of our own sharing qualities. We have a limited affect on the attitude society has toward possessions, but we can work on de-em phasizing them . Sharing them to use or enjoy together with others. Sharing is an important childhood learning. It doesn’t take children long to learn that most things belong to someone. Strong pride in ownership works against efforts to teach children to share. Children quickly observe there are some things that are shared with them, while other th in g s are o f f - lim it s . frpm Pennie Albrandt, Lee Hamilton and Doris Brackett The 4-H sponsored basketball team is headed fo r regional finals in Yakima March 25,26 and 27. They’re hoping for a shot at the National finals to be held this summer in Notre Dame. Team members are: (Front row, left to right) George Frank, Kenny Sahme and Leo Lucero. In back row, (left to right) are coach Nelson Zomont, Ray Caldera, Eric Miller, Nathan Main, DamionKatchia, Ryan Smith, Donny Bagley and assistant coach Omar Winishut. Team members not shown are John Courtney and Tony Stacona. m a n a g em en t s p e c ia lis t. “Families need to list changes, and children can often give useful ideas to the family energy saving plan." in fact, children are far more likely to follow a plan they were asked about so long as the plan applies to everyone in the family. Children will delight in reminding mom and dad about their energy saving mistakes. R eg u la rly review in g and adding to the family energy saving plan will keep the fam ily’s focu s on energy conservation. “What adults do communi cates a message. By pointing o u t b o th w a s te fu l and conserving actions, parents can help children learn to save energy. “An appreciation and respect for natural resources can extend beyond a concern for energy con servation ,” Badenhop observes. Family m em b ers ca n d e v e lo p sen sitivity to the natural environment, also. Register for 4-H summer week Training. Eighteen selected 9 th graders will participate in the combined camp counselor training and float trip. They will leave campus Tuesday and return on Friday. Counselor skills, outdoor living, nature study and river history will be offered in the course. Another alternative class to be offered this year is a Leadership Workshop. A select group o f delegates will have the opportunity to learn in-depth leadership skills and apply them to the design of dorm activities for Intermediate (8 th- 9th grade) delegates. Be sure to sign up as soon as possibile if you are interested in one of these special classes. D e a d lin e fo r b oth 4-H delegates and volunteer adult leaders to register with the Warm Springs Extension office is May 18.
