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SpilyayTymoo Warm Springs, Oregon February 10, 1989 PAGE 7 Information on this page provided by the by ths Warm Springs Office of the Oregon State University Extension Service Phone: 553-1161, ext. 238 or 239 February Potato lover's month Here are some fun facts on the potato: The potatoe originated in South America and most botanists and plant breeders agree that the white potato came from a spcies found in the high plateaus of Peru and Bolivia. More than 400 years ago, the Inca Indians grew potatoes high in the Andjs Mountains, where it was too cold for corn or whejt to grow. The potatoes were harvested, walked on to break the potatoes into pie ces, then dried in the sun. A light floury substance, called chuno, was made from the dried potato. Chuno was not perishable, therefore, the Indians used it instead of wheat to make their bread. Today, as we all know, the potato is a basic staple in most American households. Ten reasons to eat 1. Potatoes are a vegetable, and didn't your mother always tell you to eat your vegetables? 2. Potatoes are low in calories only 1 1 0 calories per medium-sized potato. At last, a diet food you can sink your teeth into! 3. Potatoes contain no fat or cholesterol and very little sodium. 4. Potatoes are versatile and easy to make. Anybody can bake, boil or microwave a potato. 5. Potatoes have lots of vitamins and minerals.. .50 percent of your USDA of vitamin C, 15 percent of vitamin B6 and iodine and eight percent of iron, thiamin and copper per medium potato, to be precise. 6. Potatoes add fiber to your diet, 2.7 grams per medium-sized potato. 7. Potatoes cost only pennies per serving. Ways to enjoy potatoes 1. Hoppelpoppel Saute pota toes and onions in a little vegetable oil. Pour beaten eggs over the top and cook until the omelette sets. Serve in wedges. 2. Bubble & Squeak An Eng lish dish which combines mashed potatoes, shredded cabbage, sliced onions and leftover meat. The whim sical name refers to the noise the dish makes when it is cooked on a grill. 3. Cullen Skink A Scottish soup-stew made with smoked had dock, potatoes and onions. 4. Poundies Quite simply mashed potatoes and.gravey at least that's what they call them in Ireland County Tyrone. 5. Boxty An Irish dish made of grated raw potatoes, mashed pota toes and flour. It's used in baking to add moistness to cakes, breads, dumplings and puddings. Try some hot soup Potato Soup Yield: 6 servings, 1 cup each 1 large onion, chopped 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine 5 large potatoes, cut into small pieces 1 cup water 3 cups milk 2 tsp. salt Pepper to taste 3 medium carrots, cut into small pieces Prune fruit Invigorate fruit trees in home orchards by giving them a winter pruning. Pruning stimulates shoot growth, expecially near the cuts. It reduces overall tree size and keeps fruit trees more manageable, easier to spray and to harvest. In young trees, pruning improves structural strength and induces branching. In mature trees, prun ing can increase fruit production and improve fruit quality. Peach and apricot trees bear fruit only on one-year-old shoots. Sufficient pruning is required each year to stimulate new shoot growth for the following year's crop. Cut ting back about half of the growth that took place last year in order to leave buds for this year's fruit will encourage new growth. Apple and pear trees bear fruit on spurs or short shoots that grow on tw o-year-old wood. They require a more selective yearly pruning 8. Potatoes are a good source of complex carbohydrates, your body's best energy source. Just ask any member of the U.S. National Herbs add flavor to Cooking with fresh herbs adds flavor and taste to foods without a lot of calories, fat or sodium. Pota toes adapt themselves well to just about any herb because they have such a mild, earthy taste. Some fla vorful ideas: Toss steamed red new potatoes in butter or margarines seasoned . with fresh thyme and grated lemon peel. 6. Skubanky A rich Bohemian dessert dumpling made by baking potatoes in oodles of butter and serving them with ground poppy seads and sugar. 7. Colcannon A popular Irish dish made by sauteing chopped cabbage and sliced onions in butter and then adding mashed potatoes. 8. Potato Thistles Tiny mashed potato balls fried with a thin, crumbled noodle coating. The Ital ians call them patata spinose. 9. Potato Bangers Grilled saus age split in half lengthwise and spread with prepared English mus tard and mashed potatoes mixed with shredded cheese and raw egg. Bangers are then broiled and served. 10. Potato Dinosaurs Split a baked potatoe in half. Stud the skin side with slivered almonds. Voila, a potato dinosaur! Use a lot of almonds and make a porcupine! Cook onion in fat until tender. Add potatoes, carrots and water. Boil gently, covered, approximately 15 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Mash about $ of the pota toes, leaving a few chunks of pota toes and carrots for a meatier soup. Add milk and seasonings. Heat slowly to serving temperature, stir ring occasionally to prevent stick-, ing. Calories per serving: about 200. trees for nan do peaches. In fact, apple and pear trees could, if desired, be pruned only every other year. Cherry, prune and plum trees usually have more than enough blooms and therefore need rela tively little pruning. The tops may need thinning every few years to reduce tree height. Otherwise, re move only dead, injured or dis eased branches. Follow these pruning guidelines: Prune young trees lightly. Prune mature trees more heavily, espe cially if they have shown little growth. Prune the top portion of trees more heavily than the lower portion. When removing large limbs, cut part way on the under side. Then cut from the top, removing the limb back to the collar ring w here the limb branches. Potato month hints One medium-sized potato sup plies 50 percent of a recommended daily allowance of vitamin C. How do you dress a potato for dinner? Top a split and fluffed baked potato with: stir-fried, julicn ncd vegetables, chicken and ter riyaki sauce; grilled Italian saus ages spread with good grainy mus tard, crumbled bacon, shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoe; or thin slices of marinated, grilled flank steak and your favorite salsa. For hash browns in a flash, coarsely grate a whole potato skins and all. Rinse under cold running water and pat dry with a paper towel. In a non-stick skillet heat 'A tablespoon each of butter and oil. Add potatoes and xh ci more potatoes Women's Gymnastics Team. These women probably ate lots of pota toes on their way to the summer Olympics. Season your favorite vinegrette with minced garlic and fresh chop ped parsley and chives. Toss with warm cooked potato cubes. Seasoned mashed potatoes with minced shallots or onions, chopped fresh savory and coarsely ground black pepper. Dress potato salad with a blend of yogurt, prepared mustard and Make potato biscuits Potato Biscuits Preparation time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 20 minutes. Yield: 12 small biscuits. Nutrient value per biscuit: 43 calories, 1.2 gm. protein, .018 gm. fat, 7.7 gm. car bohydrates, 0 gm. fiber, 0.1 mg. cholesterol, 22 iu. vitamin A, 2 mg. vitamin C. 1 medium potato, peeled and diced 1 Tbsp. water cup all-purpose flour 1 Tbsp. baking powder 1 Tbsp. reduced calorie margarine 6 Tbsp. skim milk Place potato and water in small bowl. Microwave, covered, on high for about 3 minutes, stirring after VA minutes. Put potato through ricer or mash. Set aside. In large bowl, stir together flour and bak ing powder. With pastry cutter, cut Be sure to vacuum regularly No carpet lasts forever, but you can add years of life to your carpet with regular care. One of the rea sons a carpet wears out is that dirt particles get trampled deep into the pile where they rub the fibers like sandpaper. Protect your carpet by vacuum ing it regularly. Heavy traffic areas may require more frequent clean ing. Here's where speed is no asset. vigorous to keep a tree small, prune moderately every year and don't apply fertilizer. This recommenda tion does not apply to dwarf fruit trees. chopped onion. Heat until brown and tender. Season to taste. A hot idea on a cold day! Scoop the pulp from hot, baked potatoes, leaving the shells intact. Mix pulp with one of the follow ing: scrambled eggs, sliced green onions and shredded cheddar cheese or Monterey Jack cheese, canned green chiles, chopped onions and cilantro. Scoop mixture back into potato shells and enjoy! The word pothole originated with potatoes. It refers to the hole in the dirt floor of an Irishman's cottage in which they would rest heavy metal pots of just-cooked potatoes. Mashing the potatoes with wooden or iron mashers would force the pots deeper into the dirt, creating a large pothole. 9. Potatoes taste good. 10. Potatoes are America's favor ite vegetable. (On the average, we eat just abnout a potato a day.) potatoes chopped fresh dill. Top hot fluffed baked potatoes with a splash of olive oil, chopped fresh basil and grated Parmesan cheese. Heat canned or fresh tomato sauce with chopped fresh oregano and minced garlic. Drizzle over hot, fluffed baked potatoes. in margarine. Stir in potato, then milk, blending lightly with a fork. Spoon into twelve mounds on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Vacuum slowly to let suction and the beater bars do the work. A vacuum cleaner with a beater bar agitates the pile and is more effective in bringing dirt to the sur face for easy removal. And remember, no carpet lasts forever, even with excellent care. In seven to 10 years of moderate to heavy hallway traffic, even the best nylon carpet may look tired. growth To reduce the height of an old tree, cut back the main limbs to a vigorous side limb, even if it is necessary to cut two or three feet lower than desired. Prevent bottle tooth decay To prevent baby-bottle tooth decay, do not put a baby or young child to bed with a bottle of milk, formula, juice or other sweet liquid or use such a bottle as a pacifier during the day. During sleep, this liquid stays in the mouth and gath ers around the teeth. Exposure of the teeth to sugars in these liquids for extended periods of time, day or night, leads to a high risk of tooth decay. $TART $AVING FOR: 4-H Leadership Camp in Central Oregon February 25 & 26 Challenge Camp Counselor Training In March Know Your State Government April 5-7 in Salem Camp Counselor Training May 19 & 20 in Central Oregon OSU Summer Week in Corvallis June 19-23 4th, 5th & 6th Grade 4-H Camp in June Getting along with people A happy personality is much more attractive than an unhappy one. You may find it difficult get ting along with others if you have a bad disposition or a lack of caring for others. However, when someone hears kind words or compliments from you, they also get a higher sense of self-esteem and have a higher regard for you. In this way, you may make others feel confident and worth while. You can choose to be pleasant. By deciding to control what you say and concentrating on positive things. You can change your atti tude. Negative thoughts and reactions are rehearsed until they become Children learn financial management from adults We live in a world where money is essential. Children learn this at an early age as they observe their parents talking about and spend ing money. What are you teaching your child ren about money? What are they learning from watching you spend money? What are they learning from what you say about money? Children need to learn that money does not make people happy. Ideally, children will come to under stand that money is used in ex change for goods and services, and that when used wisely, money con tributes to a good family life. Children need to learn that there is never enough money to buy everything they want. Children also need to know that not all families have the same amount of money. You may not want to share all of your financial information with yourchildren, but you should share some of it. Sharing information and decisions with children tends to make them more cooperative in working toward familly goals. Children who are aware that the hot water costs money may be more interested in water conserva tion than those who think hot water is free. Also, the child who knows how much electricity costs may remember to turn off lights more often than the child who thinks electricity is free. If family spending must be cut back because of employment, major illness or divorce, children will also be affected. They need to know there is less money and that family routines may be affected. Include children in discussions about the changes that will be made. When there are family financial pressures, avoid telling your child ren that "nothing is wrong." When children are not told w hv thines are Central Oregon 25-30 habit. Positive habits can be learned, too. Don't worry about your nega tive habits. Concentrating on nega tive things only makes the habit worse and makes you feel unhappy. It may be helpful to concentrate on the new behavior when trying to change a habit. Focus on finding the good in everything. The nega tive things will seem less important after you have concentrated on the positive things. Your, mind, like magic, will focus on good things and you automatic cally become more likeable and nicer to be with . What you do for others is sometimes more impor tant that what you do for yourself. different, they often make up rea sons. To build trust, it's important to tell your chlidren the truth about money. Children learn by observing and imitating you. What are your atti tudes about money? The way that money was used in your parents' home has influenced the feelings and attitudes you have about it now. A husband and wife raised in different families are likely to have very different feelings about saving and spending. Communicating about money increases understand ing and may prevent serious argu ments. Along with your feelings about money, discuss your goals. Distringuish between short-term, intermediate, and long-term goals and between your goals, your spouse's goals and family goals. How much money is needed to reach these goals? What will it take besides money to reach them? How well are you managing the family money? Some common financial mistakes often made by young families are: Over-commitment of income to installment debt. Lack of plans for education ex penses and continued job training. Emphasis on current needs and failure to anticipate future changes. Lack of sufficient insurance. Failure to investigate housing alternatives. Lack of emergency funds and savings. Are you making any of these mistakes? If so, now is the time to have a family meeting to discuss finances. An important part of money mangemcnt is communicat ing about money and goals among all family members. In addition, it's an important part of your child's education.