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.