Lifestyles
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About to peak
These tulips in the yard of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dix
on of Raeford have about reached their peak. The
tulips, however, have put on a fine display for those
who passed by the Jackson Street and Edinborough
A venue residence.
Food prices higher
this year than in 1983
By Willie Featberatoae
Couty Exteartoa Ckairaui
This year food prices will be 4%
to Th higher than they were in
1983. There are several reasons for
this - including last summer's
drought, increased marketing costs
and stronger consumer demand.
You probably won't notice too
much difference in food prices
right away. Most of that increase
will come during the summer
months when beef, pork and
poultry prices are expected to go
up. And when red meat prices go
up, Fish and seafood prices usually
follow suit. Many families eat
more seafood to compensate for
those higher meat prices. That in
creases demand ? and when de
mand goes up, prices do too.
Fruit and vegetable prices are ex
pected to go up. And cereal and
bakery items will cost about 3^?
more than last year. So you'll need
to shop wisely.
SIGNING A CONTRACT
Whether you sign a contract for
a house or a set of encyclopedias,
remember that piece of paper is a
legal document. Under certain cir
cumstances you can cancel. But in
most cases, you're bo^ind by the
Extension News
provision of the contract. So you
should ask some questions before
signing your name on the dotted
line.
Do you understand everything
the contract says? Do you agree
with everything the contract says?
Is every blank in the contract filled
in with information? Did you read
the fine print?
If you answered "no" to any
one of these questions, do not sign.
Get some help from a lawyer, the
state attorney general's office or
your local extension office.
Remember, signing a contract is
serious business.
RETIREMENT INCOME
Having enough money when you
retire doesn't just happen. It's
something that you have to pay for
in advance - long before you say
"goodbye" to your co-workers.
The best guarantee for sufficient
retirement income is advanced
planning and preparation. In fact,
financial advisors recommend that
you plan and begin that investment
program at least 20 years before
retiring.
And most adequate financial
plans include a mix of investment*
-- Social Security, savings, an
nuities and similar income pro.
ducers.
Such planning would require
you to: estimate the amount of in
come you'll need for retirement,
determine whether or not your pre'l
sent provisions will meet these)
needs and help you make a viabl J
savings plan,
TRUSTS IN ESTATE PLANNIN(
The trust may be the most flexi
ble and the most underused estate
planning device. Stripped to its
bare essentials, the trust is relative
ly simple. The person using a trust
authorizes someone else to handle
property for the benefits of
beneficiaries named under th^
agreement.
Snow promoted
to senior rank
Margie A. Snow, granddaughter
of Margaret A. McLean of Rural
Route 1, Shannon has been pro
moted in the U.S. Air Force to the
rank of senior airman.
Snow is an electrician at Clarl^
Air Base, Philippines, with the 3rd
Tactical Fighter Wing.
Birds, books and cooking can whet the palate
By Ellen S. Willis
Home Extension Agent
At the time I am writing this ar
ticle it is American Library Week.
But why should not every week be
Library Week.
Education is a continuous thing
throughout life and the library is a
great place for continuing your
education.
If you have children itn your
family there are many books on
the development of children - ask
your librarian to help you.
Children need to have books read
to them and also the privilege of
having adults listen to them read 1
encourage you to read books and
have your children read many
books.
Mrs. Jeanette Watson, a fifth
grade teacher at Turlington school
is wanting her students to know
how things were done in the "good
old days." Do any of you readers
have or know where we can get a
churn so a demonstration can be
given on how to make butter.
If you have any information
please call me at 875-2162 at once.
Thanks.
PROPER BIRD IS KEY TO
DELICIOUS DISHES
Poultry is sure to please even the
pickiest caters. It not only tastes
good, but is fairly low in calories,
is easy on the pocketbook and sup
plies high quality protein, iron,
thiamin, riboflavin and niacin. No
wonder poultry has long been a
favorite food. Turkey and chicken
may even be used interchangeably
in recipes.
Chicken can be cooked any way
imaginable and its mild flavor
combines well with many ingre
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dients. The key is to buy 'he right
type of bird. The broiler-fryer is a
young meaty bird about 9 weeks
old. It usually weighs 1 Vi to 3Vi
pounds. It is tender and versatile
and may be roasted, simmered
sauteed, broiled or fried. You will
find broiler-fryers cut into pieces
or left whole.
The roaster is an older (about 12
weeks) and larger bird usually
weighing 3Vi to 5 pounds. It is
never more than 8 months old. It's
meat is suitable for roasting and
stewing. Roasters have enough fat
to brown well at a moderate
roasting temperature.
The broiler hen is a plump, meat
laying hen about 1'/: years old.
This kind usually weighs 4Vi to 6
pounds. It is sold as a stewing or
baking hen. Cook slowly in a
covered pan with water or steam to
make the meat tender. Broiler hens
are best cooked by simmering,
steaming or with a pressure
cooker. The mature chicken is
generally preferred for rich stews
and casseroles because they are
more flavorful than the young
chicken.
Rock Cornish hens are a small
specialty chicken, usually weighing
only 1 Vz pounds or less. They may
be roasted, baked, broiled or fried
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and are especially good stuffed.
Plan on serving half or a whole
bird per person.
The capon is a large bird about
16 weeks old, usually weighing 4 to
7 pounds. It has a fine flavor and a
large amount of light meat.
Capons are male chickens which
have been surgically desexed. They
make excellent roasting chickens.
CHICKEN IS GOOD BUY FOR
TASTE, NUTRITION
Whole chickens are usually less
expensive than cut-up birds. You'll
save four to 10 cents per pound if
you cut your own chikcen. But
chicken parts may be the best buy
if your family has a strong
preference for certain parts.
A whole broiler-fryer is 50^o
edible cooked meat.
A three-pound bird yields ap
proximately three cups of cooked
edible meat. Chicken is quite
perishable. Even if it is ice packed
or deep-chilled, it should only be
kept for a day or two in the
refrigerator. Otherwise, freeze the
chicken immediately. Frozen
whole, a fryer will maintain top
quality for 12 months. Frozen
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parts keep for up to nine months.
If the fryer is purchased partially
or fully frozen it can be stored in
the home freezer for 12 months but
it must be cooked when thawed.
To stock the freezer when
chickens are on sale, remember
that whole poultry will keep its
quality longer than parts or cooked
poultry. However, fryer pieces
packed for easy removal from the
freezer are more convenient.
For the calorie-conscious, the
most nutrient-dense foods per
dollar included spinach, beef liver,
tomatoes, tuna packed in water,
skim and low-fat milk, tofu, dry
roasted peanuts, eggs and fresh
carrots. Other good nutritional
buys included ground beef, ground
- turtrey, dry kidney beans, whole
chicken and whole wheat bread.
Following is a chicken bar-b-quc
recipe that was a state winner in 1
4-H Poultry Bar-be-Que Contest:
Chicken Bar-B-Quc
2 2'/4 lbs. broiler
V* stick butter or margarine
2 lemons (juice)
J/? cup vinegar
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