Select frozen foods carefully
Next time you go to the frozen
food counter, be a smart shopper.
Take a look at the freezer
cabinet. It should be clean. And
the packages should be stacked
below the line indicator in the in
ner side of the cabinet. If they are
stacked above this line, the food
may have been exposed to a
temperature higher than the one
recommended for quality storage.
Also select foods that are solidly
frozen. And be sure to check the
packaging material around frozen
foods to be sure it isn't torn, crush
ed or stained. Stains may mean the
foods has thawed at some time or
other.
And read the labels. They give
helpful information about ingre
dients, style of pack, and prepara
tion and serving ideas.
STRETCH TOYS
You can add some fun to your
preschool child's toy chest without
spending a dime. So here are two
tricks that will please the kids and
the family purse.
Each week take about six or
seven toys out of circulation.
Clean them and repair them if they
need it. The children will get used
to playing without them.
Then, after a couple of weeks,
bring the toys back. You'U be sur
prised at how excited the kids will
be to see them again. In fact,
they'll probably act like the toys
are new.
Here's another toy-stretching
trick. Set up a toy exchange with a
friend. Trade off a couple of
playthings every few weeks.
These simple actions can add
variety to your child's play ex
periences and save dollars on the
family's budget.
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Front Burner!
Alice Pettitt
Home Economics I
Agent I
CHICKEN OR TURKEY
TETRAZZ1NI
3 lbs chicken or turkey
3 cups chicken broth
1 small bay leaf
2 teaspoons thyme
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 medium onion, cut into thin
rings
2 medium cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup flour
1 cup light cream or half & half
1 teaspoon marjoram
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper
8 ounces spaghetti, cooked &
drained
1/4 cup coarsely chopped pitted
ripe olives
In a large saucepan combine the
chicken, chicken broth, bay leaf
and 1/2 teaspoon thyme. Bring to
a boil, cover and boil 25 to 35
minutes or until tender. Drain
chicken, reserving liquid. Cool
chicken, skin, bone and cut into
bite-size pieces. (You should get 3
cups meat). In a saucepan, melt
butter and saute onion and garlic
until soft and tender. Remove
from heat and stir in flour until
smooth. Return to heat and
gradually add 1-3/4 cups reserved
broth that has been skimmed to
remove some of the chicken fat.
Cook, stirring, until mixture is
thickened and comes to a boil. Stir'
in light cream, 1-1/2 teaspoon
thyme, marjoram, Parmesan
cheese, salt and pepper. Combine
3/4 cup sauce with the cooked
spaghetti and turn into a shallow
3 -quart baking dish. Stir chicken,
parsley and olives into remaining
sauce. Pour over spaghetti. Cover
with lid or foil. Bake in 375? F
oven 35 to 40 minutes or until
sauce is bubbling. Makes 4-6 serv
ings.
SPICY PEAR CARROT SALAD
1 can (16 oz.) pears
2 cups shredded carrot
1/3 cup raisins
2 tablespoons each oil and vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Dash each salt and ground nutmeg
Lettuce leaves
Drain pears, reserving 2 table
spoons liquid; dice. Combine car
rot and raisins. Combine reserved
pear liquid, oil, vinegar, sugar and
seasonings. Pour over carrot mix
ture; gently stir in pears. Chill.
Serve on lettuce-lined salad plates.
Makes 6 servings.
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Ready for fry
Veman Hubbard (left) and Jim Attaway relax after
erecting the sign announcing the upcoming annual
Mecca Shrine Club Fish Fry, which will be held on
Saturday, September 21 from II a.m. to 7 p.m. at
the Edenborough Shopping Center. Proceeds from
the sale will benefit crippled and burned children.
Some insects are giving man a
helping hand
Believe it or not, some insects
are actually helpful to man. In
fact, scientists today estimate that
about one-tenth of all insects are
helpful to man. Some scientists
have even gone so far as to say that
the assistance that small group of
insects gives to man is essential to
his survival.
Now if you have battled
Japanese beetles in your roses, ants
in your kitchen, and fleas on your
pets, you may be saying there is no
way that you get anything except
trouble from insects. Well, if you
stop to consider it, there are many
ways insects do help man.
One of the most basic is the help
they give in pollinating our impor
tant food crops.
That pollination causes fruit to
be set and seed to be produced.
At least fifty of our most impor
tant food crops do require insect
assistance with pollination.
While many of our food crops
are growing, pollinating or pro
ducing fruit they are home to
predatory insects.
These are the insects that cap
ture and feed on other insects.
When those plants, or even
animals, die there are scavenger in
sects that help to clean up that
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News
Willie Featherstone Jr\
County Extension
Chairman
dead material.
In other words, they help in
keeping the earth clean and
sanitary.
They also help in returning im
portant nutrients tied up in the
dead material to a form that grow
ing plants or animals can use.
There are other insects that help
aerate, fertilize and condition the
soil. Some insects produce certain
products that we use directly such
as some dyes, silk, honey and
beeswax.
Knowing which insects are
beneficial and which are harmful
can help you in producing a boun
tiful garden, beautiful flowers,
healthy shrubs, and even a pretty
lawn.
The most important reason for
knowing the differences is that
most of the pesticides you can use
to control harmful insects also act
on beneficial insects.
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DIET FACTS & FALLACIES
ENZYMES
Enzymes in the body
break down all foods
eaten into small particles,
thus enabling them to
pass through the small
intestine for storage or
use. No food could -be
digested in the body
without this chemical
breakdown taking place.
Each cell contains
enzymes, and each
enzyme is responsible for
performing tasks that no
other can do. For
instance, there are
specific enzymes to break
down each type of food
(e.g., protein enzymes
can only break down
protein).
Other functions of
enzymes are to regulate
the hormone system, and
to help clear debris from
your organs and intes
tines. Enzymes induce
chemical changes in
other nutrients but
remain unchanged them
selves. Every bodily
function is performed
through the agency of an
enzyme.
Enzymes are found in
all raw foods. Papaya,
apples and pineapples
are all good sources.
To learn more about
enzymes and other
important nutritional
information, contact your
Diet Center Counselor.
CaN today for a free, introductory consultation.
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