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The topic of the
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sine the
Vegetables cooked to the
microwave should he tightly
covered Tbo^e vegetables
are cooked to their
already so tightly covered that
they should be pricked with a
fork so that excess steam
to
(
Yon should salt vegetables
after cooking or mix salt toto
the liquid being used to cook
the vegetables. Salt sprinkled
on top of vegetables before
? icrovaving caases
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microwave for vegetables,
meats or other food items it is
best to use the minimum
cooking time given to your
recipe. Once a food item is
. over-cooked or ruined almost
j nothing can be done to salvage
the food item. However, a
h undercooked item can always
? be put bade in the oven.
Try these recipes!
CORN ON THE COB
* ltoSears
In 2 or 3 qL casserole place
i corn. If corn is in husk, use no
*' water; if corn has been
v. husked, add cup water.
Cover. If ears are stacked in
casserole, rearrange after
half of time.
Microwave on high. 3-4
minutes per ear.
Tip: For convenience and
freshest flavor, ucmm
cm is task.
Dried Beans and Pons
Place verified amount of
beans and water in casserole.
Cover.
Microwave at high to bring
to tail, then Microwave at
Medina until tender. Cooking
time dtpinds on the variety
GBEAT NOKTHKEN BEANS
1 pkg (l2-oi ) rinsed beans (2
cups)
(cups water
lsmal onion
to carrot
to stalk celery
4 strips cooked bacon,
crumbled
It pepper
Place all the ingredients in a
3-qt. casserole. Cover.
Microwave at medium 1 hour
and 38 minutes to one hour and
40 minutes, or until tender.
Stir every 45 minutes.
For ranch-style beans:
remove celery and carrot Stir
in 2 T. brown sugar. 1 T. dark
molasses and to t. dry
mustard. Cover. Microwave
at medium high 20 to 30
minutes. Stir after 10 minutes.
Makes 8 to 10 servings.
BASIC BUTTER CAKE
2\ c. unsifted all-purpose
flour
2 c. sugar
3 1 baking powder
tot salt
1 c. ( to-lb. ) butter, softened
lc. milk
lto t vanilla extract
legg
In large mixing bowl, "stir
together flour, sugar, baking
powder and salt.
Add butter, milk, vanilla
and egg. Beat 2 minutes at
lowest speed of mixer,
scraping bowl constantly for
first to minute.
Pour batter into 2 paper
towel lined S-inch round
dishes; spread evenly.
Microwave 1 cake at a time.
Microwave at high I to 10
minutes, rotating dish to turn
after 4 minutes. Let stand
directly on heat-proof counter
or wooden board to cool 15
minutes. Cake may then be
turned out on wire rack to
complete cooling, if desired.
Makes 2 (8-in. round) cakes.
EASY FUDGE FROSTING
1 c. sugar
to c . butter
to c. evaporated milk
1 c.(C-ox.) semi-sweet
chocolate pieces
1 c. marshmallow creme
It vanilla
In casserole combine sugar,
butter and evaporated milk.
Microwave at high 3 to 4
minutes, uncovered stirring
after 2 minutes, until bubbly.
Add remaining ingredients
to hot mixture. Stir until well
blended.
Excellent on brownies or
plain cake layers.
Makes about 2 cups frosting.
for additional microwave
information contact me at 426
7697.
I would like to give a special
thanks to Hertford Motor
Company for supplying
microwave ovens for this
workshop. Without them, the
class would not have been
possible.
Engagements
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Chappell-Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E.
ChappeU of Rt 1. Hertford,
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Joy Pamela,
to Wallace C. Phillips.
> < The prospective bridegroom
f is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
S. Phillips of Route I, Hert
ford.
Miss Chappell will be a 1981
graduate of Perquimans
County High School.
Phillips will be a 1981
graduate of North Carolina
State University in Raleigh.
A summer wedding is
planned. No date has been set.
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County High School and is
attending CO A.
Farah is employed at the
Dare Shops of Nags Head.
The wedding will take place
April 26, at Bagley Swamp
Wesleyn Church at three p.m.
Friends and relatives are
invited to attend.
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Miss Chappell
Miss Smith
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v Lothian
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lothian,
of BdiTdere. uract the
birth of a daughter, Brauu
Dawn, on Thursday, Feb. 5, at
?:Ma.ra.
I Maternal grandmother is
' Marjorie Wiaslow ot
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Paternal grandaaother is
Anne Lothian ?( Raleigh. N.C.
Williams
, ... Mr. and Mrs. David Glenn
' Williams, of Behridere. an
nounce the birth of their third
child, second daughter, Tina
Frances, born Jan. 22 at
Albemarle Hospital.
Maternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L.
Sharber of Route 5, Elizabeth
City. Paternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L.
Williams of Behridere. Mrs.
Williams is the former An
nette Sharber of Elizabeth
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CPR training
Nancy Newbern practices
first-aid techniques at a recent
CPR training session attended
by some 16 members of the
Hertford Volunteer Fire
Department's Ladies
Auxiliary, various community
residents, and volunteer
firemen. The class was taught
by Perquimans County
residents Janet Turlington,
Annice Peckham, and Margie
Nixon. Mrs. Nixon has urged
all individuals and groups
interested in learning CPR to
contact her at ARPDC, phone
426-5753.
Extension council meets
The Extension Advisory
Council held its second
meeting Feb. 3, at 7 p.m.
Ed Nixon, council chairman
presided with eight members
attending. Presentations on
what extension did in 1980
were given by ' the local
agricultural extension staff.
Nixon spoke of his at
tendance at the Northeastern
District Advisory Leadership
Council meeting. He indicated
a big part of the council's role
was representing extension's
programs to the people. "We
need to let people in the county
know what our extension
service has to offer and that
it's here to serve all the
people," he said.
Bill Jester, Extension
Chairman, discussed the
economic returns to public
investment that extension and
agriculture research have
accrued over the years. Paige
Underwood, Home Economics
Extension Agent, told the
group about the home tours,
sewing workshops and other
acitivities that extension has
presented. Juanita Bailey,
Home Economics Extension
Agent, 4-H Coordinator, spoke
on the past year's 4-H ac
tivities including camp,
microwave and food tasting
workshops. Jeff Copeland,
Extension Livestock and 4-H
Agent told the group about the
Swine Field Day, 4-H
Livestock Judging and plans
for rebuilding 4-H in our
county.
The general purpose of the
Extension Advisory
Leadership Council is to ad
vise the Perquimans County
Extension staff in the direc
tion it should follow to be more
effective and to help facilitate
better public relations for
extension in the county.
People briefs
Mrs. Dolly Ward of
Chesapeake, Va. was a
weekend guest of Mrs. Sue
Darden.
Mr. and Mrs. Julian White,
Jr. and Miss Joan White from
Bel Aire, Md. were weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Julian
White, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie
Reynolds of Norfolk, Va. were
guests of Mrs. Maude Lane on
Sunday.
Mrs. Marie Elliott from
Chowan College, Mur
freesboro, was a weekend
guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Anne Young.
Mrs. Ellie Vickers spent the
weekend in Raleigh with her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Gregory.
Mrs. Dick Brewer spent the
weekend with her mother,
Mrs. Annie Corey, in
Williamston.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrell Thach
were weekend guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis McNeill at St.
Pauls.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Car
penter, III, and family of
Roanoke, Va. were weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Estes
Copeland in Belvidere.
Mrs. Jim Van Landingham
from Williamsburg, Va. was a
weekend guest of her mother,
Mrs. Azalea Winslow, at
Belvidere.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mann
from Virginia Beach, Va.
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visited relatives in Hertford
on Sunady.
Guests of Mrs. Anne Young
and Mrs. Marie Elliott on
Sunday were Mrs. Paul Feran
and daughter, Beth, from
Virginia Beach, Va.; Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Smith from Port
smouth, Va.; and Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Young and son,
Bryan, from Edenton.
Newbern named
managing editor
Kathy M. Newbern has been
named managing editor of the
Chapel Hill Newspaper, ac
cording to an announcement
by publisher and editor Orville
B. Campbell.
She succeeds Sharon
Broom, who resigned effective
Jan. 30.
Newbern, 25, was news
editor of the PERQUIMANS
WEEKLY before coming to
the Newspaper as wire editor
in October, 1978. She was
named city editor in April,
1979.
Newbern was one of two
persons who received
Newspaper Employee of the
Year awards in December
She is a member of che
North Carolina Press Women
and was named one of five
outstanding young women in
North Carolina in 1977.
Ms. Newbern
Cambell said in a letter to
all Newspaper employees, "It
has always been the policy of
the paper to promote people
within the organization when
we feel they are able to cope
with a bigger job... I am
confident that (Newbern) can
handle it."
Jaycettes seek
pageant entrants
The Perquimans County
Jay^ettes are seeking con
testants for their annual Little
Miss and Mister Perquimans
County and Little Miss and
Mister Sweetheart pageant.
Children in either grades
one or two are eligible for the
Little Miss and Mister
pageant, and children bet
ween the ages of four and
kindergarten age meet the
criteria for the Little Miss and
Mister contest.
The deadline for accepting
applications is Monday, Feb.
16. Interested parents or
guardians should fill out the
registration form found
elsewhere in this week's
PERQUIMANS WEEKLY,
and mail it to the Perquimans
County Jaycettes, in care of
Jeanie Stallings, at 707 S.
Church Street, Hertford, N.C.
The theme of this year's
pageant, to be held March 14
at Hertford Grammar School,
is "Somewhere Over the
Rainbow."
Proceeds from the annual
contest go toward the Jaycette
scholarship fund, which is
awarded to a high school
senior from Perquimans
County each year.
For further information,
contact Patsy Miller at 297
2427.
Clinic schedule
The Perquimans County
Health Department an
nounces it's clinic schedule for
the coming week. The
department is located at 103
Charles Street in Hertford
(426-5488). The hours are from
8:15 to 5 p.m. weekdays.
Venereal Disease Clinic is at
any time or any day on a walk
in basis. All other clinics,
except general clinics, are by
appointments only.
Feb. 13 ? General Clinic
(p.m.)
Feb. 16 ? Maternity Clinic
(a.m.)
Family
Planning Clinic (p.m.)
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