Pressure cooking - definitely the cooking method lor the ou a i t If you think pressure cooker* went out with grandma'* homemade jam and highbutton *hoee, think again! Prtwn cooking wai invented over 500 years ago, but it'a definitely become the cooking method for the Ma. Pressure cooking is ideal for , preparing fast food, party food, even cooking froten foods almost in stantly. Just about anything can be cooked to perfection and you can unleash your creative spirit, if you wish, to adapt your favorite recipes to thie unique cooking method. More than any other single cooking appliance, the pressure cooker an swer* the needs of the contemporsry cook. In sddition to great food, the pressure cooker: ?SAVES TIME - Foods cook three to 10 times fsster than with ordinsry north Carolina AOK1CU1XURA) SERVICE ?v tomiu'm ?SAVES ENERGY - Reduced cooking time helps conserve energy and lower fuel bills. ?SAVES MONEY ? Super-fast cooking retains valuable nutrients and turns budget cuts of meat into succulent, tender, tasty fare. ?SAVES WORK ? With pressure cooking's convenience and ver satility, you can prepare everything from the simplest entree to a com plete gourmet dinner in a matter of minuter Discover pressure cooking and you'll discover a world at fast, easy, delicious meals ? a perfect fit for today's contemporary lifestyle*. ITS THE SIMPLEST METHOD, TOO! Pressure cooking is really sim plicity itself. Here's how It works: When water (or any cooking liquid) bolls, it produces steam. A tighly aealed pressure cooker traps this steaih. which thenm builds pressure inside the cooker. Under pressure, cooking tem peratures can be raised significantly higher than possible under normal conditions. The super-heated steam created by these higher tem peratures cooks foods quickly, evenly, deliciously. By cooking foods fsster, at higher methods, pressure cooking conserves both peraonal and fuel energy. And, became foods cook in an almost airless environment with just a little water, flavors don't in termingle and precious nutrients aren't boiled away. It's that simple! PRESSURE POINTERS Conventional reclpea can be converted for usage in the pressure cooker. Experience is the best teacher. A good rule of thumb to follow is to decrease the length of cooking time for a conventional recipe by two-thirds. The amount of liquid used may also have to be adjusted because there is very little evaporation from the pressure cooker. Generally, decrease the amount of liquid so there Is only about one-half cup more than desired in the finished product. Remember, however, there must alwaya be water or aoa? other liquid In Um prMiure cooker to form the ?acaaiary ateam. Savaral foods or a "meal-in-ooe" can bo prepared in the preaaore cooker becauae flavor* itay aeparated. Flavora of fooda are bteaded when they are cooked In the aaaae liquid. When ub tug a preaaure cooker, only a amail amount of cooking la required. So, a cooking rack can be uaed to hold aome fooda our of the liquid. Thia permits the cooking of aeveral different fooda at the eame time without the intermingling of flavora. Many different cooking liquida can be uaed in a preaaure cooker. You're only limited by your imagination! Wine, beer, bouillion, fruit juice* and of course, water, all make excellent cooking liquida in the preuure cooker. Quick cooling of the cooker if uaually used for food* such as custsrds a vegetables. To quick cook a | cooker, simply placle the under cold running water or piac a pan or sink full of cold water. For other foods, like roasts ?tews, it is usually recomme that you let the pressure cooker < of its own accord by setting it i until the pressure drops. Glass, metal and eartheni molds en be used ta tt cooker. Beautiful desserts and I dishes can be prepared in preaaure cooker, using individual | email molds, glass custard cups, ounce metal or tin gelatin molda | earthenware souffle dishes, molds tw-thirds full to allow expansion of food, and fit looaely into the pressure cooker the cooking rack. Haste, Thach honored The American Heart Association of North Carolina has recently recognized Mrs. Erie Haste, Jr. and Mrs. Ben Thach (or their continued dedicated service to the programs of the Heart Association. Mrs. Thach. president and fund chairman for Perquimans County, along with Mrs. Haste, business days chairman for Perquimans County, each received a certificate and heart pin for their efforts to promote contributions to the Heart Fund here in Perquimans County. Miller graduates Maureen Miller Nixon of Virginia Beach recently graduated summa cum laude with a Master of Arts in Communication from Norfolk State University. She was selected as a member of the National Register of Outstanding College Graduates for 1983. Ms. Nixon is the daughter of Doris and the late Edward W. (Ned) Nixon of Hertford. She is also the owner of Pegasus Enterprises, a Virginia Beach ad vertising agency. Local hospital accredited The Albemarle Hospital has received a three-year accreditation from the Joint Commission on Ac creditation of Hospitals, according to hospital administrator Robert G. Jeffries. The hospital was recently surveyed by the Chicago-based peer review commission, a voluntary process which evaluates all aspects of hospital operation, including safety, building requirements and depart mental procedures. "The JCAH accreditation is a mark of excellence for the hospital," Jeffries said. Stomach upsets can indicate serious illness Ever get "tick to the stomach" and throw up? Likely the cause is simple stomach upsrt that will soon pass. But sometimes vomiting is a sign of some more serious ill, says the North Carolina Medical Society. Vomiting is common with virus, infections such as a cold or the flu, overeating, too much beverage alcohol and emotional upsets. ! Vomiting may be present with more serious conditions, such as appendicitis, bowel obstruction, asth ma, animal bites, allergic reactions !to in*ect stings, black widow or brown recluse spider bies, marine life ..bites, scorpion stings, snake bites, withdrawal from drugs, heart attack, heat exhaustion, shock due to injury, diabetic coma, food poin soaiadpd head injuries. AQf yomiting that is severe or lasts longer than a day or two seeds medi^|f attention. Dehydration or chemical im balance can occur. This la especially true in infants, the elderly or chronically 01 perseas. Treat simple vomiting with replacement of lost fluids by frequent sipping of Mjrida suck a caihoaatad beverages, tea. Juice, bouillon. Avoid solid food for a day or two. 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