40 —Lancaster Farming.- Saturday,- March 31. 1973 vfmnms&R f\ I i By Dor/s Thomas, g Extension Home Economist Beans for Bargains Looking for bargains when shopping for food may well be anyone’s pasttime these days, but a better bargain than dry beans would be hard to come by. • Budgetwise and nutrition-wise, dry beans, peas and lentils rate selection for the shopping list when economy is the target. This inexpensive high protein food is now in plentiful supply, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service. The current crop is expected to total 1.8 billion pounds, about 13 percent more than a year ago, so take your choice from the wide variety available. Black beans, blackeye beans, cranberry, pinto, Great Northern, kidney, lima and pea beans (also known as navy beans,) as well as lentils and dry peas are all items that belong on your pantry shelf. Vegetable protein in dry beans can be supplemented with small amounts of the animal proteins of meat, poultry, fish, cheese, milk or eggs to provide a strong protein team. And for a bonus you will get B vitamins, too, especially thiamine, and also calcium and iron. The iron content of beans is high, a cupful of cooked beans contains about half of the recommended day’s needs. Here is a helpful tip on cooking beans; You can keep down foam when cooking such high-foaming beans as Great Northerns, red kidneys, pintos, or pea beans by adding one tablespoon of fat to the cooking water for each cup of beans. It is especially helpful in pressure cooking. However, if you are cooking large limas, fat will not be much help in keeping them from foaming. To prevent bean skins from breaking, boil the beans gently and stir very little. \»*v Which Bug is the Termite? The top one, the bottom bug is a flying ant. Notice its narrow waist. The termite has a broad waist. They’re quite different, actually. If you have termites or suspect them in your home, call ? swce taam ? c EHRLICH; 1278 Loop Road Lane., Pa. 17601 Phone 717-397-3721 Ladies, Have You Heard? Looking for a different recipe for bean soup? If so, try the following recipe. Grecian Bean Soup 1 pound dry beans x k cup pure olive oil 1 large onion, cut fine lor 2 garlic cloves , 1 teaspoon caraway seeds Vfe teaspoon rosemary 1 or 2 bay leaves 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 tablespoons vinegar Salt, pepper to taste Soakjoeans overnight. Be sure liquid covers generously, bring to boil and simmer IVfe hours. Add olive oil, onion, garlic caraway seeds, rosemary and bay leaves. ■aaibiWn Mfivr DANIEL S. ESH Box 351, RDI Ronks, Pa. COMPLETE BARN AND INDUSTRIAL PAINTING Water proofing on block walls (5 year guarantee) Write for Free Estimates and Service. At our offices: Two Locations 144 N. PRINCE ST. 344 W. KING ST. Doris Thomas Serving Lancaster City and County for more than a decade Income tax service 397-7181 Lancaster Simmer until beans are done, about 2 hours more. (Add hot water if needed). Add tomato paste, vinegar, salt and pepper; simmer 45 minutes more. Serves six. XXX Will Meat Boycotts Work? Rising food prices, particularly 'meat and poultry, have led to the' formation of a number of con sumer groups boycotting meat and poultry products or eliminating meat from meals one or two days a week. There are many consumers who wonder if the tactic will work. It could, but such actions in the past have proved that this method of lowering prices will not be long lasting. Consumers are just not organized for such a plan to be effective over an extended period of time. If meat is eliminated from enough meals, it will surely cut back on the demand for meat. In the final analysis, the price of a particular food depends upon the consumers’ choice at the time of purchase. “If you think you have in fluence, try ordering someone else’s dog around.”— Lois W. Matson, The Kiester (Minn.) Courier. at your convenience —in the privacy of your home 1 Home> TAX SERVICE 299-3931 For Appointment Fix-It Tip Save those odds and ends of material that you are go ing to throw away. The gar den hose' that is no longer worth mending may be used • to bind yopng trees to stakes drivei) into the ground. Hun a wire through the hose and bend the hose around the tree trunk to protect it.