—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 8,1978
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Ladies
Have You
Heard?
By Doris Thomas
Lancaster
Home Economist
ABOUT NECTARINES
AND
GOOD NUTRITION?
Fresh nectarines can
make an important con
tribution to your diet without
expanding your waistline. In
fact, nectarines are virtually
fat-free, and a medium-sized
one contains only about 90
calones, so they are perfect
for weight watchers They
contain important vitamins
and minerals, plus a large
percentage of water
Because of this they are also
good for active people who
are concerned about their
diet and their health
To be more specific, a
medium-sized nectarine
provides almost one-half of
the U.S Recommended
Daily Allowance of Vitamin
A and nearly one-third of
Vitamin C It also provides
potassium, magnesium, and
iron Fresh nectarines are
extremely low in sodium so
they are appropriate for
many special diets
The fresh nectarine season
is not a very long one It
begins in June and ends in
September To make the
most of this all-too-bnef
season, be sure to enjoy
fresh nectarines not only out
of-hand but also as a part of
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your summertime culinary
specialties Savory nec
tarines can make a distinc
tive f>nd flavorful con
tribution to many intriguing
recipes, from breakfast
blender drinks to
sophisticated desserts And
because fresh nectarines
have a smooth, fuzz-free
skin, you do not have to peel
them for most cooking
purposes - so they are as
easy to use as they are
delicious to enjoy in an
extraordinary variety of
ways
I am including a recipe for
Nectarine Salad Bowl which
is delicious as well as
nutritious
NECTARINE
SALAD BOWL
4 tablespoons salad oil
2 j 2 tablespoons vinegar
h 2 teaspoon sugar
l 2 teaspoon crumbled
tarragon
l 4 teaspoon seasoned salt
Dash black pepper
4 cups crisp salad greens,
chilled
3 fresh nectarines, sliced
1 cup red grapes, halved and
seeded
honeydew or casaba
melon, sliced
To make dressing, com-
bine first six ingredients in
jar, shake well In large
salad bowl, combine greens
and fruit and toss gently with
dressing Makes six ser
vings
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HOW TO MAKE
YOURLAWN
SAFER TO MOW?
You can reduce your
chance of becoming one of
the 57,000 victims who are
sent to hospital emergency
rooms each year by power
mower accidents And while
you make the job safer, you
can also make it easier
The secret 9 Give your
lawn a quick but thorough
inspection. Take a litter bag
with you and pick up any
stones, metal objects, sticks,
or bits of wire you find
before the blade of your
mower turns them into
dangerous projectiles Also,
make sure you check and
remember the location of
any hard, immovable ob
jects, like rocks, pipes,
sidewalk edges People are
injured every mowing
season when mower blades
strike these obstacles and
shatter, sending jagged
chunks of metal out the
discharge chute or under the
edge of the housing
If you are planning a new
yard, or sprucing up an old
one, think ahead to safe
mowing Stones from gravel
paths and driveways get into
the grass where the mower
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INTERCOURSE - Pork
producers are invited to join
other swine enthusiasts at
the Harvest Drive
Restaurant on July 19 for an
evening of fellowship,
sharing, and family style
eating
Bill Fisher, the 1977 Pork
can throw them Man;
mower accidents are caused
by slips or falls on slopes
Why not plant slopes with ivy
or other ground cover, so
nobody has to mow them 9
And if immovable pipes or
rocks stick up from the
ground, either keep grass
back from around them or
mark them with a plant or a
colorful marker
Finally, make it a rule
never to cut wet grass It
clumps up, cuts unevenly,
and tends to clog up the
discharge chute of your
mower Many people have
been hurt because they could
not resist reaching a hand or
a toe into the chute to clear it
out Wet grass is slippery
too, and could cause your
feet to slip under the mower
into the path of the blade
Wet grass also makes cut
ting on slopes even more
dangerous Follow these
safety suggestions and
remember accidents can
happen to you!
Pork producers to meet
All-American will show his
slides of his swine operation
Also as part of the program,
Nancy Henkel, 4-H exchange
student to Belgium, will
show slides of Belgium hog
farms
Everyone is invited to
come for an enjoyable
evening with other pork
r(
producing families Those'
interested in getting tickets
can contact Gary Dean at
717-687-6447, or any other
director of the Lancaster
County Pork Producers
Cost of the evening is $6.00
for adults and $4.20 for
children under ten Eating
time for the event is 7 p.m
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