—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 25,1979
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Swiss Pie Florentine may be just the dish needed to convince sport enthusiasts that naturally
nutritious foods can be fun to eat.
Nutrition with eye appeal
DURHAM, N.H. - Staying
in or getting into shape is
definitely the “in” thing to
do. Whether it’s golfing,
tennis, jogging or disco-ing,
exercise is a big topic of
conversation at almost any
gathering.
Good nutrition is just as
important as exercise in the
shaping up process. Eating
the -wrong foods can quickly
put the shaper-upper right
back at the first tee.
One of the best ways to
promote good nutrition is
through eye appeal. On first
glance, Swiss Pie Florentine
looks simply delicious - but
it’s chock-full of nutrients.
The beautiful spinach
“crust” is a good source of
iron and vitamins A and C.
The sunny filling contains
the high-quality protein of
eggs, chicken (or tuna) and
milk. With a final topping of
melted Swiss cheese, Swiss
Pie Florentine just might
convince sportsters that
naturally nutritious foods
can be fun to eat.
SWISS PIE
FLORENTINE
2 packages (10 oz. ea.,'
frozen chopped spinach,
thawed (not cooked)
2 eggs, beaten
% cup butter
% cup allpurpose flour
% teaspoon salt
Dash nutmeg
Dash pepper
1% cups milk
3 hard-cooked eggs
1 can (5 oz.) boned chicken
OR 1 can (6% oz.) tuna,
drained and flaked
1 cup (4 oz.) shredded Swiss
cheese
Parsley, optional
Drain spinach well,
pressing out excess water
very thoroughly. Combine
with beaten eggs. Press
mixture into bottom and
sides of 9-inch pie plate. In
medium saucepan, melt
butter. Stir in flour and
seasonings. Cook, stirring
constantly, over medium-
seen in egg dish
high heat until mixture is
smooth and bubbly. Stir in
milk. Cook, stirring con
stantly, until mixture boils
and thickens. Wedge 1 hard
cooked egg. Reserve 3
wedges for garnish. Chop
remaining wedges and whole
eggs and stir into sauce.
Pour into spinach crust. Top
with chicken. Sprinkle with
cheese. Place’ a thin strip of
foil over spinach crust. Bake
in pre-heated 350*F. oven 20
to 25 minutes, removing foil
during last 10 minutes
Liming practices said to be
critical
NEWARK, DEL. - What’s
the proper type and rate of
line to apply on sandy
coastal plain soils like
Delaware’s? Researchers
and farmers have been
asking themselves this
question for several years
now, as many fields in the
state exhibit symptoms of
over-liming such as
manganese deficiency and
reduced yields.
To find the answer, crops
specialist Dr. William C.
Liebhardt of the University
of Delaware’s Agricultural
Experiment Station began a
study ten years ago at the
University’s Georgetown
Substation on the effects of
lime rate and type on crop
yield on a sandy loam soil
typical of much of lower
Delaware. His findings in
dicate that many area
farmers may be losing a
significant part of their
potential yeild by using the
wrong kind of lime and too
much of it.
In the study, two types of
lime-calcite and dolomite
were used at one and four ton
per acre applications. A
50/50 mixture of the two
baking tune. Garnish with
reserved egg wedges and
parsley, if desired. Makes
six servings.
To make hard cooked
eggs, pierce eggs with an
egg iercer or punch, if
desired. Put eggs in single
layer in saucepan. Add
enough tap water to come at
least one inch above eggs.
Cover and quickly bring just
to boiling. Turn off heat. If
necessary, remove pan from
burner to prevent further
boiling. Let eggs stand
in Delaware
limes was also applied at
both levels. Results of all
treatments were compared
to those on an unhmed plot.
Lime was applied twice
during the ten year study, in
1970 and again in 1973.
Results showed that a soil
pH of 6.4 depressed yields,
compared to a soil pH of 5.7,
and that use of dolomite
further depressed them.
Four years after the last
lime application, treatments
receiving high lime rates
(especially dolomite) still
had a pH of 6.4 and there was
a significant and substantial
yield reduction (about 20-35
bushels of com per acre).
Beyond its effect on soil
pH, Liebhardt found that the
composition of dolomite-the
type of lime currently
favored by Delaware far
mers-was itself depressing
com yields, especially on
sandy soils. Where 4 tons per
acre of dolomitic lime were -
used, for instance, soil
magnesium levels were
radically higher than those
where the same amount of
calcitic lime was used, even
though pH levels were
identical (6.4)
covered in hot water 15 to 17 '
minutes for Large eggs.
(Adjust time up or down by
about 3 minutes for each size
larger or smaller.) Im*
mediately run cold water
over eggs or put them in ice
water until completely i
cooled. To remove shell,
crackle it by tapping gently
all over. Roll egg between
hands to loosen shell, then
peel, starting at large end.
Hold egg under running cold
water or dip in bowl or water
to help ease off shell.
Though both these high
lime treatments depressed
yields, the dolomite with its
high magnesium content
took nearly twice the toll, for
an 18% yield reduction.
One explanation for this
effect on yield appears to be
the effect high soil
magnesium and pH have on
manganese availability. In
this experiment soil
magnesium accounted for
65% of the variability of
manganese m leaf tissue
samples. And leaf
manganese showed a very
strong positive relation to
yields. Thus, the higher the
soil magnesium, the less leaf
manganese, and the lower
the yield.
On the basis of this data
Liebhardt recommends that
farmers trying to grow crops ’
on Delaware’s sandy soils i
look closely at their soil test I
values and choose their lime
on the basis of these. If
liming is called for and
magnesium levels are high,
they should switch to calcitic
lime. And they should take
care not to lime beyond a soil
pH of 5.8 to 6.0. ,
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