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By Doris Thomas
>/ Lancaster Extension
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CHANGES NEEDED IN
CHILDREN’S SNACK HABITS
Toddlers and preschoolers have
appetites to match their sizes and
most of them do best if they have
between meal snacks to be sure
they get the nutrients they need. In
fact, morning and afternoon
snacks are an institution in most
homes with young children.
But a recent study showed that
most of the snacks they eat provide
little nutrition and lots of sugar
which is a major cause of dental
cavities. The study found that soft
drinks (usually uncarbonated)
were the most frequent morning
snack for this age group, closely
followed by cookies and other
bakery products. The most
frequent afternoon snack was
carbonated beverages (a reversal
from the morning) again followed
by cookies and baked goods.
Soft drinks are high in sugar, as
are baked goods, and the baked
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goods stick to the teeth, further
mcreasuig the nsk of cavities.
Equally important, the children
get filled up on foods that have
little to offer but calories and often
have, little appetite for the foods
that have the nutrients they need.
What’s the answer? Fruit juices
or milk could replace die soft
drinks at snack tune. If plain milk
isn’t an acceptable snack tune
treat, try adding a little chocolate
syrup or other flavoring. You can
offer easy to handle carrot or
celery sticks or cubes of mild
cheese. Fruit is a good choice too,
as are small apples, oranges or
other fruit. They are a better size
for little hands and plenty big
enough for little appetites.
Children need well-balanced
diets for healthy growth and
development and nutritious snacks
should be part of those diets.
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HOW TO BUY
AND CARE FOR
SILK
Silk and silk blended fabrics and
garments appear m all price
ranges today. Low-priced ($19525)
silk blouses are now available to
the general public through several
major mail-order retailers and
many of the new spring fabrics
contain between 5 and 35% silk
fibers. Small percentages of silk in
a fiber blend enhance color, create
surface interest and improve the
fabrics’ hand.
Here are some guidelines to
consider when purchasing and
caring for silk or silk blend
fabrics.
A nubby surface effect (slubs) in
silk is to be expected and is usually
desireable. Slubs are not con
sidered flaws in silk fabric.
Check ihe stability of the fabric.
Threads should resist slipping and
twisting. If the fabric feels too stiff,
it could have too much sizing and
might lose its’ hand during
cleaning.
AU silks can be dry cleaned but
hand-washing washable silks in
warm water has certain ad
vantages. (A “dry-clean only”
garment cannot be handwashed.)
The fabric has a natural sizing (a
gift from the silk worm) and ac
tually has a better hand after
washing. Generally, only light,
solid colored silks are recom
mended for handwashing because
colors will run. Do not 'wash
irndescents, silk chiffons, satins or
crepes.
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Note: Before using
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cook-off contest
HARRISBURG - Pull out those
fantastic beef recipes conjured up
over the winter months, because
it’s beef cook-off tunel
The sixth annual Pennsylvania
Beef Cook-Off Contest will be held
at Trinity High School >n
Shiremanstown on June 26, re
cording to State Agriculture
Secretary Penrose Hallowed.
Competition is open to all residents
of Pennsylvania, 18 years or older,
who do not have professional
cooking status.
“This is an excellent opportunity
for Pennsylvanians to show off
their original recipes and be
rewarded for their creativity,”
Hallowed said.
Entries must be submitted by
May 15,1981. Finalists, selected by
a panel of judges, wid compete on
June 26. Contestants for the final
competition wid be selected on the
bases of originality, 20 points;
Wash washable silk like you
wash your hair. Don’t bleach or
use detergents - mild soap or
shampoo is best. Use lukewarm
water, not hot, and dnp dry until
slightly damp, out of direct
sunlight. Do not wring the fabric or
garment. Press on the wrong side
with a dry iron set on or below the
synthetic range.
Water spots and surface shine
can be removed by drycleaning.
Perspiration and deodorant stains
are a problem with silk because
they are not removeable. Small
shields, purchased or made, can
help prevent damage.
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taste, 40 points; ease of
preparation and practicality, 20
points; and appearance, 20 points.
Six finalists will be selected to
prepare their entries from the
recipes submitted. First prize is
$125, second prize, $6O, third and
fourth prizes, $3O each. The state
winner will be eligible to compete
m the national cook-off contest to
be held in September in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota.
Each contestant may submit one
original beef recipe using beef
chuck, round, rump, fresh brisket
cut in any form or ground beef. The
dish must contain a minimum of
two and not more than five pounds
of beef. The meat must be ex
clusively beef and can only be from
the above cuts.
Total cooking tunes may not
exceed four hours, not including
preliminary preparations, such as
marinating. Recipes must be
specific, but brand names and
commercial tenderizers are not
allowed. The number of servings
and preparation time should be
included in recipe entries.
If you are interested in entering
the Pennsylvania Beef Cook-Off
Contest, send your beef recipe,
typed in triplicate with your name,
address, phone number and brief
biography to: Mrs. Mary
Wilson, Chairman, Pennsylvania
Beef Cook-off, 862 Webster Drive,
State College, PA 16801; phone,
814-238-5888. Entries must be
submitted by May 15.
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