BS—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 20,1982 Bag a lunch (Continued from Page B 6) FREEZE-AHEAD CHICKEN SANDWICHES 1/2 c. shredded Swiss cheese 3 T. corn relish IT. finely chopped green pepper 1/81. salt 2 T. dairy sour cream 3/4 c. chopped cooked chicken 8 slices whole wheat bread, but tered lettuce Combine cheese, relish, green pepper and salt. Blend in sour cream. Add chicken. Makes 1 cup. Spread on bread; close. Wrap individually and freeze. Remove from freezer 2-3 hours before serving. Thaw in wrapper. Add lettuce and serve. Although the sandwich is the mainstay of the paper bag lunch, select from these other categories to make that meal-away-from home a special treat. —Pack a munchable or two: cheese-stuffed celery, cubes of cheese on a wooden pick with pickles and olives; bunch of grapes, cherries, or strawberries, stuffed prunes or dates; small bags of corn or potato chips, chocolate covered raisins, mar shmallow's, candied orange peel, cupcakes or cookies; any whole fruit, like apples, pears, oranges or bananas. —Make ahead and freeze: chicken, tuna, cheese and cheese spreads, shrimp, or ham salads. —Thermos Surprises: milk, cocoa, coffee, flavored milk drinks, buttermilk or skim milk or cream soup. Squat thermoses will hold baked custard puddings, chilled fruit-or berry-flavored yogurt, salads, cut up fruits. Following is a recipe in response to a request from Cook’s Question Corner. This homemade bread would also taste good in a lunch box meal. OATMEAL BREAD 1 c. oatmeal 2 c. boiling water IT. butter It. salt - Mix together and let cook till lukewarm. 1 pkg. yeast 1/2 c. lukewarm water 11. sugar 1/2 c. molasses Mix together. 5 c. flour Add yeast mixture and molasses to oatmeal mixture. Stir well. Add flour, let rise two tunes then put in loaf pans and let rise again. Makes 2 loaves. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Doris Weaver, New Holland CORONA 22,600 BTU ;jiimr r 1 i - | . ■ n v 'y Jf t HEATS MO SQUARE FMT CORONA 22DK Mew 5987 Model WE SELL ■ ~ - WHITE IV- I KEROSENE Visit Our New Woodcraft Gift Shop LEOLA FIREPLACE A STOVE SHOP 93 W Main St, Lcola Mon.-Fri. 10-8, Sat. 9-6 717-656-6408 BY DEBBIE KOONTZ LANCASTER OK cooks, let’s take a look at the quaint little wood spice rack that you payed so much for to dress up your kitchen. All the bottles are neatly filled and labeled. But how many of the spices mcluded there have you actually used in the last week? If you say one or two, is it because you’re just unfamiliar with the cooking use of each? Would you begin challenging your cooking habits and practice with different spices if you knew how to use each? Following is a list of some of the most familiar spices most people have sitting on thier racks NEWARK,DeI. Even if you’re says Philip W. Tipping, assistant unconcerned about “ring around Extension entomologist at the the collar” or dull gray work University of Delaware, clothes, there’s one laundry Prerinsing helps remove some problem you should take seriously, residues. This can be done in When clothing is contaminated several ways: presoaking m a with pesticides, your health suitable container, premising with depends on proper laundry man automatic washing techniques. machine, or hosing down garments Some pesticides are more toxic outdoors. Prerinsing is especially than others. The label lets you effective for removing wettable know. Labels with the word powder formulations of pesticides, “danger” or “poison” indicate Multiple washings are often products that are highly necessary to clean clothes con poisonous; clothing contaminated laminated with concentrated with these chemicals should be pesticides. Always wear rubber handled carefully. Clothing that is gloves when handling such gar completely saturated with highly ments. A single washing is usually toxic pesticides should be sufficient for clothing con discarded. laminated with diluted pesticides. Pesticides with labels that read Hot water is most effective — the “warning” are moderately toxic. Slightly toxic pesticides have “caution” on the label. Clothing completely saturated with moderately or slightly toxic pesticides can often be salvaged by thorough laundering. Knowing how toxic a pesticide is will indicate how hazardous the contaminated clothing will be to handle, but not how difficult it will to be clean. That depends on the formulation of the pesticide. For example, laundering easily removes 2,4-D amine because it’s water soluble. However, 2,4-D ester is much more difficult to remove Wash contaminated clothing separately. Otherwise it could contaminate the rest of the load. Ret $299 00 NOW $l78 00 THESE PRICES INCLUDE ELECTRIC RATTERY SIPHON PUMP CORONA 11DK 17,600 BTU Reg 5259 00 NOW s l6s°° HEATS MO SQUARE FEET Spices, herbs ■ are you using them? Launder clothes contaminated But before you use any, there are a few things you should learn about herbs and spices. Herbs are spices, but m practice a distinction is made between them. A spice is the roots, bark, stems, leaves, seeds, or fruits of a plant, and many of the seasonings called spices come from the tropics. Herbs are the leaves of soft-stemmed or grassy plants, usually from the temperate zone. The packaged herbs and spices in stores are dried. Use seasonings sparingly seldom ever more than one per food. Herbs are meant to season, not dominate the taste. Now, if you think you really with pesticides LONG JOHN BALMER INSULATION 643 Penryn Rd Manheim PA ' (717)665-4132 know all about the spices on your rack, try listing all of them without looking. When you think you have them all, compare them with the seasonings you actually have. Then try to learn as much as you can about your herbs and spices. The most common are: —celery salt blend of ground celery seed and salt; —cloves nail-shaped dried brown buds of evergreen clove tree, grown m East and West In dies; —dill weed leaves of plant of parsley family; delicate flavor. Should be used to flavor potatoes; also good with sauerkraut, fish and in salad dressings. hotter the better; cold water is usually inadequate. Clothing that is contaminated daily should be washed daily. Residue that accumulates on a garment is harder to remove. Pesticides can carry over to subsequent laundry loads because of residues in the machine. To prevent this, run the washing machine empty, using hot water, detergent and the machine settings and cycles appropriate for washing contaminated clothing. Finally, line dry garments to prevent dryer contamination. Exposure to sunlight will also break down residues still present on the garment. *»• Full Warranty On Insulation For Lite 01 Structure ♦ Fully Insured • Free Estimates We Can Do The Job Now —fennel seed aromatic seed of plant of parsley family; slight liconce flavor. —garlic—garlic dove from root of bulbous annual of lily family; available in garlic powder and garlic salt. —marjoram dried leaves of plant of mint family; aromatic flavor with bitter undertone; use in gravies, roasts, fish, omelets, poultry seasonings. —mustard mixture of brown and yellow seed from annual herb plant; pungent flavor. —oregano dried leaves of perennial plant; also available ground; strong aromatic flavor; good for beef, pork and tomato dishes. —paprika dried, stemless pod of sweet red pepper; available ground; milk, slightly sweet flavor. —parsley dried leaves of biennial plant; mild, pleasant taste; blends well with all other herbs. —rosemary dried leaves from perennial evergreen shrub of mint family; sweet, pmewoods flavor. —saffron dried stigmas of crocus; pleasantly bitter flavor; expensive. —savory dried leaves of plant of mint family; piquant, aromatic flavor; good in stuffings and casseroles. —sesame seed dried, hulled fruit of tropical annual herb, rich, nutlike flavor. —tarragon dried leaves.of shrub-hke perennial; available ground; slightly astringent flavor. —thyme dried leaves of perennial plant of mint family; also ground; warm, aromatic flavor. 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