814-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 19,1986
The Perfect Omelet
As everybody knows, there is
only one infallible recipe for the
perfect omelet: your own. On the
subject of how to make the perfect
omelet, the number of strongly
held, hotly contested opinions is
truly astounding. And most of
them are quite fallible. Omelets
are preferred in different ways by
different cultures: They can range
from the puffy, thickly filled
Chinese egg foo yong to the soft,
slightly runny “perfect” French
omelet. So, have it your way!
A few guidelines are helpful,
however. One, do not beat the eggs
too long just long enough to
combine the whites with the yolks.
Second, the pan should be very hot
before you put the butter in and the
butter must melt thoroughly
before you pour in the beaten eggs.
Third, keep moving the pan while
the omelet cooks, for even cooking.
An omelet can be served plain,
with a few basic seasonings, or
with some very interesting and
colorful additions. Instead of the
usual bacon and scrambled eggs,
try a bacon omelet. Simply add
chopped and drained bacon bits to
the eggs already in the pan; be
careful not to use too much salt in
preparing the eggs.
A tomato omelet makes a lovely
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summer dish, especially when
locally ripened tomatoes are
available. Peel one tomato,
remove the seeds, and chop. Add
this, with cup grated romano
cheese, 1 clove of minced garlic,
and 1 tablespoon chopped fresh
parsley to 3 eggs. For a more
Italian flavor, cook in olive oil
instead of butter.
Calorie Content
Of Fluid Milk
Contrary to common belief, milk
is not a high fat food. Whole milk
contains between 3.25 percent and
4 percent fat. It provides a variety
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of key nutrients at a reasonable
calorie level.
Many milk containers carry a
nutritional label showing the
amount and variety of nutrients
provided in one cup of milk.
Carbohydrates, protein and fat, all
found in milk, provide calories.
Therefore, it is necessary to know
the complete composition of a food
to determine the number of
calories.
Whole milk of average solids
not-fat-content (8.5 percent) and
3.25 to 3.5 percent fat, provides 150
calories per cup. Milk with 2
percent fat and no added solids has
120 calories per cup. An 8-ounce
glass of skim milk, not fortified,
will give you 90 calories.
Added milk solids improve the
body and taste acceptance of
lowfat milk. However, these
carbohydrates add similar
calories as for those of the fat
which was removed.
A glass of 2 percent fat milk with
2 percent added milk solids will
contain about 150 calories per
cup—3o calories more than the
unfortified product. Skim milk
provides almost 110 calories per
cup if fortified to 10.5 percent
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Read the nutritional label on high-calorie beverages. Include
fluid milk products. Whole milk these foods in your daily diet as the
and unfortified skim or lowfat milk major source of calcium.
Programs Set For Ag Resources Day
NEWARK, Del. - Safety
exhibits and demonstrations will
be part of Agricultural Resources
Day, Saturday, Aug. 9. According
to extension safety specialist Ron
Jester, the safety program will
include a presentation on back
injury prevention and the control
of back pain, and a farm accident
rescue demonstration.
Back injuries are one of
mankind’s oldest ailments, and
they are second only to the com
mon cold in keeping people from
work. Consequently, back
problems end up costing industries
billions of dollars. The safety
presentation will benefit em
ployers, consumers and victims of
back injuries byh addressing both
prevention and care of back pain.
With the help of physical
therapists, audience participants
will practice lifting techniques
with objects of different sizes in
one- and two-person lifts. In
formation packets on the subject
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The farm accident rescue
demonstration, presented m
cooperation with Delaware State
Police and the Georgetown
Volunteer Fire Department, will
enact the removal of a victim from
a tractor overturn. The state’s
Medivac helicopter will assist in
the rescue and the audience will be
able to take a closer look at and
learn more about the rescue
vehicle.
Agricultural Resources Day
replaces Farm and Home Field
Day, an annual event traditionally
held on Wednesday. The Saturday
date is being tried this year so that
more people can attend.
In addition to safety, the
program will focus on a number of
issues, including farm
profitability, high-tech
agriculture, plants and the en
vironment, water quality, and food
for fun and fitness. Watch local
papers for further details.
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