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If you use less than this, as is recommended in some microwave cookbooks, the potatoes are quite dry. This makes them difficult to mash without getting lumps. 2. Use hot tap water to save microwave time. If you use cold water, add several minutes to the cooking time. 3. Don’t add salt until after the potatoes are microwaved. Salt dehydrates root vegetables, and will make the potato pieces tough and hard to mash smoothly. 4. Microwave the potatoes, tightly covered, for 8 to 9 minutes per pound. This is longer than needed for baked potatoes, but they get very soft for mashing this way. Stir two or three times during microwaving for evenly cooked pieces. 5. Let the potatoes stand, covered, for at least 5 minutes before mashing. Don’t skip this step! Every time I’m in a hurry and do so, I get lumpy results! All the pieces should be fork tender after the standing time. 6. Mash as you would stove cooked potatoes, or follow one of the recipes below. Weighing the potatoes is the most accurate way to determine the cooking time. If you don’t have a scale, figure that one pound of potatoes is about two huge ones, four medium ones, or six or seven small potatoes. Rich and Creamy Mashed Potatoes I'M NOT L10N... The Classified Livestock Section Has least ly Selections! COAL FOR SALE Good Quality Anthracite, inthePottsvillearea. ALL SIZES Stove, Nut, Pea, Buck, Rice & Barley. Low Prices, Delivered in Trailer load lots. Call: R. Sorin & Co. Inc. 717-462-0979 or 717-462-2946 2 pounds potatoes 1 cup hot water Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 13,1986-B9 V 4 cup butter or margarine, cut in several pieces l /4 cup milk V 4 cup sour cream or 3 ounces cream cheese Vz teaspoon salt, or to taste 1. Peel potatoes, slice evenly and put in a 2 quart casserole or glass mixing bowl. Add hot water. Cover tightly with lid or plastic wrap. 2. Microwave on high for 16 to 18 minutes, stirring twice, until potatoes are tender. Let stand for 5 minutes. 3. Dram, mash, then add remaining ingredients and whip until smooth. Serves 4 to 6. These potatoes are lighter on calories, and on your food budget, since they use economical dry milk. Light Mashed Potatoes 2 pounds potatoes 1 cup hot water 3 tablespoons dry milk powder 3 tablespoons margarine, cut in pieces M> teaspoon salt Complete Fell Garden Projects NEWARK, Del. The end of summer doesn’t mark the end of home garden projects. According to Delaware State College ex tension agent Glenn Layton, fall is the ideal time for many planting and routine maintenance chores. He offers the following calendar as a guide. September: • Seed bare spots in the lawn that are larger than 6 to 8 inches in diameter. • Feed the lawn with a 12-4-8 or 16-4-8 slow-release, turf grade fertilizer. • If the lawn is suffering from a heavy buildup of thatch (dead grass), remove this as it may be restricting the air supply needed for proper root development. • Kill dandelions, plantain and other broadleaf weeds in your lawn with 2, 4-d. To control winter an nuals such as German moss, duckweed and henbit, include MCPP and Dicamba (Banvel) in the herbicide mix. Combinations of 1. Peel potatoes, slice evenly and put in a 2-quart casserole or glass mixing bowl. Add hot water. Cover tightly with lid or plastic wrap. 2. Microwave on high for 16 to 18 minutes, stirring twice, until potatoes are tender. Let stand for 3 minutes. Do not drain potatoes! Add remaining ingredients and whip until smooth. Serves 4 to 6. Tip: Mashed potatoes reheat well. If they cool down too much while mashing, spoon into 1 1/ 2 quart casserole or serving dish. Cover and microwave on high for 3 to 4 minutes (use 160°F. on tem perature probe). To reheat left over mashed potatoes, spoon cold potatoes into a ring in a casserole, cover and microwave on high for 3 minutes. Stir, recover, and repeat until potatoes are hot. The time will depend on the quantity. Use your probe (160°F.) if your oven has one. Copyright 19U, La ill Bloomer these chemicals are sold com mercially as Trimec and Trex-San. • Plant groundcovers where desired. • Prune dead and diseased limbs from trees and shrubs. • Prepare garden soil for next year by planting a cover crop. • Prune raspberry plants; remove old and diseased canes. October: • Plant Dutch bulbs in groups of the same variety and color for a pleasing mass effect. • Test soil pH for lime requirements. 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