Pictures, pictures everywhere.
There are entirely too many to
hang in our new home. So I’ve
packed several boxes, after care
fully wrapping the frames, and
will store them.
Over the years we receive pic
tures of the ten grandchildren as
they grow. There are pictures of
sisters, parents and grandparents.
Where to put them is the question.
With our first child we started a
tradition of taking photos to use as
a Christmas card. And, over the
years it was a wonderful record of
our six children’s growth. Some
people have saved these and then
returned them to me so that I have
several complete sets of those 25
years.
One picture that we hung is a
“hair” design. My grandmother’s
hair and her sister’s hair were used
in an artistic arrangement and put
in a gold frame. Another unusual
Although it is often considered a
"rich" food, sour cream contains One glass of milk provides
only 25 calories per tablespoon, enough energy to walk one mile,
compared with 99 calories per dance one hour, play nine holes of
tablespoon of mayonnaise. Sour - golf, clean house for two hours or
cream also provides calcium, vita- climb 196 stairs,
min A and riboflavin.
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frame holds a picture of my
mother at age five holding her
favorite doll.
I’ve also acquired pictures of
other families and have tried to
contact them in order to return the
studio photographs. But I have not
had success. There are many pic
tures of my mother’s school teach
er, Ida Eby, and her family stored
away in a trunk. Often folks will
say that they will come for pic
tures but never do and I hate to
throw them away.
One picture that I’d like to find
is an expensive aerial photo that
was taken of our farm. It seems
that it has vanished into thin air
and I’ll probably be quite sur
prised when it is eventually dis
covered in some unusual place.
But until then, I’ll ask Allen to
find more studs in the walls to
hang four mirrors.
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TOASTING NUTS AND
COCONUT - Place 2 to 3 cups
nuts in a glass baking dish. Spread
evenly. Heat uncovered for 2
minutes; stir. Heat 1 minute, stir.
Heat an additional minute or until
nuts just begin to turn color. If you
toast only 'A cup of nuts, lessen
the cooking time to about 1
minute.
You can use the same proce
dure with 2 to 3 cups of coconut.
Spread evenly, heat uncovered for
3 minutes, stirring every 30 sec
onds. Less coconut - less time.
*****
TO SOFTEN CHEESE AND
SPREADS - Most people know
that cheese should be served at
room temperature, we often forget
to remove it from the refrigerator
before a meal. A few seconds in
the microwave solves the problem
instantly. Be careful - 5 seconds is
about the average time required -
rarely leave it in longer than 10
seconds.
The microwave also softens
refrigerated cheese spreads, cream
cheese, peanut butter, and herb
and garlic butters to an easy
spreading consistency. Items
stored in glass or plastic contain
ers can be warmed in the jar after
the metal top has been removed.
Start with 10 seconds and increase
according to the amount Remove
foil wrapper from cream cheese,
place on a plate and heat for 10 to
IS seconds.
*****
The microwave is an excellent
medium for revitalizing stale
chips, crackers and rolls. To give
renewed flavor to stale com or
potato chips or pretzels, spread
them evenly in a shallow dish.
BOARDS
WEIABER SOiVS I JVC.
Tips
For Using Microwave
Heat uncovered for 1 minute. Let
stand 2 minutes before serving.
This also works with soggy crack
ers and day-old rolls. Be careful
not to overcook the rolls or they
will become hard as bullets. IS
seconds is right for 2 rolls, 2S sec
onds for 4 and 3S seconds for 6.
Even very dry rolls can be revived
by sprinkling with a few drops of
water and wrapping them in a pap
er napkin before placing in the
oven.
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When warming cookies, dough
nuts or coffee cakes, heat a single
piece no more than 10 seconds.
Save the crusts or odd-shaped
pieces of bread and make your
own croutons and bread crumbs.
First the croutons: cut 6 slices of
bread into 'A inch cubes. Spread
evenly in a shallow casserole.
Heat uncovered 3 minutes; stir
heat 3 more minutes; stir. Let
stand 2 minutes.
To make bread crumbs simply
place the crisped croutons in your
blender and mix to the desired
consistency.
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WEABER’s/.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 7, 1991-811
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Rather than struggle to open
stubborn clams and oysters, place
them on a paper towel in the oven
4 at a time for IS seconds. Watch
them carefully. When they cau
tiously open their shells just a
crack, remove them from the
oven, insert the clam knife and
they will open effortlessly. This
takes some experimentation. Too
much heat will cook them and too
little heat will not force the shells
open.
*****
Bacon right Grom the refrigera
tor is difficult to separate. Place it
in your microwave for ten seconds
and it will peel easily.
*****
How many times have you tried
to scoop brick hard ice cream from
your freezer. To facilitate serving,
place 1 pint of ice cream in its
container on a plate and heat for
15 seconds. The plate prevents
excessive melting on the bottom.
One quart takes 30 seconds to sof
ten. Watch carefully. Remember
you just want the ice cream to sof
ten to the scoopable stage.
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