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Imagine a stuffed round steak
for dinner on a cold day with
glazed honey carrots for a veget
able and a cheese cake for dessert?
While jazzing up your carrots
for low-salt seasohing try adding
marjoram, mint or thyme. Also
included are some ways to jazz up
other vegetables without using salt
or butter. Sprinkle the vegetable
with one or two herbs before
microwaving. Or drizzle with herb
vinegar or lemon juice after
cooking.
Beans- basil, chervil, dill, fen
nel, oregano, summer savory.
Beets- cinnamon, tarragon.
Broccoli- basil, oregano,
tarragon.
Cabbage- caraway, fennel,
summer savory.
Cauliflower- fennel, rosemary,
tarragon.
Eggplant- basil, garlic, oregano,
thyme.
Mushrooms- dill, garlic,
oregano.
Onions- garlic, marjoram,
thyme.
Peas- chervil, marjoram, mint
or rosemary.
Tomatoes- basil, chervil, fen
nel, marjoram, oregano, parsley or
thyme. While low-salt cooking is
a must for many diets, why not
turn over a new leaf and use only
unsaltcd butter or margarine.
Select cereals by reading the
label for sodium content. Some
such as shredded wheat have very
FARMING FOR THE FUTURE with Aar Way «
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and help you comply tj your conservation plan.
“Earlier this spring, I used the Aer-Way implement and
Aer-Way chain harrow on my rolling pasturcland. This was
done to open up the ground to get water into the sloping
grasslands. At the same lime I pulled the Aer-Way chain
hanow to scatter the cattle manure around, even after the dry
summer we had, 1 noticed that the Aer-Wayed ground held
the moisture better and we got thicker and belter regrowth
where we ran the machine."
1 hive better pastures since 1 suited using the Aer-
Way to aerate and renovate my pastures. Using the
Aer-Way has helped me get the nutrients where they
arc needed. 1 would not recommend feniliziog or liming
without running the Aer-Way first
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little sodium while other favorites
such as cornflakes are high in
sodium.
Stuffed Round Steak
10-ounce package frozen chopped
spinach, thawed and well-drained
2 tablespoons chopped onion
'/i cup grated Parmesan cheese
'A teaspoon dried marjoram,
crushed
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 slightly beaten egg
l-'/i pounds beef top round steak,
cut V* -inch thick
IVi -ounce can semi-condensed
cream of mushroom soup
2 teaspoons dry sherry
Vj teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet
For stuffing, combine butter
and vegetables. Micro-cook, cov
ered, on 100 percent (HIGH) for 3
to 4 minutes or until vegetable is
crisp tender. Stir in egg and sea
soning. Set aside.
Trim excess fat from round
steak. Pound to !/< -inch thickness.
Spread stuffing over meat. Roll up
jelly-roll style, beginning with the
short side. Tie with string. Place
seam side up on a nonmctal rack
in a shallow baking dish. Micro
cook, uncovered, on 100 percent
(HIGH) power for 5 minutes.
Micro-cook, uncovered, on 50
percent power (MEDIUM) for 6
minutes. Turn roll over and give
dish a quarter turn. Micro-cook,
uncovered, on 50 percent power
(MEDIUM) for 6 to 8 minutes or
until done, giving dish a half-tum
DR. REX WILHELM D.V.M.
Stuart, lowa
SANDY FISHER
Brookview Farm, Manakin-Sabot, Virginia
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- AerWay-ing Pays
• Increases yield and quality
• Important part of Intensive hay and pasture management
• Helps conserve valuable soil, fertilizer and water.
• Reduces compaction
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• Reduces run-off
• Promotes extended stand life.
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“My dairy farm is located on rolling terrain in
Reedsburg, Wisconsin. Alter the first cutting,
I used the Aer-Way on my thinning alfalfa
stand to get the fertilizer and water into the
ground. The second cutting was noticeably
better with thicker and leafier alfalfa. I would
recommend the Aer-Way to other dairy
farmers." DAVID RABOINE
Dairy Farmer
Reedsburg, Wisconsin
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once. Let stand covered with foil,
shiny side in, for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, for sauce, stir
together soup, sherry, and Kitchen
Bouquet Micro-cook, uncovered,
on 100 percent power (HIGH) for
2 to 3 minutes or until hot stirring
twice. Remove string from steak;
carve. Pass sauce. Makes 6
servings.
GLAZED HONEY CARROTS
1 package frozen carrots
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons butter
Take package of frozen carrots,
micro-cook for 20 minutes. Add 3
tablespoons honey and 2 table
spoons butter and micro-cook for
3 minutes.
CHEESECAKE
3 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon finely shredded orange
peel
'A teaspoon vanilla
A cup orange marmalade
3 tablespoons butter
Vi cup finely crushed graham
crackers
1 tablespoon sugar
2-3 ounce packages cream cheese
1 beaten egg
'A cup sugar
Vi cup dairy sour cream
For crust, in a 7-inch pie plate,
micro-cook butter uncovered, on
100 percent power (HIGH) for 45
to 60 seconds or until melted. Stir
in crushed graham crackers and 1
tablespoon sugar until all is mois
tened. Press mixture firmly
against bottom and sides of pic
plate. Micro-cook, uncovered, on
100 percent power (HIGH) for 1
to 114 minutes or until set, rotat
ing pie plate a half-turn after 30
seconds. Set aside.
In a non-metal mixing bowl
micro-cook cream cheese, uncov
ered, on 50 percent power
(MEDIUM) for 1 to 114 minutes
or until set, rotating pie plate a
half turn after 30 seconds. Set
aside.
In a non-metal mixing bowl
micro-cook cream, uncovered, on
The Aer-Way U playing an
important rote in my toil-building
program and saving me fuel and
labour at the same time.*
JOHN VAN DORP
Woodstock, Ontario
Dairy and hog operation
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 11, 1992-B9
50 percent power (MEDIUM) for
1 to VA minutes or until softened.
Stir in the beaten egg, 'A cup
sugar, and sour cream until mix
ture is smooth. Add liquid and fla
voring; mix well. Pour cream
cheese mixture into crust. Micro
cook, uncovered, on 50 percent
power (MEDIUM) for 8 to 10
minutes or until a knife inserted
1-inch from edge comes out clean,
giving pie plate a quarter-tum
every 2 minutes. (Center will be
slightly set but not firm.) Cool
slightly. Meanwhile, in a small
non-metal bowl or custard cup
micro-cook topping on 100 per
cent power (HIGH) for 30 to 60
seconds or until warm. Spoon over
top of cheesecake. Cool; refrig
erate at least 3 hours or until set
Makes 6 servings.
breakfast foods you can eat. It is
not only a cheap cereal but one of
the most nutritious. Microwaving
instant hot cereals right in the
serving bowls makes a hearty
breakfast a snap for the kids to
make before the school bus com
es. And there’s more good news
no pot scrubbing for the clean
, up crew. There are microwave
directions right on the package for
most instant hot cereals. Basically
you bring the water and cereal to
boiling at microwave full power
(HIGH), stirring 2 or 3 times to
prevent lumping. To plump raisins
while the cereal cooks, add 1 extra
tablespoon of water plus 1 table
spoon raisins to each bowl before
cooking. Or top hot cereal with
chopped apple, brown sugar and a
dash of cinnamon for a different
taste.
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gL Societies
Tip For The Kids
Oatmeal is one of the best
Lancaster Society 8
Lancaster Society of Farm
Women No. 8 held their Christ
mas luncheon at the St. Luke’s
Church in Maytown on December
4.
Jean Moyer presented a prog
ram of Christmas stories. The next
Berks Society 3
Group 3 of the Berks County
Society of Farm Women recently
held its Christmas banquet for
members and guests at the
Washington Inn, Bechtelsville.
President Joan Loeb installed the
officers for 1992-1993. New
officers are Sonya Moyer, presi
dent; Lillian Bucks, vice-
meeting will be February 12 at the
home of Mary Sarver and Arlene
Witman, Mount Joy. Members are
to bring a one pound item wrapped
for auction.
No meeting in January,
president; Mayctta Shane, secret
ary; Diane Eddy, treasurer; Dora
Pollock, corresponding secretary.
Six members of Group 3 plan to
attend the State Convention in
Harrisburg on January 13.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mary Hill, Boycrtown,
on January 28 at 7 p.m.