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Vegetable Micro-Lesson
With microwaving, vegetables
are not only an essential part of the
meal, they’re one of the best parts.
Fresh, frozen or canned, micro
waved vegetables retain their
attractive color, fresh taste and
natural texture. Since you add
only a small amount of water, just
enough to produce steam, you
don’t drain off flavor and nutrients
before serving.
Vegetables with a high natural
moisture content will taste better
than after any other cooking
method. Until you taste micro
waved com on the cob, you’ll nev
er realize how much good com
taste you discarded with the cook
ing water.
Vegetables should be tightly
covered. The ones that are cooked
in their skins, such as potatoes, are
already so tightly cooked, that
they should be pricked with a fork
before cooking to release excess
steam.
Salt vegetables after cooking,
or put salt in the casserole with the
water before adding vegetables.
Salting the tops of vegetables
before microwaving causes dark
ened, dried-out spots.
Vegetables continue to cook
after they are removed from the
microwave oven, even in the time
it takes to serve them.
Cheezy Broccoli
2 packages frozen chopped
broccoli
2 cups packaged precooked
(Minute) rice
2 cans (10% oc. each) cream of
chicken soup
1 cup milk
1 jar (16 oz. pasteurized processed
cheese
I tablespoon salt
'A teaspoon pepper
'A cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 can (6 oz.) water chestnuts, dried
and sliced
Place unopened packages of
broccoli on end in microwave
oven. Microwave at HIGH 4 to 5
minutes, turning after 2 minutes.
Set aside.
In 3 quart casserole combine
rice, soup, milk,'cheese, salt and
pepper. Microwave at HIGH 2 to
4 minutes, until cheese melts and
can be blended easily.
To cheese mixture, add onion,
celery, water chestnuts and broc
coli. Stir thoroughly. Divide even
ly between 2 lightly greased
10x6x2 inch dishes. Microwave
one dish at a time. Microwave at
HIGH 12 to 14 minutes, rotating
dish 1/2 turn after 5 minutes. Let
stand 5 minutes before serving.
Makes 12 servings.
NOTE: For convenience, freeze
one dish of broccoli. When cook
ing from the frozen state, unwrap,
microwave at HIGH 18 to 21
minutes, rotating dish Vi turn
every 5 minutes.
Harvard Beets
1 medium bunch beets
1 cup warm tap water
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper
2/3 cup water
1/4 cup vinegar
Wash and remove tops from
beets. Place beets and water in 1
1/2 quart casserole. Cover. Micro
wave at HIGH 10 to 12 minutes,
until fork tender. Remove beets
from oven and place in cool water.
Peel and slice or cube as desired.
In same 1 1/2 quart casserole
stir together cornstarch, sugar,
salt, pepper, water and vinegar.
Microwave at HIGH 3 to 4
minutes, until thickened, stirring
after 2 minutes. Add beets and
Microwave at HIGH 5 to 8
minutes, until hot, or, if desired,
serve cold. Makes 4 servings.
Sunny Glazed Carrots
1 lb. or about 6 to 8 medium
carrots
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
2 tablespoons cold water
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
(optional)
Wash and cut carrots into 1/2
inch diagonal slices. Place in 1
quart casserole with butter and
brown sugar. Cover. Microwave
at HIGH 9to 11 minutes, stirring
after 5 minutes. >
Mix water and cornstarch until
smooth. Stir into carrot mixture.
Add pecans if desired. Cover.
Microwave at HIGH 2 to 4
minutes, until thickened. Stir
before serving.
To Double This Recipe: Use 2
quart casserole and double the
ingredients. Microwave the car-
Is Your Infant
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When you warm your baby’s
food, do you heat the whole jar
even though it may not be eaten?
Do you feed your infant baby food
directly from the jar or storage
container, or return uneaten food
to the jar or container? If the bottle
isn’t finished, do you keep it for a
future feeding? When you are
going away for the day, is the
filled bottle thrown into die diaper
bag so you’ll have it conveniendy
when you need it?
A yes answer to any of these
questions, puts your baby at risk
for foodbome illness. Heat food
thoroughly. If not taken to a temp
erature of 165°F, the food is
warmed enough to promote bac
teria growth, but not hot enough to
destroy bacteria.
Bacteria from the infant’s
mouth contaminates the formula
in the botde when sucking on the
nipple or when the feeding spoon
is put into the dish or jar of food.
Leftovers become an ideal
medium for bacteria growth. For
mula, just like milk, will spoil if
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rots IS minutes, stirring after 7
minutes. Add thickening and
microwave 4 to 6 minutes more.
Corn Pudding
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoons sugar
1 can cream style com
3/4 cup crushed crackers
2 tablespoons butter, cut in pieces
Paprika
Place egg in 1 1/2 quart casser
ole and beat well with fork. Stir in
milk, sugar, com, crackers and
butter. Microwave at Medium
High 7 minutes and stir well.
Sprinkle with paprika. Micro
wave qt Medium High 11 to 14
minutes, rotating dish 1/4 turn
after S minutes. When done, cen
ter will be barely set Makes 4
servings.
Cauliflower Au Gratin
For convenience, this recipe
At Risk For Food Poisoning?
kept out of the refrigerator after
the can has been opened. It must
be kept refrigerated. This is also
true for opened jars of baby food.
Because infants do not have
well developed immune systems
they are more susceptible to food
bome illness. Follow these sug
gestions to prevent infant food
poisoning.
• Put just enough food into the
dish that the baby will eat
• Heat only the portion of food
that will be used. Any leftover
heated food that has been conta
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aid herb-seasoned stuffing mix,
but you may substitute coarse
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Place one package (10 oz.) fro
zen cauliflower in water and salt
Microwave at High 8 to 9 minutes,
stirring after 4 minutes. Drain off
liquid from dish.
Sprinkle stuffing mix, then
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uncovered, until cheese melts.
Makes 2 to 3 servings.
Corn On The Cob
For most even blanching, cut
com off the cob before blanching.
Blanch com cut from 4 ears at a
time. Place cut com in 1 quart cas
serole. Add 1/4 cup water. Cover.
Cook 4 to 5 minutes, stirring after
2 minutes. Cool by setting casser
ole in ice water, stirring occasion
ally until cool.
’ If the child has not finished
the bottle, throw out the leftovers.
• Keep chilled formula in a
thermos when going out for the
day. Don't open the formula until
you are ready to use it. If you can’t
refrigerate it, or put it on ice,
throw it out.
• Use the same rules for
expressed breast milk; keep it
cold or throw it out!
For more information about
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request the new guide: How to
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