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Notes To Dad
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Nina Redding
Adams County
Extension Agent
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Last evening our youngest son,
5, opened the front door and
called out for Dad. Russell and I
were I the kitchen talking, re
grouping after a busy work day.
Again he yelled so I answered.
No response from him. Again he
yelled for Dad and with more de
termination I yelled back, “What
do you want?”
No response.
Suddenly he appeared in the
kitchen looked right past me to
Russell and asked him, “Are you
ready?”
Apparently some deal to play
outside had been struck between
the two of them, and I was not
included.
During the past year with our
five- and six-year old sons. I’ve
come to realize my role in the
family. I’m the mom and will
never be the dad.
It’s a wonderful experience to
see the children so infatuated
with their father. I know I sure
was infatuated with that same
guy 25 years ago when we met in
high school!
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As a mom, I have recognized
the importance of Russell’s role
and allow it to flourish, keeping
my nose out when necessary and
allowing him to be just what he is
in all his glory, a loving father.
, If you’re the father of a young
child, you know the importance
and joys of physical contact with
your child. Russel] enjoys all the
open signs of affection the boys
bestow upon him. As he can al
ready see; the amounts of hugs,
kisses and curling up a his lap
will change as the children con
tinue to grow and develop into
fine young men.
Gee, that makes me stop and
think. When they are fine young
men, that means I’U be a fine
older lady with a nice older man
by my side.
There will be lots of ground to
cover before that point, but for
now our children see Daddy as
the greatest. What a thrill to help
Daddy do whatever he is doing
outside.
When we were childless, we
used to laugh when we’d see chil-
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There’s no end to the ways
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though it could be served every
day of the year without repeating
the same dish twice, there are a
few basic cooking methods which
should be mastered before any
cook begins to experiment with
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Roast Chicken Sprinkle
body cavity and outside of one
whole broiler-ftyer chicken with
Vi teaspoon salt and 'A teaspoon
pepper. Hook wing tips under
back of chicken. On rack, in a
shallow baking pan, place chick
en, brpast side up. Roast in 375°
F. oven about 1 hour or until in
ternal temperature reaches 180°
F. Let stand 10 minutes before
carving.
Fried Chicken In a plastic
bag, mix together 'A cup flour, 'A
teaspoon salt, V 4 teaspoon papri-
dren with their Dads pretending
to be doing just what Dad was
doing and of course right smack
dab beside him.
We thought those kids surely
were in the way. But now it’s ob
vious to us the importance of this
shadowing, and the amount of
learning that is taking place. If
your children are grown, think
back. I’m sure you can remember
your shadows and the things
they loved to do with you!
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ka, and 'A teaspoon pepper. Add
1 cup-up chicken, a few pieces at
a time. Sfyake to coat. Place
chicken on a rack to dry, 15 min
utes. In large frypan, place A cup
cooking oil and heat to medium
high temperature. Add chicken,
skin side down, and cook, uncov
ered, about 10 minutes, turning
to brown on all sides. Reduce
heat to medium-low; cover, and
cook about 20 to 25 minutes or
until chicken is fork tender.
Drain on paper towels.
Oven Fried Chicken In
small firypan, place 'A cup mar
garine and melt over medium
heat. In shallow dish, place Vi
cup dry breadcrumbs; stir in Vi
teaspoon salt and 1 A teaspoon
pepper. Using 1 cut-up chicken,
dip chicken, one piece at a time,
in margarine, turning to coat.
Place chicken in breadcrumb
mixture, turning to coat. On
lightly greased baking sheet,
At our house, you should hear
the squabbles when Dad occa
sionally announces it’s so and
so’s turn to go to work with him
for a few hours. He’ll admit it’s
the office candy machine the
boys love about Ids office job, but
they also realize that Daddy
works to support his family.
Russell will tell you it’s hard to
explain to the children what he
does for a living since they are at
the stage where they believe a
construction job is the best. It’s
Uncle Gary, who in their minds,
has the ultimate job as a mason
contractor. What other job al
lows you to play in a really big
pile of sand, drive a big truck,
and back hoe, and be outside all
day!
Dad take a minute and pat
your self on the back. Your role
as a father plays such an impor
tant part in the lives of your chil
dren. Many times we take this
for granted until a father figure
is not present on a regular basis
in a child’s life.
It’s all those little things about
life that are learned from you a
Dad. Let’s take time this week to
slow our thoughts and busy lives
a bit, to step back and take no
tice of all those wonderful small
things in the father-child rela
tionship and its importance to
your family.
Mom if you’re reading this, re
member when the kids call for
Dad, it’s best to respond, “Just a
minute I’ll get him for you!”
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place chicken in single layer.
Bake in 375° F. oven about 50
minutes or until chicken is brown
and fork tender.
Broiled Chicken Using 2
broiler-fryer chicken halves, 4
quarters or an equivalent of
parts, place chicken on broiler
pan. Lightly brush chicken with
cooking oil; sprinkle with Vi tea
spoon salt and 'A teaspoon pep
per. Turn chicken skin side
down. Set oven temperature at
broil or 450° F. Arrange broiler
pan about 8-inches from heat
source. Broil 20 to 25 minutes.
Turn chicken; broil about IS
minutes longer or until fork ten
der. »
Grilled Chicken On prepar
ed grill with rack about 8-inches
from heat source, place chicken
halves, quarters, or parts. Grill,
turning frequently, about 1 to VA
hours or until fork tender. Bot
tled or homemade barbecue
sauce may be brushed on the
chicken during the last 15 to 20
minutes of grilling time.
Simmered Chicken (For
recipes calling for “cooked chick
en”) In a deep saucepan, place
1 chicken, whole or cut-up. Add
2 cups water; 1 small onion, slic
ed; 3 celery tops; Vi teaspoon salt;
and 'A teaspoon pepper. Cover
and simmer about 45 minutes or
until chicken is fork tender. Re
move chicken from pan and cool;
reserve broth for later use, if de
sired.
Separate meat from bones; dis
card bones and skin. Cut chicken
into bite-size pieces. A 3Vi pound
chicken will yield about 3 cups
diced, cooked chicken and 2 to
2/i cups broth.
Microwave Chicken In
shallow microwave dish, arrange
1 cut-up chicken (skin removed)
in single layer with meatier parts
toward outside of dish. Brush
chicken with 1 tablespoon melted
butter or margarine. Cover with
wax paper and microwave at
high 18 to 20 minutes (or about 6
minutes per pound), rotating
dish one-half turn after 9 min
utes. Sprinkle with 'A teaspoon
seasoned salt and let stand, cov
ered, 5 to 10 minutes.
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