Times Advocate, 1998-12-23, Page 14to
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Food safety and healthy eating for the holidays
Eating and entertaining are synonymous with the
Chrivtmas season. er it's 's a full crui.rse Christmas
dinner or tz casual evening with appetizers. safe food
preparation and storage should be your first priorities.
The following food safety tips h.a.re been provided by the
Huron County Health Unit in oonjun ction with southwest-
Planning
outhwest-
Planning a Party
' Holiday ferstitutie t are dust around the
corner. Follow these ford safety tips to
rnake sure •you.r celebration is not
soured by fond poisoning.
• Before you alum girt smart and wast,
your hush, with soap and running
water.
N'ush. your hands whenever they
appear soiled. especially after sneezing,
cuugttirtg ur rubbing your nose and after
handling any_raw meat.
• • Plant ahead thaw raw meats in the
refrigerator (20-24 Iblb. whole. turkey's
tale days to thaw).
,• Store raw meats (separate. and on
the bottom shelf uwuy from salads and
cakes. Dont est' a cutting board. sink.
utensil. etc., after contact with raw meat
without properly washing .it.
• Sanitize these items in a ttiir tore• of
an ounce of bleach per gullet' of water
blerore using them again.
• I)un•t overload your fridge. Make
sure that there ib good . air circulation
and that ull yoiur toed is cold.
• -Cook and reheat all foods thurulegjeh .
•
meats and stetrung are salla if tht, •
rt:at:h au internal temperature of 74" (:
i365' -'n. Use a meat ttlertuon'1.er to
check several places in the fund Awn
n
• Serve licit feud immediately and •
refrigerate it:hovers right away If guests
are lath keeep their food lout out tht• stove
ur in the oven until they arrive - dtitri't
••tette to it
• Cavil? - hut foods quickly 'Transfer ransfer ur
portio (otitis tutu sutall shallow. quant.!- _
• cooter loosely and- refrigerate .thew
immediately Duu'1 lei them sit out
• 11. food tS :set coat ter guests. pack eou-
:aitter s of told lupe un tet and keep. but
(uudb over a ht:ut spun:*
• '_terve small t:utuait►nr, • of: turd and
tering uut• fresh t:otttuitterS us needed.
• 1 -it: vine a putltti:k ? Make sure that
everyone tratispurtb hut and cold ('c►ud
• separate in utated t:unttiiuers and
•reentutd t•vervt►ut. of them..supple loud
aateay
• Uut:'t serve Weds- with raw eggs., L';,t'
t, t:onnt}tt:re,tatly pasteurize:d liquid tegg
•
�irvtl!ut:t tt' ttrat.t ;egg, ttug.
•- Serve rve: utter pastteur•tzted ciders ur
,luta+s to young t:ttildrntt. the elderly or
those with a weakened immune system
Check labels to make„ supe the products
. you tele say "Pasiteurized" . Don't let you:-
kids
toaakids l or yourself) eat raw rookie dough.
• Scrub all t'egetablt•s thoroughly.
Wore using them.
Safe food in
foul weather
1� orldw,dt . E Nino has• caused ?:ume
unusual weather patterns 'T'here are
predictions that Southern • Ontario can
anticipate harsher weather. with colder
temperatures and higher levels of pre- ,
cipitation Severe weather conditions
can often result in power failures thaei
may affect the safety of your iuud
Without •power, a full upright or chest
freezer' willnurtnalh maintain their con-
'tuntb in a frozen State for at least 4
hours if the freezer left unopened and
covered with heavy blankets for addi-
tional insulation. if you art anticipating
power being otT lunger than 48 hours
and large quantities ies of frozen foods are
involved. it is rec:urnn ended that aiter-
native storage be arranged at locker
plants or. ut the freezer of friends whose
hydro has, not been affected
In the telittter. hazardous • feuds could
be• s:tured in snow banks if wt•Il-seated
Ctnitaitieri are Used be t:areful tv pru-
itect food. against intestine or the een•
tamer being cru • tee by .dugs ur wild line
mato.
Without power. the -refrigerator ser-
tiun will ktlep hied caul fur four to
hourb. depending en ,:lee temperature el
tete kitchen.It:t•',p1a..'d tri th' !ridge c:ar
nett:ri at t' tilt' •C:eututg pale'
Aioid the t.etupiatiur: i•. r pe•n tune
refrigerator and freez.er doors tr, -see
how things. are doing' This werler.:tebyas-
ih lets t.utd tete test:ape-
bf periehat,le loud thaws in the 1 rFeei.>:'r
it gate lie used aatety at, lung ab it is kept
t:totti at 40"t E4`(:) ter iuwer.. Ali) ha.i-
arSluus fund which hal, nOl bi ern Main-
1.:91d.
ai n-
4.u1d. ttrusl nut . bit. e.:urisustord "a4
t►itere; c:uuld ;be .either syoiiage ur duo -
germ's tthanges. tt►t tvud . • • - -
Fontein: the ct:ttrt.. tr, krtuw whet; to
save and when to threw out. but when
in duubi. ttu'u» loud out.
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Safe Food Handling for Christmas
d was the tight before Christmas and all through the house. ,
Net t:restW e• was stirring ex!:rept fur a wuust•.
Mit) ktttea that the turkey already stutl.•.td ut, the eoutiter with tare.
was e:uutaminatt►d with SaLtilut►rlla germs Hetet shuuldtn't betttYrr.
When into the kite:heu utile Muth with tt planter:
'1.V. put the turkey situ the uvtet, tv prevent a disaster.
' :rite, twt:u was prole':trt,ted tv 3.1."r, 1'tn Wld
Te. thuruughly cook Old '1 oleo to a beautiful. guld
Old '1 um wits sl►t,vt:d tuttl the applitu►ee with ease.
tet hupl b that a 1-iappy 146liday sut4U would bit t:tat:rr,
flit' tht:ru uiuittt:r.wa, rusterlFsd itt the thickest part ut the meat.
'1.e make surf' that the internal tetutkteratwrt was a:bwvv.
When hews later t)1d 'low was dune.
And the• nest of the meal had long ago been begun.
The table was stat by tete family .with care.
With the kuuwledge that loving fatuily tntett}bers would be there.
, Aad alter the tweed all the take) u.nd dressuig were
(suulttd .
1i►:e:ause the suttety of feud i5 itupur-twit. don't b►;
' fuulttd .
And all thruugh the evertu►g nut a twuttry rtutii)lr was
•
t►teu+ d.
(rause fund safety peel+.:aunt tts had all been obseerved.
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ern Ontario health units.
Providing alternative dishes for special dietary needs w
another important part of entertaining. The healthy eat-
ing recipes on this page have been provided .by -South
Huron Hospital staff
Snowball Dessert with Raspberry Sauce
li hen e-ntertaining.sis people a1 your evening buffet dinner, make one snowball. If
entertaining 12. make tir'wo. This recipe makes eight servings. R e re assuming some
of your guests will be coming back for more!
Snowball dessert
2 envelopes f7 g each) unflaeoured gelatin •
3 tbsp granulated white lute -Calorie sweetener. ditidet;
2 thsp granulated sugar
2 cups low-fat milk
2 eggs. separated -
1 cup lights (7%o sour cream
3 pkg: (250 gl skim milk (0_3%) pressed cottage cheese
2 up vanilla extract
Raspberry Sauce .
1 pkg. (30O gi frozen unsweetened raspberries
3 tbsp. cornstarch -
2 tbsp. granulated white low -calorie sweetener
1.2 tsp almond or orange ex -tract
Snowball
In saucepan. combine gelatin. 2 tbsp. (25 mL) sweetener, -sugar and milk. Beat egg
yolks: stir into milk mixture..Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mix- .
tura is thick enough to coax a metal span.i fitmet from -heat and cool slightly.
bete in sour•c•.rt a.rn..cottage cheese and vanilla with electric beater; refrigerate for
about 45 minutes or until slightly thickened. -
beat egg whites with. remaining sweetener until soft peaks corm. Fold into gelatin
mixture, pour into 6 -cup (3.5 mL) mold or bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or
until furs.
Makes 8 servings, one snowball
Preparation: 30 minutes
Chill: 2 hours or longer
Raspberry Sauce
!r; saue;e-pae .eeok ra�ipb)eerrk;5 and 1/4 cup (50.tn1.) wader, eevereed. until raspber-
ries are thawed and mixtur':.c9111t:'5 t<, a boil: -
Gurnieirie: eeretstar:ii. s»reeetee:uer and 1/4 sup'(5) m1.) water; stir into rasphe'rry
'mixture and t o,k until .sa.'1e:ee 11)irke vis Stir in almond eextraet. (rover arid refrigerate
for at least 3() minutes
• Makes 1/2 cups (375 mL) sauce. • Preparation: 10 minutes
Chill: 30 minutes
Ricotta Dijon Dip
• 'flab dip L4 Nez Jut r6!.vtt(t sins -i -x- wild'ppyurt it, r<ep(r,,r.rr the typtcallyJourcrl high-
er -Jul sour exearn an -d chjec-5' One sr-rr tnq ref the flip [s (1 good yours' uJ r.atrium
3 cup 411 riu)ttxi cheese
3/4 cup low -fax plain Yogurt
3 - 2 tbsp . 1)i lute mustard
3 green urnion, iirnely a:hopped
2 tbsp litis'ly chuppe;d fresh parsley
3/4 tap hot pe=pper ba.ue e
in feud proettsser, conifiiriet ri<:(,tta cheeses, yogurt and 1 trop (15 mei ri,ustard
Prut..e.ss unriul srrneWtbn. (J ante- for nnuStard flavour - add More if desired 1 ee•rne,vee 0,
bowl stir in ur,Tiurn, ptu'SINy and hot pepper bau.e;e. (1uv<:3* and refrigerate for up U, 1
W r..rk
Makes 4 servings, 1 1/3 cups (325 mL).
Preparation: 5 minutes
Chill: For up to 1 week
Kitchen Tip;
1 u ,sake a Festive V1'rrea.th,
Spread 1ticouxi 1)ijexr Dip u1 x,
wreath-shappeed e:ire:le en a
(iii-ea,vered buw'd. Arrange
and loess() (leery u►ma -
tut-'S,,J 2 whole tnubllrer,rtIS.
(, ,'adisbneb,
32 broccoli fly,
rets. l2 brut;cutluwer florets
and 12 y,Eeer!'pepper strips
Jute' dip. "l tick parsley
springs into empty spae:es to
• wgnplet a the wreath . Add a
.red low if desired Makes (,
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