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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-05-08, Page 22PAto g—eixk:ibuoa,--44aY CICING CORNER Asparagus makes easy combination By SUSAN DELIGHT A member of the lily-of-the- valiey'family, asparagus is a good source of vitamin A and contains fair amounts of vita- mins J3 and C and iron. Asparagus combines delectably with many other foods and it is good served either hot or cold. The most popular hot way of serving it by itself is with melted butter or sauces. Cold, it usually is served as a salad with vinaigrete sauce or in combi- nation with salad vegetables. To prepare for cooking, wash asparagus with cold running water (do not soak ) and break off stalks as far down as they will snap easily. A good way to cook the vegetable, to make the most of its texture and greenness is with a double boiler. In the lower pact, in about one -and - a -half inches of boiling water, set the asparagus upright, tied in serving size bunches with string, or in one large bunch. Invert the top of the double boiler and set it over the lower part like a dome. Then the more fibrous lower par of the aspragus stalks w cook tender while the delicate tips are being steamed. Allow 15 to 20 minutes boiling time. FRESH ASPARAGUS AND HAM CASSEROLE 2 pounds fresh asparagus, • cooked 2 medium potatoes, cooked 4 hard -cooked eggs, sliced 2 cups diced cooked ham 6 tablespoons butter or margarine 3 tablespoons flour 11/2 cups milk % teaspoon salt Ya teaspoon pepper %I teaspoon dry mustard 1 cup soft bread crumbs Place layer of cooked asparagus in bottom of 2 quart casserole. Slice cooked potatoes and place over asparagus. Cover with alter- nating layers of sliced hard - cooked eggs, diced ham and remainifig cooked asparagus. Melt 4 tablespoons of the but- ter in a saucepan. Blend in flour. Stir in milk and cook until mixture thickens and comes to a boil, stirring con- stantly. Remove from heat. Add salt, pepper and dry mustard and pour over cas- serole. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter, mix with bread crumbs and sprinkle over the top. Bake in a 375 de- gree F. oven 20 to 25 minutes or until crumbs are brown. Makes 6 servings. ASPARAGUS LOAF WITH SOUR CREAM 1 pound fresh asparagus — (Note) Boiling salted water Pimiento strips 3' slices bacon ka cup butter One-third cup flour / teaspoon salt CHILD'S PLAY String creates unique design By BUROKER & HUNTSINGER It takes less than a minute to make a picture such as the one in the accompanying il- lustration. 'TTime involved in creating . this unusual art project is ac- tually spentin reading thin structions, gathering 'and preparing the materials needed. But these, too, are surprisingly. simple. All that's necessary are some sheets of typewriter or con- struction paper, some drops of paint or ink, and a length of ordinary string about two feet long. However, you will \need some newspaper to spread over and around your work surface for protection. Also, get some ,caper towels, a magazine and some little dishes or small plastic lids as tr--:vs for paint. Fine effects result with just plain black ink, but if you take time for each application to dry, you can be really ambitious and use several colors. To begin, place one sheet of paper onto a flat surface. Dip all but the tail of the string into the paint or ink and get it completely wet. Then, blot it a little with some toweling so it's not too "loaded." Now, arrange the string quickly. The secret is to place it into curves, curls )and twists as you lay it down. Be sure, however, the dry end of the string dangles off the front. end of the paper. Then, make a "string sand- wich" by placing a second sheet over the top. Place a magazine over this, and press doom with your hand to im- print the design. You will have a picture at this point, but to make it more fun and unpredictable, do the • following: Hold the magazine down with one hand while you tug the trail- ing string edge with the other. Pull slowly but firmly down- ward, sideway or any way. The string's path will create an unusual and intricate de- sign. You can't duplicate this picture — or rather, pictures — for you will have two al= most exactly alike, , though reversed. These are called "mirror pictures." Mounted on large colored sheets, these press -and -pull ink paintings appear both complicated and pleasing. They make a nice pair for yourself or' as gifts, or one - for -each -of -you if youutshoose to keep one and give thh other to someone special. STRING ATTACHED — There is a string attached when making this quick and easy picture. Most of the time is taken in preparing to make the design. / teaspoon thyme 11/2 cups milk 1 tablespoon prepared yel- low mustard 5 eggs, separated 1 cup dairy sour cream Break off woody ends of asparagus. Drop asparagus into boiling salted water and boil gently 3 minutes. Drain. Arrange. asparagus and pimiento strips in bottom of 11 x 7 -inch baking dish. Fry • bacon gently in skillet. Re- move from pan, drain and crumble. Add butter to bacon fat in pan. Heat until melted. Mix in flour, salt and thyme. Stir in milk. Cook, stirring until sauce boils and thickens. Stir in mustard. Beat egg yolks in scall bowl. Stir in a little hot _sauce then combine with remaining sauce in pan. Remove from heat. Fold in egg whites beaten until stiff. Pour over TRY IT ... You'll like it The less expensive cuts of meat can be made into attractive and flavourful dishes with a mini- mum of work. This week's recipe for Swiss Steak is just one ex- ample. Try it ... you'll like it. SWISS STEAK 2 pounds of round steak 1/4 cup flour .1 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 small onion 2 cups canned tomatoes Mix flour and seasonings, coat both sides of the steak with this. Pound flour into the meat with a steak pounder or the edge of a heavy plate. Put a little Fooking oil in frying pan and.heat till very hot. l3rown meat on each side. Add the onion and tomatoes. Cover and cook for two hours on low heat. Mashed potatos, carrots or mixed vegetables, and cole slaw go great with this Swiss Steak. Butter tarts make a fitting des- sert to crown this meal. BUTTER TARTS 1 cup brown sugar Butter (size of an egg) 1 cup corn syrup 2 eggs 2 tablespoons vinegar 1 teaspoon vanilla Nutmeg Put in unbaked tart shells. If you wish you may add coconut or chopped nuts first, and then' add the filling. Bake at 375 to 400 de- grees. HOUSEHOLD HINTS: Save scouring the pan you boil milk in. Rinse 'it first with cold water.. Sticky fruit pies can be avoided if you brush the bottom crust with egg white. This prevents the juices from soaking in. Apple pie and cheese anyone? For a real treat, roll a bit of grated cheese into the crust of your next apple pie. 0 0 0 RECIPES WANTED Where are all the great cooks hiding? We need recipes for this column. Casseroles, desserts, supper dishes ... what have you. It takes only a few minutes to jot down your favourite recipe. Just send it to The Advance -Times, Box 390, Wingham, Ontario NOG 2W0. Please mark your envelope "Recipes". Amazon basin is huge greenhouse Geologists believe that mil- lions of years ago a large freshwater lake existed in -the present drainage basin of the Amazon River which now is covered by a massive rain forest." The wet tropical forest, sometimes called the world's most spectacular green- house, bontains as many as 3,000 plant species per square mile. Putterii' CAMPBELL L iRYE tte ate' To REMOVE CANDLE' WAX FROM 1=URP ITUR E HOLD ArrJ ICE CUBE AGAINST THE WAX VOR A MOMENT. THIS HARDENS THE WA% AND MAKES II EASY TO REMOJJE. 8E $URE To WIPE UP THE MELTED ICE IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT' WATER SPOTS tioikW40‘ asparagus. Set baking dish in pan of hot water. Bake in 350 degree oven 40 minutes or un- til a pick inserted into center comes out dry. Loosen edges with knife. Invert onto plate. Heat sour cream gently and pass with the asparagus loaf. Makes 6 servings. (Note) -1 (&ounce) pack- age frozen asparagus stalks may be used...Partially thaw and separate. Restoring hardwood floors By GENE GARY Q. We have fine hardwood floors * that are discolored with age and water spotted. What is the best way of re- storing them? — Mrs. Samuel S. A. Hardwood floors which have become unsightly from abuse, wear or neglect can be restored their original beauty. Machine sanding re- moves the old finish and ex- poses the new wood. With the application of a finishing ma- terial, floors are like new again. While the skilled home craftsman may wish to un- dertake the task of refinish- ing, it is usually advisable to have a professional floor re - finisher do the work to be as- sured of best results. An ex- cellent finish can be obtained by applying a penetrating sealer and waxing when the sealer is dry. Qo We have a nylon. Q low padded, °Qt eat in our living room, f dropped and broks a gallon of pundit concentrate in the entry lead- ing to the -thing main. We Dave tried all ' the comer. clally advertised VACUUM - type carpet cleaners. And, repeatedly, one week later the spot, which is 36 by 36 lnchesD reappears. Since it is in the entry, it is constantly walked on, dirty to oil. If You have any 00004 in removing . or d the i f t, �G would �►, Yding bard A.K. A. In your caw. I would strongly advise conaulting a professlonai carpet cleaner. 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