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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1949-3-9, Page 7Cooks A. Steak in Forty Seconds Flat Before too long the up-to-date housewife will be able to wait till she hears her husband opening the front door before starting to cook dinner, and still have the meal ready to pet on the table by the time he's taken orf his overcoat and rubbers. Exaggerated? Well, perhaps just a trifle—but not as much as you might think. For a newly discover- ed method of cooking, not with heat but by means of radar, promises to 'revolutionize the whole scheme of culinary art. In a recent issue of The New Yorker magazine an anonymous writer gives an inter- esting account of this marvellous invention. The most astonishing aspect of this spooky invention is the speed with which it operates. A large pan of gingerbread can be baked in twenty-nine seconds, and water comes to a boil faster than you can say "instantaneously." At the mo- ment, the Raytheon Company is still experimenting with Radaranges and, instead of selling them, rents them to hotels and restaurants, at a charge of 'five dollars a day. The only local hotel equipped with Radaranges is the Roosevelt, which has two and is delighted with them. We stopped in there the other day to try a few samples of radar cook- ing, .and we're delighted, too. It will be some time before the depart- ment stores have Radaranges. The present model would have to sell for twenty-five hundred dollars a unit, We were escorted into the Roose- velt kitchens 'by Louis Del -Coma, assistant the general manager of the hotel, who informed us that the bulk of the hotel's cooking is still being done on regular, old-fashioned stoves but that the Radaranges have been very useful in emergencies. Faced with an unexpected run on baked potatoes, Del -Coma said, the chefs turn calmly to the Radaranges which can bake a potato in four and a half minutes, as against an hour in a conventional oven. The Roosevelt Radaranges stand about five feet high, are about two feet wide and two feet deep, and have a control panel of comforting simpli- city: an on-off button, a high -low switch, and a five-minute timer, calibrated in seconds. The oven is of stainless steel and has a steel door perforated like acoustic tile, so that a cook can see in. The ranges produce energy the way a radar transmitter does, but it is dir- ected into the ovens, for cooking purposes, instead of out into space, for detection purposes. The heart of the device is the magnetron, a tube of very high frequency and very high cost, which sends out microwaves at 2,450 megacycles, epang in the middle of the band the Federal Communications Conmmi- sion has assigned for cookery, dia- thermy, and other industrial trdns- missions. 'Mfost foods are affected by that particular frequency. They are, in fact, practically given a ner- vous breakdown by it, and the heat that cooks them is a product of friction among their agitated mole- cules. One odd thing is that while water boils so promptly, paper, which has molecules that react to a different frequency, is unaffected, and if you put a paper cup full of water in a Radarange the water will all boil away, but the cup will re- main undamaged. Metal reflects the microwaves, so the oven itself never warms up; glass and china conduct the waves, so plates and casseroles stay cool while the_food on or in them gets piping hot, Mr, Del -Coma turned on one of the Radaranges, set the timer for four and a half minutes, and put a large, unpeeled potato in the oven, on a plate. The potato immediately began to sizzle and jiggle. "You sec how fast it is," Del -Coma said. "As a matter of fact, it's too fast for some foods. Eggs, for instance. One of the boys put a whole egg in a Radarange one day and i t blew up. with a terrific pop." When the oven shut itself off, Del -Coma removed the plate and potato. The plate was tool, but the potato was too hot to touch. Del -Coma slit it open, tuck- ed in a pat of butter, and handed us a fork. When it had coqled enough to eat, we sampled it and found it to be done to a turn and fluffy—the best baked potato we've had since our Second -Class Boy Scout days, Theta Del -Coma cook- ed us a hamburger patty, in two minutes. It couldn't have been better. "The Radarange cooks food evenly all the way through," he said, "and this means that there isn't the browning outside that people are accustomed to. If we're cooking a mackerel fillet, we get around that problem by using a special season- ing, which has a coloring effect. Steaks 'coke perfectly in these ranges but end up looking gray. Our solutidn to that is to sear them for a few seconds in a broiler, then put them in the Raclarange. We cook a ten -ounce, steak forty set - ends if you order it rare, forty-five newels for'ntedium, and fifty sec- onds for well-done. Up in Massa- chusetts, there's a quick -order place with a Radarange, and when they tet a tatreosjt order for a hamburger, e - rimy prof the raw 7 Stat in a bun, smear on mustard, wrap the sand with In wax paper, put it in a paper bag, and toss the whole works in the oven They say it tastes fine." Oscar Award. Nominees BARBARA STAN \VYCIC 'Sorry, Wrong Number' SANE 'WYMAN 'Johnny Belinda' DAN DAILEY MONTGOMERY CLIFT 'When My Baby Smiles At Me' 'The Search' �t Y+aasy—S�w. �Ys • RON !CLFS INGERV:'M When the spring calves make their appearance we never seem to get through without one cote or heifer requiring veterinary atten- tion. So it was this year. One by one three calves arrived and alil was well in the maternity barn. But came the fourth and it was a differ- ent story. This time the mother— a heifer with her first calf—hid not act according to Hoyle. To help her in the we: she should go meant that my kitchen stove was kept so busy I had had hardly room to boil a kettle for tea. Warm water to drink; boiling water for bran mash- es, and heat to thin the molasses, Oh, that molasses . , . of all the goo-ey messes! No wonder we hear the expression so often—"slow as molasses in January!' It isn't so bad if one has a chance to warm the stuff but one time Bob came up for a dose and 1 had to get it from a new supply—which was in a big pail for convenience. The prescription was two cups mixed with warm water in a bottle and given as a drench, So easy to write . . , so difficult to do. Dip the cup into the pail, then drop the molasses from the cup into a big ° pitcher and mix with water. But the molasses is to thic to drop so you lodge the cup on top of the pitcher while you get a spoon, You scoop the stuff out of the cup, then you look around wondering what to do with the spoon. You finally put it down on the kitchen table, and then yot see the mess it malces and you wish you hadn't. And their is still another r tp of molasses to wrestle with. While you are in the middle of things and ready to do battle with anyone, the One Man in Your Life comes along and says —"Haven't you got that dose ready yet? Better leave it to me the next time if you are going to make a mess like thatl" Gladly the next dose is left to • him—but by that time the molasses is nicely warmed through and the going is easy. But who am I 10 deny a mere man the satisfaction of thinking he is able to do a better job than such as I? Anyway I was still busy wiping up blobs of molas- ses that must surely have dripped into places where I had never been, It was around 9 a,m, that day when the "vet" was here to the cow —then at noon we sent for him again, this time for a horse with a bad attack of colic. More bran mashes! Partner told the "vet" he had better take the farm because we couldn't go on paying him t5 a day. But while he was here we had hien give honey a "shot" as a prcventitive against distemper. And .speaking of that little dis- turber of the peace, ... Daughter writes home—"How is my little Honey getting along?" I read her letter and think of the eight before. About 10 p.m. I took Honey down cellar for• the 'night. Wh31e there l put another shovel- ful of coal on the furnace. Came back to my chair and my crochet work but could not find eny glasses, They are tine kind lith ars practi',.• catty unbreakable -.-with shall rims. I could not remember what I had done with them and yet I had a hunch Ihad carelessly put thein %n my smock pocket, in which case they might have dropped out as I shovelled the coal. I searched the refer over- ..in the Veil' bila; among' odds and ends of this and that; in and around a small pile of furnace wood, and among the hidden bones in Honey's box. Partner even raked over the coals in the furnace in ease I had shovelled them in with the coal. And wherever we went Honey scampered along with us and thought it all a great joke to have both of us down cellar with her, Well, I looked for those glasses off and on until midnight—why wouldn't 1?—without them I can't read a word! First thing the next morning I was at it again, Having looked in all the possible places I began looking in the impossible ones, Sure enough I found them in an empty coal -bin, which I hadn't been near at alt. They were not broken but as I picked them up one of the lens dropped out and I could feel one of the ear -lugs was roughened. I didn't need to be 51111011 of a detective to know how they were carried away and by— . whom, "How is my Honey?" Daughter will read this column and from It she will know all about her Honey. I wonder if I should have asked the "vet" to give her another kind of "shot". But no—for .all her badness, she is still a "honey". And the RELIEF IS LASTING For fast, prolonged relief from headache get 5NSTANysNn. This prescription -like tablet contains not just one, but three proven medical ingredients.that ease the pain fast: And the relief is, in most cases, lasting: Try INSTANTSNE jttat once for pain relief and you'll say as•thousends do that there's one thing for headache' a r . 11'8 IttsrANTxes! And try INSTANTINE for other aches, too ... for neuritic or neuralgia pain ... or for the pains and aches that accompany a cold. A aingie tablet usually brings prompt relief. Qct IntlsNina today sad always hoop It ha1dy nstantine 12Toblet Tin 2Sf gonomleal 451 -Tablet Bottle 69}( i.L A ixews TALKS. Somehow or o her I fust can't remember who it was that said "Success isn't holding a good hand, but in playing a poor hand well." But I've often thought that some- thing similar might apply to cook- ing. For real coulcery isn't a matter of buying the fihtest and most ex- pensive materials and then going ahead according to the book, It's doing what most of us are for"ed to do—try and serve meals that are both tempting and nourishing, and still keep within the bounds of a strictly ron-stretchable budget. * * * Although the front quarter of beef isn't nearly as much sought after—or as clear—as the "choicer" cuts, there's some mighty fine eat- ing on it, nevertheless. And if you can serve a chuck steals that's just as delicious—hs its own way—as a sirloin, you're not only getting your money's worth, but proving your- self a real cook and housekeeper as well. , So today I thought I might pass along two or three recipes which. night be a help of some of you; and I sincerely hope that they will be, The first is for Lemon -Baked Beefsteak 3 pounds chuck steak 2 tablespoons softened butter 2 teaspoons salt 34 teaspoon pepper 1 large lemon, sliced 2 onions, sliced 1 cup catsup 1 tablespoon Worchester"hire sauce 54 cup water. METHOD: Wipe steak with a damp cloth and place in a large baling dish, Then rub with soft- ened butter, Season. Cover with lemon and onion slices. Combine catsup, Worcestershire sauce and water, and pour over steak. Cover tightly so that meat will steam tender—a good idea is to use alum- inum foil to make a snug -fitting lid. Bake in a moderate oven (350F) for 2 hours, or until tender. Serves 6, The name of this next dish may sound rather strange to you, but the dish itself s both different and tasty. It's called Cider Stew 2 pounds beef chunks, neck or shank 3 Large onions, sliced 3 tablespoons dripping 3 tablespoons flour 2 teaspoons salt 3/4 teaspoon pepper i/ teaspoon thyme 1 cup cider 1 tablespoon catsup 3 large potatoes 4 medium carrots METHOD: Brown onion slices in hot dripping. Push to one aide and brown meat. Combine flour, salt, pepper, and thyme and add grgadu- ally, Then stir in cider and catsup. Cover and cook slowly until meat is almost tender, about 2 hours. (If you're pressure cooking, use 15 pounds pressure for 18 'minutes.) Cut potatoes and carrots into quar- ters, add to meat and cook slowly 30 minutes longer, (5 minutes under pressure). Remove meat and vege- tables to platter and thicken for gravy. Serves 6, * * Then there are the short ribs— cheaper titan a lot of other beef outs, but grand when served up as Barbecued Short Ribs 9 pounds short ribs 1 cup tomato sauce, puree or cat- sup 1 cup water 3.4 cup vinegar 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon prepared horse- radish 1 tablespoon mustard 1 teaspoon salt 34 teaspoon pepper 2 onions, chopped fine 2 tablespoons copped parsley METHOD: Wipe short ribs with damp cloth and place in a deep bowl. Combine tomato sauce, water, vinegar, auger, horseradish, mustard, seasonings, onion and parsley. Pour over ribs. Allow to stand in a cool cut from • place er refrigerator et hate 4 hours overnight if possible, to develop best flavor. Place in IDutch coven or shallow baking pan. Cover and cook until tinder, about 3 hours. Add more neater as needt.d. Skim excess fat off sante, thea ,poen lance over ribs. And if you'd like to turn this into a grand 1)U'TI.l1 OVEN DINNER here's how to go about it. An hour before end of cooking time, peel 12 mcdient size onions and put. along- side meat. 'Then cut a circle of altunimun foil—using fid for pat- ten --and fit into pan. Put in six well scrubbed potatoes, on top of foil, and out of sauce. Cover and continue cooking. Meat, onions and potatoes should be done in an hour. So long for now—be seeing you! UNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By Rev. R. Barclay Warren JESUS' MINISTRY TO HUMAN NEEDS Mark 5:22-23, 35-42; Luke 7:20-23. GOLDEN TEXT: 1 ani come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. —John 10:10 How can you account for the fact that the story of Jesus is still "news"? After nineteen centuries it is written and told in more lang- uages than ever before. The poet- ess oetess wrote: "I love to tell the story! 'Lis pleasant to repeat, What seems each time I tel] it, More wonderfully sweet," This lesson illustrates one of the fascinating features of the story, Jesus was the greatest miracle worker that ever lived, But it is not so much the miracle as the spirit which prompts the miracle that attracts. There was no selfishness in Him. He was deeply moved by human need 'and ministered to it. The raising of the daughter of Jairus is a typical incident. The father's earnest entreaty brought him to the home. The unbelieving ,corners were put from the room. Taking the hand of the twelve -year- old he said in effect, "Little lassie, I say unto thee, get up," She for whom the mourners had begun their wailing arose and walked. Jesus was always moved with compassion at the eight of suffering, He put forth his hand and touched the unclean leper and healed him. He gave sight to the blind and hear- ing to the deaf. Moreover he taught the poor and forgave their sins. John the Baptist on hearing of these mighty works was satisfied that Jesus was the Ivfessias. They ought to convince any thoughtful peraon that Jesus was Divine. John an eye -witness to these events wrote, "And many other signs did Jesus in the presence of his disci- ples, which are not written in this book: but these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name," SOMk MEM OI?Y An :ra, n, burg }a.n:l. m:ut 1-tshe \Vel+.h, known in 1',u};I:wd as t he Memory Man, who bas an ,tllbelie% gable ability to r, member facts and figures of every kind. Facts and figures are el habit with 1,Velch. Ile has a photographic mem- ory and seems unable to forget any facts or information. lie began his entertaining when he was in the Army and found that hi; fellow eoldiers enjoyed asking hint qn c - tions about sport; they used to sit •rnnnd hurricane lamp in the desert and ask questions for hours, and his speed and certainty in reply led him to take part in many troop shows. • He revealed that his brain works best at high speed, and in the stage show in which he now appears he usually answers some twenty-five questions in sen minutes. He man- ages to keep his information up to date by readins, voraciously, not only newspapers, but *porting diaries and calendars, historical and geographical books and so on. He always remembers what he reads, so much so that when he was on a station platform and a fellow pas- senger asked him if the Arsenal - a • very famous English football team - had won that afternoon he • gave the result. lie was then asked if another well known team had won. Welch, ti.ho had read the evening paper half an hour earlier, casually gave the questioner the results of every football match played that day. An.. -..a ra firs Week's Puzzle At 156�FLd ;'At 6 A A 1 WCC Kfi ttp!6 RA'` A1BI; P 0 E IA I 5 6 1' 6' 5 E n 0 y 6 v5 v Ac 1- 6 E 1 5 5 E A N c Y'a r Will be more attractive with tome SHRUBS ROSES EVERGREENS or FRUIT TREES from CENTRAL NURSERIES A. G. Mai & Finn St. Catherine, — Ontario Send 'rnda.' for Our ]Tree rnraloauo !a loPSCRATC III46s Relieve Itch in a Jiffy, nhRd,vinI(ndm uirmcibir,mry1k1a. cooling medicated 0. O. O. Preanrlponrp stainless or qtr' trnado, 1 neelna stainless, A nactnY, inrmwn, somal, ond beak meet wed—mow m ory 4 rk. Ae4 marr dames, �. °.n. n. P1.o,0111,0.1 Ddicious CRUMB COFFEE C 'E Recipe Measure into bowl, 34 cup lukewarm water, 1 teaspoon granulated sugar; stir until sugar is dissolved. Sprinkle ggw..iioth 1 envelope Fleiachmann's Let stand 10 minutes, THEN stir well. Scald ,/e cup rale and stir in is cup granulated sugar, M teaspoon • salt, 3 tablespoons shortening; cool to lukewarm. Beat in 1 cup once -sifted bread flour. Add yeast mixture and 1 beaten egg; beat well. Work in 254 cups once -sifted bread flour. Sinead lightly;place in greased bowl and bush top with melted butter or shortening. Cover and set in warm place, free from draught. Let rise until doubled in bulls. Punch down dough and divide into 2 equal portions; form into smooth balls. Roll each piece •into an oblong and fit into greased pane about '7" x 11". Grease tops, cover and let rise until doubled in bulk. Pierce tops with fork and brush with 2 tablespoons melted butter or shortening. Combine '/a cup brown sugar (lightly pressed down) 31 au flour, 3¢ cup tine dry alike or breadpcrumbs and 1 teaspoon cinnamon; rub in 4 tablespoons utter or short- ening. Sp a °rumble on top of cakes, et rise about hour. Bake in hot oven„40tl6, about 20 minutes. Serve hot, with butter. 0 4 New Fast -Acting Dry Yeast Needs NO Refrigeration! Stays fresh and full-strength on your pantry sh elf for weeks! Hare's all you do; In a small amount (usually specified) of lukewarm water, dis- solve thoroughly 1 teaspoon sugar for each envelope of yeasts Sprinkle with dry yeast. Let stand 10 minutes. THEN stir well. (The water used with the yeast counts as part of the total liquid called for in your recipe.) Orator e o 4' v�°li,�*1 It's so iiffcre t ay Great Grandmama was a shrewd shopper but she never knew quite what she'd get for her money. In a twinkling today you can get that wonderful ready.to•eat, easyto•digest cereal, Post's Grape•Nuts Flakes ... distinctively difa, ferent because made from TWO grains -MU ripened wheat and malted barley. Your family will adore the lemons Grape -Nuts flavor in the form of wisp, golden dalton. 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