The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-10-10, Page 24Page 1O—Crossroads—Oct. 10, 1984
MICROWAVE MAGIC
SuccuIent sausage
By Desiree Vivea
They .were eating sausage
way back in ancient Rome,
and apparently they loved it. ,
According to Ann Chadwick,
consumer adviser for the US
Department of Agriculture,
sausage "was so much a part
of some of the wilder Roman
festivals in Julius Caesar's
time — the 1st century B.C.
— that the later Christian
emperors banned its use
along with such 'entertain-
ments'."
I realize there are some
who object to cooking break-
, fast sausages 'a la micro-
wave. I recently ran across
an article which suggested
that "if you want to see
something sickening, cook
sausage in a microwave .. .
it comes out gray."
Well, OK, so they might
not look quite as appealing
as conventionally cooked
links — but they're so easy to
- zap with a few quick waves.
A pound of raw link sausages
are done in just 3 to 4
minutes (High setting). To
render them a bit more
appetizing, just brush with a
browning agent before cook-
ing, ,or cook on a browning
grill. No more gray — so
what's the problem. -
Many varieties of sausage
are already• fully cooked.
Just heat through on micro-
wave's High setting and
serve. Hot dogs and the like
may be scored diagonally to
allow steam to escape and
prevent popping. To freeze
sausage for later use, wrap
tightly o in heavy aluminum
foil. It will keep well for up to
two months without losing
flavor or quality.
Microwaved sausage is
flavorful and juicy — a
favorite with breakfast or in
a casserole for those cool
autumn evenings. Try to-
day's recipes and see just
how good it can be. Caesar
would have found it fit for an
emperor.
BRATWURST-BACON
CASSEROLE
4 medium potatoes, peeled
and thinly sliced
2 medium onions, sliced in
thin rings
'/2 cup each water and milk
1 tbsp:° flour
1/4 tsp. each basil and thyme
Dash each ground black pep-
per and nutmeg
1/2 lb. bratwurst sausage (un-
cooked)
Iia lb. sliced bacon
1/4 cup shredded cheddar
cheese
Layer potatoes and onion
slices alternately in large
covered glass casserole.
Pour in water. Microwave,
covered, 15 minutes, rotating
dish 1/4 turn every 5 minutes,
until potatoes are almost
tender. '
Blend flour with small
amount of milk to form loose
paste. Stir in remaining
milk, water and seasonings.
Pour over potato -onion mix-
ture and set aside. Cook
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At wit's end
by Ermo Bombeck
Whe,n they talk about
space travel, the good news
is that sometime in this
century, people will be able
to travel on a . shuttle to the
moon.
The bad news- is their
luggage will end up on Mars.
Wherever travelers
gather, the subject even-
tually gets around to lost
luggage: They are not pretty
stories. Like the Olympic-
cyclist medal winner whose
bicycledid'not make it home
with him ... not to mention
his medals. Or the cardinal
who flew on a commuter
plane from Chicago to' .
Dubuque, -Iowa, and watched
the luggage holding his vest-
ments being unloaded In
Galena.
And you don't want to
know what happened to poor
Roselyn Gordon of Ft.
Lauderdale, Fla.
Earlier this year, Roselyn
went to Pittsburgh for the.
wedding of her grandson. It
was a shame the 'wedding
wasn't held in Canada,
because that's where her
luggage went:
The agent told her if she
did not receive her luggage
in 24 hours, she would
receive $35 for "'new un-
derwear." The luggage did
not arrive and "new un-
derwear" was the least of
her worries. All ,she had to,
wear to the wedding were the
slack suit and sneakers she
had traveled in. The 'family
tried t.6come to the rescue.
But the, n ther of the bride
was too ort and too thin.
Filially, they found some-
thing to fit . . . a blue
bacon on microwave rack or
in single laver between
paper towels for 8 minutes.
Arrange over potato -onion
mixture.
Place bratwurst in small
covered glass casserole and
microwave 7 minutes,
turning dish twice during
cooking time. Slice and
arrange on top of bacon, then
microwave, covered, 5
minutes longer. Sprinkle
shredded cheese over top
and let stand, covered, 5
minutes before serving.
Serves 6.
maternity dress. They
washed out the spots and
dried them with a hair dryer
and Roselyn marched down
the aisle between her two
grandsons wearing a
maternity dress and a pair of
gold bedroom slippers.
End of story? Grow up, As
they were eating dinner the
waitress spilled, salad all
over the golden bedroom
slippers .and the next time
around she spilled 'chart
pagne down the maternity
dress. It was probably
nothing personal ... just an
opinion.
SAUSAGE °N' EGG
BREAKFAST BAKE
1 (12 oz.) pkg. bulk pork
sausage
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1 tbsp. dried parsley flakes
4 eggs
Pepper
1/2. cup light cream
Crumble sausage into 2 -
quart (8X8) glass baking
dish. Cover with wax paper.
Microwave 'for 5 to 6
minutes, orr until browned.
Drain well. Stir in 3/4 cup of
cheese and parsley. Spread
over bottom of dish, making
small indentations or nest
with back of spoon. Break
eggs into indentations.
Sprinkle with pepper. Pour
cream over top; sprinkle
with remaining / cup
shredded cheese. Cover with
wax paper. .
Microwave for 8 minutes
on Medium setting, or until
eggs are cooked to desired
doneness. Let stands
'covered, 2 minutes before
serving. .
About 4 servings.
My husband is in the pro-
cess of filling out a two-page
questionnaire on his luggage
that sat in Dallas for a month '
while he was vacationing in
New Guinea:
They wat§it"'e"very item in
the suitcase listed along with
when it was purchased,
where purchased and the
original cost.. The clothes
could go out of style before
he gets all the questions.
answered. There is no place
on the form, for the clothes he
had to buy in Port Moresby
where they stock clothes for
men 5-4 or under (he's 5-11) .
Or how he had to endure
smart remarks like, "Are •
you on your way to a flood?"
I find Myself empathizing
more and more with the non-
English -speaking Yugoslav-
ian woman I saw who board
ed an airplane in Los Ange-
les wearing two wigs and
' three fur coats.
The .woman obviously
spoke fluent airlines.
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Use vooter-repellent
preservative on deck
By Gene Gary
Q. We have a deck at-
tached to our house that is
made of treated pine. The
sun has dried the top of the
deck. We are considering
using a bleaching oil that we
have used on cedar. Will this
be compatible and prevent
rotting?
Is cresote the best to use on
wood beams that are support
for a dock in a lake? The
water level is being lowered
and I would like to coat the
beams to prevent rot.
—W.B.V.
A. A water-repellent
preservative is most
frequently recommended for
a natural finish and to pre-
serve the wood. It penetrates
and continues for some time
to spread into the wood. It
makes the surface repellent
to water and also adds
mildew and decay resistance
to the wood. This is available
under several brand names.
Boiled or raw linseed oil
may be used, although this
does not give the lasting pro-
tection of a water repellent
and is more susceptible to
mildew.
Creosote is a good pro-
tection for wood subjected to
water or where the ap-
' pearance is not of concern.
Q. interior walls of our 16 -
year -old house have been
painted twice with latex flat
paint. I would now like to
paint them with enamel or
semigloss oil -base paint.
1 know that latex -painted
walls should be covered first
with something before the
oil -base paint will adhere but
don't know what it is that 1
should use. Can you help?
And what is the best ap-
plicator to use with oil-based
paint?--S.W.W.
A. Putting oil -base paint
over latex is not recom-
mended. Oil -base paints also
are rapidly being phased out
because of ecological
reasons. Latex paints comd
in a satin finish as well as a
flat finish. 3
A roller i5 the best way to
apply this paint in large
areas, such as walls. You
will need a brush for small
areas and trim. Nylon -
bristle brushes must be used
for latex paints, while
regular hair -bristle brushes
are used to apply oil -base
paints.
If you still wish to use an
oil -base paint if available,
consult 'your loc`lal paint
dealer on the advisability of
first applying some kind of
primer over the latex sur-
face.
Q. I had a ,slab of concrete
poured in front of my garage
in three sections. Due to a
poor grade of cement, the
center section is pitted bad-
ly. This is the area that
seldom has cars standing on
it.
What can I do to stop this
pitting or; 'better still, to
repair the fault?
Some of the surface has
eroded to the depth of 1 inch.
It is a reinforced concrete
slab.—C.M.1.
A. A thin surface of new
concrete can be put over the
old thick surface if a bonding
material is applied to the old
finish or, in some cases, if a
binder is added to the new
mixture.
In repairing concrete, the
cracks or gaps in your
case, tate pits — should be
cleared 0f -all loose ch►ps or
debris and soakedwith
water before applying the
patching material.
For large jobs, buy con-
crete by the cubic yard and
have it delivered to the site,
or make yourown from port -
land cernent, water and
sand.
For small jobs, I suggest
you use one of the pre -mixes
that requires only the ad-
dition of water.
Get a concrete mix that in-
cludes the coarse aggregate
when the patch is large and
may have to bear heavy
weight. Get a sand mix for
smaller patches and cracks
on ordinary surfaces.
To protect the concrete
after the repairs, mix equal
parts of mineral spirits and
boiled linseed oil and apply
with a paint roller.,t is' best
to apply two coats.
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Third for eating out
American households
now' `spend about one-third
of their food budgets away
from home, with younger
households spending an
even higher share, .accord-
ing to a Bureau of Labor
Statistics survey. Even the
over -65 groups spends,
about25 cents of every
food dollar eating away
from home.
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