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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-05-01, Page 21SPORTS Si FrITIESS ONTARIO -Robert Tait McKenzie ofAlmonte, won Canada's first Olympic medal/in the arts competltions— a bronze at the 1932 Los Angeles Games. McKenzie was an Internationally renowned sur- geon who applied his medical knowledge to create life -like figures in metol. A miniature replica of McKenzie's medal -winning relief arid four of his bronze statuettes are currently featured at Queens Park In an exhibit entitled: 'Celebration of Amateur Sport presented by Sports and Fitness Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation Microwave Magic Microwave no -nes By Desiree Vivea There are so many great things you can do with a microwave oven' to make your life in the kitchen easier. But there are certain things you shouldn't do. If you're new to micro- wave cooking, the following list of "Thou Shalt Not's" may save you from a minor culin,ry disaster. Here, then, are a few of the micro - waver's no -no's: —Don't overseason foods. Microwave cooking intensi- fies the flavors of most foods, so less seasoning and salt are required when cooking. — Don't microwave with dishes or containers that have any metallic parts — trims, handles, bands and screws. — When using foil in your microwave, never let it touch the sides or top of the ovenjnterior. --Don't microwave in cups THE INCREDIBLE REBATE May 1, 1985 toMay 31,1985 REBATE y r #s30 4, Root yREBATE WATSON'S Building Centre 0 • REBATE BONUS! Buy 5 appliances and get a brand new microwave oven Gorrie 335-3551 CONKLIN'S CARNIVAL. SHOW. sponsored by the Waterloo Lions Club will be coming to Conestoga Mall or mugs whose handles have 11/4 cups water been repaired with glue. 1 Ib. fish fillets —Don't ever try to hard- 3 tbsps. butter or margarine cook eggs in the shell. Steam .Dash paprika will build up inside, and the In 2 -quart glass casserole egg may explode — a real stir together rice, onion, mess. Other foods that have lemon juice, parsley flakes, membranes, such as liver, salt, thyme, garlic salt and potatoes, acorn squash, hot water. dogs and egg yolks, should Arrange fish fillets over be pierced before microwav- top of rice mixture, with ing to avoid minor explosions thicker parts of fish toward — and messy cleanup. outside of dish. Dot with but- -Don't try to microwave ter, and sprinkle lightly with frozen hashed -brown or paprika. french -fried potatoes. Cover dish with plastic They'll stay pale, soggy and wrap or glass lid, and micro - utterly unattractive, even wave 10 to 12 minutes, or when cooked in a browning until fish flakes easily with skillet. fork. Let stand, covered, 5 —Don't try to can fruits or minutes before serving. vegetables in your micro- Serves 4. wave. Canning requires pro- ORIENTAL BEEF longed high temperatures. AND NOODLES —Don't try to deep-fry in 1/2 lb. lean beef top round your microwave, either. 2 tbsps. soy sauce There's no way to control the 11/z tsp. cornstarch temperature of the oil, and it 2 tbsps. vegetable oil could overheat, or even 1/2 tsp. sugar cause a fire. 2 tsps. grated ginger root —Try to avoid square or 2 cups hot water rectangular pans when 1 (3 oz.) pkg. instant microwaving. Round pans Oriental -style noodles, cook)more evenly. original flavor APPLE BROWN BETTY 1 cup shredded Chinese cab - 4 large cooking apples bage or chard 1 cup sugar 1/4 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon French -cut beans, broken 1/4 tsp. cloves up Dash nutmeg 1/2 cup bean sprouts 1/4 tsp. salt 2 tbsps. dry sherry 3 cups soft white or whole Slice beef in half length - wheat bread crumbs wise. Cut each piece cross - 4 tbsps. butter or margarine, wise to grain into 1/4 -inch melted slices. 2 tbsps. wheargerm (option- Combine beef, soy sauce, al) cornstarch, oil,. sugar and Wash and pare apples and ginger root in 11 x 7 -inch slice thin. ovenproof glass baking dish. In small bowl, combine Set aside. sugar, cinnamon, cloves, Place water in 1 -quart , nutmeg and salt; set aside. glass measuring cup. Micro - In 2 -quart glass baking wave at full power until it dish spread layer of bread • comes to• boll, about 5 crumbs, then layer of apple minutes. Breakup noodles .slices, and sprinkling of and add along with season - sugar. Repeat until all in- ing packet, cabbage, green gredients are used. beans and bean sprouts. Mix Drizzle melted butter over to moisten; and cook 3 top and sprinkle with wheat minutes. - erm if desiredi-Mi erowavele«int tviwsoup bowls. covered;`$"€o'">l initis iert ace'�df with beef 416Tx- stand 5 to 10 minutes before Tture in oven. Cook, uncover - serving. Serve with hard ed, 4 minutes, stirring once sauce, cream or ice cream, if after 2 minutes. desired. , Stir in sherry and spoon Serves 4. mixture over soup. Serve immediately. SUNSHINE . FISH FILLETS 11/2 cups quick -cooking rice 1/4 cup minced onion 3 tbsps. fresh lemon juice 1 tsp. 'dried parsley flakes '/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. ground thyme 1/4 tsp. garlic salt Serves 2. 0 0 0 Recipes in this columnare tested in 625- to 700- watt microwave ovens. Foods are cooked on High (100 per cent power) and uncovered un- less otherwise specified. The perks of growing plants in pots By Patrick Denton As the years go by, more and more home gardeners are discovering the versa- tile delights of growing May 1-4 Rides, games, fun for all ages put yourself in our place... EfT ove.:( jl l AT THE INTERSECTION OF CONESTOGA PARKWAY AND KING ST. N. WATERLOO 886.5500 flowering and other , deco- rative plants in pots outdoors for the summer. Certainly, each year we in our family add to the kinds of plants we grow in pots. This year it's lilies, minia- ture roses, cineraria and monkey flowers from seed. Already we're out of some of our most -used pot sizes and soon will be on the scrounge for more from friendswho are e buying nursery, plants s year. . There are many advan- tages ._.to, growin_g_.plant;s.....in -..... pots. One is the purely aesthetic pleasure of being able to 'enjoy them at close range on a patio, balcony or deck. Another is their mobility. Potted plants past their prime may be removed and replaced with a contain- er, of fresh specimens. The pots also may be rearranged for some special occasion, or brought into the house to be relished there for a while. Among the annual flowers, - . some of -our fa-mily-favorites— for pots include petunia and verbena, nasturtium, geranium, signet marigold, impatiens, lobelia and schizanthus. I usually grow some mignonette plants just for the pleasure of their frag- rance, and this year we'll have a few pots of the new compact dianthus, Princess Scarlet. And for the sheer splashiness of their flowers I like to have at least a couple pots each of gerbera, Martha Washington geranium and New Guinea impatiens. , This year a friend whose daughter is being married later in the summer is going all out in potted flowers. As well as several large con- tainers with mixed plantings of geranium, alyssum, dianthus and lobelia, she's growing asters and several dwarf bedding dahlias in pots. Her idea is to have them on hand, in full bloom, for the wedding pictures that will be taken on the family's patio. • There is another, less known and grown plant that would make quite a dynamic splash in a lightly shaded part of such a setting. It's caladium, a plant grown solely for the beauty of its thin, heart -shaped, flam`= boyantly colored leaves. Caladiums belong to the arum family of plants, all of which are distinguished for the decorative beauty of their foliage. This family in- cludes philodendrons and calla lilies, anthurium, Chinese evergreen, pothos, spathe flower and dief- fenbachia. Caladiums are grown quite like tuberous begonias. The tubers are sold in . early spring, and through the spring and early summer often are available locally as potted plants. Crossroads—May 1, 1985—Page 7 The color combinations that appear in thelarge, showy leaves are many and varied. Some are cream with dark green veining. Others may be cream splashed and edged with green and veined in red. Some kinds make a bold splash of red with dark- er red veins and a dark green leaf margin. Pink, red, cream and green are the dominant colors and they appear in many different kaleidoscopic variations. Caladiums thrive in warm, high humidity and a con- sistently moist soil. They are ideally placed in among other plants as a strong ac- cent and focus of interest. Their best colors will be produced in bright light but out of direct sun. Good filter- ed light is ideal. Tuberous begonias, coleus, impatiens and fuschsias are good com- panions that enjoy similar conditions. Caladiums continue to produce their brightly colored leaves throughout the summer, and in the fall will begin to die back. At this point watering should be re- duced and fertilizing stop- ped. The caladium tubers are best stored in their pots, kept • just barely moist so they won't shrivel, in a storage temperature of about 55F. In early spring they may be re- potted in a rich, peaty soil and started up again in warmth. Street people are feet people. They're neat people who meet people. Why not join up? Take a walk. c:=7 PaaT/C/pd I'r/On Walk a block,Today. NATIONAL MUSEUM science + technology STARGSIZ1N MAY Polaris is co (NC) -- Polaris is the only star that stays in the same place while all other stars circle around it. This is be- . cause it lies very close to the point in the sky toward which the earth's axis points. The stars appear to circle around Polaris, but what we really see is the re stilt of the earth's daily mo- tion about its axis. We are fortunate that a star so nearly marks the north celestial pole for it provides a dependable "compass" 'to he us find true North. This as of al- ways so. The ext nsion of the earth's hxis traces a cir- cle with a radius of 231/2 de- grees in a period of 26,000 years. During this cycle dif- ferent stars lying on or close to this path become the Pole Star. About MOO years ago Thuban (in Draco the Dra- on.) Marked -the cele tial pole. While more brilliant stars have been tate Pole "Star -in OW- pagT; and will be again in the fu- ture — Deneb (in Cygnus) in A.D. 10,000 and Vega (in Lyra) in A.D. 14,000 — none of them lie as close to the pole as our North Star, Po- laris, does today. Easy to locate Polaris, is not a brilliant star, nevertheless it is rela- tively easy to locate. Face north and turn the map so "northern horizon" is at the bottom. First find Ursa Major (the Great Bear of Greek mythology). It is easy tTT Te6ognize hecause its severs brightest stars (the hindquarters of the Bear) outline the, familiar shape we call the Big Dipper. A line extended about. 30°.. beyond.. the two bowl stars opposite the han- dle of the Dipper locate'Po- laris. This is why these stars are called the "Point- ers". Polaris is in Ursa Minor (the Lesser Bear). It marks the tip of the handle of the Little Dipper. Unfor'tu- natelyonly the three bright- est stars in the constella- • nstant tion can be seen when there is any sky glow. Itis, there- fore, often difficult to distin- guish the Dipper shape, but it can be seen from dark lo- cations or with binoculars. The Big Dipper is upside down, high in the sky at this time of year. Follow the curve of its handle to find Olden -yellow Arcturus :(in' Botites, the Herdsman or Bear Driver), then continue the curve southward to lo- cate Spica (in Virgo, the Vir- gin). Leo is about 45° beyond the bottom of the Dipper. A sickle -shaped ' group of six stars with bril- liant Regulus at its tip marks the head of the Lion; a triangle, with Denebola its brightest star, outlines his hindquarters. Denebola means' "Tail of the Lion". Hercules (the Kneeler) is above the eastern horizon. There are no brighfstaiiin this constellation, but with the help of the map it is not cIi'ffielif o-Toca :--0ororia Borealis — a conspicuous and beautiful coronet of , seven stars known as the Northern Crown — is about midway between Hercules and Botites. Its brightest star, Alphecca (or Gemma), is known as the "Pearl of the Crown". 'I',he map shows the mid- May sky about 10:30 p.tn. Daylight Saving Time, an hour later at the beginning of the month, aln hour ear- lier at the end. It should be held vertically, and tumed so thedirection to be atu- died is toward the bottom, 142-04 above the' appropriate horizon. PLANETS: Saturn, in the sky from sunrise to sunset, is at its best this month. The brightest "star" in the constellation Libra, it is low in the sou- theast in the early evening, near., the meridian at mid-_ night, and sets in the south- west about sunrise. On the 15th Saturn is closest to earth (1,335,000,000 km) and at its brightest for the year. Mars may be seen with difficulty very low in the west just after sunset: Jupiter is now a prominent object in the predawn sky. ' It—nses4bo W4hiciurs before the sun, and is in the south at dawn. Venus, too; is in the morning sky. It is ,the brilliant "morning star." low in the east just before sunrise. On the 15th it is about 30 n&th ofa thin cres- cent moon. Calendar: a--h-(Universa'IS-m—e)--__--. 4 13 Eta Aquarid meteors 4 20 Full Moon 5 15 Saturn 3° N. of Moon 11 05 Jupiter 5° N. of Moon 11 18 Last Quarter Moon 15 23 Venus 3° of Moon 19 22 New Moon 21 10 Mars 1.9° S. of Moon 27 13 First Quarter Moon Eta Aquarid meteors are derived from Halleys' Comet. Since the. comet is nearing earth a richer than normal shower may be ex- pected. Unfortunately the shower occur , nthelightof a` full moon.ta "Acju:arid meteors are bright, some are yellow, they are swift, 'have long paths and may leave glowing trails. Curator, Astronomy For more information, write: SKYSHEETS, National Museum of Science & Tech- nology, 1867 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa.K1A 0M8.