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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-06-19, Page 28L Page LOA -Crossroads --June 19, 1985 Cooking Corner Citrus flavor By Verne Palmer When God got around to making citrus fruits he must have been having a good day indeed. He gave them not only his brightest colors but also his most intense flavors - and mankind has been enjoying both ever since. The five pillars of the cit- rus family - oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit and tangerines - are in good taste wherever you encount- er them - and that could be just about anywhere. Citrus fruits flavor an end- less array of delicate des- serts, marinades, meat dish- es, baked goods such as breads, rolls and pastries, salads, seafoods, sauces and even soups. . Oranges, lemons, limes and tangerines contribute flavor from the skin^ on it. Thezest - the colorful outer coating of the fruit -.is par- ticularly popular in baked items, stuffings, • sauces, soups, meats and desserts. Take care when removing this thin layer because the white flesh beneath is quite bitter. In substituting among cit- rus seasoning agents, here's a good rule of thumb: 1 teaspoon freshly grated zest equals 2 tablespoons fresh juice, 1 teaspoon dried zest, 1/2 teaspoon extract or 2 tea- spoons grated candied peel. Keep in mind, though, the real magic is in the fresh forms. When selecting citrus fruits, look first of all for fruits that are heavy for their size (indicating lots of juice) and firm to the touch. In buying lemons, choose yellow -colored ones. If ting- ed with green, they are not properly "cured". In choosing limes, the dark green ones usually are stronger in acid and prefer- able to the yellowish4ruits. Oranges, despite the eye appeal of bright color, can be tinged with ggeen'and still be fully ripe. Similarly, a green tinge in grapefruit often is a late -sea- son development that indi- cates real maturity and high Sugar content. Citrus fruits are high in vitamin C and low in sodium and calories, which makes them a welcome addition to all kinds of diets. '.ollowing is a selection of recipes that amply -demon- strates the versatility of these flavorful fruits. TANGERINE CHEESECAKE Crust: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/2 cup margarine, melted Tangerine Filling: 12 ozs. cream cheese 1 cup ricotta cheese '/2 cup sugar 1 envelope unflavored gela- tin 1 cup tangerine juice• 1 envelope whipped topping mix 1 cup peeled, seeded and -chopped fresh tangerines (about2) 1 fresh tangerine, peeled and sectioned (for garnish) Crust: Blend crust ingred- ients thoroughly and press over bottom and halfway up sides of 9 -inch springform pan sprayed with non-stick vegetable spray. Bake in preheated 350 F oven 8 to 10 minutes. Cool. R 0 5 S w 0 R s Fillings: Blend together cream cheese and ricotta cheese. Add sugar. In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over tangerine juice. Let soften 1 minute. Prepare shipped topping according to package directions. Add gel- atin mixture to cheese mix- ture; blend until smooth. Fold shipped topping into cheese mixture..Stir in chop- ped tangerine pieces. Spoon into crust and spread evenly. Chill 4 to 6 hours. Garnish with tangerine sections.:.. Makes 1 9 -inch cheese- cake. GRAPEFRUIT SORBET 2 cups fresh grapefruit sec- tions 1/2 cup chilled unsweetened grapefruit juice 1 tsp. pineapple extract 1/2 cup sugar Freeze grapefruit sections 1 to 2 hours until almost firm. Place fruit in food processor or blender; add remaining ingredients and blend until Smooth. Serve immediately. Makes 2 cups. ACROSS 25. County, in Great Britain 1. Ill-gotten 27. City on the Po gains 28. Lean 6. Twelve dozen 11 Cautious `' 29. Word with proposal "song" or 12. Wickerwork "dance" material 30. Apicit's 14. Girl of 1927 structure hit song 31. Taunt 015. Ceremonial 32. Lobster trap dress 16. Site of O. H. • Perry victory 17. Peace ,symbol 19. Man's nickname 20. 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Johnny -, - C.S.A. soldier Backyard G?ardener By Patrick Denton I suppose if we all seeded sparingly enough, the tedious chore off thinning the smaller plants later could be greatly reduced or even eliminated. But I don't think I'll ever get to that level of superefficiency. At seeding time a certain amount of healthy skepticism always leads me to lay down at least a 'little more seed than is re- quired. Better a little thin- ning than having to reseed, in my view. So early each summer hosts of other home garden- ers and I work through the beds and rows of fresh growth, -thinning, weeding and cultivating around the plants we want to keep. Few gardeners have any- thing nice to say about thin- ning or .weeding. These chores generally are regard- ed as pesky and humdrum, chores' that most definitely, detract from the pleasures of the garden. Yet, I must con- fess that I rather like them. And because they have to be done if we desire a produc- tive garden, perhaps today we could practice a little vi- sion therapy in an attempt to unearth some of the more pleasant aspects of these routinechores. Whenever I'm doing any of these hunched -over, close -to - the -earth gardening chores, a verse from Rudyard Kip- ling's "Glory of the Garden" always starts singing in my mind: "0, Adam was a gardener, and God who made him sees That half of a proper gar- dener's work is done upon his knees." There's one advantage right there. Weeding and thinning gets us down on our knees, where most of us probably should be more often anyway. Then there's the close con- tact with the soilthat these tasks offer.. Pruning care- fully through the beds or rows of lettuce; carrots, beets and kohlrabi brings us practically nose to nose with Mother Earth, where we can see, smell and feel the exact condition of the soil under our care, We find out where the anthills are, whether the populations of earwigs and earthworms are building or if aphids are on the attack. I think too, that for anyone with a job that involves some stress or a high level of con- centration, such . mindless 1 „if o. /' PlOtalP J34 Poly Poms are ideal as Wedding decorations for your car, church pews, dinner tables or reception hall. They come in a rainbow of colours and are made of plastic to endure the day's busy activities. Package of 50 U -Fluff =9.95 For all your Wedding stationery and -accessories see our helpful staff andthey will reveal our wide selection. The Listowel Banner 188 Wallace Ave. N., Listowel - 291-1660 OPEN: Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 5:30 p.m. Sat. 9 - 5 p.m. outdoor chores can be a most wonderful blessing. I have grown to cherish these quiet hours after a day's work in my office. ( a less stressful place than most, I'll con- cede, since it's but 10 steps from our kitchen), silently administering neatness and order to the various beds and plots. When things go wrong or' get out of control in other areas of our life, at least the garden is a small world where order can prevail. And just because weeding and thinning, are very routine tasks, they happily leave our minds completely free to rest or to ponder other things. I am constantly amazed at how often a good idea for a column or for some improvement in the garden pops into my mind while I'm working at such dull tasks. Seeded vegetables and an- nual flowers must be thinned properly if they are to develop to their fullest po- tential. Root vegetables, for example, will stay small or skinny, ,or wind around others, if left unthinned. Overcrowding also is one of the conditions of stress that can prompt beets, carrots and lettuce to bolt to seed prematurely. Many plants can be thin- ned by degrees. Usually, by the second time around,,. the thinnings are usable - beet greens, baby beets and car- rots, small lettuce .plants.. Giving the remaining plants space in which to expand produces fatter vegetables :and flower plants that are much more pleasant to be- hold and more convenient to work with. As I work through a bed or a row, I find that gently loosening the moistened soil first makes it easier to pull out weeds and thinnings by the roots, 'Then I like to culti- vate around the remaining plants, pulling up' close to them a bit more soil. If 1 have any, 1'11 also lay a mulch of finished compost around the plants and water them with a liquid fertilizer solution or manure tea. 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