15 - Friday, September 26,

1986 + North Shore News

HELPFUL TIPS

Microwaves:
more than
a defroster

MICROWAVE oven sales in
Canada have been increasing rap-
idly with 1985 sales, as reported by
the Canadian Appliances Manu-
facturers Association, up about 32
per cent compared to 1984 for a
record 860,000 units.

By the end of 1986 it is
estimated that one in every three
Canadian households will own a
microwave oven and that within
the next two and a half years about
50 per cent of households will have
a microwave in the kitchen.

This represents a dramatic change
in the way we prepare our meals
and there is a tremendous need on
the part of consumers for informa-
tion on how best to use this new
cooking technology.

While microwave cookbooks
often recammend covering foods
with plastic wrap to retain
moisture and promote more even
cooking, it is important to note
that all plastic wraps do not per-
form equally well. Use a plastic
wrap that has a softening point
above the boiling point of water
(212°F/100°C).

MICROWAVE TIPS

When using plastic wrap in a
microwave oven, helpful tips are:

* always turn up a small corner
of the wrap to allow excess steam
to escape.

* never pierce or slit the wrap;
this may cause it to split during
cooking.

e avoid steam burns by peeling
the cover toward you Starting from
the far side as you remove it from
the dish.

never use plastic wrap with a
microwave browning unit turned
on or when cooking in a conven-
tional ar convection oven.

There are hundreds of uses for a
microwave oven — here are a few
helpful hints:

® Heat Baby Food:

Remove the metal top from jar,
cover loosely with wrap and mi-
crowave for approximately one
minute at medium. Remember to
test the temperature before giving
to baby.

® Day-Old Bread:

If a loaf of bread is a few days old
and not as fresh as you’d like it to
be, simply wrap it tightly in wrap
and heat in microwave oven at
high for a few seconds. It'll be
fresh and moist.

* Leftover Coffee:

Don’t throw out the leftover coffee
you made in the morning — a cof-
fee liqueur makes a delicious even-
ing treat. Simply add a splash of
your favorite liqueur, cover with
wrap and microwave at high for
to | minute. Top with whipped
cream,

PLAN MEALS AHEAD

° Make-ahead Dinner:

Make your Wednesday dinner
Sunday afternoon. Prepare your
main course foods, wrap and
freeze, When you want to serve the
food, take it out of the freezer,
pop it directly into the microwave
oven and heat through.

© Breakfast-to-go:

Scramble two eggs in a small serv-
ing bowl, covered with wrap: stir
once or twice during cooking OR
scramble the eggs and fry the
bacon the night before, place on a
dinner plate and cook cover tightly

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size. Propes pruning and reduction
will increase the vigor of the tree
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roles.
© Hard Brown Sugar:

Soften one cup of hard brown
sugar by adding a slice of white
bread or an apple wedge, cover
with wrap and heat 30 to 45 se-
conds on high.

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