“y a pink slip | in my | mailbox last week.

“. Phone. message from .a reader = complaining that 1 was not being :: fair to Stong’s when I advised : Feaders not to buy the sale priced * chicken legs (98¢ Ib.) because they : have “back attached.”

* Dale, the meat manager at _Stong’s in the Cove, and I had a “hearty laugh about it. How could I pan a store that has: had.the bulk “ of my business for over 25 years? Itsis not the. store I'm’ griping

, about — it’s one lousy product! Other supermarkets. have, from time to time, featured both legs

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' “back attached’? and I-hate the er . ‘danger to consumers regardless of + % . the source?

“g -, Please, help me: boycott this : alleged bargain. You might live to : - thank me.

i r When these cuts are cooked,

a : _ i Aethal bits of bone are turned _< . loose. They aré about two inches -§ . . long, sharp-pointed and very thin. -§ : ' Even an adult could choke to

death on one of these small bones,

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s especially because we don’t expect é to find them in either of the two : cuts. - : _ Both legs and breasts should “have predictable bones and not i : __ .$eeret weapons, Imagine the horror ‘ of a parent watching a child chok- : ing! More, the bones are so sharp that they could easily pierce wie

Another message: Meat manag- ers of the North Shore, unite! Refuse to carry these. cuts and tell - your bosses exactly why. Have ~ them cook some up and try them. Qne dinner will explain far better .thanican. - - How do I know? I bought a bag of iegs when they first came out, :@ooked some in a sauce and didn’t ‘notice the rack of ribs. at large. Gne ° of my family choked and so

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The bone that nearly tore out

: the back of my throat was no more

: than one inch long. It was hidden

. in a small forkful of meat and was sharper than a razor.

* I don’t usually. do restaurant -f “ reviews — I only steal the occa- ¥ ‘ sional recipe when I find some- ° ' ; thing unique. to Ten of us were dining early be- : fore the recent concert at the North “Shore Winter Club . ‘ : featuring the Buddy Holly, Roy E £ Orbison and Elvis impersonators. : _ 1 went out on a limb and sug- gested Cafe Roma. We ate and drank. It was delicious. : . The total bill, including a 15 per : ‘cent tip, cost each couple $36.20. . The service was the greatest.

Food recommendation: For any eggplant lovers, and we seem to be few, I can’t praise the eggplant, salad highly enough, It is just so

good

Our ‘friends chose a variety of other dishes — special praise for the halibut and. the veal topped with Parmesan ‘and tomato sauce. All served on a lovely deck on one night when we didn’t require um- : brellas and overshoes. ; I also don’t usually do concert reviews. But, will someone please explain why everything we attend has the volume cranked up until I go deaf?

Talking over that noise is im- possible. It’s especially irritating in

an pubs and nightclubs, where |

: : would assume people get together ‘ to enjoy the company — music secondary to the conversation. _ I know it isn’t my age — I’ve got kids that complain about the came thing.

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No, I dida’t get fired — it was a

_ Season to taste. Stir in corn. Turn

and breasts with’ this. hunk of ‘with. cheese. Bake at 350F until

@ It’s got a few stains onit. Ham ‘Noodle Casserole 1 fb. lean ground bee? 1 onion, chopped 1 can tometo soup 1 cup sliced mushrooms leap water % of an 8-0z package noodles «°C; salt and pepper : 2% cups creamed corn

i cup shredded cheddar cheese Cock meat and onion, breaking up, until the meat is no longer pink. Add soup, mushrooms, water and noodles. Cover. and cook until noodles are ‘tender.

budget beaters .

into a greased casserole and top

thing that isn’t up to scratch, and.

bubbly and cheese is melted — about % hour. eee

One exception | make to my dislike of sugar is chutney. I prepare Small quantities and keep it in the refrigerator. This elimi- nates the need to drag out my can-

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- 1% pounds nectarines, chopped Y-inch .

1 medium onion, finely diced

¥% cap brown sugar, packed

% cup cider vinegar

2 tablespeons crystallized ginger,

finely chopped

1 teaspoon salt

Ya teaspoon dry mustard

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% cup slivered almonds . ‘Combine ail ingredients except

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