European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mumm by Pierre Franey new York times none who has read this column Over Lime is probably aware that i have a particular admiration or the flavor a cumin. Considered a spice of Asia and Africa cumin is widely found in Indian dishes. It is almost indispensable in the preparation of meat slews and sausages of Morocco. Algeria and Tunisia i of edict that cumin will become increasingly important in american kitchens As interest in Mediterranean cuisine grows i Lisl teamed of the Happy Liaison Between Lamb and cumin when l sampled the moroccan sausage known As Serguez. Recently i smeared a few Lamb chops with cumin and sauteed them briefly in Oil. They were then served with a quickly made Tresh Tomato sauce lightly seasoned with garlic. Ideal accompaniments for this dish Are Ziti medium sized tubular pasta tossed with Sweet red Pepper strips and Zucchini with Oil a d Lemon. These dishes go Well with a Light and lightly chilled bottle of red wine perhaps a Beaujolais. Lamb chops with cumin 8 Lamb chops preferably Cut trom the rack about 1va pounds sail to taste if desired freshly ground Pepper to taste f Teaspoon ground cumin 5 Plum tomatoes about it Pound skinned and seeded 1 Tablespoon com Peanut or vegetable Oil 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil 1 Teaspoon finely minced garlic it cup dry White wine i Teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme or it Teaspoon dried 1 Tablespoon butter 1 Tablespoon finely chopped Parsley wrap a Small layer of fat around each chop. Sprinkle the chops with Salt and Pepper rub cumin on both sides. Peel and seed the tomatoes and Cut them info Small cubes. There should be Aboul two cups. Heat the Corn Oil in a heavy skilled and add the chops in one lays without crowding. Cook Over relatively High heat about two minutes and Lurn. Cook on the second Side Over moderately High heat two to three minutes. Remove the chops to a warm Platter and pour off the at. Add the Olive Oil to the Skillet and when it is hot add the garlic and sir. Pour in the wine tomatoes Salt Pepper and thyme. Cook live minutes add any liquid that May have accumulated around the chops. Swirl the butter into the sauce. Spoon the sauce onto Lour plates and arrange Tho chops on each Sprinkle with Parsley. Yield four Servings. Utri with peppers 1 Large Sweet red Pepper about % Pound it Pound Zell 4 Tablespoons butter Salt to taste ii desired freshly ground Pepper to taste 3 Tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese 2 Tablespoons finely chopped Parsley. Bring 10 cups of water to the boil. Cover and let simmer until ready to add the Ziti. Cut away and discard the Core and veins of the peppers and discard the seeds. Cut the peppers into quarters and Cut he quarters Lengthwise into strips. There should be about two cups loosely packed. Heal two Tablespoons of the butter in a heavy Skillet and add the Pepper strips. Add Salt and Pepper end Cook stirring often about five minutes. Meanwhile add Salt to the boiling water and add the zit. Cook 1d minutes or to the desired degree of oneness. Drain. Return the pasta to the hot Kellie and add the Pepper strips remaining two Tablespoons of Butler cheese and Parsley. Toss to blend yield four Servings. Zucchini with Oil and Lemon 2 or 3 Zucchini about 1 it pounds 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil Salt to taste if desired freshly ground Pepper to taste juice of half a Lemon. Trim Ott the ends of the Zucchini. If Laige Quarter them and Cul each Quarter into two Inch lengths. Ii Small Cut i hem in half and Cut each half into two Inch lengths. Heal the Oil in a skilled and add he Zucchini Salt and Pepper. Cook shaking the Skillet and stirring the Zucchini around unto ii starts id take on color. Add the Lemon juice and cover. Cook about three minutes. When ready the Zucchini should be Crisp. Yield four Servings the curious shopper by son a Heinie could you please Una out Why when i deep Fry shrimp the Crisco solid foams i m afraid it will catch ire. I have to stir it and stir it to keep the foam Down mrs. A. Dorm  Holly hit Flo. Foaming is common with any shortening says Norma Webb of Procter & Gamble s consumer services and Here arc some pointers to avoid this problem Wash and rinse your Fry pan or deep Fryer carefully make sure it s completely free of soda or Dele genl because even the slightest bit can cause foaming or bubbling during frying. It s also important to dry your utensil completely before using it. Drain and wot moist foods before frying moisture on food or in the pan leads to foaming spattering or bubbling Over. Frozen foods because of hair moisture often present this kind of problem. When pan frying be sure to use enough shortening to cover the Bottom of the pan. To shallow try use one half to one Inch of shortening in a deep Skillet. When deep frying fill the Fryer no More than half full before adding food. Heat the shortening to the proper temperature before placing food in your pan or deep Fryer. If the shortening is Loo Cool foods can become Greasy stick to the pan and Erma Bombeck not Brown properly. Ii it s Loo hot. Foods wiil Burn. The recommended trying temperature for most shortenings is 36s degrees. To make sure you have the right temperature use a frying thermometer or place a half slice of bread in the heated shortening. At the recommended temperature the bread will turn Golden Brown in one minute. Afler frying the shortening should be cooled and then strained through a piece of line cheesecloth to remove food part ides store in the refrigerator in a separate covered Container. When retrying add fresh product if any was Tost in previous frying. If reused shortening foams excessively when heated it s Lane to discard it. How Long this lakes depends on the amount and Type of foods you Fry the frying temperature and the Caro Given to the shortening years ago i Cut out a formula from a newspaper for an easy and inexpensive powder Tor cleaning your Teeth and the whole family used it As our family grew and left Home i stopped making it so i disc ended the recipe. Now i would love to have it again. You made a dry mix of Arm & Hammer tailing soda Salt and a Tew drops of Oil of Peppermint and Wintergreen. Ann Makris Clearwater Flo. I tried gelling this recipe from Arm & Hammer s consumer service department and was told that although Many adults use baking soda As their regular dental race since it s less abrasive than toothpaste the company does not recommend its use Lor Leeth cleaning without the advice of your dentist and even your doctor if you Are Salt sensitive. However if you still want to make a mixture and you have no sensitivity to Salt the Standard old fashioned recipe is to mix it cup of baking soda with 2 Teaspoons of  can add a drop of whatever Flavouring you choose or perhaps dried Orange or Lemon Rind 2 Tablespoons ground to a Fine powder should Mayonnaise be kept in the refrigerator once it hat been opened my Friend who Loea not refrigerate her Mayonnaise says thatt t not necessary to do so. I be always been told differently. Ann Fitzgerald Charleston w. A. Best foods known As Hellmann s in the Eastern Hall of the United states has a brochure which answers Many questions about Mayonnaise. The company advises the fallowing regarding storage unopened commercial Mayonnaise May be stored at room temperature. Once opened it should be refrigerated to maintain the product s optimum flavor. For Best results store Mayonnaise on refrigerator door shelves. Storage in the coldest part at the refrigerator May cause Oil  for a copy of this brochure write to consumer service department Best foods . Box 8000, Enate Wood Cliffs . 07632. Him i whew ii ski Hunt ten Pam Itti id son attn ii on ofeunmd8tr1pm.atomjll.u5.fmcm my mornings have always been rather predictable. I Roll out of bed climb into a Robe and walk the length of the House to the Kitchen. Realizing i can t make Coffee without my glasses i walk the length of the House Back to the bedroom and get my glasses off the nightstand. Back in the Kitchen i measure out the Coffee and water and stand there and watch it drip Down into the pot when my glasses steam up and visibility is Zero the Collee is done. My Mother says i waste a lot of valuable time she says that at the stage of my Lite when i should be buying Gas a gallon at a Lime and answering the phone on the first ring i should remember that Lime is precious. My Mother is a real upper. The other Day she dipped an article and gave it to me. Look at this. You Are doing everything wrong. The first thing you should do every morning when you gel up is to gel dressed in the clothes you he Laid out the night  How do i know i la still fit in them Flerl eat i said. The second thing is to make your bed she continued. But i May want to climb Back into it and that seems  Don t interrupt she said. Do everything you have to do in this end of ins House before you go to the Kitchen. Now what do you think you do next i walk Back to the bedroom and gel my glasses i said. No no she said. You have two pairs of glasses one for the bedroom and one for the Kitchen. You just pick up in extra pair in the Kitchen and instead of piddling around with a Little Toast Here and a Little juice there you throw your breakfast of fruit Inola blender to save Lime. And while your Coffee is dripping Down you plan your next  where was this woman when i had 11-month pregnancies my original intention was to forget the conversation but then she had been right about Linda Evans nol being data Evans baby sister. Was it possible that just by a few adjustment la my life could be a Itte More organized the next morning i rolled out of bed showered and put on my clothes for the Day. I made my bed and turned out a the lights. In the Kitchen i picked up my Kitchen glasses and measured the Coffee. Throwing the fruit into the blender pushed Down the Button. Without the Ltd fruit flew everywhere including Down the front of my dress. I needed Coffee in a hurry and did the old Coffee cup pot Exchange in mid air White the cot fee was still dribbling. Most of h ran Down the Side of the Cabinet and into my shoe. I cleaned it up and went Back to the bedroom to change my dress. With my bedroom glasses i checked the Dock. I was so late for work i decided to go Back to bed i had to unmake it  Paga 16 the stars and stripes wednesday june 8,1988