European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                R f mrs Amft by Pierre Franey new York to Russ the Skult Steak goes by Many names including Hanger Sleak and Oyster Steak i remember going 1o Les Halles. The old Central food Market in Paris where at 4 . Butchers toasted on skirt steaks and red wine in bistros before starting the workday. If you know How to Cook a skirt Steak it can be delicious and it is Lar less expensive than sirloin or fillets. The skill Slcak comes from the pad of muscle thai runs from the rib Cage toward he lain. It is usually sold in sections Al about 12 ounces each and has a thin Silvery membrane that should be removed by the Butcher. Because skirt Steak contains a lot of moisture it should be cooked very last Over High heat to sear. Lei the Steak reach room temperature Belore broiling or grilling. Let the cooked Steak sit Lor several minutes before carving so the juices can Settle. Cut Iho Steak on a Bias across the fibrous muscle Over a culling Board thai Cen each the Runoal. Pour the juice Back Over the Steak when serving or use it in your sauce. Acorn Squash Puree and buttered asparagus make pleasing Side dishes. Broiler skirt Steak cajun style 4 skirt steaks i Pound each Salt to taste 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil 1 Teaspoon Chili powder it Teaspoon ground cumin i Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper it Teaspoon freshly ground Black Pepper i Teaspoon dried thyme 2 Tablespoons butter 2 Tablespoons finely chopped Parsley. A half hour before broiling or grilling Sprinkle the steaks Wilh sell blend Welt the Oil Chili powder cumin Cayenne Black Pepper and Hymo in a bowl. Brush this mixture on All sides of the Speaks. Cover the steaks with plastic wrap but do not refrigerate. Preheat the broiler to High or preheat the outdoor Grill if broiling arrange the Speaks on a rack and place under the broiler Aboul 6 inches from the source of heat. Broil for 2 minutes with the door partly open. Broil about 3 minutes More or to the desired degree of oneness. Ii grilling put the steaks on a very hot Grill and cover. Cook 2 minutes. Turn the steaks cover and Cook about 3 minutes More or to the desired degree of oneness. Transfer the Speaks to a hot Platter and Dot with butter Lei them stand in a warm place 5 minutes to redistribute the internal juices which will accumulate As the Speaks stand. Sprinkle with Parsley and Servo with the accumulated butter sauce yield 4 Servings. Acorn Squash purge 1 Butternut Squash about 2v pounds Salt to taste 2 Tablespoons butter 1 Sweet red Bell Pepper i Pound Cut into a Lnch pieces % cup finely chopped onions i Teaspoon minced garlic it Teaspoon ground cumin seed freshly ground Pepper to taste. Peel the Squash and split it in half scoop out the seeds with a spoon and Cut the Squash into 1-Inch cubes. There should be about 6 cups. Drop the Squash into boiling water with sail. When water returns to a boil Cook Lor Aboul 5 minutes or until Lender. Do nol overcook. Drain the Squash thoroughly. Put it into a food processor or blender and process. Or. Preferably put it into a conical food Mill and pass ii through into a bowl. Heal the Butler in a Saucepan. Add the red Pepper onions garlic cumin Salt and Pepper. Cook stirring Over medium heal for about 54 minutes add Squash blend Well and reheat while stirring. When piping hoi remove from the heat and serve. Yield 4 Servings buttered asparagus 16 fresh asparagus Spears Salt to taste 2 Tablespoons melted butter 2 Tablespoons Tamon juice freshly ground Pepper to taste. Cut off the ends of the asparagus about 11nch from the Bottom. Place the asparagus in a Skillet and add water to cover and sail. Bring to a boil and simmer until barely tender about 3 to 4 minutes. Drain immediately. Add Butler Lemon juice and Pepper. Serve hot. Yield 4 Servings. The curious when i was first married in the aos1 read in a column such As yours that one Leaf of Leaf lettuce had tar More value than a whole head of iceberg lettuce. I m also aware Oil some thing we took Lor gospel Back then have been disproved. Could you fill me in with the Laeta Mildred Heiton Richmond ind. Although iceberg lettuce is valuable Lor its Liber and its wonder Crunn Dinoss in sandwiches when it comes to vitamins and minerals in does t have much to Altor. That s because in s Light Green to while in color. Joe Carcione in the greengrocer advises that it s Sale to assume that the Greener the Leaf the Richer the source of vitamins a c and a As Well As Iron Calcium and other minerals. Carol Rinzler in the Complete Book Olwood compares the different lettuces nutritionally loaf lettuce has about twice As much Calcium As Romaine. And nearly Lour limes As much As iceberg. Lea lettuce has about one third More Iron than Romaine. Nearly Friree times As much As iceberg and nearly live limes As much As Boston and Bibb. Romaine Iel Luco has about one third More Vitamin a than iceberg three times As much As Boston and Bibb and eight times As Erma Bombeck much As iceberg. Romaine has about one third More Vitamin c than Leal three times As much As Boston and Bibb and six times As much As iceberg. Given a Choice among All the varieties of lettuce says Rinzler pick Romaine. Overall it has larger amounts of vitamins and minerals than any other  is them any place that you might know of in the Little Rock Ark., area that Sells ring Bologna Whan i ask for it in the stores i get strange looks. I used to get it in Michigan. Karen com Little Rock Ark. Barbara Schuelke of Oscar Mayer s consumer department tolls us that they still make ring Bologna which is similar to sliced Bologna but comes As a 12 ounce rope or ring shape. The probable reason you Haven t been Able to find ring Bologna in your Eree is that there Are regional preferences in Bologna As in other loads. Ring Bologna is most popular in the Midwest end quite a bit of it is sold in Arizona and Florida. Generally the Southwest prefers a red Rind Bologna. Since individual retailers decide which products they will Stock in their stores Oscar Mayer suggests that you ask the meal manager of your favorite supermarket to order some ring Bologna for you. Many meat managers Ere willing to do this it the customer will Purchase the entire Case of an hem nol typically locked by that store. A Case of ring Bologna contains six packages. What a the Best and easiest Way to remove Wax on our Bronze candlesticks and candelabra that we Uto on end ground our Church altars Julia Trovola Mishawaka ind the Only suggestions that i can Lind Are pretty obvious and Are probably what you re already doing pulling warm water into Tho candlesticks to loosen up the Wax then rubbing or Chipping off Iho Wax with the Aid of a soil cloth. This does t sound like the Best or easiest Way to me and i certainly would t want the Job. There must be a belter Way and if readers have any Good ideas please Send them to us. I dread College class reunions. In s not what you think. I Don t mind my few extra pounds and the touched up roots. I can even live with the fact Hal i have enough candles on my birthday cake to illuminate a runway for a 747, what really hurls is thai i Don t have a clue who All Whoso people Are. You expect to lose a Lew brain Calls bul the names of 432 people a Lew years ago. I went to a get together and told my husband at Iho door Iii Don t introduce you to anyone it s because i Don l know who they Are. The very first couple who approached me said Erma we re Fred and Judy remember when they left my husband said. Why did t you introduce me i did t know How to Tell him that Lor a second i could t remember who he was. This in t a sign of old age. I be always choked when ii comes to names. I spend Hall of my Lile sharing Al people s chests looking for names to materialize. Bod Esprit. Lands end anything one of my friends told me she had a trick that always worked with women. She d say to her husband Rob i want you to  then she d pause just Long enough so thai woman would say hurriedly Cindy. Cindy  i know Hal my Friend would say. I just can t remember your married  i tried thai once. When i saw one of my old classmates. 1 said Bill i want you to  i paused on Cue it s sister Mary Elizabeth said my old classmate. I know Hal i stumbled. I just could t remember Why you never  a lot of people who Ara Lousy at remembering names can shrug it Oft and gel on with their lives. Not me. I am obsessed with coming up with the name in it lakes me All night. Once i can t recall a name i can t Danco carry on a conversation socialize or have a Good Lime. I withdraw into my own Little world and try to extract thai name from my sub Conlous. First i go through the alphabet in the Hope that when i hit a letter either the first or the last name will hash before my eyes. When that fails i do an unforgivable despicable thing. I Lell my husband i can t remember so that he Cen go crazy Loo. We spent an entire evening Al this particular reunion like a couple of zombies staring straight ahead not speaking not smiling just concentrating on the name of the Man who was at our table earlier. Ii turned out we did t know the Man at All and had never met him before. He was t even in my class. He was a waiter. 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