European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                My by Pierre new York Tomasc ool weather never defers a from outdoor grilling. ". I have even raised a Lew eyebrows among dinner Gusils in january or february by. Excusing myself and slogging through the Snow to relieve meats barbecuing on my backyard Patio. For the less Hardy the recipe Hare Lor Middle Eastern style Broche Les of Lamb can also be prepared under a Kitchen broiler with excellent results. Cubed Teg of Lamb is among the Best cuts for broiling or grilling. Less expensive meat from the shoulder is equally flavorful it slightly less tender. If using shoulder meat ask your Butcher to trim it very lean the marinade is made with onion Yogurt avoid the Yogurt thai is sweetened Andrj thickened will Gelatin to resemble dessert custard garlic Saffron Olive Oil Cayenne mint sail and Pepper. You can make this in Advance and refrigerate it overnight. Whether grilling or broiling Baste the meat of Ion with the marinade. Cooking limes vary considerably depending on the heal of the broiler or Grill the distance of the meat from the heat source and the size of the Lamb cubes. The Only Way to Check is to remove one skewer from the Grill alter about eight minutes and Cul into one cube. A Rice infused with the flavors of cumin turmeric and garlic is lha Ideal accompaniment to this Lamb. For extra texture and color i have added a cubed eggplant to the Rice. The eggplant is sauteed with the seasonings in a Saucepan then the Rice and Chicken Broth Are added so ii Ell Cooks together Lamb  Eastern style 1% pounds lean Iamb preferably from the leg Cut into 24 cubes it cup grated onion 1 cup Plain Yogurt 1 Tox Poon finely chopped garlic 1 Pipoon loosely packed Stem Saffron 2 Tab of Poons Olive Oil a Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh mint or 1 Teaspoon dried Salt and fr�h1y ground Pepper to taste. Preheat the broiler to High or preheat an outdoor Grill Combine All the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Cover end let stand until ready to Cook. This con to left overnight in the Regii Geralo. Arrange the pieces of meal on Lour skewers. If wooden skewers Are used it is Best it they Are soaked in water for an hour before using hem. Cover the tips of the skewers with foil to prevent burning. Reserve the marinade for Basting. Ii broiling arrange the Brochelle on a rack under the broiler Aboul two to three inches from the source of heat. Broil to the desired degree of oneness with the door partly open. Baste with the reserved marinade and turn the skewers As the meat Cooks if grilling Cook the meal Over a hot fire to the desired degree of oneness. Baste with the marinade turning the skewers As the meat Cooks. Serve piping hot and Brush Ullh the remaining marinade. Yield 4 Servings. Me with Seq Plant 1 Milt eggplant about it Pound 2 taboo Spoont dive Oil san and Fehly ground pop of to Tomta i cup finely chopped Raton 1 Teaspoon finery chopped Yurt la 1 cup converted Rice. 1vteupifre�h or canned Chile Ken Broth 11mpoon ground cum i 14 Taat Poon turmeric v4 Imi Poon Tabasco. 1 Bay Tea 1 table spoon butter. 2 Tablespoons freshly chopped Parsley " ". Trim off the end Mohe eggplant. Do not pee i. Cut ii 1 into to Lnch cubes. A / heal the Oil in a Saucepan. Add the eggplant sail and Pepper and Cook Over medium heal stirring Lor. Iwo minutes. Add the onion and garlic and Cook i stirring until wilted. Add the Rice and slur. Add lha Chicken Folh cumin turmeric Tabasco and Bay. Teat. J bring to a boil stirring. Cover and simmer 17 minutes or until the Rice in Lender and All the liquid is absorbed. Remove the Bay Leal. Add the Buller and Parsley and fluff the Rice Wilh a Fork. Serve hoi. I yield 4 Servings. The curious i am curious about some of the German milk. How Ere they Able to process milk to that it does not require refrigeration Why is the process not used in the United states.? Fofi Type of milk is also sold in the military commissary system in West Germany along with fresh milk products Sharon Walker Apo . Forces the milk you ask about is uht milk Ultra High temperature processed milk. In West Germany it is called a Milch Mary Jane Laws of the United Dairy Industry says thai the method is very popular in. Europe. Partly this is because when unopened Iho Cartons of milk have a particularly Long shelf life without refrigeration. Although uht milk is produced in the United slates its distribution is limited and claims Laws the concept does not seem to have caught on As Ila abroad. ,. \ " in a publication put out by the Dairy association the process is described this Way uht milk is heat Treala at temperatures higher than those used Lor pasteurization. Then under sterile conditions tha milk is packaged into pre sterilized containers and aseptically sealed so that spoilage bacteria cannot enter the milk. Due to the combination of heat treatment and packaging Nilk can be stored Tor at least three months. The Levels of most nutrients in milk Are not significantly affected by uht processing and  there is some minimal difference in taste some individuals May notice a slightly cooked flavor uht milk May appear slightly whiter in color and May seem Richer than conventionally pasteurized milk. I would Tike to know How to dry Parsley in a microwave oven. Lorraine Moriarty Nokomis fat. Here Ere the directions As Given in Rodale s. Encyclopedia of herbs for drying herbs in a microwave Start with a Clear sunny Day because in humid. Weather the herbs May reabsorb moisture when removed from the microwave Brush soil irom the. Leaves and stems with a still Paintbrush. Then place about a cup of herbs in a single layer Between paper towels and microwave on High for about three minutes. Delicate herbs like thyme should be turned every 30 seconds if the herbs Aren t completely dry Atler three minutes reset the timer Tor 20 seconds and Start the microwave again. Don t let the herbs get Loo hot or they la Laste scorched. They re ready when they feel Brittle end rattle when you shake the paper towels or when the leaves pull easily irom the  Rodale advises that herbs Tike Parsley coriander Teal end Rosemary dry Well in the refrigerator. Simply place an unwashed bouquet in a paper not plastic bag close the bag and leave it in the refrigerator for about a month. J Reader feedback crunch y Salt pork Here Are some of the responses to my request for advice on How to get Crunchy Salt pork when making baked Beans Bob Braley Yoncalla Ore we a originally Horn the Boston area. My Mother has bean fixing baked red kidney Beans since before i was bom. This is the Way she taught me to prepare them after the Beans Are prepared and in the bean pot for baking score the mealy Side of the Salt pork like a Checkerboard. Lay the Salt pork on top of the Beans. Leave it there while the Beans bake. About a half an hour before the Beans Are done remove the Salt port place it Rind Side Down in a email shallow baking dish and place in the oven alongside the bean pot. It win get Crisp As it Cooks. Do not put it Back in tire bean pot of ii won t get Crisp or stay Crisp because of the steam. Serve it As a Side dish ulv of aum Luul Quat Boi Pimm it b so Htom. On it Erma. A year or so ago i saw a cooking show on pcs that absolutely knocked me out. Martha Stewart author of several cookbooks was preparing a thanksgiving  now we re not talking a just add Waler. Bring pour to to boil nuke two minutes on High in the a microwave dinner we re talking about a woman who trudged. Through wet leaves the night before putting her hams in a smokehouse. We re talking about a woman who had More Birds in her Kitchen than a courthouse has ,. Pigeons. The cranberries were in Little Orange cups the. Pumpkin soup was made irom pumpkins from her -. Garden and the nuts Lor the pies were shelled in her., own Lap. We re dealing with a table set in wonderful Antiques col Jecies through the years and a hostess who waltzed through lha entire meal like Noralta Young coming through a door As i watched the Norman Rockwell lamely till up their plates 1 sad to Trysell what s wrong with this picture then it hit me. There was no television set. Hay she did t have to wait Lor her husband to get the Turkey Platter off the shelf Between Kickoff and the first Quarter she did t have to lug 14 folding chairs and the table pads by herself because Minnesota was on the Yard line with a third Down and the Scora tied. She did t have to time the mashed potatoes so they. Could be served in the minute and a Hall Between potty break and a Beer commercial.-. ,.-  i could do a Martha Stewart Loo if i did t have a husband in front of the to set looking so lifeless i once outlined him Iri chalks. " "  do men Ever really appreciate what women have to go through to pull of a. Traditional thanksgiving dinner it s not your Ordinary meal. It s planned and timed like the invasion of Normandy. Butter Isnoel served in. Plastic tubs on thanksgiving. The silverware matches and there s Salt and Pepper on the table milk Cartons and bread wrappers Are banished. The whole meal has to be orchestrated so that the succotash in t read while the Turkey is still bleeding or the Rolls Haven t browned Belore the Gelatin Mold sets. \. Thanksgiving dinners Are not made in a Day. They 11begin the week Belore with collecting serving dishes \ borrowing chairs freezing dips and baking pies. The i j morning of the big Day thousands of women drag their. Bodies out of bed in the wee hours to Massage a naked Lurkey with Oil and shove it Inlo the oven. Then they Start cleaning and chopping to while the dinner is cooking guests will shout such encouraging remarks As when do we Eal i m Slan inf can i help Wilh anything do not be fooled. The average Lime Tor eating a i thanksgiving dinner is 12 mules which Sci dentally coincides with halftime the guests will now observe i m Slu Fedl. I can t eat another bile.1 forget the pie until my dinner  it s enough to make Martha Stewart urn her smokehouse Inlo a Sauna. Page 15 the stars an d stripes wednesday november 23,1988