European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse By Sonja Heinie / usually leave the door to my microwave oven open to air it out and one Day came Home to find that tiny Black ants had invaded ii rather than use a Spray i closed the oven door and turned it on High for a full minute. When i opened the door the ants were still alive and running around i had to do this three times before they finally collapsed. Why did it take so Long p. Dirosse fort Lauderdale Fla. Or Diana Wheeler Wilh the. Separ Lenl of entomology Al Iho University of Arizona answers i am not is ire Why Small ans Lake so Long 1o Cook in he microwave 1 suspect Hal i has something to do with their being very Small ii could be Hal they do nol contain much moisture which is what the microwaves heat up also in might have something to do with the relative size of the microwaves he frequency a the size 61 the in Eccl. T have noticed that baby cockroaches also remain alive lot some Lime when the microwave is turned on. While adult larger ones go rather you re never too old to team they say but i m getting so elderly that i m not doing As much baking As i did in the Olden Days when there were Little kids tunning in Ana out All Day Long. So now Hare i am with a Box of cake flour with one cup used a can of baking powder that expired last june and a few scoops of Bisquick in a old Coffee can my Glrst instinct is to throw them in the Freezer after All that s inhere t store my woolens in the summer in Case of Moths. But maybe there s some Active ingredient in some of the above mentioned that would be destroyed by freezing what do you think. i Richer thought or woolens in a Tercier bul what a Good Ideal anyway you can also put your flour and Bisquick in to Freezer. It s Iho Best place to store Vliem they won t get rancid or a tested with bugs and you Don t have la defrost of tour Belory using it just to sure to items Well packaged annd sealed against slow. As Abr your baking powder to in expired last june i would discard it buy a new Box and put that in the inc Eicr too i have a very handsome son in graduate school who keeps asking me for cheap nutritious throw together meals " for poor Busy students. Recipes Tike that would be helpful to a lot of students As Welles the general Public including the poor. But the recipes have to be easy and can Only use some Bash equipment no cull nails Lor Melket Diane Teska Evanston Iii. I would love to heat from readers on ills que Salon i m sure everyone has a favorite recipe Hal can be easily made does t Cost much is nutritious and tastes Good. 1 know from my own experience and those of my children that most students hate to Cook anything that requires the use of More than one pol or pan Man students have Only a single Burner hoi Plale and a bathroom sink for cleaning up afterwards. Let s see what readers can come up with and Well go from there Reader feedback steel Cut Oats Barbara Hogan Codar rapids Iowa regrading your Reader s search for steel Cut Oats. Sis Niwart they Are widely available in Cedar rapids Iowa Al Bolh some and Nul lion world stores my husband and i also enjoy steel Cut Oats we Cook them overnight in a Small Crackpot one cup oals to three cups water. Suiter the Crock pol lightly first. The bats Are Good with bananas Cut on top or cooked with dried apples and raisins with added judging from Reader response one can find a acct Cul oals easily in some areas of the country bul not in others. For folks who would like to try them but cannot find Thorn they can be ordered by mail. The following companies also Hava other interesting wholesome foods you May be interested in ordering. Contact Linoa Bodard. Nuts for you to Columbus mo., 55202. Walnut acres Perins Creek a 17b62. Brumwell flour Mill 328 East second ind., 50674, i in mum fonts. Halbi in Viool he 160 Minu by Pierre Franey new York times ill the Scarcity and soaring prices of Bay scallops in the Northeast in recent years 1 have been cooking sea scallops almost exclusively sea scallops when properly cooked arc just us Indor and delicious if nol quite As Sweet As the Best Bay scallops from Long Island. Dozens of varieties i scallops Are loud around the country and in Europe and All lend themselves to e try moly last cooking the dish hem can be made in 10 to 15 minutes including preparation time. Plump Omalois Are a isl , Ihu Thaddea to he pan after. Inc cooked Dinulos in shallot Builer which lends a Nice Loisch of sweetness peas a la Francale is an elegant Side dish this recipe combines peas of Frojen peas in necessary with Small while onions shredded be Liucc and seasonings. Rice Creole is a Nice counterbalance o the Swee scallops and a Eccl peas. For ills. Use my Lail Proal 17-Rruntjtc cooking method Lor the Rice and season in with sail Pepper and Lemon juice. Sea scallops with tomatoes and shallot Butlett 4 Ripe Plum tomatoes about 1 Pound 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil 2 Tablespoons butter 1vi pounds medium size sea scallops Salt and freshly ground Pepper to taste 4 Tablespoons finely chopped shallot 2 sprigs fresh thyme or Vuk Teaspoon dried 1 Tablespoon fresh Lemon juice a cup finely chopped Parsley Core and Peet tomatoes. Halve them the halves gently to extract seeds Cut halves into. It Inch cubes. ". In a non suck Iii Fol Large enough to Riold scallops in one layer heal Oil and Butler Over High heal. When hoi add scallops sail and Pepper Cook shining and shaking the pan and turning scallops Brown Abib it 2 minutes. Sprinkle shallots. Thyme and tomatoes evenly Over scallops Cook stirring for 2 minutes add Lemon Nice and Cook stirring for another minute Sprinkle with Parsley stir Well and Servo immediately. Do not overcook me scallops yield1 4 Servings. Fresh peas a la of Francaise 2 cups fresh shelled peas or Frozen peas 4 Small while onions peeled arid sliced 6 Boston lettuce leaves shredded Salt and freshly ground Pepper to taste Pinch of sugar 2 Tablespoons butter i cup water 1 Teaspoon flour or Corn starch Combine peas onions Belluce sail Pepper sugar and 1 Tablespoon of the Huttar in a bowl. Mix Well and add the water. Place in a Saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer. Until Lender. Meanwhile Cream together Iho remaining 1 Tablespoon butter and the tour. Add to the Saucepan stirring Wilh a Vogdon Palusa. Blend a Well when liquid has thickened and returned to a boil remove from heal yield 4 Servings Rice Creole 6 cups water Salt to taste 1 cup converted Rice 2 Tablespoons in Sallow butter 1 Tablespoon fresh Lemon juice freshly ground Black Pepper to taste. Bring water to a boil in a Saucepan add Salt and Rice and return to a boil. Cook Over High heal Lor 17 minutes Drain Rice in a colander run hot water Over stand1 Drain again. Place Rice in a serving dish add Butler Lemon juice Pepper and sail if necessary. Sir Gentry until tha grains Are Well 4 Servings. Page 16 the stars and stripes Friday. April 21, 1989 i
