European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 05, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tantalizing Lamb by Nathalie Dupree Cox news services rom the open door came the smell of garlic herbs and tomatoes underlined by the Sweet Musky smell of Lamb. Robert Coram was in the doorway of his Home wooden spoon in hand ready to celebrate completion of his Book marcs new american Library last paced Story that is to the drug War what Tom Clancy is to submarines Robert is married to Jeannine Addams and it is amazing that the passion and violence of arcs can come from the pen of such a genial Host and husband i d been invited to dinner along with a couple of drug enforcement Agency agents who had helped with the Book. Cliff Graubert of the old new York Book store who had read an Early Galley and some other friends. My role was simple. In the fashion of Atlanta authors. Bob had named some of his characters after his friends there is usually no resemblance Between the character named and the Friend whose name has been garnered when to first told me he was borrowing my last name for the Only woman in the Book my two requests were that she be Skinny and sexy. Well what would you ask for if in was your name Robert was slowly stirring his pot of Lamb i had my own anxieties As we ale hot hours d oeuvres to served in the living room i was anxious lest the Lamb be Well done going to other people s Homes is a mixed Blessing Lor me 1 love seeing what they Cook and i like to Peck into the intimacies of their kitchens. And i m terrified thai if i Don t like the food my gracious hosts will know in this Case i was worried because i was sure i would t like Well done Lamb and Robert had been cooking it Lor hours it was my Lisl time in his Home Lor Many years and i did t want to not be invited Back Lor showing faint enthusiasm. As the evening developed the Dea agents told enough tales to fill another novel. The food would t have mattered. After a first course of cheese pastries we peered into the oven at the Lamb. Robert had been checking on it frequently pouring wine into the pot whenever it seemed dry. I hoped something that smelled that Good would Laste As Good. Finally he brought the Lamb surrounded by potatoes onions and carrots to the table. The tomatoes and wine with Bay leaves Marjoram thyme and Rosemary had boiled Down and thickened enough to coat the meat he was slicing. As Luck would have in the sauce was perfect by the Lime the meal was cooked. On our plates the vibrant slash of Rod topped the vegetables. My ears were unfounded. I should have had More Faith in an old Friend. This braised Lamb in tomatoes was moist Lender and flavorful. I begged him for his recipe which i have since tried at Home. One pot Lamb 1 6-7 Pound leg of Lamb 12 garlic cloves 8 onions peeled and quartered 8 carrots peeled and quartered 6 Bay leaves crumbled 3 Tablespoons thyme chopped 3 Tablespoons Marjoram or oregano chopped 2 Tablespoons Rosemary crumbled 2-4 bottles dry White wine 5 pounds boiling potatoes peeled and Cut into 2-Inch pieces 1 can italian Plum tomatoes broken up Salt and freshly ground Pepper Bone the leg. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Make a number of incisions in the flesh of the Lamb to insert the slivers of garlic. Season with Salt and Pepper. Spread Hall the onions half the carrots the Bay leaves and half of the thyme Marjoram and Rosemary on the Bottom of a roaster or Large pan. Place the Lamb on top and roast in the oven uncovered for 1 hour. Remove the pan from the oven and pour in enough wine to cover. Place the pan on the stove Over Low heal and bring the liquid to the boil. Cover and return the pan to the oven and reduce the heat to 350 degrees. Cook turning from Lime to Lime adding wine if necessary until in is tender enough to fall off the Bone about 2 hours More. It can be made several Days ahead to this Point. One hour before serving add the remaining onions carrots potatoes and tomatoes with their juice making sure they Are covered with the liquid. Cover and continue cooking until vegetables Are nearly done about a half hour. Remove the Lamb from the pan add the rest of the herbs. Boil Down the juices and the vegetables until the sauce is thick enough to serve like a Nice soup about is minutes. Taste for seasonings. Add Salt and Pepper. Slice the Lamb and serve it in a big bowl with the vegetables and sauce surrounding the meat. This dish freezes and repeats Well. Serves 8 to 10. Tip the size of the cooking pan can make a big difference in the amount of wine required to cover the meat. Also remove the fell the outer paper like skin and As much of the fat As possible. By Sonja Heinze / Fried planting a Peppercorn but it did not sprout. The Peppercorns were bottled by Mccormick. Are they treated to prevent them from sprouting i have heard that spices Are now being irradiated. Helene Cohen Chicago Iii. Mac Barrett manager of press relations for Mccormick & co., Lorms us that dried Peppercorns do not have sufficient plasma for growth and that Pepper is propagated from Pepper cuttings not Pepper berries. The following is Mccormick s current statement on irradiation nearly All products of nature including spices and herbs Are contaminated and require appropriate clean up before they Are consumed. We must always give first priority to the Public health. As a responsible company. Mccormick constantly explores various methods to determine the safest most efficient and appropriate method of cleaning. However Mccormick does not irradiate any of its consumer products has no plans to and will not without full Public  Crystal Light is a Low calorie drink mix that contains Nutrasweet aspartame. I have consumed about two quarts of this drink every Day for almost two years. Am i asking for trouble j. Linus Beck Dunedin Fla. Mindy Solomon a consumer representative with general foods makers of the Crystal Light sugar free drink mixes says that general foods uses aspartame because it is a Safe and effective Low calorie sweetener. The most thoroughly tested food ingredient to Date aspartame has also been approved for use in Canada and 30 other  although general foods is confident of the safety of aspartame As used in their food products your question about asking for trouble consuming two quarts of this drink every Day is answered by Solomon this Way As a food manufacturing company general foods is not in a position to offer medical advice. We suggest you consult with your physician regarding this  the american Council on science and health published a report on aspartame and this is what it said in its summary aspartame is a synthetic compound made up of three substances normally. Found in the food Supply. Each of these substances like almost any food component can be toxic if present in the body in inordinately Large amounts but extensive scientific testing has shown that none of them posess a health Hazard when aspartame is consumed in reasonable or even unusually Large but physically possible  As far As is known the Only people who can t handle aspartame Are those with a disorder called . If you have it. You would know it. If you Are not born with it you cannot develop it later in life. Reader feedback from legs sue Clark South Bend ind i was interested in your recent column about Frog legs and the reasons Why certain countries in the far East have stopped exporting them. Let me Tell you Why animal activists had been protesting the importation of these legs several Hundred Irons were gathered at a time and crammed into a Gunny sack for anywhere from a 10 hour to a two Day ride. On arrival 90 percent had been crushed to death. The survivors had their legs sliced off Sciss ored off or knifed off while the Frog was fully conscious. Then its living head and Torso were tossed in a pile to die a prolonged and painful death. Since it takes amphibians longer than mammals to die the Irons suffered Over an hour. Between Bangladesh and Indonesia alone 150 million Irons were shipped to the . Multiply that with the hours of suffering and we have a product which was a disgrace to our tables an inexcusable cuisine and an irresponsible  have a conium i Iel Alm question wins to Soo a Heinle. In Caio of to Sun and sin. To 09211, . Forai. Page 16 the stars and stripes Friday May 5,1989