European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                6omhiute gourmet by Pierre Franey new York times for several years coriander has Beena roguish Herb Hal shows up in All sorts Oldi Shes in nearly every major cuisine when i was 3 professional chef coriander Leal and seed were rarely seen in French or american Kileci icons. But were More common in Indian chinese and mexican Lood As Well As in South american and Southeast asian cuisines. Fresh coriander which is used in the recipe below has a flavor that no one seems Neutral about coriander also known As Cilantro is Lar More aromatic than Parsley Sage chives or sorrel. Its spiciness and slightly Musty flavor change the character of any dish. The name 15 said to come from the greek word Koris. Which Means Bug As the Story goes the Herb was so named because it supposedly resembled the smell of bedbugs my Garden blooms with coriander All summer and i use in in Many recipes from salads and soups to casseroles and grilled fish. This recipe for vegetable soup has a Curry flavor As Well As some sweetness from onions carrots. Leeks and parsnips the coriander was an afterthought and it added a delightful Snappy taste i used Boneless skinless Turkey breast but you could also use leftover roast Burkoy. A second soup Lor Spring and summer Hal is easy to make is Carrot Vilh Dill the base is a Good Chicken Stock either homemade or one of the belter commercial varieties. Some sweetness is added with port wine notice that this soup Dees not Call for Cream As a Binder. Instead i use Nicolla cheese a Low fat alternative that is pureed in a food processor to achieve a creamy consistency. Ricotta can be used in All kinds of soups that Call for Cream As Well As Many sauces. Vegetable soup with Turkey and coriander 2 Tablespoons butter 1 Tablespoon Curry powder optional 1 cup chopped onions 4 Leeks about 1 Pound cleaned and Cut into a Inch cubes about 3 cups 3 carrots about i Pound scraped and Cut into /4-Inch cubes about 1 i cups 1 Parsnip about v Pound peeled and Cut into i Inch cubes 3 potatoes about 1 Pound peeled and Cut into /4-Inch cubes about 2 cups Salt and freshly ground Pepper to taste 4 cups fresh or canned Chicken Stock 4 cups water 1 Boneless skinless Turkey breast about 1 Pound Cut into /2-Inch cubes 3 Tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves. Heal butter in a Saucepan and add Curry powder if desired onions Leeks carrots Parsnip and pol foes. Cook stirring until they Are willed about 5 minutes. Add Salt Pepper Chicken Stock and water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Add Turkey breast cubes and Cook 10 minutes. Garnish each serving Wilh coriander. Yield 8 Servings. Carrot soup with Dill 2 Tablespoons butter3 /4 cup finely chopped onions 11/2 pounds carrots scraped and sliced about 4 cups 4 cups fresh or canned Chicken Stock Salt and freshly ground Pepper to taste 2 cups water i cup Ricotta cheese 3 Tablespoons port wine 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh Dill. Heal butter in a Saucepan and add onions. Cook stirring until they Are wilted. Add carrots Stock Salt Pepper and water. Bring to a boil and simmer Lor 20 minutes. Strain Over a Saucepan to Reserve the cooking liquid. Puree the solids in a food processor or food Mill along with the cheese and 1 cup of the reserved cooking liquid. Transfer the Puree to the Saucepan with the remaining cooking liquid. Blend Well. Bring soup to a boil and add wine and Dill. Serve hot or cold. Yield 6 Servings. Curious shopper Bysong Heinze since there area number of species of land and water Birds hunted i was wondering about gulls. Gulls Are so abundant and some Are As Large As a Good sized Chicken. Are they a tasty dish an answer with a recipe would be Nice. Lorraine Sottile Kingston . I think you would be Beller off sticking to Chicken. Not Only Are gulls Tough As nails and have a Strong shy taste but also says Barbara Union manager of information services at the National Audubon society gulls Are fully protected by both Federal and slate Laws like most other  in other words one cannot just go out and kill or capture a Gull. They Are an important part of the Earth s environment not Only Lor aesthetic reasons but also because they re so Good at picking up garbage on both land and sea. Nevertheless some people do eat these Birds and their eggs. In Lite histories of North american culls and terns by Arthur Bent the author states in the past and to a Large extent in such out of the Way regions As Labrador Al the present Day these gulls were and Are incessantly persecuted during the Breeding season. Their eggs Are highly valued As a food Supply and the Young Are cooped up and fattened for eating. Adult Birds Are shot for food or for Mere  according to Bent there Are certain ingenious methods Lor cleaning and preparing Strong Birds that can make them tasty or at least edible. The recipes involve immediate evisceration and blooding and the use of marinades in which strips of breast meat Are cured Lor weeks or longer before cooking. Additionally the author informs us that in the last Century there was a restaurant in Boston Harbor famous for its game menu. Some of the delicacies prepared were sandpipers snipe rail godwit and hummingbirds in Walnut shells. Even today says Bent the occasional illegal deep dish Robin pie or other such fare finds its Way to to table especially in Rural  is there some Way to repair rubber gloves when they get a Small Cut in them . Reas South Bend ind. Martin Petersen director of Community relations Al Playtex. Responds we estimate Hal 85 to 90 percent of All Small cuts occur at the fingertip. Because of this using conventional rubber patches such As a bicycle repair Patch is not recommended. Because of the extra layer. The user will lose the feel for what is being handled such As glasses or dinner plates and if the Patch is not applied correctly May end up Wilh the adhesive smudging other surfaces. Also depending upon the Quality of the Patch in May or May not stick because of the fingers constant friction Wilh other items during use. Rather than discarding the gloves advises Petersen continue to use them for dry cleaning work. This might include Greasy dirty work to protect against Grimy hands or polling the plants and other gardening  Reader feedback storing potatoes in a past column in answer to a Reader s question about storing potatoes i mentioned that although All the experts say not to store potatoes in the refrigerator i personally do this and found that it works Well. I asked readers How they stored their potatoes Clare p., St Petersburg Fla i be always stored my potatoes in the refrigerator. I had read an article that if stored in the fridge they would lose starch so i left them out and they started to get Rotten and smelled. The average housewife buys five or 10 pounds at a time so How much starch can you lose in two weeks you keep replacing them with new ones  a Reader Cedar rapids Iowa i read an article several years ago about storing potatoes in the refrigerator. It explained the starch to sugar transformation caused by the cold storage and also said this change is reversed when the potatoes Are returned to room temperature for a Lew Days. The secret is to remember to keep taking some out ahead of  Blandino Day St. Petersburg Fla my son in Pennsylvania always has a Large Garden. After digging his potatoes and letting Thorn dry Olf he lines a covered garbage can with several layers of newspaper fills the can one Quarter with potatoes and covers that Wilh a Good layer of apples. He alternates this Way until the can is full covers it and the potatoes keep for one year. We always put a few apples in the potato bin in the  mrs. . Williams Gulfport Fla regarding Sweet potatoes when i found some really Good ones i Shook off the dirt and put them without any wrapping in our Freezer. Six months later when i boiled some they were perfectly  Hava conium or related Quett loft we to Sonja Henze. In care of Tow Stan and Sli . Apo 09211. U s of Cwm. Page 16 the stars and stripes Friday May 19, 1989