European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Gas ovens make cooking a blast Cindy Chambers a columnist any americans living overseas belong to a unique brotherhood. As proud users of european Gas ovens we Are entitled to All the benefits that come with the territory including the thrill of knowing we can blow an entire apartment building into the stratosphere with a flick of a match. That and the Opportunity to set fire to your a face night after night arc but two of the Little things that make living with a european oven Al. Most unbearably exciting. Lets take the strictly hypothetical Challenge called a setting the oven temperature a a the temperature gauge on our oven runs from 1 to 8. If for instance you want to heat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit you must set the oven to �?o5,�?� and in approximately four hours the temperature at the rear of the oven near the heat source will reach about 800 degrees. Meanwhile the front of the oven stays a Nice Cool 65 degrees a if this Isnit the exact temperature variant you want done to despair the longer the Gas oven stays on the hotter it becomes. In fact by the end of an evening of cooking your stove has become a red hot glowing implement of destruction capable of Flash cooking not Only the most comply go rated recipes but also steel and pig Iron As if this weren to enough my Friend Susan who lives on the Economy has one of those truly european inventions the compact Gas oven. Like a. Classic european car it was built for efficiency and roominess has no place in its vocabulary. Last month after several glasses of go Uhlein appear Cully Susan committed the hideous social Faux Pas of inviting 12 people Over for a traditional Turkey dinner. Now that she has sobered up of course she a desperately trying to figure out How to prepare a 10-course meal in an oven the size of a a shoe Box. A after much soul searching though she says she has come up with two plus the first involves chopping the Turkey into about 20 Little parts and baking one each night until the Day of the dinner. Then she will reassemble the pieces into what she Calls a a Basic Turkey like con figuration a a using stuffing to fuse it together. Obviously anyone who would use the term a Turkey like configuration has be ii with the military too Long and does no to need the added aggravation of trying to Cook a Turkey in a european oven. Still her second plan a taking everybody out to Kentucky Fried Chicken for dinner a shows that she has for a Complete recovery. That a assuming of course she does no to blow herself to kingdom come with her Gas oven first. Cindy Chambers is a family member living in Schweinfurt Germany. A a miss manners Judith Martin Emred f ear miss manners a 1 a dinner of soup and salad at a restaurant Arii the waitress brought he salad first. When 1 asked for the soup first. / the answer w As Quot Madam you have to cat your salad . I Cou Kinn in anything but laugh. She called the manager who of course said it was no problem to serve the soup first. But where did the restaurant custom originate or serving salad first gentle Reader a wait a minute. Quot Madam you have t o e a t to u r a 1 a d firs 7 Quot a n d i f you d o n a t finish it. You done to get any dessert miss manners thinks she knows w Here that attitude originated and it. Wasny to in a restaurant. The reason restaurants serve salad before the main course whereas private service places the salad after it is that restaurants need time to Zotik or Foo d a fee r you a or Ive a n d t e 111 h e m what you want which you re not supposed to do at a private Homeland they Don t want you to get Cranky wailing,.-. A. A a Bushey Are not supposed to serve the salad before the soup. And they Are not entitled to gel c Ranky the c is c 1 pc s w lie n to u re fuse t o e a t the salad first. Dear miss manners a i married ii Ito a family that in a still striving to understand. My in Laws direct All mail and Calls for my husband and me to Horoscope for the week of dec. 16. Sagittarius nov. 22-dec. 20 some think you missed the boat. Boy arc they wrong a you be got the world on a string. Fly your financial Kite with Security. Learn More about science and. Computers. Capricorn dec. 21-Jan. 19 adjust Domestic situation to include Security philosophy or religion inspires focus on. Strong love relationship. Vigorous exercise is your alarm Dock. A a a a aquarius Jan. 2cpfeb. 18 explore your subconscious. See what makes you tick. Postpone crucial decisions Don t play fast1 and Loose with health. Keep coot in Romance. / Pisces feb. 19-March .20 go on spending. Spree. Be More fashion conscious Complete unfinished business love life proves Tricky. Concentrate on yourself instead Aries March 21-april 19bullying tactics Don t work with a Loyal partner. Travel that two Way Highway of Wilt and Loye. Keep a lid on your Check Book. A re a Rangey our Home Library. A. I Taurus april 20-May 20 a Don to take the coward1 s Way. Stand on your own two feet. Artie ulate your Reeds to a loved one. Make room for festive sharing an effete Vescont Altitude reduces stress. A. Gemini May 21-june 20. Watch for laziness. And mental inertial he who hesitates is forever his business. Keep in mind 1 do not live at my husband s business. Ind his family has our Home address. Not Only do 1.\iew his As ill noun acied but Eil percent of mud time my husband jails to being the Nuil Horik. Mul his natives gel upset with me when we Kul to respond. Remenih my Molher in luvs of lulled me because 1 Dpi not it spend to a birthday potty imitation lot our Jvear-Oid nepali a cd a but the imitation never Tunde its was Toner Home. When 1 Send them cards they Call my husband at his business to thank us. Am 1 Correct in Assum Inglat it s bad manners for them repeatedly to direct mail husbands shop when i be asked them to respect our Home and even worse manners for my husband never to bring mail Home gentle rentier a yes you Are Correct in assuming that it is bad manners to direct personal mail 1o your husband s office and worse manners to berate you for not having answered it. But your husband s ploy of not remembering to bring the letters Home seems to miss manners a masterstroke of diplomacy. It is not necessary to get into an argument about whose fault it is or Why they arc doing this. You have Only to retrain them by responding Quot of dear i m so sorry a the office mail just goes through the office heaven knows what they do with it a i know i hover see1 it. If you Send things to me at Home i Promise you be dear miss manners a people often comment about my shyness by saying things such As a you re so i never know what to say in this awkward situation. What would be an appropriate response a gentle Reader a silent smile. Lost. Visualize yourself As a decision maker. A Long overdue Lei Lor arrives a a a a a Quot cancer june 21-july 22 Opportunity is. Knocking open the door and let it in. Your i Nova Ion gats top Billing. Let. Words Fly Over your head hyper sen Sil Ivriy destroys creativity. Leo july 23-aug ,22 business and. Pleasure mix with Fil Nosse Good Fortunestrut your stuff. Bid Good riddance to lingering doubts. Put professional goals . A a Virgo aug. 23-Scpb 22 a Wook to lot your hair Down. Romance and social affairs sparkle jump aboard the emotional roller coaster come up with novel ideas for creating Harmony to a Futurist. A. A Quot. Libra sept. 23-ocl 22 Stop being a slave a to old habits financial schemes from left Field will tempt you. Put loved ones needs above your own. Use willpower to reach a career a Milestone Scorpio oct. 23jsiov 21 j hanging out with the same old crowd can Dull your Brair Buck the conservative tide open your mind to. New dimensions. Be prepared for surprises a ,. Copley news service a december 16. 1990 sunday to plus c Page 19
