European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Perfect past timing is the key by Pierre Franey new York times Many Home Cooks miss the Point when it comes to cooking pasta. They spend most of their time fussing Over ingredients Lor the sauce buying the Best herbs and cheese and so on. That is Fine but in the process they forget the most critical element of preparing excellent pasta timing. As the recipe Here demonstrates preparation is timed so that everything comes together at the same moment. Pasta is Best served within a minute or two after it comes out of the pot. It you let it sit any longer the Quality of your sauce is irrelevant the combination will be Gluey. For this shrimp sauce the garlic peppers Tomato and seasonings Are cooked first that is the base. Then the Linguine is dropped in briskly boiling water and cooked for about nine minutes. While the pasta is cooking the shrimp Are sauteed they Only need a minute or so. When the shrimp is cooked Combine it with the Tomato sauce and Basil As soon As the pasta is cooked add it and stir. As a Side dish this time of year you could prepare fresh sugar snap peas with mint and butter and a salad of Romaine lettuce. Romaine lettuce with garlic Croutons 1 Small head Romaina Lattuca 3 slices White Breed very thin Lead crystals it Safe by Sonja Heinze a q. I have a salad bowl that was made in Germany. It la made of genuine Lead Crystal and a tag that was on it stated that it has a Over 24 percent  because of the Lead Content is this bowl Safe to use when serving salads a Leonetta Brodsky new paltz n. Y. A an expert in Lead Richard Wedeen  is a professor of Medicine at the new Jersey medical school and on the staff of the . Medical censer in East Orange n j. Answers your question Lead Crystal is generally safer than improperly glazed ceramics or Lead welded tin cans but it can sometimes be dangerous. Usually the High fusion temperature used in Crystal manufacturing seals the Lead effectively from readers action line longer Bank hours wanted on payday and Many other civilians and said Iris went 1o the Bank today after work Only to find it closed today is thursday and also a military payday. The Bank Here in Mannheim closes at 4  on military paydays but regular thursdays it closes at 6 . I would like to know since thursday is also the Day when the soldiers get off at 4 . For prime time is merchants National Bank planning to change its hours on military paydays to accommodate the soldiers especially if that payday tails on a thursday the atm automated Teller machine cannot solve every banking problem Travonne x. Eady Mannheim Germany 6 Tablespoons Olive Oil 2 whole garlic cloves peeled 2 Teaspoons Dijon Mustard Salt and freshly ground Pepper to taste 1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar n 1. Trim lettuce and pull leaves apart. Rinse Well and Pat dry. 2. Trim crusts off the bread Cut bread into is Inch or smaller cubes. There should be about 1 cup 3. Heat 3 Tablespoons of the Oil in a Skillet when hot add bread cubes and garlic. Cook shaking the Skillet and stirring until cubes Are Golden brawn. Drain in a Sieve. It is not necessary to discard garlic cloves. 4. Cut or tear lettuce into bite size pieces. There should be about 8 cups loosely packed. Put in a salad bowl and Sprinkle Croutons on top. 5. Put Mustard in a Small bowl with Salt and Pepper add vinegar and beat with a wire whisk add the remaining Oil beating briskly. Pour dressing Over salad and toss. Yield 4 Servings. Buttered Green sugar snap peas 1 Pound sugar snap peas Salt and freshly ground Pepper to taste 2 Tablespoons butter 1 Tablespoon shredded fresh mint 1. Pluck off and discard the string from each pea pod. 2. Bring salted water to boil there should be enough to cover peas when added. Add peas. When water returns to a boil Cook about 3 minutes. Do not overcook. Drain. 3. Return peas to Saucepan. Add Pepper Salt butter and mint. Stir to blend until the pieces Are Well coated and hot. Serve immediately. Yield 4 Servings a leaching into food and drink. However if the Lead in the Crystal is in very High concentrations greater than 20 percent or the Glass has been scratched excessively e.g., by frequent washing in an automatic dishwasher or an acidic solution is left in the Crystal Container for a Long time e.g., Brandy in a Crystal decanter for year dangerous Levels of Lead May Leach out of the Crystal this May also occur if hot liquids Are used. Quot despite the potential danger it is unlikely that hazardous amounts of Lead will be transferred to salad dressing Over the Short period of time the salad is in the Crystal bowl. Vinegar is of course acetic acid which is used in the Standard 24-hour Lead leaching test you can obtain a test kit to make appropriate measurements of teachable Lead from a number of firms one being radon enterprises 515 n. 48th, Seattle a 98103 Quot or. Wedeen has recently published Poison in the pot a fascinating Book about the legacy of Lead anyone even remotely interested in this subject will find it fascinating Reading. Q. I bought some sliced boiled Ham for sandwiches. Three Days later the meat was wet and fast Slimy. It Dindl Small spoiled but i threw it away. This has even happened in the past to packaged a Yvonne Wise manager Public Media relations merchants National Community Bank replies i am sorry you rushed to the Mannheim Bank on that payday thursday Only to find it closed at the regular time. Experience has taught us that our customers want Early Access to their Money on payday. That is Why our Banks open half an hour Early and close Al the regularly posted time regardless of which Day in the week payday Falls. The Bank a hours Are agreed to by the Community commander and the Bank manager. If either of them sees a need for a change they get together and discuss the Issue the Mannheim customer service department does offer an appointment program on non paydays and you Linguine with shrimp a pounds medium size shrimp 3 quarts water Salt to taste 4 Tablespoons Olive Oil 1 Tablespoon finely chopped garlic 1 medium size red Sweet Pepper cored seeded and Cut into 1-Inch cubes 1 medium size Green Pepper cored seeded and Cut into 1-Inch cubes 3 cups canned crushed tomatoes freshly ground Pepper to taste 1 Teaspoon dried oregano % Pound imported Linguine a a Teaspoon red Pepper flakes 4 Tablespoons chopped fresh Basil if available or chopped italian Parsley. 1. Peel and Devin shrimp. 2. Bring water with Salt to a boil in a Large Kettle. 3. Heat 2 Tablespoons of the Oil in a Large Saucepan Over medium High heat and add the garlic and red and Green peppers. Cook briefly without Browning. Add the tomatoes Salt Pepper and oregano. Bring to a simmer and Cook stirring 10 minutes. 4. Meanwhile drop Linguine into boiling water and Cook about 9 minutes or until it reaches a degree of oneness. Drain quickly and Reserve about Vamp cup of the cooking liquid. 5. While Linguine Cooks heat remaining Oil in a Saucepan Over medium High heat. Add shrimp Pepper flakes Salt and Pepper. Cook stirring about a minute. Add to Tomato sauce. 6. Add Linguine reserved cooking liquid and the Basil to mixture. Heat thoroughly. Toss Well and serve immediately. Yield 4 Servings Sandwich meats. What causes it is the meat spoiled a Helen Armentrout Redding Calif. A. Thomas Ruble a consumer representative with Oscar Mayer answers your question Quot your Reader does not indicate if the meat was purchased from a Deli. Also without a Sample of the meat to examine we Are not in a position to answer these questions adequately. If the meat is just moist and does not contain an odor it probably is not spoiled. But if the meat is moist contains an odor and is Sticky to the touch it s probably spoiled. If there is Ever a doubt about the safety of any food product we recommend that he consumer discard it. A we believe that prepackaged meats have several advantages Over unpack aged sliced meats sold in delis. Deli meats have no Protection from air and Light. They Are also handled often which can reduce keeping time and affect freshness vacuum sealed packages protect the meat from Light and air until the consumer opens the package. Also these packages Are stamped with a freshness control Date which Deli meats do not have Quot i have found that for the Sake of convenience supermarket Deli clerks slice the meat in Advance and sometimes it sits there for hours in a tray. In such an environment the meats shelf life rapidly deteriorates. If you want to buy the Deli meat i would suggest that you Tell the clerk you done to want any that a already been sliced. Might want to take advantage of that convenient service for those rare occasions when the Green machine can to take care of your banking needs. To write us readers action line is the readers Quot court of last resort Quot striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you have a question and Don t know where to turn for the answer wite to readers action Une co the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. All letters must be signed and preference will be Given to those seeking information of general interest to our readers. Page 16 a the stars and stripes Friday september 27, 1991