The Daily Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 10

PAGE TEN THE DAILY COUUEft, CONNEUSVUif, PA, MONDAY, JUNE 23,1975 A Hoaie Service West Pean PO-ASJ The fresh vegetable season is here. And I'm so glad, I always lock forward to it, from the first early peas until the last turnips in the falL That's because garden-picked vegetables are so delicious. But make sure you give fresh vegetables the same tender, loving care in preparation and cooking as they had when growing on the farm or in your garden. Unless you pick the vegetables an hour or so before cooking, you should keep them in a cool place, or store them in the vegetable compartment or in plastic bags in your refrigerator. Before storing, I like to rinse or wash the vegetables so they're ready to use when taken from the refrigerator.

Then, too, cashing leafy vegetables before-hand adds the moisture needed for high-humidity storage. When washing greens, such as spinach or chard, or vegetables like brussel sprouts or broccoli, use lukewarm water. It helps to release the tiny dirt or sand particles more easily. Then rinse thoroughly in cold water before storing or cooking. If you slice or dice vegetables, like beans or carrots, do this just before cooking.

Cooking is another important step. Whether it's a leafy or root vegetable, a seed vegetable like corn, or a green, yellow, or white vegetable like potatoes, the basic cooking rules are exactly the same. First of all, always use a saucepan with a flat bottom and a tight-fitting cover. Then, all of the heat will go into the utensil and you won't waste it. And the food will cook faster, too.

Whether you serve the vegetables plain, with butter or margarine, in cream, or in a sauce, it's best to steam cook Chinese Woman Battles Leopard To Protect Toddler HONG KONG (UPI) A 20- year-old Chinese militiawoman recently took on a six-foot leopard barehanded to save a child. The New China News Agency reported the feat Friday. NONA, monitored in Hong Kong, said the incident happened March 29 in the mountains of Hupeh Province in central China. The militiawoman, Chen Chuan-hsiang, a woman commune member, Ko Chengyu, were digging potatoes, when they saw a lamb being chased by a leopard. Suddenly it spotted a 3-year-old child playing nearby.

"At this critical moment, the militiawoman dashed toward the leopard to save the child," the report said. "The beast turned its eyes on Chen Chuan- hsiang, roared and lunged at her. "She thought people said leopards were more ferocious than tigers, but it was not so terrible after all. She picked up a rock and hit the leopard hard." The leopard then turned its attention on Ko Cheng-yu, while Chen was trying to find another rock, the report said. "The i i i a a unhesitatingly jumped on the back of the leopard and pulled its head back with all her might" Then villagers and militiamen arrived and beat the leopard to death, the news agency said.

"The brigade party branch and the militia company commended Chen Chuan-hsiang for her heroism and revolutionary spirit in saving others at the risk of her own life," the report said. CONTACT DISPUTE LOS ANGELES fUPI) -Sally Struthers, who plays Gloria Bunker on the television series "All in the Family," has been ordered to submit her contract dispute to arbitration. Tandem Productions, producer of the series, sued Miss Struthers for breach of contract, saying she was trying to quit although she is bound by a contract running through 1978. Tandem asked for a court order forbidding Miss Struthers to take any show business job at all if she won't work for Tandem. Superior Court Judge Harry Hupp ruled Friday that Tandem's contract rights "appear highly likely to be vindicated by arbitration them in a small amount of water.

A good rule is to use about one-half inch to one inch of water. This may amount to one-half to one cup, depending on the size of the saucepan. I use a httle more water for fresh lima beans because they're mealy and absorb moisture, but much less for leafy 1 vegetables, such as spinach or diced cabbage, which cook in the water ihat clings to the leaves after rinsing There's no need to cover vegetables wjth water. In fact, it's not a good practice because you usually just throw the excess liquid down the drain, and with it goes some of the nutrients. Place small saucepans on the Mnaii unit of your range and larger saucepans on the 8-inch unit.

This is another way to insure the best results and most efficient use of the heat. Use High heat until steam forms in the saucepan. You can see the steam when it begins to escape around the cover or hear the sound of water boding. 11 will take only a few minutes so, as I always tell homemakers, there's not enough time to go into the living room to read the paper. When steaming, reduce the heat to Low or Simmer.

Try to resist the temptation to lift the cover for a peak. It's not necessary and allows steam to escape. If ou peek ver often, you'll need more water and more heat. When you turn the heat down, set the minute timer for the required cooking time. Of course, the time will depend on the type of vegetable and the degree of doneness you prefer.

The cooking tune will also vary with the maturity of the vegetable as well as the size of pieces Since I like mine tender crisp, I usually cook most fresh vegetables 10 to 20 minutes. When finished, you may serve the small amount of remaining liquid with the vegetable or drain and use it in a sauce Or, if have a "stock pot" in the refrigerator, add it to that. (Potato water is a natural when making By following these basic cooking rules, we can serve vegetables' that not only have good flavor and texture, but they're attractive in appearance. And if the vegetables meet these standards, we'll know they retain their vitamin and mineral content by THOMAS JOSEPH ACROSS 3 Old Freach coin 4 Boston Bruins star 5 Czech mountains 6 Foreword 7 Spanish article 8 Hill dweller 9 Chemical suffix 18 Craggy hill 14 Tenor Peerce 16 Door part 17 Zodiac sign 18 Beautiful 1 Stupefy, as with drink 6 Braid 11 Greek marketplace 12 Musical composition 13 Rigoletto, e-g. (2 wds.) 13 Churchill's "so few" (abbr.) 16 Whippersnapper 23 Islands off Galway 24 Magna -26 Race horse 28 Misprint 29 Social beauty 30 Chimney grime 31 Nickname for William IV (2 wds.) 34 Indian mulberry 35 Clown around (3 wds.) 43 Ghostly 44 Costly fur 45 General course 46 Spirited war horse DOWN 1 Cistern 2 --trip I WASHINGTON WINDOW Saturday's Answer 21 Flynn 37 "Bells -22 Kind of Ringing" pigeon 38 and 25 Bohemian yang 27 Akin 39 Prosperous 32 One way to 48 W.

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The target is the corporate slush fund. Since Watergate, it has been revealed that some of the biggest and the best-known corporations in America have maintained secret illegal funds to: --Buy political favors in America, and --Bribe foreign officials. Seventeen firms have pleaded guilty to illegal campaign contributions. A variety of devices was used to cover them up- Most have been punished by the fines allowed under law. No corporate officer involved in the crimes was sent to jail However, two milk cooperative officials were sentenced to serve four months each.

The international aspects are much more complex. The revelations come as a result of investigations by the Security and Exchange Commission and by the Defense Department --mostly the former. The SEC interest is in the question whether stockholders in the corporations are entitled to know what is being done with their money, and especially when illegality is involved. It has forced some corporations to reveal the extent of the slush funds. Morality aside, there is a practical side to the question.

How far does the SEC go? Does it force disclosure of every illegal payment, no matter how small? In Mexico, "la mordita" is as widespread as greasing of the palms is in parts of the United States. Would forced disclosure immediately put a stop to the practice and put American corporations at a disadvantage overseas? The morality of the practice, of course, cannot be defended, A bribe is a bribe whether it's made to a foreigner or to an The main defense is that it's always been done that way and everyone's doing it. And if American corporations don't, foreign competitors wifl take the hygjnggs away. At any rate, the SEC has been torn over the question. After one of the fiercest internal struggles in years, the SEC decided at least temporarily to go ahead with the investigations.

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