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Show MICROWAVE MAGIC ltAs Superspud! DESIREE VIVEA Copley News Service V tsp. garlic salt Butter or margarine By Behold the humble potato, denizen of the dirt, rising once again in the realm of microwave cookery to face that challenging question: How do you spruce up a spud? A good source for an answer to this would be a person of Irish persuasion. There are 1,500 ways to prepare an Irish potato. Or, you can continue to read this column. Long feared as a potent enemy in the battle of the bulge, potatoes actually contain no more calories than an apple. A medium-siz- e raw spud contains 70 calories. The consumer should well consider that a potato weight-conscio- Paprika Peel potatoes. Cook in microwave with water in casserole utes. Drain. Beat together cream cheese and onion dip till well blended. Stir in hot potatoes, one at a time, beating until light and fluffy. Stir in salt, pepper and garlic salt. Spoon into casserole. Dot with butter or margarine. Cook 10 minutes, covered. Stir halfway through cooking time. Sprinkle with paprika. Serves 8. in gra-tine- things uncomplicated, scrub, dry and pierce the potatoes with a fork to avoid explosions. Arrange in a circle in your microwave, leaving a space of 1 inch between them. Allow approximately 5 minutes per potato, and turn several times while baking. PARTY POTATOES 8 to 10 potatoes Vi 1 1 cup water (8 oz.) package cream cheese (8 oz.) carton pre- pared 1 French onion dip tsp. salt tsp. pepper Sink Saeli Angeles as a stockbroker, exasperated by the same By FREDERICK HERMANN Copley News Service Once upon bumper-to-bump- er a time in traffic there was a commuter with a problem: Driving was driving him crazy. Every day Duvall Hecht wasted two hours driving to and from his job in Los petitive car radio. music and renewscasts on his To make matters worse, the he was an avid reader, since he never seemed to find enough time to read, it made his solitary commute all the more intolerable. So he drove in despair, long- - Your Social Security tbsps. butter or margarine Paprika AU GRATIN POTATOES 5 to 6 medium-size- d new potatoes, peeled Salt, pepper, ground nutmeg and garlic salt cups shredded Swiss cheese cup whipping cream 1 egg yolk, slightly beaten Cut potatoes into very thin slices. Arrange about of the potatoes in a greased 2Vi to glass baking dish, sprinkle lightly with salt, nutmeg, pepper and galic salt, and then with Vi cup of the cheese. Repeat layers until all potatoes and cheese are used. Heat cream in a glass measuring cup in microwave about 1V minutes or until it begins to bubble. Gradually stir hot cream into beaten egg yolk. Pour cream mixture over potatoes. Cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes, stirring lightly several times, until potatoes are tender. Let stand, covered, 5 minutes. H you wish, uncover casserole and place it under the broiler of a conventional oven for a few minutes to brown top slightly. Serves ing instead to curl up with a good book. Then one day behind the wheel in 1975, he was struck by a thrilling idea; why not record books onto WILL REMEMBER NEARIN& TrtlS POPULAR 6N6R F4AN1&T VHO appeared firstCBS RADO OVER in tnc 1930 'S- early was billed Little jack little RADIO'S CFFFRL-U- L LjTTL AS EARFUL . AND IT WAS FXA06ERATION cOR ME 6TOOD standard cassette tapes and rent them to commutbooks ers? were available, he knew, but then only for the legally blind. Excited to test his rental idea, Hecht mailed out 500 simple fliers to random addresses in a nearby community, and a surprising 5 percent response rate convinced him that it had Tape-record- Actually Annuity income does not affect benefits Copley News Service Q. For many years I have been investing in an annuity so that when I retire I will have more than Social Security to rely on. Now I find that if my income is more than $6,000 this year 111 lose some of my Social Security checks. That doesnt seem fair. L.E. A. It wouldnt be fair. Only earnings from employment and may affect the amount of your Social gone 28 days. Do we need to get written permission from the Social Security Office before we go and how will this trip affect our SSI payG.G.P. ments. A. You do not need written permission from the Social Security Office arid you dont need to notify them if you are going to be out of the country fewer than 30 days. Your SSI payments will not be affected unless you are out of the United States Se- for 30 consecutive days. Q. My bank account is in my daughters name as well as mine. I would like to arrange for direct posit of my Social Security checks into this account. C.L. Can this be done? de- Your Social Security checks can be sent to the joint account you have with your daughter. Arrangements for direct deposit will have to made through your bank. A. George Plimptons Paper Lion in return for royalty payments. Then Hecht found a professional actor with an appropriate voice to record the entire volume, and placed a small advertisement in a local newspaper. Now just seven years old, his Books on Tape company catalog lists over 500 titles ranging from classics to current best sellers, and legions of commuters delight in traveling with such interesting ACROSS as Your en- courages workers to save or invest while theyre working so Social Security wont be their only source of income when they retire. Winston Churchill, Henry Thoreau and Leon Uris. Hecht still works only at his 42 person part-tim- e company, Handwriting and expects sales of $600,000 this year. Now 51 and well-reahe expects to live happily ever after. Tells DOWN I. Curved 5. 8. structure Knock sharply Trail; garden walk 12. Valley 13. Grow old 14. 15. 18. 19. 22. Et , and others Unimportant person or thing: 2 wds. Beef or pork Handyman's companion Exploited laborer 23. Emanation 24. 21. 1. Public notices 2. LA. footballer Spoil Actress Bergen 24. Striking scenes 22. 25. Made a loud outcry 4. Montana city 3. 26. from side to side 29. Bret , short-stor- y Pedicurist's Engrossed 6. Before now 7. Fearless; bold Plunder 27. Move 5. tool 20. Close com-panio- curity benefits. Income from savings, pensions, trusts, annuities or rentals will not reduce the amount of your payments. Social Security getting the onto tape was far more difficult than he had anticipated. He made appointments with several New York publishers, but they all turned a deaf ear to him and his offbeat idea. As a 1956 Olympic Gold Medalist in rowing and former Marine pilot, Hecht was not one to give up easily. Finally he persuaded a publisher to let him record books milk 6. &itk OmlY po-te- 3 Arrange half of sliced potatoes in glass baking dish. Combine flour with salt. Sprinkle half on potatoes. Repeat layering with remaining ingredients. Pour milk over potatoes. Dot with butter or margarine. Sprinkle generously with paprika. Bake 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Serves 5 to 1 a tsp. salt Ireland, where they became responsible for vast Irish immigration to America during the potato famine of 1845 and '46. d Scalloped, baked, au or mashed, potatoes prove no problem to prepare in your microwave. With cooking time so sharply reduced, it is a pleasure to attend to the question of how to dress up a simple spud. If you wish to keep Heard any good books lately? 16 cups scalded Granted, embellish- one of the most valued and widely grown veggies in the world. Rightly so. Originating in South America, the potato has been traced as far back as 1538, when it was recorded as being cultivated in Colombia and Peru. These starchy gems found themselves in Europe by 1550 at the hands of Spanish explorers. Soon potatoes became prevalent in Italy, England and were RETURN WITH OS TO... flour 1 iron, thiamin, niacin and ascorbic acid (vitamin C), than that daily apple he or she is happily crunching away on. This delightful little tuber has its roots in many cultures and is praised as Wash potatoes and peel a band from around the middle. Put potatoes in casserole with V a cup salted water. Cover, cook 10 minutes. Rotate dish Vi turn after 5 minutes. Drain potatoes and toss with butter or margarine and parsley. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Serves 4. SCALLOPED POTATOES 5 to 6 medium potatoes, sliced 4H ;bsps. contains more calcium, ments such as butter and sour cream do tend to increase the caloric content of your spuds. Yet, there are ways to enjoy your potato without a flood of fattening lavishments. 20 min- tbsp. parsley, minced Salt, pepper SUCCESS STORIES writer Particular 32. 33. Hairpiece Barbarian 35. Cooking veaael 36. Hart gripe : 2 wds. 8. Film on copper or bronze 9. 37. Lily 10. Layer 11. Snake's sound 16. sway, save Army term for illegal absence 38. Isolated 39. Delicate strand 17. Unaccompanied Health reaort 20. Spelunker'a interest Ancient 43. 24 hours c R 0 S s w 0 R D S concern 28. Compete (for) 29. Dmde in two equal parts 30. This minute 31. Piece of furniture: 2 wds. 33. Portico 34. Airport outside of Paris 35. Birthday event 36. Greet, in a way 39. Flutter to and fro 40. Identical wds. duo: 5 Q. I retired from the U.S. Navy in 1974 after 30 years of service. I am receiving retirement pay for those 30 Everyone likes years. I will be 62 next year and I have not paid into Social Security since my retirement. Will I receive benefits for those years I paid into Social Security while I was in the Navy? 44. Superior: 2 wds. 45. Hikes, as prices 46. Arizona river 47. Mirth 48. Tree fluid 49. Whirlpool Solution to be important Copity Nw Serrlee Reprinted from POCKET CROSSWORD PUZZLES with the permunoo of Dell Publishing Co, Inc. Copyright 197S, 1977 Dell Publishing Co, Inc All rights reserved. WlA. A. Yes! You started paying into Social Security as a serviceman in January 1957. You would, therefore, have well over the 32 quarters required for people who attain age 62 in 1983. By DOROTHY ST. JOHN JACKSON Certified Master Graphonanalyst Copley News Service treat them as you want them to treat you. So, turn your mirror on the real you and ask yourself this question: Are you willing to look beneath your personality veneer, recognize your limitations, and live within them, and among friends? Or do you want to continue to look down from your heights, as a stranger and wonder why there are so many strangers who surround you? 6. Q. My wife and I both NEW POTATOES 1 lb. small new pota- toes 4 tbsps. butter or margarine receive SSI. In December we are going to the Philippines to attend the wedding of our son who is paying for our trip. We will be generation. The control of dogs In the United States, thousands of postal workers can attest to the fact that a dogs bark is not worse than its bite. During the first seven months of this year, 3,986 postal workers were bitten by mans supposed best friend. While the U.S. Postal Service has been most resourceful in trying to fend off using pepper, dog attacks umbrellas and simply refusing to deliver mail at houses where that dogs are running loose doesnt protect the rest of us, nor does it obviate the fact that neither mail carriers nor anyone else should have to rely on such tactics. Animal control laws should be strict enough to help reduce animal attacks. The Postal Service is urging cities to adopt more stringent laws which would require all dogs to be leashed when off private property. Under present law, voice control is considered adequate restraint in most communities. So far (probably), so good. Problems arise, however, with the Postal Services request for an expansion of the vicious dog rule. Currently, a dog is considered vicious only after it bites someone and only if the attack takes place off the TT.J,, Dear Dorothy: Please study my handwriting and dissect me. Tell me why people resent me so much. F.U. Dear F.U.: Maybe you give the impression of being the Hercules of your proposal, a dog could be found vicious even if it doesnt bite, but simply threatens to harm someone. In such a case, the dog would be impounded. To get the pet back, the owner would have to provide a written guarantee of that it the dogs behavior would be restrained while on private property and that it would be leashed and muzzled when off. Additionally, the owner would have to post a $10,000 bond. The question is to determine the meaning of what constitutes a threat of harm. Is it a Doberman baring its teeth? A poodle nipping at someones heels? A Chihuahua barking in the night? Absent more specific definitions, the matter of threatening canine behavior is too vague for such a prohibition. The request of the Postal Service, nonetheless, deserves consideration, not only for the benefit of the proverbial postman, but for the sake of everyone else. Most dogs are and harmless, but the well-controll- ed minority that arent is large enough to cause legitimate concern. (Reprinted by Permission of Tti CamimtnfA Yet, THE THIS CONCRETE JUNGLE NEW- -f ANGLED WATER BED Of NOURS AIN'T HALF BAD, HARVEY. Dale Patterson DOWNRIGHT COMFORTABLE I JUST MIGHT GET ONE MYSELF. 'CEPT THEY DON'T HOLD UP TO SPURS. the strength you show is, to the graphoanalyst, simply a covering for the weaknesses you feel You have a tender ego. Dont we all? You want to be important Dont we all? So, with what you con- l2 sider inadequacies, you need some kind of protective covering to pad yourself from the hurts of others. Dont we all? But what kind of protection have you chosen? This is what makes the difference. First you have put yourself on a personality pedestal. This, in your mind, has glorified your image, seen in your very tall ts and d's. This has thrown you out of balance in your relationships with others. Then, to secure your status, you are demanding, seen in the slanted t crossings. In your demands, too, you are critical, seen in the v formations along the line. Consequently, you are not willing to listen and consider the other person's ideas or opinions, seen in the closed e loops. With all of these measures, you exert simulated power over others. And who likes that? Didnt we just say that everyone likes to be important? In our relations with people, we should always strive to have power with them, never over them. If you want to avoid resent- A - -- Al I ALEX IN WONDERLAND PEACHES by Bob Cordray Paul Ullrich |