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Show I " Makes Cents BY VI JUDGE ? By VI Judge I As a borderline diabetic ) who must watch the sugar intake, I used to K mash a ripe banana and mix it with a glass of cold k milk when I had a craving for a malt. They have a s: better idea here In the 0 Dominican Republic: peel the bananas and t freeze them in advance, then break them into k chunks, toss some in the 1 blender, add about the w same amount of milk, a 5 few drops of vanilla and, y if you must, a little sugar. ) Blend to malted milk 1 thickness and serve f Immediately. A banana a batida they call it, and it's V as delicious as it is nutritious. v f Dominicans use almost a any of their native fruits in batidas, especially ) lechosa (papaya), 0 mangos, pineapple, and, ) of course bananas. They (t even make carrot ) batidas. Don't frown. A They're delicious. You grate and strain several carrots, add ice (because ( the carrots aren't frozen) ) and condensed mijk, ( some lemon Juice and ) sugar to taste. If you A didn't know, you'd never J guess you were drinking V carrot juice. ) Middle class A Dominican families have j been able to buy food X blenders only for a few V years, but in that short v time the batida has (J become popular enough A to h1 considered the national beverage. I'd h like to see it become our A nation's favorite x beverage Instead of the ) carbonated drinks used Q: so freely. Good nutiriton y is as important to the ( performance of the 4 human body as un-A polluted fuel is to a fine A automobile. Let's be good to ourselves, then, and our families and friends by substituting a nutritious batida for a no-nutrition, artifically flavored, sugar-laden carbonated drink when refreshment is desired. While tropical fruits, except bananas and pineapple, are not available in most parts of the United States, luscious batidas can be made with our own native fruits, such as apricots and peaches. Thinking calories? Substitute low-fat liquid or powdered milk for whole milk and artificial sweetener for the sugar. With love, Vi Dear VI: We had a near disaster at our house. I spilled a bottle of nail polish on our new highly-waxed parquet floor. I grabbed some paper towels, intending to wipe it up immediately, then finish the ob with polish remover, but both the door bell and the telephone rang just then and when I got back, the polish was dry. To my surprise and delight, however, the hardened polish peeled right off. True, the floor wasn't quite so shiny there, but a new coat of wax took care of that. My husband and I discussed this later and, after experimenting on a scrap of flooring, we decided that had I wiped up the polish while wet we would have had a permanently smeared spot. I hope our experience helps someone else who may have a similar accident. Donetta Greene |