WHAT'S COOKING

MONDAY

If you get the feeling that some foreign matter has entered your eye, and are feeling uncomfortable, just keep on blinking your eyes and the feeling will disappear.

SUNDAY

A tip from an expert cook. If you are going to make Pittu with the roasted rice flour packets available in the shops, dont use it as it is. Roast it some more in a pan, and your Pittu will turn out softer than usual.

WEDNESDAY

A "quickie cake". Immediate Fudge Cake. There's no bowl to wash. You use only a saucepan for the mixing. Heat together in a pan.

METHOD

3 TBLSP COCOA, & 3 TBLSP ANY VEGETABLE COOKING OIL. ADD ONE CUP SUGAR 2 UNBEATEN EGGS, AND VANILLA THEN MIX IN THREE QUARTER CUP SIFTED FLOUR 1 TSP BAKING POWDER, AND QUARTER TSP SALT A FEW CHOPPED PEANUTS ARE OPTIONAL. POUR INTO GREASED 8""PAN. BAKE ABOUT 25 MINUTES. MARK INTO SQUARES IMMEDIATELY YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE OVEN. IF YOU INCREASE THE FLOUR TO ONE CUP, IT BECOMES A CHEWY FUDGE BISCUIT.

TUESDAY

This statement caught my eye. "Church means nothing unless UR in it. "The same sentiment was echoed in a placard I once saw in a church in U.K. years ago. It read CH--CH. What is missing? Ur.(telling ways of stating a commonplace fact).

THURSDAY

"Cockroaches are more dangerous when dead" was the headline I read recently, according to research carried out by the U.S. Dept of Agriculture. Studies show that the dried out bodies of dead cockroaches give off proteins which remain active over long periods and can cause serious allergies. Colds, skin irritation, and respiratory difficulties are some of the allergies, but some reactions can be serious enough to cause a state of shock. The study has also shown that asthma sufferers are among the worst affected. As for me, I shudder at the sight of a cockroach, and would be happy never to see one again.

FRIDAY

Did you know that Wattaka (Pumpkin) Seeds are a rich source of the mineral Zinc? Zinc is an essential part of the immune defence mechanism. Shell Fish is also rich in Zinc. Anyone with P.M.S. (Pre Menstrual Syndrome) or Menopausal problems,loss of appetite, and low resistance to infections, should take an extra daily dose of zinc.

SATURDAY

"Locks are never manufactured without a key, similarly, GOD never gives us problems without solutions. Only we need to have patience to unlock them" .