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HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday September 1MI Presifted floor saves bakers effort POINTERS DEAR POLLY The allpurpose flour I buy is labeled presifted Is there any need to sift flour now What about when using a reci that says to stft the flour NANCY DEAR NANCY You probably to lift presifted allpur pose flour for most ordinary baking recipes such as breads quick breads muffins pancakes biscuits pastry crusts etc Just spoon the flour lightly into your measuring cup and level it off with a straight edge However for the most delicate cakes such as angel food or very fine batter cakes sifting can give you a lighter finer grained product And dont forget that not all flours are pre sifted cake flour should be sifted before using for example As tor older recipes that specify sifting the flour it also depends on the product For most things I wouldnt bother but for delicate cakes pre pared for a special occasion sifting will give you a better result POLLY RECIPE OF THE WEEK Yogurt cheese which is yogurt drained in a cheesecloth lined colander for sever hours contributes a smooth creamy texture to this delicious dressing for For a version even lower in fat eliminate or reduce the butter In the recipe and use fat yogurt for making your yogurt cheese Cook ounces linguine according to package directions Drain and place In a heated bowl Combine table spoons melted butter with cup soft yogurt cheese and heat over a very low flame stirring constantly or in a microwave oven until just warmed through Do not allow mixture to come to a boil Pour over the linguine sprinkle on cnp freshly grated Par cheese and freshly ground pep per to taste and toss gently so all the is well coated with sauce Serve Immediately Yogurt can add flavor and reduce calories and fat In many delicious dishes For more recipes such as yogurt cheese yogurt bread iwj yo pi com plete directions for making yow own yogurt and yogurt cheese order my newsletter Cooking with Yogurt DEAR POLLY Im constantly confounded by recipes that call for medium potatoes or 3 cups mashed potatoes One measurement is too vague and the other doesn t let you know how much to buy Id like to see the look on my produce managers face when I walk into the store and ask for 3 cups of mashed potatoes Why cant recipe writers specify the weight in pounds of produce so you really know how much to use MWG DEAR MWG Yes in the best of all possible worlds every recipe would include the information you ask for but of course we know they dont Im as guilty of this as other recipe writers Heres a handy cap of potato information that might help you while you search for that perfect cookbook One pound potatoes equals About 3 medium potatoes 3 cups peeled and sliced potatoes ZH caps peeled and diced cups mashed and French fried Two pounds medium potatoes equals about six servings With this information on hand you should be able to cook some delicious potato creations from the recipes in my newsletter Potatoes Potatoes Potatoes including some tasty ideas for topping lowcal baked potatoes a potatoham soup crisp potatoskins several potato salads and side dishes potato main dishes and even potato desserts 1MB NEWSPAPER ENTERPH15E Library entertains class Hills Public Libraries are offering a program called Easy Entertaining For your holiday entertaining Jennifer Alton of Cocktail Hour Cater ing will be demonstrating how to prepare hors and canapes that can be made quick ly or in advance Come to the Ac ton Library on Tuesday Nov 7 or the Georgetown Library on either Wednesday Nov or Wednesday Nov All sessions begin at Registration will begin on Fri day Oct and a fee of will be charged at this time Register early to avoid disappointment For information call 8732681 or Free citizenship classes are starting soon Anyone interested Canadian citizenship call Pat Stuart at 2887 MOBILE SOUND SYSTEMS HOURS Monday Wsjntty Oft if A JOIN US FOR LUNCH YOUR CRYSTAL BRIDAL NEEDS