csr Brown Baggers And Lunch & Pail Toters Need Variety Lakeland Park & Lakeland Shores Carol Cominsky 385-7246 Now that Winter is well on its way, a number of junior brown-baggers and lunch- pail toters can be expected to claim they've ftad just about all the bologna and peanut butter they can stand. And, the one who has been packing those seemingly endless school lunches, may be as bored with the task as the children's tastebuds are with the results. "It may be time to try including some lunch menu alternatives in those brown bags and try approaching the task of packing lunches from a new angle," notes Nancy Moore, McHenry County Extension adviser. For starters one should take a look at the way lun ches have been packed. "It's a good idea to keep all of the equipment used each time-knives, plastic sandwich bags or wrap, brown bags, etc.--in one place so that you can do the task as efficiently as possible," Ms. Moore says. "And, if your lunches in clude sandwiches, you may want to try fixing them ahead and freezing them so all you have to do is assemble the lunches each morning." She says an assembly-line procedure can save time, too. "Line up the slices of bread next to one another and spread with soft butter or margarine. Spread the filling or place sliced fillings on alternate slices and then assemble each sandwich. Wrap each ' sandwich separately, without slicing, and label before freezing." Ms. Moore says sandwich ingredients that freeze well include cooked, sliced, diced or ground meat, fish or poultry, hard-boiled egg yolks, baked beans, roquefort or blue cheese, peanut butter and fruit. Some typical sandwich ingredients that do not freeze well are mayonnaise, sliced soft cheese, cheese spreads, cottage cheese, raw vegetables such as salad greens, onion and tomato slices, hard-boiled egg white, liver sausage and liver spreads, luncheon meats, olives, pimiento, pickles, chili sauce and jelly, jams and preserves. She notes, however, that a thin coating of jam or jelly can be spread on top of butter. "The problem with some of these spreads or fillings that aren't recom mended for freezing is that they get soggy or soak into the bread and make it soggy If you're careful, you may be able to use a small amount." Ms. Moore notes that sandwich picker-uppers such as sliced tomatoes or onions and pickles can be packed separately and added to sandwiches just before eating. She also recommends trying dif ferent kinds of bread-whole wheat, pumpernickel, rye~ for variety. Sandwiches can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours before eating, in the freezer section of a refrigerator for up to a week before eating and in a separate home freezer for three to four weeks. /'If you have a freezer, you can make all the sandwiches for the coming month ahead of time and stack all of the same kinds together. Then all you have to do is add fruit or whatever else you're packing in the morning before the kids leave for school," she says. Frozen sandwiches take from 3 to 4 hours to thaw, about the amount of time most children will spend in classes before their lunch hour. In any case, Ms. Moore warns that sand wiches should never remain at temperatures above 40 degrees fahrenheit for more than four hours because bacteria can grow quickly in most sandwich fillings as well as in moistened bread. "Use insulated bottles to keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold," she says. "When packing items such as soups, stews or chili, pour them boiling hot into a sterile vacuum bottle," Ms. Moore notes that lunch boxes or lunch pails may be more economical to use than brown paper bags because bags should be used only once and then discarded. "Buy bags specifically for packing lunches and don't use those that have already been used once, such as to contain groceries," she recommends. For additional "brown- bag" hints contact the Extension office at 338-3737 or 4747, or stop at the office at 789 McHenry avenue, Woodstock. Milk Fits Many Needs Time was when everyone drank whole milk. But today there are many kinds of milk to fit the taste, physical condition or caloric needs of each family member. Whole milk contains at least 3.25 percent milkfat; lowfat, 1 or 2 percent and skim, less than 0.5 percent. Hie family of milk has a product for every need of a family. Anyone counting calories may select skim or low fat milk. Others who want to maintain or gain weight while participating in active sports may prefer whole milk. Generally, young children and teenagers prefer whole milk. But they often enjoy chocolate milk. It's available in many ways: whole chocolate milk, lowfat chocolate milk made with 1 or 2 percent milkfat and even chocolate skim milk. Adults may prefer either whole or lowfat milk. Many senior citizens eat less food and prefer whole milk for its satiety value while others select lowfat milk. Any family member with digestive problems should try the youngest member in the family of milk. It's called sweet acidophilus. A concentrated culture of Lactobacillus acidophilus is added to cold pasteurized milk. Some scientists believe it helps minimize gastric disturbances by halping maintain the balance of microorganisms in the intestinal tract. This milk is used only as a beverage. So each member of a family can select his or her favorite dairy beverage from the family of milk Hold Recruitment For Junior Achievement Volunteers and Junior Achievement of Chicago staff will recruit high school students in McHenry county schools this month. Following a short presen tation students will have an opportunity to apply for membership in a JA com pany, where they will join other teenagers in learning about free enterprise by organizing and running their HOSPITAL NOTES MCHENRY Admissions: Margaret Bauer, Mary J. Coari, Kevin Massarilli. Gary Spengel and Donald Turville, all of McHenry: Pearl Bukovsky of Wonder Lake; Mrs. Patricia Eckman of Spring Grove. WOODSTOCK Admissions: Glenda own mini-business. They will sell stock, elect officers and make and sell a product in this practical economics education program Volunteers from area business firms counsel each teenage company Recruiters have been scheduled Jan. 21 at Marian Central Catholic high school, 1001 McHenry avenue, Woodstock. Wiley, Edward Barwig, Baby Raymond Deering, Sandra Neff, Ann Hennessy and Peggy Rupp, all of McHenry; Karen Wenzloff, Aloys Waterloo, Tami Hummel, Lillian Roeder and Gertrude Madsen, all of Wonder Lake. Dog Catcher Patrols Area This is a word of warning to dog owners to be sure to keep their" pets confined to their property. Animal Control is keeping a very close watch looking for dogs that are running loose through the subdivision. If your dog is picked up and brought to Woodstock you will have to pay a steep fine to retrieve 'Rover'. A neigh bor learned how expensive it can be last week when her dog sneaked out and ended up spending the night in the pound. So to save yourself an added expense, be sure the family pet is home where he belongs. CONSERVATION CLUB MEETS The next meeting of the McCullom Lake con servation club will be tonight Jan. 21. It takes place this month at the McCullom Lake Beach House beginning at 8 p.m. One topic to be discussed will be how to make next year's fishing derby bigger and better. This year's derby took place Sunday, Jan. 18 and was a huge success, as usual. I will give all the details in next week's column. OIL PAINTING The women of the Lakeland Park Woman's club enjoyed a free demonstration on oil pain ting at their last meeting Jan. 8. A teacher came from a local craft shop to show how easy it is to be an artist. All the ladies went home with ideas for a great hobby to keep them busy in their warm homes on these cold winter days. HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS We finally pinned down Karen Aldrich to find out what she and Michael did with their children Schoen Taxesl Nobody liktts them I Everybody has to d»al with th«m and Scott for Christmas They drove to Leverett, Mass., to see Karen's parents, Barbara and Julian Smolin. It was a nice family reunion because her sister Marcia and her husband Alleij were also there from New York. The kids really enjoyed being spoiled by their aunt and uncle they hadn't seen in three years It was a true old-fashioned Christmas with plenty of snow and real tree that grandpa Julian cut down from their property Scott celebrated his seventh birthday Dec, 31, before they made the trip back home , NEWCOMERS - We have new neighbors on Shore drive. Wade and Debbie Heisler moved into their new home the week before Christmas. The Heislers were apartment dwellers in town until they became happy home owners last month. We welcome them to the neighborhood and wish them much hap piness in their new home BIRTHDAY GIRL Tom and Beth Jenkins' daughter Kelly Jo turned seven years old Jan. 8 She enjoyed a party held in her honor at a local hamburger spot on Sunday. Jan 11. Her friends who helped the birth day girl celebrate were Brian and Jamie Rous. John Garrity, Ronnie and Renee Zlinski, Karen and Megan Gilbert, Joyce Davis and Karen Oeffling. Kelly Jo came home with lots of loot and fond memories of a fantastic day. BIRTHDAY BOY Gregory Blisnik Jr., was 10 years old Jan 2. His parents, Gregory and Diane, sisters Julie and Linda, and brother Glenn made sure his day was a special one After opening his presents the family enjoyed the birthday cake and ice cream. TICKETS AVAILABLE If you plan to attend the Mardi Gras dance at the American Legion Feb 28, you can call Cheryl Winkel for tickets at 385-2299 « RECUPERATING We are happy to say that Bobby Gacek is home recovering from minor sUrgery I think his mom Sharon was in worse shape than him when they returned from McHenry hospital last week. SPECIAL EVENTS Lynn Giacomo celebrates another birthday Jan 21 Charlene and Ron Mueller will be married 26 years on the 22nd Danny Koch and Angela Dennis hear the birthday song Jan 24 Jimmy Chapman has his special day Jan 25 Roger and Fat Lasko celebrate their 24th an niversary Jan 26 Ron Creutz and Johnny Lavin add another year on the 26th A big birthday wish to Dee Dworniczek, who has her day Jan 27. PAGE 3 - PLAINDEALER • WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 21,1981 David A. and Patti L. Sagers, 4602 Willow, McHenry, announce the birth of their first child on Jan. 14. Christopher David was born at McHenry hospital and weighed 7 lbs., 9 oz He measured 19 inches long Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Richard Jablonski of McHenry Mr and Mrs Richard Sagers of Rockford are the paternal grandparents Micnaelyn Clancy is the name chosen for the first child born to Diane and Jeffrey Skarbalus, 2513 Baldwin, McHenry The infant arrived at McHenry hospital Jan 14 and weighed 6 lbs., 2 oz. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs George Clancy of Des Plaines Mr. and Mrs. Jack Skarbalus of Waukegah.are the paternal grandparents. Julie and Richard Voight, 5330 Flanders, McHenry, became parents of their first child Jan. 11 and named him Sean. The 8 lbs., 6 oz. baby boy was born at McHenry hospital Maternal grandparents are Bev and Gene Bishop of McHenry June and Ted . 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