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I ~ I L i 0o.i,. 14ý ~ It's bette r with butter (NC) -opîng to eut back on the chances of developing heart disease, thousands of Canadians abandoned butter and turned to margarine. Thus when the media turned the country's attention to trans fatty acids found in margarines, people started to re-examine their choice. When making margarines, marnu facturers add hydrogen to, liquid oi to make them more solid and stable and to eut costs. This hydrogenation changes many of the oi's unsaturated fatty acids, making them more saturated and changing their structure. Studies are finding that these trans fatty acids act more like saturated fats by raising total and LDL eholesterol. You may want to reconsider the flavour of butter. With the holiday season fast approaehing, chefs wili be going through their recipe files trying to find something a little different to add to their menus. You may want to try a butter baste over turkey, ehieken or veal. Here are a few ideas: Soy Butter Baste Combine 125 mL (1/2 cup) melted butter with 15 mL (l tbsp) soy sauce, 1 mL (1/4 tsp) ground ginger and 1 minced garlie love. Makes 125 mL (1/2 cup). Honeyed Oraage Baste Combine 125 mL (1/2 cup) melted butter, 30 mL (2 tbsp) grated orange rind, 50 mL (1/4 cup) orange juice, 30 mL (2 tbsp) honey and 5 mL (1 tsp) salit. Makes 250 mL (1 eup). Use any left-over baste a sauce! Butter will keep in the refrigerator for at Ieast 8 weeks. Salted butter will Ca(( me for a free appraisaf of your property - or to view your potentiat new home! associate broker last an additional 4 weeks since the sait aets as a preservative. Once opened, butter should be used within 3 weeks. Butter can also be frozen, as long as iis properly wrapped. it will last up te, six months in the freezer. After this, it may begin to lose its flavour or pick up freezer odours, Butter adds something wonderful to cooking and baking that deties des- cription. It moisturizes, tenderizes, smooths, gla.zes and disperses the flavour of other foods. Remember, since butter is so flavourful, a little goes a long way. Nothing beats the flavour of butter! LCompletely re-done inside and out this fabulous four bedroom century charmer cornes complete with workshop/garage on a huge, private, Hampton village lot . .. $229,000. Lactose intolerance: Atfad (NC)-Have you ever heard the story that humans supposedly should not drink milk because, as we become adult, the majority of us stop producing lactase-the enzyme needed to digest the natural sugar in milk and s0 most of us become lactose intolerant? And that after aIl, no other specie drinks the milk of an other specie? Relax! First, no other specie eats tofu or Super spacious, and beautifully kept,,this 3+1 bedroom country bungalow features a fully finished walk-out basement with woodstove and second bath...$1 69000. y wears clothes for that matter! That's no argument to stop eating tofu or walk the street naked. Second, this lactose intolerance issue has been blown out of proportion. The prevalence of true lactose intolerance is fairly uneom- mon, espeeially in Canada. Here's where this story goes wrong. Wbile there is indeed a relatively high incidence of decreased intestinal lactase production with age in most populations other than Caucasians, lactase production rarely completely stops, and lactose intolerance occurs only when the consomption of milk sugar (lactose) exceeds the handling capacity of the digestive systern. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that, around the world, the majority of ehildren and adults v-uecceased intestinal lactase production can drink' about 1 eup (250 mL) of milk without experieneing lactose intolerance. Studies and ex- perienees worldwide also show that adaptation can take place: most of the time, a glass (250 mL) of milk soon becomes well tolerated when it's gradually introdueed in the diet of lactose intolerant people not aceustomed to drinking milk. And in case you wonder, being "lactase deficient" doesn't impair our ability to absorb nutrients front milk. Symptoms of lactose intolerance are: consistent bloating, pain, soft stool or diarrhea, or abnormal flatulence (it's normal to pass some gas) after drinking milk. If that sounds familiar, consult your doctor for a proper diagnosis. E.nergy matters With shorter days and colder nights, a person's fancy turns to thoughts of... energy matters, of course! Producing and usirrg energy both contribute to environmen- tal problems - urban smog, acid main, polluted waters, even the dangers of global warming. And wasted energy means wasted money. There are so many rea- sons to use energy wisely. To help you along, here are a few tips from the Ontario Minîstry of Environment and Energy to give your home a winter tune-up and make it more energy effi-, cient. 1. Haif or more of your bouse- hold energy dollars go into home heating. One way of keep- ing those energy dollars inside the home is to instaîl a pro- gramnmable, or "setback" ther- mostat. It lets you customize the heat in your home to match the way you live, turning down the temperature when you are sleep- ing, turning it back up in the momning - ail automatically! 2. Be a draft detective! Un- wanted air leakage in a home can make up a large portion of your beating bill. A piece of tis- sue paper pinned to a clothes hanger makes a handy draft detector. Hold it up to windows, doors, electrical outlets, base- boards, exterior mail slots and any other likely places for drafts. Watch for the tell-tale moveinent of the plastic. Make a, ýe of alltiiose drafty spots ai- wý,ork out a plan to fix them. 3. Weatherstripping windows and exterior doors flot only reduces your heating bills but also makes your home more comfortable, ridding it of nasty drafts. There are many types of weatberstripping available. Your local hardware or building sup- ply store can help you choose the right weatherstripping for your needs. 4. Does your home have a through-the-door mail slot? If it does, you are letting in more than the mail! Mail slots and milk boxes (common in older homes) are a source of drafts and air leakageý. Replacing ýthe mail slot with an outdoor mail box means you won' t be accept- ing deliveries of cold air! 5. Fireplace flues are an easyý escape route for your heating dollars. Make sure that the flue clamper is closed when the fire- place is flot ini use. And if you're flot planning to use the fireplace, think about putting in a flue plug. 6. Caullting around your win- dows stops drafts from coming into the house and warm air from escaping out of t.he house. A few dollars invested now in easy-to-use materials can bring big paybacks in energy savings this winter - up to $ 10-20 per window. And remnember, many of the things you do to keep out winter's cold will also stand you in good stead during the hot summer months by helping to keep your home cooler. 7. The second largest con- sumer of your energy dollars - after home heating - is your hot water heater. Byinstalling, a low-flow shower head you can help conserve water and help yourself to up to $80 in energy savings each year! 8. A hot water faucet that drips one drop per second can drive you crazy. It can also waste as much as 9,600 litres of water per year, water which you paid $24 to heat. A few minutes making the repair wîll prevent our pre- cîous resources and your energy dollars from going down the drain. 9. Make sure that you get the most out of your hot water heater. Insulate the first two metres of hot water lime coming out of your tank, as well as the first metre of cold water pipe going into the tank. Use pre- formed insulating pipe wrap and, for safety's sake, keep t.he pipe wrap at least 15 cm away from the flue on a gas hot water heater. 10. Now that daylight hours are fewer and liglitsý are burning longer each day, it's a good time to think about switching to com- pact fluorescent light bulbs. They are available in a variety of styles for both indoor and outdoor use, last up to 10 limes as long, and use about one quar- ter of the energy of ordinary incandescent bulbs. So while they cost more to buy, they save you money in the not-so-long mun. Il. Motion-sensitive exterior lighting is a bright idea for many reasons. Not only will it light the way when you or visi- tors arrive and frighten away unwanted visitors, il will also save energy. 12. Leaving a window air con- ditioner in place and uncovered during the winter is a sure way to lose heat and waste energy. Cover it up - or, even better, remove it completely and store it in the basement or garage. 13. Many people don't know it, but you can lose a lot of heat through those electrîcal outlets and switches located on wails to the outside. Foam gaskets, which cost about 50 cents each, can be installed in a jiffy and make ail the difference. Just be sure to turn off the power to the switch or outlet at the electrical panel before starting work! There are so many things that you can do around the house which are simple, inexpensive and can put you on the path to energy conservation in no time. And that's good for you and the environment! Call (1-800-565- 4923) or write to the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy for free "how-to" infor- mation on conserving energy in and around the home. Remember... energy matters! 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