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V Great-Tasting Garnish For Turkey Pood decorations that just look pretty on the platter are "out." Serve something with your holiday turkey that doesn't get pushed aside like a piece of parsley. Raisin Stuffing in Orange Cups is as tasty as it U good- looking. -• The taste is in the cornbread or chicken flavor stuff­ ing mix that's in the hollowed-out orange halves. Because the mix has a vegetable/seasoning packet that is separate from the crumbs, it does not need to be cooked in the bird for flavor. TTiat makes this side dish quick, as well as eye-appealing. Choose walnuts, pecans, almonds or peanuts for extra crunch. RAISIN STUFFING IN ORANGE CUPS 3 medium oranges 1 package (6 o».) cornbread or chicken flavor stuffing mix 1 tablespoon sugar 1/4 cup raisins 1/4 cup chopped nuts Cut oranges in half, using an apple corer for scalloped edge or small sharp knife for zigzag edge. Remove orange sections and reserve. Squeeze the juice from the mem­ brane and add water to make 1-1/2 cups. Prepare stuffing mix as directed on package, using measured liquid, adding sugar with the vegetable/seasoning packet, and adding raisins, nuts and orange sections with stuffing crumbs. Spoon mixture into orange cups. Serve with roast turkey, if desired. Makes 6 servings. Artificial Sweetner Low-Cal Alternative If one has a sweet tooth but the waistline doesn't allow indulging it too often, the recent approval by the federal Food and Drug Administration of a new artificial sweetener probably comes as welcome news. The new sweetener, aspartame, was approved for human consumption in July by the FDA and will be test-marketed after Oct. 22. Aspartame is about 180 times sweeter than table sugar so it can be used to formulate low-calorie products. And, unlike saccahrin, aspartame does not leave a bitter after-taste. Actually, aspartame has the same caloric value as sugar-four calories per gram-but it is used, in such small amounts that the calories don't mount up. For example, if one uses a teaspoon of sugar to sweeten a cup of coffee, 18 calories are added. Enough aspartame stirred in to achieve equal sweetness, adds only one-tenth of a calorie. Although aspartame was discovered by accident about 15 years ago, by a scientist employed by G. D. Searle and Company, stringent government regulations regarding the testing of new food additives have kept it off the market until now. Consumers can expect to soon begin seeing a number of products on the grocery store shelves made with aspartame. The use of aspartame is limited to certain products because the compound is not stable when heated for prolonged periods of time, such as during the processing of canned fruits or in baking. Aspartame has not been approved for use in soft, drinks, Aspartame probably will appear commercially most often as a powdered sweetener for table use and in tablet form to sweeten hot beverages; as an ingredient in pre-sweetened cold cereals; as a dry-based sweetener for powdered beverages, instant coffees and teas, gelatins, puddings, fillings and dessert top­ pings; and as a flavoring agent in chewing gum. The new artificial sweetener is a relatively simple compound derived from two naturally oc­ curring amino acids, L- aspartic acid and the ethyl ester of L-pbeoylalanine. Because of its phenylalanine content, p e r s o n s w i t h Phenylketonuria (PKU) should avoid use of aspar­ tame because of their bodies' inability to metabolize phenylalanine. The FDA will require all products made with aspartame carry a warning to those with PKU. There's An Answer * (by Norman Vincent Peale and Ruth Stafford Peale) Can't Play Ball I am a young married woman who has a terrible time From The Desk Of Illinois State-Council On Nutrition »y Viroinlo Hill j friends and keeping them. My hnshand la in a lot of sports, fire department and Jaycees. On his few free nights he goes to the local hangout-the tavern. I always fed that I'm to blame. I can't play ban. I'm no food at sports, but I need friends. Pm just about at wit's end. Are there any secrets to i? How can I be a better person and wife to my A Stop putting yourself down and think more about other people. Your best procedure perhaps is to make yourself get interested in sports and other things which interest your husband. If you do that successfully, he may reciprocate by becoming interested in your interacts. This will also tend to set you free from your inhibitions about other people, and friends will naturally gravitate to you as well as to your more outgoing husband. we are sending you our pamphlet Love Life and Life will Love You Back which is free to any reader of this column. Write to us at Box 500, Pawling, N.Y. 12564. Scared of Dying Q. For a long time now I have been preoccupied with thoughts of dying. I used to think of how awful it would be to grow old ana not be able to take care of myself. Now I also worry about not being able to live long enough, of never again being able to do the things I can do now. I've tried to quit this way, but I still worry all the time about dying, after a death in the family. I'm 18 years old and very confused about all this. Can you help? A. Your problem is a natural one. People your age often go through a period when thoughts of dying agitate them. William CuDen Bryant was very young when ne wrote his great poem "Thanatopsis" which deals with his death preoccupation. A man of 87 who was running a big hotel said, "Live your life and forget your age." So I say to you-live your life and leave the future to God. Can't Let Go My husband died instantly in an automobile accident, I thank God he didn't suffer. We had been married only four years. He worshiped our little two year old son. In one of your columns you aaivsed a gentleman who had lost his daughter and mother to "put them in God's hands and let go." How do vou let go? My husband is on my mind every minute of every day. I don't quite understand how I'm to let go of someone who (next to my children) I loved more than life itself. A Your husband has passed into an area of life called immortality of which Thomas A. Edison on his deathbed said, great love loosing to earth time is very short and he knows you will ioin him never to be ited again. So lay aside your grief. i is one way to "let him go." Ana remember he is never very far from you, for as the famous poet Whittier said, "Love can never lose its own." If there is something you would like to ask Dr. and Mrs. Peale, write to them atBox 500, Pawling, N.Y. 12564. Turkey Day How blessed we are today in comparison with the pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving. It is really ironic that they were celebrating a plentiful harvest that would keep them from starving, and our biggest problem is overeating! Turkey, stuffing, potatoes and gravy, salads, vegetables, hot rolls and bread with butter, jams and jellies, fries and puddings are all traditional 'Turkey Day' foods. One day of feasting and overeating is probably not harmful and I know that without all these rich foods, my family would not con­ sider our Thanksgiving celebration traditional. In order to insure that your Thanksgiving is safe and healthful, here are a few tips to consider in working with the old bird'. -Economically, it is better to buy a larger turkey since they generally run cheaper per pound and are usually meatier. -If you purchase a fresh turkey, remove giblets and freeze, or refrigerate and use within orte to two days. -If you purchase a frozen, unstuffed turkey, keep it wrapped and thaw in the refrigerator. Hie thawing process takes from one to four days depending on the size Qf the bird. Once thawed, remove the giblets, refrigerate immediately and cook within a few hours. -Do not thaw com­ mercially frozen stuffed poultry. It should be cooked from the frozen state. To avoid the possibility of food contamination, the turkey should not be stuffed until just before it is roasted. -When storing leftovers, remember to get them into the refrigerator as soon as possible to avoid food con­ tamination. It is much safer not to let food sit at room temperature too long. Before refrigerating, remove all stuffing from the bird and store separately. And remember, the smaller the container, the quicker the food will cool thoroughly. If your conscience troubles you about being a glutton, a few calorie saving tips may be in order. -You could remove the skin of the turkey before eating, use skim milk and less butter in mashed potatoes, use more fruit juice (orange or pineapple) instead of so much sugar in candied sweet potatoes, and use more herbs and less salt to season. r -To avoid overeating and that stuffed feeling, take smaller portions, eat slowly and chew well. -Start a new family tradition. A brisk walk after all the dishes and leftovers are taken care of, and stomachs are settled, could burn off a few calories and keep us from lying down to take a nap. Go ahead and enjoy that traditional Thanksgiving feast. One day of overeating is probably not going to be harmful for most of us as long as it does not develop into a habit. Take into consideration the above tips and have a safe, healthy, nutritious 'Turkey Day'. PAGE 3 - PLAINDEALER • BIRTHS "Kathy and Dennis Boeh- mer. 4028 McCullom Lake road, McHenry, announce the birth of their first child on Nov. 7. Kerry Marie was born at Victory Memorial hospital, Waukegan and weighed 8 lbs. l oz. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Tom Koeppen of Hutchinson, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Boehmer of Wauconda, 111. are the paternal grand­ parents. Mrs. Irene Koeppen of Hutchinson, Minn, is the infant's great-grandmother. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kam- merer of Murphysboro, 111 became parents of their second child and first son Oct. 29. and named him Lucas Alexander. The baby boy arrived at Carbondale hospital, Car- bondale, 111. weighing 8 lbs. 8 oz. He was welcomed home by his sister Stacia, age two and a half. Maternal grandparents are Terri Wiles of McHenry and' Robert Becker of Manitowish Waters. Wis. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER », 1*81 » * < _ f > Mr. and Mrs. George Kammerer of McHenry are the paternal grandparents. Great-grandparents in­ clude Mrs. Joseph J. Miller of McHenry, who now has 25 great-grandchildren; Mrs. Frank Becker of McHenry; Mrs. Sylvia McGoon of Park Ridge, 111.; and Mrs. Magdalen Kammerer of Dixon. 111. The new mother is a former McHenryite, Kathy Jo Becker Among recent births recorded at Memorial hospital for McHenry county, Woodstock was the Nov. 16 birth of a girl, to Mr. and Mrs. James Lennon of McHenry. m HOSPITAL NOTES WOODSTOCK Admissions: Ella Flynn, Mrs. Marian Otto, Mrs. Edna Garbacz, Joseph Draper and Dianna Gates, all of McHenry. HARVARD Admissions: Rosemary Charo and Perlue Bounds, both of Wonder Lake. Hot Water Water heaters account for about 20 percent of a home's total energy costs. Better Be Safe Betty: I can't decide whether to go to a palmist or a mind reader. Catty: Better make it the palmist-you know you have a palm. Stamps For '81 In Debut The 1981 Christmas Art M a s t e r p i e c e s t a m p featuring a Botticelli Madonna and Child made its debut recently at The Art Institute of Chicago, where the original painting hangs. It is one of two Christmas stamps. The other, showing a teddy bear seated on a sleigh, was issued in Christmas Valley, Oregon. Neither stamp bears a denomination, and the reason was explained by Postmaster General William F. Bolger, principal speaker at the ceremony. Each is a first-class stamp, intended . for domestic use only, with the value of 20 cents, the rate that became effective Nov. 1, Mr. Bolger said. "As you may have sur­ mised, when we were preparing for the designs for the 1981 Christmas stamps, we were uncertain as to what the first-class rate would be during the holiday season," he said. "Because we wanted to ensure that our country would have first- class Christmas stamps in 1981, we decided to do what we did under similar cir­ cumstances in 1975... issue them without - a denomination." "I trust you found that novel interesting," the li­ brarian remarked hopefully. "No, not very," he replied, "but the letter someone left in it for a book­ mark was certainly a lulu!" M M M AA M M M M M »U» AA M AA M M M M M M» 5 I C C A i R i S I N f S S f O N C f « N ' > L O O * N < » T O E X P A N D . V I j 5 N t m S H A V P A M B I T I O U S P f O P l t V V ' C J . V I S H T O I N C K l A S f J > T H E I K I N C O M E C A U Y O R f f P P 0 4 N 1 M t N T J > _ - _ •" 2 ucce. incentive*., 8 1 5 ) 3 8 5 - 1 6 6 2 ' 8 1 5 ) 3 8 5 4 4 1 6 i tni w w tm w tni tn« tni tm m# *m vv m« m« tn« m i mi mi i Bazaar And Buffet Nov. 21 10AM-4PM McHenry Country Club 820 N. John St., McHenry, II. A unique bajaar of finely Crofted items by arm Craftsmen Lunch And Shop In Festive Surroundings! 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