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Mostly about muffins

It is probable that cooks have
passed on and shared recipes ever
since fire was discovered. But was
there ever an item of baking with
sO much infinite variety as the
muffin? And so many recipes to be
passed around.

Perhaps it’s because muffins are

delicious when they are fresh from
the oven and equally delicious as a
snack or breakfast item a couple of
days later.

Or perhaps it’s because they are
SO easy to make and bake that you
can get up at 7 and have a batch on
the table for breakfast by 7:45.
And then pop one into your lunch
bag for later on.

Whatever the reason, they have
always been a favorite in our house
and I am sure they are in yours. So,
today, here yet some more shared
muffin recipes for you.

BANANA MUFFINS

Make these in the food proces-
sor = it’s even easier.

1/2 cup butter (or margarine)
2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 1/4 cups sugar

1 medium very ripe banana
1 tsp. baking soda

3/4 cup buttermilk*

1 tsp. baking powder

2 cups all purpose flour

Cut margarine or butter into
chunks and put into food proces-
sor, add sugar, vanilla and eggs,
process for 2 minutes, scraping
bow! down once or twice. Break
banana into pieces and add
through the feed tube while
machine is running.

Dissolve baking soda in the
buttermilk. By the way, if you
don’t have buttermilk on hand, use
fresh milk but add 1 tbsp. of lemon
juice to it first before adding the
baking soda.

Pour in through feed tube and
process for just 3 seconds. Add the
dry ingredients. Process with just 4
quick off/on tums, ONLY until the
flour disappears. Fill greased muf-
fin tins 2/3 full and bake at 400 F
for 20 minutes or until golden
brown.

ZUCCHINI MUFFINS
2 cups flour

2 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 cup finely chopped zucchini (or
1 cup grated carrot)

1 whole egg

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

3/4 tsp. salt

3 tbsp. sugar

2 tbsp. margarine

1/2 cup milk

1 tbsp. sugar

Mix flour, salt, baking powder,
sugar and nutmeg together. Cut in
the margarine with pastry blender
or fork. Add zucchini (or carrot).
Stir in well. Beat egg lightly and
add milk, then pour this mixture
into dough.

Stir briefly just to mix and then
spoon into greased muffin tins.
Mix cinnamon and sugar together
and sprinkle on top of muffin
batter. Bake at 400 F for about 20
minutes.

Now here’s a recipe I'll bet
you don’t already have:

UPSIDE DOWN RHUBARB
MUFFINS

1 cup finely chopped rhubarb
1/4 cup melted butter

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup soft butter

1/3 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 cup milk
1 egg

By the way, the rhubarb can be
chopped in the food processor.
Combine rhubarb, melted butter
and brown sugar in small bowl and
mix well. Place in 12 greased
muffin cups. Beat together butter,
eggs, and sugar until fluffy.

Combine flour, baking powder,
Salt and nutmeg and add to
creamed mixture altemately with
milk. Stir just to moisten, then
spoon on top of rhubarb mixture.
Bake at 350 F for 20-25 minutes.
Invert on cooling rack and leave
pan over muffins for a few minutes
so all rhubarb moisture runs out.
Serve warm. Makes 12 muffins.

That recipe was sent to me by a
friend in Manitoba. Does rhubarb
grow in Manitoba?

If you aren’t very fond of sweet

muffins, you may enjoy this ver-
sion of CORN MUFFINS:

1 1/2 cups flour

3 tsps. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup yellow corn meal

1 cup milk

3 tbsps. melted butter*

2 eggs, beaten thoroughly

“Instead of butter, margarine or
bacon drippings can be used. Sift
together flour, baking powder, salt,
sugar and corn meal. Stir and mix
well. Add the beaten eggs to the
milk and melted shortening.

Combine with the dry ingre-
dents, stirring ONLY until well
mixed together. Fill greased muffin
tins half full and bake 20 minutes
at 425 F. Makes 12 muffins. This
muffin goes well with bacon and
C285.

Ah me! So many recipes, so
little space!

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Most of us have experienced
buying something that turned out
to be defective. It might have been
anything from a pen that doesn’t
write or a car that doesn’t run.

Often the solution is simple —
we just take it back.

When its a service rather than a
produce we've paid for and been
dissatisfied with, it’s usually not
that simple. If someone paints
your house and does a bad job of
it, or shampoos your dog and
leaves him bald — what are your
options?

Let’s start at the beginning.
When you purchase a service, you
are making a contract. Your rights
and obligations will depend on the
terms of the contract. This is true
whether you put anything down in
writing or not.

The terms of your contract may
be “express” or “implied”. A
stated — express—term is one you
and the provider of the service
have specifically agreed upon —
whether verbally, in writing or
both. If either of you fail to honor
any of these express terms, you
have breached the contract.

Guarantees and warranties are
common types of express terms
you might find in a contract for
services. If the person you are

- contracting with makes any prom-

ises Or guarantees, get them in
writing and be sure you understand
any conditions that are attached.
Besides the express terms that
you have agreed to, the law will
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form part of a contract. In con-
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