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Swedes and Turnips
Remove tops and roots. Wash well, peel thickly.
Follow recipe regarding chopping
Boil: Follow basic boiling directions and cook for
20-25 minutes, depending on size. Add to soups,
casseroles and stews.
Tomatoes
Wash well and dry. Cut as desired. To peel
tomatoes, see hints page 13.
Fry: Heat a little butter or margarine on dial
setting 3-6, add tomatoes, cook for 1-2 minutes,
turn with egg slice.
Zucchini and Marrow
Wash vegetables, trim ends and halve. Remove
seeds from marrow and cut as desired. Slice
zucchini in half or lengthwise or slice diagonally.
Boil: Follow basic boiling directions and boil for
10 minutes.
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Vegetable Cooking Hints (cont).
Cooking Information.
Setting and cooking times
These are given as a guide for best results.
However, vary the temperature and cooking
times to suit the foods prepared and the
personal tastes of your family.
Omission or addition of ingredients to the
recipes will alter the suggested cooking times,
and adjustments should be made accordingly –
your own imagination will personalise these
recipes.
Many recipes in your files or cookbooks are
perfectly suitable for cooking in this appliance.
Check first to see if there is a similar recipe in
this book, then follow accordingly.
Measurements
All cup and spoon measurements are level.
Recipes have been tested using Australian
Standard Metric Cup and Spoon
Measurements. Australian Standard Metric
measuring utensils are available at large
departmental stores. There are four measuring
spoons: tablespoon, teaspoon, half teaspoon and
quarter teaspoon. Also there are four fractional
metric measuring cups: full, half, third and
quarter, for measuring dry ingredients. As well
there is a metric cup and a litre measure for
liquid measurement.
1 metric cup is equivalent to 250 ml
1 tablespoon is equivalent to 20 ml
1 teaspoon is equivalent to 5 ml
Ingredients
Most ingredients in this book are given in
volume (cups and spoons). Ingredients such as
meat, butter and margarine are given by weight
(kilograms or grams).
Chicken sizes are given in metric numbers.
Packets of butter or margarine may be divided
by length and width with sufficient accuracy for
cookery. It is essential to thoroughly thaw frozen
foods unless otherwise stated in recipes in a
refrigerator prior to cooking. Just before
cooking, wipe off excess moisture with paper
towelling. DO NOT RE-FREEZE THAWED FOODS
BEFORE COOKING.
Abbreviations used in this book
g gram
kg kilogram
ml millilitre
pkt packet