Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

Even if you don't use your microwave oven to prepare an entire recipe,
you'll find it a timesaving convenience. Use it to shorten some of
the preliminary chores in a recipe, such as melting butter or
chocolate, toasting nuts or coconut, plumping dried fruit or
softening cream cheese. In this file you will find directions and
timings for these and many other recipe shortcuts.

TOASTING NUTS: Place 1/2 cup of the desired nuts in a 2-cup measure.
Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power about 3 minutes or till toasted,
stirring frequently.

BLANCHING ALMONDS: In a small nonmetal bowl, micro-cook 1 c water,
uncovered, on 100% power for 2 to 3 minutes or till boiling. Add 1/2
c Almonds to water. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 1 1/2
minutes. Drain, rinse almonds with cold water. Slip off skins.

TOASTING COCONUT: Place flaked or shredded coconut in a 1-cup
measure. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power till light brown,
stirring every 20 seconds. Allow 1 to 1 1/2 minutes for 1/4 cup and
1 1/2 to 2 minutes for 1/2 cup coconut.

WARMING ICE CREAM TOPPERS: Spoon topping into a custard cup or 1-cup
measure. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power till warm, allowing
about 15 seconds for 2 Tablespoons, about 25 seconds for 1/4 cup, or
about 45 seconds for 1/2 cup of topping.

SOFTENING ICE CREAM: Micro-cook 1 pint solidly frozen ice cream,
uncovered, on 100% power about 15 seconds or till soft enough to
serve.

PLUMPING DRIED FRUIT: In a 2-cup measure micro-cook 1 cup water,
uncovered on 100% power for 2 to 3 minuted or till boiling. Stir in
2/2 cup desired dried fruit. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes.

SOFTENING BUTTER OR MARGARINE: Unwrap butter or margarine and place
in a small nonmetal dish. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 10% power,
allowing about 30 seconds for 2 T or 50 seconds to 1 minute for 1/4 c
of butter.

MELTING BUTTER OR MARGARINE: Unwrap butter or margarine and place in a
1-cup measure or custard cup. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power
allowing 25 to 30 seconds for 2 T or about 40 seconds for 1/4 cup
butter or margarine.

SOFTENING CREAM CHEESE: Unwrap on 3-ounce package cream cheese and
place in a small nonmetal bowl. Micro-cook, uncovered on 30% power
about 1 minute or till soft.

MELTING CHOCOLATE SQUARES: Unwrap chocolate and place in a small non
metal bowl or custard cup. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power till
melted, stirring once. Allow 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 for one 1-ounce square
or 1 3/4 to 2 minutes for 52o 1-ounce squares of chocolate.

MELTING CHOCOLATE PIECES: In a glass measure or custard cup
micro-cook chocolate pieces, uncovered, on 100% power till melted,
stirring once. Allow 1 to 1 1/2 minutes for 3 ozs or 1 1/2 to 2
minutes for a 6-ounce package.

MELTING CONFECTIONER'S COATING: In a small non metal bowl or custard
cup, micro-cook confectioner's coating, uncovered, on 100% power till
melted, stirring once. Allow 1 to 1 1/4 minutes for one 2-ounce
square or about 1 1/2 minutes for two 2-ounce squares confectioner's
coating.

MELTING CARMELS: Unwrap carmels and place in a glass measure.
Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power stirring once. Allow 45 seconds
to 1 minute for 14 carmels (about 1/2 cup) or 1 to 1 1/2 minutes for
28 carmels (about 1 cup).

FLAMING LIQUEUR: Place 2 T of desired liqueur (at least 80 proof) in
a 1 cup measure. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 20
seconds, ignite and pour over desired food.

PEELING TOMATOES: In a 2-cup measure micro-cook 1 cup water,
uncovered, on 100% power for 2 to 3 minutes or till boiling. Spear 1
tomato with a long tined fork. Submerge into hot water; hold about
12 seconds. Place tomato under cold running water, slip off skin.
Don't know where I got it orginally, but now I have reposted it on the
Cooking echo -- Bud Cloyd
Submitted By BUD CLOYD On 10-20-94

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