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vie 8 jf sheridan living outdoor cooking display one of the attractions at sheridan malls spring garden show is an exhibit by the consumers gas company the following are some hints on how to better enjoy your outdoor cooking with natural gas you- can do so much more with your backyard con sumers gas now offers you a complete line of gas outdoor appliances that will make your summers longer and a lot more en joyable all these appli- nces are available in a variety of modern stylish designs that can blend with the decor of any patio whether your back yard is big or small natural gas lets you enjoy the conveniences and luxury of our wonderful world consider the advan tages of our natural gas barbeques the ceramic coals never burn out and there are no ashes to clean up thats because we dont use charcoal that delicious barbeque flavour comes from fat dripping onto the hot coals and smoking up through the meat gas barbeques are easy to ignite and fast to heat temperature control gives you greater accuracy every season is barbeque season when you barbeque with natural gas here is a recipe to try on your gas barbeque chicken with pineapple glaze 4 chicken breasts 4 chicken legs butter salt pepper paprika 1 can 8 oz crushed pine apple 1 cup brown sugar firmly packed 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons prepared mustard dash salt j rub chicken pieces with butter salt pepper and paprika place chicken on grill over medium gas flame for 3545 minutes turn once while cooking togive skin time to brown blend pineapple brown sugar lemon juice prepared mustard and dash of salt and baste chicken fre quently during last 1015 minutes cooking timert serves 68 start pruning now spring is fast ap proaching and a busy time of year it is for gardeners the warm- weather entices us out doors and we feel the urge to begin planting however there are many important and necessary- tasks to do before the warm days arrive there is pruning to be done spraying and fertilizing of our perennials shrubs dllu lamui the first task in march is to get early pruning done the fruit trees should be thinned and prunned back late flowering shrubs such as hydrangea weigelia rose of sharon and butterfly bush should be pruned now raspberries should be thinned then later in april roses should be cut back spraying is one job we all seem to leave too late an early spraying with a dormant spray is very important on fruit trees arid small fruits this kills i he overwintering larva and disease- carrying insects bagworm on sprucetrees is another insect which can most easily be killed in the early spring use malthion a third task is fer tilizing nitrogen is the key element in the spring evergreens particularly need nitrogen to bring back that rich colour they have lost during the winter hup to winterkill or die back this winter especially with the lack of snow cover left the evergreens with brown tips lawns as well need- nitrogen in the spring to get a good start on the growing season and bring out the carpet of green these fertilizers should be put on early in april when the frost is coming out oflhe ground for the vegetable gardener work should start early as well if you didnt get your manure in the fall you can still add humus in the form of dead leaves or peat moss boncmcal or super phosphate can also be dug in early one thing to remember dont dig the garden when it is still really wet as you can destroy the sturcture of the soil resulting in lumpy heavy soil which never becomes mellow to break up heavy clay soils in the lawn or gar den an excellent relatively new product liunu t and- garden gypsum does a good job it loosens the soil for better air and water penetration thus better growth one other area to be fertilized early is the bult- beds digging ifi boncmeal early will greatly help produce bigger and better bulbs for the following spring lets remember good gardening starts early these first tasks will show results all summer long well worth the early effort inflation beater fish dish 6fthe month this nutritious mackerel medley salad makes a flavorful light meal in a bowl the same recipe provides delicious sandwich filling mackerel contains more ironvlamin a thiamine and riboflavin than salmon or tuna and has aprolcin content com parable to salmon it is also an inflation beater a seven- v ounce can of high liner mack- erel costs only 47 per ounce budgetconscious cooks will find mackerel a moneysaving alternative and a new interest- ing tastclrcat mackerel med- ley salad is made with 2 7- ounce cans high liner mack erel drained and flaked 1 cup diced celery 3 tablespoons sliced stuffed olives va tea spoon lemon juice 3 teaspoons grated onion a teaspoon salt v teaspoon pepper vi cup mayonnaise paprika lettuce leaves mix together high liner mackerel celery olives lemon juice onion salt and pepper add mayonnaise and toss lightly chill garnish with paprika serve on lettuce leaves makes about six i cup servings wvvv j