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a12 tribune january 27 1988 first you must open the can dear jim this letter is in answer to your quest for knowledge regarding the magic of microwave cooking roaming around column jan 13 microwaves are a form of high frequency current similar to those used by radio microwaves pass through some materials such as paper glass and plastic much like sunlight through a window however they bounce off metal therefore this is not used as a cooking utensil microwaves penetrate to 1 v4 inches into food microwave energy excites the molecules in the food and causes them to vibrate at the rate of 2450000000 times per second this vibration causes friction that produces heat a simplicatiou of this happens when you rub your hands together friction causes heat the best rule of thumb is 13 the time of conventional cooking then always undercook think in seconds not in minutes or you could ruin delicious meal enclosed are a few easy recipes of course ill give you a free class at cards hardware in febru ary in appreciation of your unsolicited advertising sincerely pat byer tenth line south stouffville beginners microwaving instant coffee 1 fill cup with hot tap water 2 microwave two minutes on high 3 add instant coffee tea bag or chocolate 4 stir muffins or sweet rolls 1 wrap bun in bounty paper towel 2 if the bun has icing it attracts microwaves only heat ten seconds for ordinary muffins and rolls heat 15 seconds 3 butter and eat eggs and bacon 1 put one teaspoon of butter in a mug heat 15 seconds or until melted swish around to cover inside of cup 2 break one egg into cup and stir 3 microwave 30 seconds 4 stir 5 microwave 30 seconds 6 stir 7 take out of microwave and let it finish cook ing one minute 8 arrange three slices of bacon on two layers of paper towel cover with one paper towel and press down to prevent spattering 8 microwave two to three minutes on high depend ing on thickness of bacon and desired doneness no cleanup lunch 1 mixed canned soup in a paper cup or mug 2 microwave two minutes on high and stir 3 place hotdog in bun wrap in bounty towel microwave 30 seconds on high 4 eat when youve mastered the preceding recipes and are able to stir open cans etc you may enter the wonderful world of microwave cooking at cards ffiaiwmmwmtoicmtomwn war vii fiat8ggfflfa6bh5s sweet seedless of c canada m itmzb w fresh snowwhite product ofu- 1 canadif 1 product of washing canada t o8 extra fancy r0 and juicy product of wmmm bittner brand affam ffya pp u8 si s3i1 tii0 powdered laundry jumw j powdered 7f fo tamm larar detergent j jumbo ksie box i specal puce wttoui coupon 0myh a t oblige ulii wss ner w redible inc jumbo value litre pai hunts t n filch hunts spaghetti tomato paste sme 5 ot tins i 2tm i miatnm mfmtlttlt m hunts tomato sauce cook with hunts quality products 28 oi tin v-r-