
Cooking Guide
Candies
1.
use microwave-safe cookware,
easy clean-up, melt
2. Candies which are boiled become very hot; handle cookware
chocolate in paper wrappers seam-side-up, or place chocolate in
carefully.
paper bowl to melt.
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Comments
Caramel apples
I pint
Chocolate bark
1
casserole
or howl
Marshmallow
crisp 2-qt. oblong
dish
S’Mores
Paper napkin
or
plate
N()
High
Yes
High
Yes
High
N()
High
10)
7 min.
10)
to 5 min.
10)
I min. to
melt butter,
4 min. to melt
marshmallows
10)
25
seconds
Unwrap a
package
caramels into
measuring cup. Add I
Microwave, stirring every minute. Dip 4
apples into mixture.
Place 12 oz.
chocolate pieces in
container. Microwave to melt. Add I cup
whole toasted
Spread over
paper
cookie sheet. Chill until firm.
In large glass bowl, melt 1/4 cup butter.
package marshmallows, cover
with
paper
microwave to melt. Stir
in 5 cups crispy rice cereal. Press
into buttered dish.
Cover
cracker
chocolate and
marshmallow.
Cereal, Pasta and Rice
1.
use microwave-safe cookware.
4. Cover pasta and rice while microwaving. When using plastic
2. For
use about one-half the
water
for
wrap, (urn back one corner to vent.
conventional boil
regular amount of salt and teaspoon
5. Stir or rearrange
cooking
Drain pasta
oil (optional, to prevent sticking),
immediately
microwaving.
3. For rice or minute rice, use the same
water needed
6. Microwave time and conventional boiling time are about the
conventional boiling,
regular amount
same.
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Oatmeal,
1
-qt.
casserole
No
(
5 min.
or bowl
per serving
Note: To microwave single-serving packet
instant oatmeal,
directions
for amount
water
microwave at High ( lo)
to I minute.
Rice, minute
2-qt. casserole
Lid or
High ( lo)
2 to min.
( I cups)
plastic wrap
Rice, regular
Lid
High (
min.
grain ( 1 cup)
plastic wrap
Spaghetti (16 oz.)
2-qt. oblong
Plastic wrap
High (
16 to
min.
dish or casserole
casserole size
more than one
serving. Increase time about I minutes
additional serving you are cooking.
Stir after half cooking time.
1 cups
Stir
minutes,
Add
Stir
minutes.
Add 6 to 7 cups water. Rearrange
10
minutes.
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