The Coral Gables Times

You are your baby's safeguard

bringing up baby® Hints collected by Mrs. Dan Gerber, Mother of 5 All of us know the basic protective measures for guarding baby but sometimes things just plain slip our minds. A few "I-just-didn't think-of-its": For the active wee one. Crib sides should always be up when baby's in bed. Can't tell when that live wire will roll over. At bath-time, it's a good idea to turn a deaf ear to the phone. When diapering, powder can should be kept out of reach so baby won't inhale powder. For the experienced creeper. A baby on all fours will make a bee line for any bright object so eagle-eye the floor for pins, bits of cellophane, etc. Iron and toaster cords or floor-drooping plants should not be left a-dangle when baby's on the prowl. Floor fans and heaters are a hazard. For the into-everything toddler. Beware the burning cigarette and table lighter. A toddler's hand is quicker than your eye. Floor spills are an invitation to tumbles ... should be wiped up immediately. Pills in your purse are easy to find—and take none in sight of your copycat one. Free safety poster, prepared by Pediatric Herald in cooperation with the Accident Prevention Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Inc., is yours for the asking. Just write: Gerber Baby Foods, Dept. 6410-1, Fremont, Michigan. You are baby's nutrition guardian when it comes to planning his meals. Flavorful ways to provide meat protein and other nutrients: Gerber Dinners—garden-good vegetables blended with meat; Gerber High Meat Dinners—with 3 times as much meat as the Dinners. (Vegetables are added for flavor interest.) And for protein galore— Gerber Meats for Babies—100% Armour* meat with just enough broth to give a smooth, moist texture. ARMOUR AMP *Armour Meat Protein is complete protein supplying all the essential amino acids that build and re-build vital body tissues. Now...container convenience par excellence. All Gerber Baby Foods come in Wide-Top® jars with Quick-Twist* caps and Shop-Easy labels. A 1/4 turn opens the jar and baby's food is ready to spoon out. The labels speed shopping time because variety names are at the top. *T.M., GPC Important: Gerber prepares over 100 baby foods: cereals, strained and junior, to meet your baby's nutritional needs. We're proud to say: "Babies are our business... our only business!"® Gerber BABY FOODS FREMONT. MICHIGAN Gerber HIGH PROTEIN CEREAL for baby

PANCAKES

Continued from page 17 which we'd bought the night before on our way home, was spread on the table. My pancakes had made a lot of smoke in the apartment, but we didn't open too many windows because it was cold on that corner of the island, in that particular apartment exposed to the river on three sides I've been making pancakes every Sunday morning since. I guess I make pretty good ones now. At least, everybody tells me how lousy they are, so I guess they're pretty good or they wouldn't bother to say anything. Here's how you make them. You buy yourself any one of the commercial mixes. Don't bother trying to concoct your own batter with flour and all that jazz because the commercial mixes are fine, and if you understand pancakes you'll recognize there': only false pride in preparing your own batter. On the back of each mix box, there are very clear and explicit directions about how to proceed. Get yourself a big mixing bowl, a tablespoon, and a cup, and spread these out on the table. Now put the box where you can read the recipe. It will almost always read something like this: 7 to 8 pancakes 1 cup milk 1 egg 1 tablespoon melted or liquid shortening 1 cup pancake mix 14 to 16 pancakes 2 cups milk 2 eggs 2 tablespoons melted or liquid shortening 2 cups pancake mix The only change I make in the prepared-mix recipe is to pour in about half a cup of heavy cream which, I find gives the pancakes a richer taste and texture. Aside from that, pancakes shouldn't be tampered with. Don't go dropping diced apples into the batter, or blueberries, because then you're not making pancakes anymore. You're baking muffins or cakes, but you're not making pancakes. Now, before you start putting all these things together into the mixing bowl, get your griddle going. If you haven't got a griddle, use a large frying pan. Don't let it get too hot or your pancakes will brown instantly on the outside and be pasty and gooey on the inside. It's a good idea to watcu the temperature of your griddle all the while you're making pancakes. You'll find it does need constant attention. While your griddle is heating, do this: throw all of the above-listed ingredients into the mixing bowl in any order whatever, and stir the mixture with a large spoon. The batter doesn't have to be very smooth. In fact, a few lumps here and there will help the pancakes. By the time you've smoothed out most of the lumps, your griddle should be hot

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