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Customer News - January 2004 |
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The "Secret
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Customer News - January 2004 |
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2004! It almost sounds like something out of Star Trek! But here we are - and it is our sincere hope for you that 2004 will become your absolute best year EVER ... until 2005, that is!
Part of what makes a new year exciting is the sense of "rebirth" - that we can start over with a clean calendar, a clean desk and a clean "slate". Did you make new year's resolutions that will (if followed!) lead to a better quality of life for you and your family?
We'd like to share some tips with you this month on how to make sure that you can stick to and "conquer" those resolutions - with a little help from Watkins, of course!
Of course, ALL the fruits and vegetables you bring into your home will taste better, last longer, and be even healthier for you when you wash them in Watkins Fresh Wash to remove more than 90% of all the bacteria, germs and insecticides from them!
to learn more about the Watkins Fresh Wash!
One 8 oz glass of juice equals one serving of fruit or vegetables! Include a glass of juice with each meal. Here are a few suggestions:
a fruit juice works best for morning for most
people, and a citrus fruit will get your day started with a "kick";
Only 1/2-cup equals one "serving" of fruits or vegetables. That's not really a lot to add to a meal! For instance:
tomatoes ... let your imagination go wild! If the kids don't like all those, just put the whole thing through the blender and they will never know they are there!
your meals - chop potatoes, carrots, peppers, zucchini, mushrooms, parsnips, celery - any combination will do - into bite size pieces and place in baking dish or frying pan. Pour Watkins Grapeseed Oil over the top (your choice of flavour) and sprinkle with Watkins Italian Seasoning Blend, Five Spice Powder, All Purpose Seasoning, Soup & Vegetable Seasoning or any of Watkins Grilling Rub Blends (just a little - remember these are Watkins spices!), bake in a covered dish at about 325 F for 30-45 minutes or stir-fry for 15-20 on medium heat until potatoes and carrots are softened. A quick and easy side-dish that covers all the bases!
The Dreaded "Snacks"
do you enjoy a sandwich from time to time? Along with your favourite filling, try adding tomato, lettuce, onion or sprouts ... think "submarine"!
January is all about SOUP -
And with Soup Bases on Special, it makes even more "cents"!
Why Watkins Soups?
Concentrated
1 Can Watkins Soup
= Competitive Brand
- Onion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5 boxes
- Chicken Noodle . . . . . . 4.5 boxes
- Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 cans
- Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . 20 cans
- Mushroom . . . . . . . . . . 9 cans
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Sprinkle on popcorn or baked potatoes. Sprinkle on cut up potatoes, put on grill and cook 'till done. Substitute in recipes that call for Parmesan Cheese. Watkins Cheese Soup is a great topper for cooked vegetables like broccoli and au gratin potatoes. A bonus is the reduced fat. To make a creamy vegetable soup, add 1 tablespoon Watkins Chicken Soup Base and 1 tablespoon Watkins Cream Soup Base to the Watkins Cheese Soup recipe. Add vegetables, heat through and serve. CHEESE SOUP: Mix 3/4 cup of Watkins Cheese Soup Base with 1-1/2 cup milk and 2 1/4 cup water. Add ½ c of butter, 1 TBSP of Watkins Chicken Soup Base, 2 TBSP Watkins Minced Green Onion and sprinkle with Watkins Pepper. Add shaved ham that has been cut into tiny pieces (about 2 cups). Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Top with parsley. WATKINS HAMBURGER HELPER: Take 4 oz. Watkins Cheese Soup Base, 4 oz. Macaroni, 1 lb. hamburger (browned), water and milk and make your own Cheeseburger Hamburger Helper. Your own will taste so much better and will not contain so much salt. WATKINS CREAM SOUP BASE Make quick and easy white sauce. Use in whipped potatoes or make delicious potato soup. Use to make creamed turkey or chicken (great way to use up the leftover meat) Add a couple tablespoons to mashed potatoes. To make Clam Chowder, use thin white sauce recipe on the Watkins Cream Soup container and add a small can of clams or add a can of shrimp & some imitation crabmeat. To make Corn Chowder, use recipe for basic thin white sauce and add one can of drained 'niblet' corn. Make cream of onion soup/sauce; combine l tsp of Watkins Onion Soup Base and 1/2 tsp Watkins Cream Soup Base add l cup hot water (1 serving). Add any frozen vegetables to Watkins Cream Soup Base. For a delicious soup; add sautéed celery and onions to Watkins Cream Soup Base. |
It’s wonderful for using with pot roasts, pork roasts, French Onion soup, veggie dip, gravies and sauces, etc. It is very versatile. I normally use it 'dry' (not prepared). Make “au jus” when serving beef dip sandwiches, simply use equal parts of onion soup & beef soup (1 tsp each to 6 oz water)...Delicious and no MSG!! WATKINS BEEF SOUP BASE Sprinkle it over pork roasts or pork chops that you bake in the oven. Add 1 tbsp. of Beef Soup Base per pound of ground beef to chili, meatloaf, sloppy joes or burgers. WATKINS MUSHROOM SOUP BASE This base is a quick and easy, cost-effective way to make a skillet meal (Hamburger/Chicken Helper-style). Recipe follows….. Just brown your ground beef or chicken, etc. in the skillet...stir in the Mushroom Soup Base with sufficient liquid and add noodles or quick rice. Season with your favorite seasoning blend and simmer until noodles are cooked… that's it! It's done! No more buying those boxed 'Helper' meals! For recipes calling for “canned mushroom soup”, make the following recipe: In a large sauce pan; Place 1 cup Watkins Mushroom Soup Mix, Add 2 cups milk and 3 cups water (make richer by using all milk); heat until mixture boils, stirring constantly. Cook one minute. Divide into 4 portions of 1 1/2 cups each. You may freeze this but divide first and freeze in portions. WATKINS CHICKEN SOUP BASE In place of salt, use a teaspoon or two of Watkins Chicken Soup base when cooking potatoes, vegetables or rice. Add (to taste) to liquid when doing chicken stir fry. BROCCOLI & CHEESE SOUP - Bring to a boil 1 pkg. frozen chopped broccoli, 5 1/2 cups water, 3 TBSP Watkins Chicken Soup & 1 can chile style tomatoes (optional) and cook until broccoli is tender. Add 10 oz. Velveeta cheese (cubed). Stir until dissolved. To make thicker soup, blend half in food processor and add to other half. Delicious & low in calories particularly if using “light Velveeta”!
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Make medium white sauce with Watkins Cream Soup Mix and set aside. Simmer 1 cup diced potatoes, 3/4 cup chopped onion and 1/3 cup chopped celery in 1-1/2 cups water in a covered 2 quart saucepan. Do not drain. Add 1/4 teaspoon Watkins Dry Mustard and dash of Watkins Black Pepper to the Medium White Sauce; add to vegetables; bring to a full boil, stirring constantly. Makes 6 servings. |
Melt 6 TBSP butter. Add 6 TBSP flour, ½ tsp salt & ¼ tsp Watkins Onion & Garlic Pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring one minute. Add 1¾ c water, 3 TBSP Watkins Chicken soup and 2/3 to 1 cup milk. Cook slowly until thickened. Add 1½ c diced chicken and 2 cups partly cooked vegetables. Place mixture in uncooked pie shell. Cover with crust & bake at 425º for 35 min. Variation: Place mixture in pie pan & cover with filo pastry and bake same as above. |
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Chicken Tortilla
Soup
1 c peeled and diced fresh tomato 1 tsp Watkins Chili Seasoning 1/2 tsp 1/8 tsp Watkins Black Pepper 2 c diced cooked chicken breast 1 TBSP lime juice In a large skillet sprayed with Watkins Cooking Spray, sauté tortilla strips for 5 minutes or until crisp. Place strips on a paper towel while preparing soup. In a large saucepan sprayed with Watkins Cooking Spray, sauté onion for 5 minutes. Stir in water, chicken soup mix, tomato, chili seasoning, garlic flakes and black pepper. Add chicken. Mix well to combine. Bring mixture to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in lime juice and tortilla strips. Top with grated cheddar cheese and serve at once. Serves 4 (1-1/2 c each) |
2 TBSP Watkins Parsley ½ tsp Watkins Dill 1 tsp salt 1 tsp lemon juice In a large saucepan, combine onion, beets, carrot, potato and stock. Bring to a boil; cover and simmer for 30 minutes, skimming foam if necessary. Add cabbage, tomato, parsley and dill; simmer for 30 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste and add lemon juice. Top each serving with 1 tsp of sour cream. Serves 8. |
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Best Baking
Powder Biscuits
¼ tsp salt ½ c butter 2 small eggs In 2/3 measuring cup, put eggs and add milk to make 2/3 cup. Mix dry ingredients. Cut butter/margarine in with pastry blender until it resembles small peas. Mix eggs and milk well. Add gradually to dry ingredients. Mix with fork until ball is formed (may need a little more milk). Turn on lightly floured board. Knead 8-10 times. Roll dough until ½-1” thick. Cut with round cookie/biscuit cutter. Bake at 425º for 10-15 minutes. Serve with soup or pot pie. |
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Got
your cooler all packed away for the winter? Did you know that in
your cooler, persistent odours can be absorbed by Vanilla Extract, soaked
into a cloth, and left in the container overnight? This is directly
from the instruction manual that came with our cooler!! ... and of
course, Watkins DOUBLE-STRENGTH Vanilla would work the best at this tough
job!!
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Vanilla Prices on the Rise!
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Even with these price increases, Watkins will still be absorbing as much of the increase as possible in order to keep the retail price as competitive as possible. As many news sources have reported, the vanilla bean shortage is the result of several natural events. In April of 2000, Cyclone Hudah hit Madagascar's vanilla growing region, destroying between 15 to 20 percent of the vanilla crop. The shortage caused by the storm was expected to last two to three years, as the new vines would take 3 to 4 years to mature and come into production. Instead of getting back on track this year, only 1/5 of the vines flowered because of harsh weather. Fewer flowers mean fewer beans and reduced production for the next several years. |
Because of Watkins long-standing relationships with the world's leading bean suppliers, their suppliers assure them that they will continue to receive the Madagascar Bourbon Beans that are required for production of our vanilla products. While they have assurance they will have access to the beans, the price they will pay will be dependent on the world market, which has been driving the prices up dramatically. They will do all they can to keep the costs of our vanilla products competitive and will continue using premium Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Beans to make our world famous Vanilla. You can rest assured that even with our price increase, Watkins Original Vanilla continues to offer superior quality and value that cannot be found in other vanillas. |
February 1, 2004:
#01390 - Original Double-Strength Vanilla
(2oz-60mL) #01196 - Original Double-Strength
Vanilla (6oz-180mL) #01008 - Original Double-Strength
Vanilla (11oz-325mL) #01084 - Pure Vanilla Extract
(5oz-148mL) #01077 - Original Double-Strength
Vanilla (1 Gal-3.78 litres)
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Tasting Set for MeatsImagine a warming bowl of chili, meatloaf just like Mom's, or a sizzling pan of fajitas ... even on a busy weekend. This sampler envelope contains our Fajita Seasoning, Meatloaf Seasoning and Chili Seasoning! With this one package, you've got three of your meals for the week planned ... make extra and enjoy Fajita Pizza one night and meatloaf sandwiches for lunch! #01905 - $4.92 Cdn/$3.51 US |
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In Canada, the use of Ephedrine in weight management products was banned as of January 2002. That same law will take effect March 1, 2004 in the US. Watkins is ready - and has been for years!! Watkins has always had YOUR best interest at heart and so our weight management system does not contain any Ephedrine - and has years of very satisfied customers to testify to it's effectiveness! If one of your new year's resolutions was to get back to that "svelte" self you once were, give Watkins a try! All bottles are a 30-day supply - purchase the "Duo" and SAVE!
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 c chocolate chips 2 eggs 2 c flour 1 tsp soda 1 tsp salt 1 c nuts (optional) Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs and Watkins Vanilla. Mix well. Add dry ingredients. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts. (Note: To get a “nut flavor” without the nuts, use Watkins Vanilla Nut extract in place of Watkins Double Strength Vanilla.) Drop on greased cookie sheet and flatten with a fork or cookie press. Bake at 350º for 10-12 minutes. |
Peanut Butter Cookies
1/2 c soft butter 1 egg 1/2 c peanut butter 1/2 c brown sugar (packed) 1/2 c granulated sugar 1 tsp Watkins Cinnamon 1 tsp Sift dry ingredients. Combine butter, sugars, peanut butter, egg and vanilla and cream. Add dry ingredients and blend. Drop on greased cookie sheet and flatten with a fork or cookie press. Bake at 350º for 10-12 minutes.
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Ginger Snaps
1 egg, beaten 2 c flour 2 tsp Watkins Baking Powder 1/4 tsp salt 2 tsp each Watkins Cinnamon, Ginger & Ground Cloves Cream together butter & sugar. Add molasses and egg. Beat together. Combine dry ingredients. Add to creamed mixture and mix well. Roll into balls, then in white sugar. Press flat with a fork. Bake at 375º for 8-12 min. Makes 4 dozen cookies. |
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A Real Shot in the Arm! The flu vaccine offers the best protection from the flu, and is highly recommended, especially for children, the elderly, and those with weak or compromised immune systems, but if you choose not to take a shot in the arm, there are some options. The flu mist or nasal vaccine may benefit some, but it is more costly than the shot and cannot be taken by everyone. There are also medications that may provide some relief if taken at the onset of symptoms. While these measures offer protection, none will treat or prevent all types of the flu virus, so it is still a good idea to take additional preventive measures.
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Walk Your Way to Success!
Have you heard? Walking is making a come-back - in a big way!
We all know the benefits of walking more - for our heart, our attitude and our
waistline.
The average person walks between 4 - 6,000 steps a day. And to burn 100 calories, you would need to walk for about 20 minutes, which works out to about 1 mile or 1.6 km - or 2,000 steps! It's been shown that to maintain your weight, adding 2,000 steps a day will be a huge benefit.
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Be
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As
you may have heard or read, we are in the midst of a worldwide shortage of quality
vanilla beans that has caused the prices of products using real vanilla beans to
rise significantly. Although vanilla bean prices have been rising steadily over
the past few years, Watkins has maintained their vanilla prices because of their
willingness to absorb the extra costs. Although they expect to have adequate
Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Bean supplies to service all orders for the coming
year, the extraordinary price of the beans has necessitated a hefty price
increase on Pure and Double-Strength Vanilla that will take effect
February 1, 2004. 
IT'S
OVER AS OF JANUARY 31, 2004 ..... Purchase
2 regular-sized tins of Menthol Camphor Ointment / Medicated Ointment - and get
a 3rd one FREE!!
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Watkins
Weight Management System/WMS is -Ephedrine!
Even
though this month's issue is geared toward "healthy" eating, we also have
to consider health for the soul and in a recent poll, it was discovered
that the Number One comfort food was “chocolate chip cookies”.
Without a doubt, Watkins Vanilla in any chocolate chip cookie will make it
outstanding and unforgettable! The following recipes are some of the
BEST and again, Watkins ingredients make the difference. 
Watkins
Rezist Plus with ImmunEnhancer contains ingredients that have been shown to
boost the immune system and help to protect from these seasonal discomforts.*
Taken daily, it may keep you from getting Saturday Night Fever, or a fever on
any other night, for that matter. 
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Although
walking has always been considered a great way to get fresh air and exercise,
and is low-impact enough for pretty much anyone, this form of exercise has
taken a back seat to the more trendy exercises over the past few years - the
kind that you have to buy equipment for or join a health-club to do! (we
have nothing against health clubs, mind you!)
So
.... by adding more steps to your day, you can take control of
your weight and your waistline! Entire towns are walking to this new
beat! So grab your spouse, a friend or your walkman and take a hike!
Your heart will thank you for it - for YEARS to come!
That 'unique' person on your gift
list deserves a very special and unique gift! Think of Watkins
first! You'd be surprised how many occasion we can
provide the perfect gift idea for!
