This week we will look at vitamin K, the final fat- soluble vitamin. As with most vitamins not one but several forms of vitamin K comprise a group ot substances -with siiniUr biologic activity - ki, K2. K3 has been made syn- thetically and has wide clinical use. A water-soluble form of vitamin K has also been made and is often used in patients in whom a fat-soluble form would be less readily metabolized. cabbage, boiling water that has been salted, one pound of ground beef, threequart- er cup of milk (you may substitute reconstituted nonfat dry milk), one-half cup of packaged pre-cooked rice (such as Minute Rice), oneNuarter cup of finely chopped onion, , one-half Vitamin K requires bile salts for absorption and is absorbed in the upper seg- ment of the small intestine. The use of mineral oil in- 50 per cent profit drop for Schneiders Vitamin K takes many forms Inflationary costs and stiff competition from other meat companies have been blamed for a‘50 per cent drop in profits by Fred Schneider, the chairman of the J.M. Schneider Ltd. company of Kitchener, a major producer of meat products, In the sixteen weeks end- ing Feb. 15, profits dropped more than 50 per cent to $417,000. from the same period a year ago. During the same period. individual share earnings dropped from 33c. in 1974 to 15c. this year. "The meat industry, be- ginning with the farmer, is in trying times," said com- pany chairman Fred Schnei- der in his first interim re- port of the year, which an- nounced the serious profit cut. He blamed the "serious drop in earnings" on com- petition from other com- panies and inflationary costs. _ Mr. Schneider said layoffs have resulted from an at- tempt to keep costs in line with plant production, but he To make the rolls you will 621 KING WEST. KITCHENER - 745-94S5 Doug Kocher Illl1NEtliTSt FUNERAL HOME ' CHAPEL Convenient Parking. entering Wellington or King Street Budget cabbage rolls teaspoon of salt, one eight- ounce can of tomato sauce and one-thin! cup of' water. Fred Schneider said set- tlements made with seven groups representing the <eompany's 1800 employees will mean wage increases of between $8 million and $10 million during the two-year duration of the agreements. Increasing production would absorb only part of this cost and consumers would refuse to cover it through higher prices for products, he said. Vitamin K assists in the vital process of blood clot- ting. It is synthesized by the normal intestinal tract so an adequate supply is generally present except in newborn infants, since their intestinal tract is sterile until normal bac, teria develop (three to four days). Vitamin K is usually given to an infant soon after delivery to reduce possibility of hemorrhage mg. Start by removing the core and outer leaves from the cabbage and then cook the cabbage in the boiling salt- ed water for about eight minutes or until it becomes terferes seriously with the absorption of this vitamin. Apparently only small a- mounts ot this vitamin are stored. Vitamin K deficiency is common in diseases such Vice-president Herb Schneider said today that he has no man: on layoffs, and he refused to estimate how many people are involved. Drain the cabbage and separate the leaves keep- gave no figures. DOGS... Good bog. Bad Dog; The Well Dog Book; The Complete Dog Book; God Had a Dog: Training Your Retriever ... and many more books on specific breeds. 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Combine remaining to- mato sauce and the water and pour this mixture over the rolls. Cover the skillet and cook for about one hour, basting twice during cook- ing. ing 10 of the larger leaves for wrapping the rolls. If some of the inner leaves are hard to separate then return them to the boiling water for an additional two or three minutes. While the cabbage is cool:- ing combine the beef, milk, rice. onion, salt and about one-quarter cup of the tomato sauce and mix well. Place one-third cup of the meat mixture in the centre of each cabbage leaf. If the sauce appears thin as you are basting the rolls, remove the skillet cover during the last 10 minutes of the scheduled cooking time. This recipe should yield about 10 rolls or five servings. Fold sides and ends of leaves over the meat mix- ture and then roll tightly GEORGE SCHELL Sertoce worthy of your confidence - a tradition line: 1925. [ Sales seminar will be held on Apr. 9 and cauliflowei. There is some in tomatoes. cheese and liver. It is possible for your diet to be checked to deter- mine whether or not you are receiving adequate levels of profein, vitamin and minerals by keeping a diet record for .several days. If you are interested or have any questions re- garding foods call Project NIP 145-0651. There will also be a lecture at the Adult Recreation Centre, at 1.15 p.m. on Apr. 3 dealing largely with differ-l cut food products. held at the Adult Recre- ation Centre, King and Al- len Streets in Waterloo, on Apr. 9from 7 tb9:30p.m. The seminar, sponsored by the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, is open to members of the Chamber, their managers and sales personnel. Robert Sands, the organi- zer of the event, feels the seminar will help both the retailers and customers by improving the quality of sales. 4 Persons interested in taking part in the seminar should contact the Cham- her at its office in Water- tbo Square. 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