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Q: Did you hear about the guy who got hit in the head with a can of Coke? A: He was lucky it was a soft drink! Q: Did you hear about Coke's new soda just for blondes? A: It has "Open Other End" printed on the bottom! Q: Why did the worker at the Pepsi bottling factory get fired? A: He tested positive for Coke!
SODA POP TIDBITS® DRINKS
by Janet Spencer
Free Fun Take One
On any given day, half of all Americans are going to consume at least one soft drink. Come along with Tidbits as we drink soda pop!
A NEW DRINK
• In the mid-1700s, a man named Joseph Priestley spent a lot of time at the brewery next door to his house in Glasgow, Scotland. He was intrigued by the layer of strange air which hung over the top of the beer vats. Mice, when placed in this gas, would die. Candles would go out. Sound was muffled. Water flowing through it would be filled with bubbles. He collected the gas and began experimenting. • The bubbly water tasted good, so Priestley began to hawk it as a health aid. He called it soda water. Now we know that the gas was carbon dioxide, which is given off when yeast ferments. Carbon dioxide puts the fizz into soda pop.
A POPULAR DRINK
• German-Swiss jeweler and amateur scientist Jacob Schweppe is considered the “father of soda pop.” In 1783, he developed the first practical process to manufacture carbonated mineral water based on the earlier findings of Joseph Priestley.
SCHWEPPE’S INVENTION
• Setting up shop in England, Jacob Schweppe’s business struggled until Dr. Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of Charles continued on page 2
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Darwin, endorsed Schweppe’s carbonated mineral water as a medicinal cure-all. Business boomed, and Jacob Schweppe sold the company at the age of 58 and retired, living comfortably until his death in 1821. Today Schweppe’s is owned by the Dr Pepper Snapple Group, and the Schweppe’s brand is distributed around the world.
RECIPE FOR SODA POP
• Regular soda pop (not diet) is high in sugar, with each 12-ounce can containing about 9 teaspoons of sugar. Most colas are flavored with vanilla extract and lemon oil, with a bit of lime oil, orange oil, nutmeg oil, and other flavorings. Phosphoric acid gives the drink bite, alcohol dissolves the oils, caramel (burnt sugar) gives the coloring, glycerin makes it thicker, and caffeine adds pep.
FACTS ABOUT COKE
• The first Coca-Cola syrup was concocted by pharmacist Dr. John Pemberton and sold by the glass in a drug store in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1886. Coca-Cola was advertised as being a “wonderful nerve and brain tonic.” Many people believe that Coke used to contain high levels of cocaine. However, even in the early days when coca leaves were used to flavor it, you would have had to drink a gallon and a half in order to get the slightest effect. • In 1905 when the Pure Food and Drug Act required all ingredients be listed on the label, Coke began to remove all traces of cocaine. Because of its connotations, they hated the nick-name “Coke” and tried for years to get people to ask for the product using the full name. Not until 1982 did the company give in, proclaiming, “Coke is it!” • They wanted the design of Coke bottles to be so distinctive that a bottle could be recognized in the dark, or if it was broken. In 1913 the prototype of the shapely bottle we still use was introduced. It had been patterned after a cola nut: bulging at the sides with ridges running the length of the bottle. • During World War II, Coca-Cola’s president declared that every soldier overseas should be able to buy a 5¢ Coke at any time. With that in mind, 64 bottling plants were shipped to war zones around the world. As a result, 95% of the soft drinks consumed overseas during the war were Cokes. When the war ended, the bottling plants remained, making the company the largest international soft drink company. Today Coke is the world’s largest manufacturer of carbonated soft drinks. It’s the most widely distributed product on the planet, and is the most recognized brand in the world.
PEPSI vs. COKE
• The inventor of Pepsi-Cola was a druggist in North Carolina named Caleb Bradham. In 1893, he began selling
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1. GEOGRAPHY: The ancient citystate of Tenochtitlan once existed at the same site as what major world city? 2. ANATOMY: In humans, which gland regulates metabolism? 3. HISTORY: Which astronaut stayed aboard the Apollo 11 command service module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon in 1969? 4. LITERATURE: What was the working title of “The Secret Garden”? 5. FAMOUS QUOTES: What modern novelist once wrote, “It is our choices ... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities”? 6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: The wombat is a native of what country? 7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which major U.S. cities did Route 66 connect? 8. LANGUAGE: What is a plage? 9. TELEVISION: Who played the Enterprise captain in the TV series “Star Trek: The Next Generation”? 10. ART: In what city is the Van Gogh Museum located? answers on page 11 Answers 1. Mexico City 2. Thyroid 3. Michael Collins 4. “Mistress Mary”
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“Brad’s Drink” at the soda fountain in his store. Later he renamed the drink Pepsi Cola because he believed that it helped to stave off dyspepsia. When the price of sugar increased during World War I, Bradham offered to sell his company to Coca-Cola, but was turned down three times. • Charles Guth was the president of a chain of candy stores that sold Coca-Cola by the glass, and lots of it. In 1930 his stores dispensed over 30,000 gallons of Coke’s syrup. Because he dealt in such volume, he asked the people at Coke if he could have a discount. The answer was no. Guth was so angry that he bought the Pepsi Cola Company and started selling Pepsi instead. The rivalry has been fierce ever since • Two researchers rigged a taste test at a mall. They asked people to choose between Coke and Pepsi, but some cups labeled Coke actually contained Pepsi, and some Pepsi cups held Coke. They found that it didn’t matter what was in the cups. People who said they preferred Coke tended to choose whatever soft drink was in the cup marked Coke. Likewise, those who favored Pepsi would choose whatever was in the Pepsi cup. • An independent firm using unbiased scientific methods found that 51.7% of people in a taste test preferred Pepsi; 41.7% preferred Coke; and 6.6% had no preference. Because of this survey, Coke changed their formula, making it taste just a little more like Pepsi. Everybody at Pepsi’s headquarters got the day off to celebrate when, on Coke’s 100th birthday in 1985, they announced they were changing the formula with “New Coke.” Three months later, they went back to their old recipe amid much controversy. • Coke and Pepsi are not always on opposite sides of
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the fence: They were accused of cooperating in Japan in an attempt to drive Japanese soft drink manufacturers out of business. The Japanese bottlers retaliated by passing out fliers accusing Coke and Pepsi of dissolving teeth. Japanese plant workers slashed tires on Coke delivery trucks. The issue was settled when Coke and Pepsi agreed to donate $700,000 to help Japanese bottlers become more competitive. • Pepsi’s popular slogan “Come alive with Pepsi” was translated into Chinese as “Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave.” • The United States represents 25% of the global soft drink market. If every drop of Coke ever made were placed in 8-ounce bottles and laid end to end, the bottles would reach the Moon and back over 2,000 times.
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• In 1869 in New Jersey, a fruit merchant named Joseph Campbell teamed up with an icebox manufacturer named Abraham Anderson to start up a new company. They manufactured canned vegetables, jellies, condiments, and minced meats. • In 1876 Joseph Campbell bought out Abraham’s share of the company, and subsequently reorganized and re-named the firm, naming it after himself: the Joseph A. Campbell Preserve Company. When Campbell retired, Arthur Dorrance became president of the company. In 1897, Arthur hired his nephew, John Dorrance. • John Dorrance was a gifted chemist and a graduate of MIT. He was so eager to work for the company that he agreed to work for the low salary of $7.50 per week (equal to about $200/week today), and volunteered to supply all his own equipment. • While studying in Germany, Dorrance noted that Europeans frequently ate soup, but Americans didn’t seem to favor it. The company did sell soups, but whereas they were cheap to make, they were expensive to ship. Dorrance wondered what would happen if you could remove the heaviest ingredient from the soup: the water. • After experimenting, he developed a method for cutting the amount of water in half. This made the soups far cheaper to ship, allowing the company to undercut the prices of their competitors which made the product easier to sell. At the price of ten cents a can, the convenient new product quickly caught on. By 1904 the company was selling 16 million cans of soup a year. Their very first soup was tomato, and each can contained the equivalent of five pureed tomatoes. • In 1898, a Campbell’s executive convinced the company to adopt a red and white color scheme on the label, because he was taken by the crisp red color of the Cornell University football team’s uniforms. When the soup won awards at the Paris Exhibition in 1900, a gold medal was added to the design of the label. continued on page 5
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• In 1914 John Dorrance became president of the company, and later bought out Joseph Cambell’s share of the firm. He served until 1930. A few years later, the “Mm! M’m! Good!” jingle was introduced on the radio. • Campbell Soup became one of the largest food companies in the world under the leadership of William Murphy who was elected executive vice president of Campbell Soup in 1949 and served as President and CEO from 1953 to 1972. Murphy took the corporation public and increased its brand portfolio to include Pepperidge Farm’s breads, cookies, and crackers, Franco-American’s gravies and pastas, V8 vegetable juices, Swanson broths, and Godiva’s chocolates. • Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, tomato soup, and cream of mushroom soup are consistently among the top 10 food items sold in grocery stores each week. Chicken noodle is the most popular flavor of Campbell’s soup sold today in the U.S. with about 200 million cans sold each year. Chicken noodle soup was first put on the market in 1934, making it one of America’s oldest products that still makes it to the bestseller’s list. All in all, Campbell’s sells about 2.5 billion cans of soup annually in the U.S. • Today Campbell’s products are sold in about 120 countries. The company is one of the leading consumer goods companies worldwide, based on sales amounting to about $8 billion dollars annually, of which $1.29 billion consists of soups. answers on page 11
for the largest ones.” -- J.W. in Virginia • Here’s a saltshaker tip: If your salt clumps (too much moisture) or comes out too fast (too many or too-large holes), you can solve it with rice! Simply fill about a quarter of the jar with uncooked white rice, and the rest with salt. It both absorbs excess moisture and keeps the salt from pouring out of the shaker too fast. • Store plastic wrap in the fridge, as the cold helps it to be more manageable when you tear it off the roll. When you run out, consider glass containers, reusable and washable beeswax wraps, or • Add these to the list of items to elimi- wax paper to fill your needs rather than using more disposable nate the odor of cooking cabbage: a heel plastic. of bread, a whole walnut or a pinch of Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. baking soda. © 2018 King Features Synd., Inc. • “When nailing into wood, drag your nail through some soap (bar soap is fine) before striking, and it will keep the wood from splitting. The soap helps the nail drive into the wood.” -- P.K. in New Jersey • Grease spills on your fave shirt got you down? Start in the kitchen, and use dish soap to pretreat the stain. Simply wet and gently scrub with dish soap, most of which are designed to cut grease! • “I purchased a set of cork coasters from a discount store to use as floor protectors for a couple of heavy plant stands I keep inside the house. They were easy to attach with a small piece of doublesided tape, and I was able to use a few together, cut to fit exactly,
Tuesday, September 25- Preschool Screening from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm at Hope Lutheran Church. VB with Webster at Summit, 7/8 at 5:00 pm, JV at 6:00 pm, varsity to follow. Pep band will play for the VB game. Cubs Football in Milbank, 3rd and 4th, 5th and 6th 2 teams (add on game). Thursday, September 27- VB at Langford, 7/8 at 5:00 pm, JV at 6:30 pm, varsity to follow. CC at Sisseton at 4:00 pm. Cub football practice in Summit at 6:00 pm. Friday, September 28- Staff day. FB with GPL in Wilmot at 7:00 pm. Saturday, September 29- Cub FB Jamboree at Waubay from 9:00 am to noon. Chanhassen Dinner Theater/Mall of America Band and Choir Trip. Sunday, September 30-9:15 Sunday school, 9:30 Coffee, 10:30 Worship at Hope Lutheran. All are welcome.
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The Hunt For Safety By Craig W. Armstrong
If you‚'re a seasoned hunter, you‚'ve probably heard all of this before, but a refresher course never hurts. If you‚'re new to hunting, these tips might keep you safe. Take a moment to give this a read and avoid trouble on the game trail. Humans have been hunting since the beginning of time, first for food and survival and currently for food and sport. Hunting is a way of life engrained in American culture, and many learn to do it at an early age. Because hunting involves firearms and bows and arrows, safety is important. Here are some tips to follow in the field. When dealing with firearms, one rule applies above all else: TREAT EVERY GUN AS A LOADED GUN. Guns are deadly weapons and should be respected. They should never be pointed at something you do not intend to shoot. When you are ready to fire a gun, make sure you know what you are firing at. Never shoot at movement or sound. You can‚'t un-fire the weapon, so make sure your target is not another person. Next, consider the transportation of your weapon. Make sure the weapon‚'s safety is on until you are ready to fire. As you walk the woods stalking your game, keep the barrel of the gun pointed down. At some point during your hunt, you will probably need to climb something. Never climb with your gun, even if the safety is on. Ask your hunting buddy to hold your weapon while you do your climbing. Then, have them hand back your weapon to you. Do the same for them. Don't hunt alone. The wilderness can be a dangerous place. Accidents can happen and being alone can make matters worse. Should you choose not to hunt with a buddy, let someone know where you are going and when you expect to return. It is a good idea to wear hunter‚'s orange and bring along a first aid kit. An orange vest and/or pants will allow others to see you more easily. A first aid kit won‚'t take up a lot of room and it‚'s better to have one and not need it than to need one and not have it. Speaking of gear, make sure all your gear, including your weapon, is in working order before you set out on your hunt.
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Leaves, Leaves, Leaves! Whether you are raking leaves in the fall or leftover leaves in the spring, there are sure to be many. You could bag them for your sanitation service to dispose of, and many people do, or you could keep them out of the landfill and try one of these alternatives. Mow Forget the raking. Mow your leaves for instant fertilizer. The shredded leaves will provide great cover for your lawn over the winter, resulting in better soil and fewer weeds in the spring. The leaves will add vital nutrients to the soil as they break down and block out some of the sunlight that would otherwise help weeds grow. Mulch Use the leaves as mulch. Shred them with the mower first. Then rake up the organic leaf mulch and spread it in your vegetable gardens, flowerbeds and around your trees and shrubs. Again, the leaves will add nutrients to the soil as they break down over the winter and help your plants grow. If you don’t like the look of the organic leaf mulch, you may add a layer of bark mulch over it. Just don’t use more than three inches of mulch total, or you could cause disease to occur.
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Compost Add the leaves to your compost pile. They will provide a great source of high-carbon brown material. To speed up the decomposition process, rake the leaves into low piles and mow over them several times. Then layer the shredded leaves with green materials and let it sit over the winter. Keep the pile moist and turn it over often. When planting time rolls around, you will have some great compost on your hands. Save Should you decide to add the leaves to your compost pile, you might want to save a few bags for later. You’ll be doing a lot of weeding, deadheading and pruning in the spring, making for a ton of green materials for your compost pile. The best compost piles layer green and brown materials. Brown materials will be hard to come by unless you have saved a few bags of leaves from the fall. All you will have to do is get them out and dump them into the compost pile. This year, as you are dealing with leaves, consider giving the landfill a break and your lawn and garden a boost. Mow, mulch, compost or save some leaves for later. Try one alternative or a combination of alternatives. Maybe you can mow down the leaves one week, rake up some for the compost pile the next and use some for mulch the next. Whatever you do, don’t burn your leaves. Not only will you incur the risk of a house fire, but you will release harmful chemicals into the air.
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• It was 19th-century English naturalist and biologist Charles Darwin who made the following sage observation: “It is not the strongest of the speby Samantha Weaver cies that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” • In Nazi Germany it was illegal to name a horse Adolph. • If you grew up with the Girl Scouts decades ago (as I did), you might be surprised to learn about a new badge they’re offering: cybersecurity. Yep, that’s right. The national organization worked with a security company to come up with a curriculum, and now Girl Scouts everywhere can earn a badge for learning about cyberattacks, online safety and computer networks. • In 1950, 70 percent of all the cars, buses and trucks in the world could be found in the United States. • Statisticians claim that the more money a man makes, the more likely he is to cheat on his spouse. • On at least one early map of the New World you’ll see the name “Codfish Country” on the area now known as the United States. • Between 1960 and 2006, the average American’s production of solid waste -- including everything from paper packaging to lawn clippings -- increased by 150 percent to 4.5 pounds every day. • Those who study such things say that the tradition of a bride and groom exchanging wedding rings originated in the Middle East.
• Farmers in Turkey marched on both the American and Soviet embassies in 1967, demanding reparations for crops that they lost to floods. Why were the Americans and Soviets to blame for floods in Turkey? The farmers claimed that the flights of spacecraft created “holes in the sky.” •••
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Common Pain Reliever Can Have Side Effects DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 44-year-old man with chronic headaches and migraines. Should I worry about the longterm effects of taking an NSAID (such as diclofenac) at least once a week? -- G.W. ANSWER: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen are among the most commonly taken classes of drugs in the world, with 17 million Americans alone taking them daily. Although these drugs are generally safe, any medication has the potential for side effects. Typically, the higher the dose and the more frequently it is taken, the increased risk of side effects. So, a once-a-week dose would be expected to have a low side effect risk. Adverse effects from this class are among the most frequently seen in clinical medicine. Although they can affect multiple systems, let me briefly go over the side effects of NSAIDs on the GI tract, kidneys and heart. NSAIDs might affect the stomach, and although we think of ulcers, stomach pain without ulcers is more common. Ulcers happen most often in people who take higher doses
for long periods of time. A history of ulcers, older age and use of other medications (steroids, warfarin, antiplatelet drugs like clopidogrel, or Plavix) increase the risk of ulcers and bleeding. NSAIDs also might affect the small bowel and colon, causing bleeding and diarrhea, among other symptoms. Again, these are most common in high doses for extended periods. NSAIDs can affect the kidneys, causing both acute and chronic kidney failure, but only in a few percent of people. Periodic blood and urine examination is appropriate for people who are on long-term NSAIDs. The risk of heart disease among people who use NSAIDs regularly is increased, but in people without known heart disease, the risk is small -- about one bad event, such as heart attack, stroke or episode of heart failure, per thousand people taking the medication for a year. I would advise you that the risk of any of these side effects is unlikely in someone taking the drug only once a week, but people who take these drugs every day should know about the potential harms. • • • DEAR DR. ROACH: When I was 64, a cyst was found in my bladder. When the cyst was removed, it was found to be cancerous. My urologist wants me to continue to have an annual cystoscopy, which I do. I’m now 76 and in good health. Do you feel the annual cystoscopy is still necessary? -- C.K. ANSWER: Now that more people have had successful treatment of cancer, we are starting to learn about the risks they face in subsequent years. The risk of another cancer is generally higher, but it’s the exact form of cancer that determines how much risk there is, and consequently, how aggressive follow-up must be. In the case of bladder cancer, I have read some studies that the risk is quite small after five years. However, the American Urologic Association has clear guidelines: Because of the increased risk for recurrence, it recommends annual cystoscopy indefinitely. Cystoscopy is a pretty safe procedure, so I think your urologist’s recommendation is reasonable. •••
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September is Library Card Sign-up month. If you live in the Wilmot area and do not have a library card, please stop by the library to register for a new library card. Each person who is issued a new library card will have their name in a drawing for some small prizes to be given out on October 2. Hours of Wilmot Public Library are: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. First Tuesday of each month the library is open until 6:00 pm. The Horizon's Farmers Market will be held two more weeks this season. September 26 the Wilmot Wolves cheerleaders will be hosting the meal that starts at 5:00 pm serving hamburgers. October 3 the Horizons committee will be hosting the meal inside the Community Center serving a Thanksgiving meal along with the last of the Farmer's market vendors.
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They’re perfect for breakfast or as a savory side for soups and salads. Avocados and butternut squash provide nutrients and flavor to this traditional muffin recipe. When combined, they act as a “nutrient booster” by helping to increase the absorption of fat-soluble nutrients like vitamins A, D, K and E. Avocados are heart-healthy and contain good fat that enhances the absorption of the vitamin A found in the butternut squash. The vitamins A and E in each muffin provide 25 percent of the recommended daily value. They also contain 6 grams of protein and are a good source of dietary fiber.
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paper muffin cups (optional) Butter-flavored cooking spray cup canned pureed butternut squash or 1 pound fresh — peeled and cut in 1-inch cubes* cup whole-wheat pastry flour
cup all-purpose or almond flour 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1½ teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 cup granulated sugar or stevia 2 eggs 1/2 ripe avocado, seeded, peeled and mashed (about 1/4 cup) 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/3 cup almond milk 1/3 cup sliced almonds 1. Heat oven to 350 F. Prepare muffin tin with paper muffin cups — spray each cup with cooking spray. Set aside. *If using fresh butternut squash, place cubes on a cookie sheet at 350 F for around 30 minutes or until fork tender. Cool; puree squash in food processor and set aside. If using canned pureed squash, proceed with the recipe below. 2. Spoon flours into dry measuring cups and level with a knife. Whisk together cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a medium-size bowl. Set aside. 3. Combine sugar or stevia, eggs, avocado, yogurt and vanilla in a large bowl and beat with a hand mixer until well-combined. 4. Add almond milk and pureed butternut squash, beating at a low speed until blended together. 5. Add flour mixture to above mixture and beat at a low speed just until combined (don’t overmix). 6. Spoon batter into muffin cups and fill halfway. Sprinkle a few almonds evenly over each muffin. 7. Bake muffins for 25-30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let muffins cool in the pan for 4 to 5 minutes, then remove immediately to keep muffins from becoming dense. Serves 12. *** Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children’s author, culinary historian and the author of seven cookbooks. Her new cookbook is “The Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cookbook.” Her website is www. divapro.com. To see how-to videos, recipes and much, much more, Like Angela Shelf Medearis, The Kitchen Diva! on Facebook. Recipes may not be reprinted without permission from Angela Shelf Medearis. © 2018 King Features Synd., Inc., and Angela Shelf Medearis
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I adore avocados! They’re a guiltfree creamy indulgence that works beautifully in everything from appetizers to desserts. Avocados are considered a fruit — one of the few fruits or vegetables that contain fat. The fat in avocados is unsaturated and is heart-healthy. Did you know that per ounce, avocados have 60 percent more potassium than bananas? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, avocados are loaded with nutrients such as dietary fiber, vitamin B-6, vitamin C, vitamin E, potassium, magnesium and folate. They’re also cholesterol- and sodium-free. Two tablespoons of mashed avocado or one-fifth (about 1 ounce) of a medium avocado provides about 55 calories. Avocados are one of the produce items with the least amount of pesticides, so there is no benefit to buying organic avocados. To choose an avocado, squeeze it gently. It should be firm but give to slight pressure. Hard avocados are not yet ripe, but can ripen in a few days. Place the unripe avocado in a brown paper bag for two to five days. Apples or bananas can be added to the bag to shorten the process because the gas they give off helps ripen the avocados. Ripe avocados can be stored in the refrigerator for two to three days. Always wash avocados before eating. Cut lengthwise and rotate the halves to separate. Use a spoon to remove the seed and scoop out the meat, or peel the skin away from the fruit. Lemon juice, lime juice or white vinegar can help prevent discoloring.
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You also can press plastic wrap directly on the surface and then wrap to store in the refrigerator for a few days. If the surface turns brown, just cut off the top layer and throw it away, the rest is OK to eat. Avocados can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. A favorite is in guacamole, which can be healthy depending on how you make it. Mashed avocado can be used instead of mayonnaise on a sandwich or wrap. You also can mix avocado with your choice of whole grains and other vegetables for a tasty whole-grain salad. Avocados are a wonderful addition as a source of nutritious fats and texture to baked goods and desserts. If you’re searching for a new way to incorporate avocados into your diet, try these delicious Avocado Muffins!
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CURRENT PRICES Animal trap, for rats & moles, cast iron, spring mechanism, Out O’ Sight brand, stamped “Patauctions for many reasons. Houses are smaller and bedrooms ented,” 1930s, 8 x 5 inches, $65. have more windows and closets, so there are fewer plain walls Brass inkwell, the Mayflower, tall ship, textured square base with removable ink pot, 1920s, 5 x for large double beds or dressers. Plus, the elaborate carvings are out of style. The furniture also is 5 inches, $280. very heavy and hard to move. Sometimes the headboard is too high for a modern room with an 8-foot Punch bowl, pink and purple grapes with gold trim, teal enamel pedestal foot, Tressemann & ceiling, and the bedroom sets have too many pieces. Vogt, France, c. 1900, 7 x 16 inches, $975. A few makers are so important that their work is treated as art. John Henry Belter, Alexander Roux, Carved wood crucifix, Jesus Christ on cross with crown of thorns, hand-painted, icon from a Joseph Meeks and John Jelliff are a few designers who still are getting very high prices; however, Mexican church, c. 1870, 49 x 24 inches, $2,600. bargains also exist in well-made, stylish Victorian pieces manufactured away from the East Coast. ••• The H.B. Mudge Furniture Co. of Cincinnati designed and made a Victorian suite consisting of Available for pre-order TODAY: The all new Kovels Antiques & Collectibles 2019 Price Guide. a washstand with mirror, commode, dresser and a bed with a high, carved headboard and footboard To order, go to Kovels.com; call 800-303-1996; or write to Kovels, P.O. Box 22900, Beachwood, (pictured). It descended in the Mudge family and was auctioned by Cowan Auctions of Cincinnati OH 44122. © 2018 King Features Synd., Inc. for $5,400 (includes buyer’s premium). The company was founded in 1837 and made many kinds of household furniture. ••• Q: I just bought a handcrafted silver ring with a multicolored flat “stone” with a tag that reads “sterling silver with an authentic piece of Fordite.” No one here knows what Fordite is. Can you help? A: We first learned about Fordite over 20 years ago. Many car manufacturers were closing their plants. Someone noticed that the floor where they had been painting the cars was covered with a thick layers of hard automobile paint. Since cars were made in many different colors, the floor had swirling patterns in the hardened material. Rock hounds and other collectors “mined” the material, sometimes with permission and sometimes after the plants were about to be torn down. Small pieces of this mined material are still available, and they usually are made into jewelry. We have seen pendants and rings made with Fordite set in gold that sell for more than $1,000.