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The Rivers Legion’s car show took place Sat. Aug. 13. Calling it just a car show doesn’t do it justice. It was a huge community event, raising funds for the new ramp at the Legion. The event included sidewalk sales, vendors in the cenotaph park, taco in a bag, beer gardens, silent auction, 50/50, cold plate supper, and live music

by Jeff Worth. Oh, and a car show—I almost forgot!

The cars, the people, the energy! What an amazing day. The day started at 8:30 a.m. and ended at midnight.

Around 200 lunches and over a hundred cold plate suppers were served. The weather cooperated, and it’s estimated that 500-700 people attended (although it’s difficult to say for sure!). There were 59 cars, motorcycles, tractors, and even a moped that lined

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2nd ave. The viewer’s choice not to crack an egg set up on a award goes to Steve Madden pylon, in what was dubbed an for his beautiful purple Ply- "EGGStrication" challenge. mouth Roadrunner. There were 16 vendor tables full Thanks to the Legion Backlike row L/R: Meghan of locally-made items, The public also got to demo Knelsen, Erich Schmidt, handcrafted jewelry and raw the Department’s rope Thom Heijmans, Fire Heather Lilianerescue, Dupuis.

Front honey. The 50/50 Gray, winner 3:1 haul system, which row L/R: Minami Kijima, Haile Tara Lyn Nolan received simulated rescuing a person Hubbard, Chassidy Payette, $260, and there’s a whole listRamsay, who isBryce down a steep grade hill Morgan Summers, Hrabok. of silent auction winners too Quinn or embankment.

It was very long for this article. The auc- well-attended, and members tion included many bulk meat of the Fire Department were packages, a car detailing kit, proud to show off the equipclothing, giftcards, a beautiful ment and meet everyone. hand-made quilt, and more. They certainly have the high level of skill, knowledge, and Fire Department dedication! The Fire DepartSUBMITTED PHOTOS displays equipment ment would like to thank the Steve Madden and his beautiful purple Plymouth Roadrunner took the viewer’s Rivers/Daly Fire Depart- Legion for allowing them to choice award!

Photo by Sheila Runions ment was very excited to open participate in such a great their doors and show off all event and a special thanks to took a walk around the ceno- for making this a successful bar manager Barb Prokaski their equipment. On display everyone who attempted the taph park and along 2nd ave event to be remembered! It Plewes, thank you for your was their fire engine #1, snuf- EGGStrication challenge. for clean up duties. “There was a wonderful, fun-filled, devotion to the Legion in fer, water rescueBy boat, rescue “So nice to see everyone was no garbage anywhere!”, beautiful day and it was great organizing this and other Sheila Runions UTV, embankment rope which speaks volumes about to see the community come events. This was the Legion’s Banner Staffcome together” said event rescue equipment, and some coodinator Carolyn Currie community out andand support Legion. second show, theplace first on cans from the school foyer into Chimothe Beach areas for conputcar away in thewith proper s r e p or t e d i n t he tion to the schools. our wonderful the entire the church basement the Thank after- tributions the community. shelving units. were March 9Phillips. edition, the of their hand tools, including After Pupils mostco-ordinated of the members. you for from helping the beingthe held in 2019.

SeeThey you all noon of March the When all the was new said and We are very, very month-long which Grade 12 Interdiscithe “Jaws of Life”. The public activity had died down,promotion, she A huge thank-you goes21, outwhere Legion pay for ac- done, next fantastic! year! culminated in a ceremonious food was weighed and sorted. the scales at Riverdale Harvest pleased.”

Studies in and Science got to demo theplinary Jaws, trying a class few other volunteers to all sponsors and volunteers cessibility ramp. Carolyn and Elementary school staff mempresentation on March 20 to Although the project was a sen- noted a total of 434 pounds, “a

Can collections for canoes

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at Rivers Collegiate planned a project for Riverdale Harvest.

Dubbed the Boat Load of Food, students secured a canoe from Rolling River School Division with an intent to f ill it with non-perishables. Although the campaign was fully organized by that class, the original idea came from a suggestion made by harvest volunteer Liliane Dupuis.

“I heard the idea at a meeting in Brandon. St. Augustine School had tried Fill a Canoe in conjunction with the 10-day Festival du Voyaguer in Winnipeg in February. It was very successful and whenever I hear food bank, my ears always perk up!”

She then brought the suggestion to Riverdale Harvest, which supported the idea and asked her to present the promo-

Riverdale Harvest president Heather Gray and Liliane.

Because the snow had melted so much, the canoe could not be portaged across the street to Zion Church (home of Riverdale Harvest). Rather, the teens carried bags, boxes and garbage

The canoe at Rivers Elementary School was adequately filled.

ior students brainstorm, the entire high school was encouraged to participate. The collegiate hosted a poor boy floor hockey tournament in which to play, athletes had to pay with food for the canoe. Some students also canvassed Rivers, Oak River

fabulous amount,” says Heather.

“We are so pleased they decided to help those we serve. A lot of times kids don’t get enough credit but this group of students certainly deserves some praise.

All students stayed behind to help check expiry dates, sort and

ber/Harvest volunteer Yvonne Crouch initiated a similar campaign in her school. That threeweek effort simply encouraged students to leave product in the canoe; 87 pounds of food was collected from the younger group on Thursday, March 22.

Photo by Heather Gray

Dozens of restored antique and collectible cars lined up on 2nd Avenue in Rivers for the Legion Car Show.

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Don’t get swept away by the news A

s I noted last week, Christine and I spent the best part of three weeks in the United States.

We visited a lot of towns, truck stops, a famous race horse farm, a bourbon distillery, a presidential museum and the site of Jessie James’s first daylight bank robbery. One of the key events of our trip was the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors conference in Lexington, Kentucky.

We talked to dozens of editors and publishers at the conference. We also listened to many, many ordinary folks in our travels. I was somewhat shocked at the results. Never once did we hear from a Trump supporter. Perhaps, even more surprisingly, we didn’t hear from a Biden supporter either.

I am not sure if either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party have caught on yet, but I would say the average American is ready to move on from an agonizing battle between two old men, one of whom is a bit crazy and one who is most likely senile. Donald Trump and Joe Biden do not represent today’s America in my view.

I have no idea what will happen in the 2022 mid-term elections, let alone the 2024 election, but if either Biden or Trump are president in 2024, it will be both a disaster and a surprise in my view.

The United States is so divided, but not in just two partisan ways. There are many divides, but the three largest are Republicans, Democrats and a yet to be

determined sized group that is saying, please, please bring some calmness and sanity to our country.

At every one of the three or four dozen truck stops and restaurants we stopped at, there were signs out looking to hire people. The wages offered were up to $20 per hour, and that’s U.S. funds. If the economy is bad, then there sure are a lot of jobs posted out there.

In previous “bad” times, people were begging for work, nowadays, businesses are begging people to work.

One of my colleagues noted about a year ago that the worst thing that has happened to the news industry is the 24-hour news cycle. There just isn’t enough news to fill 24-7 coverage.

In the rush to fill the air with words, some very poor material gets passed off as news.

Here’s an example you may enjoy.

Breaking News! 6:00 p.m.: City News staff have learned today that a customer service rep at a local business showed up at work today wearing a bright yellow golf shirt. This is in stark contrast to the normally worn royal blue golf shirts. Stay tuned for an update with news on the hour.

7:00 p.m.: Following up on an earlier breaking news story, City News staff have been on the scene at a local business to determine why a customer service rep at a local business showed up at work today wearing a bright yellow golf shirt. Available details are few at this time, but our staff are investigating.

RIGHT IN THE CENTRE

Ken Waddell 8:00 p.m.: City News staff are still on scene at a local business where a customer service rep at a local business showed up at work today wearing a bright yellow golf shirt. People close to the source, but who were not authorized to speak publicly on this issue, indicated to City News staff that there is likely a deep seated message behind wearing a bright yellow golf shirt instead of the regular royal blue golf shirts.

9:00 p.m.: City News staff have learned that perhaps the reason a customer service rep at a local business showed up at work today wearing a bright yellow golf shirt was to send a message to management and customers about their concerns over climate change. A bright yellow shirt may indicate a heightened level of concern about climate change as compared to the cooler, more ordinary royal blue golf shirts.

10:00 p.m.: After intense investigation, and numerous interviews, City News staff may have learned why a customer service rep at a local business showed up at work today wearing

a bright yellow golf shirt. The rep was reportedly on their lunch break and they spilled ketchup on their royal blue shirt and had to quickly drive home to change shirts.

11:00 p.m.: City News wants to assure viewers that no golf shirts were harmed in the creation of this news story and that the ketchup stain was successfully removed by using a leading brand of laundry soap pods and a cold water wash.

12:00 a.m.: City News is pleased to report that the crisis created today by a customer service rep at a local business showing up at work today wearing a bright yellow golf shirt has been peacefully solved and local police will not be investigating any further.

Have a good week.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are the writer’s personal views and are not to be taken as being the view of the Banner staff.

A trio of errors, part three

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n 1982, Queen Elizabeth II gave royal assent to Canada’s Constitution Act. With one signature, the British North America Act, under which Canada had been governed since 1867, was repealed. The Constitution was now Canada’s primary governing document.

An important part of the Act was the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. There was little new material in the Charter. The federal and provincial governments already had “Bills of Rights” that guaranteed citizens the same freedoms listed in the Charter. The difference was that by including the Charter in the Constitution, it is now much harder for governments to arbitrarily deprive citizens of their basic human rights.

The Charter gives the Courts power to overturn any legislation (bill) that, in their view, violates an individual’s rights. After that, several options exist. The government may withdraw the bill altogether. It may amend the bill and send it back to the Court for review. Or (and this has happened) it may ask the Court for guidance when drafting a bill to ensure that potential Charter violations are avoided.

In this case, the Court is not making the laws. Parliament is still doing that. But the judicial and legislative branches of government are working together to ensure that they “get it right” the first time. Good governments go by the

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old adage: “If you don’t take the time to do something right, when will you have time to do it over?” I see nothing wrong with the legislative and judicial branches of government working together in this way to pass laws that will, from the outset, ensure that no Canadian is subjected to bias or discrimination because of race, gender, colour, religion or personal lifestyle choices.

Unfortunately, our focus on individual rights has caused us to commit a third serious error. In our zeal to protect rights, we have avoided talking about responsibility.

In a healthy and wholesome society, we must balance the two. For example, we tell people that the world does not owe them a living. We expect people to follow the guidelines St. Paul set out in his letter to the Ephesians (see Ephesians 4:28), to “labour and work honestly with (our) own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy.”

We also tell people that they are responsible to look after themselves and to provide the food, clothing and shelter they and their families require. Governments and other social service agencies will help those in “legitimate” need.

But they should not be expected to do for any of us what we are fully capable of doing for ourselves.

Governments are, however, responsible to ensure that all Canadians have equal access to education, job oppor-

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Governments must ensure that any legislation they propose does not put those privileges in jeopardy. The Courts must ensure that governments fulfill their responsibilities. But there is one more thing our society must do.

Our goal must always be to create a world in which we love, accept and forgive others as God has loved, accepted and forgiven us. This will require each of us to voluntarily give up some of our rights so that we can fulfill our duty (responsibility) to provide hope, help and healing to those who need it the most. We must choose to do this. God, by his Spirit, will help us do it correctly.

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Home Bodies

By Rita Friesen Enough and to share...

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n my litany of thank-yous to the Divine, I am thankful to be able to include the phrase– ‘Thank you that I have enough, and to share.’ It has not always been so. Part of this is due in part that I am old, and my needs (and wants) are less than they were years ago. Part of this is due in part to a degree of financial security that I never envisioned enjoying.

Re-reading a treasured book this week– Ann Voskamp, The Broken Way, the chapter entitled ‘The Miracle in Your Pocket that Breaks Stress’ encouraged me to continue to finds ways to share; my time, my energy, my caring and sometimes my resources.

“A study from Yale said the best way to deal with stress is to do a small act of generosity for someone else... researchers had asked 77 adults to record three things each day for weeks– any and all stressful events experienced, and any and all helpful acts, like opening a door for someone, helping a child with homework, or loaning anything. And that was the full stop epiphany of the research: helping behaviours seemed to buffer the negative effects of the stress.”

Slowly reading that, pausing to ref lect, I wondered if some of the stress of the first onslaught of the

pandemic was buffered by the fact that most of us went out of our way to be kind and considerate to others in our time of isolation– the drive-by birthday greetings, the honk as you go by celebrations for recoveries, the cards and calls so many of us made to people we care for and about. We were de-stressing by offering blessings.

It gets even better– “People overall did one or two acts of kindness per day, but what was most important was when they did more than one or two a day, we saw a benefit in their well being.”

One first thinks these thoughts are rather counter the lessons of self care. Voices around us encourage us to take time to place our needs first– and I agree, to a point, for if I burn out, then I am of little blessing to anyone. But if I can boost my energy and spirit by being kind to others, who loses? I love that the list of acts of giving involved listening, helping, being present, the list did not say we needed to hand out money! Though there is a time for that as well.

As these ideas settled in, I realised that too many times when I have blessed someone with a smile, I expected a smile in return! And if I give/gave my place in line to another, I expected a thank you! Wait a minute, then I am giving with expectations and that isn’t a true gift. It also made me see how young parents, busy and tired beyond comprehension (well beyond anything they expected!) need our words of encouragement and perhaps a few actual acts of kindness. Heck, that goes for everyone of every age.

I still appreciate words and acts.

May we all become willing to care.

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omeone in our writer’s group asked what we found was the worst housekeeping chore and what they hated the do the most . I was an office miss and the first half year when we came to Canada, we moved in a basement suite and I had to wash dishes, clean house upstairs and babysat the children. But we had free rent.

However, now that my busy family have their own families, it is just me and my dog. Now that I am “elderly,” I am getting help to do the housework.

It is now that I can sit in my easy chair and do the things I enjoy doing, like knitting, crochet and playing the piano and seek the Lord each day.

My girls here in Alberta are my stand-by when I need help. Am I thankful? You better believe it.

Thank you Lord for your faithfulness.

“Not to us Lord, not to us but to Your name be the glory because of Your glory and faithfulness.”

(Psalm 115:1) Praise the Lord. Do all to he glory of God.

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Museum Day

Sarah Plosker Rivers Banner

T he C l a c k Fa m i l y Heritage Museum held their annual Museum Day on Sun. Aug. 14 after a two-year hiatus. By all accounts, the day turned out excellent. Over 100 people came out the enjoy the fun.

Besides the usual perusing the collectibles, antiques, and other items on d isplay i n t he 20 sheds and family home, there were loads of other activities. Kids enjoyed facepa i nt i ng, d igg i ng for gold, water balloons, a nd a colou r i ng st ation. There was a rope mak ing station and a clothes washing station (the old-fashioned way—

with a wash board and ringer) that the kids (and adults!) could try their hands at. There was also a nail pounding contest and bucksaw challenge.

Stewart Miller of Miller Auctions did a fantastic job facilitating the fundraiser auction. The generous donations from businesses and local community members included homemade pies, desserts, bread, buns, preserves, fresh vegetables, oil, gift certif icates, local carvings, and more. There were also refreshments, including a BBQ and desserts for sale.

The Board of Directors are thrilled at the high attendance, with people of all ages coming out to enjoy the day. Visitors

came from Birtle, Forrest, Hamiota, Kenton, Oak River, Rivers, Brandon, Carberry, Rapid City, and more. Many new faces attended this year, which was great to see, and many positive comments on the presentation and upkeep of the museum. It was a fun day with lots of visiting.

T he C l a c k Fa m i l y Heritage Museum is located on the Clack family farm, 6.5 miles northwest of Rivers, in the RM of Oakview. The museum’s hours of operation are Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm in July & Aug, with Wed. Aug. 31 being the last day to check things out for yourself until next year!

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Submitted photos On Wed. Aug. 10, the Heritage Co-op in Rivers gave out smokies and pop to happy shoppers and passersby as part of their Love Local BBQ. A total of $548.90 of donations was raised and donated to the Baseball Diamond Expansion project. Co-op employees barbecued and served up an untold number of juicy, mouthwatering smokies over lunchtime. Thank you to everyone who stopped by and made a donation! The Love Local BBQ is an annual event at each of the communities with Heritage Co-op stores and is back after a two-year hiatus.

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Sarah’s Science Corner What is an exothermic reaction?

Sarah Plosker Rivers Banner Things are heating up!

Explore the temperature change that occurs in an exothermic reaction and the role of catalysts in this chemistry activity. This week’s hands-on Let’s Talk Science activity is best suited for grades 6-10 students.

What You Need •Quick-rising dry yeast - 30 mL or 16 g •Hydrogen peroxide solution - 60 mL (3% to 5%, found in most drug stores) •Thermometer •Small bowl •Spoon •Pencil and paper •Measuring cup •Measuring spoon •Clock or stopwatch that

indicates seconds Safety First! Always wear safety glasses when working with chemicals that could splash or spill into your eyes.

What to do 1.Record the room temperature and then place the thermometer in the bowl.

2.Predict what will happen to the temperature when the hydrogen peroxide and yeast

Breed Spotlight: Cayuga Ducks

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These beautiful ducks are black from bill to toe, though their colouring may lighten with age. Both males and females have an iridescent green sheen, especially in their head and wing feathers. They are medium-sized (around 6-8 pounds) and known for both their tasty meat and high egg production, around 100-150 eggs per year. They are said to have a relatively quiet quack, but I beg to differ!

The breed was developed in the 1830’s to 1850’s in New York state and was officially recognized by the American Poultry Association in 1874. Some claim the breed is a result of a careful mix of a local wild black duck called the Black East India and the Rouen duck, a meat breed developed in France, while others say the breed is a direct descendent of a black duck breed common in Lancashire UK during that time period. The name Cayuga comes from Lake Cayuga in the western part of New York.

Cayuga ducks quickly became the most common domesticated duck raised for meat in the United States. However, in the 1890’s they were replaced by the Peking duck which, unlike the Cayuga, do not have black pinfeathers so are much easier to pluck and look better for sale.

These cold-hardy birds have a docile temperament and are good foragers.

They typically live 8-12 years. Like other poultry, they eat gravel or grit that act as teeth in their gizzard, which is part of their digestive system.

Similar to chickens that lay brown eggs, Cayuga ducks have a gland that produces a pigment that coast the eggshells before they are laid. Intriguingly, the colour of their eggs changes from black at the beginning of the egg-laying season, when their gland is working at full capacity, through various shades of grey, until at the end of the season when their eggs are white. The pigment gland has difficulty keeping up for the duration of the season, given the relatively high number of eggs they

lay.

T here is debate on whether or not you can (or should) house chickens and ducks together. Ducks are rather messy with their water. It’s like putting a child in a bathtub and telling them not to splash.

Ducks also need to clean their nostrils out by dipping their bills in water and exhaling. You need proper ventilation due to all the excess humidity.

Ducks and chickens have different sex organs, and a drake (male duck) attack could be fatal for a hen. All this being said, many homesteaders keep their chickens and ducks together without problem.

If you decide to buy some Cayuga hatching eggs or unsexed Cayuga ducklings to raise on your farm, just remember that both the males and females have the gorgeous iridescent green.

So don’t worry, you don’t have bad luck and didn’t get all drakes! The way to tell them apart is to wait until they’ve reached maturity; drakes will have two or three well-curled feathers at the centre of their tail.

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3.Record your prediction on paper.

4.Pour 60 mL of hydrogen peroxide solution into the bowl and record the temperature.

5.Add 30 mL of yeast to the bowl and stir the mixture.

6.Record time and temperature readings every 30 seconds for a total of 4 minutes.

What’s happening?

Hydrogen peroxide will naturally decompose into water and oxygen gas and a small amount of heat energy.

This decomposition reaction usually happens slowly. You can observe the speed of the decomposition happening as bubbles form when the hydrogen peroxide is poured into a container.

When yeast is mixed in with the hydrogen peroxide, the yeast causes this decomposition chemical reaction to occur much more quickly.

The hydrogen peroxide changes into water and oxygen gas much more quickly. The observed bubbles and foam is the oxygen gas being formed very rapidly.

Because the reaction is occurring much more quickly than it normally would,

the amount of heat energy produced is much more noticeable. The increase in temperature can be determined by examining the overall increase in temperature during the reaction. Any reaction that gives off heat is called an exothermic reaction.

The yeast is not reacting with the hydrogen peroxide.

Rather it is acting as a catalyst.

A catalyst is a substance that causes a chemical reaction to speed up but is not “used up” during the reaction.

Why does it matter?

Exothermic reactions occur regularly and are important for everyday life.

Specifically, all combustion reactions (reactions with oxygen, such as burning fuel) are exothermic. Fire is one of the most common and useful combustion reactions. Packaged heating pads for muscle strains or for heating hands or feet in winter produce their heat from an exothermic reaction that occurs when the chemicals inside the packet are combined by crushing the packet.

Investigate further •A much more spectacular demonstration of this decomposition reaction can be seen

by adding a small squirt of liquid dishwashing detergent to the hydrogen peroxide before adding the yeast. The dishwashing liquid will help trap the oxygen and will cause the foaming action to be more dramatic. Warning: this can be messy! Add a couple of drops of food coloring before adding the yeast for a more colourful result.

•For an even more spectacular result, pour the hydrogen peroxide, soap, and food coloring mixture in a 2 litre pop bottle and mix. Dissolve the yeast in about 100 mL water and then pour it into the bottle quickly. The resulting foam will be forced out through the small opening of the bottle.

Try repeating the experiment in different types of bottles to observe the differences.

Warning: more reagents can mean more mess! Try this experiment outside or in a bathtub, and make sure to wear safety glasses.

Addendum: In last week’s Science Corner article, "How does sound travel?", the instructions said to put fingers into ears, but the explanation of how the experiment works said that hands were put over ears – Over ears is the preferred method, for safety.

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Spatchcocked BBQ Chicken

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It’s chicken-harvesting time! August is normally chicken harvesting time at our place. Although commercial meat breeds are ready to harvest at a mere eight weeks old, we raise dual-purpose, barnyard mix breeds, and as such, we usually harvest ours anywhere from 12 to 16 weeks old. Our chicks usually hatch out during May, so any day we have free in August is spent putting some meat in the freezer.

We usually hatch out around 15-20 chicks in an incubator, and some of our hens get broody during the spring and hatch out another 15-20. We keep a couple of the new hens (our favourites), and butcher around 30 chickens at the end of summer. This year, with the strange weather we had during May and June

(lack of spring, temperature swings, and high humidity), neither the incubator nor the hens were very successful, so there’s no extra chickens to butcher, and I’m sitting here feeling nostalgic for it now, if you can believe it!

The thing I’m missing most right now is spatchcocked chicken, which is a whoale chicken you cut down the backbone, from end to end (kitchen shears are great for this), and sort of squish it down flat so that it cooks quicker and more evenly than a whole chicken cooked normally. You can marinate it, or rub it with your favourite dry rub, or simply salt and pepper it, and throw it on the BBQ for around 45 minutes, flipping at the halfway mark (there’s debate about the latter point: some say to keep it skin-side up the entire time; up to you). You can rub BBQ sauce on it for the

last 5 minutes if you want.

If it doesn’t look crispy or browned enough, you can turn up the heat for the last five minutes. Be sure to check with a meat thermometer that it has reached 170° in the thickest part of the meat (I usually check the thigh) or make an incision and check if the juices run clear. These are very loose instructions, so I don’t think it merits being in the “Secret Recipes from Rivers Mammas and Grannies” column, since it can hardly be called a recipe!

We typically eat either spatchcocked barbecue chicken or chicken soup made with all the bones and any leftover meat for the entire month of August.

If you’ve never tried spatchcocked chicken, I encourage you to try it out. You can cook it in the oven too, although it’s nice to get a bit more barbecuing in before the season ends.

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Einkorn Flour: pack more nutrition into your baking

Nothing beats a well-made, rustic loaf of French bread, made with white f lour, sliced thick, with salted butter spread on top. I particularly like to microwave it for 12 seconds or so before eating, so it’s nice and warm and the butter is melted. That being said, white f lour offers very little by way of nutrition.

White f lour, if it’s not enriched, is so processed that it’s completely stripped of its nutrient value. The upside to this is that it’s more shelf-stable, and tastes oh-so-good. The bran (outer layer) and germ (innermost part) hold nearly all the nutrients of the wheat grain, and they’re separated and sold separately. White f lour is just the endosperm: the middle, starchy part of the grain, and is basically empty (albeit delicious) carbohydrates.

Most white f lour these days is enriched. Enriched white f lour is not much better; all the nutrients were removed during processing, and then a handful of nutrients are added in so that the f lour includes a decent amount of folate, thiamine, iron, niacin, ribof lavin, and calcium. But in the end, enriched f lour contains less nutrients than the original f lour did. Calling it “enriched” is more of a marketing gimmick than anything else.

Whole wheat f lour is exactly as it sounds: it contains all three parts of the wheat, and is therefore considered a much healthier option. However, it’s typically not enriched, and it’s still processed to the point that the bag in my kitchen only lists potassium, calcium, and iron on the nutrition label. It can be disappointing to bake with, as it generally makes baked goods a lot denser. Even my trusty “Joy of Cooking” suggests a ratio of

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one part whole wheat f lour to two parts white f lour in their recipe for whole wheat bread!

Even if you make the switch to 100per cent whole wheat f lour, there’s still a problem: this is not the same f lour our ancestors have eaten for thousands of years. While modern farmed wheat is hard for your body to digest, einkorn f lour hasn’t been genetically modified, and, although it contains the same amount of gluten as modern wheat, the gluten structure is different, making it much easier to digest (the gluten structure in einkorn f lour is so weak that einkorn scores a zero on the gluten index, for those who are watching their gluten intake).

Einkorn f lour contains a whopping 213per cent more lutein than whole wheat, as well as 76per cent more manganese, 42per cent more zinc, 37per cent more phosphorous, and 29per cent more protein. It also

contains more magnesium, iron, thiamin, niacin, vitamin B6 and fiber than wheat. Many of these important nutrients aren’t even in enriched f lour!

As with everything I do in life, it took me a while to think about making the switch. I did a lot of brow furrowing for a long time, and finally made the plunge head-first, buying a giant sack (44 pounds) of organic einkorn f lour, homegrown in Manitoba, at a farm near Erickson.

From my limited experience baking with einkorn f lour thus far (and it’s only been a few weeks), I’ve noticed it has an almost nutty f lavour, with a coarse, sand-like texture rather than smooth (due to the weak gluten structure). The texture isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and the subtle f lavour enhancement is nice in cookies and other baked goods. Einkorn f lour works best if you don’t play with it too much, so find

a no-knead bread recipe rather than one where you have to knead the dough for 10 minutes—that’s an added perk in my book. The f lour is slower in absorbing liquid, so although you can pretty much substitute einkorn f lour into any of your favourite recipes using regular f lour, you need to reduce the amount of liquid by 15-20per cent. If you don’t like doing the math, just add “einkorn f lour” when you search for a recipe, and you’ll get a recipe where someone has already done the math for you.

So far I’m really enjoying using einkorn f lour. I like the results better than using whole wheat f lour, and it’s more nutritious anyway. That being said, I think I’ll keep some white f lour in my pantry for certain items, like French bread. Einkorn f lour is good, but not a complete replacement for white f lour in my book.