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In remembrance of Johnny Appleseed’s birthday on September 26, this edition of Tidbits is ripe with facts about America’s favorite fruit. • Johnny Appleseed’s real name was John Chapman, and he didn’t just wander the country randomly spreading apple seeds. He planted carefully-designed nurseries, primarily in Ohio, and even returned to care for the trees. When he died in 1845 at the age of 70, his 1,200-acre estate was worth millions. • McDonald’s buys more than 50 million pounds of apples each year, more than any other restaurant chain. No, they’re not just for apple pies; they’re also using the fruit for their fresh salads and the Apple Dippers now available in their Happy Meals. • The Adam’s apple in your throat is actually made of thyroid cartilage. It surrounds the “voice box,” or larynx. In humans, the male larynx is typically larger than the female larynx, which is why men have deeper voices (and more prominent Adam’s apples). • New York City was first referred to as “The Big Apple” in print in 1921. The New York Morning Telegraph was the first news source to employ the reference. turn the page for more!
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Hey Guys & Gals, Here is your chance to Strut your stuff! Email Your stories, (keep it Clean this is a family Paper) jokes, riddles & Photos or tips. Send it to P.O. Box 848 Siletz, OR 97380 or Email to: TidbitsofLincolnCounty@gmail.com or call Lu at 541-921-7281 Planked Salmon with Basil-Chive Butter Cooking fish on a cedar plank is an old Native American technique. As the planks get hot, the aromatic oils are released and permeate the fish. You can find untreated cedar shingles or shims at lumberyards, or ask to have a 1 by 6 feet cut into 2 foot-long lengths. Soak the planks for at least 12 hours to prevent flare-ups, weighting the boards to keep them from floating. Ingredients: Serves 4 3/4-tsp. sea salt, 1/4-tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1/4-tsp. dry mustard 4 salmon fillets, 6 oz. each, skinned 1 Tbs. unsalted butter, melted 2 untreated cedar planks, each about 5 by 12 inches, soaked in water to cover for at least 12 hours extra-virgin olive oil for oiling the planks 4 Tbs. Basil-Chive Butter, room temperature Directions: 1. Preheat the broiler. 2. In a small bowl or cup, mix the salt, pepper, and dry mustard. 3. Brush the top of the salmon fillets (not the skinned side) with the melted butter. 4. Season both sides with the spice mixture. 5. Put the soaked planks under the hot broiler, about 5 inches from the heat source, until the wood is browned on top, about 3 minutes. 6. With tongs, carefully remove the planks from the oven. Immediately brush the browned surface with olive oil, then lay the salmon fillets on the oiled surface, skinned side down. Return the planks to the broiler and cook the fish until it is done to your taste, about 6 minutes for medium. Remove the fillets to a platter or serve directly from the planks. Top each fillet with 1 tablespoon of the Basil-Chive Butter, spreading it so that it melts evenly over the salmon. Serve immediately.
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ALL ABOUT APPLES (continued): Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computers, worked on a farm commune picking apples one summer in his youth. He was also a Beatles fan, so when it came time to name his new company, the name Apple immediately popped into his head. The Fab Four’s attorneys didn’t exactly see the name as a tribute, and sued for copyright infringement. The two sides later worked out an agreement. • During the Great Depression, apples were luxury items for many families. Ritz crackers were more affordable, and Nabisco began printing the recipe for “mock apple pie” on boxes of the snack. The fake pie filling consists of Ritz crackers, sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice. Apparently, it’s such a good imitation of the real thing that many blind taste testers seem genuinely surprised to learn that real apples aren’t part of the recipe. Hoping to capitalize on the success of The Waltons, TV producer Earl Hamner created a new show in 1974 called Apple’s Way. The program told the story of a family (complete with crotchety live-in grandpa) that moved from Los Angeles to rural Appleton, Iowa. Although the series flopped in the ratings, it provided a launching pad for the career of at least one actress of note: Kristy McNichol. • Back when the legal drinking age was still 18, a 99-cent bottle of Boone’s Farm Apple Wine was the beverage of choice in most college dorm rooms. What most young consumers didn’t know at the time was that Boone’s Farm isn’t really wine; it’s a “malt beverage product.” The alcohol content is a little higher than that of beer, but a bit lower than that of traditional table wine. • In 1992, McDonald’s replaced its familiar and popular fried apple pies with a healthier baked version. If you occasionally get a hankering for one of those old-fashioned, pillowshaped fried pies, some detective work might pay off. Some kiosk-style McDonald’s stores in airports and Wal-Marts still sell them, since they don’t have enough space for the oven necessary to bake the new-style pies. • Not all apples-on-a-stick are the same. Candy apples have a hard sugar coating. Caramel apples have a soft, gooey caramel coating. The recipe for the latter was introduced, not surprisingly, by Kraft (which is the nation’s leading seller of caramel cubes). • Today, the custom of bobbing for apples is associated with Halloween. But it originated in England during the reign of Henry VIII as an all-purpose party game. Back then, legend claimed that the first person to “catch” a tossed apple at a get-together would be the next one to get married (sort of like catching the bouquet at a wedding).
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Here's a pairing that makes perfect sense: veterans and dogs. Across the country, dogs are being trained as guide, service or psychiatric companions and aides for veterans. Veterans with visual impairment, loss of limbs, deafness, and anxiety and stress issue are being helped by dogs specially trained to assist with whatever the veteran needs done: opening doors, turning lights on and off, retrieving articles, physical support for getting up out of chairs, alerting when the doorbell or phone rings, serving as balance when walking, and providing emotional security in public places, as well as dozens of basic dog behavior commands. A service dog can go anywhere: buses and planes, stores and restaurants, doctors offices and clinics -- in fact, the dog needs to go everywhere the veteran goes as part of the continued bonding. Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are being helped as well by psychiatric service dogs. Just having a trained dog is said to lessen anxieties and help veterans assimilate back into society. Many of the service dogs are being trained by prison inmates. Because of the 24-hour connection between dog and inmate, the length of time to train the dogs has been drastically reduced, making more trained dogs available. If you are a wounded veteran or have PTSD and think you would benefit from having a guide or service dog, check out the links below: Puppies Behind Bars -- www.puppiesbehindbars. org or call 212-680-9562 America's Vet Dogs -- www.vetdogs.org or call 866-838-3647 Canine Companions for Independence -- www. cci.org or call 800-572-2275 NEADS Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans -- www.neads.org or call 978-422-9064 Although the cost of training the dogs can run into the tens of thousands of dollars, the cost to veterans is most often free. Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@ gmail.com.
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