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hat’s more classically romantic than red roses? Whether in celebration of an anniversary, wedding, or Valentine’s Day,thereisnomistakingtheimplication of passion, desire, and above all, love, associated with red roses. Most would agree. A brilliant bouquet of red roses is the perfect way to declare feelings of romantic love. It’s believed the garden cultivation of roses started around 5,000 years ago and is largely traced to China. But roses have been around for longer than that (35 million years, to be exact), and have popped up as an object of affection throughout history. Red roses appear in poetry, literature, classical artwork, contemporary films, and everywhere in between. Roses are often used in music with other 4,000 songs dedicated to roses. One of William Shakespeare’s most famous lines contains a reference to a rose, spoken by his most romantic heroine, Juliet: "What’s in a name? A rose by any other word would smell as sweet.” Renowned Scottish poet, Robert Burns, compared his love to a red rose in the poem Red, Red Rose, and the card “soldiers” in Alice in Wonderland lost their heads for painting white roses red. Lastly, Victorians needed flowers to express intimacy in a subtle game of courtship, since professing feelings publicly wasn’t socially acceptable at the time. The tradition of giving Valentine’s Day flowers dates back to the late 17th century, during the reign of King Charles II of Sweden. During a trip Katharine Lee Bates, Songwriter to Persia, King Charles II was exposed to a new art—the language of flowers. This expressionist art focused on one’s ability to communicate using flowers without uttering any words at all. The fad boomed throughout Europe, with lists of flowers and their meanings widely distributed. Over time, the red rose took on the meaning of deep love because of its affiliation with Aphrodite, the goddess of love. In Greek mythology, it is said that rose bushes grew from the ground through Aphrodite’s tears and the blood of her lover, Adonis. The Romans, who turned Aphrodite into their goddess Venus, kept the rose as her symbol of love and beauty. The red rose has inspired people for generations. Many feel that this beautiful flower symbolizes passionate love, its delicate petals reflect the caress of a loved one, and its elegance is considered the touch of life itself. So when Valentine’s Day became the mainstream holiday we know today, the rose was an obvious choice for the most fitting gift. 7
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Valentine's Day Gifts
By Danielle Debley
It’s that time of year again where we break out the sweet treats and fun gifts for our loves! Here are a few classic ideas and some local places where you can get the best of the best.
Flowers. Bring home a beautiful bouquet for your partner this Valentine’s Day. Check out these shops nearby for some fresh finds. • Royer’s Flowers & Gifts • Blooms by Vickrey • Jeffrey’s Flowers & Home Accents • Pealer’s Flowers • Hammaker’s Flower Shop
Jewelry. Surprise her with something special this Valentine’s Day. These local stores can be trusted to provide the perfect, sparkly gift. • Mountz Jewelers • Munn’s Diamond Galley • Joseph James Jewelers • K. Novinger Jewelry
Chocolate. Want something sweet for your sweetheart? Here’s a list
Here are a few nearby wineries that have great products and fun vibes. • Spring Gate Vineyard & Brewery • Buddy Boy Winery and Vineyard • West Hanover Winery • The Vineyard at Hershey • Larsen Meadworks 7
of a few shops that serve up some delicious treats that are great for this romantic day. • Brittle Bark • Macris Chocolates • Zimmerman’s Candies • Matangos Candies • Gertrude Hawk Chocolate Shops
Wine. Take the chance to lavish your love by wining and dining them.
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Valentine's Day Date Ideas By Danielle Debley
Valentine’s Day comes around each year and often manages to stump people. What can I do with my sweetheart on Valentine’s Day? There are the traditional go-to’s and some more unique things you may not have thought about. Take a look for some fun ideas on what to do for this romantic holiday. Classic dinner date. As the saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” A traditional Valentine’s date, going out for a nice dinner is reliable and sweet, especially if you and your partner don’t always get a chance to get out of the house. Try stepping it up by checking out a fancier dining venue such as one local favorite, Tavern on the Hill. This restaurant offers more of a high class experience that can make your Valentine’s Day just a little more special. Surprise meal. Does your loved one love secrets and surprises? “il Bisbigliare” Secret Supper Club is holding a secret Valentine’s Day dinner Saturday Feb. 16 in the Carlisle area (location TBD) which is limited to the first 10 couples who call (717) 241-2754. Chef Marco and Lisa will be creating rustic dishes from Italy rumored to spark romantic desire, matched to seductive wines of Italy. Movie night. Another classic date, going out for a movie on Valentine’s Day can be a great little outing; bonus if there’s a movie playing that you both have been dying to see! You can stay local and see what old or independent movie might be playing at the Midtown Cinema. Or if you’re looking for something more upscale, you can travel a little further towards Philadelphia to the Movie Tavern where you can kick back in reclining chairs and order from a food and drink menu. 10 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2019
Romantic lunch date. Don’t want to play into the normal fancy dinner? Going out for a casual lunch can be fun. Try something native to the country known for romance – France! Bon Appetit is a local crêperie in Harrisburg that serves delicious gourmet crêpes, both savory and sweet. Have a spa day. Take some time to relax with your honey this Valentine’s Day. Try booking a romantic couples massage and pamper yourselves at a local spa like Changes in Mechanicsburg. Artistic outing. Try a fun experience like having a paint date. This can turn into a fun and romantic outing for those couples who love to create. Check out a nearby Color Me Mine or keep an eye on events from Pallet & Paint and Paint & Create, located in Harrisburg and Lemoyne. Wine is fine. Treat you and your partner to a glass of wine at Spring Gate Vineyards Sweetheart Weekend, Feb. 15 and 16. Enjoy live music and food trucks alongside drinks. Galentine’s Day! Don’t have a S.O. this year? Go for a night out (or in) with the girls for the perfect Galentine’s Day. Party it up at a fun bar downtown, or rent a movie, order pizza, and make some chocolate covered strawberries for a fun night in. 7
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Perfect Romantic Weekend Getaways By Jacqueline G. Goodwin, Ed.D.
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lowers are good, but romantic getaways are better. Even though Valentine’s Day falls on a Thursday this year, you can still take your significant other on a romantic getaway the following weekend at one of these romantic retreats. Wine and dine your valentine and then simply drift upstairs. And for those times when the “privacy” sign isn’t hung on your door knob, we’ve included activities and nearby destinations to explore.
The Rittenhouse
Live like royalty in this AAA Five-Diamond hotel in Pennsylvania’s largest city, Philadelphia. The perfect Center City location of the Rittenhouse makes you feel, as they put it, “like being given a key to the city.” While you’re out comparing cheesesteaks and ringing the Liberty Bell, you and your sweetheart can come back to the exquisite Rittenhouse for a romantic night in. Make sure you save time for the delicious Sunday Brunch at Lacroix, one of the Rittenhouse’s gourmet restaurants. Relish in the Goat Cheese-Mascarpone and Rhubarb Croissant or the Singapore Chill Crab dish, all prepared for you by renowned Executive Chef Jon Cichon. 210 W Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Phone: 215-546-9000. rittenhousehotel.com. Driving time from Harrisburg: 1 hr., 48 mins. 12 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2019
Hotel Hershey
Dive into all the chocolate your heart desires at this destination dedicated purely to the treat itself. Hershey started as merely a chocolate factory in the early 1900s, but has since evolved into an iconic theme park and luxury hotel attracting chocolate lovers around the world. At this AAA Four-Diamond hotel, couples delight in the sophistication and comfort of the spot, while also embracing the novelty of the Hotel Hershey. Try the “Everything Chocolate” spa package to revel in the dessert that makes Hershey so famous. You’ll soak in a Whipped Cocoa Bath, revive your skin in a Chocolate Fondue Wrap, and relax in a Cocoa Massage. Channel all your willpower into not eating any of the treatment. 100 Hotel Rd, Hershey, PA 17033. 717-533-2171. thehotelhershey.com. Driving time from Harrisburg: 23 mins.
Annville Inn Bed & Breakfast
Previously the home of U.S. Army General Bruce Kendall, this B&B now serves as a peaceful 7,000-acre getaway in Pennsylvania’s Lebanon Valley. Tucked into the gorgeous Blue Mountains and surrounded by lush farmlands, the Annville is calling you for a romantic weekend away from the stresses of daily life.
The Annville Inn is so inherently romantic, in fact, that it has several romantic packages for couples. Try the “Gourmet Picnic & Wine Trail” Package for a delicious picnic packed by the Innkeeper to enjoy while you and your sweetie visit nearby wineries. Or to explore the town, consider the “Ultimate Romance” Package, which comes with two movie tickets to the famous 1920s Allen Theater, a bouquet of season flowers, decadent local chocolates, and a romantic dinner for two at one of the restaurants in town. 4515 Hill Church Rd, Annville, PA 17003. 717-867-1991.annvilleinn.com. Driving time from Harrisburg: 37 mins.
Omni Bedford Springs
Visit this historical gem in the heart of Cumberland Valley to capture the essence of relaxation and rejuvenation. Established over 200 years ago, the Omni in Bedford Springs has been a mecca for luxurious leisure since its beginning. Sink into the lush beds, adorned in down comforters and surrounded by historic décor and breathtaking views, when you stay at the Omni. And to turn up the heat for your special someone, upgrade to the “Retreat to Romance” Package, inclusive with $100 cuisine and cocktail credit, a bottle of champagne delivered upon arrival, and romantic turndown service. 2138 Business 220, Bedford, Pennsylvania 15522. 814-623-8100. www.omnihotels.com. Driving time from Harrisburg: 1 hr., 54 mins.
for a romantic getaway. A beautiful setting on the Historic Gettysburg Battlefield get cozy around a gas fireplace in the Graham’s Artillery or General Merritt’s Suite rooms. Take a long soothing bath in a double soaking tub in either the Anna’s Garden or Houghtelin’s Hideaway rooms. Enjoy the gas fireplaces in the spacious common rooms with your sweetheart. Request the Romance in Gettysburg Package which includes a sparkling beverage and fresh, delicious chocolate-dipped strawberries waiting in your room when you arrive. Only minutes away from downtown Gettysburg and the Gettysburg National Military Park. Fun winter attractions such as Liberty Mountain and the Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg are also within a short commute from the Inn. Dog friendly with no restrictions on breed or size. No pet fee. 2264 Emmitsburg Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325. 717-334-8804. gettysburgbattlefield.com. Driving time from Harrisburg: 47 mins. 7
Leola Village
“Actually, the best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures.” – Lewis Carroll
The Inn at Leola Village
Explore Pennsylvania’s Dutch heritage in the Amish Country at the Inn at Leola Village. Slow down and take some time to smell the roses at this bed and breakfast that has been converted from its 1800s origin as a tobacco farm into Pennsylvania’s only historic hotel with AAA’s Five-Diamond Award. With Tuscan-style room furnishings, historic charm, double whirlpool tubs in the guest rooms, and complementary European style breakfast, it’s no wonder Forbes Travel named stamped its approval on the Inn at Leola Village in 2016. For extra romance in the Pennsylvania countryside, request a suite with a fireplace or the private and cozy Ada Fisher Cottage. If that’s not enough for your love-cation, the Inn offers a “Couples Pampering” Package, welcoming you with a bottle of Champagne, gourmet dinner for two, and a 50-minute full body couple’s massage. 38 Deborah Drive Route 23, Leola, PA17540. 877-669-5094. theinnatleolavillage.com. Driving time from Harrisburg: 59 mins.
Battlefield Bed & Breakfast Inn
Battlefield Bed and Breakfast Inn has the ideal amenities, location, and rooms
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An Unscripted JoUrney spAns 20 yeArs By Jeff falk
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hat a long, fascinating and sometimes strange trip it’s been. But no matter where he’s gone or what he’s done, it’s always been about putting a leather sphere through a round hoop for Andy Panko. Panko is quite possibly the finest basketball player from Harrisburg that you’ve never heard of. But it would seem that flying under the radar has always served him well. Without much fanfare, Panko recently retired from an amazing 20-year professional basketball career. Abruptly. He just up and walked away. The reason you may have never heard a lot about Panko, or that you may have lost track of him, is because his pro career unfolded outside of the NBA – and outside of this country. But that only makes Panko’s story even more intriguing, not less. “I had a 20-year career,” said Panko. “I know guys who were better than me who had five- or six-year careers. You need to be fortunate. You need to have some luck. But I’m also a firm believer that you’ve got to live right. I give my wife a lot of the credit for being there with me. She definitely kept me grounded. She’s a big part of what I was able to accomplish.” “The people who see me in the area now remind me of that (the uniqueness of his career),” continued Panko. “You miss the competition. You miss the camaraderie. But I don’t miss the travel. I don’t miss living out of a suit case. I get it. Twenty-some years is a long time. But I’m happy here.” At age 41, Panko is officially retired from playing the game. And the former Bishop McDevitt and Lebanon Valley College star did it on his terms, not unlike his playing career itself. Panko played 20 seasons of basketball, for 13 different professional continued on page 16
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PANKO continued on page 16 teams in multiple leagues, on three different continents. On three separate occasions, the 6 ft., 9 in., small/power forward was named the most valuable player of the leagues he was competing in. Panko was the top scorer in the Spanish League three times. Not bad for an overachieving, former Division Three college kid from little Harrisburg. “For me, when I think about it, the thing I’m most content with is my 15 years in Spain,” says Panko, who now runs Panko Performance in Palmyra. “People don’t realize how hard it is to get into the Spanish League and stay there. The league is allowed 36 Americans, two per team. That’s the thing I’m most proud of. You’ve got to be a good basketball player, because the league is so good overall.” He says, “There are guys in the NBA who have played a long time. But being an American overseas is different. I played 20 years at the highest level, and 19 of those were overseas. For me, it’s a career to be proud of.” Physically, Panko possessed a rare combination of size, quickness and shooting ability that made him a threat to score from anywhere on the floor. But what his game was really predicated on was a certain cerebral approach, an unrelenting drive to succeed and a true passion for the game. Perhaps the best way to characterize the level on which Panko competed was to place it somewhere between Division One college ball and the NBA. “I was a fan. I played basketball, but I was always a fan,” says Panko. “Growing up in high school, in college, even in the pros, I was a fan. 16 harrisburg magazine febjruary 2019
I followed the game globally. You need to know your competition. I was a student of the game. Overseas, it’s more mental than physical. You’ve got to understand who you’re going up against. I had to pay my dues. I always had to work harder than most kids. I was never content with scoring 20 points and the team winning, especially if the guy I was guarding scored 22. “It’s very good basketball,” adds Panko. “Those countries only take big Division One players or former NBA players. If you’re not in the NBA, you’re playing in Spain or Italy. It’s no B.S. basketball. It’s hard. It’s cut-throat. There are a lot of guys who want to be in your spot.” At Lebanon Valley College in the late 1990s, Panko’s talents seemed to transcend those of other players at the Division Three level and earned him National Player-of-the-Year honors twice. Undrafted out of college, he had a couple of NBA try-outs as a free agent, but never stuck with an NBA club. Undeterred, Panko refused to view it as the loss of a dream, but rather as his pursuit taking a different course. “Oh yeah, sure. I would’ve laughed at it,” says Panko, when asked how he would’ve reacted if he had been told he was going to have a lengthy professional career, during his senior year in college. “I would’ve hoped to play one year. Coming from Division Three, it’s hard to make the pros. Getting paid to play basketball is a pretty cool thing. I guess it became surreal. I had NBA scouts coming to (college) games, so I knew I had an opportunity to play somewhere. But somewhere back then was the CBA (Continental Basketball Association). I never dreamt I’d have an opportunity to play highlevel basketball in Spain. “It’s funny how things turned out,” Panko adds. “Coming from Division Three, I was one of the last cuts with the Lakers. In my first year in the IBL (International Basketball League), I was one of 18 guys, but I was injured, and they couldn’t cut me because I was hurt. They could’ve cut me like that, and I would’ve been done. I didn’t have a back-up plan.” Panko’s final season of professional basketball was 2017-18, with Fuerza Regia of Mexico’s LNBP.
He’s still processing this retirement gig and he says it’s still all new to him. But when Panko does allow himself to look back on his playing days, it is with a sense of pride, and without regret. “I am 99 percent retired,” says Panko, who resides in Hershey. “I started thinking about my family. When I was in Europe, my family would come with me. But my kids were getting older. It was important for them to make new friends. It had nothing to do with my basketball ability. Physically, I’m fine. But I’ve been very fortunate. “People are inquisitive. They want to talk about it,” says Panko. “I prefer to leave it in my past. I’m more than just a basketball player. There are things I’m more interested in than just basketball. I’m ready for the next stage. There are other things I want to do. Whether that takes me into coaching or scouting, or takes me away from anything related to basketball. But I know what I’ve done. I know what I’ve accomplished.” A journey that could’ve never been scripted. 7
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It’s Elementary,
My Dear Holmes’ enthusiasts gather to discuss all things Sherlockian By Warren Nast
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n four Saturday afternoons a year, the back dining room of Leed’s Restaurant on Eisenhower Boulevard becomes 221B Baker Street and the meeting place of the White Rose Irregulars. The White Rose Irregulars is Harrisburg’s Sherlockian Scion Society of the Baker Street Irregulars and was formed in 1987 by local Sherlockians who shared an interest in Sherlock Holmes and his adventures found in the Canon: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 56 short stories and four novels. Referring to himself as a “consulting detective” in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard. First appearing in print in 1887 Beeton’s Christmas Annual with Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet, Holmes’ popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning with “A Scandal in Bohemia” in 1891 with additional tales appearing until 1927. All are set in the Victorian or Edwardian eras between 1876 and 1914. Most are narrated by the character of Holmes’ friend and biographer Dr. Watson, who usually accompanies Holmes during his investigations and often shares quarters with him at the address of 221B Baker Street, London, where many of the stories begin. Though not the first fictional detective, Holmes is arguably the best known, with Guinness World Records listing him as the “most portrayed movie character” in history. Holmes's popularity and fame are such that many have believed him to be not a fictional character but a real individual. Members of the White Rose Irregulars meet to play “the Great Game” that Holmes and Watson were real, and that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was their literary agent. This format was invented by Christopher Morley, an American journalist, who founded the Baker Street Irregulars in 1934. Born in Haverford, Pennsylvania, Morley was selected as a Rhodes Scholar to study at Oxford, England in 1910 where his Sherlockian passion was kindled. In 1920 he moved to New York and became 18 harrisburg magazine febjruary 2019
columnist for the Evening Post. He was also a contributing editor of the Saturday supplement of the Literary Review. Morley also founded the Saturday Review of Literature which he ran for several years. In this position, Morley encouraged the intellectuals of the time to join him in his new Sherlockian hobby. He created the Three-Hours for Lunch Club, for both men and women. It is in this context and in this club that The Baker Street Irregulars was created and named after the group of street urchins Holmes relied upon for information on the London underworld. Fast forward to 2019. “I became a Sherlock Holmes devotee at the age of six,” says Nick Cardillo, a student at Susquehanna University and a White Rose Irregular. He joins his fellow members, ranging from Millennials to the Greatest Generation, for fellowship before the official start time. Leader of this merry band of Sherlockians, Denny Dobry, brings the group to attention promptly at 1 p.m. with the chiming of Big Ben over the speakers. The “Game” then starts with members giving traditional toasts. According to Christopher Morley the traditional toasts are to “The Woman” (Irene Adler, the woman who outfoxed Sherlock Holmes), to “Mrs. Hudson” (Sherlock’s dutiful landlady), and to “Dr. Watson’s Second Wife” (who may or may not have existed). After the toasts are made the group then partakes of lunch off the menu. Keeping with the theme of 1895 London, a popular selection is Leed’s hand battered fish and chips. While fellowship and food are two good reasons to attend a White Rose Irregulars meeting, the real reason the Great Game was created is to examine the assigned story and see how well Holmes and Watson did in their sleuthing. Members pull out their editions of the sacred text. Here is where the keen mind will observe how many different printings of the Canon there has been. From the original books to the annotated works of William BaringGould and Les Klinger to paperback and kindles, there is a cornucopia of the Canon accessible to everyone. There is no detail too small that is not of interest to a Sherlockian. Whether it is the date the story took place, where Watson was wounded in Afghanistan, or can snakes really hear, you quickly discover that there is more written about Sherlock Holmes than any other literary character. Having visited some of my fellow Sherlockians’ homes I can attest to witnessing thousands of books about the Great Detective. Participation is not required during the discussion but it is interesting to hear all the nitty gritty details of the story being read. The stories are also enhanced by props that have been collected by members for each of the stories. If there was a telegram sent, a clue left at the scene of the crime, a watch mentioned, a map to be followed then you will be able to see a reproduction of that item in Watson’s evidence box or in Watson’s scrapbook. These labors of love help to explain some of the Victorian words and artifacts which are no longer in use. To wrap things up we take a quiz which depending on Did you know that the phrase, “elementary, my dear Watson,” is never uttered by the quizmaster for the meeting can vary in toughness. Sherlock Holmes in the 56 stories and four books written by Sir arthur Conan Doyle? Whoever does win gets a prize and bragging rights till However, Holmes often observes that his conclusions are “elementary,” and occasionally the next meeting. calls Watson “my dear Watson.” One of the nearest approximations of the phrase appears in As Mycroft Holmes said in the Greek The adventure of the Crooked Man when Holmes explains a deduction: “’excellent!’ I cried. Interpreter, “I hear of Sherlock everywhere.” and living in Harrisburg gives the Holmes’ ‘elementary,’ said he.” enthusiast at least eight other societies within Scholars credit William Gillette as having originated the phrase with the formulation, “Oh, this is driving distance. Two things every Sherlockian elementary, my dear fellow,” in his 1899 play Sherlock Holmes. However, the script was revised loves is to read and to travel as Edgar Smith numerous times over the course of some three decades of revivals and publications, and the the past editor of the Baker Street Journal phrase is present in some versions of the script, but not others. defined a Sherlockian as “a person prepared and equipped to go everywhere, see everything, The exact phrase, as well as close variants, can be seen in newspaper and journal articles as and overhear everyone.” early as 1909 and scholars say there is some indication that it was clichéd even then. The phrase For additional information about the “elementary, my dear fellow, quite elementary” appears in P. G. Wodehouse's novel, Psmith in White Rose Irregulars or to inquire about the City, written in 1909 and “elementary, my dear Watson, elementary” in his 1915 novel Psmith, the next meeting, contact Denny Dobry at Journalist, neither spoken by Holmes. However, the exact phrase “elementary, my dear Watson” dendobdendobry@ptd.net. 7 is used by protagonist Tom beresford in agatha Christie's 1922 novel, The Secret adversary. It also appears at the end of the 1929 film, The return of Sherlock Holmes. The phrase became familiar with the american public in part due to its use in Virgil rathbone films from 1939 to 1946. Now you know.
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Fishing for a
New Way to
Farm By Jacqueline G. Goodwin, Ed.D. Photos by Danielle Debley
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chools of tilapia, koi, and prawn are helping to teach students in all parts of the Commonwealth about environmentally friendly and sustainable farming skills. At the Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA) Capital Campus in Harrisburg, nutrient-rich water flows out of the fish tanks and into beds where plants and vegetables such as lettuce, kale, tomatoes, and herbs grow in close proximity. Then the water, which is cleaned in the process, is returned back to the fish tanks via plastic pipes. Welcome to the world of aquaponics. In December, CCA a Pennsylvania public charter school, unveiled AgWorks at CCA, the largest public educational aquaponics facility in the country. This living, learning laboratory, funded through a federal grant, provides students with hands-on experiences in a 6,100-square-foot, state-of-the-art controlled environment agriculture center located at the school’s Capital Campus in Harrisburg. The AgWorks at CCA facility is a sustainable, zero-waste ecosystem. It uses fish to fertilize plants, resulting in higher yields of produce than traditional agriculture. Bio-controls are used in place of pesticides, ensuring that the GMO-free produce is free of contaminants. Solar panels located on the school’s roof supply 100 percent of the energy needed to power the facility. Under the guidance of teachers and horticulture experts, CAA students manage the facility by growing and maintaining nearly 3,000 plants and approximately 400 fish. Students grow and harvest organic fruits, vegetables and herbs including avocados, bananas, lettuce, kale, microgreens, and basil. They raise and maintain tilapia, koi and prawn, which play an important part in the aquaponics lifecycle and the facility produces about 1,000 heads of leafy greens per month. An added benefit: The produce harvested at AgWorks at CCA is donated to feed the local Harrisburg community. It is also sold to retailers and restaurants including the Hilton Harrisburg, Black N Bleu restaurant and Harvest Seasonal Grill and Wine Bar in Harrisburg. “Restaurants like the quality and flavor of our produce,” says Samantha Johnson, director of aquaponics programs at CCA. “Because our produce is locally sourced and doesn’t have to been transported for many miles, it is fresher and lasts a lot longer. “Grow lights are a critical component of any indoor aquaponics system,” says Johnson. She says the facility’s grow lights are programmable, and students can manipulate the amount of hours that plants need to grow in a certain time period just by changing the lighting. Students then enter the data through an on-line dashboard which is set up on the floor of the facility. “CCA will rely on students’ research to determine the percentage of light plants continued on page 22
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Horticultural expert Crystal Huff works with CCA students to manage the facility's plants and animals.
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grown at the facility need to grow in a specific time,” says Johnson. CCA has also created virtual experiences allowing students to engage with the AgWorks at CCA’s facility from other parts of the state through live cameras, high-tech water monitoring sensors and an online digital dashboard that processes real-time data. Approximately 175 students can log on their computers at any given time see what’s happening at the facility. “It’s important that the next generation has a vested interest in agriculture so that we can continue to grow sustainable produce for future generations,” says Johnson. “Farming has changed a lot over the years, and aquaponics incorporates many of those evolving aspects. Aquaponics sparks the interest of our students with a hands-on approach to learning. It is an environmentally friendly and sustainable way to approach farming.” According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Pennsylvania provides nearly 500,000 agriculture and food-related industry jobs across the commonwealth. Between now and 2025, the Department says there will be 75,000 new and replacement job openings in Pennsylvania for agriculture and food careers. “At AgWorks at CCA, our students are learning about all of the various agriculture careers available including jobs in transportation, engineering, business, technology, sales, marketing, and trades,” says Johnson. As students participate in growing and harvesting produce, they learn science, biology, ecology, nutrition, agriculture and a work ethic. This experience will prepare them for the rapidly growing aquaponics industry, controlled environment agriculture, and other sustainable living careers, says Johnson. “Equally important is they are learning good work ethics that will translate to any profession they pursue,” she adds. “In order to know how to prepare students with the education and skills they need for careers, we as educators must work with the business community to identify where the workforce is headed,” says Tom Longenecker, COO of CCA. “With AgWorks at CCA, we are identifying partners statewide that want to contribute to a student’s education by helping to advance it through real-life experiences, because we know that the jobs of today will not necessarily be the jobs of tomorrow—that is why students need to prepare now.” Some CCA AgWorks students say they are motivated to pursue career in aquaponics as soon as they graduate. “Professionally working in the field of aquaponics is what I want to do for a career,” says Nathaniel Saxe, an 11-th grade CCA student. “This facility is just incredible. What CCA is offering me in high school is something that most colleges aren’t capable of. I’m able to continued on page 24
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AGWORKS continued on page 32 gain more knowledge now and better prepare myself for a career.” Saxe, who lives in York County says he hopes to eventually purchase a downtown warehouse and convert it into a learning facility to teach others how to grow food all year round. “For 15 years, CCA has been innovating learning experiences for K-12 students across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” says Dr. Maurice Flurie, CEO of CCA. “CCA is committed to inspiring our students to become productive citizens, and AgWorks at CCA gives us another platform for them to learn as we support their journey.” Flurie says AGWorks at CCA is open for other schools, universities and nonprofit organizations to tour and participate in a variety of educational activities. In addition to the facility, CCA has created a fully functional, smaller-scale, traveling version of AgWorks at CCA to visit communities throughout Pennsylvania, creating opportunities for all CCA students to participate in aquaponics activities and hands-on lessons. The facility was designed and constructed by Harrisburg aquaponics company, Intag Systems, and the solar panels were installed by Solar Renewable Energy, LLC, located in Mechanicsburg. BioHiTech Global, a technology developer specializing in improving waste management, installed the sensor array for plant-growing beds and fish tanks. “CCA welcomes partnerships with businesses, researchers, and communities that can benefit from AgWorks at CCA and are willing to create learning experiences for K-12 students,” says Flurie. To learn more about AgWorks at CCA visit agworks.ccaeducate.me. 7 24 harrisburg magazine febjruary 2019
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CELEBRATE
BLACK HISTORY MONTH BY JACQUELINE G. GOODWIN, ED.D.
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n 1976, President Gerald Ford officially made February the month when we celebrate the achievements of African-Americans. But why February? As it turns out, the decision to make February “Black History Month” is the result of a series of significant events that all happen to have transpired on the second month of the year. Back in 1926, historian Carter G. Woodson chose the second week of February to celebrate the contributions of African-Americans in the country’s history. Woodson chose this week specifically because it coincided with the birthdays of two figures that were pivotal to abolitionism: Abraham Lincoln, who was born on Feb. 12, and Frederick Douglass, who was born on Feb. 14. February held other events of historical value, such as the birth of civil rights leader W. E. B. DuBois on Feb. 23 and the passing of the 15th Amendment, which gave African Americans the right to vote on Feb. 3, 1870. AfricanAmerican communities had celebrated these dates since the end of the Civil War, so the precedent was already there.
A Growing Movement
The literature of the movement quickly began to spread in churches and schools in states that had a sizable population of African-Americans. Communities started to organize local celebrations, host performances and lectures, and establish history clubs. Soon, mayors in various cities began to endorse it as an official holiday. The Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s helped this snowballing movement evolve from a week to a month. In February 1969, the leaders of the Black United Students at Kent State University first proposed expanding Black History Week into Black History Month. The following year, the university celebrated Black History Month for the very first time. On February 10, 1976, President Gerald Ford brought Black History Month into existence with the following statement, “In the Bicentennial year of our Independence, we can review with admiration 26 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2019
the impressive contributions of black Americans to our national life and culture. One hundred years ago, to help highlight these achievements, Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History. We are grateful to him today for his initiative, and we are richer for the work of his organization. Freedom and the recognition of individual rights are what our Revolution was all about.”
This Year’s Theme: “Black Migrations”
Since 1976, every American president has designated a specific theme to the year’s Black History Month. This year, the theme is “Black Migrations.” The Association for the Study of African-American Life and History says the theme will focus on “the movement of African-Americans to new destinations and subsequently to new social realities.”
Resources
Check out the Pennsylvania Department of General Services and Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s permanent exhibit, "Trailblazers: Notable African-Americans in Pennsylvania History," in the East Wing Rotunda of the Capitol in Harrisburg. The exhibit features eight portraits of African-Americans and details their significant roles in the history of the Pennsylvania. The portraits are changed annually on a rotating basis. Want a good read? African-Americans of Harrisburg by John Weldon Scott and Eric Ledell Smith, details how Harrisburg served as a refuge and passageway for many African-Americans fleeing the South via the Underground Railroad and moving north in search of freedom and a better way of life. Available at amazon.com and at local bookstores. 7
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NOTABLE AFRICAN-AMERICANS WITH TIES TO HARRISBURG BY JACQUELINE G. GOODWIN, ED.D.
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rom the earliest days of the African presence in the United States, blacks have contributed to the fiber of American culture. While some helped to end slavery, others helped slaves escape to freedom. Then there were those who instilled the love of learning, nurturing young minds in the classroom, and others who became powerful leaders in state government. However, one thing is certain: many left their mark on Harrisburg’s history. As we celebrate Black History Month, Harrisburg Magazine would like to recognize some notable black figures with ties to Harrisburg and their achievements.
Thomas Morris Chester War Correspondent
The first African American war correspondent for a major daily newspaper, the Philadelphia Press, Thomas Morris Chester witnessed Union soldiers with the Army of the Potomac seizing Richmond, Virginia. The Harrisburg native—the son of an escaped slave from Baltimore and an oyster salesman—was one of the city’s most famous 19th century African-Americans. During the Civil War, Chester served as a recruiter and helped enlist Pennsylvania Black men into the 54th and 55th Massachusetts 28 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2019
Regiments. He later helped to raise federal United States Colored Troops (USCT) regiments from Pennsylvania. Historians say that Chester led two companies of Blacks for local defense during the Gettysburg campaign in 1863. According to the Harrisburg Telegraph, this was the first time Pennsylvania issued weapons to African Americans. From August 1864 until the end of the conflict, Chester was a war correspondent for the Philadelphia Press. He was the first Black reporter for a major daily northern newspaper during the war and traveled with the Army of the Potomac. Chester went on to study law in England. He then held several posts in Louisiana, including collector of customs, brigadier general of militia, and superintendent of schools. He returned to Harrisburg in 1892 after falling ill, and died in his mother's home at 305 Chestnut Street. He is buried in Penbrook’s Lincoln Cemetery.
Jane Marie Mars Chester Abolitionist
Jane Marie Mars Chester was born a slave in 1801 in Virginia. She escaped to the North in 1825, married George Chester, operated a restaurant and became Harrisburg's major caterer. The restaurant was a gathering spot for abolitionists. She died in 1894.
Charles Fuller Howard Educator
Charles Fuller Howard served for 50 years as principal of Steelton's Hygienic Elementary School, a school for Black pupils in grades ones
to eight. He became a teacher at Hygienic after graduating from Steelton High School in 1885 and was appointed principal in 1886. He retired in 1936.
Peter Sullivan Blackwell Journalist
Peter Sullivan Blackwell published the Steelton Press, a newspaper for the Black community. He was elected to Steelton Council in 1904 and was an entrepreneur and community organizer.
W. Justin Carter Sr. Attorney
W. Justin Carter Sr. was born in 1866 and died in 1947. An attorney, he was one of the original members in 1905 of the Niagara Movement, the precursor to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He was a secretary to Lt. Gov. Edward E. Beidleman. Gov. George Earle named him chairman of a commission to rewrite the state Workmen’s Compensation Act.
Andrew M. Bradley Politician
Andrew M. Bradley, who died in 1983, played pivotal roles in state government, the Democratic party and the development of Harrisburg. He became the first Black to serve in a Cabinet post in Pennsylvania when Gov. George M. Leader appointed him state budget secretary in January 1955. Two years later, he became State Secretary of Property and Supplies.
C. Delores Tucker Civil Rights Crusader
the first Black female vice chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, the first female vice president of the Pennsylvania National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the first black and first woman to serve as Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth. In 1984 Tucker and New York Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm founded the National Political Congress of Black Women. In 1990 she and 15 other women and men founded African American Women for Reproductive Freedom. By the 1990s Tucker became a highly vocal opponent of the salacious lyrics and sexual innuendoes associated with “gangsta rap.” Calling the lyrics of many of these songs “sleazy pornographic smut,” she joined conservative Republican Bill Bennett in launching a national campaign against major music companies for supporting and sustaining artists profiting from rap music. She died in October 2005.
John P. Scott School Administrator
John P. Scott became Harrisburg’s first Black school administrator when he was appointed Calder Building principal. He touched the lives of thousands of students in his 47-year career. Scott was the patriarch of one of the city's most enduring families. On the day of his funeral in 1931, city schools closed in his honor.
K. LeRoy Irvis Legislator
Rev. William Howard Day School Board President
The Rev. William Howard Day was born in 1825 and died in 1900. He was a recipient of a master’s degree and served as a newspaper editor in Cleveland and was a prominent educator before settling in Harrisburg in 1872. He was elected to the Harrisburg School Board in 1878 and was its first Black president.
Ephraim Slaughter Soldier
Ephraim Slaughter's life began in slavery in North Carolina, but he escaped to the North and fought in the Civil War to end racial servitude. He died in Harrisburg in 1943 at 97, and was the city's last Civil War veteran.
Harriet McClintock Marshall Underground Railroad Conductor
Harriet McClintock Marshall, who lived near North Front and Calder streets, assisted in the feeding, clothing and care of escaping slaves who found shelter at Wesley Union AME Zion. She is buried in Penbrook’s Lincoln Cemetery.
Ella Frazier YWCA director
C. Delores Tucker was a groundbreaking politician and civil rights crusader. She was
youth, suggesting they become involved in productive activities. She died in 1977.
Ella Frazier was executive director of the Harrisburg YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Branch at Cowden and Briggs streets from 1923 to 1955. She involved girls in athletic programs, encouraged teens to learn office skills, offered homemaking advice to young mothers, and, at night, often took to the streets to talk to idle
K. LeRoy Irvis, born in 1919, was a Democrat, who would be elected to 15 terms, rising quickly through the ranks of the House chamber. Within a decade, in one of the litany of firsts that marked his career, he became the state's first Black House majority leader. In 1977, after a scandal forced the resignation of the then speaker, Irvis was chosen by acclamation to wield the speaker’s gavel. The only previous House speaker to be elected by acclamation was Benjamin Franklin. He was the first African American to serve as speaker of the house in any state in the nation since Reconstruction. A former teacher who went on to earn a law degree, Irvis was a key architect of landmark education initiatives, including the establishment of the state's community college system, creation of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency and the measure that conferred state-related status on the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University and Lincoln University, a shift that addressed chronic financial problems at the three schools. Another notable achievement was his legislation that created the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. He died in 2006. 7
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FEBRUARY EVENTS through february 15 american epic: a SerieS of Linocut printS by JeSSe Shaw Recurring every week day Rose Lehrman Art Center, One HACC Drive Harrisburg Area Community College through apriL 18 tmi improv Show Gamut Theatre Group, 15 North Fourth Street, Harrisburg Doors: 6:30 PM, Show 7:30 PM 717-238-4111 february 1 humane Society gLove Drive All Day Event 7790 Grayson Road, Swatara Twp. 717-564-3320 • humanesocietyhbg.org/glovedrive peopLeS bLueS of richmonD Appalachian Brewing Company, 50 N. Cameron St., Hbg 7 PM (717) 221-1080 chiLDren'S Storytime Recurring monthly on the 1st Friday The State Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 North St., Hbg 10:30 - 11:30 AM Admission: $7 adults, $6 seniors, and $5 children 1 -11 yrs. 717-787-4980
february 2 - 10 the great american outDoor Show 2019 2300 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM • $14 adults ($24 two-day pass); $12 ages 65+; $7 ages 6-12; free for ages 5 and younger with paid adult. Late afternoon special: $8 Monday-Thursday. Parking: $10. greatamericanoutdoorshow.org february 4 heaLthy eating Hershey Public Library, 701 Cocoa Ave., Hershey hersheylibrary.org therapeutic Skating program All Day Event Giant Center, 550 West Hersheypark Dr., Hershey 717-756-4152 • hersheyfigureskate@gmail.com february 5 evening famiLy yoga Middletown Public Library, 20 N. Catherine St., Middletown 717-944-6412 • middletownpubliclib.org 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM february 6 reaLiStic oiL painting with pauLette fLemmenS Hershey-Derry Township Historical Society 40 Northeast Drive, Hershey www.hersheyart.org ADMISSION: $160 HAAA members; $170 nonmembers.
february 9 Dance reveLation preSentS "iDentity" Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts 222 Market St., Harrisburg an evening with kriStin o’braSSiLLkuLfan Midtown Scholar Bookstore & Café, 1302 N. Third St., Hbg 5-7 PM • Admission: Free (717) 236-1680 kiDS DiScover: animaLS anD their trackS Wildwood Park, 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg 10 - 11:30 AM • Admission: $5.00 per child (717) 221-0292 nra country concert Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center 2300 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg 6-10 PM february 10 an afternoon with JameS anD Deborah faLLowS Midtown Scholar Bookstore & Café, 1302 N. Third St., Hbg 4-6 PM • Admission: Free (717) 236-1680 february 12 an evening with robbie toLan Midtown Scholar Bookstore & Café, 1302 N. Third St., Hbg 7-9 PM • Admission: Free (717) 236-1680 contra-tiempo urban Latin Dance theatre Rose Lehrman Art Center, One HACC Drive Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg 7:30 - 9 PM • $28 Adults/ $18 Students (K-12) 717-780-2576 winter Lecture SerieS: cinDy roSS Wildwood Park, 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg 7 PM • Admission: Free (717) 221-0292 february 15 Jakob'S ferry StraggLerS/mountain muLe Appalachian Brewing Company, 50 N. Cameron St., Hbg 8 PM (717) 221-1080 Learn at Lunchtime: the american reD croSS knitS for uncLe Sam The State Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 North St., Hbg 12:15 PM to 12:45 AM • Admission: $7 adults, $6 seniors, $5 children 1-11yrs 717-787-4980 february 16 the Dirty Sweet- vaLentine'S Day bump n grinD The Abbey Bar at ABC-Harrisburg 50 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg 9:00 PM to 12:00 AM an evening with roSS gay Midtown Scholar Bookstore & Café, 1302 N. Third St., Hbg 5-7 PM • Admission: Free (717) 236-1680
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EVENTS continued from page 30 The GreaT Backyard Bird counT Wildwood Park, 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg 10 AM - 1 PM • Admission: Free (717) 221-0292 FeBruary 16 & 17 MoToraMa 2300 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg 9 AM (717) 359-7056 FeBruary 16 - 24 all The kinG's Men Gamut Theatre Group, 15 North Fourth Street, Hbg Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm 717-238-4111 FeBruary 17 an aFTernoon WiTh PaM JenoFF Midtown Scholar Bookstore & Café, 1302 N. Third St., Hbg 4-6 PM • Admission: Free (717) 236-1680 FeBruary 22 kevin daniel Appalachian Brewing Company, 50 N. Cameron St., Hbg 10:30 PM (717) 221-1080 FeBruary 22 & 23 MillenniuM Music conFerence shoWcase PerForMances Various Venues (717) 221-1124 FeBruary 23 WinTer WarMer FesT Appalachian Brewing Company, 50 N. Cameron St., Hbg 2-5 PM FeBruary 24 red carPeT eveninG Midtown Cinema, 250 Reily St., Harrisburg 7 PM • Admission: $35 (717) 909-6566 WinTer Tree id Wildwood Park, 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg 1-3 PM Admission: Free (717) 221-0292 FeBruary 25 - March 21 saMe river TWice - Glass sculPTures By Marc PeTrovic Recurring every week day Rose Lehrman Art Center, One HACC Drive Harrisburg Area Community College 11 AM - 7 PM • Admission: Free 717-780-2478 FeBruary 26 WinTer lecTure series: suzann schieMer Wildwood Park, 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg 7 PM FeBruary 28 - March 3 Pa hoMe & Garden desiGn exPo Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center 2300 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg,
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frames. Participants may bring additional items and ribbon. After constructing a wreath, enjoy a cup of tea or coffee while adding finishing touches. SuSquehanna Folk MuSic JaM SeSSion 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Fort Hunter Centennial Barn 5300 N Front St Harrisburg, PA 17110
SFMS Jams are enjoyable afternoons of homemade acoustic music. We welcome everyone who loves making music or listening to it, regardless of age, talent or training. We get together for the joy of the company and making music. Visit Susquehanna Folk Music for more information. Note change of date! Free March 12 Pnc ThoughT leaderS lecTure SerieS aT Penn STaTe harriSburg PreSenTS: MarTin reeveS 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Penn State Harrisburg Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre - Student Enrichment Center, 777 West Harrisburg Pike Middletown, PA 17057
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Red Velvet Cake Makes a Sweet Comeback By Jacqueline G. Goodwin, Ed.D.
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weets are not in short supply around Valentine’s Day. But if you’re looking for something besides candy hearts or chocolate kisses: try Red Velvet cake. The rich red color always surprises people and makes it perfect for a holiday that is celebrated with a lot of crimson. While the cake gained popularity in the 20th century, its roots stretch further back. Like many recipes, the Red Velvet cake’s true origins aren’t completely known. Some argue that the Red Velvet cake started in the south. While there is no one clear answer, we do know that sometime between the 1920s and the 1950s, Red Velvet cake became very popular. Presently, Red Velvet cake has made a resurgence. The Early Years Red Velvet cakes have been made since the 1800s. Recipes called for the use of cocoa to soften flour and make finer texture cakes. This smoother texture gave the cakes the name, “Velvet cakes.” A Mahogany cake was also popular during this time which incorporated cocoa and coffee. . .think Devil’s Food cake. By the early 1900s, recipes surfaced for cocoa velvet cakes, red cocoa cakes, and other variations. One of the most prominent mentions of Red Velvet cake came in 1943 in Irma S. Rombauer’s The Joy of Cooking. . .yes, the same the book that inspired Julia Child’s career. While Rombauer was not a fan and made note of this in her book, it was one of the first nationalized mentions of Red Velvet cake. Food Rations During World War II When sugar and butter were rationed during World War II, some bakers began adding beets or beet juice to their cakes. This was done for a variety of reasons. The red from the beet juice made the cakes more appealing, and the beets also acted as filler and kept the cakes moist. Some red velvet recipes do actually call for beets, but there is no clear correlation between beets and Red Velvet cake, but rather just one theory on the cake’s origin. Introduction to the American Diet The Adams Extract company attributes itself to making the “original” Red Velvet cake in the 1920s. Currently you can buy the mix from the company in its vintage packaging. The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City also claims it is the birthplace of the Red Velvet cake, with it being a popular menu item in the 1950s. An urban myth held that a woman asked for the cake recipe, was charged a ridiculous amount of money for it, and then circulated the recipe in revenge. Present Day Red Velvet Cake The present day Red Velvet cake relies more on red food coloring than it does on beets. Another reason why food coloring is used to give the cake its signature color is because of the way cocoa is now processed in the United States. Most cocoa available in the groceries stores is known as Dutch process cocoa. The thing is, natural cocoa is fairly acidic. When it is processed, the acid is reduced while creating a rich brown color. It is the acid in the natural cocoa that reacts to the buttermilk creating a reddish hue. Because natural cocoa isn’t as widely available, bakers opt instead to use Dutch process cocoa and add food coloring to give the cake its color. In American Cookery, by famed chef and food writer James Beard and published in 1972, Beard notes that the reaction between the buttermilk and vinegar—both common ingredients in red velvet recipes—can enhance the reddish color of cocoa powder. Beard was the first chef to note that the use of processed powder might have necessitated the use of food coloring.
WALDORF-ASTORIA RED VELVET CAKE INGREDIENTS • 1⁄2 cup shortening • 1 1⁄2 cups sugar • 2 eggs • 2 ounces red food coloring • 2 tablespoons cocoa (heaping) • 1 cup buttermilk • 2 1⁄4 cups cake flour • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 teaspoon vanilla • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 1 teaspoon vinegar DIRECTIONS Cream shortening, sugar and eggs. Make a paste of food coloring and cocoa. Add to creamed mixture. Add buttermilk alternating with flour and salt. Add vanilla. Add soda to vinegar, and blend into the batter. Pour into 3 or 4 greased and floured 8" cake pans. Bake at 350°F for 2430 minutes. FROSTING • 3 tablespoons flour • 1 cup milk • 1 cup sugar • 1 teaspoon vanilla • 1 cup butter (must be butter) Add milk to flour slowly, avoiding lumps. Cook flour and milk until very thick, stirring constantly. Cool completely. Cream sugar, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Add to cooked mixture. Beat, high speed, until very fluffy. Looks and tastes like whipped cream. Split layers fill and frost.
Resurgence After a Red Velvet cake showed up in the 1989 Southern-based movie Steel Magnolias as an armadillo-shaped groom’s cake with the unmistakable red interior, the Red Velvet cake suddenly garnered wider interest. Also at that time, cream cheese frosting increasingly supplanted the original roux frosting. Within a few years, the Red Velvet cake emerged as one of America’s favorites and became the thing to order. While The New York Times and others have reported that Red Velvet cake was a traditional Christmas dessert for some families in the American South, it appears that the Red Velvet cake is now synonymous with Valentine’s Day. 7
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DELICIOUS DESSERTS
The Perfect Way To Say “I Love You” By Jacqueline G. Goodwin, Ed.D. Photos by Danielle Debley
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he quintessential day dedicated to lovers is almost here, celebrated with roses, gifts, beautiful words, and, of course, with sweets. At this time, local pastry chefs are activating their imaginations to create amazing pieces that are out of the norm, eye-catching, and delicious. This month we present some desserts which caught our attention because of their elegance, flavor combinations, and for their commitment to Valentine’s Day. How our chefs approach this ancient Roman holiday is a matter of style and interpretation. Sophie Hoffer For Sophie Hoffer, pastry chef for a 5-star Diamond restaurant in Lancaster, it's a chance to step up, make something a little extra fancy and over-the-top delicious. Hoffer started baking at a young age. “My Mother taught me to make a chocolate cake using an old family recipe when I was five years old,” says Hoffer. “After studying art at the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design for two years, I decided to enroll at the Le Cordon Bleu in Pittsburgh.” Hoffer graduated in two years and received a degree in business and pastry. Along the way she made cakes for the Pittsburgh Steelers and interned with French chocolatier, Frederick Lorashi. However, she realized that making truffles all day was “not what I wanted to do.” After much soul searching, Hoffer realized that her true passion was pastry making. She continued down the pastry path and her insatiable interest in baking became a full time job. “Cakes are more of my niche,” says Hoffer, who makes over 200 wedding cakes a year as an executive pastry chef. “It’s a lot of cake,” she adds. Looking ahead, Hoffer admits that she has plans to open her own pastry shop one day and already has registered the name: Butterfrost. If you are already planning your romantic dinner, but you're unsure about dessert, Hoffer suggests two signature desserts and offers the recipes so those who might want to prepare these special treats can do so. Hoffer’s choice of desserts are not only fitting for a sweet ending to Valentine’s Day, but for any special occasion where you're looking to share something sweet. 38 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2019
CHOCOLATE FRENCH MACARONS • ½ cup almond flour • 1 ¾ cups 10x powdered sugar • 3 tablespoons dark cocoa • 4 oz. egg whites • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar • Pinch of salt Sift powdered sugar, almond flour, and cocoa through a sifter 3 times. Set aside. Whip egg whites with salt until egg whites begin to froth. Slowly add granulated sugar until stiff peaks begin to form. Fold flour, sugar, cocoa mix into egg white mix in two equal additions. Continue to fold until it reaches a high gloss and loosens in texture. Batter should come off of spatula when lifted out of bowl and should be able to form figure eights with mixture. With a large tipped piping bag pipe macaron mixture into quarter sized dollops onto silicone mats or parchment paper placed on a cookie sheet, tap pan on table surface to “know down peaks.” Allow macarons to air dry for 45 minutes to 1 hour prior to baking. Bake at 300º F degrees for 10 to 15 minutes until macarons release from silicone mat or parchment paper. Allow macarons to cool before removing from sheets (Makes 2 dozen macarons). WHIPPED ESPRESSO GANACHE • 1 ¼ cup chocolate (chips or chopped) • 1 tablespoon instant coffee or espresso powder • 1 cup heavy cream Boil heavy cream in sauce pot and pour over chocolate and instant coffee. Stir to combine until chocolate mixture is melted and shiny. Allow mixture to sit covered over night at room temperature. With whip attachment, whip mixture until it is light and airy in appearance. Pipe onto one macaron shell and top with another. Be very gentle pushing the two sides together as macaron shells are fragile.
MINI CHAMPAGNE ROSE´ CUPCAKES • 2 cups sugar • 2 4-ounce sticks softened unsalted butter • 3 cups cake flour • 1 tablespoon baking powder • ½ teaspoon salt • 6 egg whites • 1 cup champagne rose´ • 2 teaspoons real vanilla extract • 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil • 1 drop red or pink food coloring Preheat oven to 325 F degrees. Beat butter and sugar until very light and fluffy. Slowly beat in egg whites. Add dry ingredients alternatively with champagne. Beat oil into mix and add vanilla and food coloring. Scoop immediately into mini cupcake lined pans and bake 10 to 15 minutes. FRESH STRAWBERRY BUTTER CREAM • 8 ounces strawberry jam (preferred homemade) • 1 cup egg whites • 2 ¼ cups sugar • 1 tablespoon real vanilla extract • 5 4-ounce sticks of unsalted butter In a mixing bowl add egg whites. Using an electric mixer with a whipping attachment, whip mixture on high and very slowly sprinkle sugar into egg whites. It is important to continue to beat eggs on high while adding sugar very slowly. Continue to whip eggs and sugar until sugar and egg whites incorporate into each other. Mixture will appear to be shiny and stiff. Slow mixer down to low and add softened butter and vanilla. Beat mixture until incorporated. Turn mixer back up to high. Add spoonfuls of strawberry jam until 8 ounces has been reached. It is important to keep mixing while strawberries incorporate, as the mixture could separate. If butter cream separates keep beating until it comes back together. Frost cupcakes with piping tip of choice. HARRISBURG MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2019 39
Kristin Messner-Baker Kristin Messner-Baker’s route to baking pastries for Valentine’s Day was a less traveled path than most pastry chefs. A former attorney and current mother of five, Messner-Baker began making desserts when she opened The Vegetable Hunter, a vegan/vegetarian café and boutique brewery on Second Street in Harrisburg. Messner-Baker concentrates of finding and creating recipes for her desserts that are not only vegan and gluten free but say, “I love you.” For Valentine’s Day, Messner-Baker’s café will offer a delicious array of desserts that are vegan and gluten free including her famous pink frosted doughnuts and chocolate peanut butter truffles. “I’m a girl so those heavenly chocolates call my name,” she says. Messner-Baker offers her recipe for her truffles because she believes, “No one should go without something sweet on Valentine’s day. And that includes folks who are vegan and those who follow a gluten free diet.” CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER TRUFFLES (VEGAN AND GLUTEN FREE) • 1 tablespoon maple syrup • 1/2 cup coconut cream • 1 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter • 1 1/2 cup old fashioned oats • 10 ounces vegan chocolate • 3/4 cup coconut milk Pour maple syrup and coconut cream into a large bowl and stir. Add peanut butter and stir well. Put old fashioned oats in a blender and blend until fine. Add blended oats to peanut butter mixture and stir well until it forms a dough. Roll dough into equal balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. The dough should make about 15-20 balls. Transfer balls into freezer for about 10 minutes. In a small sauce pan over medium low heat add chocolate and stir in coconut milk, stirring frequently until chocolate is melted. Reserve a small amount of chocolate to drizzle on truffles. Take the peanut butter balls out of the freeze and dip each one into the chocolate using two teaspoons, letting the excess chocolate drip off before placing each on a parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat until all balls are dipped. Transfer to freezer for 15 minutes. Take truffles out of freezer. Use reserve chocolate to drizzle over truffles. Place truffles back into freezer for 5 minutes until drizzle has set. (Makes 15 Truffles) 40 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2019
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Dalicia Bakery and Coffee Shop What says “love” more than a vertical cake that seems to defy all cake limits and frosting boundaries? It’s Samra Alic’s Red Berry 7-Layer Cake available in three flavors: blackberry, strawberry and raspberry available from Dalicia Bakery on Third Street in Harrisburg. Thin layers of vanilla cake are filled with European cream, fresh fruit and jam and covered with a silky-smooth glaze, topped with more fresh fruit, it’s a Valentine’s Day win-win. Dalicia’s customers can find just about anything in the pâte à choux realm of cream puffs and eclairs that employ that classic, ethereal pastry dough. There’s cupcakes, cookies, French macarons, German strudel, tortes, and cannoli that grace the shop’s shelves. Cupid himself wouldn't be able to resist anyone of Alic’s irresistible pastries. So treat yourself and the one you love to one or more of the stunning sweets available. You’ll find that Alic’s mouthwatering creations will be a delicious finish to your romantic meal. 7
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ROSE PETAL COCKTAIL
Recipe: Adapted from Hello Fresh (www.hellofresh.com) Photos: Danielle Debley
INGREDIENTS: • Belvoir Fruit Farms Elderflower and Rose Lemonade • Liquor of your choice (we recommend vodka or white rum!) • Rose petals • Ice cubes DIRECTIONS: Add rose petals from two or three flowers to an ice tray, cover halfway with distilled water, and freeze for a few hours. Remove the half frozen ice cubes from the freezer, fill the remaining with distilled water, and put the tray back in the freezer. This will allow your roses to be in the center of your ice cubes. Place 3 or 4 ice cubes into a tumbler glass, and fill the glass about halfway with the lemonade. Top off with your choice of liquor and serve with fresh rose petals.
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