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by Janet Spencer Sugar is everywhere. It forms the building blocks of carbohydrates, the most abundant type of organic molecules in living things. Come along with Tidbits as we swallow a spoonful of sugar! SUGAR FACTS • Researchers note that sugar is not necessarily a health problem, but the amount of sugar we consume is. Americans consume about 160 lbs (72 kg) of various sweeteners annually. That’s around 50 teaspoons of sugar per day, including sugar from sugar cane, sugar beets, and high fructose corn syrup, with a little bit of honey and maple syrup on the side. It’s recommended by the American Heart Association that adults do not take in more than 5 to 9 teaspoons of sugar per day. • Sugar provides what are called ‘empty calories’ because it has no vitamins, no minerals, no enzymes, no fat, and no fiber. It’s a source of instant energy, which is not necessarily a healthy thing. • About two thirds of the sugar consumed in a typical American diet comes from processed foods. One half a cup of prepackaged spaghetti sauce can contain as much sugar as two Oreo cookies (and also has one third of the daily recommended amount of salt.) Heinz ketchup contains up to one teaspoon of sugar in each one tablespoon serving. • Sugar cane is a member of the grass family and there are six different species, all of which look very similar to bamboo. None of the species can tolerate freezing temperatures. Sugar cane is usually grown in large plantations. It can yield up to 44 pounds (20 kg) of sugar for every 11 square feet (1 square m) of land.
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• Sugar cane was first domesticated in New Guinea and areas of Indonesia, and people in India were the first to refine it. One of the first recorded references to sugar dates back to the year 325 BC. • Christopher Columbus brought sugar cane with him on his second voyage to the New World in 1493 and planted it in Santo Domingo. By the year 1516, sugar was being shipped to Europe from there. • The first sugar cane in the United States was planted in Louisiana in the mid-1700s. • At first, sugar was rare and expensive. Slavery on sugar plantations caused social upheaval. Jungles were torn down to make room for more sugar cane.
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1. Is the book of Gethsemane in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. What’s the only book of the Bible (KJV) that mentions Christ’s tomb being sealed? Matthew, Mark, Luke, John 3. From Matthew 28, who rolled away the stone from the mouth of Jesus’ tomb? Simon, An angel, Villagers, Disciples 4. When Mary Magdalene and “the other Mary” came upon the risen Jesus, whom did He ask them to inform? Priests, Disciples, No One, Villagers 5. Which disciple doubted Jesus had risen unless he could see the wounds? Peter, Andrew, Thomas, Thaddeus 6. From Acts 1, how long did Jesus remain after His resurrection before He ascended into heaven? Instantaneously, 1 hour, 7 days, 40 days
• Sugar is a combination of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Mankind is unable to produce sugar using chemical processes. Only plants can manufacture sugar. Our table sugar comes from two different plants: sugar cane, and sugar beets. They are chemically identical. • It used to be thought that sugar could only be made from sugar cane. One scientist named Achard was viewed as a crackpot because he kept trying to get sugar from beets, which were easy to grow in cold climates. In 1806 Napoleon ordered all French ports closed to English products because a war had broken out between the two countries. This cut off the supply of sugar, which England got from its Caribbean colonies. When Napoleon heard of a man that could turn beets into sugar, he visited him and was so impressed that he took the Legion of Honor medal from his own chest and pinned it on him. Two years later there were 40 sugar beet factories in France. When the war ended, the price of sugar bottomed out and the beet factories closed. Today, two-thirds of the world’s sugar comes from sugar cane, and one-third from beets. IT’S A FACT • Sugar was rationed in World War II because it was needed to make the ethyl alcohol which is a component of smokeless gunpowder. It took an entire acre of sugar cane to make enough gunpowder for five shots from a 16-inch gun. PRESENT FROM BIRTH • Children develop a taste for salty things by the time they are four or five years old, but the appreciation of sweet things is present from the moment of birth. In an experiment, babies had one of their hands placed in a bowl of uncomfortably cold water. Researchers found that babies would leave their hand in that cold water longer if they were distracted by being given something sweet. CORN SYRUP • In the 1970s sugar’s rising price led to the development of high fructose corn syrup which then became the sweetener of choice used in soft drinks and processed foods. Over the next three decades, consumption of soda pop more than doubled in the U.S., eventually reaching over 50 gallons (189 l) a year per person. Between 1970 and 1990 consumption of high fructose corn syrup in the U.S. increased tenfold. By 1999 every person in America was averaging 215 calories per day from high fructose corn syrup alone. IT’S A FACT • In a study, rats were taught that they would receive an electrical shock if they ate cheesecake. They ate cheesecake anyway and suffered the electrical shocks rather than go without cheesecake. CONSEQUENCES • Medical studies have shown that high intake of sugar has a negative effect on the survival rates of people suffering from colon cancer and breast cancer. • Regular consumption of refined sugar can cause deficiencies of the B vitamins. • Sugar accelerates the aging of cells in the human body and also increases the amount of skin wrinkles because excess blood sugar binds to collagen in the skin and makes it less elastic. • Drinking a single 12-ounce can of soda pop daily adds enough sugar to the diet to boost the chance of getting heart disease by a third. • Americans consume the most sugar through soft drinks (33%), followed by candy (16%); cakes, cookies, and pies (13%); fruit drinks (10%); dairy desserts and milk (9%); and other things (6%). In the American diet, added sugar accounts for nearly 500 calories every day. This is calorically equivalent to eating 10 strips of bacon every day.
1. In 2015, Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera set a record for most home runs by a Venezuelan-born player. Who had held the mark? 2. Alex Rodriguez, in 2015, set a record for most career RBIs by an A.L. player. Who had been at the top of the list? 3. In 2014, Houston’s Arian Foster broke a tie for most NFL career 100-yard rushing games by an undrafted player. Who was he tied with? 4. When was the last time before 2015 that Notre Dame’s men’s basketball team reached the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16? 5. When was the last time before 2014 (Los Angeles Kings) that an NHL team clinched the Stanley Cup on their home ice in overtime. 6. Who was the last NASCAR Cup driver before Kyle Busch in 2015 to win three consecutive races? 7. How old was tennis star Martina Navratilova when she appeared in her last Grand Slam singles final?
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* On April 1, 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools’ Day by playing practical jokes on each other. It’s thought that when the start of the new year moved to Jan. 1 with the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, some people unwittingly continued to celebrate it in late March through April 1, and they became the butt of jokes and hoaxes. * On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward signs a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska for $7 million. The deal was ridiculed in Congress and in the press as “Seward’s folly,” “Seward’s icebox,” and President Andrew Johnson’s “polar bear garden.” * On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower is dedicated in Paris. The Tower was almost demolished when the lease on the land expired in 1909, but its value as an antenna for radio transmission saved it. * On April 3, 1948, President Harry Truman signs off on legislation establishing the Foreign Assistance Act of 1948, known as the Marshall Plan, to aid in the economic recovery of Europe after World War II. * On March 29, 1951, in one of the most sensational trials in American history, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of espionage for their role in passing atomic secrets to the Soviets. They were executed in 1953. * On March 28, 1979, the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history takes place at the Three Mile Island plant in Pennsylvania. Due to technical malfunctions and human error, the reactor came within an hour of a complete meltdown. * On April 2, 1992, a jury in New York finds mobster John Gotti, nicknamed “the Teflon Don” for his ability to avoid conviction, guilty on 13 counts. FBI official James Fox was quoted as saying, “The don is covered in Velcro, and every charge stuck.” (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.
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--DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Lately, two of my three cats seem to be “missing” the litter-box on their visits to it. I mean, they’ll use the box, but they spray the wall it backs up to or go on the edge. My third cat has no problem. How can I stop the other two? -- Amy, via email DEAR AMY: In my experience, many litter box problems occur in homes with more than one cat. These problems include spraying or defecating outside the box, even when the cat are standing inside of it. Some cats also eliminate away from the litter box. Your third cat may have no problem because in the kitty pecking order, it is “top cat.” The others may be intimidated -- especially if it hangs around the litter box, giving them “the look.” Your cats also might be too large for the box or suffer health problems, including disease or obesity. Try these methods first, and see if the spraying problem is curtailed. * Buy four litter boxes: one for each cat, plus one extra. Keep one where the original box stood, and place the others in quiet, easily accessible areas, on every floor of your home. * Make sure the litter boxes are big enough for your cats to sit or crouch in them comfortably. If you buy covered boxes, make sure the cats fit through the opening. * Use unscented litters, and forgo plastic liners; many cats don’t like them. * Scoop the boxes daily, and wash them with soap and water monthly. If these steps don’t stop the spraying problem, take all three cats to the vet to rule out possible medical conditions. Send your questions, comments or tips to ask@ pawscorner.com. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.
Fishing Report, White/Norfork River Hi Gang, The turbulent Spring weather continues with some days in the 80’s and some in the 40’s. The one constant seems to be high winds with lake wind advisories in effect for most days lately. Luckily the rivers are somewhat protected from the wind and fishing is still possible. Generation is fairly stable with 4 to 6 generators at Bull Shoals Dam but with quite a bit of sudden up and down flows within a short range. Norfork Dam is finally providing some minimum flow which is great for the wade fishermen and some periods of 1 generator flow which makes careful boating possible and great fishing to boot. There have been some reports of a few bursts of Shad still coming through Bull Shoals Dam and as always that provides some great fishing for bigger fish. These events have even provided some top water action on a variety of shad-like flies and lures. Nothing is more exciting than seeing a fish explode on your fly or lure! Those braving the winds have been able to catch some nice
By Nick Kopcha bunches of fish however they choose to fish. Drifting is tough in the wind and requires a lot of motor use to control your drift. The key to effective drift fishing is to use the motor to counter act the wind effect and keep your offering drifting at the same speed as the water. Downstream or cross stream wind is the hardest to deal with. You have to continuously adjust your motor angle and power to be successful. Fishing will continue to improve as long as we avoid any flood conditions so get out there and enjoy this great fishery. See Y’all next week. Tite-Lines, Nick Kopcha 314-609-5507 nkopcha@centurytel.net For all of your fishing needs, Lodging, Guides, Boats, Tackle etc. just call: Rose’s Resort and Full Service Trout Dock http://www.rosestroutdock.com 870-499-5311
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WASPS • In the 1980s, a caterpillar epidemic began devastating the cotton crop in the southern United States. Farmers turned to entomologists for help. These bug scientists knew that every female wasp lays an egg on the back of a caterpillar. When the egg hatches, the wasp maggots will eat the caterpillar from the inside out, killing it. So the entomologists began breeding and releasing wasps into the cotton fields. It didn’t do a bit of good. More entomologists were called in to find out why. • First they studied how a wasp finds a caterpillar to begin with. They discovered it was not by sight. When a wasp and a caterpillar were placed in the same box, the wasp paid no attention to the caterpillar. They thought it might be by smell but once again, when a wasp was close to a caterpillar, there was no recognition at all. Next they tried putting a caterpillar on a plant and releasing the wasp, with no change. But when they put a wasp in a box that contained a partially eaten plant that had been munched by the caterpillar, the wasp showed particular interest in the plant, and then zeroed in on the caterpillar. • Researchers concluded that the damaged plant was giving off an odor that attracted the wasp. Given the choice, the wasp would always be more attracted to a half-eaten plant without a caterpillar on it than to an undamaged plant that had a caterpillar on it. • The entomologists began breeding wasps that were being hatched inside caterpillars that had been fed corn, beans, and soy. When these wasps were released into the cotton fields, they completely failed to find the caterpillars that were raiding the cotton crop. So it was back to the drawing board for the entomologists. • Researchers discovered that wasp maggots, when feeding on a caterpillar, will become sensitized to whatever that caterpillar had been eating. The wasp will then become attracted to those specific plants. Scientists found that if they wanted the wasps to zero in on caterpillars that were eating the cotton plants, they needed to raise wasp maggots on caterpillars that had eaten cotton plants. The adult wasp will then be highly sensitive to the odor of a damaged cotton plant. The wasp will ignore damaged tobacco plants and the tobacco budworms, and will likewise ignore damaged corn plants and the corn earworm. • Further studies showed that the chemical odor that attracts a wasp to a damaged plant is the same odor that gives freshly cut grass its characteristic smell. Wasps are able to tell the difference between freshly cut Bermuda grass and freshly cut Kentucky bluegrass. Knowing this, the researchers were able to save the cotton crop. • Whereas a bee can sting only once before dying, a wasp can sting an unlimited number of times and never dies. • Bees are strictly herbivores, eating only nectar and pollen, but wasps eat other insects. Wasps may also eat nectar but they do not collect it like bees do. • Bees create their hives from wax they secrete themselves but wasps create their nests from wood pulp that they scrape from trees and chew up. • A typical wasp colony will have about 5,000 individuals, all of which die off over the winter except for a fertilized larval queen. She survives in a warm spot until she can hatch in the spring and begin laying eggs to start a new colony. • Nearly every pest insect on Earth is preyed upon by a wasp species, either for food or as a host for its parasitic larvae.
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When 9-year old Claire Diamond arrives at her grandmother’s home for their one-on-one baking day, she knows the drill. After a warm greeting, she finds her cheery apron on the peg by the window, washes her hands and says, “What are we making today?” Propped on the counter: a handwritten recipe card for traditional Jewish hamantaschen. Hamantaschen are tri-cornered cookies shaped like hats that hold sweet fillings such as chopped prunes, apricot preserves and even chocolate. While Claire found the chilled dough in the refrigerator, 89-year-old Barbara Diamond tossed the flour on the rolling pin and shared the different ways her family has made this tasty sweet through the generations for the festive holiday of Purim, celebrated this year March 23-24. Prepare this recipe or use commercially prepared sugar cookie dough from the dairy section of your market and skip to the rolling-out step. Either way, your family will enjoy making and eating this delicious treat. Don’t worry if they don’t all bake up in perfect triangles. That’s part of the creative fun! JEWISH HAMANTASCHEN 1/2 cup butter, room temperature and cut into pieces 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg 3 tablespoons orange juice 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Favorite fillings, such as apricot and fig preserves, chopped dried fruit, semi-sweet chocolate pieces Powdered sugar 1. Thoroughly mix butter, sugar, egg and juice. 2. Blend in flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until dough holds together in a ball. Cover and chill at least one hour. 3. Heat the oven to 400 F. 4. Roll half of the dough 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured board. With a 3-inch round cookie cutter, a tin can or a drinking glass, cut out round shapes. Scoop a teaspoonful of your favorite fillings onto the center of each circle. 5. Fold the edge of the circle toward the center to form a triangle. Lightly pinch together three edges of the three joined sections of dough until they are closed, leaving a small opening in the center for the filling to peek through. 6. Repeat with remaining half of dough, and bake on parchment-lined cookie sheets for about 10 minutes. Cool on a rack. 7. Dust lightly with powdered sugar before serving. Makes 24 large cookies. Extra idea: Brush each cookie with a mixture of 1 egg and 1 teaspoon of water before baking for a shiny, pastry-like finish. Resources with the Purim story with activities for families: www.chabad.org/holidays/purim. *** Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television nationwide. To find more of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna’s Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.” (c) 2016 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.
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• Continental Bakeries made a variety of items under the Hostess brand in the 1920s and 1930s. One of them was a strawberry shortcake, composed of a single-serving oblong sponge cake injected with strawberry cream filling. The problem was that strawberries were a seasonal item, available only a few months of the year. The rest of the year, the equipment used to make the cakes sat idle. • While delivering a load of strawberry cakes to a vendor one day, company vice-president James Deware decided what he needed was a product that would use this equipment all year. Finally he hit on banana cream cakes because bananas were available year-round. • He called them Little Shortcake Fingers, and a nickel bought a package of two. A few years later on the way to a marketing meeting, his eye fell on a billboard advertising a brand of shoes, and he adapted that name for the product. • Originally the cakes were made with eggs, milk, and butter, which gave them a shelf life of only a day or two before becoming stale. It was expensive to have salesmen constantly replenishing store shelves, so the recipe was reformulated, giving them a shelf life of three to four weeks, mostly due to the airtight cellophane packaging. • During World War II a banana shortage forced him to re-vamp the recipe once again, and the familiar vanilla-flavored snack cake was born. Today, 500 million are produced every year. They are called Twinkies. • Twinkies can be frozen to expand their lifespan.
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Love fishing and happy people? Then you probably need to meet some of my friends, Steve Schaefer and Glenn Vollmer from Belleville, Illinois. These guys have been coming down to the good life here in northern Arkansas since the early 70’s. Steve bought land from my late father, LeRoy Jones around 1980. Dad was a realtor in the Mountain Home area and had a good sense of finding the deals for those wanting to plan their retirement. In Steve’s case, he built his own fishing cabin and guy’s hideaway for his truck, boat and of course his best friend, Jack. A good 95 lb. Labrador dedicated as Steves relentless fishing buddy when nobody else had the time to wet a hook with him. I have lived here in north Arkansas since the early seventies and have learned more about fishing our area lakes due to Steves yearly fishing trips. Our lakes are so much deeper than the northern lakes of southern Illinois and very challenging to most anglers. But Steve has been recording his experiences for the last 40 plus years as if he would teach a class of experts. He is amazing to me with an accurate amount of experienced based knowledge that he has paid the price for in every weather condition you could imagine. If you ever climb in the boat with Steve Schaefer you will catch fish. You will not go hungry. You will laugh and forget all the stressful baggage you left on shore.
Steve and Jack
Glenn
These crappie were caught on March 28th and 29th in 2009 on Norfork lake. We had an entire week set aside for fishing together but only enjoyed about 2 days due to the typical spring weather conditions that interrupt most spring outings in the Ozarks. The water temperature was around 56-58 (finally) and that really triggered the bite. Most of these crappy were suspended in about 18 to 20 feet of water back in creek areas. We were trolling a shadrap artificial lure slowly. Best I remember it was a gray and black body. I was using spider wire line that allowed my line to sink slightly deeper. It made all the difference in that last day. I remember our friendly competition among two boats and soon everyone was using that type of line. Get out and fish and forget about lifes turmoil.