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UNUSUAL FOOD NAMES by Kathy Wolfe This week, Tidbits studies up on some unusual names for some pretty common foods. You might find this info helpful the next time you’re dining out! • Folks down South are familiar with hush puppies, which are spoonsful of cornbread batter cooked in hot fat. Legend has it that they were used by hunters and fishermen who would toss the little morsels to their dogs to keep them quiet. Others say that Confederate soldiers in the Civil War fed them to their dogs on the battlefield to “hush the puppies.” • Other Southern dishes include burgoo (a thick stew of several types of meat and veggies), chitterlings (the deep-fried small intestine of pigs), and Hoppin’ John (a stew of black-eyed peas, salt pork, and seasonings). Hoppin’ John’s relative is Limpin’ Susan, which substitutes okra for the peas. If you order dirty rice down South, your rice will be mixed with ground chicken livers and bacon drippings, onions, and green peppers.
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• If you order fruits de mer while dining out, don’t expect to get a platter of fruit. It’s actually a dish of raw and cooked shellfish, including oysters, shrimp, lobster, crab, mussels, clams, and scallops. It’s served cold on a bed of rice. • Often mispronounced as “kwin-o-ah,” the correct way of saying quinoa is “keen-wah.” It’s the seed from a broad-leafed plant related to beets and spinach. Quinoa has more protein than any other grain, and is rich in iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and zinc, as well as a good source of fiber. Most folks prepare it like they would rice. • Ordinary pasta has dozens of different names to describe the variety of shapes and sizes of noodles. Vermicelli actually translates “little worms” from the Italian language, while mostaccioli means “mustaches.” Rotelle is the word for “wheels,” and linguine translates “little tongues.” We all love spaghetti, but did you know it literally means “strings”? Many recipes call for pasta cooked al dente, but what exactly does that mean? The phrase means “to the tooth,” meaning the pasta will offer a little resistance when bitten, still a little firm after being cooked. • Antipasto isn’t pasta, but is served “before the pasta,” and is a plate of appetizers, including sliced meats and cheeses, along with olives. Don’t confuse antipasto with pesto, which is a green sauce prepared from fresh basil, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts, and parmesan cheese. • What do you get when you order filet mignon? The name translates from the French, with filet meaning “thick slice” and mignon translating “dainty.” It’s a piece of beef coming from the small end of the tenderloin, found on the back rib cage of the animal. Because this area is not weight-bearing, the tissue is not toughened by exercise, giving the (Continued next page)
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1. Is the book of Ephesians in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. What tree did Jesus tell a parable about? Apple, Fig, Olive, Sycamore 3. Who was John the Baptist’s father? Zechariah, Zacharias, Zephaniah, Zaccheus 4. What did the oak tree symbolize in the Bible? Growth, Strength, Weakness, Fruitfulness 5. Which of these is not a book of the New Testament? Revelation, Judges, Colossians, Jude 6. From the Bible, who was Isaiah’s father? Amos, Amoz, Laban, Heron
filet its tenderness. Similarly, beef tournedos are filets cut from the beef tenderloin and often cooked with bacon or lard. • Julius Caesar had nothing to do with the Caesar salad. It was first created by an Italian restaurant owner named Caesar Cardini in 1924 at his Tijuana, Mexico, restaurant. His version of romaine lettuce, garlic, oil, Parmesan cheese, Worcestershire sauce, and a coddled egg became popular with Hollywood celebrities when he opened a restaurant there, one that still operates today, over 60 years after his death. • Don’t confuse sauerbraten with sauerkraut. The former is a low-cooked beef stew, while the latter is spicy, fermented shredded cabbage. And don’t think that head cheese is any kind of cheese at all. It’s a gelatinous cold cut made from chopped-up bits of the head of a pig or cow, set in aspic. This unusual meat jelly often includes the tongue and sometimes the feet and heart of the animal. • Several desserts have unusual names including Brown Betty, which is a fruit dessert with a breadcrumb topping, served with whipped cream. The first printed recipe for Brown Betty appeared in 1864. Although Baked Alaska is named for our 49th state, it actually originated in France. It’s made from ice cream and sponge cake, topped with meringue. The dessert is then placed in a very hot oven just long enough to firm up the meringue, which acts as an insulator and keeps the ice cream from melting. In 1876, the head chef at New York City’s Delmonico’s Restaurant named the dessert Baked Alaska in honor of the recently-acquired Alaskan territory. • Thankfully, grasshopper pie doesn’t contain any jumping insects, but rather is a fluffy dessert containing crème de menthe and white crème de cacao liqueurs in a cookie-crumb crust. • An unusual name for something so simple! Potlikker is the liquid left over after cooking green leafy vegetables, such as collard greens or turnip greens. Usually the greens are cooked with ham hocks or bacon fat. • How about a little scrapple? Introduced by the Germans in Pennsylvania in the late 17th century, it’s a mixture of pork scraps, corn meal, flour, and spices that is shaped into a loaf, sliced, and fried. Fans of this unusual food serve it for breakfast topped with ketchup or maple syrup. • What about all the sauces we order on our dinners? When you order your steak smothered with béarnaise sauce, it will come with a creamy sauce of egg yolks, butter, shallots, vinegar, wine, and tarragon. Eggs Benedict comes covered with Hollandaise sauce, an emulsion of eggs yolks, butter, and lemon juice. Your fish dinner might be served with remoulade sauce, similar to tartar sauce, a mayonnaise mixed with pickles, horseradish, anchovies, and capers, flavored with curry. • While in New York City, you might want to try an egg cream, which ironically, contains neither eggs nor cream. It’s a fountain drink made from milk, seltzer, and chocolate syrup, a concoction dreamed up by Brooklyn candy store owner Louis Auster in the late 1800s. • Ordering bangers and mash while in Great Britain will get you a dish of pork sausage and mashed potatoes, while bubble and squeak will be a mixture of mashed potatoes, and boiled cabbage, fried until brown. Yorkshire pudding might sound like dessert, but it’s really a batter of eggs, flour, and milk baked in meat drippings until puffy. If you order “toad in the hole,” your Yorkshire pudding will contain bits of sausage.
1. Who was the last New York Yankee before Jose Pirela in 2014 to triple in his first major-league at-bat? 2. During the 1970s, three players hit a home run in their first World Series at-bat. Name two of them. 3. Who holds the record for most career wins by a quarterback at the University of Florida? 4. Name the last NBA player before Miami’s Norris Cole in 2012-14 to appear in the NBA Finals in his first three pro seasons. 5. When was the last time before 201415 that the Philadelphia Flyers swept the Pittsburgh Penguins in the season series? 6. Name the last Olympics in which the U.S. men’s hockey team won a medal outside of North America. 7. Which two golfers hold the LPGA record for most consecutive rounds under par?
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* Sometimes looking at local ordinances can make you wonder what inspired lawmakers to pass such laws. For instance, in Florida it’s illegal to wear nothing but liquid latex while in a public place. * The lyrics to that favorite Irish ballad “O Danny Boy” were actually written by an Englishman. * Famed comedic actor Charlie Chaplin was born in England, but at the age of 19 he came to the United States as a performer with the prestigious Fred Karno company. Interestingly, Stan Laurel, of Laurel and Hardy fame, emigrated to the U.S. at the same time, as part of the same company -- as Chaplin’s understudy. * In a recent survey of pet owners, nearly half of all respondents said that the best description of their relationship with their pet would be “soul mate.” * Sardinia, the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, also is an autonomous region of Italy. If you ever decide to vacation there, keep an eye out for “casu marzu,” a cheese that’s produced locally. Whether you’re keeping an eye out in order to sample it or avoid it depends on whether or not you have an appetite for adventurous eating. The makers of “casu marzu” deliberately introduce into the process the larvae of a particular cheese fly. Though the cheese is sometimes cleaned out before it’s served, it’s often presented in its original state, wriggling maggots and all. *** Thought for the Day: “There is nothing more dangerous than a government of the many controlled by the few.” -- Lawrence Lessig (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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* On Aug. 28, 1877, Charles Stewart Rolls, cofounder (with Henry Royce) of the Rolls-Royce automobile company, is born in London. In 1900, Rolls reportedly was responsible for changing the national speed limit from 4 mph to 12 mph. * On Aug. 30, 1918, in Belfort, France, Colonel Arthur L. Conger plants a false operational order for an impending Allied attack in the wastebasket of a hotel where a German agent was on staff. As intended, the order was found and the Germans chose to withdraw from the area. * On Aug. 26, 1939, the first televised Major League baseball game is broadcast between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. There were only two stationary camera angles: down the third base line, and above home plate. * On Aug. 29, 1949, in Kazakhstan, the USSR successfully detonates its first atomic bomb. To measure the effects of the blast, the Soviets constructed buildings and bridges, and placed animals in cages nearby. The atomic explosion destroyed those structures and incinerated the animals. * On Aug. 24, 1958, Maria Teresa de Filippis, the first woman ever to compete in Formula One racing, drives a Maserati in the Portuguese Grand Prix. Her racing career began after two of her brothers made a bet that she couldn’t drive fast. * On Aug. 27, 1967, Brian Epstein, age 32, manager of the Beatles, is found dead of a drug overdose in his Sussex, England, home. * On Aug. 25, 1984, Truman Capote, author of the pioneering true-crime novel “In Cold Blood”, dies at age 59 in Los Angeles. After reading about murders of a farm family, Capote traveled to Kansas to do research with his childhood friend, Harper Lee, who later wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird.” (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
PAW’S CORNER By Sam Mazzotta
Volunteerism Revisited
--DEAR PAW’S CORNER: You recently updated readers about ways to help pets, including volunteering at shelters. Another place to volunteer is at an assisted-living, or senior-care, facility. Many residents have their pets and sometimes aren’t able to exercise them enough, and they appreciate someone to take their pets on walks or to help bathe them. There is even a need of “babysitting” if the owner goes in for a procedure. -- David P., via email DEAR DAVID: That’s a great idea! While not all assisted-living facilities permit pets, many do, since they often have residential facilities in which the residents have varying levels of independence. Most facilities have a volunteer coordinator; if not, there’s always an activities director. Contact information for a facility near you can be found on the Web or in the local phone book. According to AARP’s Create the Good organization, senior-care facilities have a great need for volunteers at many levels, from simple visits to say hello to more involved care or administrative assistance. To volunteer, you generally will need to pass a background check and follow the facility’s regulations about visits and volunteer activities, including pet care. You can learn more at www.createthegood.org. If there isn’t a pet-friendly senior-care facility in your area, you still can reach out to seniors in your community. Talk to seniors that you know in the neighborhood on a regular basis to make sure things are going OK, and ask if they ever need free pet-sitting from time to time. Or, look for seniorcare organizations locally and ask if their clients have pet-care needs. Send your questions about pet care to ask@ pawscorner.com. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
Fishing Report, White/Norfork River Hi Gang, Cooler weather, more rain and high water will continue the good fishing on the White/ Norfork rivers. Both lake watersheds are getting some heavy rainfall and will keep the heavy generation going for the foreseeable future. Fishing pressure has slowed since the kids are back in school but the fishing has remained red hot. With the new influx of runoff the fish will really kick it in high gear and the big boys will be on the prowl. This situation is perfect for targeting the big Brown Trout. There are several ways to do this but I prefer to throw big jerk baits right to the banks where the Browns are lurking in ambush. It takes some accurate casting because to be effective you need to land your lure within a
foot or two of the river’s edge. It can be expensive at seven or eight bucks a piece for the lures. It is worth it though when that orange monster squares off on you plug! Try Smithwick Rogues or Rapalas or any similar lure and work the banks. If lures are not your cup of tea you can also do well fishing with Sculpins or big live shiners, if you get them in front of a Lunker he will not be able to resist that natural offering. Now is the time, it doesn’t get any better! See Y’all next week. Tite-Lines, Nick Kopcha 314-609-5507 nkopcha@centurytel.net Rose’s Resort and Full Service Trout Dock http:// www.rosestroutdock.com 870-499-5311
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CANADIAN INVENTORS Lots of things we take for granted were invented by Canadians whose names have long been forgotten. Let’s pay tribute to these clever individuals who brought us some of life’s necessities. • We’ve been eating instant mashed potatoes since 1962, thanks to the invention of chemist Edward Asselbergs, a graduate of the University of Toronto. In 1960, Asselbergs was working for the Canadian Department of Agriculture and began developing a process of cooking, mashing, and dehydrating potatoes that would later be reconstituted by adding hot water or milk. That wasn’t Asselbergs’ only accomplishment – he was also responsible for the invention of an infrared apple peeler. • Folks living in snowy climates can thank Alfred Sicard for his invention of the snow blower. As a young person, Sicard would frequently watch his neighbor use a threshing machine to harvest wheat. In his later years, Sicard experimented with a similar idea, using blades to clear roads, and in 1925, he built his first working snow blower. Within two years, the community of Outremont, Quebec, was using his contraption to clear its roadways. Sicard’s company is still in existence, a division of SMI-Snowblast of Watertown, New York. • Two newspapermen brought us one of the greatest board games of all time. Photo editor Chris Haney and sports journalist Scott Abbott were playing Scrabble in 1979 when they decided to invent their own game. They came up with trivia questions in six categories – Geography, Entertainment, History, Art & Literature, Science & Nature, and Sports, and called their invention Trivial Pursuit. Their creation has blossomed into a television game show, online game, arcade game, and home computer version. • Lewis Urry graduated from the University of Toronto in 1950 with a degree in chemical engineering and went to work for Eveready shortly afterward. We have this creative engineer to thank for the invention of both the alkaline battery and the lithium battery, which he developed while working at Eveready. • We might not call our money “greenbacks” were it not for Thomas Sterry Hunt, a chemist and mineralogist who came up with the idea of using chromium as the base for a green ink to print bank notes. His formula was a substance that could not be removed by acid or alkali without destroying the paper. Although he patented his invention, he did not receive much monetary reward from it. • Toronto-born Alfred Gross invented several communications devices, including the first modern walkie-talkie. While aboard a cruise boat on Lake Erie in 1927 at age nine, Gross met the radio operator and was allowed to listen to the boat’s transmissions. A life-long fascination with wireless telegraphy was the result, leading to his creation of the walkie-talkie during World War II. In the following years, he patented a Citizens’ Band radio telephone pager, and cordless telephone. Unfortunately, before he could market them successfully, his patents expired, and he failed to make money from his inventions. • Another war-time invention came from Newfoundland native Cluny MacPherson. As a medical doctor and principal medical officer for the First Newfoundland Regiment of the St. John’s Ambulance Brigade during World War I, MacPherson devised a method of protection against poisonous gas, the world’s first effective gas mask. He fashioned it from a German helmet seized from a captured prisoner, adding a canvas hood with transparent eyepieces. He treated it with chlorine-absorbing chemicals to counter the chlorine found in the gas.
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1. Which Foreigner song was covered by Wynonna Judd, Mariah Carey and Gloria Gaynor? 2. Who wrote and released “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number”? 3. Who wrote the musical score for the films “Blade Runner” and “1492: Conquest of Paradise”? 4. What British duo made television sitcom appearances under the names of “Fred and Ernie” and “Nigel & Patrick”? 5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies, Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers that grow so incredibly high.” Answers 1. “I Want to Know What Love Is,” 1984. The 12inch record version ran for over 6 minutes. 2. Steely Dan, in 1974. It’s believed that the song was penned about writer Rikki Ducornet. 3. Vangelis. He also composed the music for “Chariots of Fire.” 4. Chad and Jeremy, in the 1960s. 5. “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” by the Beatles in 1967. Despite the rumors about the title’s initials (LSD), the song wasn’t about drugs. John Lennon’s young son, Julian, did a drawing of a nursery-school classmate, Lucy, and called it “Lucy -- in the sky with diamonds.” (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Summer Fun With Crayons
When I get involved in an activity with kids, I am pleasantly surprised to discover how cooking and crafting provide a relaxing diversion from the routines, demands and stresses of my busy life. Creating together also gives us the opportunity to talk, laugh and share ideas in a relaxed, casual way. When the moment calls for a spontaneous art project, good ol’ crayons save the day. If your kids have a variety of colors in all shapes and sizes left over from last school year, these projects call for them! The coloring can be done anytime, so pick one of these ideas when the moment strikes -- and do share the fun with them to enhance creativity in all of you. Batik-look book cover or art Batik is a wax-resistant dyeing process used to make beautiful fabrics and works of art. You can create colorful sheets of paper with a similar look. Set out a sheet of newspaper on your work surface. Apply heavy layers of crayon on a sheet of porous, sturdy white paper or on a plain brown paper grocery bag that has been cut open. Make patches, squares and free-form shapes in different colors, covering the paper completely. For first-timers, start with a smaller sheet of paper -- it takes a lot of effort to press hard. Now comes the surprise step: Crumple the paper into a ball! Open it carefully so that it doesn’t tear, and you will see cracks created in the designs. Flatten the paper and brush on dark-colored watercolor paint. Blot the paper to restore crayon color. The watercolor wash will remain in the cracks, creating batik-like lines. Let dry. Use to cover a book or notebook, or mat and frame the beautiful artwork and hang it on the wall. Antique-look gift boxes Make a colorful storage box for summer souvenirs and nature finds, or for storage of markers, pencils and desk supplies. Draw heavy crayon layers on a sturdy white or light-colored gift box with lid (boxes with textured surfaces work well. Geometric shapes, swirls and patches of color look especially nice. When the box is colored, brush or dab black poster paint over a small area of the box. Wipe paint off immediately and polish that area with a soft cloth. Repeat until entire box is completed. *** 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) 2015 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.
“Be known before you’re needed” Advertise with Tidbits (870) 421-7898 PLUTO DEMOTED DAY August 24 has been observed as Pluto Demoted Day since 2006. Why did this happen? Follow along and learn about the discovery of what was once considered a planet in our solar system. • From 1930 until 2006, Pluto was classified as the ninth planet in our solar system, joining Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. A 23-year-old astronomer from Kansas, Clyde Tombaugh, was a researcher at Flagstaff, Arizona’s Lowell Observatory in 1930, when he discovered the celestial body that would be named Pluto. An eleven-year-old schoolgirl from Oxford, England, proposed the name of Pluto, after the Greek god of the underworld, with her suggestion beating out scores of other submissions. • Pluto consists of one-third water and two-thirds rock. It’s only about 1,600 miles (2,575 km) in diameter, smaller than the Earth’s moon, only 66% of the moon’s diameter and one-sixth of its mass. Pluto’s surface temperature is -380 degrees F (-229 C). • Pluto is part of the Kuiper Belt, a region of the solar system beyond the planets, similar to an asteroid belt. After the discovery of Pluto in 1930, astronomers began to speculate about the existence of more such bodies in the region. In 1992, the second object in the area was found. More than 1,000 more objects have been discovered so far, and an estimated 100,000 more are believed to exist. • In order to be classified as a planet, a celestial body must meet three conditions: It “must be in orbit around a star, while not being itself a star, be massive enough for its own gravity to pull it into a nearly spherical shape, and must have cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.” • “Clearing the neighborhood” refers to a planet’s ability to remove smaller bodies near its orbit by “collision, capture, or gravitational disturbance.” It is this condition that qualified Pluto, because it has other objects in its orbit, as well as moving into the orbit of Neptune during its 246-year revolution around the Sun. • Now and then, Pluto’s orbit actually takes it closer to the Sun than Neptune’s, although Pluto is farther away from the Sun. • In August of 2006, members of the International Astronomical Union gathered together in Prague to determine the status of Pluto. It was voted to demote Pluto to a dwarf planet, joining four others recognized by the IAU – Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris. Pluto is the second most massive of its kind, behind Eris, the largest. At one time, Ceres had been classified as the eighth planet when first discovered in 1801 between Mars and Jupiter. It remained in that category for about 50 years, until astronomers began to discover more and more similar bodies in the same area, and reclassified Ceres as an asteroid. • When Eris was discovered in 2005, initial reports called it the tenth planet, setting up a debate in the IAU as to what constitutes a planet. One proposal suggested including Charon, Eris, and Ceres in the official list of planets. The term dwarf planet was suggested, although many astronomers refer to these bodies as planetoids. On August 24, 2006, Pluto was officially demoted when it failed to reach the criteria agreed upon for classification as a planet.
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1. Steve Balboni, in 1981. 2. Gene Tenace (1972), Jim Mason (1976) and Doug DeCinces (1979). 3. Tim Tebow and Chris Leak, with 35 wins each. 4. Scott Williams of the Chicago Bulls, 1991-93. 5. It was the 1983-84 season. 6. It was a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Japan. 7. Lydia Ko and Annika Sorenstam, with 29 rounds each.
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Q: I have inherited a small tabletop radio, a Zenith Model SR-312. My dad bought it just before he joined the service in 1942. Since it still works, I assume it has value. -- Ken, Sioux City, Iowa A: Your radio is probably in a dark brown case with pushbutton controls and two knobs. According to “The Radio and Television Price Guide” edited by Kyle Husfloen and published by Krause Books, your radio was manufactured in 1939 and is worth about $130. This amount can vary depending on what part of the country you sell it. Pre-1940 radios are especially popular in California, where prices are generally above book value. *** Q: My great-grandfather was an attorney in Santa Fe before New Mexico joined the union. I have some of his old files from the 1880s and 1890s that concern mostly land matters. I think some might be valuable. Is there someone I can contact about them? -- Maria, Rio Rancho, New Mexico A: Your documents sound interesting, and hopefully they are, indeed, valuable. To find out for certain, you need to contact an expert. Brian Kathenes is a certified appraiser who specializes in autographs and historical documents. His contact information is P.O. Box 482, Hope, NJ 07844; www.NacValue.com; and 800-323-5996. *** Q: I have an old $100 bill issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1862. Does it have any value? -- Mary, Belvedere, Illinois A: You might be able to find your currency referenced in the latest edition of the Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Paper Money, by Marc, Tom Jr., and Tom Sr. Hudgens (House of Collectibles, $8.99). It has a section on Confederate bills and has been updated to reflect current prices in the marketplace. *** Q: I am in the process of liquidating an estate in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Since there are numerous valuable antiques, I need an appraiser who can help me determine what to sell and what to keep. -- Phyllis, Muskogee, Oklahoma A: The International Society of Appraisers was founded in 1979 and is one of the largest such groups in the United States and Canada. You can find an appraiser near you by using its website: www.isa-appraisers.org/find-an-appraiser. Write to Larry Cox in care of KFWS, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803, or send e-mail to questionsforcox@aol.com. Due to the large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox cannot personally answer all reader questions, nor does he do appraisals. Do not send any materials requiring return mail. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.