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LivingLBI September 2012

Drama in the Deep

Crabbing

Happy Birthday Joan

Transforming a Market Crazy for Cannoli Where did summer go?

Make your own Frozen Yogurt Dessert

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Far from simply helping your body to better digest and assimilate your food (which they do very well), probiotics influence the activity of hundreds of your genes, helping them to express in a positive, disease-fighting manner.

Among the many probiotic effects uncovered by this latest study were changes that positively influence your immune system and help lower blood pressure. In fact, the researchers noted that probiotics lead to changes similar to those sought after by the pharmaceutical industry, yet with probiotics there are no negative side effects whatsoever.

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Diet tip:

Like regular yogurt, frozen yogurt can be a healthy accompaniment to a light lunch. For a well-rounded meal try a protein and vegetable rich sandwich followed by a small frozen yogurt topped with 3 ounces of your favorite fruits and 5 chopped nuts. Altogether, this lunch will provide a great balance of fruits, vegetables, protein, dairy and carbohydrates. Plus, it satisfies your frozen snack sweet tooth too!

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Can someone tell us where the summer went?

It came and went in the blink of an eye. We’re not complaining, it’s just that we never got to put our feet in the sand or water at all. We saw some beautiful views from customer’s homes of the beach and bay while working, but it just didn’t do it for us.

That being said, we were fortunate and thankful that, in this economy, The Salt Box was busy. Our returning customers and new customers kept us running. Since we do it all, design, space planning, color consultations, window treatments (hard and soft), upholstery, custom furniture, slipcovers, and yes, boat cushions, we worked 24/6 (we are closed on Sunday) to get projects complete in a timely manner.

With summer closing and fall approaching fast, we look forward to getting our customers ready for the upcoming holidays. It’s going to come upon us fast, so start planning your projects now!

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6 Transforming a Market 8 Back in the Day 15 I Heart LBI 16 Antique Show 18 Half Day At the Bay 18 Crabbing 19 Seagulls 20 Crazy for Cannoli 25 Where the summer went 26 Happy Birthday Joan 27 Imagine 30 Drama in the Deep Publisher: Lisa Ball For advertising call 1-609-848-1111

I know what you're thinking.

What a cute kid!......That is one beautiful baby!. Yeah, I get that a lot.

So my name is Dennis and I love Summer time! Not as much as I love Mommy and Daddy but I really love Summer time!

I was born in the Summer time.

I had my first birthday in the Summer time. I learned how to walk in the Summer time.

Summer's been good to me!

I have a pretty busy life now that I'm one year old. I like going to the beach, wrestling with my Uncle Mike-visiting my Grandma-eating cheese doodles -giving Noelle kisses, sitting on Joeys lap, running around in my diaper, pulling Brielle's hair -now that's fun! And standing in front of the air conditioner-I really like that one! That's what I love about summer time!

But I hear winter can be fun too. My cousins Billy and Caprese keep telling me about this chubby guy with a beard that brings presents!!! I can't wait for that! I'll check in with you and let you know what's going on. So be sure to look for me!

Hey Grandpa come see me, I miss you!

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W

hen was the last time you drove over the LBI Causeway and through Mud City to Bay Avenue in historic Downtown Manahawkin? If you haven’t been there lately, you’re missing out on the many businesses, professionals, shopping and eateries beyond the beaches and highways. You’re also missing out on one of the trendiest downtown hotspots at the Jersey shore, The Manahawkin Mart Shoppes.

Once the home of The Manahawkin Roller Rink back in the 1940s until the 1970s, it has now become a fabulous shopping center featuring the area’s largest Outdoor Weekend Flea Market and the Stafford Township Friday Farmer’s Market.

After purchasing the former roller rink in 1977, the Petrucci family turned the site into The Manahawkin Mart, a popular indoor/outdoor flea market featuring small booths of vendors inside and out. However in 2007 a fire destroyed the original building. The structure was then rebuilt and completely transformed into a shopping center which was rebranded The Manahawkin Mart Shoppes.

Owners Warren and Jill Petrucci have maintained the charm of the year round outdoor flea market while incorporating a more upscale, yet affordable shopping experience which has become the perfect mix for Downtown Manahawkin and LBI. Jill felt the downtown area had a need for a specialty food store, featuring good, healthy food which inspired her to open The Marketplace Cheese Shoppe. Jill’s inviting shoppe features cheeses from around the globe, fine wine, gourmet foods and her own fresh baked mouth watering scones.

She describes her store and The Manahawkin Mart Shoppes as a gathering place where customers are offered a comfortable, more personal shopping experience.

Beyond The Marketplace Cheese Shoppe, you can stroll through the indoor shoppes and discover The Vintage Chocolate & Sweet Shoppe, where nearly everything you can imagine is hand dipped in the finest chocolate and served up daily. Right next door is coastal boutique, Beach House & Blooms where you can plan a wedding, purchase handcrafted gifts, silk floral designs and breathtaking coastal decor. Little Jersey Divas offers your little one the chance to shop in their very own glammed up store featuring clothing and costumes for girls and boys. Continuing through the shoppes, experience the luck of The Irish Shoppe with authentic Irish gifts and clothes from Donegal Importers and John Murray clothing. Faeries and Memories offers hand designed items by local artists along with a consignment shoppe. You’ll also find Southern Ocean Gold, with their fine jewelry and the best prices for your gold or silver. Discover the very tasty D.F. August Specialty Oils & Vinegars

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There are also several stores which connect to the indoor shoppes, but also have their own entrances, some with expanded hours. Visit T. Hook Carpet and Flooring for the very best in all your flooring needs. Get decked out for your next formal occasion at Dante Zeller Tuxedos at Uniformity. Get an up-do, a barber shop cut or find your favorite fragrance at All About Me Salon. Plan a night out and a Mexican fiesta at La Bamba Mexican Restaurant. Enjoy outdoor patio seating and music at Cake That! Bakery and Coffee House featuring their famous cupcakes, Oliver’s Gourmet Cookies and LBI’s own How You Brewin Coffee. Top off your night off with a scoop or two (or three) of delicious ice cream at Scoops Plus Ice Cream and Italian Ice. So don’t be the one missing out on a fun filled morning of flea market finds, an afternoon of retail therapy or a girls night out. Take that drive to this beautifully transformed downtown market any time of year!

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Back

in the

day...

Who remembers the Manahawkin Drive-In? Send us your old photos and tell us your stories. We may include them in our next issue.

I remember the Manahawkin Drive-In. Sometimes we’d get “down the shore” late at night and as we passed by the Manahawkin Drive-In while a movie was playing. It was another landmark telling us we were close to the beach. We’d get so excited Friends of my parents owned the Manahawkin Diner located on Rt 72 near the Drive-In. Back then there was so much land surrounding the buildings. They lived in one of those little bungalows on the lagoon. Built on a slab, they were low to the ground. Back then, I don’t remember any flooding.

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Being from Toms River, I pretty much kept to Seaside Heights and Island Beach State Park on those hot summer days and crazy summer nights of my youth, Long Beach Island was always on my radar though-I dreamed of owning one of those big gorgeous houses where you can walk out the back door onto the beach.

Still working on that one!

Although not a native to LBI I sure can appreciate the beauty and pleasures this Island holds. LBI is my new love. Beautiful beaches, captivating sunsets, salty sea air, cute shops, local artists bicycles everywhere and the reason for my existence FRESH SEAFOOD! Okay you got me, I’m a foodie!

Buttery Lobster, seared scallops, fresh fish, creamy calamari, mussels in marinara, oyster shooters, shrimp cocktail and my absolute to die for- Love of the Sea -Barnegat Bay Clams!!!

I can eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner-and I have. No, I’m not lying.

Oh, and lets not forget the midnight snack with a Piña Colada-don’t even try to tell me you don’t know what I’m talking about. How about raw on the half shell with a drop of hot sauce, wait I know, you like a squeeze of lemon! Lets see steamed on the Bar-B now we’re talking. MY favorite you ask, cooked in garlic, butter, parsley and more garlic-served with toasty bread...wait make that toasty garlic bread, you know where I’m going right? Soaking up that delicious broth with it-- Oh My God! or for you young people-OMG! Damn, I’m getting hungry! Then there’s clam chowder -some of the best in the world right here in LBI. Beautiful views, friendly people, fresh seafood and the feeling of summer in LBI-Life is good!

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August 5th was the Viking Village Antique and Col-

lectible Show. The show, which was held from 9am to 5pm at 19th & Bayview in Barnegat Light NJ, at the historic commercial fishing village, had record-breaking numbers of shoppers . There was something for everyone- and they all left with a true treasure or a fun or funky find. Even Santa Claus was there.

Over 60 dealers provided a sea of fresh merchandise: Country and Shabby Chic Furniture, Architectural and Industrial Findings, Nautical Items, Textiles and Vintage Clothing, Kitchenware, Stoneware, Postcards, Jewelry, Collectibles and Memorabilia.

Highlights of the show included a beautiful blue apothecary shown by Bill Lovgren of Point Pleasant Beach NJ , refurbished cargo airline trunks Matt White sold from Recycling the Past went for $3000.00, and a cast iron dog on a chain shown by Kyle Kinter of Trenton NJ retailed for $4500 had a buyer early in the show.

Some other unique things on the field were the mahogany back end of a boat called “Power Play” ,an advertising umbrella reading “G. Underwood Reliable Clothier, Sckuykill Haven Pa. “ and a 1950 era handmade Ferris wheel with lights finds offered by The Seawife.

Traveling from over six states were many profitable dealers , including Matt White from Recycling The Past, Barnegat NJ; Bill Lovgren of Point Pleasant Beach NJ; The Grings of Ocean City NJ; Jim Chamberlain of Cham-

berlain Antiques, Elverson PA; Mary Oriscak of Toms River, NJ; Jim Lindemuth of Garden State Postcards, Ocean Grove NJ; Mer Ivans of Boat House Antiques Hightstown NJ; Marsha Batts of Mount Laurel NJ; Pat and Murray of The Old Woodshed Antiques Brick, NJ; Mike Cooke of Royal Port Antiques, Salem NJ – brought beautiful stained glass doors ; Steve Harminson of Bath Keepers Cottage, Berkley Springs West Virginia; Kathleen Mullelly of Heampstead House and Cel Schinkle of Black Swan Antiques Burlington Antique Emporium , Burlington City NJ; Scott Hay of Damariscotta Maine who said “really fun show—sold a giant clam shell for $800 and a blue mannequin from Barneys Warehouse NY, which found a new home in Brant Beach NJ.” Don’t let the next one “get away”—the date is September 16th and promises to be even bigger adding several new dealers to the event. A Gourmet Coffee Shop and Seafood Takeout are on site. Hit the beach just two blocks away and catch some waves for the last official week of summer. The Show is promoted by The Seawife Antiques and will be held from 9am-5pm rain or shine. Call 609-361-8039 for further information. Admission is FREE and there is lots of parking nearby.

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A Half Day on the Bay S

ummer is over and I can finally relax. Don’t get me wrong, I love summer but all summer long I worked very hard at relaxing. Spending the day at the beach is no picnic on the bay. Packing up the “stuff” and dragging it to the beach in the hot sun only to unpack and set up your little private spot on a crowded section of hot sand is not what I call a vacation.

September is a vacation! Less traffic, beautiful weather and cool nights are perfect days to enjoy this wonderful island.

When my kids were young, we spend almost everyday on the beach. Since we live on the island all year long, the beach doesn’t feel like a vacation. When ever I needed to get away, I’d turn to the bay. We’d pack a lunch, buy some bait and rent a boat. All four of us would shove off the dock in our own little island!

We would find the perfect spot for crabbing then catch crabs and talk for hours. “Don’t rock the boat,” I’d say as the boys leaned over to pull up the string with a crab attached to bunker.

They’d scoop up the crab with a net with a surprised look on their face. Even though they have caught crabs for years, each crab was as if it was the first they ever caught.

I had them all to myself on the little boat on the bay. Their sweet faces, are locked in my heart. I smile when I think back and can almost feel the wind blowing my hair. I’m looking forward to spending a half day on the bay with my granddaughter and my grandson.

-Lisa Ball

Crabbing Crabbing season in this area normally runs from early June to late October. The best times of the day for crabbing are early morning and late afternoon but it is not uncommon to catch them all day long. Crabs can be caught in traps or by using hand lines to lure the crab towards a net to be scooped up. The traps are more consistent but many use the hand lines because they are more fun and challenging. Crabs can also be caught with different types of bait. The most popular with crabbers in this area is frozen bunker because they’re both relatively cheap and easy to handle. Lastly, be careful of the claws because they are strong and give a good pinch. Crabs can be picked up and carried by their flipper like swimming legs since this is out of reach of their claws.

To keep your catch alive in the boat keep them covered, wet, and cool in a bushel basket. This is easily done by keeping them out of the sun with a wet towel on top and occasionally dunking the basket in the water on longer days of crabbing. Don’t keep crabs submerged in buckets of water for any length time because they will quickly deplete the oxygen in the water and suffocate. To take them home keep them on top of wet newspaper in a cooler filled with ice. Discard dead crabs.

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This Year’s Class of Sea Gull Fledglings Severely Reduced

Sea Gulls

on LBI typically mate in April and by late May a full clutch of eggs has been produced. The nests are almost always built directly on the ground. Sedge islands are favorite places, with Clam Island off High Bar Harbor being location to hundreds of nests. Herring Gulls tend to be year-round residents, and they typically begin nest-building before the Laughing Gulls arrive, and hence, they are able to select the best locations.

This year, however, all sea gulls faced a major catastrophe when extremely high tides in May inundated many nests after the incubation process had begun. Some of the nests literally were washed away, and there were reports of floating nests in the bay with a parent still trying to incubate the eggs.

In some instances where a nest was totally washed away, a recycling of the egg production process took place took place, and the gulls established a new nest. This was not the norm, however, and where the nests remained in place with compromised eggs, the female still continued the incubation process. Gestation, the period between egg laying and egg hatching for gulls is 26-28 days. Many continued the incubation process far beyond this, hoping that the eggs would eventually hatch.

They finally realized that this was not to be, and many pairs of gulls stayed together for a short time, then they flew their separate ways, as is typical of their species. Seas gulls usually mate for life, but they spend time together only during the nesting season.

Fledglings can be recognized by their mottled brown color designed to camouflage them while in the nests. They will retain all or most of this color until they reach three years of age when they will take on the color of their parents.

In August of every year we typically see a great number of these immature birds. They are virtually the same size as their parents and seem to constantly be harassing them for food. This is an important learning period in their lives, and it will continue for approximately three months.

Sometimes it extends into the winter, but because of the scarcity of food, if a fledgling has not learned to feed itself by this time, it typically will not survive.

Because the winter of 2011-12 was quite mild, most adult gulls were able to survive, and hence the May high tides were not as disastrous as they might have been. If this happens in successive years coupled with severe winters, the sea gull population could be severely affected. To learn more about the behavior of sea gulls through the antics of one particular larger-than-life gull living on LBI, read S. M. Zdep’s A Sea Gull’s Realm available throughout LBI and on Amazon.com LivingLBI.com 19

Crazy for Cannoli

CANNOLI FILLING

2 lbs. Ricotta cheese 2 tsp. vanilla 2 c. confectioners sugar (sifted) (1/4 c. half and half or milk if mixture is too stiff) Drain Ricotta cheese to eliminate any excess liquid (in strainer or colander.) Whip cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla in mixer until smooth and creamy (add cream or milk if too thick.) When mixture appears creamy, place about 2 cups in a blender and whip until smooth. Empty blender, continue to add remaining cheese mixture by this proportion in blender and whip until all of the recipe is finished. Place filling in a bowl and chill until ready to fill puffs. Mixture thickens after if cools. If puffs are filled too far ahead, they will get soggy. When puffs are filled, dust with powdered sugar.

Quick easy CANNOLI CUPS! Make cups out of refrigerated pie crust, cookie dough or pre-made pastry

CANNOLI SHELLS 1 3/4 c. unsifted flour 1/2 tsp. salt 2 tbsp. granulated sugar 1 egg 2 tbsp. firm butter cut into sm. pieces 1/4 c. dry Marsala 1 egg white, slightly beaten Sift flour with salt and granulated sugar. Make a well in the center. In it place egg and butter.

Stir with a fork, working from center out, to moisten flour mixture. Add wine, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough begins to cling together.

Use your hands to form dough into a ball.

Cover and let stand for 15 minutes.

Roll dough out on floured board about 1/4 inch. Cut into 3 1/2-inch circles. Roll with rolling pin, roll circles into ovals. Wrap around cannoli forms. Seal edge with egg white. Turn out ends of dough to flair slightly. Fry two to three at a time in deep hot fat for about 1 minute or until lightly golden. Remove with tongs to paper towels to drain; let cool about 5 seconds; then slip out cannoli form, holding shell carefully. Cool shells before filling.

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Happy Birthday Joan

Joan Smith , former president of the Prime Timers of Barnegat celebrated her birthday with family and friends. This fun loving bunch celebrate each others birthdays, play bingo, take Atlantic City and New York Trips. Seated below is Mary, Lee, Fran, Antoinette, Evie, Nora, Claire, Kathy and Rita. Members not present; Kathie and Evelyn.

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act.alz.org IMAGINE a pretty, little girl named Rita growing up in the latter years of the Roaring Twenties.

IMAGINE auburn haired Rita making her First Holy Communion in a beautiful, stained-glass clad church in Philly.

Now IMAGINE her gaily twirling in a melon colored dress at a high school dance catching the eye of a red headed fella.

IMAGINE her marrying that special guy, now a US paratrooper miraculously returned home safe from World War II. IMAGINE birthing 10 children! (and washing all of those cloth diapers).

IMAGINE fixing lunches (usually tuna on Wonder) five days a week for years and years.

IMAGINE writing to President John F. Kennedy suggesting that he lower the cost of bread (AND actually

receiving a written reply).

IMAGINE in the wee hours of a summer morning packing pajama clad kids into a station wagon to go on a tent camping vacation in the Poconos.

(However, I can?t imagine that it was much of a vacation for Mom.)

IMAGINE driving all across America in order to help your grown children become loving, caring parents themselves.

IMAGINE joyously celebrating your 50th wedding anniversary with precious family & friends.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh there are so many sweet memories: of good old fashioned family birthday parties with ice cream & cake or the heavenly aromas of roasting turkey and fresh homemade pies on every Thanksgiving.

Finally imagine the UNIMAGINABLE, YOU CANNOT REMEMBER ANY OF IT.

How could anyone forget the sight of a Christmas tree festooned with candy canes & sparkling tinsel Mother carefully placing every single strand?

Please support research for a cure for Alzheimers Disease by donating to the 2012 WALK to SUPPORT ALZHEIMERS c/o team Rita's Angels, October 20, 2012, Geneseo, NY.

IMAGINE raising 10 teenagers OMG! IMAGINE how many times Mom danced with a son on his wedding day or the number of times Dad walked a daughter down the aisle.

Rita cannot remember. She has Alzheimers Disease.

Thank you wholeheartedly, Team Rita's Angels i.e. two of Rita's daughters, one of her granddaughters & several dear friends LivingLBI.com 27

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Drama in the Deep

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odney clung tightly to the blade of eel grass he shared with tiny mussels at the bottom of Barnegat Bay. The full moon shone brightly enough to cast shadows on the sandy bottom, and like silent ghosts, blue claw crabs slid along the surface of the water in search of dense grass patches where they could begin their molting process in relative obscurity. By dawn they will have backed out of their old and stained armor and be in the process of hardening new shells.

They will still be vulnerable to predators, including their own species.

The incoming tide had reached flood stage and would now remain slack until the ebb tide began. The stem of grass around which Rodney had wrapped his tail now stood starkly still and upright. His eyes, operating independently, were in constant motion looking for danger which might approach from anywhere. Seahorses were by no means fast swimmers, but now that his brooding pouch was laden with eggs, his movement was even further restricted. The next half hour or so would be the most dangerous time of his life, since he was almost totally exposed in the bright moonlight. At night, color changes designed to camouflage himself were of no use. To the careful observer his form next to the eel grass blade could give his presence away. He had to be still--very still.

The first hint of trouble was the appearance of a pod of grass shrimp. They were normally a source of food for him, but there were also larger creatures in the deep that were fond of shrimp. If the shrimp were noticed by any of them, he could be in deep trouble.

And sure enough, a large male crab had spotted the crustaceans and was moving toward them.

Rodney immediately slid down the blade of grass, and when he reached the sandy floor, he began to swim in a direction away from the approaching crab. He must not, however, be caught on the open bottom. He had to use the cover of the grass as much as possible.

Fortunately, the crab did not seem to notice him, and it closed in on the shrimp. It reached out and grabbed one while the rest of them scattered. Rodney had now wrapped his tail around a new blade of grass in a somewhat more dense patch. The grass 30 LivingLBI September 2012

blades still continued to reach up toward the moon under the influence of the slack tide.

The moonlight seemed to expose all who sought shelter, and Rodney clutched the stem tightly and attempted to press tightly up against it. This time he was much lower on the grass blade, thereby reducing his silhouette against the brightness above.

Then he spotted it! A large eel was making its way slowly through the grass, its wriggling movements designed to flush any small life out of their hiding places. It was too late for Rodney to flee. His only hope was to remain motionless so that he might not be spotted.

Luck was not with him, however, and the eel had surely seen him. It approached with a definite mission in mind, and when it was only eighteen inches from the place where Rodney held on for dear life, the bay floor before him seemed to erupt in a cloud of sand as a striped bass pounced on the approaching eel. In a desperate attempt to escape, the free tail of the eel flailed in all directions, adding to the murkiness of the water.

And this reduced visibility is what enabled Rodney to escape unnoticed. He scurried away from the clash to avoid being crushed in the turmoil, and only when he had swum an additional twenty feet from the scene did he seek refuge in another clump of grass. He tried to swim as deeply into the vegetation as possible, and when he reached a most desirable spot, he again attached himself. Then, in what seemed like a breath of new life, he felt a definite and welcome movement of the water.

It was ever so slight at first, then slowly became stronger and stronger. The tide at last had begun to recede, and soon he could no longer see the moon because the eel grass, bending in efforts to follow the tide, had formed what seemed to be a thatched layer over his hiding place.

He rested in the darkness now that his time of extreme danger had passed. But the dawn had not yet arrived. A short distance away, a crab completed her emergence from a worn and battered shell. She too would quietly await the light of day.

S. M. Zdep

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