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Carol Langley turns 80 this year. As she’s done for decades, Langley plans to continue her hike along the Appalachian Trail this season, perhaps logging another 90 miles. She’s spent so much time hiking there she’s even earned a sobriquet, the “Silver Queen,” from fellow trekkers.

Since then, Langley said, “I have been outdoors forever.”

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Scouts hone skills on trip to Maine Hiking, canoeing, fishing, and camping are the stuff summers are made of and Cheshire’s BSA Troop 92 did all that and more. The group of 16, made up of first-year scouts to Eagle Scouts about to turn 18, headed to Maine for the adventure in late June. First the group hiked to the top of Mt. Tom, a five-mile excursion, followed by canoeing the Saco River, starting in Fryeburg, Maine. “We canoed 33 miles down the river,” said Joe Giuliano, an assistant scoutmaster with Troop 92. “It was three days and three nights that we set up camp alongside the river, and cooked our own meals.” Highlights of the trip included seeing bald eagles and beavers, a porcupine, and a snapping turtle.

Cheshire’s BSA Troop 92 (at right) poses for a photo in Maine when the troop visited the state for an outdoor adventure in June. First row, from left: Liam Eadie, Jacob Planeta, Will Weldon, Anthony Giuliano, Lekhan Nair. Second Row, from left: Javen Zhang, Max Muller, Thomas Franco, Clyde D'Souza, Ben Radshaw, Josh Covitz, — Submitted Joe Franco, Dominic DeSena, Partick Roth, Daniel D'Souza, Cameron Puhl.

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TIPS FOR COPING WITH STRESS AND ANXIETY Participate In social and community activities. Social interaction and a sense of giving to your community enhance self-esteem and reduce stress. Take care of yourself. Get regular exercise , eat nourishing food and maintain a healthy weight

Stress can be defined as the brain’s response to any demand, it can be mild and relatively harmless, or extreme and traumatic.

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Focus on addressing our time’ problems Instead of feeling helpless about them. Think of them as challenges” or “tests” rather than as insurmountable obstacles.

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Camping places to visit this summer By Lau Guzmán Record-Journal staff

As the summer heats up, many families are looking for places to go camping. Most state campsites are open from April through early October and are near hiking trails, lakes and other outdoor activities.

The state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection administers over 1,400 camping areas throughout the state. In 2021, over 109,000 registered campers stayed in Connecticut campgrounds, according to Sharon O’Neil, who works in the Bureau of

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Outdoor Recreation at the State Parks and Public Outreach Division. Yessica Pacheco, 39, said she started camping two years ago because hotels were too expensive. Now she spends many of her weekends camping with her extended family. Living in Bridgeport, she drives an hour or more to find places to camp. She started going to the state parks because of the low price, but now that the summer is heating up, she is looking for places with pools, many of them private.

so 38 rustic cabins available at eight DEEP campgrounds, starting at $50/night for Connecticut residents, plus a Reservations for Connecticut $9 reservation fee “Kids get bored of staying at campsites in state parks and forests can be made at the Nationally, camping is a home,” she said in a phone Reserve America website. At $3.81 billion industry, acinterview. “If you have kids, state parks, campsites are cording to a 2019 study from take them out for a walk.” Statista. The industry grew available starting at $14 per At private campsites, resernight, plus a $9 reservation during the pandemic, as vations are required in adfee. For trailers and Recremany indoor activities were vance and prices can range ational Vehicles, campers shut down. Connecticut from $50 to $200 per night, can pay more for water, elec- state parks and forests saw a depending on activities and tric and sewer hookups. 40% increase in the number amenities provided. Private Most DEEP campsites can of campers from 2017 to campgrounds tend to offer accommodate 6 campers more structured activities for and 2 vehicles. There are alSee Camping areas, A9

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Assessor’s office lists tax exemptions Below is a listing of the various exemptions requiring filings for the Town of Cheshire’s Oct. 1, 2022 Grand List: VETERANS EXEMPTIONSVeterans who have not filed their original DD214 papers or a certified copy with the Town Clerk must do so before Oct. 1, 2022 if they wish to be eligible for the military exemption. The veteran’s exemption for specified periods of service with the armed forces provides a 1,500 reduction in the assessed value of property owned by a qualified veteran. Disabled veterans should submit their disability rating from the Veterans Adminis-

tration to the Assessor’s office by Oct. 1, 2022. These veterans are eligible for a reduction in the assessed value of their property ranging from $3,500 to $5,000 depending upon their degree of disability. ADDITIONAL VETERANS AND LOCAL VETERANS EXEMPTION- The additional veteran’s and local veteran’s exemptions are available to qualified veterans who meet certain income requirements. These two programs provide an increase in assessment reduction beyond the standard veteran exemption. The deadline for filing applications is Oct. 1, 2022.

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Voting districts Academy Road to Wallingford Road. Instead, it will gain a section in the south end of town along Route 10.

better balance the number of registered voters in each one. All four districts in town had their boundaries The Second District will no amended with loses in some longer represent residents in areas and gains others. the Country Club Road area from Brook Lane to CreamCouncilor Jim Jinks said the ery Road, yet it gains the redistricting efforts were not stretch of town from Acadepolitical in nature. my Road to Wallingford Registrars Susan Pappas and Road previously represented by the First District. Tom Smith developed the new maps, as well as inforIn a similar fashion, the mational packets that will be Third District will no longer available at some point. The represent the Mixville area, Town Charter gives the but will take on the Country council the authority to Club Road area lost by the modify the districts if the Second District. number of registered voters becomes imbalanced. Lastly, the Fourth District will represent residents in Councilor David Veleber, who the Mixville area, but loses chairs the Ordinance Review the eastern stretch of Route Committee, explained that 10 in the south end of town the Registrar of Voters is rethat will now be part of the sponsible for creating new First District. voting district maps to ensure each district is balanced. The Voters in the First District committee reviewed the reg- will still go to Cheshire High istrars’ most recent proposal, School to vote, while those and made a few changes, ac- in the Second, Third, and cording to Veleber. Fourth Districts will have two polling stations each. As approved, the First DisChapman School will no trict will no longer cover the longer serve as a polling stastretch from Oak Avenue to tion; instead, voters will go Mountain Road, or from to Dodd Middle School.

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Exemptions are also available for motor vehicles of active servicemen, specifically equipped vehicles adapted for use by disabled veterans, and ambulance-type motor vehicles used to transport medically incapacitated individuals. For more information on these exemptions or any of the previously described exemptions, please contact the Assessor’s Office at 203-271-6620.

Federal Income Tax returns and/or proof of all income must be presented to the Assessor. Please remember that proof of all income, including Social Security benefits (Form SSA-1099) for the 2021 calendar year must be submitted by Oct. 1, 2022 or the application cannot be processed.

FARM BUILDING TAX EXEMPTION – On Aug. 9, 2005 the Town Council adopted a farm building tax exemptionordinance (Section 1713) which became effective starting with the Oct. 1, 2005 Grand List. This ordinance provides for up to a $100,000 assessment exemption for any building actually and exclusively used in farming. In EXEMPTION FOR THE order to qualify for this exBLIND- Taxpayers who are emption there are two notablind must file certification rized annual applications of legal blindness with the that must be filed for each Assessor by Jan. 31, 2023. building with the Assessor’s Such exemption reduces the Office no later than Nov. 1, assessed value of the proper2022. Please contact the Asty owner by $3,000. sessor Office for qualification details. Qualified blind applicants

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We want to thank everyone who voted for us in the Readers’ Choice and Best of Awards! We want to thank everyone for their support for the last 11 years!

Please continue to visit us at our New Haven location!

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Please Nominate Us For Best American, Lunch Spot, Pizza, Best Family Dining, Banquet Room, Outdoor Dining, Etc.

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Growing the Best for Our Customers.

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Vote for us for Best Garden Center!

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Please nominate us again for best place to work in central CT!

Repeat Winner - 2019, 2020 and 2021!

Rewarding Career Opportunities in a World-Class Environment Ulbrich Steel 1 Dudley Avenue Wallingford, CT 203-239-4481 ulbrich.com

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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At Ulbrich, We Deliver Precision® thanks to our highly-skilled and dedicated workforce. For over 98 years, we’ve recognized that talented individuals are the key to our success.

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SOME OF THE SERVICES WE OFFER:

Nominate Us Best Appliance Store in Central Connecticut

Serving Connecticut since 1989

OVER 61 YEARS IN BUSINESS!

• Pool and Spa Summerizing & Winterizing • Above Ground Pools (while supplies last) • Weekly Cleaning & Maintenance • Fire Pits • Outdoor kitchens • Putting Greens • Synthetic Turf • All Types Of Masonry • HotSpring Spas

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Best Child Care & Best Day Care

“Best Flooring Company”

A Place Where Your Child

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Please nominate us for the Best Dentist & Best Pediatric Dentist Categories

AWARDS

Nominate Us for 2022 Best Attorney In Central Connecticut.

Our primary practice includes Family Law, Real Estate.

We’ve been treating patients of all ages for over 50 years!

Local. Trusted. Proven. Initial Consultation on new matters is free.

203.678.4376

5 North Main Street, Suite 5, Wallingford CT www.gallen-law.com

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Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 5:00pm

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HIC# 0646016

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SOUTH BROAD PAINT & HOME CENTER

1267 S. Broad Street, Wallingford, CT | 203-774-4700 | SouthBroadPaintCenter.com Hours: Monday – Friday 7:30am-5:30pm & Saturday 8am-4pm, Closed Sun

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Thank You For Nom inating Us

BEST FUNER AL HOME Readers’ Choice 2022 In Centr al Connecticut for

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We are an innovator, not an imitator.

VOTE FOR US Best Tree Surgeon! Voted Best Tree Surgeon 2018, 2019 and 2020.

BEST OF... AWARDS 2 0 2 2

Call today to find out why we are the best! CHESHIRE • (203) 272-4485 253130

HIC# 0581892 • B-3163

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Thursday, July 7, 2022

Nominate Your Favorite Businesses!

Home Decor Consignment

and

Ally’s Rustic Corner (located inside Cindy’s)

65 North Colony St, Wallingford

AWARDS

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for Best Gift Store! Hours: Tues–Sat 10–5

Call for Consignment Details 203-269-9341

Make nominations online once a day now through July 17, 2022.

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Cindy’s Unique Shop Nominate us for Best Antique Store, Best Consignment and Best Furniture Store

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Silver City Furnace Co Inc Family Owned & Operated • Over 50 Years of Excellence

PLEASE NOMINATE US!

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Nominate Us Best Heating & A/C Contractor!

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Specializing in Oil to Gas Conversion and A/C Installations 253393

silvercityfurnace.com

316 EAST MAIN ST • MERIDEN • 203-237-0995 John Alfieri, Prop • CT License #300129 • Financing Available

NOMINATE US

Nominate Us for Best Brunch & Diner!

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Classic diner fare, international dishes & Greek specialties mingle at this family owned favorite.

(does not include skincare products)

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CALL US TO SCHEDULE YOUR COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATION:

860-426-1363

941 Queen Street, Southington, CT “There are no strangers here, only friends we have not met.”

Please Nominate Us!

EVENTS: Prime Rib Night, Golf Tournament, Lobster Festival, Cookie Swap, Super Bowl Party, Holiday Parties, St Paddy's Bar Crawl, Full Service Menu

Cold Beer & Cocktails serving Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

142 Hanover St. Meriden | 203.634.4912

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There is something for everyone at AJ's!!

American Restaurant • Brunch • Burgers Chicken Wings • Happy Hour Happy Hour - Late Night Neighborhood Bar • Pancakes • Sports Bar

320 Washington Ave • North Haven, CT • 203-239-0663 • Open 24/7

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Don Petit’s

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(860) 621-4295

PLEASE NOMINATE US FOR BEST PRIVATE SCHOOL AND BEST PRE-SCHOOL!

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Faith, Knowledge, Success

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Lido’s Restaurant Authentic Italian Cuisine

Funeral Home Trusted by and proud to support our local community for over 125 years.

Specializing In Authentic Italian Cuisine

Chicken · Veal · Seafood

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Also Featuring

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Indoor & Outdoor Seating • Take Out, Curbside & Delivery

Nominate Us Best Diner, Early Bird Dinner, Family Restaurant & Pancakes

“Our #1 priority is to continue to offer our loyal customers the best quality food & service”

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has been awarded Readers Choice “Best Diner” 9 Years in a row by the Record Journal!

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Min Deng, DMD, PhD Pediatric Dentistry

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Sulakshana Sundaresan, DDS Adult & Cosmetic Dentistry, Invisalign Certified

Aneel Bherwani, DMD, MS

Orthodontics, Invisalign Certified

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NOMINATE US FOR BEST PIZZA IN MERIDEN & ITALIAN FOOD!

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YES! WE’RE OPEN! CALL NOW: (203) 888-5560

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Noack’s Meat Products Home of the Finest Bratwurst

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The Law Offices of Farrell & Grochowski Please Nominate Us for Best Law Firm, Best Elder Care Attorney, Best Place To Work and Best Family Owned Business

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Nominate us for Smart Home Technology, A/V Home Theatre Service, Home and Commercial Security Celebrating our 20th year in business!

Bringing the most reliable technology to the residents and business owners of Connecticut. Licensed and insured CT License #190084.

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Home Security, Home Theatre, Smart Home Technology

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Nominate us as your favorite Law Firm, Elder Care Attorney and Personal Injury Attorney.

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THE BARNES MUSEUM Learn about Southington's history through the art, artifacts, and objects of the Bradley Barnes family.

Since 1974, our experienced legal team has been dedicated to helping our clients meet their legal goals.

Monthly Programs & Exhibits Grounds Open 7 Days a Week 253399

636 Broad St. Meriden, CT 203.238.1010 • MQMLawyer.com

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Thank you to all our customers for voting us #1 Credit Union!

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Find healthy food, peaceful escape through foraging By Cris Villalonga-Vivoni Record-Journal staff

Under the early morning summer sun, Amy Demers patiently waited for the other amateur foragers to arrive at Bluff Point Park in Groton. This was her eleventh time hosting a free foraging walk since founding the CT Foraging Club in early 2021. Although Demers also hosts foraging classes, the free walks are for people with some foraging experience. Demers usually doesn't stray too far from her home in Wallingford, but every once in a while, she likes to forage through different parts of the state to meet new people and find new wild plants.

Slowly, the foragers emerged from the parking lot. These were people from all different walks of life — there were solo foragers, a family of foragers, dragged-alongby-friends foragers, novice and expert foragers. Within five minutes of starting the walk, the group had already stopped twice to pick some autumn olives. Although Demers was technically the leader, some participants took charge, sharing their knowledge with everyone and pointing out which plants were edible. One of the first plants the group tried was black birch growing on the edges of the trail. There were audible gasps as everyone nibbled at the plant’s root, tasting root beer even though the plant smells like spearmint. "Unless you forage, you're never going to be able to try those unique flavors," Demers said. See Foraging, A51

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"It's almost like a scavenger hunt," she said. "If you go outside and you're on a hike or just walking in the woods and you can actually identify things and then take some home and cook them, it definitely makes hiking and being out in nature a lot more

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a tree, the fruit of a fungus is a mushroom."

What is foraging? According to the Khan Academy, humanity has been foraging for 95% of our species' existence. It is based on the hunter-gatherer tradition, but the rise of farming, supermarkets and restaurants practically eradicated the need around the world.

The North American Mycological Association saw 60% membership growth during the pandemic and many of its affiliated foraging clubs nearly doubled in membership, according to NAMA’s chief operating officer Bruch Reed. Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with fungi. NAMA, founded in 1959, has about 2,200 members in the United States, Canada and Mexico. "Mushrooms, we're discovering increasingly, are the organisms that hold the world together in terms of the chain of life," Reed said. "Like an apple is the fruit of

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aware of park rules and regulations. For example, on March 29, 1986, Brill was arrested by undercover police and park rangers for eating a dandelion. He was charged with criminal mischief and re-

moving vegetation. "They searched me. I don't know if [the police] were looking for weeds or weed, but they rode me off to the police station in handcuffs," Brill said. "Then they made a See Foraging, A52

Although most people go to hiking trails and forest reserves to forage, "Wildman" Steve Brill says that some of the best finds can be right outside your door in a yard or local park. Brill has been foraging in New York City’s Central Park for over 30 years and knows all the best spots to find edible wild weeds full of nutrients. "The biggest enemy of the planet in the urban parks are the lawn mowers," said Brill. "But they are deathly afraid of coming too close to lampposts, sidewalks, and boulders … so those areas have plenty of the common, renewable edible weeds." Some other places for urban forage are fields and lawns, hedgerows and on the edges of organic farms, meadows and wetlands. In these vast, open spaces, you can find numerous clovers, chicken of the woods mushrooms, or berries if you look hard enough.

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The pandemic, however, has played a role in transforming foraging from a unique hobby with few practitioners, to a popular pastime as more and more people turn to nature for peace and a source of accessible, healthy food.

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very bad mistake – they turned me loose."

The city has since updated foraging regulations for Central Park and Brill says people can be seen foraging there almost every weekend. In Connecticut, picking vegetation from state parks or forests is prohibited unless authorized by the Depart-

However, mushroom foraging in state parks is allowed and has no restrictions. “Foraging has become so popular recently and I think some of our laws are outdated,” Demers said. “I think it would be helpful to our state Participants in Amy Demers’ walk at Bluff Point Park in if we made picking invasive Groton intensely search the ground for wild strawberries … plants legal at state parks besadly, there were none. cause humans would be the Photos by Cris Villalonga-Vivoni, Record-Journal predator that we don’t have for those invasive plants.” Whenever Demers hosts a walk at a state park, like Bluff Point, she advises the group not to take anything home and use the expedition to help identify edible plants for future foraging. In general, Demers doesn’t stress too much about picking the invasive plants in state parks since it helps create space for native vegetation to take root. “If there’s a piece of mugwort and I pick it I feel like I’m helping,” she said. “I’m not going to harm anything.” Rules on foraging in munici-

Large sassafras plant found on the edges of the trail path at Bluff Point Park in Groton.

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Health benefits Wild foods and mushrooms have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries in Eastern culture, especially in Asian countries, Reed said. "Studying mushrooms for medicine in Western culture is in its infancy," he said. Mushrooms “have been farmed for centuries, but mushroom cultivation is fairly new in the West but not over there."

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Brill took his arrest in stride and immediately after being released, called all the news stations he could think of to share his story. On his court date, he brought prepared wild food for the reporters waiting outside the court-

ment of Energy and Environmental Protection. Permits are primarily granted for educational and scientific foraging.

A recent study published in the Advances in Nutrition journal found that eating 18 grams of mushrooms daily may lower a person's cancer risk by 45% since fungi are packed with amino acids and antioxidants that prevent or slow cancer cells. See Foraging, A54

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In addition, the Ditto Chefs emphasized how eating wild foods from your local ecosystem can help boost immunity, especially for allergies. "When you think about nature as an ecosystem, everything is balanced," said Ehlers. "If you live in a specific part of Connecticut and eat honey from that part, that'll help your allergies. Also, foraged food just tastes better, they said. "The idea of using what's around you and utilizing what you have versus taking it from somewhere else puts an aspect into flavor," Ehlers explained. "It's an aspect of

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