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Most prepackaged mixes for baked goods offer advice for how to successfully bake their product by indicating what changes need to be made. Heed that advice!

COMMON BAKING PROBLEMS

UP HERE, THE AIR IS RARE

Perhaps you’ve tried your hand at baking something from scratch only to have your creation come out inedible. Here are some common baking problems you might encounter and a few ideas for how to combat • The higher the altitude, the them. lower the air pressure. When the pressure is low, food takes longer • Cakes – often cakes baked to bake. You may need to adjust above 5,000 feet will rise nicely the temperature, the baking time, during baking but may cave in or both.

Most recipes are developed for use at sea level. In Monument, though where the elevation is about 6,975 feet, baking can be difficult. Why? Here are several reasons:

or fall when you take them out.

Sometimes they may be coarse or crumbly. You can strengthen the batter by reducing the amount of sugar you use or by adding eggs, egg yolks, or just a bit more flour.

• Pies – pies are slightly easier to deal with at higher altitudes but often the crust is too dry and the top gets burned before the filling is completely cooked. Adding more liquid to the crust can help but too much liquid can cause the crust to become tough. Loosely covering your pie with foil can keep the top from burning.

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periment with using less sugar, leavening or fat, or adding a little more liquid and flour to your recipe to see what works best for your altitude. Too much flour can make the cookies tough so be careful with that ingredient.

Sometimes the answer is simply to increase your oven’s heat by 15°F or 25°F. • Muffins, scones, biscuits, cornbread, etc – with baked goods such as these, a common problem is that the batter doesn’t rise properly. To combat this, you’ll want a more acidic batter so use less baking soda which neutralizes acid. If your batter keeps collapsing, use less sugar and increase the flour you add.

To prevent your creation from being too dry, you can substitute buttermilk or yogurt for water.

As with pies, the top may cook faster than the batter underneath so using foil to cover the pan loosely can help.

• Yeast breads – breads of this sort tend to rise much faster at our high altitude so ingredient or technique adjustments are often a must. Some people reduce the amount of yeast or use ice water instead of warm water in their recipes. Others will punch down their dough more often and allow for a longer rising time to balance it out. “Over-proofed” bread dough (one that has risen

too much) is a common problem and can cause the dough to warp, collapse or droop during baking.

To prevent over-proofing, allow the dough to rise about one third of the total volume rather than doubling in volume before baking. And salt is a must; never leave it out. Salt slows down the growth of yeast and the expansion of gases, hampering the rising process to an acceptable speed. Include a pan of boiling water in the bottom of the oven when baking to achieve a good rise and crisp crust.

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• Reduce the amount of baking • Make sure to promptly wrap powder by 1/4 teaspoon for each and store your baked goods once teaspoon the recipe calls for. they’ve cooled. They will dry out and go stale much more quickly • Reduce the amount of sugar at a higher altitude than at lower used by up to 2 tablespoons for ones. each cup the recipe calls for.

OTHER HIGH ALTITUDE BAKING TIPS

• Always properly preheat your oven. While it may beep indicating it’s ready to use, it’s best to wait about 15 minutes anyway to make sure you’re getting as much heat as possible.

• Cake batter tends to stick to the pan more at higher altitudes so make sure to grease you pan well and then dust them with flour.

You can opt to line pans with parchment paper instead.

• The middle rack of the oven provides the most even heat. It will remain moderately heated throughout the baking time while the bottom rack can get overly hot and burn your creation.

• Instead of filling pans 2/3 full as usually indicated by a recipe, fill it 1/2 full to prevent overflowing.

• At high altitudes, flavors tend to HIGH ALTITUDE be less pronounced because there aren’t as many moisture particles “RULES OF THUMB” to carry the aroma to the nose so be prepared to use more spices to In general, the following adjustcreate the desired flavor profile.

• If your recipe calls for beaten egg whites, be cautious. Stiffly beaten whites tend to expand quickly and they can literally

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• Increase the amount of whatever liquid you need by 3 to 4 tablespoons for each cup the recipe calls for.

• Increase your oven temperature by 25°F. Remember that all of the above suggestions are just that: suggestions.

The absolute best way to determine what will work for your area is to try different techniques and adjustments. Only adjust one thing at a time or you won’t know what adjustment was the correct one!

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MARCH JUST GOT MADDER

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imagine myself on at every major music festival and sporting event annually. My wife imagines a big house with a pool, garden, and library.

My dad probably imagines himself on a Harley, eating steak whenever he wants.

We’ve all had the thought before; what if we were to become a billionaire – with a B? A billion dollars is hard to comprehend, actually. It means doing literally whatever you want when you want. It means never having to worry about money again. Heck, it means that your grandchildren will likely never have to worry about money again. It’s beyond the American Dream; it’s a flat out fantasy. Only few will ever live such a fairytale.

Maybe, you could be one of those few.

Multi-billionaire Warren Buffet has recently made and offer no one can refuse. Apparently, Buffet is a basketball fan. Through his company, Berkshire Hathaway, he is offering the unimaginable grand prize of one billion dollars! The task? Pick a perfect bracket in this year’s NCAA March Madness Tournament.

The 68-team bracket is almost impossible to nail perfectly. There are actually over 9 quintillion combinations that could happen. Is that even a number!? Which is why the wealthy company is willing to bet a small billion that you can’t guess right. Of course

if you’re a sports fan, and you actually know something about the game of college basketball, experts estimate your odds are closer to 1 in 128-billion. So there’s that comforting news to all you sports fanatics.

Filling out brackets has become something of a tradition for American sports fans. Throughout the years though, the bracket has thrown many curveballs towards gamblers and sports enthusiasts. Who can forget last year’s incredible run by unknown underdogs Florida Gulf Coast? The young school made a run into the Sweet Sixteen as a #15 seed in the tournament; no #15 seed had ever advanced that far before.

That’s what makes a perfect bracket near impossible, anything can happen.

You never know what team will make a run.

But if I’m wrong and you happen to know which underdog will blow up this year’s brackets, by all means, make it happen. If you do, you will have a lottery-type option of choosing to take a lump sum payment of $500 Million, or you can receive payments of $25 Million for the next 40 years of your life. Suffice to say, I think you won’t be running out of cash anytime soon with either option.

Berkshire Hathaway’s impressive offer is by far the largest prize up for grabs in this year’s tournament. But Fox Sports is also offering $1 Million, while Yahoo has upped theirs to $5 Million for a perfect bracket. Put quite simply – your odds are bad. Really, really bad. But why not try. Unlike the lottery, it cost nothing to enter a bracket. I suggest you do your research on this year’s tournament. It could end up being the most important work decision of your entire life. Likely, it’ll be another small waste of time. Either way, I wish you luck. You’re going to need it.

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2. During the 1980s, three major-leaguers each played for their father, who was the manager. Name the players.

3. In 2012, Northern Illinois’ Jordan Lynch became the second quarterback to run for 1,500 yards and throw for 2,500 yards in a season. Who was the first?

4. Who held the NBA mark for most 3-point field goals made in a season before Golden State’s Stephen Curry (272 made) broke it in the 2012-13 campaign?

5. Name the first Southern California hockey player to be drafted by an NHL team.

6. Which two teams have won the most Supporters’ Shields (best regular-season record) in Major League Soccer history?

7. What medal, if any, did boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. win at the 1996 Olympics?

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BIBLE TRIVIA

By Wilson Casey

By Mick Harper

1. Carole King’s “It’s Too Late” was on one side of a double-A sided single.

What was on the other side?

2. Which group had a hit with “Riders on the Storm”?

3. Name the songwriter of “The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell.”

1. Is the book of Ezekiel in the Old or New Testament or neither?

2. From 1 Kings 10, about how many shekels of silver did a chariot imported from Egypt cost? 10, 50, 200, 600 3. Which Psalm begins, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want”? 1st, 15th, 23rd, 40th

4. Who had a hit with “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”?

4. From Genesis 17:15, what was the prior

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “Our hearts were ringing, In the key that our souls were singing. As we danced in the night, Remember how the stars stole the night away.”

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name of Sarah? Sarai, Huldah, Jael, Debo5. Where did David cut off a corner of Saul’s cloak? Achaia, Edom, En-Gedi, Gilgal 6. Who is called a “prophetess” in Exodus 15:20? Eve, Miriam, Rachel, Zipporah (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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5) En-Gedi 6) Miriam

SPORTS QUIZ 1. Honus Wagner was 41 when he did it in 1915. Julio Franco now holds the record, hitting one in 2004 at age 45.

2. Dale Berra, Billy Ripken and Cal Ripken Jr. 3. Michigan’s Denard Robinson, in 2010.

4. Ray Allen hit 269 3-pointers for Seattle in the 2005-06 season.

5. Mike Lampman, in 1970.

7. Elijah 8. Neil Diamond

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6. D.C. United and the Los Angeles Galaxy, with four each.

7. He won a bronze medal, boxing in the featherweight division.

FLASH BACK 1. “I Feel the Earth Move,” in 1971.

2. The Doors in 1971, with Jim Morrison doing vocals. The single came out just before his death and hit the Hot List the day he died.

3. David Bowie. There is a video for the song, but it’s apparently never been released.

4. Gene Pitney in 1962. The song was not used in the film by the same name and was written after the film came out.

5. “September,” by Earth, Wind & Fire in 1978. The song has been widely used in films (such as “Night at the Museum”), television (“American Dad”) and video games (Nintendo and Wii).

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by Samantha Weaver • It was Lebanese poet Kahlil Gibran who made the following sage observation: “I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.”

• In Japan, black cats are considered to be good luck.

• If you’re ever longing for the “good old days,” you might want to keep this snippet in mind: In 19th-century America, one of the most popular cure-all remedies was “snail water,” which was made by pounding earthworms and snails together, adding the paste to beer and boiling the whole thing. Those in need of a tonic drank it.

• Sea turtles can breathe through their backsides.

• If you could leap over the St. Louis Arch

• If you’re planning a trip to Oregon, you might want to stop off in Gold Hill to see the Oregon Vortex, where strange phenomena are said to occur. In the mid-20th century, a scientist and mining engineer named John Litser conducted experiments on the property and came to the conclusion that the site contains a spherical field of force and 15 crisscrossing magnetic fields. Before his death in 1959, he burned his notes, reportedly saying, “The world is not ready for this.” Those who tour the attraction today might see balls roll uphill or brooms stand on end. Some people appear to be much shorter and some much taller. There are even those who say visiting the Vortex eases back pain.

• Before he became famous, singer Rod Stewart briefly had a job as a grave digger. *** Thought for the Day: “Television makes so much at its worst that it can’t afford to do its best.”

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Tina cies. Things like CareerBuilder and Indeed qualify.

Resume Preparation Fees: Not only is the cost of resume paper and envelopes deductible, but so are the costs of

Travel and Transportation Expenses: If some travel is required on your job hunting adventure, you can deduct travel expenses if the primary purpose of your trip is to look for a new job.

If you have to drive downtown, across town, or to distant places, you can use the standard mileage to calculate your expenses. Taxi, train, or bus fares are an expense you can deduct. Expenses for tolls and parking garages also count.

As with any tax benefit, a few ground rules apply. First, the job you seek must be in the same occupation- an automatic disqualification for first time job seekers and those switching occupations. Hair dresser turned esthetician might a grey area.

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For the rest of the job seeking population, you may be able to lower your taxes on your tax return by writing off the following job hunting expenses: Employment Agency Fees: You can deduct any fees you paid out of pocket for employment, job, or career agen-

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Consumer Reports magazine has come up with a list of the best times to buy a variety of items: • Gas grills are hot when the weather turns cold -- October, November and December -- just when you’re not likely to be using one. Stores want to clear out the old models before the new ones arrive in the spring.

• You’d think GPS would be a summer travel and geocaching item, but no, merchants push those in November and December. Take the opportunity to buy for holiday gifts or for yourself for travel.

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• Look for toys from November through January, and winter sports gear in March.

• Some items do go on sale just when you need them: Digital cameras appear in March, in time for spring and summer photography. Lawn mowers come out in April, along with spring clothing.

There are other ways to save money, and they also follow patterns.

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• When it comes to summer camp for your child, you need to start considering options in the middle of winter.

Slots in the best camps will go quickly, as will the assistance money if you need help paying.

• For carpeting and furniture, wait until after the year-end holidays.

• Shop at thrift stores just as everyone is doing spring cleaning.

For specific items, go online and search for what you want with “best time to buy” added in to your search parameters.

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