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Kelly-McNeilly wed Sept. 1
* Former Russellville resident Kim Kelly, Greensboro, N.C., and Til.den McNeilly, Winston-Salem, !N.C., were married Saturday, Sept. ' 1 at the Reedy Fotk Baptist Church !in Greensboro. The bride’s parents are Mr. and :Mrs. Duane Kelly, Harrisburg, ‘Penn., and Mrs. and Mrs. Robert .Groomer, Indianapolis. The .‘groom’s parents are Theodore and ;the late Elouise McNeilley, Spin-
Heloise Should decorative towels and soaps be used, or for show only
I Dear Readers: It’s time to voice I your opinion on a less than serious • question! ; Do you use decorative towels and • soaps or are they just for show? So • many of you have written asking, “Are • they supposed to be used?” or one of • my favorites, from a reader, “How can Z I keep guests from using the pretty ; decorative towels that I have spent so much time washing, ironing and positioning on the rack?" Or, “What can I use to coat the pretty decorative soaps like sea shells and roses so they have permanent protective coating?” You can help me now! I always
Secretive flavor industry helps make food palatable
CINCINNATI (AP) From high-tech chicken pot pies to powdered soft drinks, a super-secret world is at work on much of our food. The flavor industry replaces the savor we destroy, making a TV dinner taste less like cardboard. “In processing food to get it into the form people want or to make it safe, flavor is processed out,” said Bob Pellegrino, general manager at Cincinnati-based Fries & Fries, one of the nation’s largest flavor producers. Grandma went to her garden or market for fresh produce hours before preparing and serving it. But we’ve come to expect food to wait months in warehouses and on store shelves, before it’s popped into a microwave oven to be ready to eat in seconds and to still taste as good as grandma’s. To a surprising degree, it does, thanks to flavorists who have created an estimated $750 million-a-year industry that helps make the food we eat palatable. Flavorists usually are chemists who have spent several years learning to identify and duplicate natural flavors. Many say then can discern thousands of flavors, nuances such _ as the difference between the pan of an apple near the skin and the part near the core. The flavorist’s challenge is to restore natural flavors, no matter what modem processing, packag- ■ ing, storage and cooking have done to them. ' America’s changing lifestyle ‘ means that food processors have to compensate for flavor that used to ' be provided by animal fats, cream and other high-cholesterol foods ’ that don’t fit into our diet-conscious lives. “There are a few words that are driving our industry light, or low-fat; natural; and convenient,” Pellegrino said. Flavoring agents are pervasive. Dairy products, bakery goods, desserts and beverages of all kinds are laced with flavorings. Just about every package in your pantry lists flavoring as an ingredient. Because ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, flavor-
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dale, N.C. The bride is an ultrasound technologist (RT, RDMS) at Wendover 08-Gyn Infertility Inc., Greensboro. Her husband is owner and president of 1111’8 Ceramics Inc. dental laboratory, WinstonSalem. The bride’s grandparents are Mrs. and Mrs. Herman Kelly, Ladoga, and Mr. and Mrs. William Clanton, Russellville.
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thought those towels and soaps were to be used and personally feel that if I paid for them I might as well enjoy
ing is last because it comprises less than one-half of 1 percent of the weight of the product sometimes just a few parts per million. “That means 100 pounds of flavoring makes more than 20,000 pounds of product,” Pellegrino said. Liquid flavoring rolls out of his plant in 55-gallon drums and powders in 10,000-pound lots. The flavor-making industry is secretive and clannish, Pellegrino said. A food company that markets its brand has a proprietary interest in the way its pot pie, pudding or potato chip tastes and doesn’t want anybody else to produce that flavor. “There’s a high level of trust between the flavor company and the food and beverage company,” Pellegrino said. “Service and confidentiality are important. We’d be out of business pretty quickly if we said we were flavoring this or flavoring that” He refuses to identify any brand that uses his products. But he says Fries & Fries and a competitor, International Flavors and Fragrances Inc., are among the nation’s largest, each handling about 10 percent of the industry’s business, or upward of SSO million a year. There are about 100 flavor companies in the United States, and about 80 of them belong to the Washington, D.C.-based Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association, said Earl Klinger, the group’s administrator. The association refuses to acknowledge any ranking among the industry’s companies or the volume of the business. “We really do not know for certain,” Klinger said. “It’s not legally possible to patent, copyright or otherwise protect a formula for a flavor, so the only way one company can maintain a competitive advantage is to keep it a secret “I’ve heard all sorts of figures, and we really have no way of knowing.” Flavorists like to say they can reproduce a flavor from taste the way some musicians play songs by ear. In practice, they usually start by analyzing the chemical content of a food by using a gas chromatograph and listing the in-
Dear Abby Owners of lost dog depend on kindness of strangers
DEAR ABBY: Recently we moved into a new home. Somehow, Pookie, our little dog, got out of the yard. He never goes out, even when the door is open. I didn’t realize he was gone until 3 a.m., when I was awakened by his yelping. I looked through the house and yard and couldn’t find him. At daybreak, I got into my car and went looking for him. No luck. When I returned home, I found a message on our answering machine saying a man had found our Pookie, miles away, dead on the highway! He told us where to find him. We searched but found nothing. I telephoned everyone I could think of: police, Animal Control, SPCA, etc. Finally, I asked a city crew who were cutting weeds if they had seen him. Yes, they had! They found Pookie and another dog dead on the highway, so they buried both dogs by the mountains, where they bury all domestic animals they find dead. So to end this story, I just wanted to let people know that if that caring, concerned man hadn’t taken the time to stop and check Pookie’s rabies tag number and track us down, we never would have known what happened to our dog. I know I never would have stopped looking for him. How caring it was for the street crew to have buried Pookie instead of throwing him in the dump. I was able to thank the city crew, but not the man who found him. I hope he knows how we appreciated his kindness. Thank you, stranger! JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO DEAR JEFFERSON: Losing a treasured pet is painful, but the pain of not knowing what happened to the pet compounds the agony. Pet owners should always
them and use them now. What is the point of saving them? For whom? The second wife? Please drop me a postcard on your feelings on this subject. Do we use the stuff, or is it supposed to be strictly for show? Your votes will be tallied and the results shared right here in this column. Vote now. To use or not to use, that is the question. Heloise PET HAIR Dear Heloise: Having two cats, a dog and furniture which attracts loose hair, I have finally found a way to remove the hair from the cushion
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gredients. Then they recreate flavors in the laboratory, altering them any way they choose by, for example, making a fruit drink taste riper, sweeter or more tart. There might be 500 components in any flavor, and it is the distinctive formulation of those components that makes one brand of soft drink taste different from another brand. “This is very much a selfpoliced industry, although we work in partnership with the Food and Drug Administration,” Pellegrino said. Flavoring ingredients come from the FDA’s “Generally Recognized As Safe” list, and many flavors are recreated from chemicals that occur naturally to produce the flavor being enhanced, he said. Ruth Weisheit, supervisor of consumer affairs at the FDA’s Cincinnati office, said flavorings are regulated as food additives. “Any new flavorings or new uses of a flavoring agent would require FDA testing to make sure it is safe.” Under the 1938 food labeling act, artificial flavorings can be listed as flavoring without identifying individual ingredients, Ms. Weisheit said.
of Rose Buis. Rose has been very helpful and has encouraged me in my decision to seek this office; and she will continue to be my deputy in the future if elected. I would appreciate your support this Novembers. Annabeth Smith (PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT, PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE FOR ANNABETH SMITH, ANNABETH SMITH)
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have current ID tags on their pets, even those that are “never” out of doors. It can save a lot of heartache. DEAR ABBY: Regarding the question: “Who should go to the airport to meet the man who has been overseas for over a year? His wife and parents, or only his wife?” You said, “His parents and wife should meet him.” Your answer was right on, Abby. I’ll never forget coming home from Vietnam after being gone for 14 months. My wife created a fuss because I had written to my parents insisting that they be at the airport, too but in separate cars. I wanted the same loved ones who saw me off to be there for my return. It worked out beautifully! After the welcome-home hugs and kisses were over, I loaded my bags into our car, and my wife and I went home together while my parents drove home in their own car. I still have my parents. But my wife and I were divorced when I learned that she wasn’t all that lonely while I was away. VIETNAM VET IN K.C. DEAR VET: Thanks, I needed your vote. You and I were outnumbered about 500-to-l.
fabric. I use a clean sneaker with a ribbed bottom and briskly rub over the cushions with the bottom of the shoe. The sneaker will roll the hair off and does a job that no mere vacuum cleaner can do. Barbara Mackey, Philadelphia, Pa. Send a money- or time-saving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279 or fax it to 512HELOISE. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column.
“One of the reasonings ... is that a flavoring agent can contain literally hundreds of ingredients, and it would be almost impossible to have a label large enough to list all of them,” she said. Not all flavorings are used in food, Ms. Weisheit noted. They are in cough syrups, lipstick, mouthwash and drug products. Flavorings are widely used throughout the beverage industry, from soft drinks and powdered mixes to liqueurs such as peach schnapps and apricot brandy. A bigger challenge is making flavor additives that stand up to processing, especially microwave cooking, which tends to distort traditional flavors. “When you bake a cake, a lot of the flavor comes from the baking process, and you just don’t get that from a microwave,” Pellegrino said. Sometimes, a laboratory-created flavor that’s good for one item is bad for another because of the way texture, aroma and flavor are affected by cooking or the preservatives necessary to prolong shelf-life. “In beverages, you don’t want the flavor to linger, but you do want it in low-fat ice cream,” Pellegrino said.
Hello: I am Annabeth Smith and I am seeking the election of Recorder for Putnam County. My past experience consists of working in the office of recorder for 5 years under the guidance
Calendar of events Friday The Fillmore Volunteer Fire Department will have its 31st annual chicken barbecue until 10 p.m Friday, Sept 21 and starting at noon Saturday, Sept 22. Live entertainment is set for each night Side Street Band will perform Friday. Saturday’s entertainment will be Sheila Mae and U-Turn Band. Flea market booths will be open Friday and Saturday. Bingo will be played both evenings. The annual pet parade is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, followed by the man pull at 2 p.m. The lumberjack competition starts Saturday evening. A weekend meeting featuring Bro. Odell Far of Bloomington is set for Friday, Sept 21 to Sunday, Sept 23 at the Haw Creek Church of Christ. Lord’s Day services will begin at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. with weeknight services at 7:30 p.m. A basket lunch is set for Sunday, Sept 23 in the Lions’ Hall at Roachdale. The weekend meeting will have a closing service at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23. Everyone is invited. Saturday The Cloverdale United Methodist Church will have a chicken barbecue from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 at the church shelter house, one mile west of Cloverdale on Burma Road. Sunday The Bainbridge united Methodist Church has set Sunday, Sept. 23 as a day for Celebration of Christian Fellowship and Fun. The day begins with church school at 9 a.m. and includes a golf scramble at Raccoon Golf Course at 1 p.m. and boating, fishing, swimming, tennis, horseshoes, croquet, pool, ping-pong and table games at Heritage Lake. A pitch-in picnic is set for 5 p.m. to be followed by a singspiration. Monday The Putnam County Hospital Guild will have their luncheonbrunch this year at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept 24 in the ground-floor classroom of Putnam County Hospital. PCH administrator John Fajt will talk on “Maximizing Health Care Through Technology.” Cost of the lunch will be $5. Dues of $3 will be payable for the new Guild year. Make reservations by Sept. 20 at the gift shop or call Edna Howlett at 653-5352, Bernice Lewis at 653-4854, or Marion Maloney at 653-4953. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) No. 573, Greencastle, meets every Monday at 7 p.m. at ML Zion Baptist Church, 802 Crown St. Those wishing to attend or in need of information may call 653-8674 or 653-4879. The Putnam County Republican Women’s Group will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept 24 at the GOP Headquarters, 25 S. Vine St, Greencastle. State Rep. John Thomas will lead a discuss on home healthcare issues. Members will halve a business meeting and confirm plans for the fall activities. All interested people may attend. Fore more information call GOP Headquarters at 653-2061 or 653-4976. Greencastle Delta Zeta alumnae will have their first fall meeting with Eleanore Cammack at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24 at Asbury Towers, 102 W. Poplar St Chapter CB, P.E.O. Sisterhood, will meet at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24 at the home of D. Stanley. J. woodall will serve as co-hostess. The program will be by M. Gass. Tuesday TOPS Tuesday morning group now meets at 8:30 a.m. at the GTE meeting room, 201 E. Washington St., Greencastle. Everyone is invited to attend. Tots Time free child care, designed for a parents’ morning out, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays. It is held each Tuesday, unless otherwise announced, at First Baptist Church, Judson Drive, Greencastle. All children under age five are eligible for the free service. TOPS Ind. Chapter 998, Cloverdale, meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Conservation Club on Jim Street Road. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call Faye at 672-8303. Women’s Support Group meets in the Castlebury Clubhouse from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. each Tuesday. Call 653-4820 for child care information. Sponsored by Family Support Services. Progress History Club will meet with Shirley Hiday at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25. Marguerite Godwin has the program. The Four Season’s Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25 at the home of Wanda Hammond. Please bring favorite poem. The Civil War Round Table of West Central Indiana will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept 25 in Julian Science and Math Center, Room 123, at DePauw University. David Hurst, a former IBM employee, will speak on the State of the War, The Army and the General in the Battle of Atlanta. Wednesday Tots Time free child care, designed for a parents’ morning out, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays at Roachdale Christian Church on Ind. 236 at Roachdale. It is held each Wednesday, unless otherwise announced. All children under age five are eligible for the free service. Garden Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday Sept 19 with Sally Sunkel, 324 N. Arlington Sl Constance Terry of Hobbit Gardens will present the program. The Bible Class meets at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday mornings at the Heritage House Convalescent Center in the activies room. The title of the new series is “How We Got the Bible.” There will be film-strips shown along with this study, taught by Evangelist Rick Christian of the Church of Christ in Greencastle. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, call 653-2602. The Putnam County Humane Socity will have its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26 in the Commissioners Room at the Putnam County Courthouse. The meeting is open to all interested people. Chapter I of P.E.O. Sisterhood will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26 at the home of Mary Jane Monnett. Assistant hostess will be Lucile Burkett.
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