Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 134, Number 44, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 1 November 2012 — Page 4

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So many ways to enjoy winter squash!

The Indian summer was wonderful! The only way it could have been better was if it had been on a weekend! As I type this column, it feds like real fall weather, signifying that winter is dose. As I share programs in the community and present extension work through the media, I often teach MyPlate and Food Safety. When I teach MyPlate I encourage participants to eat a variety of foods and in the process also., a rainbow erf foods. Many of our locally'grown vegetables are in that rainbow. We read and hear everywhere that Americans need to eat more vegetables and fruits. I know that it is much easier to eat the fruits than the vegetables. To eat the recommended 2-1/2 cups of vegetables per day you have to have a plan and work at that plan. I know that most of you know you should be eating more veggies, and I think what happens

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Sunday morning worship service at 9 a.m., from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in an afternoon session and again Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. Brockway will be speaking on "The Shape of the Next Great Awakening." There will also be a time of discussion with him during the Sunday School hour at 10:30 a.m. A carry-in meal will be held at noon that everyone is invited to enjoy. Union Center Church is located on the corner of County Roads 11 and 50 near Nappanee. FALL LUNCHEON NOV. 8 NAPPANEE First Church of God at the comer of county roads 7 and 54, will have its Fall Luncheon Thursday, Nov. 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the cost only $6. The public is invited to attend and enjoy. FRUfT SALE ON NAPPANEE The Nappanee Noon Kiwanis members are hosting their annual fruit sale. Naval oranges are sold in 20-pound cartons (with 28-40 pieces) for S2O and 40-pounds cartons (with 56-80 pieces) for S3O. the Triple Charmer box includes 12 naval oranges, 12 red grapefruit, and 12 apples for S3O. All proceeds are donated to North Wood High School scholarships, to Riley Hospital for Children, the Nappanee Boys & Girls Club and other service projects. The last day to order is Nov. 13 and fruit will be delivered Dec. 13. To order or learn more, call Kiwanians j e ff Kitson 574-773-7812 or Bonnie Hochstetler at 574-773-4610. Also order online at http:llwww.fruitorder.com and enter the organization's ID: 535384. EXTRAVAGANZA SET FOR NOV 17 NAPPANEE Union Center Church of the Brethren will host a Holiday Extravaganza Saturday, Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. To -i p.m. Bazaar items will be for sale; there will be a bake sale, an auction for a quilt, youth fundraiser booth, door prizes and an array of vendors and crafters with morning refreshments and lunch available for purchase. The event is sponsored by the women's fellowship group. The church is located at 70535 C.R. 11 on the comer of county roads 50 and 11 in Nappanee.

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is that we let our vegetable choices get monotonous. Fau is the perfect time of year for you to try all varieties of winter squash. Squash are relatives of the pumpkin; they are inexpensive, nutritious, and easy to prepare. So here is a quick squash review: Acorn squash is shaped like an acorn and ranges from solid dark green, to green and orange. Buttercup squash is dark green with silvery stripes. The brightly colored turban squash has rounded knobs at one end. Butternut squash is shaped like an elongated light bulb and is creamy brown. Hubbard squash, one of the largest varieties, is bumpy and may be multicolored green, gray, yellow, or red-orange. The smooth, yellow outside of a spaghetti squash gives no clue of the strands of flesh inside. So now you may be asking,

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By xxx Extension Educator "Why should I eat squash?" All varieties of winter squash are good sources of beta-carotene, a substance your body converts to vitamin A. Studies have shown that diets high in beta-carotene may provide protection from certain types of cancer. Winter squash is also relatively low in calories; on the average, 80 to 140 calories a cup. Like most vegetables, you can prepare them without added fat and they contain no cholesterol. Winter squash is naturally low in sodium and is a good source of dietary fiber. A one-cup serving provides about one-third of

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For those of you that are easily offended, 1 suggest you refrain from reading further. This is going to be a bit of a rant on a controversial subject. It's not about politics (most politicians lie or become liars to some extent and presidents as a rule aren't omnipotent) or the latest abortion debate (as long as its not used as a form of birth control but rather to prevent several people including the child from a future of misery, and as long as it's done immediately, then I feel it's the woman's choice to decide) but something that I personally struggle with fairly often. We live in a day of sexual freedom days where laws are being passed or argued about in regard to same-sex marriages, where morality has hit an all-time low (have you gone a month without hearing about someone molesting someone or abusing their authority to force themselves on someone sexually?). A time when rape is rampant, and where seeing people in the tiniest bits of clothing is fullyacceptable. Now let me say now, 1 am not one that can considered a prude. I'll refrain from proving it to you just trust me. I remember as a young person watching jane Russell speaking on the reasons why I should buy a Playtex bra as opposed to any other and in the commercials of which censors wouldn't allow her to actually take her shirt off to show us the item, but rather had it displayed on a headless mannequin's bust. I remember when soap operas tried to depict a couple in the throes of passion, but had to hide their actual lips from the scene and discreetly walked into a bedroom, closing the door to do you-know-what. I remember when the only time you confused a man for a woman was from behind, and only because his hair was incredibly long and his clothing was non-descriptive. 1 can only imagine how senior citizens feel ("Hell in a hand basket 1 tell you") in this day and age about the changes in bathing suit styles (can you say thong or its more popular name Butt-floss) and television topics and

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an adult's recommended dietary allowance for vitamin C When buying and storing winter squash, keep the following information in mind. The hard, outer rind of most varieties of winter squash covers a firm, yellow or orange flesh. Lode fin- a squash with no soft spots on the rind. When you have squash at home that have developed a bad spot simply trim the bad spot away. If the squash is very hard, which it should be, poke it several times with a fork, wrap it in plastic wrap and steam for at least five minutes. This softens the skin so that you then cut through it and remove the seeds and membrane for baking. To bake the butternut, acorn, and buttercup varieties, place prepared squash halves in a shallow pan and add about a quarter inch of water. Bake in a 375-degree oven for 45 to 60 minutes, or until fork tender. To microwave, wrap squash halves in plastic wrap or

presentations? It's no wonder so many of them have heart problems! My son was about nine when he asked me what "male enhancement to improve her pleasure" meant because of a commercial he heard on the radio, and just recently my daughter wanted to see what was in the Trojan box at Walmart that she had seen blow the hair back on the couple of actors in bed together on the television commercial. (I misguided by telling her that that was tne section for married people only, and if the cameras saw her messing with it we'd be kicked out of the store and then lied further, telling her I had no idea what was in there. I have to ask and 1 honestly request that you respond online after this is posted on http:llwumithepilotneuys.com by "commenting" what do you tell your children? Mine surely aren't the only ones questioning.) We have condoms and sexual male enhancements being sold next to the lottery tickets at the counter of most gas stations. They sell sexual enhancement devices at most drug and general stock stores now, and risque commercials aren't only on cable or pay channels anymore. Heck, the titles of some of the movies available are offensive enough I have to block them from the screen because "Debbie Does Dallas" apparently is no longer considered an explicit-enough example for the titles of "adult" movies. No longer are magazines with scant-ily-clad women on them required to be stuffed in the back of the magazine rack selections and have you read the titles of the articles on the front of Cosmo lately? My gran used to get the mag when I was a kid and they talked about presidents (and not about their sexual escapades), cooking and decorating one's home. Yes, these are the

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arrange cut pieces in a baking dish and cover with plastic wrap. Because microwave ovens vary in power, cooking times vary, so check the instructions for your appliance. You can bake or microwave whole squash too, just pierce die skin with a knife several times before cooking. Winter squash stores well for three to six months in a cod, dry place. Do not refrigerate winter squash unless it has been cut. Squash is basically a "make it from scratch" food. The preparation doesn't have to be long or complicated. Season cooked squash with a small amount of margarine such as one teaspoon per serving. Add brown sugar, nuts, orange rind, orange juice, raisins, or chopped apples. For additional flavor, sprinkle with cinnamon, nutmeg, or ginger. Until next time, here is to real cooking and healthy eating!

as to whether the person you passed on the street is a man or woman and there are about six descriptives for categorizing one's sexual preferences and literal body type. I started on this rant because the other day when I turned on the TV to scroll through my options and a random channel was on in the background of my highlighted channel choices I saw that it was the "soapie," Days of Our Lives, one I had to watch as a child and watched of my own directive a little when I was older (until the writers got a little too creative), and to my surprise, saw two men with only pants on, fully making out loving, touching, squeezing AND showing tongues. I was a deer in the headlights (without the sudden fear of death mind you). I was beyond shocked. Now, I know, and am related to homosexuals. They are not demon spawn and in fact are honest, kind, intelligent, respectable, hard-working individuals that are delightful company. What they do behind their closed doors is not my business or for me to judge. I just don't want to watch them sharing affections and is why I don't live in a place more liberal like Chicago or San Francisco for example, and why I don't choose to visit those that 1 know in their homes. I don't want to go to the beach and see some man's "junk" stuffed into something the size of my headband or a woman who is showing the world what type of shaving style she prefers for her "bikini area." If 1 want to see all that I know what channels, magazines, websites bars to look for. So why is it in everybody's face? When I'm 80, will it be perfectly acceptable to walk around outside in one's underwear? Will Ernie and Bert come out of the closet? I'm not saying we should all live like the Amish (and NO, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with how they live in fact those I know are the kindest, most hard-working, honest people I've ever met). I just couldn't wear all those clothes especially in the summer. I'd lose my mind on a steamy day and run streaking down the street, tearing bits of cloth off myself screaming "I can't breathe!" But geez. Can't we keep what goes on in the bedrooms IN the bedrooms?