Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 20, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 23 January 2014 — Page 4

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Advance News • Thursday, January 23, 2014

Did cold weather affect alfalfa and

I have had several calls and emails concerning last weekis cold temperatures and what affect it had on certain plants. The low air temperatures recorded last Tuesday and Wednesday ranged from negative 14 degrees in Goshen and South Bend to negative 16 degrees in North Webster. With alfalfa, the concern is the temperature of the crown, not the top growth of the plant. Both the snow and me soil insulate the root crown from extreme air temperatures. Soil temperatures were in the 30 to 31 F range across most of northern Indiana, well above the 10 to 15 F temperature that would kill an alfalfa plant. Trying to predict the amount of damage to me fruit crop is a little complicated because damage is influenced by many factors including minimum temps, duration of cold temps, acclimation and previous season's crop load. Peter Hirst and Bruce

Bread ingredients beyond the yeast

Wmter weather is a really great time to nake yeast bread. I am not sure why but really like to make bread maybe it is jecause I learned it from a grandmother. I ike the process of kneading and shaping the iough; it is a skill I have developed. There are so many options and opportuniies in bread making; friends enjoy receiving mead; the aroma from the baking is wonierful and yes, most of all, I like the eating, rhe last two weeks I have written on bread naking hoping to encourage you to give it i try. There is a wonderful easy recipe on >ur office web site at http:/ /www.exten;ion.purdue.edu/elkhart and scroll down hrough our hot topics. Last week I wrote on yeast and this week he topic is all of the other ingredients. So let's begin with flour, it forms the main structure of most breads. The type, quality, rnd proportions are important, so try to rse recipe directions as guidelines. Wheat lours include all-purpose flour (unbleached >r bleached), bread flour, and whole wheat

1 ft)ok my Wn to OfflM itt* Nappanee on Monday to gel some work done there because of the two hour delay. I let my son choose between surfing the net on my laptop or my smartphone, of which he chose the latter and promptly hopped onto You Tube to watch what else but Minecraft tutorials. I let him do that for about 20 minutes and then I suggested that he watch or read something productive. I took the phone from him and searched "bigfoot

found" into Google, recalling that very popular story from the beginning of this month. My six year old son has always been one who loves science, history, technology, the occult and he loves to learn about prehistoric animals and mythological beasts. He frequents Discovery Channel. Nonetheless, I was surprised by his reaction to this piece from CNN. The conversation went like this: "Hey, dude. I found a story that you'd really like," I said. "Here, check it out." He scanned the headline. "Mom," he said slowly. "This says a man found and killed Bigfoot." "Yeah, it does. Keep reading." "Whatever," my child said, already filled with attitude and skepticism. It was nice and quiet in the coffee shop for about five Continuous Publication Since 1879 Advmce^Ncws

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flour. Most bread reripes work fine with all purpose. All yeast breads require some flour made from wheat. This is because wheat is rich in gluten, a protein that gives dough its elasticity and strength. When yeast and flour are mixed with liquid and kneaded or beaten, the gluten forms and stretches to create a network that traps carbon dioxide bubbles produced by the yeast. I personally like having half the flour be whole wheat, I like flavor and the texture. I also like working bread flour, I have learned that sometimes I need a little less of it and it takes up more of the liquid. Water is the most important liquid component of dough. Water dissolves and acti-

News is nothing to joke about

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ists, said that we were dose to the temperatures where we could start to see some bud damage, but it seems unlikely that bud damage wUI be severe enough to reduce crops. With peaches and nectarines, the rule of thumb you start to see some flower bud kill at negative 10 degrees and for every degree below negative 10 degrees, you lose 10 percent of your flower buds. At negative 20 degrees, expect complete flower bud mortal-

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Emotionless, my boy responded. "Mom, not everything you read on the internet is real." "No, Toby/' I responded, slightly annoyed. "It's a legitimate news story. It freaking happened!" "I would rather die, here in my seat, than believe that bogus story," he retorted. I could tell he was about to say something to make his mommy's blood boil. My little one has a tendency to think beyond the capacity of many adults. Something I'm proud of, of course but our disagreements have, at times, become public spectacles. He continued, "Big Foot is a fairy tale and anyone who believes in him just because of THIS stupid article is dumb." Then he said it. "Sometimes, the news is a joke." The news is a joke he said to his mother, who is a news reporter. Oh. My. Gosh. My response was cool and calm. "You mean like the Colbert Report?" "Who?" "Stephen Colbert. He does news-related satire jokes on Comedy Central?" "No. Even real news is a joke. I mean, how do they really know this is true? Because someone told them? I'm not buying it." He then turned his attention to a Japanese version of Mario Brothers for Blackberry. I'll admit, when I first read the story about the man who

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‘ fcttnutes through the article, haoefracking sometimes to catch facts he'd missed, pausing longer at the pictures. He finished. Then stared at me. "Well?" I said after I noticed his blank stare. "What do you think? Isn't that cool?"

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ity. We expect to have some early thinning occurring but crop reduction shouldn't be too severe. Tart cherries are a little more hardy than sweet cherries, but we could see a little bud damage to both sweets and tarts, but at those recorded temps, it is unlikely. Blueberries are generally tolerant of temperatures down to negative 15, but the extended period of add will likely lead to some flower bud kill. Thorny and thornless blackberries are not hardy below negative 10, so we would expect to see considerable damage to vascular tissue in canes and potentially buds themselves. In severe cases we would expect all above ground growth to be killed. Blackberries commonly exhibit a delayed winter injury response where the buds may have survived the winter cold and begin to grow in the spring, but the damage to the vascular tissue in the canes results in col-

vates the yeast and blends with the flour to make the dough sticky and elastic. Milk, buttermilk, cream, yogurt; or fruit; or vegetable juices may be added for distinctive flavors and textures. Even when a recipe lists milk, juice, or another liquid, you'll find that most also call for at least V* cup water. From my experience, I recommend that your recipe always has some water, so substitute V 4 cup of water for each package of yeast. For instance, for 1 cup milk, use W cup water and % cup milk. Liquids need to be warm, the temperature range can be 105 degrees to 115 degrees when yeast is dissolved in water. When undissolved yeast is added directly to flour the liquid temperature can be 120 to 130 degrees. A thermometer is best at determining the temperature. After a while you will learn and know the temperature by touch. So now we are to the sweeteners, salt, fat, eggs and other ingredients. The sugar gives a bread's crust a rich brown color and adds flavor, but it is not an essential ingredient.

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lapse of the new growth a few days or weeks after the start of growth. Red and black raspberries are fairly cold hardy and we would expect minimal damage to varieties that are adapted to the Midwest. Some red raspberry varieties from the Pacific Northwest are not very cold hardy and may have been damaged. Grapes varieties will vary widely in amount of damage. The Purdue specialists expect hardy hybrid and American varieties to have zero to 25 percent primary bud damage at the temperatures we experienced. Less hardy hybrids may have 50 percent or more bud damage, which could lead to some yield reduction and potentially cane and cordon damage. Cold tender vinifera varieties likely have experienced considerable damage to buds, canes, and cordons and possible damage to trunks above the snow line.

There is not a lot of sugar in bread, brown sugar, honey, molasses, jams, and dried and fresh fruits provide flavor and sweetness. Salt - just a little controls the action of the yeast. It slows the rising time and allows the flavor of the dough to develop. Never simply omit the salt from a recipe like you can in other baking and cooking. Instead, use recipes specially developed for salt free baking. Fats add flavor and make bread more tender and moist. Also, bread lasts longer because fat slows moisture loss. Eggs add color, richness, leavening, and nutrition to bread. They also make the crumb fine and the crust tender. For the best baked products, select high quality ingredients. I encourage you to be creative when you are making bread, add flavors to bread like garlic and herbs for Italian breads, pizza crust, and pretzels. Also add flavors to dough's when making sweet breads; when making sweet rolls with raspberry filling add raspberry flavoring to the dough; pineapple with pineapple.

‘ killHa BigflU I statical, like son. Nevertheless, bong a reporter myself and hatfng faith in my fellow journalists, I thought 'There must be some reason these news outlets think this real,' so I trusted them. My son, one the other hand, holds no such valor for journalists. He, like manv adults of our time, choose to judge the story based on the news source's history of accuracy, the content of the writing and trustworthiness of the sources being used. Small town newspapers, like the Advance News and the Bremen Enquirer are just as credible as the big time papers in the big cities. But sometimes, we need the community's help to sift through the information. You won't see any sensationalized headlines or flashy stories in these pages. The newspaper industry has always held the notion that truth trumps everything. Sensationalism, unsubstantiated quotes and exaggeration are not the sign of good journalism and, although it can sometimes lead to a much less exciting story, in the end, it is our job, only, to tell the story as happens or as it will happen. When information is your product, it is difficult to share. Each paper, on it's own accord must make a stronger effort to report the facts accurately and truthfully to maintain readership. We also have to reflect the communities we serve and make sure that what is important to our neighbors is important to us. While I and my small group of writers make every effort to make this happen, we sometimes miss important details. We appreciate feedback and we encourage new ideas and concepts. We do our best to make sure what you read in this paper is credible, unlike what my little person believes. News, done right, as we strive to do, is never a joke, and every story you bring to us is important. Dani Molnar is editor of the Advance News and the Bremen Empiirer.

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When it comes to spiritual matters, our relationship with God, we also need to be intentional. After all, becoming more mature followers of Jesus doesn't just happen; it takes intentional effort on our part. We don't get better at praying unless we actually spend time praying. We don't get better at studying the Bible unless we actually spend time studying it Continued on page 5