PAGE * — WEST CRAVEN HIGHLIGHTS — SEPTEMBER 15,1988
Down East Cooking
Something new and different is very popular with many
people. Without changes and variety, the art of cooking would
be boring. Not only the cooking would be boring, but meal
time would be boring also. It takes a variety to add spice to
every phase of life.
I have some new ideas fVom Martha White Kitchen that 1 am
going to share with you in this week's column. Now is the time
for ripe grapes so the season would not be complete without a
grape pie and the wonderful flavor of grapes captured in jellies
and jams. There are many things that can be made with jellies
and jams, as well as using them for spreads on toast an peanut
butter and jelly sandwiches. This week we will use a recipe for
making grape butter.
Chili Con Combread 2 cans (15 ouncrt each) chili or 4 cupa home
made chili
1 pkit. (6Va ouncea) Martha While Mexican combread mix
1 cup grated cheeae
Prepare combread mix according to package directions.
Spread chili in an 8-in. square baking dish or IV^ qt. baking
dish. Cover dish and place on an inverted saucer. Microwave
at high for 3 to 5 minutes or until hot, stirring after half the
time. Combine prepared combread batter and cheese, pour
evenly over hot chili. Tent corners of dish with foil. Place dish
on inverted saucer. Microwave at medium high for 5 to 7
minutes or until combread topping is even. Remove foil and
microwave at high for 2 or 3 minutes or until topping springs
back when lightly touched. Center should be almost dry. Let
dish stand 10 minutes for center of top to finish cooking.
The triangle of aluminum foil prevents the comers of the
bread from overcooking before the center gets done.
Mexican combread mix adds the spicy flavor, but any corn-
bread mix can be used.
Because microwave ovens do not brown, sprinkle a little
grated cheese on top of the batter before cooking to add to the
color
Canned tamales will not only add flavor, but will add to the
number of servings. Unwrap tamales and place in the bottom
of a 2 qt. dish. Spread with chili and top with combread batter.
Garnish with avocado slices, sour cream, grated Cheddar
cheese and black olive slices for a Mexican flair.
Serve with a green salad for a complete meal.
If you have recently found your
self ns the head of a single parent
family, you may be feeling a little
overwhelmed, but you shouldn’t
despair orfeel alone. “Single parent
families account for 20 percent of
this state’s families/' says Dr Cyn
thia Johnson, extension human
development specialist at North
Carolina State University.
Although the adjustment may be
rough at times, researchers have
found that the most successful
single parent families;
- accept their family lifestyle.
- have support networks of
friends and relatives who help out.
- put down roots in the com
munity.
- rally around their rituals,
which can range from pitta every
Friday night to Thanksgiving din
ner at Grandmother’s house.
- include a social life for the
parent.
> are good to themselves. Even
when money is limited, it is impor
tant to treat yourself and your
children kindly.
- appreciate their children as
they are.
- believe the family will do just
fine.
- give children a strong sense of
who they are.
“Being a single parent family is
one way to live. It takes a lot of hard
work to build a successful family,
but it can be done,” Dr. Johnson
says.
North Carolina CornucopU ^ JUWC53).
DID YOU KNOW... / p,
THAT THESE ARE SOME OF OUR OFFICIAL STATE STH^LS?
STATE BIRO
CARDINAL
STATE REPTILE ftrtVi
STATE SALT HATER FISH OIANNEL BASS TURTLE
Noticeboard
HurIi Puppies
2 cups seif.risin,, corn meal mix
3 tbs. sclf.rising flour
1 tbs. finely ehoppeil onion
1 cup milk or water
1 beaten egft
Combine corn meal, flour and onion. Gradually beat in milk
or water and egg. Drop from a spoon into deep hot fat and fry
golden brown. Drain on paper towel.
Note; These hush puppies go great with fish.
Hush puppies made easy: allow batter to sit 5 minutes be
fore spooning into hot fat.
Keep oil at 375 degrees, then hush puppies will be done in
center before the outside gets too brown. For extra onion
flavor, add 1 tsp. onion powder with the chopped onion to 20
hush puppies.
Muscadine Pie
Pastry for one double crust pie f9 in.f
3*/, lbs. ripe muscadine grapes
1 tbs. fresh lemon juice
V, cup all-purpose flour
1 to 1 Vr cups sugar
2 tbs. butter
Roll half of pastry to '/s inch thickness on a floured surface.
Fit into a 9-in. pie plate and set aside.
Wash grapes and separate the hulls from the pulp, set hulls
aside. Strain the pulp. Reserve juice and discard seeds. Com
bine juice and hulls in a heavy saucepan, cover and cook over
low heat 20 minutes or until hulls are tender. Cool and com
bine hull mixture and lemon juice, flour and sugar. Mix well
and pour into pastry shell. Dot with butter.
Roll remaining crust into '/s in. thickness. Cut into V, in.
strips and arrange in lattice fashion over pie. Bake at 400
degrees for 10 minutes and reduce to 375 degrees and bake 25
to 30 minutes.
Grape Bultcr
5 pounds grapes
5 cups sugar
2'/, tsp. ground cinnamon
2 tsp. mace
Vb tsp. cloves
Wash grapes, drain and remove stems. Plunge grapes into
boiling water to cover, boil 2 minutes. Drain well, slip skins off
grapes and grind skins, reserving pulp. Set aside.
Place pulp in a flat bottom kettle, cook over medium heat for
10 minutes or until seeds begin to pop out, or separate from the
pulp. Press through a sieve to remove seeds, discard seeds.
Return pulp to kettle, add reserved skins and remaining
ingredients, stirring well. Cook over medium heat, stirring
constantly 30 minutes or until mixture thickens.
Quickly ladle into hot, sterilized jars, leaving Vs inch head
space. Cover at once with metal lids and screw bands tight.
Process in boiling water for 5 minutes.
Single Parent Families
Go Through Adjustments
DRIVERS NEEDED
Drivers are needed to transport
l>eople for the Council on Aging
from Vanceboro to appoint
ments with doctors. Mileage will
be paid. Contact Camille at 638-
2118.
CRAFTS CLASSES
The Craven County Council on
Aging will host craft classes. Au
drey Smith and Joan Amast will
teach beginning and intermedi
ate oil painting. Ms. Arnast will
also teach wood carving. Mildred
Flanagan will teach water colors
and Ruth Sattle will teach pas
tels. Rose Smith will teach a vari
ety of craft classes. For more in
formation, call Jan at 638-2119 or
come by the office at 2501 Trent
Rd., New Bern, to sign up for the
classes.
VOLLEYBALL
The Craven County Recreation
and Parks Department is spon
soring teams for the coed re
creational volleyball league. The
league is designed for maximum
enjoyment and exercise for men
and women and begins this
month. An organizational meet
ing was held last Thursday. Con
tact Alesia Sanderson at 636-6606
for more information.
MINT MUSEUM
The Craven County Arts Coun
cil is offering an overnight bus
trip to Charlotte to experience
the splendor of Egypt's most
phenomenal pharoah in the ex
hibition “Rameses the Great:
The Pharoah and His Time.”
The bus will depart New Bern
the morning of Nov. 30 and re
turn Dec. 1.The cost ofthe tour is
$99 per person for double occu
pancy or $127 for single occupan
cy. The cost includes transpora-
tion, overnight accomodations at
the Radisson and a ticket to the
exhibition.
The tour is limited to 36 people
and all seats will be reserved in
the order that deposits are re
ceived. For more information,
call 638-ARTS or send a check to
the Craven Arts Council, P.O.
Box 596, New Bern, N.C., 28560.
CALENDAR
Sept. 8 through Oct. 7 — "Cur
rent Fiber” exhibit at the Bank of
the Arts. Sept. 14 — Historic Pre
servation Foundation public
meeting. 8 p.m. Tryon Palace au
ditorium. Sept. 16-17 — Tour of
River Homes. Tickets $12. For in
formation, call 633-6448. Sept. 16-
18 — Wildlife and Sportsman
Show, Chamber of Commerce.
BATON
Attention twirlers, new and
old! The Craven County Recrea
tion and Parks Department will
be holding registration for baton
classes to be held at Brinson
Memorial Elementary School on
Tuesday, Sept. 13. Delores
Daniels will begin classes in mid-
September. The classes will in
clude preparations for local para
des and contests. All students 5-
years-old or older are eligible for
the lessons. The classes will con
tinue throughout the school year.
For more information, contact
Eddie Games at 636-6606 or Ms.
Daniels at 637-2040.
GYMNASTICS
The Craven County Recreation
and Parks Department is cur
rently accepting registrations for
gymnastic classes for children
age 4 and older. Classes will be
held in Havelock and New Bern
and will begin this month. Pre
registration is required. For more
information, contact the Craven
County Recreation and Parks
Department at 636-6606.
CPR CLASS
The Craven-Pamlico Chapter of
the American Red Cross will
have a CPR class at the Rick A.
Moore M.D. Building, 601 Broad
St., New Bern ftom 9 a m. to 3
p.m. Sept. 17. A fee will be
charged. For more information
or to register, call 637-2460.
AEROBICS
Anyone interested in partici
pating in low- to medium-impact
aerobics in New Bern or Vance
boro should contact the Craven
County Recreation and Parks
Department at 636-6606. Classes
will begin this month and will be
taught by certified instructors.
Pre-registration is required.
HOSPICE
Craven County Home Health
Hospice is offering a Hospice
Education and Volunteer Train
ing Program in New Bern at the
Craven County Health Depart
ment beginning Sept. 12. Morn
ing classes will be held from 9
a.m. until noon and evening clas
ses will be held IVom 6:30 p.m.
until 9:30 p.m. in the health de
partment conference room. This
is a nine-week program. For
more information, call Lori
Powell at 633-2605.
WREATH WORKSHOP
The Craven County Extension
Service will conduct a dried flor
al wreath workshop Sept.20 at
the new Agricultural Center, 300
Industrial Dr., New Bern. There
will be two sessions, one from
9:30 a.m. until noon and the
second from 1:30 p.m. until 4
p.m. Participants will make large
Williamsburg-style wreaths of
dried flower and/or herbs. All
materials will be supplied for a
fee of $18 per session. Partici
pants do need to bring scissors.
Contact Susan Noble, home ex
tension agent, at 633-1477 for de
tails on paying the fee. The fee
must be paid by Sept. 14. Judy
Hubers of Bay Tree Products will
be the instructor.
TRI-COUNTY PAGEANT
United Tri-County Senior
Citizens, Inc. is sponsoring its
fourteenth annual Ms. Tri-
County Pageant on Sept. 17. The
pageant will be held in the
George Street Center in New
Bern at 7:30 p.m.
Senior citizens from Craven,
Pamlico and Jones counties will
be competing for the 1988-89
queen's crown. A special feature
of this year's pageant will include
a decade of former Ms. Tri-
County queens on review and a
male fashion show.
Tickets are avaiable and may
be reserved by calling the main
office in New Bern, 638-3800,
Mondays through Fridays from 8
a.m. until 5 p.m.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
The Craven County Recreation
and Parks Department is spon
soring an open doubles tennis
tournament Oct. I and Oct. 2 at
Craven Community College.
Events include women's, men's
and mixed doubles. T-shirts will
be given to all entrants and balls
will be provided. Trophies will
be awarded to first- and second-
place teams in each category.
Deadline for entry is Sept. 28 at 5
p.m. For more information, con
tact Alesia Sanderson at 636-
6606.
PIG PICKIN'
The fifth annual pig pickin'
and picnic for present and retired
employees of the New Bern-
Craven County School System
and their families will be held
Sept. 24 at Glenbumie Park in
New Bern. Serving time will be
gin at 4 p.m. This event is spon
sored by businesses, citizens and
board members.
FLAG FOOTBALL
The Twin Rivers YMCA is tak
ing registration for youth flag
football. The league is designed
for youth ages 5 to 12 years to
learn the ftindamentals of foot
ball in a safe, instructional en
vironment. Play will begin the
third week in September and
games will be played in the after
noon. Come by the YMCA or call
638-8799 for more information.
Along The Pathway
Along the pathway of life there are times when the enemy
overpowers. You can be sure there is a reason for the great
struggles of life, if we take a good inventory of our lives we will
find the reason.
If we want to overcome the enemy we must be sure we are on
the right side. God, our father, has promised us the victory if
we will give him the first place in our lives. If we give him the
first place in our lives, we will not transgress against his word.
We will be obedient. If we fail to be obedient, we wiU find
ourselves losing battles. The enemy will be the overcomer
instead of us.
The children of Israel lost the battle at Ai because of sin in
the camp. Joshua 7:11 says, “Israel hath sinned, and they have
also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them." If
we read Chapter 7 of Joshua, we will find a great lesson for
having victory in our lives.
If we will serve God with all our hearts, he will deliver us
firom the power of the enemy. If we find the enemy is taking
control of our lives, we have not submitted ourselves to the
deliverance of the Heavenly Father.
If there is sin in the camp, we need deliverance. The only
way to get deliverance from the power of sin is to repent before
God and let him come in our heart with his forgiving love! '
In order to keep the love of God in the heart, we cannot stop
when we receive him. There is something for us to do. We need
to stay in close contact with him through prayer and studying
his word, applying it to our lives in obedience and love. We
need to grow in grace. There is no parking place. There will be
more battles along the way, rocks to hurt our feet, deep valleys
and high hills to climb. We are not always delivered from every
obstacle or valley. Many times we are delivered in the prob
lem. No matter what faces us, we can make it if we put Jesus
first. He will deliver, he will not fail. He is never late. He is
always on time. He will not force his way in, we have to ask
him. We must desire his company.
— Reba W. Mitchell
Church News
The devotions were done by
Sandra Whitford. The meeting
closed with prayer and a house
warming for Mrs. Toler. She and
her family have moved into a
new home.
The Women’s Ministries met
Sept. 6 in the fellowship hall. The
meeting was opened by Presi
dent Jeanette Boyd who gave the
devotions. Her topic was “Does a
Christian Sin?” Minutes were
read by Secretary Barbara Man
ning. The Penny Report was
given by Reba Mitchelh who said
the group has started on the third
tenth of a mile of pennies. The
Harvest Train for the children’s
home in Falcon was given by
Mrs. Pauline Waters and Mrs.
Linda Charlotte Smith.
Vanceboro Penlecotlal
HoUneai Church
There have been some changes
and activities at the Vanceboro
Pentecostal Holiness Church
this summer.
The former pastor, Rev. James
Norton and his wife, Villa, have
gone to their new post of duty.
They seived our church faithful
ly while they were here. We love
and appreciate them very much.
We hope and pray they will have
great success in their new
church.
Our new pastor was welcomed
to the church with a dinner in the
fellowship hall Sunday. He has
been with us several Sundays.
We are glad to have him and his
family with us.
There have been three
Women’s Ministries meetings
since the last report was made on
church activities. The July meet
ing was held in the fellowship
hall with Mrs. Pauline Waters
giving the devotions. Her topic
was women of the Bible.
The August meeting was held
in the home of Mrs. Joyce Toler.
Commnniljr Holineec
Church
An appreciation services for
evangelist Delesline Wallace is
set for 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday
at the Community Holiness
Church on the Mile Road in Van
ceboro with the Rev. Levi Bryant
as guest speaker.
September Offers Many
Garden Opportunities
September, nearly always the
last frost-free month of the year for
most of NorthCarolina,offers many
opportunities for the gardener who
wants to stay busy.
Keep annual flowers cut and
watered this month, suggest North
Carolina State University agricul
tural extension specialists. You can
have flowers right up until the first
killing frost.
Onion sets can be planted any
time in September in most areas.
Onion seeds, radishes and mustard
can be planted until about mid
month in the Piedmont, one to two
weeks later in theCoastal Plain and
10 to 20 days earlier in the Moun
tain section.
You should plant strawberries
this month. Keep both new and es
tablished plants watered through
out the fall season. Next year's
fruiting buds are forming, and the
plants should be under as little
stress as possible.
Long season crops, such as okra,
tomatoes and eggplant, may need a
little shot of fertilizer as soon as pos
sible. This will helpthem keep bear
ing right up until frost gets them.
Fertilize fescue and other cool
season grasses with a pound of
nitrogen per 1,000 square feet of
lawn area. Ideally, this should be
applied Just before a rain, according
to the NCSU experts. Nitrogen is
the only plant food element you will
need on fescue at this time of the
year. The grass won’t take up much
phosphorus or potassium inthe fall.
Continue care of roses for insect
and disease control. October is a
productive time for rases.
If you are going to try “gibbing”
your camellias, now is the time.
This is the process of applying
giberellic acid to camellia budi^Jil.
hasten flowering and increase
flower size.
When minimum night tempera
tures drop into the 50s, start bring
ing house plants back inside
overnight. It doesn't take a frost to
damage these plants. Also, bring
ing them in at night will help them
make the transition gradually to in
side conditions. This way the plants
won’t experience the shock of sud
denly moving from chilly outside
temperatures to very warm condi
tions inside.
September is also planning time
for October. You may want to in
clude in those plans planting
flowering bulbs. It’s alsoa good time
to take soil samples to see what fgr-^
tilizer elements are needed in your
garden or lawn. If you have never
done this before, get instructions
from the local county office of the
North Carolina Agricultural Ex
tension Service. Most of these of
fices are listed in phone directories
under the county or local govern
ment heading.
When Friend fell,
he called for Help, d
but Confusion come instead.
At fast Help came, and Help knew whot to do.
In times of emergency, are you Help?
H not, learn Red Cross First Aid where you work -
or call your local chapter.
-American Red C.x)8s
+