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B4 THE CHOWAN HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2019 Community Check It Out! Book club, series takes on Dorothie F all may finally be upon us with cooler weather and chang ing leaves but the Shepard- Pruden Memorial Library provides activities for all JENNIFER FINLAY ages dur ing the changing seasons. The Arm- chair Trav eler Series continues at 5:30 p.m. Mon day, Oct. 21, the fascinating history of The Dorothie - a copper bot ¬ tomed ship found in Ben nett’s Creek. Could this be the Lost Colony ship? The Friends Book Club will be discussing this book as well on October 10th at noon. We are also continuing our Wednesday StoryTime at 11 a.m. Right now we have a younger group com ing in. So if you care fora child between the ages of 2 to 5 years old - StoryTime is great way to get out of the house and for your child to start their love of books. Judi Bugniazet wrote a grant earlier this year to help us increase our outreach to what I call our “middle-age children” and we now have a Nin tendo Switch with games (oh yeah - Mario Cart) and an Xbox One. If you come in with your homework, complete it and bring it to the desk - you can use the gaming systems. You’ll have to teach us how to See FINLAY, B5 Fundraiser will help restore garden Recent storms damaged spot near Barker House BY JOY HARVILL For Chowan Herald Francis Bacon once said, “God Almighty first planted a garden. And in deed, it is the purest of human pleasures.” Next to the Penelope Barker House Welcome Center sits just such a place, where many of us pause to take pictures or sit and enjoy the view of the bay and the lovely Lee-La’s specializes in decor, gifts Chowan County Round-up Rocky Hock store to host grand opening Oct. 11-12 BY NICOLE BOWMAN-LAYTON Editor Back when Lee and Sheila Bass’ grandchildren were little, the Rocky Hock couple used to drive to Hertford every Saturday for fam ily get-togethers. “Whenever we were late and we’d arrive, the grandkids would say, ‘Look Lee-La’s here,’ so we de cided to keep the name of our busi ness,” Lee said of Lee-La’s Flowers and Gifts, located behind his home at 3125 Rocky Hock Road. The store will have an open house from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, and starting at 9 a.m. Satur day, Oct. 12. The steel building is filled with artificial flower arrangements rang ing from gravesite “saddles,” to door hangers to table decorations. Bass retired in 2002 after 29 years as a teacher John A. Holmes. After ward, he worked odd jobs includ ing stints at a landscaping com pany and at a florist shop. “I’m retired but I still enjoy flow ers, so my wife and I put this up See LEE-LA’S, B6 houses on Water Street. The Barker House may be Edenton’s Living Room, but Celebration Garden is seemingly the backdrop of our most precious memories, from proms to weddings to family portraits. Years ago, local land scape artist, Carol Becker, designed this special place, which has been maintained and funded by the members of the Garden of Eden Garden Club since its in ception. Through wind NICOLE BOWMAN-LAYTON/CHOWAN HERALD Co-owner Lee Bass works on a fall wreath inside his work space at Lee- La's on Rocky Hock Road. He owns the business with his wife Sheila. and floods and droughts, these women have stead fastly kept this garden in pristine condition for res idents and visitors alike. Records show that on Oct. 8, 2010, Virginia Wood was enjoying the comradery of the men working on the Barker House chimney as she tended to the overrun wisteria and “pretty little weeds.” In another Gar den Journal entry, Patti Kearsey maligned what See GARDEN, B6 SUBMITTED PHOTO Randy Ouzts, a florist and floral de signer, will present holi day designs for the theme, Home for the Holi days, Nov. 5 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Weddings, talents and ghosts A round-up of all things Chowan County... First, congrats to Bill and Maureen Whichard who got married Sunday. Good peo ple. Love their front porch at the corner of Court and East King streets. MILES Maybe LAYTON duetothe trrrung of this happening as it relates to marriage, per which I’ll give credit to God, but Jack and Mary Ann War mack provided a nice See LAYTON, B6 EDENTON EPICUREAN Pumpkin Ravioli Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 48 Wonton Wrappers Eggwash 1 cup pumpkin puree 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons melted butter 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar % cup mascarpone cheese, room temperature 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese % teaspoon cinnamon % teaspoon freshly grated nut meg 8 tablespoons butter 6 fresh sage leaves 1 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons honey 2 cloves gariic thinly sliced % cup grated parmesan salt and pepper to taste 2 gingersnap or amaretti cookies % cup peeled hazelnuts or pecans PREPARATION Mix together pumpkin, brown sugar, melted butter, vinegar, mas carpone, parmesan, cinnamon and nutmeg Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours. Lay out a fourth of wonton wrap pers on a counter. Brush each one lightly with beaten egg and water wash. Place 1 tablespoon filling in the center of each wonton wrapper. Seal by placing additional wonton wrappers on top to cover each square. Pick up each filled ravioli and press well around all edges to seal, making sure no filling is be tween the edges. Place each completed ravioli on a sheet pan lined with parchment. Repeat the process. Filled raviolis can refrigerated for up to 2 days. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Lower heat to a slow boil. Gently slide a fourth of raviolis one by one, stirring gently to separate them. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, or until ravioli puff up and float to the wa ter’s surface. With a slotted spoon remove each ravioli to a sheet pan. Repeat process until all are cooked. For sauce, melt 8 tablespoons butter and a pinch of salt until siz zling and beginning to brown in a shallow pan. Tear sage leaves into butter and fry for a few seconds. Add gariic and cook for a minute. Whisk in cream, parmesan, splash of bal samic vinegar and honey. Add 2 tablespoons reserved pasta water. Remove from heat and add a pinch of grated nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper to taste. To toast hazelnuts or pecans, spread nuts on a baking sheet for 5 minutes in a 350 oven. Cool, and chop. Pour butter sauce over raviolis and sprinkle with chopped toasted hazelnuts, crushed ginger snaps, and parmesan. FAMILY VtNTisTRY with a gentle and caring touch Yiping fang, vvs Family • Cosmetic • General Dentistry Same Day Emergency Care Insurance Filed for your Convenience New Patients Welcome 212 Ainsley Avenue Hertford, NC 252-426-5585 Pumpkin is a versatile, nutritious squash A s Edenton’s tem peratures dipped into the 50s Satur day evening, and the cool breath of fall whispered a hint of the cold to come, I finally succumbed to my first pumpkin spice latte. And then I did jump on that pumpkin spice band- wagon. I enjoyed pump kin spice almonds from Wegmans, a Pumpkin Pie Blizzard from Daily Queen, and sipped a Pumpking craft beer on the porch. Malcom King of Edenton Bay Trading Company has already sold out of Pumpking, but he has a great selection of other pumpkin brews and recommends New Hol land’s Ichabod Pumpkin Ale. Pumpkins are a mem ber of the squash family and are grown around the world. Last year roughly 27 tons were produced, and China led the way. Pumpkins are native to North America and one of the oldest plants our country’s ancestors do mesticated, and an- thropologists have data show ing it was used by man as early as 7,500 B.C. Pumpkins are used today both as food and de cor. Who doesn’t love visiting a farm pumpkin CHERYL ORR tritious. They are high in fiber, vita min K, C and potassium and even contain pro tein. Pumpkin is popular in both sweet and savory dishes from bis cuits, pancakes, cakes, pies and patch to choose that per fect pumpkin for a jack-o- lantern? I love to decorate the Inn with a variety of pumpkins and gourds in so many different colors, shapes, sizes and textures from basic orange to white to ghoulish green with skin pocked with warts and bumps. Halsey’s Lawn and Gar den has a wonderful array of stacking pumpkins and gourds and all things au tumn for your porch. Another great spot to. pick up some pumpkin decor or even make some pumpkin crafts is at the Edenton Farmer’s Market Annual Fall Festival this Saturday morning. Pumpkins are not only veiy versatile but nu- RABBS CLINIC WHEN: ANIMAL WELFARE OF THE ALBEMARLE REGION EVERYDAY! “AWARE" AND CHOWAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL WHERE: MISSING MILL PARK, HERTFORD SATURDAY, October 12,2019 HELP PROTECT OUR TIME: 1 P.M. - 3 P.M. petsand our COST’ S8 00 Community. Cash Only IT’S THE LAW! www.awarenc.org breads to pastas, enchi ladas, soups and stews; and even in dog food and as a popular livestock fare. Not only is the flesh consumed but the seeds make a great snack if you have the patience to sort through the stringy guts from your jack-o-lantern. After rinsing your seeds just let them dry overnight and toss them with oil and your favorite seasonings and bake on a sheet pan at 325 degrees for about 30 minutes, tossing them a few times during the cooking time. This week I’m includ ing a recipe for an easy savory pumpkin dish: Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Butter Sage Sauce. In my cooking class we make the pasta dough for ravioli from scratch, but wonton wrappers are a quick al ternative. You can get wonton wrappers in the produce section of Food Lion. Enjoy! As aside note please plan to attend the Eden ton-Chowan Food Pantry’s Walk for Hunger at 2 p.m. this Sunday starting at Waterfront Park. It’s a fun way to walk off some pumpkin calories and help out our food pantry and those in need. 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