March 14, 2002
The Kings Mountain Herald
Kings Mountain Senior
Center activities for March and
April:
BM The annual St. Patrick’s
Day dance will be held on
Friday, March 15 from 7-10 p.m.
Music will be provided by the
Ordinaries.
Take a favorite party dish and
2-liter drink. Admission is $3.
BM Income tax assistance is
available April 9 from 9 a.m.-4
p.m. Call 734-0447 to make an
appointment.
HM Sit for Fitness is offered
every Monday and Wednesday
from 10:30-11:30 a.m. The cost is
$1 per session. Call 734--447 for
more information.
HM A free seminar “The
Overactive Bladder” will be pre-
sented on Tuesday, March 26 at
1 p.m. It will be led by Dr.
Everette Thombs. All seniors in
the community are invited.
Big Daddy's Pecan
Artichoke Fettuccine
1 tablespoon oil from sun-
dried tomatoes
2 teaspoons finely minced
garlic (2 cloves)
* 3/4 pound cubed, boneless,
skinless chicken breast cut
_ in cubes
8 medium mushrooms, sliced
2 canned artichoke hearts,
diced
10 sun-dried tomatoes in oil,
sliced
2 green onions, chopped
Seasoned salt, coarsely
ground black pepper, dill,
tarragon
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup sherry
2 cups Farm Rich® posdatry
creamer
8 ounces fettuccine, cooked al
dente
Chopped parsley
1/2 cup chopped, roasted
pecans
Put pecans in pie pan and
broil in oven at maximum tem-
perature for 3-5 minutes or until
they look and smell slightly
toasted. Let them cool. Dice and
set aside.
Separate sun-dried tomatoes
from the oil in which they were
packed. In a large skillet, heat
sun-dried tomato oil (1 table-
spoon) over medium heat. Add
garlic and sauté about 30 sec-
onds until you love the smell of
the combination.
Add chicken, mushrooms,
artichoke hearts, sun-dried
tomatoes and green onions.
While cooking, sprinkle With salt
and pepper and herbs'to taste.
Add flour. Next; add shenry and
Farm Rich® non-dairy creamer.
Cook and stir until thickened.
Add fettuccine to skillet, toss
and cook about 4-5 minutes or
until heated thoroughly. Taste
and adjust seasonings. Remove
and sprinkle pasta with roasted
pecans and parsley.
Honey-Orange Spicecake
Makes 9 servings
3/4 cup honey
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup orange juice
2 eggs
11/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Orange Syrup
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup orange juice
2 teaspoons freshly grated
orange peel
Using electric mixer, beat
together honey, oil and orange
juice; beat in eggs. In separate
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COOKING CORNER
bowl, combine dry ingredients;
gradually add to honey-egg mix-
ture, mixing until well blended.
Pour into lightly greased and
floured 9 x 9-inch baking pan.
Bake at 350°F for 25 to 30 min-
utes or until toothpick inserted
in center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and immedi-
ately cut into 9 squares. Pour hot
syrup evenly over cake in pan.
Cool in pan on wire rack.
To make syrup, in small
saucepan, combine honey,
orange juice and peel. Bring just
to a boil; remove from heat and
pour over cake. Prep time: 15
minutes; cook time: 30 minutes.
Nutrition information per
serving (1/9 of recipe): calories
286; total fat 9g; cholesterol 47
mg; sodium 117 mg; total carbo-
hydrate 49 g; dietary fiber 1 g;
protein 4 g.
Traditional Mexican
Sweet Red Pepper Soup
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 medium onions, finely
chopped
3 large ripe red bell peppers
41/2 cups chicken or beef
stock
11/2 cups tomato juice
1 fresh hot red or green pep
per, whole and with stem
left on (optional)
Salt, ground pepper
Heat oil in frying pan and
cook the onion until it is soft.
Skin peppers by skewering the
stem end and heating over a
flame until the skin blisters and
darkens. Place peppers in a cloth
wrung out in hot water and let
stand. for 25; A minutes, Th i
charred agea-of the skin wi
come off under cold water and
most of the rest can be easily
pulled away. Seed and chop
coarsely. Purée peppers with
onion and a splash of stock in a
food processor. Transfer to a
saucepan, add the remaining
stock, tomato juice, and the hot
pepper. Salt and pepper to taste.
Simmer, covered for 15 to 20
minutes. Remove the pepper.
Rich Cocoa Fudge
3 cups sugar
2/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa or
Hershey's Dutch Processed
Cocoa
1/8 teaspoon salt
11/2 cups milk
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped nuts, optional
1. Line 8-or 9-inch square pan
with foil, extending foil over
edges of pan.
2. Mix sugar, cocoa and salt
in heavy 4-quart saucepan; stir
in milk. Cook over medium
Kings Mountain Hospital-
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Future,
Kings Mountain Hospital is proud of a medical staff
that has grown to help provide access to important
medical services. Whether it’s offering free choles-
terol and blood pressure screenings or 24-hour
emergency care, our staff remains dedicated to
enhancing your health hour by hour...day by day. We
look forward to being your partner in good health
At this time of year, it’s natural to reflect on the
past and look to the future. Over the past 50 years,
Kings Mountain Hospital has gone through many
changes. Today, it offers a range of specialty care that
allows patients to stay close to home for care. And as
Kings Mountain's largest employer, we take our role
as the primary provider of healthcare services to our
Light refreshments will be
served
HM Cleveland County Senior
Games will be held April 15-19
at Gardner-Webb College.
Participants must be 55 or older
and reside in Cleveland County.
Entry fee is $5 before April 1
and $7 after April 1. The fee
entitles one to participate in as
many events as he desires, and
lunch on Monday and
Wednesday.
heat, stirring constantly, until
mixture comes to full rolling
boil. Boil, without stirring, until
mixture reaches 234°F on candy
thermometer or until small
amount of mixture dropped into
very cold water, forms a soft ball
which flattens when removed
from water. (Bulb of candy ther-
mometer should not rest on bot-
tom of saucepan.) ;
3. Remove from heat. Add
butter and vanilla. DO NOT
STIR.
4. Cool at room temperature
to 110°F (lukewarm). Beat with
wooden spoon until fudge thick-
The awards ceremony and
reception will be held for all
participants and their guests on
Thursday, April 25 at 7 p.m.
HM National Volunteer Week is
April 21-27. During the week
the Senior Center will have a
volunteer meeting for all current
volunteers and all others who
wish to begin volunteering. For
more information call Carolyn
Bell at 734-0447.
Choice or Sun-Maid
Mission or Calimyrna Figs
3/4 cup each sugar and
water
1/2 cup brandy (or 1/2 cup
water mixed with 11/2 tea
spoons vanilla extract)
15 to 30 small pieces candied
ginger, toasted nuts (wal
nuts, pecans, hazelnuts,
almonds or macadamias) or
chocolate
5 to 6 ounces semisweet, bit
tersweet or premium white
chocolate, chopped
With sharp nite. cut small
ens and just begins to lose some slit in bottom of each fig. In
of its gloss. Add nuts quickly, if small saucepan, heat sugar and
desired. Quickly spread into pre-
pared pan; cool completely. Cut
into squares. Store in tightly cov-
ered container at room tempera-
ture. About 36 pieces or 13/4
pounds.
NOTE: For best results, do not
double this recipe.
Easy Double Decker Fudge
1 cup Reese’s Peanut Butter
Chips
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened con
densed milk, divided (not
evaporated milk)
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup Hershey's Semi-Sweet
Chocolate Chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract,
divided
1. Line 8-inch square pan or
9x5x3-inch loaf pan with foil.
2. Place peanut butter chips,
2/3 cup sweetened condensed
milk and butter in medium
microwave-safe bowl. Place
chocolate chips and, remaining
sweetened, sondensed milk in
second medium microwave-safe
bowl.
3. Microwave bowl with
peanut butter chips at HIGH
(100%) 1 minute or until chips
are melted and mixture is
smooth when stirred; stir in 1/2
teaspoon vanilla. Immediately
pour and spread evenly into pre-
pared pan.
4. Microwave bowl with
chocolate chips at HIGH 1
minute or until chips are melted
and mixture is smooth when
stirred; stir in remaining 1/2 tea-
spoon vanilla. Immediately pour
and spread evenly over peanut
butter layer; cool. Cover; refrig-
erate until firm. Remove from
pan; place on cutting board. Peel
off foil; cut into 1-inch squares.
Store in tightly covered contain-
er in refrigerator. About 2 dozen
pieces.
NOTE: For best results, do not
double this recipe.
Chocolate-Dipped Figs
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water over medium heat until
sugar dissolves. Stir in brandy
and figs. Bring to a boil over
high heat then reduce heat and
simmer 20 minutes. Drain figs,
cool and dry thoroughly. Stuff
one or two pieces of ginger, nuts
and/or chocolate into each fig.
Place chopped chocolate in 1-
cup glass measuring cup or
small microwave-safe bowl.
Heat on medium/50% power
until almost melted, stirring
after every 1 to 11/2 minutes.
Remove from oven and stir until
melted. Hold stem of each fig
and dip in melted chocolate.
Place figs, stems up, on wax
paper-lined tray until chocolate
sets. Store in airtight container in
refrigerator. Makes 15 figs.
Cajun-Style Popcorn
10 cups popped popcorn
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/49teaspoon cayenne pep
per
1 teaspoon lemon pepper
Place the popcorn in a large
bowl. Pour butter over warm
popcorn. Combine seasonings
and sprinkle over popcorn. Toss
to mix. Spread the popcorn mix-
ture in single layer on a baking
sheet. Bake in 300-degree oven
for 8-10 minutes or until crisp.
Nutritional Information
(based on 3-cup serving) Total
calories-246; Fat-20g (13g satu-
rated); Carbohydrate-17g; Fiber-
1g; Protein-4g; Sodium 259mg;
Cholesterol 38mg
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Bloodmobile to visit
Boyce Memorial
Boyce Memorial ARP Church
in Kings Mountain will host a
bloodmobile Thursday, March
21 from 1:30-6 p.m.
Donors must be at least 17
years old, weigh at least 110
pounds and be in general good
health.
No appointment is necessary.
Debutante Ball set
at Cleveland College
The Greater Shelby
Community Theatre will pres-
ent “The Debutante Ball” march
2-24 and march 28-30 in the
Cleveland Community College
auditorium. Performances are at
7:30 p.m. except the March 24
matinee which begins at 2:30
am.
Tickets are available at the
door and are $8 for general
adult admission and $6 for stu-
dents and senior citizens.
Advance tickets are available at
the Cleveland County Arts
council until 5 p.m. March 22,
for $6 and $4.
The play is recommended for
mature audiences. For more
information, call Dr. Dottie
McIntyre at 484-4139.
Child care seminar
March 26 in Shelby
Child Care Connections of
Cleveland County will conduct
a free seminar on “25 Things
Parents Should Know About
Child Care” at the Child Care
Connections office, 313 s.
Dekalb St., Shelby, Wednesday,
March 26 from 10-11:30 a.m.
and repeated from 7-8:30 p.m.
Due to limited space, partici-
pants must call 487-7778 to reg-
ister.
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ZACHARY WHITE
Zachary White
is one year old
Zachary White, who was one
year old on March 6, celebrated
March 2 with a party at his
Aunt Debbie’s home in Shelby.
Zachary is the son of Paul
and Jessica White of Lincolnton.
He has a sister, Kayla White, 7.
Other children attending the
party were T.A. Duncan and
Justin Chapman.
Zachary is the grandson of
Diane Wellmon of Kings
Mountain, Jesse and Melody
Wellmon of Lincolnton, Peggy
Stidham of Newton, and Paul
White Sr. of Newton.
Great-grandparents are Lola
Elmor of Hickory, The late Tag
and Tinny Stidham,a nd the late
Boyce and Rosealeen Goins.
St. Peter to begin
special program
St. Peter Missionary Baptist
Church in Grover will have a
kickoff for its “Dream of a
Church that Never Sleeps” on
Saturday, March 23 from 2 to 7
p-m.
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