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PESPI2E
Sweet tooth
By Sandy Stern
The other day I was reading
an article on the evils of
sugar--an extremist piece which
ultimately indicated Oreos lead
to madness. It described in
detail how the eventual use of
Twinkies, Hershey bars and
even good old orange juice will
rot our teeth and corrode our
minds and bodies. Needless to
say, as I absently reached for
my bag of M & M's, I was
amazed.
You must understand (as I
do, but hate to admit) there is
another way to satisfy cravings
for sweet, crunchy, gooey junk
without patronizing companies
who manufacture confections
completely comprised of sugar,
chemical preservatives and
artificial everything. (A little
extremist myself, aren't I?)
Honey, seeds, carob, nuts,
dried fruit and coconut can be
converted into astoundingly
Palatable candies. The added
bonus of knowing exactly it is
you are consuming helps limit
the pangs of candy-eating guilt,
unless, of course, you wolf
down pounds of it, and then you
deserve to feel guilty.
Well, before my brain cells
dissolve into sugar• laden
dilapidation, before I am picked
up, peanut-butter cup in hand,
babbling incoherently about
licorice whips on some street
corner, I want to propose a few
alternatives to commercial
candy.
Do not mistake these
munchies as a panacea for those
sugar-filled little bombshells.
These recipes are still fattening
and capable of decaying your
teeth, although perhaps your
mind may be a bit slower to
yield. But what a way to g 0...
Stoic Fudge
1 cup honey
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup carob powder (tastes like
chocolate--buy it at a health
food store)
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 / 2 cup raisins (or dried fruit of
your choice)
1 / 2 cup shredded coconut
In a heavy saucepan, heat
the honey and peanut butter
over low heat for a few minutes
to make the consistency more
easy to work with. Immediately
mix in the remaining ingredi
ents, except the coconut. Pour
the mixture into a greased pan
and press the coconut on top of
it while it is still warm.
Refrigerate to harden. To
serve, cut into squares. This is
best kept refrigerated.
Spiced Nuts
3 / 4 cup honey
l, ssp.. griplid, cinnamon
1 tsp. grated orange peel
1 / 4 cup milk
1 tsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
cups walnuts, pecans or
almonds
Combine the honey, cinna
mon, orange peel and milk in a
saucepan and cook over
medium heat until it reaches
236 F. on a candy thermometer,
or until a bit of the mixture
forms a soft ball when dropped
into a glass of water. Remove
the pot from the heat and stir in
the butter, vanilla and nuts.
Turn the mixture out onto
waxed paper. Separate the nuts
while still warm and allow them
to dry before storing.
C.C. Reader
bIFESTYI2ES
Landscape Architect Is Advised
University Park, Pa.--When
building a home, employment of
a landscape architect is advised
and this should be done even
before the property is pur
chased and the house designed.
So says David L. Young,
professor and head of the
Department of Landscape
Architecture at The
Pennsylvania State University,
and he further advises that the
architect and landscape arch
itect work closely together in
the planning.
Before a commitment on the
purchase of a property is made,
the prospective buyer and the
landscape architect need to
make some important deci
sions.
They should give a lot of
thought to location, says
Young. Is the location
convenient for the family in
regard to place of work,
schools, churches, shopping
centers, and other plates that
figure into the living pattern?
The landscape architect and
architect need to work together
in siting the hme so as to
optimize energy conservati on
fagbion debug
by Maureen Doyle
Legs are back! Paging
through a fashion magazine or
walking down a busy street you
can't help notice the abundance
of dresses.
Skirts and dresses are in
fashion this year. Hemlines
range from just below the knee
to mid-calf.
The fabrics used in these
outfits are soft and flowing.
Solid color fabrics have surface
interest such as shadow stripes
or open-work weaves. Flowery
prints are the most popular.
Skirts are designed to move
and soil properties. They need
to consider drainage, entries,
and utility lines.
Zoning ordinances need to
be studied as they may affect
the location and type of fences,
accessory buildings, and
possible future additions to the
house.
"A master landscape plan is
essential," says Young, "so as
to assure coordination of all
future uses and facilities."
Young is aware that the
family building a new home
may have limited resources and
the landscape architect often is
the one who is not consulted or
hired. He suggests several
ways in which a master plan
can be developed without
employment of a landscape
architect.
---Many nurseries as a
service or for a modest fee will
prepare general planting plans
at a modest cost.
--Sometimes a landscape
architect student is locally
available to do a plan at a
modest cost.
inclined, can stay some basic
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gracefully. Full circle and
bias-cut skirts are popular, as
are softly gathered ones.
Pretty blouses that are
tucked, bowed, gathered and
ruffled go well with the
softer-looking shirts. A . soft,
feminine blouson is also a great
accent.
A jacket adds the finishing
touch to the dress or
skirt-and-blouse combination.
The newest jackets are light
and unconstructed, in a
somewhat shorter length (ap
proximately four inches below
the waist).
books and develop his own plan.
For the do-it-yourselfer,
Young emphasizes the need to
examine closely the charac
teristics of the property, such
as soils, vegetation, external
views, direction of the cold
winds, and exposure to the sun.
In the design, the good
characteristics need to be
enhanced and the bad ones
subdued to the extent that this
is possible.
Trees, for example, would
normally enhance a property
and should be utilized in the
design, rather than cut. Poor
soil conditions might indicated
landscaping that isn't heavy
with green lawns, which might
be difficult to grow.
Young says that owners
should consider the family
needs today and 10 and 20
years from now. He needs to
determine when he wants
shrubbery to mature 44 plant
toward this goal. He needs to
realized that while plants seem
to take years to grow, all too
soon shrubbery becomes over
. and a rehabilitation
program is necessary.