December 3, 2007
By ANN STILLWATER
Columnist
ARS29I @PSU.EDU
This column is about cooking not
restaurants. But the author recently
discovered a gem in downtown
Middletown. Luckily one of the
owners, Carol Kupp, is willing to
share a recipe.
This columnist believes it is
important to support small local
businesses. The advent of mass
marketing and a suburban, mall
culture has led to the same restaurants
with the same menu found across the
country and, at times, around the
globe. While it can be nice to know
what food you will find at what
price, it creates a boring landscape
in the gustatory market. The large
chains with their enormous, pooled
advertising budgets can afford to
market to a much wider audience
than small, local places, exacerbating
the problem.
Small businesses are closing
across the country. The smaller,
more intimate setting and individual
attention that they provide is missed
by many. As large businesses come
to predominate, the costumer's
individual needs may be swallowed
in the policies of a few large
corporations. By only purchasing
from large suppliers, small, local
manufacturers and farmers go out
of business. By supporting local,
non-chain businesses, we can vote
with our pocketbooks for the kind of
community within which we wish to
live.
Kuppy's Diner in downtown
Middletown is a unique, friendly,
inexpensive and delicious place to
eat. Started in 1933 by the current
Spanish club update
BY DAVID GOODPASTER
GUEST REPORTER
DRGSOOO@PSU EDU
Hola! The Spanish Club is alive
and well at Penn State Harrisburg.
Every other Friday morning, the
Spanish Club meets at 8:30 a.m. fir
a light Spanish-themed breakfast.
Members bring juice and various
Spanish tbods to each meeting so
that students can learn about the
Spanish culture and language while
eating breakfast before class.
So far this year, the Spanish Club
has conducted three meetings
and planned various upcoming
activities.
Some of these activities include
sharing the Spanish culture and
language with Penn State Harrisburg
students and possibly some movie
nights next semester. The Spanish
Club is planning a dinner at the end
of the semester.
There is also a party planned next
week that will celebrate the Spanish
culture. A pinata, Spanish dancing,
Spanish music and food Will he at
the fiesta.
The Spanish Club is also planning
to bring a speaker from Harrisburg
or Washington D.C. to speak on
diversity issues in Hispanic culture.
Watch the bulletin boards for more
details on this!
THE CAPITAL TIMES
it Up
with
owner's great-grandfather, Kuppy's
has become a Middletown icon. The
diner atmosphere is authentic with
counter seating as well as tables.
The restroom, located outside, is
accessible with a key. Sitting at the
counter, the workings of the diner
reveal themselves as staff cook on
the grill, pour coffee andserve up pie
in front of customers' eyes. People
are friendly and happy to converse.
Located at Brown and Poplar streets,
behind the Citizen bank, it is an easy
trek to Kuppy's from the Capital
campus. Follow Wharton Street off
campus to North Union. Turn right
and go through the traffic light at
230. Continue on for a few blocks
and watch for Kuppy's on the left,
down a side street. If you go under
the bridge and come to the river, you
have gone two blocks too far.
Kuppy's specializes in good, old
fashioned food. Best known as a
breakfast place, there may be short
wait in the early hours. Only two
items on the breakfast menu are
more than $6 and most are under $3.
Scrapple, chocolate chip hotcakes,
blueberry muffins, chipped beef
and eggs Benedict are all available.
Lunch choices include a wide variety
of sandwiches including subs, clubs
and a crab cake sandwich for $2.50.
Dinners have an even larger selection
and daily specials that may be all you
can eat. I was pleasantly surprised to
be offered bread pudding as one of
the side dishes at dinnertime. It was
delicious! So was the peach crumb
pie, sweet potato casserole and
fried haddock. Beverages generally
include one free refill. Good food at a
good price makes this a new favorite
of mine.
The recipe below is made at the
restaurant. It would be excellent
The club is advised by Dr. Vargas
and led by President Oliver Eisler,
Vice President David Goodpaster,
Treasurer Taylor Gillard, Secretary
Maresa Meiller and Alternate
Secretary Kandy Randolf.
A large number of students in
Spanish Club are planning on
attending a study abroad trip to
Ecuador. This trip, guided by
Professor Vargas, will visit various
cultural and historical sites across
Ecuador this December.
Some of the key highlights of the
trip will he the city of Quito, "La
Mitad del Mundo" and Equatorial
Monument. Students will experience
the ancient city of Quito and see
the contrasting modern and ancient
culture
Additionally, students will visit
the city of Vilcabamba, where
longevity , is common throughout the
population.
At the Equatorial Monument, Penn
State Harrisburg students will be
able to stand on either side of the
equator.
The course is worth one credit
and students will maintain a journal
of their reflections. This trip will
occur at the end of the semester and
students will receive one credit for
their experience.
All students are welcome to join
the Spanish Club or just stop by and
say, hi! Buenos Dias!
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with a holiday meal or as a side dish
for any meal. Carol Kupp generally
makes a larger batch, which explains
the slightly odd measurements. If
time is short, try substituting canned
sweet potatoes. Drain a 40-ounce can
of sweet potatoes, mash the potatoes
with a fork, masher or beaters and
continue with the recipe.
Kuppy's Sweet Potato Casserole
7 sweet potatoes - cooked, peeled
and mashed
1/4 cup and 2 teaspoons of
evaporated milk
1/4 cup and 2 teaspoons of orange
Juice
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup and 1 tablespoon and 1
teaspoon white sugar
1 /2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons and 1 1/2 teaspoons
butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1/3 cup and 1 tablespoon butter,
melted
3/4 cup and 2 tablespoons packed
brown sugar
1/2 cup and 1 tablespoon and 1
teaspoon of all-purpose flour
3/4 cup and 2 tablespoons chopped
pecans
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease one 2-quart casserole dish
and set aside.
2. Blend together the sweet potatoes,
evaporated milk, orange juice,
vanilla, sugar, salt, 3 tablespoons
butter, nutmeg and cinnamon. Pour
into prepared casserole dish.
3. Prepare the topping by mixing
together the 1/3 cup butter, brown
sugar, flour and pecans. Sprinkle over
casserole and bake for 45 minutes.
Add layer of marshmallows at end of
cooking time if desired.
By WHITNEY LONG
Guest Reporter
WELSOOO@PSU EDU
Don't be surprised if you go into the Penn State Harrisburg Library, usually quiet place, and hear someone yell, "Yahtzee!"
Through a student activity fee grant, the library recently added a large variety of board games, including classics like Monopoly, Candyland, Clue, and
many others. They can be checked out by anyone with a Penn State library card.
The games are on reserve at the circulation deck and can be checked out for 24 hours. They do not have to be used inside the library, and can be taken to
homes, dorms, or wherever one would want to play.
Gregory Crawford, director of the library, was the one who came up with the idea to increase the library's game collection. "The idea was to give
students another, albeit small, option for some entertainment," he said.
Students don't always come to the library to do work or study. Crawford realizes this and has attempted to accommodate the people who want to enjoy
themselves while there.
"We have had several people enjoy the game table we bought last summer," he said, adding that "the library has also been putting out jigsaw puzzles that
students have enjoyed putting together."
The addition of games in the library seems to have been a success, and it is not uncommon to see a group of students huddled around a puzzle while they
interact with each other. This is the result that Crawford was going for.
"I realize that these are small steps, but I think it helps build community in a low-key," he said
Cmyez,Ctiendar
Lorna Tychostup, editor,
photographer, writer will be
coming to Penn State Harrisburg
on December 3, 2007 at 6 p.m. in
Olmsted Auditorium. She is a senior
editor for Chronogram magazine
as well as renowned freelance
journalist and photographer. Her
presentation is titled "Iraq the
ware you won't see on TV" and her
haunting photographs and poignant
stories enable her audience to share
the tragedy, the struggle and the
triumph of the various communities
that make up the Iraqi people.
Join Isaac's Restaurant & Deli
and the Four Diamonds fund for a
"Community Night" on Wednesday,
December 5 from 4 p.m. to 9
Thin g s To
You Know
Have used CDs and DVDs? Help
kids with cancer! December 10
through January 25 drop off your
used CDs and DVDs at WPSH, the
student radio station, and all of the
proceeds will be donated to THON
to help the Four Diamonds Fund
fight childhood cancer at the Penn
State Children's Hospital.
For the sixth year, the Penn State
Harrisburg Lion Ambassadors
will do a Giving Tree. The Lions
are adopting the families in
hopes of making their holidays a
little brighter. The tree is up and
decorated in room WllO. There
p.m. Stop by the Paxton Street or
Rossmoyne locations for dine-in
or take-out and 25% of your bill
is donated to THON to help fight
childhood cancer. Just hand your
server the flyer at the end of Weekly,
and enjoy. And remember, its For
The Kids!
The Office of International
Programs at Penn State Harrisburg
invites all students to a lunch-time
reception On December 6 at noon
in the Galley Lounge to learn about
international study tours being
offered in Spring Semester 2008.
Student will hear short presentations
from the faculty organizing the tours
and enjoy appetizers from each of
are many items needed for the
families including toys for children
(infants to 5 year old), clothing,
sheet, towels, grocery store gift
cards, and shoes. Each ornament
on the tree reflects one item with
some description. All unwrapped
items should be taken to WllO
no later than Monday, December
10. The Lion Ambassadors, will
be delivering the items to the
families the week of December 17.
Please consider helping these local
families.
Intramural Basketball and
Intramural Doubles Badminton are
the next intramural sports beginning
the countries: Brazil - Dr. Clemmie
Gilpin, London, England - Dr.
Keunsuk Chung, London, England
- Dr. George W. Boudreau, Morocco
- Dr. Jose Vargas-Vila. Questions
can be directed to mla9a,psu.edu
or 948-6316.
Get ready to come and enjoy a
wonderful evening the Penn State
Harrisburg Capital Players Drama
Club in "All I Really Need To
Know I Learned In Kindergarten on
December 6,7, and 9 in the Kunkle
Auditorium (C-213) in the Olmsted
Building. Tickets are $7 with ID
and $lO without ID. For more
information please email: Kervens
at kudl24 c esu.edu.
play in January. Roster entry forms
will be available December 3" and
can be picked up at the Capital
Union Building.
Alpha Sigma Lambda, the adult
student honor society, announces
that applications are now available
for their $5O spring semester 2008
book grants. Applications and
eligibility information may be
picked up in the Student Assistance
Center, Wll7 Olmsted, or requested
by email from cspectorpsu.
eau. Completed applications are
due back by December 7, 2007 at 5
p.m.