818-Lancatter Farming, Saturday, November 30,1985
Tim Foreman shows champion
at Dauphin Beef Roundup
HARRISBURG Tim Foreman
of Hershey showed his 1,270 pound
steer to champion honors at the
annual 4-H Beef Round-up, held
Nov. 15 at the Farm Show Com
plex. Sally Messick of Middletown
showed the reserve champion. In
all, 12 steers were shown with 11
moving on to the Farm Show
competition in January.
Below are the top three nlacings
Make flowers a
WASHINGTON, D.C. - You step
into a French restaurant and the
menu reads like one of Burpee’s
catalogues: nasturtium salad,
squash blossoms topped with
mozzarella, chicken broiled with
dried marigold petals and rose
petal ice cream.
Fact or fiction?
Flowers have become a delicacy
in many parts of the world, ac
cording to “International Wildlife”
magazine. From Italy to the
Philippines, the art of cooking with
flowers has blossomed, as cooks
increasingly use petals in soups,
salads, desserts and even main
dishes.
The virtues of this culinary
delight are many: flowers add not
only color, aroma and pungency to
any meal, but also vitamins and
minerals. “They have especially
high levels of potassium, and are
excellent sources of vitamins and
iron,” says University of Hawaii
biologist Joann Roskoski.
Although flower-eating has yet to
take hold in most of the United
States, flowers have long been part
of tiie diet in other countries. For
instance, a pungent flower known
as flor de cacao was used by the
Aztecs of Mexico to flavor
chocolate drinks. The flower is still
sold in native markets in southern
Mexico to add a peppery zest to
chocolate beverages.
Other instances of flowereating
abound. In southeastern Mexico,
for example, the vivid, wine-red
blossoms of the coral tree, or
erythrina, are used as a meat
substitute. They taste like chicken,
local residents say. Mexicans also
eat fragipani, a fragrant flower
used to make Hawaiian Leis.
“Mexicans like the taste of the
yellow better than the white, and
the purple best of all,” Roskoski
says.
Hawaiians do not eat fragipani,
but you can find another flower in
the food section of the island’s
markets. It is a soft, pink and white
flower that looks like a parrot’s
beak. Called “katurai” in the
Philippines and “agati” in India,
the blossoms are also a favorite
food in Sri Lanka, Burma,
Thailand and Indonesia. Filipinos
prepare them by boiling them for a
minute or two. They are also stir
fried, added to curries or eaten
raw as a crisp, slightly bitter
salad.
In Papua New Guinea, the
flowers of winged bean plants are
mixed with the plant’s leaves and
pods, wrapped in a banana leaf and
steamed. The result is a chewy
mixture that tastes like
mushrooms.
In Italy, squash with flowers still
attached are made into fritters or
squash-blossom sandwiches.
Although flower-eating is not
exactly a national pastime in the
lower 48 states, it is becoming
more popular. Trend-setting
restaurants, particularly in
California, offer a wide array of
flower dishes. Chez Panisse, in
Berkeley, for instance, has its own
garden of edible flowers including
nasturtiums, roses, calendulas,
violets, Johnny-jump-ups and
chervil.
The petals of all of them will end
up on diners’ plates. Aparticularly
popular dessert treat: candied
in each class.
Class 1
1 Dave Coble, Hershey, 2 Darryl Coble, Her
shey
Class 2
I Dwayne MessicK, Elizabethtown 2 Garth
Sweigard Halifax
Class 3
1 Scott Deppen Halifax, 2 Jim Lupey
Harrisburg
Class 4
1 Mike Messick. Middletown 2 Dwayne Coble
Hershey
ClsmS
1 Sally Messick, Middletown, 2 Matt Messick
Middletown
part of your menu
roses and rose petal ice cream.
“It’s regular fare now,” says the
restaurant’s Alice Waters.
“Everything is strewn with
flowers.” .
Champion lamb goes to Mark Brubaker at Dauphin Co. Roundup
HARRISBURG - Nineteen 4-H
Lambs participated in the largest
fall lambs show in recent years
held by Dauphin County 4-H Clubs.
At this show, held Nov. 15 in the
Farm Show Building, Mark
Brubaker’s lamb was picked grand
champion. The reserve champion
was shown by Garth Sweigard.
Both of the winners are 4-H’ers
1 Tim Foreman Hershey 2 John Lupey
Harrisburg
Gram) Champion
Tim Foreman
Raaarva Champion
Sally! Messick
Simmentil Honors
1 Mark Foreman, Hershey
1 Mark Foreman, 2 Darryl Coble, 3 Matt
lessicl
Intermedlatoa
1 Mike Messick, 2 Garth Sweigard, 3 Dwayne
Coble.
Seniors
1 Tim Foreman, 2 Dwayne Messick. 3 Sally
Messick
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from Halifax.
Seven lambs were selected to
attend the Farm Show in January.
They are owned by Garth
Sweigard, Halifax; Mark
Brubaker, Halifax; Chad Lebo,
Halifax; Monique Sweigard,
Halifax; Margaret Arms,
Dauphin; Amy Bowman,
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Below are the top three winners
in each class.
Class 1
1. Amy Bowman, Elizabethville;
2. Jenny Taylor, Elizabethtown; 3.
Steve Long, Halifax.
Class 2
1. Jim Long, Halifax; 2. Floyd
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Class 3
1. Garth Sweigard, Halifax; 2.
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Class 5
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Mark Brubaker, Halifax
Res. Champion
Garth Sweigard, Halifax
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