Nurturing the Home- SPRINGFIELD (Delaware Co.) —Penn State Cooperative Extension in Delaware County is sponsoring its second annual workshop, “Nurturing the Home- Inside and Out” at Widener Uni versity on March 1, from 8:30 a.m.-3;30 p.m. Dr. Clarissa Dillon, who main tains the gardens at the historic Thomas Massey House in Broo mail, will be the keynote speaker. She will speak on “Colonial Course Offered To Volunteers Who Cook For Crowds W. PITTSTON (Luzerne Co.) —It is estimated that 76 mil lion people suffer from food borne illnesses each year. Of those, 325,000 require hospitalization and 5,000 die. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, from 1990-2000, more than 1700 people became ill from food purchased at Pennsylvania non-profit fundraisers. It is the responsibility of the or ganization serving food to the Kitchen Gardens, Plant Uses and Women’s Work.” Other speakers include Bob Keiter from Waterloo Gardens, who will give tips on extending the vegetable garden season. Fran Alloway, Penn State Ex tension, will talk on Heart Healthy Eating; Joe Hop, Wed gewood Gardens, will talk about plant propagation; Bob Thee, Penn State Extension, will give a presentation on identity theft and public to assure that the food they are serving is safe. If a food bome outbreak occurs, the costs to an organization or food estab lishment may be financial, med ical, or legal. To prepare your organization to serve safe food, call to request on site training to be presented by Penn State Cooperative Exten sion. The three-hour food safety and sanitation training for food handlers will be presented at no ■lnside And Out on Who Get’s Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate—a Guide to Passing Personal Possessions. Jesse Crew, Crozer Arboretum, will lead a hands on workshop focused on pressed flowers, and Neb Bosnic, the chef from Bistro at Tuscany, demonstrates vegetable cookery. The registration fee is $l5 and includes a light breakfast and lunch. To register, call Delaware County Cooperative Extension at (610)690-2655. charge. Facilities requesting training need to recruit a min imum of 15 food handlers. Pro gram materials are provided at no cost by Penn State Coopera tive Extension. The free program is designed for temporary food handlers such as churches, fire companies, civic organizations; however, any food establishment is welcome to at tend. For more information, call Mary Ehret at 1-888-825-1701. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 22, 2003-B9 Ida’s Notebook Ida Risser * Our daughter in Georgia compiled a lot of family recipes on her computer. She sent me many pages—some with notes reminding us where we got the original recipes. I don’t think there is any other household chore that brings back as many memories as using these recipes. There is a shoo-fly pie one from my Grandmother Landis. There is a strawberry pie one from our son’s wedding reception. Some cookie recipes came from great aunts and even an oatmeal cake from a long ago PTA meeting. And, then there is the complicated one that another daughter entered in a contest and won a prize. Recently my husband and I attended our grandson’s basketball game. He is quite tall for his age and is a very good player. Even if I don’t understand all of the rules, I did enjoy watching all the activity. All of that energy being used to run back and forth across the floor. But, for some people it can turn out to be their life’s work. The other day we celebrated some good news about my husband’s health by eating at a nearby restaurant. We had just been told that, after an other one of my husband’s many tests, we could go home. Then the next afternoon a phone call came saying he must be admitted to the hospital that night. Instead of operating the next afternoon, as we were told, the operation was from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. or almost midnight. It was a long time tr sit alone in a big empty waiting room. To top this he is to have three operations in six days from a bone infection. It seems like too much. Our children have been supportive and the tele phone company should make a profit from all the telephone calls back and forth across the country. Child care providers in Pennsylvania can call 1-800-452-9108 to order free educational materials from Penn State Cooperative Ex tension’s Better Kid Care Program. Informa tion on their Web site is available for parents and caregivers at www.better kidcare.psu.edu. Better Kid Care Sea What Makes Us #1! For over 35 years, we have built a reputation on high quality, great selection, attentive, friendly service and incredible value. But don’t take our word for it. Try our mouth watering Crab Bisque, Clams Casino, Live Lobster, Crab Imperial, ocean fresh fish and you’ll sea for yourself. Oh yeah, did we mention our juicy Prime Rib? THE CRAB TRAP . ' £ somers point circle new jersey lunch • dinner • cocktails , 609«927*7377
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