Guide to summer fruit gadgets and bagged salads
This issue highlights gadgets for summer fruit such as a melon baller and strawberry baller plus a cherry pitter. It notes a canning guide Quick Picks From the Pantry with 60 recipes and a plea for a $2 order. Bagged salads rose to 31 billion, up 19 percent from 1997, driven by convenience and fruit intake trends.
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Bon Appetit
Canned Food Alliance
Alliance
P.O
Pittsburgh
Grocery Manufacturers of America
Organic beef arrives at Syracuse Downtown Farmers Market
Organic beef from Gouverneur by Gale DeHart Smith and Paul Smith, certified by Northeast Organic Farming Organization and USDA, joins fruits, vegetables, nuts, eggs, cheese, fish, wines, baked goods, flowers at the market. Open 7 am to 4 pm Tuesdays through Oct 12 at South Salina and West Washington city park lot. Whirlpool contest seeks America's most disgusting refrigerator with $1,000 prize. enter by Aug 31 via P O Box 9569 Downers Grove IL 60515.
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Syracuse
Gouverneur
Gale DeHart Smith
Paul Smith
Northeast Organic Farming Organization
USDA
South Salina
West Washington Streets
Whirlpool
America
P.O
Downers Grove
Fridge-n-Freezer Flo-Thm Freshener Debuts
Am Hammer launches Fridge-n-Freezer Flo-Thm Freshener to combat fridge odors. A tearaway front and back panels expose more baking soda for stronger absorption. An aluminun pound box sells for about 75 to 80 cents.
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Am & Hammer
Root beer floats at Gannon's Isle ice cream stand
Staff writer notes Eileen Gannon of Gannon's Isle Syracuse describes root beer floats as a hot weather tradition. She offers tips for making a foam free drink with a tall glass, three quarter full root beer, and a proper scoop placement, while highlighting brown cows and flavor variations.
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Eileen Gannon
Valley Drive
Syracuse
Gannon
Gannon’ Isle
Root beer makers chase craft niche flavors spurring industry shift
The root beer market mirrors the beer world with specialty and micro brands. Small to midsize makers tailor sodas to niches, creating a growing craft scene. At Sackets Harbor Brewing Co in New York, brewpub staff pivot to supply in-house draft root beer alongside beer, highlighting a rising cult following.
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Alex Crowe
Sackets Harbor
Root beer gains traction in Central New York craft scene
Crowe and Nick Matt discuss root beer as a craft flavor fit with Saranac. Matt Brewing bottles root beer under Saranac to align with their craft beers. Empire Brewing uses Rochester brews for root beer. new Syracuse microbrewery Relyea weighs adding it. National trends show cola dominates soft drink sales, but root beer remains a niche growth item.
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Crowe
Matt Brewing Co
Utica
Saranac
Nick Matt
Empire Brewing Co
Ammory Square
Rochester
Relyea Brewing Co
Syracuse
Coca-Cola
Pepsi
Cola
Coke
Cherry Storage Tips and Quick Freezing Guide
Cherry season is short so stock up and freeze extras. Sweet or tart varieties differ in use and sugar needs. Choose bright, shiny fruit and refrigerate dry cherries in a loosely closed bag. Freeze pitted or whole for up to a year, then rinse before use.
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