Dear Abby on Child Behavior and Adultery Dilemmas
Reader letters address parental control and classroom conduct with advice from Dear Abby. Topics include teaching self control in children, handling ADD or ADHD concerns, ex-wife stealing items at a mother’s funeral, and whether a brief affair with a younger man constitutes adultery in a strained marriage.
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Abby
San Diego
Mom
Mary
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Joel
The art of picking a fine melon
Teresa Farney outlines edible melons in two broad classes makings about muskmelons and watermelons. Descriptions detail cantaloupe casaba cranshaw honeydew Persian and watermelons with ripeness cues weights sizes and aromas for optimal selection.
Melon Peak Flavor May Benefit From Calcium Bath
Colorado researchers report a calcium amino acid solution bath after harvest can slow melon aging and keep rind firmer longer. The process may allow melons to fully mature on the vine while withstanding cross country shipping, saving sweetness for honeydews in particular.
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Mike Bartolo
Colorado State University
Arkansas Valley Research Center
Rocky Ford
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Michael A Grusak
Usda Children's Nutrition Research Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston
Grusak
Gene Lester
Weslaco
Texas
Bartolo
Colorado
Ballparks Expand Meatless Options for Vegans and Vegetarians
The Vegetarian Resource Group reports many Major League ballparks now offer veggie burgers salads pasta and veggie dogs with stands dedicated to healthy options at venues including H H H Metrodome Turner Field Edison Field Camden Yards and Oakland Coliseum. Veggie choices range from focaccia and wraps to pizza and quesadillas with some parks selling vegetarian dishes since 1991. Half of MLB parks provide veggie burgers and readers are encouraged to check specific stands for meatless options via VRG resources.
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Vegetarian Resource Group
VRG
H.H.H. Metrodome
Minneapolis
Jacobs Field
Cleveland
Charlie Henningsen
SportService
Cleveland Indians
Turner Field
Atlanta
Aramark
Edison International Field
Anaheim
Anaheim Angels
Camden Yards
Baltimore Orioles
Oakland Alameda County Coliseum
Oakland Athletics
P.O
Baltimore
Gooseberries: origins, colors, and culinary roles noted
Etymologists debate the gooseberry name with theories from groseilte to red currant. The fruit varies from pale to dark colors indicating tart to sweet flavors, used in fools, preserves, pies, tarts, chilled soups, and savory sauces with roasts.
Wine of Week Cabernet Offers Class at Reasonable Price
A well-made medium-bodied cabernet with ripe blackberry fruit chocolate and smoked meat hints. Supple and ready to drink now with backbone for a few years. No heavy-handed processing for this price range. Winery suggested retail price is 6.99 though East Coast stores may be optimistic.
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California
Top 10 Cookbooks Named by LA Times Poll
A Los Angeles Times poll of national cookbook and independent booksellers ranks ten titles. Bobby Flay tops the list with Boy Meets Gail followed by How To Cook Everything by Mark Buttman and The Barbecue Bible by Steven Raichlen. Other respondents include Nina Simonds LaBelle Patti LaBelle Jamie Purviance Ina Garten Deborah Madison Martha Stewart Marion Cunningham.
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Los Angeles Times
Independent
Marion Cunningham
Cookbooks.com Offers Million-Recipe Database Online
The site features a massive recipe database with over 1 million entries organized by category and a featured chef of the month. Users can search dishes like lobster stew, but access requires registering a user name and password.
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Cookbooks
Www
Cookbooks.com
Tasty Salmon Taste Showdown Between Wild and Farmed Varieties
Wild salmon from the Pacific Northwest and Alaska is described as tastier than farm-raised fish due to natural diets. The piece notes that farmed salmon live in tanks or cages and eat prepared feeds, while wild salmon dine on crustaceans. Icelandic wild salmon will be sold at Fresh Fields for four to five weeks at $9.99 per whole and higher prices for steaks and fillets.
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Pacific Northwest
Alaska
Washington
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