DATES TO REMEMBER: September 4: Office Closed for Labor Day

September 13: County Annual Day at Cayce Methodist Church

September 15: Banana Festival Health Fair at Fulton First Baptist Church from 9-11

September 26: Purchase Area Extension Homemakers 2017 Annual Meeting in Fulton County (More information below)

Birthdays

August September

Storytelling Using stories, analogies and metaphors to communicate, a way for our minds to see and remember what our ears hear. Join us for a fun and insightful journey into storytelling Please join us for this lesson at the most convenient location for attendance listed below. Encourage other club members and friends to attend as well. *New* RSVP and Lesson Materials

• must RSVP to the county they will attend • RSVP one week in advance • RSVP is required for club material to be ready at the lesson • Clubs who cannot attend lesson session may pick up from Home County.

Date County Hub Time RSVP Number Location

August 31 McCracken 10:00 a.m. (270) 554-9520

Extension Office: 2025 New Holt Rd, Paducah, KY 42001

August 29 Marshall 10:00 a.m. (270) 527-3285

Extension Office: 1933 Mayfield Hwy, Benton, KY 42025

August 30 Graves 10:00 a.m. (270) 247-2334

Extension Office: 251 W Housman St, Mayfield, KY 42066

August 28 Hickman 10:00 a.m. (270) 653-2231

Extension Office: 329 James H Phillips Drive, Clinton, KY 42031

7 Phyllis Simmons 12 Kay Joyner 8 Nancy Atwill 14 Sandra Lusk 10 Bobbie Elliott 22 Stacye Bolton 14 Jennifer Russom 29 Dionne Keene 15 Elaine Allen 28 Julia Davis 29 Joyce Edmaiston

FCS Newsletter August/September 2017

The Pressure is on! Get Your Dinner Ready Fast! Do you still hear the jiggle of your Grandmother’s pressure cooker rattling in your head? If you think pressure cooking is a thing of the past, think again. Learn about new equipment, taste recipes, and learn tricks for making your pressure cooker an everyday part of your kitchen repertoire. *New* RSVP and Lesson Materials • must RSVP to the county they will attend • RSVP one week in advance • RSVP is required for club material to be ready at the lesson • Clubs who cannot attend lesson session may pick up from Home County.

Date County Hub Time RSVP Number Location

Sept. 27 McCracken 10:00 a.m. (270) 554-9520

Extension Office: 2025 New Holt Rd, Paducah, KY 42001

Sept. 28 Marshall 10:00 a.m. (270) 527-3285

Extension Office: 1933 Mayfield Hwy, Benton, KY 42025

October 2 Graves 10:00 a.m. (270) 247-2334

Extension Office: 251 W Housman St, Mayfield, KY 42066

Sept. 21 Hickman 10:00 a.m. (270) 653-2231

Extension Office: 329 James H Phillips Drive, Clinton, KY 42031

Purchase Area Extension Homemakers Area Annual Day in Fulton County is Tuesday, September 26th Registration is from 9:30-10:00 with the meeting beginning at 10:00 AM. Annual Day will be at Fulton United Methodist Church in the Fellowship Hall. The theme this year will be Hit a Homerun with Kentucky Extension Homemakers. The speaker will be a Kentucky Humanities Council actor Dr. Dick Usher (husband of KEHA member Mary Usher) from Benton, Kentucky, will portray Pee Wee Reese, a Kentuckian who became a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. If you have a favorite baseball team feel free to wear their jersey to the meeting. Attendees will have an opportunity to recognize deceased KEHA members who have had an impact on their lives. There will be a Silent Auction in memory of Mary Margaret Krahulec, immediate Past President of Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association who recently lost her battle with ovarian cancer. All proceeds will go to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund in memory of Mrs. Krahulec. Counties and individual homemakers are encouraged to bring items for the auction. Cost is $12.00. The menu will be Chicken and Rice Casserole; Green Salad (with apples and walnuts) topped with an apple vinaigrette dressing; Honey Glazed Carrots, Rolls, Butter, and Dessert. Coffee, fruit tea, and regular iced tea. Deadline for reservations is September 21st call the Fulton County Extension Office to register.

Extension Homemaker Mailbox memberships are

available for $7.00.They make nice birthday or holiday gifts. Call the

office at (270) 236-2351 if you are interested.

Safely View the Solar Eclipse Much of the state will be able to see parts of

solar eclipse Aug. 21, with some areas of Western Kentucky experiencing a total solar eclipse. As you look to the skies, remember to take the proper precautions to protect your eyesight.

It is never safe to look directly at the sun unless you are in the region of a total solar eclipse. Glaring at the sun for any length of time may result in a serious eye injury in which the retina is damaged by the sun’s radiation. In most cases, this condition, known as eclipse blindness, a victim’s eyesight recovers, but some people have lost part or all of their vision.

Only a 70-mile-wide path roughly from Madisonville to Mayfield will be in a total solar eclipse on Aug 21. If you are outside this area, you will need to wear eye protection when viewing the eclipse, and within the total solar eclipse area, you’ll need eye protection until the moon completely covers the sun. While phases of the eclipse will last for at least two hours, the total solar eclipse will only last about two minutes and 40 seconds. You will need to put eye protection back on as the sun begins to poke out from behind the moon.

To safely look at the uneclipsed or partially eclipsed sun, you need to wear eclipse glasses that contain special purpose solar filters or handheld solar viewers that meet international standards. These glasses should be marked as meeting the international standard of ISO 12312-2 or ISO 12312-2:2015. Five manufacturers are certified to make these products. They are Rainbow Symphony, American Paper Optics, Thousand Oaks Optical, TSE 17 and Baader Planetarium. Even with these products, do not use them if they have scratches, tears or are coming loose from their frames as they will not provide adequate protection.

Sunglasses, no matter how dark, and homemade filters are not safe for viewing the sun. If you are photographing the event or viewing it through a telescope or binoculars, make you’re your instrument has a solar filter attached to the lens. Otherwise, you will not get complete eye protection, even if you are wearing the appropriate eclipse glasses.

Nicole Peritore, UK Extension Specialist for Family HealthRecipe Corner….

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KENTUCKY BROCCOLI

SEASON: May through early July; October through mid-November

NUTRITION FACTS: Broccoli is a good source of vitamin A, vitamin C and phytochemicals, all of which have health benefits.

SELECTION: Choose tender young, dark green stalks with tightly closed buds. One and one-half pounds of broccoli will yield 4 half-cup servings.

STORAGE: Store broccoli, unwashed, no more than 3 to 5 days, in a perforated plastic bag in the refrigerator. Wash broccoli just before using.

PREPARATION: Wash broccoli under cold running water. Trim the leaves and peel the stalk.

To steam: Place on a rack above boiling water and steam 6-8 minutes. Rinse with cold water. Drain. To boil: Place in a saucepan with 1 inch of boiling water. Cover and cook 5-7 minutes. To microwave: Place broccoli in a microwave-safe dish. Add 1 inch of water and cover with a glass lid or plastic wrap. Microwave 3-4 minutes or until crisp- tender.