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LET THEM EAT CAKE!by Kathy Wolfe

This week’s Tidbits really takes the cake! We bring you all kinds of information about several different types this sweet treat, from bundt to sponge.

yeast to make cakes rise before baking them on hot stones. To the ancient Romans, cake meant a small bread, as there was no sugar, and honey was an expensive commodity.

the mid-1800s. Previously, yeast was used as a leavening agent, but yeast was replaced with the introduction of baking soda and baking powder, both of which are greater raising agents. Temperature-controlled ovens also contributed to increased success.

percent and is a good choice for cookies. Bread

measures 7-8 percent, and its low gluten content makes it a perfect choice for delicate cakes.

its preparation, with no fat or leavening. The trick to a perfect sponge cake is to beat air into the batter at several stages during preparation.

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liqueur and layered with a custard mixture,

light sweet sponge cakes about four inches long, have been around since the late 1400s, when they were created to celebrate a visit of

cake, jam, custard, fruit and whipped cream.

all the beautiful layers can be seen.

the founder of the kitchenware manufacturer

Minneapolis approached David Dahlquist, asking him to design a pan based on an old

kugelhopf mold brought from the old country. The name “Bundt” was derived from the German word bund, which translates “community” or “gathering of people.”

with chocolate frosting and more coconut, has nothing to do with Germany or its inhabitants.

Baker chocolate company developed a milder, sweeter baking chocolate than the bittersweet chocolate that was commonly used. That

German, and the Baker company named the invention after him.

1700s, the recipe called for a pound each of

also mean how much you’ll gain from eating this delicious confection!

Veterans Treatment Court

Veterans who have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) sometimes act out and commit crimes as a result of their mental-health issues.Veterans Treatment Court was developed as an intermedi-ary stop for veterans who would have ended up incarcer-ated for their crimes. VTC works in conjunction with local Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to decrease the number of veterans who become involved with the justice system and divert them to mental-health treatment. In areas that are on board with the VTC program (most major metropolitan areas are), when a veteran is arrested for a non-violent crime that was committed due to sub-stance abuse or mental health issues, the veteran is sent to Veterans Treatment Court.In VTC, eligible veterans receive mental-health assess-

To Your Good Health By Paul G Donohue M.D.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 38-year-old woman who has a very stressful job. It is also very well-paying, so I don’t want to give it up. I think it might be giving me chest pain. The pain comes and goes unpredictably. Sometimes I am just sitting at my desk, and I get a squeezing sensation in my chest. At other times, I had been hurrying around.I have had several EKGs, been examined by three doctors, had a stress test and a radioactive stress test. The doctors say my heart is healthy, and the chest pain could come from stress. In speaking with people I trust, I have been told to have a heart catheterization. What do you think? -- P.A.

ANSWER: None of your three doctors told you that. Don’t you think they might know more than your friends? You have to be guided by advice given to you by those who have had experience in assessing people’s complaints. There’s no pattern to your chest pain. Heart pain, in contrast, causes chest pain when a person is physically active. That pain goes when the person rests. Your kind of pain is not suggestive of a heart disorder.Your doctors have told you that your heart is healthy. You have had EKGs, stress tests and even a radioactive stress test. Those tests would have disclosed a heart problem if you had one.Furthermore, you are only 38 years old -- not an age for heart problems to occur. You mention no family history of heart trouble at early ages.With a catheterization, a thin, pliable tube is inched from a groin blood vessel to the site where the heart arteries are found. There, dye is injected so doctors can visualize the health of heart arteries. The doctors can spot any obstructions, like cholesterol buildup, in those arteries. It’s an amazing test. However, complications can arise from any procedure that invades the body. When the detection of heart disease can be accomplished in no other way, information from a catheterization is justified. In your case, it’s not.Stress is the most likely cause of your chest pain.Coronary artery disease is the No. 1 cause of death in most of the world’s countries. The booklet on that subject explains in detail its symptoms and its treatments. To order a copy, write: Dr. Donohue -- No. 101W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I’ve been talked into donating blood. My hangup is that I have a fitness program that I religiously adhere to. The thought of an extended rest bothers me. How long do you have to spend recuperating after donating blood? -- A.A.

ANSWER: You’re not facing an extended recuperation after donating blood. One day is enough. That sounds like too little time, but it’s sufficient. You won’t notice it.It takes a full month for your blood count to return to what it was before you donated. That slight dip in your blood count isn’t going to affect your exercise performance unless you are into marathon training.***

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ment and treatment, likely through the VA. While in treatment, which might include weekly visits to the court to check in, the judge will watch progress. Once the treatment is finished, the original charge can be reduced or dismissed. Any failure on the part of the vet-eran -- drug use, for example -- can lead to punishment such as fines, re-arrest or jail time.The VTC program isn’t only about intervention with the justice system. Help also is available for housing, transportation, job training and search, and medical and mental-health treatment.Another program, Veterans Justice Outreach, centers on assisting veterans whose mental illness led to the commission of crimes. Rather than jail, each veteran is assigned to a justice outreach specialist at a VA medical center for assessment, treatment planning and referral. The specialist coordinates with the court system and also may train local law enforcement about dealing with veterans who have PTSD or traumatic brain injury and provide services to incarcerated veterans.For more information, go online to www.ptsd.va.gov and put VJO in the search box.

I signed up for a small plot in our community garden. It was a big step, going public this way. While others can grow glorious mounds of colorful flowers, my past attempts had humble results that were best relegated to pots on the porch.

For the second year, the local land trust has divided up one of it properties and made small rectangles of land available at a low cost to seniors who want to garden. I was able to select my own site -- near one of the faucets and the hose.

For those of us who don’t have a green thumb (as I apparently don’t), the land trust is holding a series of weekly gardening classes, designed to help us get the most out of our little plots of dirt.

Different types of mulch, how to understand the three numbers on the labels of fertilizer, planting seedlings versus seeds, soil pH, staying organic -- all are topics we’re learning about.

This weekend I went to the community garden and located my plot. It’s weedy and flat, with cold, hard-looking soil. It was used last year, so I assume all the rocks are gone, but still, I wondered: How am I going to transform it into a space full of beautiful flowers?

I made my decision while standing there looking at the weeds. I won’t grow flowers. I’m going to grow vegetables for the two homeless shelters near me and for the food bank. This time my attempts to succeed with a garden will be different: The land trust will provide hands-on help and advice.

I hope the food bank is prepared for a deluge of carrots, beans and tomatoes.

Community Garden

Here come higher gas prices -- again. No one should be surprised.

These things run in cycles. Yes, prices are generally higher in

spring and summer -- when we all need more gas for vacation --

and go down in the winter.

If you don’t get good gas mileage, consider whether it’s time to buy

a more efficient, economical vehicle. You won’t be alone. The sale

of small and compact cars has increased in the past year. One auto-

maker reported that sales of its small cars increased by 40 percent.

Another reported an increase of 43 percent.

Decide, too, whether the vehicle you buy should be considered your

“last” one. In other words, buy as though the vehicle will be the last

one you’ll ever own -- and then drive it for the length of its useful

life. The idea is to keep driving the car long after it’s paid off. Keep

up with all scheduled maintenance to extend the life of the car. A

payment-free vehicle is a nice thing to own. Besides not making a

hefty monthly payment, the older a vehicle is, the lower the taxes

and insurance.

If you’re going to trade your car in, invest in a detailing package

so it looks its best. At the very least, run it through a carwash and

spring for the wax.

These basics of saving on gas apply to whatever type of vehicle

you own:

--Keep your vehicle tuned. Not being at peak performance means it

is going to use more fuel. Keep an eye on the tire pressure as well.

--Plan and combine your errand trips around town.

--Carpool, if you can, or take public transportation at least a few

days a week.

For more ideas on saving on the cost of fuel, see the website

by the U.S. Department of Energy: www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/

gasprices. You’ll find information on hybrids and electric cars,

alternative fuels, miles per gallon, notes from other consumers,

tips on choosing an efficient vehicle, a side-by-side comparison of

vehicles, and information about the new labels required on vehi-

cles. Besides the estimated mpg, the new label has to disclose how

much money you can likely save over five years, the greenhouse

rating, the annual cost of fuel and the smog rating.

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thin layers of yellow cake sandwiched together with chocolate fudge icing.

word meaning domed or rounded. The cake

plate, then covered with a layer of chocolate or meringue.

and the subject of comedians’ jokes? That’s

dates back to Roman times, its popularity increased greatly in the 1800s, when it became

and weddings. Loaded with glazed dried fruit, raisins and nuts, fruitcakes are often soaked in brandy, whiskey or liqueur.

cake was prepared by the head baker of the

weeks. Two identical cakes were made, in the event one might be damaged. The bottom layer

1. Is the book of 1 Timothy in the Old or New Testament or neither?2. From 1 Kings 19 for how many days and nights did Elijah fast? 7, 21, 40, 703. What region of 10 cities did Jesus mention in His ministry? Pentateuch, Trinidad, Lilliom, Decapolis4. From Numbers 11, why are Eldad and Me-dad famous? Carpentry skills, Righteousness, Prophesy, Cooking5. In which belief is Krishna a deity? Christian-ity, Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism6. Who was the first king of Israel? David, Ben-jamin, Saul, Abraham

Italian Simmered Chicken Breasts

This is one of those “I’ve got 10 minutes to make dinner, and I’m serving chicken again” solutions I bet you’ll love. If you’ve got a can of soup, a can opener and some tangy

spices, you’ve got the meal under control!

16 ounces skinned and boned uncooked chicken breasts, cut into 4 pieces

1 (10 3/4-ounce) can reduced-fat tomato soup1/2 cup water

1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning

1. In a large skillet sprayed with olive oil-flavored cooking spray, brown chicken pieces for 3 to 4 minutes on each side.

In a small bowl, combine tomato soup, water and Italian seasoning. Evenly spoon soup mixture over chicken pieces.

2. Lower heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until chicken is tender. When serving, evenly spoon sauce over

top of chicken pieces. Makes 4 servings.Each serving equals: About 162 calories, 2g fat, 27g pro-

tein, 9g carb., 304mg sodium, 0g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 3 Meat, 1/2 Starch.

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Jacob Astor, and he told me about filming his drowning scene. Eric, who also has played billionaire businessman Victor Newman on “The Young and The Restless” since 1980, revealed to me: “That was one of the scariest moments in this business for me, because you had all that water coming from the sides, and 150 tons of water coming from the top. Once the water reaches a certain level, then everything that is not bolted to the bottom just crashes through the room. With the water ris-ing and rising, and then suddenly 150 tons comes on top -- it was one of the scariest moments I’ve spent in this business.”***Q: My husband and I love “A Gifted Man,” and wonder if it’ll be back this fall. -- The Crouses, Virginia Beach, Va.A: Things are not looking good for the CBS medical drama, which stars Patrick Wilson. Its ratings have been pretty low, and two of the series’ stars have been cast in other fall shows as backup. You can sign a petition for CBS to keep the show at tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/a-gifted-man-petition-22315, or via snail mail: Ms. Nina Tassler, CBS, 7800 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90039, RE: A Gifted Man.

1. HISTORY: In what year did the RMS Titanic sink, kill-ing 1,517 people?2. GEOGRAPHY: What is the largest country in South America?3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: In what year was the festival of Kwanzaa established?4. POLITICS: Nellie Tayloe Ross was the first woman governor of what state?5. MOVIES: Which Disney movie’s soundtrack features five Elvis Presley songs?6. SUPERHEROES: What was the name of The Green Hornet’s car?7. SCIENCE: What substance speeds the rate of a chem-ical reaction?8. LANGUAGE: What is the meaning of the Latin word “contra”? 9. MUSIC: What is the name of Tom Petty’s backup band?10. PERSONALITIES: What actress was briefly married to boxer Mike Tyson?

A: Eric, Bill and company want to do bad things with you for 12 episodes this summer. If you hunger for a new Sookie adventure, then head to your local bookstore on May 1 for the release of “Dead-locked,” the latest installment in the Southern Vampire Mysteries on which the HBO series is based. You also can reacquaint yourself with season four on May 29, when the series will be released on DVD and Blu-ray.***Q: I am thrilled to hear that “Titanic” is being rereleased soon in 3-D. Can you tell me when it will hit theaters? -- Jeanette F., Gary, Ind.A: Look for the big boat on the big screen starting Friday, April 6, and be prepared for even more thrills than the original release. Because of the new 3-D effects, it can only make the sinking scenes even more intense. And believe me, they were scary enough to begin with -- even for the actors involved.

I spoke with “Titanic” co-star Eric Braeden, who portrayed John

Q: The addition of James Spader to “The Office” as Robert Califor-nia has really helped with Steve Carell’s leaving. Now I hear that James is leaving the show. Is it true? -- Donald D. in MinnesotaA: James Spader will not be back next season. Executive producer Paul Lieberstein (who also plays Toby) says that it was always James’ intent to stay only one season. In fact, he was scheduled to be in only last year’s finale but, as Paul stated, James’ scenes were so compelling, “those two scenes became a season.”Q: I’m going through some serious “True Blood” withdrawal. Do you know when it’ll be back for its fifth season? -- Kristen B., via e-mail


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more about this engineering accomplishment that takes travelers through the world’s longest marine subway.

passageway lit by oil lamps and serviced by horse-drawn coaches. The proposal included an

that the actual excavation began.

devoted to the actual boring of the chalky earth beneath the sea. The boring machines spanned

three tunnels, two of which are full-sized, large

these two train tunnels is a service tunnel, a smaller tube that is an emergency escape

workers were employed.

of those miles. Boring machines worked from

race to the middle, a contest won by the British.


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CAKE (continued):

buttercream, fruit, lemon curd, whipped cream

might see a Buche de Noel, or Yule Log, a

frosted with yet more chocolate, then decorated with chocolate branches to resemble a tree log.

expecting important guests for dinner and gave his head chef the task of creating something new and sumptuous for dessert. The only trouble was that the chef was sick, leaving a 16-year-

set to work inventing a chocolate sponge cake

frosted with a rich icing. The dessert became

Vienna’s most famous specialty, with its recipe a safely guarded secret.

name of the lady Baltimore cake. The story, set

title character serving the dessert, a creation of

nuts and candied fruits, frosted with boiled white icing. The actual recipe was developed by two Baltimore women who opened a tea room after the success of the novel. These

weddings.

a separate wedding cake traditionally served to unmarried women attending the wedding. This confection, much smaller than the regular wedding cake, is taken home and placed under the lady’s pillow, with the hope that she’ll dream of her future husband.

Networking Group Forming In Hoover

Most businesses obtain their best customers as the result of referrals from friends and exist-ing customers, and most small businesses get more than 70% of their business through word of mouth. Given the low expense of referral marketing, this business strategy particularly pays off in slow economic times. Studies have shown that referred customers are both more profitable and loyal than normal cus-tomers. Having a structured group of referral partners can greatly increase a business’ refer-ral base.

A group of professionals are forming a net-working group in Hoover for the sole purpose of passing referrals to each other. The group is meeting every Wednesday morning at the Wynfrey. Only one person per industry category is allowed in the group. Email Craig Edmonds ([email protected]) for more information.

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President Mitterrand traveled from Paris. Their trains stopped nose to nose as part of the

passengers utilized the new rail service. Last year, close to 10 million people rode the rails

most expensive construction projects, carrying

80 percent above the forecasted budget, and taking over a year past the estimated completion date. The project claimed the lives

proved its worth, as all passengers were able

incidents when passengers have become

kept passengers stranded for six hours, while

overnight.

On April 1, 1700, English pranksters begin populariz-ing the annual tradition of playing April Fool’s jokes. In keeping with the fun, in 1957 the BBC reported that Swiss farmers were experiencing a record spaghetti crop and showed footage of people harvesting noodles from trees.

On March 29, 1806, the Great National Pike, also known as the Cumberland Road, becomes the first highway funded by the national treasury. The initial appropriation of $30,000 was made by congressional act and covered the first leg through the Appalachian Mountains to Wheeling on the Ohio River.

On March 30, 1867, the U.S. government puts the fin-ishing touches a deal to purchase Alaska. It paid Alas-ka’s owner, Russia, $7.2 million, or roughly 2 cents per acre of land. Among many Republicans the deal was derisively known as “Seward’s Folly,” after U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward.

On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower is dedicated in Paris. Gustave Eiffel’s tower was greeted with skepti-cism from critics, who argued that it would be struc-turally unsound. Within a few decades the tower came to be regarded as an architectural masterpiece.

On March 26, 1937, America’s first monument to a comic strip hero is unveiled in Crystal City, Texas. The 6-foot-tall, brightly colored concrete statue of Popeye was unveiled in Popeye Park during the city’s second annual Spinach Festival.

On March 27, 1964, the strongest earthquake in Amer-ican history, measuring 8.4 on the Richter scale, slams southern Alaska, creating a deadly tsunami. Some 125 people were killed and thousands injured. The tidal wave devastated towns along the Gulf of Alaska and caused carnage in British Columbia, Canada; Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States.

On March 28, 1979, the worst accident in the history of the U.S. nuclear power industry begins when a pres-sure valve in the Unit-2 reactor at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania fails to close. As engineers struggled to understand what had happened, the reactor came within less than an hour of a complete meltdown.

Most wood roaches enter through small cracks or openings in a home, but they can sometimes be carried inside with firewood or other items that are stored outdoors. They’re also attracted to lights and can sneak into the house that way.Wood roaches can’t breed indoors and usually can’t survive in an indoor environment. You can shoo them outside in most cases, rather than using pesticides to kill them. They’re actually beneficial to the woods and wild areas around your home, although they are unsightly. So, as long as your dog’s droppings aren’t causing an odor problem that bothers your neighbors or attracts other pests, your collection and storage methods are probably OK.

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: We make sure to pick up after our dog, both when out for a walk and in the yard, which keeps the neighborhood and our lawn looking good. We store the collected excrement in an open box by the garage, daily, and then dispose of it each week in the trash. However, since this past summer we have been finding wood roaches -- two outdoors on our deck and three indoors. Could our disposal routine be attracting these roaches? -- Cindy in Michigan

DEAR CINDY: A bit of research gave me some insight into wood roaches, and I am reasonably sure that your disposal method is not causing the infestation -- and in fact, you may not have a big problem.Wood roaches are very different from the German cockroach (a tough-to-eradicate house pest). They live and breed outdoors. Homeowners most often see them in the warmer months, between May and October, according to colonialpest.com. Their breeding season is in May and June.

Sick Cat Can’t Stop PoopingBy Samantha Mazzotta

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It was noted American science fiction author Philip K. Dick who made the following sage observation: “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.”

The first chocolate factory in the United States was established even before the states were united. Back in 1765, two enterprising men named John Hanan and James Baker chose Dorchester, Mass., as the site for their factory, which

they mechanized by using waterpower.

If you’re like the average American, you eat 23 quarts of ice cream every year.

You might be surprised to learn that the given name of iconic Apache leader Geronimo, Goyathlay, translates as “one who yawns.” And the very name Apache isn’t what the tribe originally called itself; it’s word from the Zuni Indian language, and it means “enemy.”

In a scant 100 years, from 1500 to 1600, the population of the city of London quadrupled in size.

Singer and songwriter Roger Miller, best known for his hit song “King of the Road,” had a passion for music early, even though his family was poor. When he was in grade school, he spent his weekends picking cotton so he could save up enough money to buy a guitar. After eighth grade he quit school and went to work herding cattle and riding in rodeos.

Interestingly, the word “pudding” came into the English language from the German word “puddek,” which means “sausage.”

DATA ON DONUTS

Who doesn’t like donuts? Let’s learn a little more about this delightful confection, sure to stir up your appetite!

• Author Washington Irving is credited with the first written use of the term “dough-nut” in his 1809 publication “History of New York.” He described them as “balls of sweet-ened dough, fried in hog’s fat.” An American named Hansen Gregory maintained that he invented the ring-shaped treat in 1849 while aboard a trading ship, when he punched a hole in the center of a ball of dough in an attempt to get rid of the raw center of the pastry. • Quincy, Massachusetts, was home to the very first Dunkin’ Donuts shop, opened by founder Bill Rosenberg in 1950. Five years later, he was selling franchises for his new business. Today, the company is the world’s leading baked goods and coffee chain, with close to 9,800 outlets around the globe and $6 billion in annual sales. Dunkin’ Donuts serves up 52 varieties of donuts to more than three million customers on a daily basis. • Portland, Oregon’s Voodoo Doughnuts offers glazed donuts topped with vanilla frosting and your choice of Cap’n Crunch or Froot Loops cereal. For chocolate lovers, there is a chocolate donut, iced with chocolate frosting and topped with Coco-Puffs cereal. These varieties have achieved a higher approval rating than some of their earlier offerings, such as donuts glazed in Pepto-Bismol, Jaegermeister and a drowse-inducing cough medicine (a variety that was pulled by the FDA). •The “Guinness Book of Records” lists the largest donut ever made as 19.7 feet (6 m) across and weighing the equivalent of two rhinoceroses. This baked goody was actually 90,000 individual donuts assembled with half a ton of pink icing and 66 pounds (30 kg) of sprinkles. Forty people labored for more than nine hours to put it together.• Who says donuts aren’t good for you? A San Jose shop features the “Feng Shui” donut that is loaded with dark chocolate chips and frosted with a thick green icing concocted from green tea, two items with proven health benefits! Almost makes you forget the large amount of sugar contained in this delicious indulgence. • Although Americans consume a whole lot of donuts, the United States can’t beat Canada, whose citizens eat more donuts than any other country. Canada also has the most donut shops per capita worldwide. • Feeling a little guilty about that glazed donut you ate this morning? Take heart, since you can burn up those 400 calories by riding your bike at a vigorous pace for about 30 minutes.• Donuts vary around the world; for example, in Romania, they are called gogosi, and have no hole. They are more like a pancake fried in oil, stuffed with chocolate, jam or cheese. Austrian donuts, known as Krapfen, are also hole-less and are not the traditional ring shape. They are filled with apricot jam or vanilla cream. • And not all donuts are sweet treats. In India, they are a savory item called vada, prepared from potatoes, garlic, mustard seeds, onions and curry. The pastries are coated with lentil paste and fried. Keerai Vada are filled with leafy vegetables, such as spinach, along with lentils.

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