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(NewsUSA) - Is it possible to extend the fresh flavors of summer just a little longer? In days past, the solution was pickling and canning vegetables, like corn and cucumbers, that peak during the warm weather months. While today's busy schedules don't leave much time for old-fashioned pickling, refrigerator pickling is an easy way to capture summer in a jar. Preparation time is just 20 minutes and the taste is so authentic, people will swear you spent all day in the kitchen. Anyone can do it and no special equipment is needed. Simply place uncooked, fresh vegetables into sterile jars. Prepare a mixture of vinegar, sugar, salt and spices and bring to a boil. Then pour the boiling pickling liquid over the produce, close the jar lids tightly, and place in the refrigerator. Your pickled produce will last two months. The flavor experts at McCormick offer these tips to ensure refrigerator pickling success: * Sterilize jars by covering with water in a large saucepot and boiling for 10 minutes. * Always start with just-ripened produce that is free from bruises or bad spots. * Dill, mustard seed, turmeric, red pepper, allspice, celery seed and mixed pickling spice are perfect flavors for pickling. * Use non-iodized salt. Iodized salt may leave white sediment on pickles or cause clouding of pickling liquid. * Vinegar and salt amounts should never be reduced or diluted because they are essential for the pickling process. * Allow filled jars to cool before placing in refrigerator. For more pickling ideas, visit www.mccormick.com or call 1-800-MEAL-TIP. SWEET AND EASY PICKLE CHIPS (Makes 8 half-pint jars) 2 pounds pickling cucumbers (4 to 5 inches long) 2 1/2 cups distilled white vinegar (5 percent acidity) 2 cups sugar 1/4 cup McCormick Minced Onions 2 tablespoons non-iodized salt 1 tablespoon McCormick Celery Seed 1 tablespoon McCormick Mustard Seed 1 teaspoon McCormick Ground Turmeric Wash cucumbers with cold water. Cut off ends and cut into 1/8-inch thick slices. Place slices into 8 hot sterilized half-pint canning jars with lids or 4 pint jars with lids. Mix remaining ingredients in medium saucepan. Bring to boil on medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar and salt. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Ladle over cucumbers, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Stir each jar well. Cool. Place lids on jars. Refrigerate pickles. Shake jars once a day for 3 to 5 days to redistribute seasonings and blend flavors. |
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These are the locations throughout Polk county that provide free summer lunches to children 18 years and younger. Contact Betty Blankenship at (863) 534-0588 for a list of sites, eligibility and registration information or for further details on the summer feeding program. There will be no lunches on July 4th. The 2007 Summer meal program runs fron June 4th to August 10th. Auburndale Berkley Charter School, Caldwell Elementary, First Academy, Lena Vista Elementary, Shelby Street Station, Stambaugh Middle, Winter Dale Academy
Babson Park Polk County Parks & Recreation program at Dale R. Fair Babson Park Elementary
Bartow Bartow Civic Center, Bartow Middle School, Carver Recreation, Gibbons Street Elementary, Girls Inc., Polk Street Community Center, YMCA FBC of Bartow
Davenport Polk County Parks & Recreation program at Loughman Oaks Elementary
Dundee Dana’s Daycare, Dundee Elementary
Fort Meade Anna Woodbury Elementary, Peaceful Believers Church
Frostproof Frostproof Care Center, Lakeview Park Community Center
Haines City Alta Vista Elementary, Bethune Neighborhood Center, Citrus Center Boys & Girls Club, Lake Eva Civic Center, New Beaulah Missionary Church, Northridge Christian Preschool
Lake Alfred Lake Alfred Summer Recreation program at Lake Alfred Elementary, Highland Community Center
Lake Hamilton Laborer & Harvesters Ministry
Lake Wales Citrus Center Boys & Girls Club, Janie Howard Wilson Elementary , Hillcrest Elementary, Lake Wales Afterschool, Polk Avenue Elementary, South Lake Wales Summer Recreation, Spook Hill Elementary
Lakeland About Face, Alpha Care I, Alpha Care II, Beacon Hill Preschool, Bill Duncan Excel Center, Blake Academy, Boys & Girls Club (Musso, Sanders, Schowe), Cheyenne Territory, Combee Elementary, CT& S Anointing Learning, Dixieland Elementary, Emma Turner Center, Girls Inc. of Lakeland (Jenkins), Interact Council Human Development, Kid’s Town Preschool, Kathleen Elementary, Lakeland Housing Authority (Paul Colton, Westlake, Exploration V), Lakewood Terrace, Lime Street Elementary, Litisia’s Little Learners, Oscar J. Pope Elementary, Rochelle School of the Arts, Pace Center for Girls, Simpson Park Community Center, Sleepy Hill Middle, Southwest Elementary Southwest Middle, New Jerusalem Christian, Winston Elementary, Word Alive Community Services, Word Alive Learning Enrichment
Mulberry Badcock Boys & Girls Club, First United Methodist Church, Kingsford Elementary
Polk City Polk City Elementary
Poinciana Lake Marion Creek Elementary
Wahneta Sheriff’s Department program at Wahneta Elementary
Waverly Camp Pleasant
Winter Haven About Face, All About Kidz Learning, Citrus Center Boys & Girls Club, City of Winter Haven Leisure Services (Chain O’Lakes Complex, Elbert Elementary, Lion’s Park, Rotary Park), Cypress Kid Club, Cypress Oaks, Fairyland Learning Center, Garden Grove Elementary, Garner Elementary, Girls Inc. of Winter Haven, Kiddie Korner, Pierre’s Kiddieland, Police Athletic League, Westwood Middle, Winter Haven Recreational & Cultural Center |
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Pinellas County is one of several counties across the Tampa Bay area that has a Summer Food Service program to provide healthy meals to children that may not have access to nutritional meals during the summer. Most of the locations provide a free lunch around noon and then a snack in the afternoon. Pinellas County Summer Food Service Program Locations:- Bear Creek Elementary, 350 61st St. S, St. Petersburg (May 30-Aug. 8, lunch 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., snack 3:30-4 p.m.).
- Blanton Elementary, 6400 54th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. (June 4-July 12, lunch noon-12:45 p.m., snack 3-3:30 p.m.).
- Gulfport Elementary, 2014 52nd St. S (May 30-Aug. 8, lunch 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., snack 3:30-4:30 p.m.).
- Fitzgerald Middle, 6410 118th Ave. N, Largo (May 30-Aug. 8, lunch 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., snack 3:30-4:30 p.m.).
- James Sanderlin Elementary, 2350 22nd Ave. S, St. Petersburg (May 30-Aug. 8, lunch 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., snack 3:30-4:30 p.m.).
- John Hopkins Middle, 701 16th St. S, St. Petersburg (May 30-Aug. 8, lunch 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., snack 3:30-4:30 p.m.).
- Nina Harris School, 6000 70th Ave. N, Pinellas Park (May 30-Aug. 8, lunch 11 a.m.-noon, snack 2:30-3:30 p.m.).
- Oak Grove Middle, 1370 S Belcher Road, Clearwater (May 30-Aug. 8, lunch 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., snack 3:30-4:30 p.m.).
- Pinellas Park Middle, 6940 70th Ave. N (May 30-Aug. 8, lunch 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., snack 3-4 p.m.).
- Rawlings Elementary, 6505 68th St. N, Pinellas Park (May 30-Aug. 8, lunch 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., snack 3:30-4:30 p.m.).
- Shore Acres Elementary, 1800 62nd Ave. NE, St. Petersburg (May 30-Aug. 8, lunch 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., snack 3:30-4:30 p.m.).
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(NewsUSA) - Looking for new and creative ways to get your kids to eat healthier after-school snacks? Try opening a jar of pickles."Pickles are a fun, easy and most importantly, tasty and healthy snack that kids and parents love," said Jeff Tuttle, chief marketing officer for M.A. Gedney Company, producer and marketer of the Del Monte line of pickles. "An afternoon snack is not just an indulgence, it is a necessity for active kids with fast metabolisms," Tuttle added. Now offering the world's first line of USDA-certified organic pickles, Del Monte products are available in supermarkets and retail outlets offering natural and organic foods nationwide. The new organic line includes Sweet Bread & Butter Chips, Dill Burger Slices, Kosher Dill Whole Pickles, Kosher Dill Baby Pickles and Kosher Dill Spears. Consider this quick and easy recipe for Pickle Roll-Ups. They can be prepared in advance, are simple enough for the whole family to make, and fun for kids to eat with their fingers. They make a great after-school snack as well. For more kid-friendly recipes, visit www.delmontepickle.com. Quick and EAsy Pickle Roll-Ups 1 jar of Del Monte Dill Baby Pickles, either traditional "Babies" or Del Monte's new organic version 1 8-ounce package of cream cheese at room temperature 3 packages of sliced deli meat, such as ham or corned beef Spread thin layer of cream cheese on slice of meat. Wrap one pickle with cheese-covered meat slices. Chill for at least one hour, then slice rolls into wheels. The pickle will be surrounded by the cream cheese and sliced meat in bite-sized bundles. |
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