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By CINDA RAMAY Spring is sprung! Spring is in the air. Spring is a time of new beginnings and new growth of trees and plants-all are a joy to see. Four plants that bloom in early spring are dogwood, redbud, serviceberry and bloodroot. The dogwood tree (Cornus florida) is a staple of the mountain scene. It thri... More ...
This Home Needs Thorough Check-Up By Samantha Mazzotta Q: Please help! I have two strange problems in my home. First, the wooden countertop and table in my kitchen feel sticky. Same goes for the wooden paneling around the doorways and the chain from which my dining-room ceiling lamp hangs. Second, within the past few months the wooden floors in my home... More ... Dollars and Sense Women, Take Charge of Your Finances BY David Uffington EDITORS: "Suze" is CQ Women have long since broken the glass ceiling in terms of jobs formerly limited to men. But in financial matters, it's often still a man's world. The statistics for women indicate that 63 percent of women don't do any retirement planning separate from their spouse or partn... More ... Comfort Foods Cherry Fruit Salad By Healthy Exchanges An old-time salad with a healthy makeover for your Easter table. 1 (20-ounce) can Lucky Leaf No Sugar Added Cherry Pie Filling 1/2 cup Splenda Granular 1 cup Cool Whip Lite 1 cup (1 medium) diced banana 1 (8-ounce) can pineapple tidbits, packed in fruit juice, More ... Good Housekeeping One Pineapple- Glazed Ham Here's our recipe for this time-honored classic. PREP: 15 minutes BAKE: 2 hours 10 minutes MAKES: 20 main-dish servings 1 fully cooked smoked bone-in ham (14 pounds) 1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple, More ... Good Housekeeping Two Favorite Baked Ham Glazes GH COOKBOOK - Page 147 Prepare one of the glazes below and substitute for the pineapple glaze in Step 2 of Pineapple-Glazed Ham. During the last 30 minutes of roasting time, brush the glaze over the ham two or three times. More ... Plant tips Sprinkle crushed eggshells over the soil of potted plants. Eggshells are full of minerals that are natural fertilizers. To have healthier house plants feed them once a month with 2 T. Epsom Salts dissolved in 1 gallon warm water. To make coleus plants bigger and bushier, pinch off the flowers whe... More ... Strange but true By Samantha Weaver . If you had been a guest at a banquet in ancient Rome, you might have had the opportunity to sample one of that culture's delicacies: flamingo tongues. . It was, of course, Mark Twain who made the following sage observation: "Few things are harder to put up with than a good example. More ...
Green tea has been shown to have significant medicinal and therapeutic properties which has been well known in China and the rest of Asia for many centuries. It is now being recognized in the Western countries as medicinal, helping prevent tooth decay, high blood pressure, heart disease and some fo... More ...
Egg-citing Easter Egg Decorating By Donna Erickson As I grabbed a fresh carton of eggs off the shelf at the grocery store the other day, I overheard a child next to me asking his mom the age-old question, "Which really DID come first, the chicken or the egg?" He pondered a moment and continued: "There had to be an egg to be a chicken. But there had... More ...
BY ROBERT N. BREWER, JR. Extension Service Agent UGA While most of us are familiar with common poisonous plants that cause dermatitis (skin irritations) such as Poison Ivy or Poison Oak, we fail to recognize common ornamental plants in the landscape that may cause internal poisoning when ingested. Although most adults would not intentionally eat the ... More ... |
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