Nov/Dec 08

November/December 2008

SEASONINGS: Holiday Duck >

By Marilyn French
Charter Member of the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Mounted Patro

Text and Photography by Dee Goerge

Acostar is the Spanish verb for “to go to bed,” thus acostado is the “putting to bed” of Baby Jesus. Manger scenes are of major importance and central attractions in Mexican homes. Often the baby Jesus is a life-sized doll that takes his place in the manger on Christmas Eve or after Midnight Mass.

By Mike Lein

By Tenlee Lund

• The incidence of food allergies and serious allergic reactions appears to be on the rise in the U.S.
• Between 1997–2002, peanut allergies doubled in children.
• More than twelve million Americans have food allergies (that’s one in every twenty-five, or 4 percent of the total population).

By Greg Lerud, Milaca City Manager

The library project was one of those projects where the stars aligned—although not right away...

For additional information on small space gardening, read the University of Minnesota Extension Service’s article, “Gardening in Raised Beds,” www.extension.umn.edu/topics.html?topic=5&subtopic=157.

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Mmmm…tasty duck on a cold winter’s evening. Here are some WebExtra tips from our favorite Seasonings chef, Kay Wethern.

To utilize those not-so-meaty parts of the duck—make a soup!