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DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT Why the U.S.
FACTS
Ban on Dog
• 87% of engagement rings contain a diamond.
The national average cost of a typical Imports?
engagement ring in 2019 was $5,900. ---

• When Richard Burton bought Elizabeth DEAR PAW’S
Taylor a 69.40 carat diamond for $1 million,
thousands waited in a line that stretched for CORNER: I’ve
blocks to see it in the window at Cartier’s.
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mantle of Earth and ejected through a rare imports are
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formed in subduction zones along continental is that dogs
plates that are being forced downward. with rabies
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carbon surface materials into diamond. They with2h0im20daitilyid, ehentsihfioeudldapiscikgnthiofisceant increase in the
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years, but Cecil finally succeeded. He formed published by Oregon Trail Publications
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Major League Baseball’s best left-hand- that we find, in our sole discretion, to be questionable or not in good taste. In the event of typo- threw a party with Mohammed as guest of
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tator Stephen A. Smith’s middle initial
stand for? • In 1701, a slave found a huge diamond while
working in a mine in India. Risking his life to
(c) 2021 King Features Syndicate, Inc. smuggle it out, he slashed his leg and hid it
in the wound. He fled to the coast and made
a deal with a ship captain for safe passage
in exchange for half of what the diamond
would bring. Once at sea, the slave “fell”
overboard, but not before the stone was
removed from his pocket. The captain sold it
for $5000 to an Indian merchant who offered
it to Thomas Pitt, governor of Madras, for
half a million dollars. Pitt, guessing it was
stolen, drove a hard bargain and got it for
only $100,000. After being cut and polished,
Pitt sold it to the Regent of France for over
$600,000. His fortune was made—a fortune
that was passed on to his heirs, including
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HISTORICAL DIAMONDS (cont) Robert Livingston and John Jay of New York
refused to sign.
• In South Africa, a mine superintendent was
preparing to close the mine for the day when * On Aug. 3, 1861, the last entry of Charles
he saw a glint. It turned out to be the largest Dickens’ serialized novel “Great Expectations”
diamond ever found. Before faceting, it was is published in his literary circular, “All the Year
the size of a man’s fist and weighed over a Round.” The novel tells the story of young Pip,
pound. It was cleaved into 9 separate gems. a poor orphan who believes he will inherit a
fortune.
• Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan,
leader of the Ismaili Muslims, turned 75 * On Aug. 6, 1890, at Auburn Prison in New
years old in 1946. To celebrate his birthday in York, the first execution by electrocution in
Bombay, wealthy supporters volunteered to history is carried out against murderer William
contribute to his favorite charities an amount Kemmler. When the current failed after 17
of money equal to his weight in diamonds. seconds, a second charge was required for two
He sat on a giant balance scale while case minutes before Kemmler was declared de-
after case of diamonds were loaded on the ceased.
other side. The diamonds were of industrial
quality to lower their value, but still it took * On Aug. 5, 1914, the world’s first electric traffic WONDERFUL WORDS
over half a million carats at a value of a signal is installed, in Cleveland, Ohio. It consist-
million and a half dollars to counterbalance ed of four pairs of red and green lights on corner NAMES OF CHEESES
his hefty 243 lbs. (110 kg) posts. A gas traffic light, in 1860 in the U.K.,
exploded after being used for a month. • Franciscan friars started making a mild white
DEFEAT BY DIAMOND cheese in Monterey, California, in the 1800s.
* On Aug. 4, 1936, American Jesse Owens wins The cheese was marketed by David Jacks
• In 1981 Francois Mitterand was elected gold in the long jump at the Summer Olympics in and became known as “Jack’s cheese”
president of France. His win might be attributed Germany. It was the second of four gold medals before morphing into Monterey Jack.
due to actions of his opponent, incumbent Owens won in Berlin. Owens would win his third
President Valery Giscard d’Estaing. Giscard gold medal in the 200 meters the next day. • The Greek word “pheta” means “a slice” or
had accepted gifts of diamonds from the self- “a morsel.” It became feta, a white crumbly
appointed Emperor of the Central African * On Aug. 8, 1942, six German saboteurs who cheese originally made from sheep or goat
Empire, worth about $1 million today. When secretly entered the United States on a mission milk and soaked in brine.
a newspaper reporter found out, Giscard to attack its infrastructure are executed for spy-
claimed the diamonds had all been donated to ing. On June 12, the German team had buried • “Brie” is French for “marshland” and denotes
museums. The newspaper checked but could explosives on Long Island to use later. On July a district in northeastern France near Paris
find no such museums. 18, a second team had successfully landed in where this soft creamy cheese was first
Florida. developed.
• Giscard then went on TV and said the diamonds
had been sold and the money given to the On Aug. 7, 1987, Lynne Cox braves the freezing • The word “muenster” is a German word
African Red Cross. The paper checked but waters of the Bering Strait to make the first re- meaning “minister.” Muenster is the name
found no gifts to the Red Cross. Giscard then corded swim from the U.S. to the Soviet Union. of a region in France on the Rhine River
said they had been sent to the Emperor’s Her swim took 2 hours and 16 minutes. bordering Germany and Switzerland where
successor in Africa. The paper found that this soft cheese with an orange-colored rind
Giscard had actually sent the equivalent of (c) 2021 Hearst Communications, Inc. was popularized by the German residents.
one small diamond to Africa. After his defeat in All Rights Reserved
1981, a crowd surrounded him shouting “Give • The Old English word “ceodor” means
back the diamonds!” Giscard never held office “ravine” and turned in to the word “Cheddar”
again. which is a village in Somerset, England
near a striking gorge. Cheddar cheese was
developed there sometime around the 12th
century. Cheddar is one of the most popular
cheeses in the U.S., accounting for about
36% of all cheese sold.

• “Maimbert” is a West Germanic surname.
“Campus Maimberti” is Latin meaning “field
of Maimbert.” This became “Camembert”
and denotes a village in Normandy, France,
where this sweet yellowish cream cheese
was first made in the mid-1800s.

• Asiago is a region in Italy named for the
word meaning “uncountable.” Asiago
cheese developed in the region is similar to
parmesan.

• Ricotta is Italian for “re-cooked” or “refined”
because it’s made from the whey and
proteins left over from the production of other
cheeses. (cont)

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the “Golden Girls” characters on the 1980s
sitcom? • Roquefort is a region in France noted for
2. MOVIES: What was the name of the dance its caves where Roquefort cheese is aged.
song in the movie “The Rocky Horror Picture Roquefort cheese is made from the same
Show”? mold that gives us penicillin.
3. GEOGRAPHY: What is the newest interna-
tionally recognized nation in the world? • Concordia was the Roman goddess of peace
4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How big is an and harmony. In Milan, Italy, her name was
Olympic swimming pool? corrupted to Corcondiola and later ended up
5. U.S. STATES: What is the state animal of as Gorgonzola, a region that invented this
Nevada? soft blue-veined cheese.
6. ASTRONOMY: What color is the sunset on
Mars? • Neufchatel means “new castle” in French and
7. HISTORY: When was the Emancipation denotes a region where this soft white cheese
Proclamation issued? was first made. American-made cream
8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What are the offspring cheese has a lower moisture content and is
of cicadas called? made with more cream than Neufchatel.
9. AD SLOGANS: Which auto is advertised as
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10. LITERATURE: What is the setting for the
novel “Anne of Green Gables”? • According to legend, an Italian man named
Alfredo deLelio was concerned because
(c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. his pregnant wife had lost her appetite. He
owned a restaurant in Rome in the 1920s, so
he concocted a dish of egg noodles covered
with a rich delicious sauce to tempt his wife’s
appetite. Patrons of his restaurant loved it.

• Movie stars Douglas
Fairbanks and Mary Pickford
were on their honeymoon
in Rome and stopped in his
restaurant for dinner nearly
every night. They enjoyed his
noodle dish so much that they
presented him with a gold-plated
fork and spoon with which to
stir his famous sauce. Within
a year the recipe was featured
in a cookbook produced by the
famous Rector’s Restaurant
in New York, which helped
popularize the dish in America.

• Hollywood movie stars continued
to eat at diLelio’s restaurant in
Rome, and they insisted that
their favorite chefs back home
try their hand at the recipe as
well. Today the noodle dish,
with a sauce made from butter,
cream, and parmesan cheese,
is popular across the U.S. The
restaurant started by Alfredo
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By Lucie Winborne THE MOZZARELLA KING

* In the 1880s, businessman LaMarcus Thomp- • Mozzarella is an Italian cheese originally
son was so upset over the temptations presented made in Naples area. The word “mozzarella”
by saloons and brothels that he decided to clean started out as the Latin word “mutius” meaning
up what he viewed as one of America’s most im- “blunt” or “cut off” presumably because the
moral placesÑNew York’s Coney Island. To that cheese was formed into rolls that were bluntly
end he built the country’s first roller coaster in a whacked off into portions. The word “mutius”
bid to give folks some good, clean fun well away also gave us the words “mute” and “mutilate.”
from sleazier pursuits. When the word passed into Italian, it became
“mozza” and the diminutive form of the word
* Flamingos bend their legs at the ankle, not the was “mozzarella.”
knee. Their knees are closer to the body and
covered by feathers. • James Leprino has been on the Forbes list
of billionaires for more than a decade, one
* Those apples you buy at your local market of the few billionaires that nobody’s heard
aren’t all that fresh. They’re typically plucked of. His company, Leprino Foods, is a firm
between August and November, then covered that nobody’s heard of. James Leprino is the
in wax, hot-air dried, and sent to cold storage Cheese King, and he built Leprino Foods
before landing in stores six to 12 months later. from scratch.

* The world’s largest waterfall, in the Denmark • It all started when James Leprino’s father,
Strait between Iceland and Greenland, is under- Mike Leprino Sr., left his native Italy in 1914
water. at the age of 16. He became a farmer in
the Denver area. In the 1950s he opened
* Dunce caps used to be a sign of intelligence! a grocery store to sell his produce and
Thirteenth-century philosopher John Duns Sco- eventually added Italian specialties including
tus believed that a pointed cap helped spread various cheeses and mozzarella balls.
knowledge from the tip to the brain, and his fol-
lowers proudly wore them as badges of honor. A • James Leprino couldn’t help but notice that
few hundred years later, when his ideas became most of his friends and classmates tended
less popular, the meaning of the Duns cap was to hang out at pizza joints after school and
turned on its, er, head, becoming a joke that led on weekends. After he graduated from high
to its less flattering association. school in 1956, James went to work for his
dad in the family grocery store. In 1958,
* About a month after its dedication, the Statue chain supermarkets forced them to close.
of Liberty became a working lighthouse for 16 By then, James had discovered that pizza
years. shops in the Denver area were buying over
5,000 pounds of mozzarella every week.
* When Benjamin Franklin designed the first U.S.
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Foods was selling 200 pounds of mozzarella
every single week to Italian restaurants in
the Denver area. From there, things just kept
expanding. (cont)

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The VA’s Fourth Mission

The Department of Veteran’s Affairs has Trivia Answers
been busy. It was recently announced
that it has completed 150 Fourth Mission 1. Rose, Blanche, Dorothy and
Sophia
assignments across the country. 2. “Time Warp”
Fourth Mission’s goal is to improve preparedness for response to war and na- 3. South Sudan (2011)
tional emergencies by developing plans and taking actions to support service to 4. Fifty meters long, 25 meters wide
veterans as well as national efforts. In other words, when a need is there, so is and at least 2 meters deep
help. (The first three VA Missions are health care, benefits and national ceme- 5. Desert bighorn sheep
6. Blue
teries.) 7. Jan. 1, 1863
If you ever doubted that the COVID pandemic has been a true emergency, you 8. Nymphs
only need to look at the very long list of Fourth Mission humanitarian efforts to 9. BMW
10. Prince Edward Island, Canada
back up the nation’s health care system.
Here are a few examples of what the VA’s Fourth Mission has accomplished in

all 50 states plus territories:
-- Provided 935,000 pieces of Personal Protective Equipment.
-- Admitted 488 non-veteran citizens to VA medical centers for treatment.
-- Deployed over 5,000 medical personnel to 1,215 state VA homes, 980 com-
munity nursing homes and 94 non-VA hospitals. In Arizona alone, they provided
staffing for six civilian hospitals. In Florida, they worked with over 8,000 long-
term-care patients at 82 facilities. In Virginia, it was 852 long-term-care facili-

ties.
There were untold thousands of COVID tests given and results processed.
When the vaccines came out, VA personnel were there across the country to

administer them.
The efforts weren’t limited to hands-on medical staff. Truck drivers were sent
to multiple states to deliver supplies and vaccines. Pharmacists were sent to
numerous locations, including federal prisons. VA personnel fed 250 veteran
families every month in Georgia, along with 150 homebound VA patients. They
held town hall and state meetings with civilian authorities to coordinate how to

contain the spread of COVID.
I’m impressed by this massive effort. To the thousands of VA personnel who

volunteered to go, thank you.

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No, Life Has Not Returned to Normal

A recent survey concluded that we seniors are Sports Quiz Answers
ready to go back out into the world, to resume our 1. 222.
2. Sidney Moncrief.
former pre-COVID activities. 3. Drew Brees, Brett Favre and Peyton
I suspect the poll questions weren’t asked of seniors in my part of New England. We Manning.
4. CC Sabathia.
are not, for the most part, ready to get back to what we were doing before. 5. Spain.
We learned to talk to family and friends on internet conferences and managed the 6. National Basketball Development League
software quite well. We explored new hobbies with materials that arrived by mail since (NBDL).
we weren’t going into stores. We mastered complicated recipes (with ingredients 7. Anthony.
picked up curbside at the grocery), and we renewed our interest in chess and other
games, playing online. We explored parts of our state we hadn’t seen before because

we could safely drive around -- as long as we didn’t get out of the car.
Our senior center is still holding the men’s Monday lunch in the parking lot, socially
distanced, of course. The French language class still isn’t meeting because it didn’t
work out well trying to hear and speak French while spaced out across the parking lot
with cars going by. The art classes are still done remotely because it’s difficult to do
watercolor painting outside with the breeze blowing, and no one is ready to go inside

the building.
A few fast phone calls revealed that, no, the American Legion hall still isn’t open. The
auto dealership is trying to restrict potential buyers to test driving only three cars be-
cause each one has to be sanitized after customers take one out for a spin. The deli
on Main Street is still taking orders only at the front window and doesn’t know when it

will open for indoor eating.
If a poll were done here, I suspect it would conclude that, no, we’re not ready to come

out yet.

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THE MOZZARELLA KING (cont from page 6) ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You face the
possibility of raising your relationship to anoth-
• Leprino’s timing was perfect. In 1958, the first Pizza Hut opened followed by Little er level. However, your partner might demand
Caesars in 1959. Little Caesars was soon expanding by 25% each year. In 1960 the that you make promises for which you’re not
first Domino’s launched. After pioneering pizza delivery, Domino’s expanded from 200 sure you’re ready.
outlets in 1978 to 5,000 in 1989. In 1985 Papa John’s opened for business. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) As changes
continue, expect things to get a little more
• In 1968 Leprino Foods began selling pre-sliced blocks of mozzarella so that pizza- hectic at your workplace. An unexpected
makers could lay a few slices onto each pie rather than shred cheese. They invented travel opportunity could open new career
new uses for whey and lactose. The company developed a preservative mist and prospects.
invented flavored cheeses. They cut down the aging process from 14 days to just four GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Confront the
hours, cutting costs. Soon Leprino Foods was selling 2 million pounds of cheese a person who caused your hurt feelings and de-
week. mand a full explanation for his or her actions.
You’ll not only recover your self-esteem, but
• At times the company has controlled as much as 85% of the market for pizza cheese, you’ll also gain the respect of others.
selling to Pizza Hut, Domino’s, Papa John’s, and Little Caesars. The specialization has CANCER (June 21 to July 22) That personal
allowed Leprino to invest in niche technology resulting in over 50 patents. problem in the workplace is compounded by
someone’s biased interference. Stand your
• The company also provides the cheese for take-and-bake pizzas, cheesy Hot Pockets, ground, and you’ll soon find allies gathering
and Stouffer’s lasagna. They provide lactose and whey powders for protein bars, Yoplait around you.
yogurt, baby formula, and even Pillsbury Toaster Strudel. In 60 years of business, LEO (July 23 to August 22) You don’t accept
there has never been a product recall. disapproval easily. But instead of hiding out in
your den to lick your wounded pride, turn the
• Leprino Foods is the world’s largest mozzarella company, selling more than a billion criticism into a valuable lesson for future use.
pounds of cheese a year and bringing in over $3 billion in revenue. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) That
former friend you thought you’d cut out of your
• They purchase 7% of the total available milk in the U.S. in order to supply mozzarella life is still affecting other relationships. Count-
for most of America’s pizzas. The entire milk production of about one out of every 20 er his or her lies with the truth. Your friends
cows is devoted to mozzarella for pizza. are ready to listen.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) What
appears to be an unfair situation might simply
be the result of a misunderstanding. If you
feel something is out of balance, by all means,
correct it.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21)
A stalled relationship won’t budge until you
make the first move. Your partner offers a
surprising explanation about what got it mired
down in the first place.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December
21) A co-worker shares some startling news,
but before you can use it to your advantage,
make sure it’s true. The weekend favors fami-
ly matters.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19)
Your usual conservative approach to family
situations might not work at this time. Keep
an open mind about developments, and you
might be pleasantly surprised.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18)
Plans might have to be put on hold because
of a family member’s problems. Don’t hesitate
to get involved. Your help could make all the
difference.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Relation-
ships in the home and in the workplace need
your careful attention during this period. Be
careful not to allow misunderstandings to cre-
ate problems.
BORN THIS WEEK: You have a keen, insight-
ful intellect and enjoy debating your views with
others who disagree with you. You also love to
solve puzzles -- the harder, the better.

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1) Is the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old BIBLE TRIVIA
or New Testament or neither? ANSWERS: 1) Old; 2) Galatians 6:7; 3)
2) Where is “For whatsoever a man Jeremiah 15:18; 4) 2; 5) Exodus; 6) 119th
soweth, that shall he also reap” found?
Ephesians, Colossians, Galatians, 1
Timothy
3. Who asked God, “Why is my pain
perpetual, and my wound incurable?”?
Moses, Jeremiah, Abraham, Noah
4. How many angels rescued Lot and his
family from Sodom? 2, 7, 13, Dozens
5. Where is the story of the burning bush
found? Genesis, Exodus, Luke, John
6. What is the longest Psalm in the Bible
(KJV)? 1st, 23rd, 119th, 130th

Hardcore trivia fan? Visit Wilson Casey’s
subscriber site at www.patreon.com/triv-
iaguy.

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Photo Credit: Apple Inc.

Photo Caption: Martin Short in “Schmigadoon!”

“The Movies That Made Us, Season 2” -- There was a time when the
phrase “Run, Forrest, Run!” meant nothing, and the idea of a time ma-
chine built out of a DeLorean seemed a ridiculous notion. But for GenX
viewers, it is hard to remember life before these big-screen gems that
were so much a part of our formative years. Playing to our love for pop
culture nostalgia, this docuseries reveals more behind-the-scenes insight for some of the biggest films of the 1980s and 1990s. Through
interviews with members of production crew, each 50-minute episode highlights one movie’s lifespan from creation to its lasting legacy.
Films highlighted this season include “Forrest Gump,” “Jurassic Park,” “Pretty Woman,” and “Back to the Future.” (Netflix)

“Schmigadoon!” -- When a young couple take a hike in the woods to discuss the status of their relationship, they magically and mistak-
enly find themselves stuck in another land called Schmigadoon. It’s a weird but overly happy land where everything is old-timey musical
theater. The couple cannot leave Schmigadoon until they find true love -- either with each other or with someone new. It’s sort of like “The
Wizard of Oz” meets “Pleasantville,” as played by “Saturday Night Live” alumni. The six-episode series stars Cecily Strong and Kee-
gan-Michael Key as the couple, but supporting cast Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming keep it interesting. (Apple TV+)

“Golden: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts” -- Before the 2021 Summer Olympics commence, rev up your enthusiasm for Team USA
with this six-part docuseries. In a profile of five top contenders among the mighty women of gymnastics, watch as they train during the
pandemic, battle the mental and physical tolls of this highly competitive sport, and face the National Team selection committee. They have
only one chance to be perfect ... who will come out on top? (Peacock)

“Through Our Eyes” -- Intended for adult viewers and accompanied children aged 9 and older, this docuseries is the first from Sesame
Workshop. It unpacks and explores some of today’s toughest social issues through the perspectives of children. The four-part series
shows how these kids are directly affected by each issue, rather than simply discussing them on a rhetorical level. Parental incarceration,
family homelessness perils and various localized effects of climate change are covered. Sesame Workshop aims to build empathy for
families in crisis through the series and assure those experiencing hardships that they are not alone. (HBO Max)

“Walking With Dinosaurs: The Movie” (PG) -- Take a journey back 70 million years or so to watch the story of young Patchi, the runt in
a litter of Pachyrhinosaurus hatchlings. Voiced by Justin Long, Patchi vies to impress a female interest, Juniper, is attacked by a bigger
dinosaur, and migrates south with the herd of a protector friend, Bulldust. Obstacles must be overcome along the way and chaos ensues
featuring a gaggle of dinosaur creatures. Realistic CGI dinosaurs are placed in real-life locales filmed in Alaska and New Zealand, provid-
ing a visually impressive live action/animation hybrid. (Disney+)

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Recipes for Life

Dear Readers:
Over a decade ago, I was given the wonderful opportunity to work King Features Weekly
Service to create The Kitchen Diva! food and lifestyle column. Editor Jim Clarke helped
me to craft 800 words, including a recipe, into a user-friendly and, hopefully, entertaining
format each week, year in and year out. This is my last column for King Features, and I’d
like to take this opportunity to thank Jim for being such an extraordinary editor, the King

Features Weekly Service staff and all of you for your interest and support of my work.
I’ve enjoyed reading your emails, searching for recipes that you loved and lost, and an-
swering questions about your cooking dilemmas. I feel like I’ve made thousands of new
friends over the years. I can’t thank you all enough for the privilege of doing what I love,
and the honor of being able to share my thoughts and new discoveries with you each

week.
When I started The Kitchen Diva column, I was transitioning into the culinary world after writing more than 100 children’s books and
visiting schools and presenting speeches at literacy conferences all over the U.S. and Europe. My love affair with studying culinary
history, writing about food, creating recipes, publishing cookbooks and doing cooking demos as The Kitchen Diva! is an odd turn of

events considering I was never a great cook.
My mother, Angeline, is a wonderful cook, among her many other artistic talents, so I never felt the need to try to cook anything
when I was growing up. My mother’s decision to supplement her income by baking and selling her fabulous pies was the impetus of
my career change. But instead of baking and selling pies, my sister Sandra suggested that I write a cookbook containing her reci-

pes.
I taught myself how to cook and to write a recipe as part of the educational process of creating my first cookbook, “The African
American Kitchen,” with lots of help from my mother and my sister Marcia. I had no idea how labor-intensive, expensive (we bought
all of the ingredients and tested over 150 recipes) and challenging this cookbook would be. I spent two years studying culinary his-
tory and heritage recipes from Africa, South America, the Caribbean, old Southern “receipts and scripts” and the African-influenced

melting pot of cuisines that make up the foundation of the way that we eat in America today.
Over the past two decades, I’ve also observed the impact of recipes, handed down from generation to generation and prepared for
the people you love, to bond together a family or to welcome new friends. It’s those recipes for life that have held me in good stead
through the horrible and heartbreaking national and personal events during the pandemic last year. Jim, my editor at King Features,

took over my column in order to allow me to take the time that I needed to run The Kitchen Diva’s Health Outreach, a division of
Book Boosters, our families’ non-profit education, health and social-service agency.

We were able to distribute hundreds of prepared meals, and to purchase canned and packaged foods to establish onsite pantries for
families living in apartments in underserved communities here in Austin, Texas, during the pandemic and the horrible winter storm
last year. I want to devote more time to operating our non-profit health outreach division and focus on educating and empowering
people all over the world about ways to combat diabetes and diet-related illnesses using every form of media.
So, dear readers, as a tribute to my mother, Angeline, who LOVES collard greens, I’m sharing one of her favorite recipes with you.
Enjoy, and “see” you soon!

ANGELINE’S EASY COLLARD GREENS

1 large bunch (about 10 ounces) collard greens
3 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
1 red bell pepper, seeded, ribs removed and thinly sliced
1 yellow onion, peeled and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons balsamic or red wine vinegar

1. Wash the greens in cool water to remove any dirt. Cut the thick central ribs out of the

collard greens. Stack the leaves on top of one another. Starting at one end, roll them up

into a cigar-liked shape, then slice across the roll to make the greens into thin strips Photo Credit: Angela Shelf Medearis
about 1/8-inch wide, and cut again lengthwise. Photo Caption: Angela Shelf Medearis with her mother, Angeline

2. Place a large, heavy bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and

heat for a minute. Then add the greens and all of the rest of the ingredients except for the vinegar. Cook the greens, stirring every

30-seconds to combine the ingredients and cook them through, about 8 to 10 minutes.

3. Transfer the collards to a serving bowl, sprinkle them with the vinegar, stir and serve immediately. Serves 4.

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Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children’s author, culinary historian and the author of seven cookbooks. Her latest cook-

book is “The Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cookbook.” Her website is www.divapro.com. Recipes may not be reprinted without permission

from Angela Shelf Medearis.

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