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an earl, born into a pampered life in Britain.
When his father died, he inherited the title
of earl and was called by the title of the
place he lived. He wanted an important
position in the British army. In 1824 he got
it, even though he had no military training.

• At the time it was accepted practice
for rich people to be handed military
appointments. When England went up
against Russia in the Crimean War, he
was given command of the Light Brigade
of Cavalry and named brigadier general.
While the men of the Light Brigade slept
in mud, he slept on his nearby yacht. He
wore shiny boots and tall plumed hats.
On chilly days he often wore a jacket-like
sweater. According legend, he didn’t like
the sweater to hide the gilt edging on his
royal blue tunic, so he wore only sweaters
that hung open down the front.

• When he made his suicide ride through
Balaklava leading the charge of the Light
Brigade, he went down in history. Today
we remember Brudenell for the open
sweater he wore which is named after the
place he lived, a style later made famous
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A COLORFUL CLOTH
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• The process of tie-dying a piece of cloth
involves tying up sections of the cloth in side in the
tight knots before dipping it into the dye. The
looser parts of the cloth absorb more of the Snow?
dye and become darker, while the tighter
parts within the knot absorb less of the dye ---
and remain lighter. The result is interesting
symmetrical patterns. Reconnecting With DEAR PAW’S
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first reached India, they bought pieces I can’t super-
of the colorful dyed cloth, but altered the
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sweat from dripping down their necks, and
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wore the short-tailed coat. Nobody laughed. * On Feb. 10, 1846, Brigham Young leaves WONDERFUL WORDS
Instead, they copied the style. Nauvoo, Illinois, and begins leading 1,600
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• The new suitcoat was named after the to a temporary refuge at Sugar Grove, Iowa.
country club, which was named after the It was their first stop in a westward migra- • Kashyapa is the name of a sage revered in
community, which was named after the tion that eventually brought 12,000 of them the Hindu tradition. A region on the Indian
Algonquian Indian word for “wolf.” Today the to the Great Salt Lake in Utah. continent originally called “Kashyapa-Mir”
attire is standard at proms, weddings, and meaning “Kashyapa’s lake” was shortened
formal functions. What’s it called? * On Feb. 12, 1912, Hsian-T’ung, the last over the years to Kashmir, originally spelled
emperor of China, is forced to abdicate. A “cashmere.” In that region, livestock herders
Answer: Tuxedo. provisional government was established, raised a goat that had a particularly soft
ending 267 years of Manchu rule in China undercoat of fur which could be woven into
A TINY SWIM SUIT and 2,000 years of imperial rule. The emper- particularly soft items of cashmere clothing.
or was only 6 years old.
• In the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean • Suede is a type of leather with a fuzzy napped
there’s an island that takes its name from * On Feb. 13, 1920, The League of Nations, finish, usually used for jackets, shoes, shirts,
a corruption of the Marshallese words the international organization formed at the purses, and upholstery. The term comes
“pik” meaning “surface” and “ni” meaning peace conference at Versailles in the wake from the French phrase “gants de Suède”
“coconut” meaning “the place of floating of World War I, recognizes the perpetual which literally means “gloves from Sweden.”
coconuts.” After World War II, the U.S. neutrality of Switzerland. Suede is made from the underside of the
needed a place to test nuclear weapons, animal skin, which is softer and more pliable
so they searched for a remote location. The * On Feb. 11, 1937, after a six-week sit- than, though not as durable as, the outer skin
“floating coconut” island was chosen, and down strike by General Motors autoworkers layer. It can come from lamb, goat, calf, or
the inhabitants were relocated. in Flint, Michigan, GM president Alfred P. deer.
Sloan signs the first union contract in the
• On July 1, 1946, the first of 23 nuclear history of the American auto industry. • The story goes that on a coastal region of
bombs was dropped. More than half of the India, a ruler wanted to reward one of his
world’s supply of motion picture film was on * On Feb. 9, 1964, America meets the chiefs by bequeathing him all of the land
hand to record it for the world to see. Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” with an surrounding a temple. Chickens and a rooster
estimated 73 million Americans watching were raised out back. The ruler decreed that
• Meanwhile, back in France, designer Louis as the group made its live U.S. television all of the land surrounding that temple within
Réard was designing the world’s smallest debut. When they sang “She Loves You,” the earshot of the rooster crowing now belonged
swimsuit. Whereas one-piece swimsuits audience exploded in what was perhaps the to that chief. The town that grew up there was
were accepted, two-piece bathing suits most important 2 minutes and 16 seconds called “Calicoda” meaning “the crowing of
were scandalous, and he was designing of music ever broadcast on American televi- the cock.” Later it was shortened to Calicut.
two-piece bathing suits that were barely sion. (Today the city is known as Kozhikode,
there at all. meaning “fortified place.”)
* On Feb. 8, 1983, gunmen steal champion
• Because the word “atomic” had entered Irish racehorse Shergar in County Kildare, • In the Calicut, cotton was plentiful and
the language meaning “sensational” and Ireland. The 5-year-old thoroughbred stal- weavers created a cloth made from
because the bomb was splitting the atom lion was worth $13.5 million. A $2 million unbleached, undyed, unfinished cotton. This
just as he was splitting the bathing suit, ransom demand was never paid, and Sher- raw fabric was easy to dye in bright colors and
he named his creation after the island. He gar was never seen again. wonderful patterns. It was known as calico.
couldn’t find a model willing to wear it, so he When Britain’s East India Company began
hired a stripper to model it at a Paris fashion (c) 2021 Hearst Communications, Inc. importing calico fabric to England, the textile
show on July 5, 1946. What’s the name All Rights Reserved firms throughout Britain objected, because
shared by the island and the swimsuit? it cut into the profits they made selling wool
Answer: Bikini. and flax linen. (cont)

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was subsequently outlawed in
1. GEOGRAPHY: The United States Britain for most of the 1700s.
shares a land border with how many
• In India, textile workers learned to dye calico
Nyssa ChambceoruontfriCeso?mmerce & Agriculture fabric using carved woodblocks dipped in ink
and pressed to the fabric, imprinting varied
Thunde2r.eHgIgSTCOaRpYit:aWl ohfenthdeidWthoerldGreat Fire patterns. The Hindi word “chīnt” meant
spotted or speckled, and resulted in the name
CharoMf LcGonindnoisn-tOafkfiecepMlaacnea?ger “chinz.” Wildly popular in Britain, chinz was
Office Hou3rs.:MMEoAndSaUyR-EFMriEdaNyT, S1:0aWmhtaot2dpomes a originally used for curtains, tablecloths, and
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Phone: 5441.-F3O72O-3D09&1DFRaIxN: K54:1W-3h7a2t-9k9i9n0d of food the household who turned them into clothing.
When the import of chinz was outlawed by
[email protected], Parliament in the 1700s, fabric “bootleggers”
manzanilla and nyon? in Britain tried to re-create the fabric and the
patterns on their own, resulting in a shoddy
Monthly Lunch - First Wed of Month @ Thu5n. dTeErLeEgVgISCIOofNfe: eWChaot∙w1a2s5tMheainnaSmtereoeft imitation, resulting in the term “chintzy”
the Coneheads’ home planet (“Satur- meaning cheap or poor in quality.
day Night Live”)?
6. MOVIES: How many versions of “A • Gaza is a city in Palestine named for the
Star Is Born” have been made? Hebrew word meaning “strength” or “force.”
7. LITERATURE: The title of William In the middle 1200s the region became a top
Faulkner’s novel “The Sound and the producer of textiles, including a loose silk
Fury” is taken from which of Shake- weave called “gazzatum” and then shortened
speare’s plays? “gazz,” going into the French language as
8. SCIENCE: What does the acronym “gaze” and then into English as “guaze.”
DNA stand for?
9. MUSIC: What is a diggeridoo? • Canvas originates with the Greek and Latin
10. CURRENCY: Whose likeness is de- word meaning “made of hemp” which is the
picted on the U.S. $50 bill? same root word that gives us “cannabis.”

(c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. • “Polak” means Polish
man, and “polka” means
Polish woman. When a new
dance originating in Bohemia
took the world by storm, it
was called the polka. The
polka was very popular and
many different items were
named after the dance. When
a new fabric was invented,
the manufacturer decided to
name the new design “polka
dots.”

• Cambric originated
in Cambrai, France. Damask
comes from Damascus, Syria.
Cotton comes from the Arabic
word “qutn” meaning“fancy.”
Duffel came from Duffel,
Belgium.. Jersey was invented
on the isle of Jersey. Angora
comes from Angora rabbits,
which originated in Ankara,
Turkey. Tulle came from
Tulle, France. Worsted wool
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By Lucie Winborne BLUE JEANS
* The human brain would be able to perform
38 quadrillion (38 thousand trillion) operations • Levi Strauss found it difficult to make a
per second if it were a computer. living as a peddler in Kentucky. So in
1849 with the news of the California Gold
* Lisa Jakub, who played teenager Lydia Hil- Rush, he packed up his merchandise
liard in “Mrs. Doubtfire,” was kicked out of her and headed for San Francisco. It was a
Toronto school for taking the five-month-long long journey by boat around Cape Horn.
film gig. When co-star Robin Williams found By the time he reached California, Levi
out, he wrote a letter to the school asking had sold all his wares to passengers on
them to reconsider. School officials framed the boat. The only thing he had left was
his letter, but didn’t change their mind about a few rolls of canvas.
Jakub.
• He tried to sell the canvas as tent material
* Pope Francis was once a nightclub bouncer or wagon covers, but the prospectors only
in his native Argentina. had one request— they wanted pants.
They wanted pants that would stand up
* Neptune was the first planet to be found to the wear and tear of the gold diggings.
through mathematical predictions rather than Dungarees had been around for a long
telescopic location. time, made of cloth that that originated in
the 1600’s in India, in the town of Dungri,
* The Iberian ribbed newt uses its own bones a suburb of Bombay. But Levi’s canvas
as weapons! Special tubercles in its abdomen was sturdier than dungarees.
allow its ribs to poke out through its skin
when the newt is frightened. As an added • He hired a tailor to turn his canvas into
bonus, the skin secretes a toxic chemical, durable overalls, and they sold like
turning this little creature into a killer of any- hotcakes. Levi Strauss gave up his
thing that tries to bite it. plans of prospecting and sent for more
material. He knew there was a better
* In Ghana, people like to be buried in some- material for clothing. It was manufactured
thing that represents their lives. These include in the French town of Nimes. The French
coffins shaped like planes for pilots, fish for called it “serge de Nimes,” meaning “cloth
fishermen and a Mercedes for a businessman. of Nimes.” But Americans just called it
“denim.”

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environmentally friendly as possible, but Stel-
la McCartney bags took that initiative a step
further by making some of the accessories
out of corn.

* “Psycho” was the first movie to show a
toilet flushing.

* As part of standard convention, pilots and
co-pilots do not eat the same food before a
flight in case of food poisoning (or worse).
If one of the pilots is incapacitated (in other
words, unable to leave the bathroom), the
other pilot can take over.
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Thought for the Day: “The only person you
are destined to become is the person you

decide to be.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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* “Here’s a DIY softener
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VA Is Rolling Out the COVID On Medicare? Beware of COVID
Vaccine Card Scam

As of this writing, the Department of Have you received a phone call asking if
Veterans Affairs has given more COVID you’ve received your new “special” Medi-
vaccine shots than multiple U.S. states added together. The VA started with care COVID card? Beware: There is no
37 vaccination sites, quickly expanded to an additional 128 sites, and at this
point has grown to 195 sites. such thing. It’s a scam.
It followed a COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan first conceived in Septem- I did receive such a call. The person on
ber and firmed up in early December. In other words, they were ready the the other end asked if I’d received my new
minute the vaccine was. card, which I’d heard nothing about, and
But the states are struggling with their logistics. How and why this is, no proceeded to try to ask me a number of
one seems to be explaining. The VA plan followed three basic steps: Lower questions. She claimed there are a lot of
the risk of infection and spread, make staff and veterans the highest priori- fancy benefits that come with the COVID
ty, and ensure distribution is fair, transparent and aimed at maximizing the
benefits of the vaccine. The detailed plan included lists of what needs to be card.
done and who’s doing it. In the name of research for this column, I
What’s so hard about that? did not hang up immediately as I usually
You have to do your part, though. Yes, the initial doses are being given to do. Instead, I went along with the caller,
medical staff and patients in VA hospitals. But I’ve already heard of vaccines listening but not providing any information.
being offered to veterans in general who are not hospitalized. To do that I asked where they’d gotten my name and
the VA will need to contact you. Call your health care team and be sure they was told they were accessing the Medicare
have your current contact information. Also, if you have not yet taken the flu database. I was quickly convinced it was a
shot, ask if there is a required time delay between a flu shot and the COVID
vaccine. scam.
What we don’t want to hear about the COVID vaccine is this: Even after I hung up and called the Medicare fraud
getting the vaccine (and the second dose), you’ll still need to beware. Wear line to report it. The fraud people were very
your mask, scrub your hands (for one full minute, please) and stay out of
risky situations. This will likely go on until a large percentage of the popula- glad I did.
tion has received the vaccine. Other forms of COVID scams include
For updates, check this website: www.va.gov/health-care/covid-19-vaccine. offering fast eligibility for the vaccine, fake
(c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. vaccine sign-up websites, fake testing and
wellness kits, and fake contact tracers who
want to know your Medicare card number.
Fact: There is no new Medicare card for

COVID.
Fact: Medicare isn’t going to call you about
anything unless you have called or written
to them and asked them to contact you by

phone.
If you receive a call such as the one I got,
hang up immediately and then call to re-
port it. Call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-

4227), or HHS at 1-800-447-8477.
As for the fancy benefits the caller prom-
ised me, check your Medicare Summary
Notice or Explanation of Benefits to be
sure there are no errors for items and ser-

vices that you do not get.
This might be the newest scam against
seniors, so spread the word among your
friends. There is no “special” Medicare

card for COVID.

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Sports Quiz Answers Trivia Answers
1. Willie “Flipper” Anderson.
2. Jim McKay. 1. Two, Mexico and Canada
3. Portugal. 2. 1666
4. Jacques Bailly. 3. Blood pressure
5. Aston Villa F.C. and Birmingham City F.C. 4. Olives
6. Tyrone Wheatley. 5. Remulak
7. Serge Ibaka. 6. Four
7. “Macbeth”
8. Deoxyribonucleic Acid

9. An Australian wind instrument
10. Ulysses Grant

Jan 27 - Feb 2, 2021 Tidbits of Lower Treasure Valley Page 9

BLUE JEANS (cont) SALOME’S STARS
FOR RELEASE WEEK OF FEB. 1, 2021
• The material was also made in the Italian town of Genoa, where it was made into clothing for ---
the Italian army to wear on duty. The French word for Genoa is “Genes” and is the origin of the ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A gracious
word “jeans.” Lamb can learn more about a problem-filled
situation than one who is openly suspicious of
• Levi dyed the material blue because it was the most consistent dye, and the cloth matched what could be happening. A friend might offer
when sewn together. It also had the advantage of being dark enough in color to hide dirt. Levi some well-directed advice.
Strauss patented his pants design in 1873. He added a tiny extra pocket, designed to hold a TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Getting adjusted
pocket watch. to an unexpected change might be difficult for
the Bovine, who prefers things to go accord-
• The next big improvement came when a miner known as Alkali Ike kept ripping out his pockets ing to plan. But help could come from a most
by stuffing them full of ore samples. He kept taking them to a local tailor to be resewn. After welcome source.
several times, the tailor as a joke took the torn pants to a blacksmith and had him put a rivet GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This could be a
in the pocket corners. It worked— the pockets never again ripped out, and Levi adopted the good time to get a head start on those ca-
idea. reer-related plans. The sooner you check out
the pluses and minuses, the sooner you can
• In fact, a construction worker in Fort Worth was once working on a 52-story building when a act on your information.
crane accidentally hooked him by his pocket. He hung high above the ground, but the pocket CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A personal situ-
held out until he was rescued. ation you thought would no longer present a
problem could suddenly produce some sur-
• Levi’s pants continued to expand in popularity until they were being worn around the world. prises. Try to sort things out with the help of
trusted colleagues.
• Levi Strauss never wore a pair of his own jeans. He was wealthy and thought jeans were made LEO (July 23 to August 22) An upcoming
for poorer people. move holds both anticipation and anxiety for
Leos and Leonas who have some big deci-
BLUE JEAN FACTOIDS sions to make. Advice is plentiful, but it’s up
to you to decide which way you want to go.
• Making of one pair of Levi 501s requires 37 separate sewing operations. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Some-
one from a previous project could provide
• Today, over 50% of denim is produced in China, India, and Bangladesh. valuable guidance on how to handle a current
problem, especially where it might involve a
• A billboard in Italy depicted Michelangelo’s picture of God stretching forth his hand to Adam as legal matter.
God offering a naked Adam a pair of jeans. Lana Turner wore them studded with diamonds; LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A busi-
Marlon Brando wore them to black-tie affairs. In 1951, Bing Crosby was refused a hotel room ness situation presents some unexpected
because he was wearing jeans. In response to this, Levi’s designed a denim jacket especially complications. But rather than try to handle
for him. them all at once, it would be best to deal with
them one at a time.
• Yearly, about 450 million jeans articles are sold worldwide. Around 7.5 billion feet of denim SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) You
fabric is produced every single year. just might get what you want, despite the
odds against it. In any event, be sure to
• The average American has about 7 pairs of jeans in their closet. thank all those people involved who believed
in you and went to bat for you.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December
21) Before you even hint at an accusation,
remember that you’ll have to prove what you
say. So be sure you have what you need to
back up your comments.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19)
A romantic situation takes an unexpected
turn that favors some Sea Goats, but causes
others to reassess how they’ve been handling
the relationship.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A
surprise turn of events could unsettle the
Water Bearer. But it also might help open up
an entirely different way of working out an
important matter.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A smooth-
ly running operation could bump up against
an obstacle. This is where your ability to
assess situations and make adjustments can
restore things to normal.
BORN THIS WEEK: Your kindness is legend-
ary, and so is your strong sense of responsi-
bility.

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1. Is the book of 2 Timothy in the Old BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS: 1) New; 2)
or New Testament or neither? Naomi; 3) Owed tithes; 4) Shiloh; 5)
2. From Ruth 1, who called herself Mar- Messiah; 6) Xerxes
ah, a name meaning “bitter”? Priscilla,
Miriam, Naomi, Deborah
3. What did Malachi say the people of
Judah were stealing from God? Servants,
Unrighteous miracles, Holy Grail, Owed
tithes
4. Which was a city of Ephraim and
home of the Ark of the Covenant? Ai,
Sardis, Gaza, Shiloh
5. What Old Testament word means
“anointed”? Bishop, Messiah, Jehovah,
Salvation
6. Ahasuerus was also known as ...?
Noadiah, Agrippa, Joash, Xerxes

Sharpen your understanding of scripture
with Wilson’s Casey’s book “Test Your
Bible Knowledge,” available in bookstores
and online.

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PHOTO: Scene from “The Goonies”
Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Entertainment

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Shame, shame, shame?
A few years back on Facebook, I outed myself for a movie faux
pas -- I had never seen “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” It’s
one of those films that are quoted and referenced in all manner
of ways, assuming much of the time that it’s been universally
viewed. And it turns out there are a great many of these films
and just as many people out there who have never seen them -- in the dark about their plots, not in on the joke and nev-
er intending to be. My post became a completely unofficial survey, with several titles popping up again and again. Have you
seen them? What’s your guilty little movie secret?

“Star Wars” -- George Lucas’ space saga has many chapters, and very opinionated fans. There are those who have seen the
first three films from 1977-1983 (episodes 4, 5 and 6), but not the prequel trilogy from 1999-2005 (episodes 1, 2 and 3). Or
those who have seen 1-6 (all by Lucas), but not the subsequent trilogy (episodes 7, 8 and 9) done after he sold the franchise.

“Gone With the Wind” -- The Civil War raged, Scarlet O’Hara pouted and Rhett Butler didn’t give a damn. So, too, did several
people in my survey, who admitted that an almost four-hour running time was no enticement to view this 1939 classic.

“The Goonies” -- This mid-’80s adventure starring Sean Astin as a little kid who chases the legend of One-Eyed Willie was
pure gold to me, but not to many of my younger friends, who admit to not having made time to “Never Say Die!”

“The Godfather” -- Marlon Brando and Al Pacino shepherd the Corleone family through good times and bad, but you have to
see it to know what offer the Don makes that can’t be refused or what it means when someone “sleeps with the fishes.”

“The Wizard of Oz” -- “Follow the yellow brick road” to a place that’s “not in Kansas anymore.” Many of my respondents ad-
mitted that even if they hadn’t seen the film start to finish, they feel like they’ve seen it as ubiquitously as the film is refer-
enced.

“A Christmas Story” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” -- Two holiday masterpieces that run so much during the season that it’s hard
to believe ANYONE could have escaped viewing, but nonetheless both ranked highly on the secretly-never-seen list.

“Pulp Fiction” -- Quentin Tarantino turned the movie-making industry on its head with this super-cool and eminently quotable
flick that weaves together the stories of criminals and criminal adjacents.

“The Sound of Music” -- Julie Andrews plays Maria, governess to seven children, who sparks a love of music and joy that lead
to a family band. Today’s teeny-boppers may be surprised to find that one of this musical’s numbers is the source of Ariana
Grande’s “7 Rings” riff.
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A Toast to Your Health

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One of the best things about writing a food and recipe column is the opportunity to introduce my family,
friends and readers to something new. I also enjoy experimenting with new ingredients and products.
Recently, I discovered a wonderful line of naturally sweetened, zero-calorie beverages called Zevia. It’s
one of the first drink brands focused on healthy versions of sodas (14 different kinds), energy drinks
(grapefruit, mango ginger, raspberry, lime and kola), sparking water (lime, blackberry, Mandarin orange
and cucumber lemon), as well as a line of mixers, organic teas and Zevia Kidz.
So, what is Zevia Kidz? It’s got the fizz of soda and the tangy sweet flavor of juice, but somehow it’s
neither. It keeps all the good stuff and leaves out all the bad with zero sugar and nothing artificial. Zevia
formulas also are certified non-GMO, vegan, kosher, color-free, gluten-free, keto and paleo-friendly. I
served the Zevia Kidz to children ages 3 to 10, and they loved the taste and the colorful Disney charac-
ters on the cans.
Zevia is the brainchild of founder and CEO Paddy Spence, a key figure in the natural food industry for
more than 25 years. Paddy and his wife quit sugar 18 years ago, and since then he has completed in
numerous triathlons and marathons. Zevia is the official soda of the CrossFit Games, an event that has
banned bigger brands high in sugar content. You can find Zevia at thousands of grocery stores.
While Zevia is a healthy and delicious drink, it’s also great as a nutritious, zero-calorie ingredient in drink recipes, snacks, main course dishes and des-
serts. Use it to create a light, crispy batter for the Zevia Orange Cauliflower Poppers, as the salad dressing base for the Quinoa Salad and to give a won-
derful strawberry flavor and sweetness to the batter for the Strawberry Almond Cobbler. It’s the perfect way to cut calories to create a “new you” in the
new year!

ZEVIA ORANGE CAULIFLOWER POPPERS

1 quart oil
1 head cauliflower
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon rosemary
Dash cayenne pepper (optional)
3/4 cup Zevia Orange Soda
1/4 cup Zevia Tonic
2 egg yolks, beaten

1. Heat 1 quart oil in a deep-fryer or saucepan to 375 F. PHOTO CREDIT: Depositphotos
2. Cut cauliflower into bite-sized pieces.
3. Combine flour, parsley, sea salt, garlic powder, thyme, rosemary and cayenne in a bowl and mix.
4. Whisk together orange soda and tonic water with egg yolks.
5. Dip cauliflower into egg mixture, then in dry ingredients until coated.
6. Deep fry batches of cauliflower until golden brown, about 3-5 minutes.
7. Pat dry on paper towels. Makes one batch.

QUINOA SALAD WITH ZEVIA ORANGE CILANTRO DRESSING

Dressing
1/2 cup Zevia Orange Soda
1/4 cup lime juice
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup fresh cilantro
1/2 avocado
1 teaspoon garlic

Quinoa Salad
1 cup quinoa
1 orange, cut into pieces
1 grapefruit, cut into pieces
1 lime, juiced
1/2 avocado, diced
1/4 cup feta
1/4 cup diced red onion

1. Combine all salad dressing ingredients in a food processor and pulse until consistency is smooth.
2. Cook quinoa and let cool.
3. When cool, add to a bowl with remaining salad ingredients and top with Zevia Orange cilantro dressing. Makes 4 servings.

STRAWBERRY ALMOND COBBLER

1/2 cup unsalted butter
4 cups hulled strawberries
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup Zevia Strawberry soda
1 teaspoon almond extract
1-2 teaspoons liquid stevia to taste (if desired)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk of choice

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. Melt butter in a 9 by 13-inch pan in the oven while it’s heating.
3. In a saucepan, bring strawberries, cinnamon, 1/4 cup of strawberry soda, and almond extract to a boil. Stir and let reduce for 5 minutes, adding stevia
if desired.
4. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Slowly whisk in milk and remaining 1/2 cup of strawberry soda, until fully combined to
form a batter.
5. Pour the batter into the pan of melted butter without stirring.
6. Add in the strawberry mixture on top of the batter without stirring.
7. Bake for 35-45 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm and enjoy! Makes 8 servings.
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Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children’s author, culinary historian and the author of seven cookbooks. Her website is www.divapro.com. Reci-
pes may not be reprinted without permission from Angela Shelf Medearis.

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