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July 2003
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- Thursday, July 24, 2003
- Make jam this summer with your bounty of fruit
- Barbara Ingham
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Ripe, juicy berries, fresh peaches, apples, pears and other fruits can be deliciously preserved to enjoy all year long. Whether you are making fruit jams, jellies, preserves, or conserves, these products all provide a good way to use fruits not suitable for canning or freezing. And while the type and proportion of ingredients varies for each product, they are all preserved by the presence of sugar in the product, according to Barb Ingham, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension food scientist.
- Wednesday, July 23, 2003
- UW-Extension to Host Outreach Scholarship 2003
- David Giroux
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Outreach Scholarship 2003, a national celebration of outreach education and university-community engagement, will be held Oct. 12-14 in Madison, Wis.
- Monday, July 21, 2003
- Turn the heat up to properly can vegetables and meats
- Barbara Ingham
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Summer finds some pantry shelves stocked with row upon row of home-canned food. Foods that are naturally low in acid, such as meat and vegetables, must be pressure canned to ensure safety. Perhaps the pressure canner that you use was handed down to you from your mother or grandmother, or maybe your pressure canner is brand new. Regardless, pressure canners are often confused with pressure cookers, and it is important to understand the difference, according to Barb Ingham, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension food science specialist.
- Wednesday, July 16, 2003
- Canned tomatoes: Tart and tasty!
- Barbara Ingham
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When those big, plump tomatoes in your garden turn from blushing pink to red, it's time to think about canning this delicious vegetable. Tomatoes can please the palate and the eye at any meal of the day, they provide abundant vitamins, and are low in calories.
- Tuesday, July 15, 2003
- How big a problem is radon?
- John Merrill
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If you are buying or selling a home you may be asked about radon. It is an environmental health question that home buyers may have about the houses they are considering. Radon is a radioactive gas produced naturally from the decay of uranium and radium. Radon is odorless and colorless, so you cannot see or smell it. Since small amounts of uranium and radium are common in many Wisconsin soils, radon is also common in Wisconsin. While radon is more common in some areas of the state than others, radon levels high enough to cause concern have been found in homes in all Wisconsin counties.
- West Nile just one of many deadly mosquito-borne illnesses
- Phil Pellitteri
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MADISON, Wis.-- West Nile Virus, a mosquito-borne disease that causes mild illness in humans but is particularly deadly for horses, has resulted in the death of one of two infected horses in Wisconsin so far this year. An entomologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension says the disease started showing up about two weeks ahead of schedule this year.
- Friday, July 11, 2003
- It's canning season: Time to update your recipes
- Barbara Ingham
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Grandma's house always had a pantry filled with jars of home canned foods. She spent the summer canning peaches, plums, green beans, tomatoes, corn, carrots, and other fruits and vegetables from her garden. Come autumn, she added chicken, pork and beef to her wealth of home canned items.
- Thursday, July 03, 2003
- Grandparents can help grandchildren in times of stress
- Mary Brintnall-Peterson
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"Grandparents can be effective role models of how to cope with stress," says Mary Brintnall-Peterson, University of Wisconsin-Extension program specialist in aging. "They can reinforce the coping skills their grandchild learned from their parents."
- Wednesday, July 02, 2003
- River of Words connects kids with nature through poetry and art
- Mary Pardee
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MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin River of Words (ROW) program is designed to foster children's appreciation and knowledge of Wisconsin's water resources through artistic expression. A series of workshops for teachers and non-formal educators will provide information about specific watersheds and creative activities and techniques to get K-12 children to turn their observations of nature into works of art. ROW is a national art and poetry program focusing on watersheds, brought to Wisconsin by the University of Wisconsin-Extension Lakes Program and the Wisconsin Center for the Book.
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