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Show Page 3B South Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, January 25, 1984 , Its cold outside and the snow is beginning to fall again. To get warm you watch Magnum P.I., just because you would like to see a place that doesnt have snow on the ground! Warm up with a taste of the tropics. Fresh pineapple is availd able and always adds a special touch to any meal. Heres an Island dessert thats exciting, colorful - and so quick and easy to prepare. The delightful, flavor of fresh pineapple is even more delicious when the fruit is marinated in a blend of brown sugar and rum, then broiled and topped with a snowy Cheese Creme sauce. Pineapple Boats make a stylish presentation at a brunch, luncheon or dinner party. Perfect for the family, too, when you want to add a festive ending to an everyday meal. Rai"rShine Taste of Tropics Living the Well Organized Ufe SHARON NAUTA STEELE The key to managing stress is an organized approach to self improvement, I told my husband. This time I really am going to get organized." Here we go again, Dave replied in the tone of voice he usually reserved for condolences. So, I had a little problem with scheduling. This time Ill take my shower before Julie even gets year-roun- tangy-swe- Uh uh, thats when I plan to study German." Youre going to study German with a mouthful of cottage cheese and pineapple?" It should augment the guttural sounds." If gutturals what you want, why dont you sprechen your Deutsch while youre doing after- up." You mean were back to rise and shine at 4:30 in the morning?" Well, not exactly. You can sleep in til 6 if you et want to. Youve got to be kidding. Even a sloth couldnt sleep through 1 5 minutes of Carmen sung to the rhythm of running shower water. When else can I practice my singing? Why not five minutes after I leave for work? No go. That time slot is reserved for my meditation." You could meditate over your lunch. noon aerobics? Cant! Ill be folding the laundry between thing of the past. But what about me? I almost thought my husWhere do I fit in this band sounded melancholy. great organizational plan of yours? Right here. Right now. Ive scheduled 20 minutes for you to tall: me out. of it. n BROILED PINEAPPLE BOATS 1 medium fresh pineapple 3 tablespoons amber rum 3 tablespoons brown sugar (packed) Mint sprigs for decoration Cheese Creme bite-siz- in shallow pan. THESE PINEAPPLE BOATS can make you forget the snow and freezing temperatures outside and make you think of sandy beaches and palm trees instead. Cheese Creme: Beat 2 (3 oz) packages cream cheese with Vi teaspoon vanilla and 'A teaspoon grated lemon peel until soft. Beat in 2 tablespoons of the syrup drained from marinating the pineapple. Fold in xh cup heavy cream, beaten stiff. Makes about Drizzle fruit with rum and sprinkle with brown sugar. Refrigerate an hour or two. Drain and save syrup from marinating pineapple. Broil l'j cups. There are a lot of myths about pineapple, 4 or 5 inches from heat, until warm, about 5 min- picking out a fresh pineapple. utes. Decorate with mint sprigs Here are a few dos and donts and serve with Cheese Creme. that will help you select your own perfect pineapple. Makes 6 servings. You can omit rum and sprinDont worry about shell color. kle pineapple with brown sugar. The shell color of a e Add teaspoon rum extract to pineapple may range from green' drained syrup before broiling. to golden. Optimum ripeness is sun-rip- 1 g for sweetness Dont thump the pineapple or pull leaves from the crown. These old wives tales are not an indication of. ripeness. Do look for a bright, fresh crown and plump firm fruit and avoid pineapples with large brown spots or bruises.. Do refrigerate your pineapple if you do not plan to use it immediately after purchase. Unlike most fruit, pineapple will not ripen once it has been picked, since it has no starch reserve to convert to sugar once it is determined by field-testin- - not by shell color. Winter Brings Cabin Fever, Victims Should Look for Help Its tough believing there is a silver lining behind gray, winter clouds. These long days of fog and cold temperatures can bring on emotional depression and sometimes result in crisis, even violence in families, according to Rod Fifield, an Ogden social ' worker. The term cabin fever, he said, is another way of describing depression when people are confined by weather conditions for long periods of time. The more stress you put on a person, the more likely the person is to Coping with and beating the blues caused by confining winter weather can sometimes be acbacomplished on a short-t- erm sis with help from medication. Antidepressants work but they dont solve the problem," Fifield said. He said patients in crisis who are taking frustrations out by physically abusing their children or spouses, need help in coping and handling stress. Positive parenting classes may be advised or marriage counseling might be . ing, writing, .reading, anything that person can do to fill time in an interesting, fulfilling manner. If it is possible to get out of the house, even on occasion, it is . important to do so, Fifield says. There are many resources in the community, spiritual, educational, even trips to the library will help break the monotony. Even though the we&ther .is cold, Fifield says, sometimes it is essential to force oneself out into it. Learn to dress for the cold weather, and get out of the. helpful, Fifield said. feel depressed. house, he added. Along with counseling, Fifield It is absolutely a proven fact Weather, added to other life says it is essential for people to that weather affects our moods, or personstresses interests. If you have he al problems, can result in too develop concluded. We just have to a lot of time indoors to spend much pressure and result in a .learn to do something about during the winter then learn to those moods since we cant do crisis, Fifield said. he mucK about the weather. He said housewives, and other . fill your time creatively," said. It may be knitting, paint people who find it difficult to get out of the house in bad weather, have a built-i- n vulnerability to depression. The weather affects ' everyone, Fifield says, but people who have to stay indoors day after day may find the mo-- , notony and sameness very stressful., Fifield says people in this area are generally outdoors-oriente- d IN THE FIRST ANNUAL and may find it difficult to put up with long weeks and months of confinement. There are a lot of people who love camping, fishing and boating, he said, but when winter comes, unless HOME & GARDEN you ski, there isnt a lot to do outdoors." We see a lot more violence AT THE BEAUTIFUL in families in winter months, of Fifield says. It is the stress the weather and perhaps a letdown after the holidays MARCH 7, 8. 9 and 10 Fifield is a member of the criHospisis, team at McKay-De- e IF YOU HAVE A SERVICE OR PRODUCT tal. People who come to the emotional in room WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS SHOW. THAT emergency crisis are referred to Fifield or another member of the team. W6 are on call 24 hours a day, he said. - A person in crisis is inter776-495- 1 viewed by a crisis worker and or 298-891- 6 a with the help of psychiatrist, proper treatment is determine. It may be hospitalization is reHurry for Best Booth Selection quired," Fifield says. Or someAs Space is Filling Quickly times the patient is referred to psychiatric services on an outpatient basis, he said, Sometimes referrals are made to agencies outside the hospital like Weber County Mental Health. i RUN A FAMILY WANT AD BETWEEN NOW AND FEB. 29. 84 AND DONT SELL THE ITEMISl ADVERTISED, WE WILL N THE AD UNTIL YOU DO (UP TO 3 ADDITIONAL INSERTIONS AT NO CHARGE) IF YOU RE-RU- FIRST INSERTION MUST WRITE YOUR AD HERE-ON- E BOOTH SPACE IS AVAILABLE PRIOR TO FEB. 15. 1984 WORD ON EACH LINE. BE .12. .24. Lakeside Review NAME. SHOW lA'ilON MILLS MALL ZIP. .STATE. LAYTON 776-495- PHONE or 1 BOUNTIFUL 145 298-891- 6 298-110- 3 IL&iIkesndle 2146 n. ." I dont suppose you could fold the laundry any other time? Nope. Ive got every minute planned right down to the 59th sweep of the second hand. I'm going to be so organized this time you wont recognize me. Stress and depression are going to be a . Twist off crown and cut pineapple in half lengthwise. Cut each half into 3 wedges. Trim off core ahd free fruit from shell. Leaving fruit in place on the e shell, cut into .wedges. Arrange pieces in staggered pattern. Set pineapple boats on rack knee-bends- H1vhw fv'iAiw, Layton N. MAIN, DOUNTIFUL |