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Show Castle Valley Comments... j There is an old saying about the road to "someplace" being paved with good intentions. I've had good intentions about writing this column, but that is about all this past year. We have filled each day so full that my only free hours for writing have been between 12 and 4 a.m. But for some reason I like to sleep then. But, now that the long days of winter have settled us into a slower pace I want to get back to my original idea of acquainting the residents of Moab with the pioneers of Castle Valley. My first article was about the Stucki family, and since there were only the Stuckis and the Ehlers here at that time, it was easy to choose who to write about. I thought the "Spotlight" would be shortlived, but little did I know! We've gone from a 2 family 4th of July picnic to a 120 people 4th of July picnic. All were residents and future residents of Castle Valley. Our school bus is bursting. And, starting Monday we will be holding Primary here. We don't have a store, but we help each other out with homemade bread, goat and cow milk, vegetables, and if you run out of hay you can always borrow a bale or two until your next trip to town. And, I keep busy grinding wheat, corn and rye for neighbors. neigh-bors. The whole valley was thrilled thril-led about our fire truck. The regular volunteer firemen meetings have been suspended suspend-ed until spring. I have a feeling that the strength of our volunteer group is going to be the gals. We are the ones who are home most of the day. It will be interesting to see how it develops. During this past year 3 babies have been born and 2 marriages have taken place-not place-not necessarily in that order. The summer of '77 will be remembered as the summer of flash floods. We had no less than 3 humdingers. The road across our creek has been washed out each time. People have been stranded on both sides of the creek each time. To look at the creek now one could never believe the volume Jf water that cascaded by during these floods. We discovered all the leaks in our basement roof with the first hard rain, after we finished (we thought) roofing. I think there were about 11, not counting the water that ran in under the window sjJl of one window. A few pots and pans caught the drips and a shovel and mud up to my ankles took care of the flooding window water. There is a comradeship that is unique in our valley. Everyone Every-one out here has started the same . . . with nothing. And, most of us with very little capital from which to draw. But little by little, we are building our dreams into realities, reali-ties, from the young newly-weds newly-weds to the retired senior citizens. Homestead Hints During these winter days when you can't grow lettuce and other salad vegetables and the prices of such vegetables veget-ables in the stores are in the outer stratosphere, then it's time to sprout. Last year I ran a series of "Hints" on the fun of sprouting. sprout-ing. Today I have a few recipes for using these wonderful won-derful sprouts. Remember sprouts are a-live a-live and when you eat them you're eating foods that make you more alive. Sprouts with Hotcakes Make your own favorite hot cake batter. Pour hotcakes on griddle. Sprinkle a few chopped chop-ped bean sprouts over them before turning. Try topping with applesauce instead of syrup. Alfalfa Sprout Dip Mix 1 pint dairy sour cream, cre-am, 2 tbsp. beef stock base, 2 tbsp. instant minced onions, and 'A to 'h cup chopped alfalfa sprouts. Sprouted Wheat Balls You need 2 cups sprouted - wheat, 1 cup almonds, walnuts wal-nuts or pecans, 2 cups bread crumbs, 1 tsp. salt, 1 large onion, 2 tbsp. oil, 1 cup milk. Put sprouts, almonds and onions through small blade of a meat grinder. Add crumbs, salt and oil. Stir in milk. Make into balls. Bake in over on a greased cookie sheet .or fry in a frying pan until golden brown. Serve with gravy. Sprouting is inexpensive and through this method you get a nutritious and delicious food, which you can raise time and time again. Today's Thought Because I just had a birthday birth-day . . . If I should grow to a ripe old age. May I possess some bit of individuality, charm and wit. That I may not be discarded When I am withered, worn, and weak, But sought after and cherished cher-ished Like a fine antique. |