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Show Page IB South Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday, Aprii 18, 1984 r Get Crackin! Eggs Cant Be Ignored at Easter 'JUDY JENSEN Review during their spring festival. This ancient idea of the egg as a symbol of new life readily became the idea of the egg as a symbol of the resurrection as it came to be interpreted by Christians. Myths coming down from the past have shown mans relationship with the egg to be a very profound one. In Eu- rope it was believed that eggs laid on Good Friday, if kept for a hundred; years, would have their yolks turn to diamond. It was also believed that eggs cooked on Easter would protect against sudden death. ' Easter egg games have been popular for hundreds of years. For a, while, at least in Chester Cathedral in England, something of a game was played with eggs in church on Easter Sunday. According to The Complete Book, of American Holidays, The bishop and dean took eggs into the cathedral and at certain stages in the service engaged in an match with the choristers. The egg throwers were eventually eggs Correspondent ;;;As you are desperately look up the ;number of the poison control department because your just drank the blue caster egg dye while you were explaining to your why he should not eat the egg shells, you may wonder who thought up the idea Qf coloring Easter eggs? i - Well it wasnt Mr. Paai Many of the customs ye observe on Easter date back to heathen rites which accompanied the Teutonic tribes of central Europe in their observance of Jheir spring festival. , This was the celebration1 dedicated to Eostre, goddess of spring and was the most joyous festival of the Teutons. ? It was held in honor of the death of winter, the birth of a new year and the return of the sun. i, The concept of the egg as a symbol of fertility and of renewed life goes back to the ancient Egyptians and Persians who had the custom of coloring and eating i mon. that it will have two yolks. Another well known Easter symbol is the Easter Bunny. To be prefectly correct it is the hare, not the rabbit, who should be honored at Easter. is ' favorite game has been rolling eggs on a field, crashing them into each other until only one unbroken egg remains. This custom was brought to America by the English. One of the best known egg rolls is held on the lawn of the White House on Easter Monday. This was started, during the presidency of James Madison, in the early 1800s. This is the only1 chance the public has to walk about on the famous White House Lawn. d Grownups are admitted only if Another accom-paine- by children. In America it is believed by some that . two yolks in an Easter egg is a sign of coming financial prosperity, and to refuse an Easter egg is to endanger your friendship with the person offering it, so just when you think you cant bly look at another Easter egg, let alone eat one, just remember by refusing it you may lose a friend. Your only hope . According to Egyptian legends the hare is the symbol of the moon and the date of Easter is determined by the moon. In the year 325, A.D. Constantine had the uncertain date of Easter settled for all time by taking the matter before the Council of Nicea. The men of the Council decided that Easter should fall on the after the first full moon after the twenty-firday of March. And so the hare came into prominence because of the moons imfirst-Sund- st tell our children that during the night the Easter bunny laid or hid all of their Easter goodies, and youll have to admit with all of the new Easier surprises he leaves every year, this must be a bionic bunny. How would you like to give birth to a wheelbarrow full of jelly beans. . Since youve spoken to the doctor and found there will be no permanent damage to your child, just a blue tongue for a few days, and you're just cleaning up the last remnants of the dye from the formica, hoping it isn't permanently discolored, you can be thankful that we don't observe the custom of the Christians of Mespotamia where on Easter Day and for 40 days afterwards, the portance in deciding the dale of Easter. The hare belongs to the night, since it children buy for themselves as many comes out only then to feed. It is born eggs as they can, and color them. Somewith its eyes open and, like the moon is times no less than 20 dozen of them. It makes you thankful that our main "the watcher of the skies. In the United States, rabbits are assoafter Easter custom is shopping ciated with fertility because of their Blue Light Specials for next ability to reproduce many young. We year's Easter eggs and bunnies. open-eye- d Bread Fresh-Bake- d In asked to stop the practice but it could certainly liven up an otherwise dull ser- Special Shapes Tasty Holiday Treat crowave oven are favorites of many husbands and make an Easter brunch complete. ; LAYTON Special days usuThe breads made from the foally call for special foods. On Easter morning what could be llowing recipe can be frozen if more of a treat than a special well wrapped in foil or plastic Easter bread filling the house wrap. To reheat the hot cross Jrvith a d aroma. buns, place them in a paper sack ;; If cooking on Easter morning after thawing and sprinkle the doesn't sound appealing, the debag lightly with water. Place in a licious taste and smell can be, moderately hot oven for a few duplicated by baking a day or minutes to freshen and heat. The Some little bit of steam makes them two before and bread products are delicious cold seem almost fresh baked. bind the appeal of home baked Hot Cross Buns bread will make up for the fact that the house isn't filled with cups flour 2 pkg. dry yeast fresh baked smells. Va There are several fun and delitsp. salt 1 cious treats for Easter that will tsp. cinnamon Va cup milk delight children and adults alike. xh cup Hot cross buns have been an cooking oil xh cup sugar Easter tradition for centuries.1 They originatedjn. England and, ' 3 eggs Vs cup dried currants were first baked like unleavened bread with a cross cut in the top. , slightly beaten egg white ' It was believed that if the . Frosting In a large mixing bowl combaked and eaten on Good Eriday a person would have bine 2 cups of the flour, yeast and cinnamon. Heat milk, oil, good luck all year long. sugar, and salt until warm They now are light and fluffy with a Add to dry mixture. Add touch buns, spiced yeast Of cinnamon and topped with a eggs. Beat at low speed of elecfrosting cross. Whether they eat tric mixer for Vi minute, scraping bowl. Beat 3 minutes at high the buns Good Friday or Easter, any member of the family would speed. consider himself lucky to be eatBy hand stir in currants and ing the home baked version of of the remaining flour to enough this traditional roll. make a soft dough. Shape into a Regular sweet roll dough can ball. Place in a greased bowl, be adapted to make delightful turn once, and cover. Let rise Easter treats for the bunny oriuntil double (about xi hours). ented set. Fun shapes, such as Punch down, cover and let rest fabbits or nests with rolls shaped 10 minutes. like eggs are just two of the most .Divide into 18 pieces; form favorite. 'Rolls with special topping that smooth balls. Place on a greased in a mi can easily be baking sheet xh inches apart. LYNDIA GRAHAM Review Correspondent fresh-bake- . , 3'-- 4 '2-- -- 1 buns-wer- e . i (115-120- ). , ; 1 ed Staff Photo by Rodney Wright EASTER SYMBOLS including eggs, bunny and flowers are guarded by Lauren Wikle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cover and let rise until double minutes) Cut a shallow erbss in. the top of each. Brush tops with egg white, reserving remaining white! Bake at 375 for 12 to 25 minutes.' Watch the baking time as the bottoms seem to brown quickly. Remove front sheet. Frosting (35-4- 5 r Gene Wikle of Layton. The items are more than just symbols, however. They are dessert for Sunday dinner. green coconut and candy decors on the egg top, makes a delightful centerpiece as well as a delicious roll. Combine cups sifted powdered sugar, reserved egg white, ' and a dash of salt. The candy "snowflake decors" Mix until smooth. Add milk, if found with the candy sprinkles necessary, to make of piping near cake decorating supplies in consistency. the supermarket work well to will children A bread that the decorate each egg top. They have find especially appealing is Eastin each bottle which er Nest. The dough is shaped o a "nest with dough eggs in can easily be separated so that the middle. Decorated with each egg has its own colored top. - 1 xh , 1 A Using a pastry tube, pipe on crosses with frosting. Makes 18 in-t- buns. multi-colo- rs One bottle will more than do one nest. - To tint the coconut green, just put a very few drops of water into a jar and add a few more drops of green food coloring.. Add a few handfuls of coconut and shake for a minute, lay the tinted coconut out to dry for a while befoe putting it on the cake. Continued on Page 2C Popcorn, Chocolate, Coconut Used in Easter Desserts SHELLEY KANCITIS fieview ' Correspondent ROY inserted in the foam to keep them upright. A long time favorite in the Olson household is Vanilla Fudge Pastel Eggs. I started making them because my oldest daughter doesnt like chocolate, said Mrs. Olson. Delicately designed - Spread across the kitchen counter like a pastel rainbow are Easter egg cookies, vanilla fudge eggs, macaroon egg Pests, white chocolate suckers pnd jello popcorn balls. To each one, Shaunna Olson has added a personal touch that delights her family when they appear as holiday treats. n Mrs. Olson, who has four ranging in age from one and a half to nine years, enjoys trying recipes that are not too complicated since she often has , with each child s name, they make a special addition to Easter celebrations, a. ; Mrs. Olson ' originally began making the recipe at Christmas when she served it as vanilla fudge candy dipped in pink and green tinted white chocolate. At Valentines Day she dips the fudge into melted butterscotch chips. i Then I decided to try forming it into eggs and dipping it in yellow tinted white chocolate, said Mrs. Olson. To make it more like an egg, she tints a small por- - sure kid pleaser, they each contain a surprise. In the center is a chocolate egg. Im the kind of person who never gets enough chocolate chips in my cookie so I enjoy eating these, said Mrs. Olson. young helpers. I One of the easiest is Jello Popcorn Ball Eggs. I saw a popcorn ball shaped and decorated like an enchanted Easter egg at a store so I went home, found a popcorn recipe and made my said Mrs. Olson. One thing 1 like about the recipe is that its no fail. Even younger children can make them With a little help. Another simple recipe that children enjoy are White Choco- late Suckers. I use the chocolate left over from dipping the vanilla fudge eggs, said Mrs. Olson. Its a fun project because kids can really use their imagination designing and decorating them. If the suckers are put into Easter baskets, Mrs. Olson suggests putting a piece of styrofoam in the bottom of the basket under the grass. The sucker sticks are color making it resemble egg yolk. The yellow fudge is then placed in the middle of the egg. This year Mrs. Olson tried two new recipes, Easter Egg Cookies and Macaroon Egg Nests. I was really pleased with both of them, especially the Easter Egg Cookies.A chil-re- own, of the white fudge a yellow tion J ? , f 'T ' S- 'Zj After making the dough, she holds a tablespoonful in her hand,, makes a thumbprint and inserts the egg in the indentation. Then she wraps the dough around the egg and smooths it. With their jelly bean contents, the green tinted Macaroon Egg Nests are a colorful addition to an Easter cookie tray. Although easy to make, Mrs. Olson said they can be tricky to get off the cookie sheet. She suggests adding the jelly beans after they are removed from the sheet so they do not weigh the macaroons down and break them, Jello Popcorn Ball Eggs V 1 . ' c. sugar three ounce pkg. any flavor jello c. light Karo syrup Heat all ingredients in a pan jus( until sugar dissolves. Do not 1 HOMEMADE EASTER desserts are ready for the holiday at home of Shaun- - na Olson, who had help from her chil- dren, Cody, Holly and Breck Olson. boil. Pour over 1 , ? to 2 gallons White Chocolate Suckers Melt white chocolate, but do not form suckers until chocolate is cooled and starting to thicken. Put teaspoon of chocolate on wax paper and lay popsicle or sucker stick on top. Add another teaspoon of chocolate on top to form body. Drizzle out more chocolate to form ears for bunny or head for chicken, etc. Use jelly beans cut in half and miniature marshmellows for facial features, tails, etc. Wait ten minutes and then eat! Vanilla Fudge Pastel Eggs 3 c sugar 1 c. milk 3 T. corn syrup (optional) xi tsp. salt 3 T. butter ' tsp. vanilla Combine sugar, milk, syrup, salt in saucepan. Cook until soft ball stage. Pour onto buttered cookie sheet. Top with remaining butter and vanilla. Cool until barely warm. Beat until it starts 1 Continued on Page 2C A sY xh of popcorn and shape into large eggs. Makes three to four eggs. Frost around exterior of egg at midsection and around narrow end of egg forming a circle. Decorate the top as. desired. |