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Show B2 The Emery County Review, Tuesday, July 1, 2008 The HOME PAGE Home Life Swell Recipes Book Reviews Movie Reviews Entertainment SWELL RECIPES A Sampling of Delaina Nelson’s Blue Ribbon Recipes French Bread Kathy Ockey The saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” can seem quite trite, but when you apply it to a remarkable woman like Delaina Nelson it rings very true. Delaina has chronic multiple sclerosis and says “It may get you down, but you just get up and keep on going.” It also doesn’t dampen the enthusiasm she has when she is talking about her husband, James, and their family. Delaina said they have “just nine” children. She wanted 12 but that didn’t work out. She also thought “Boys would be nice” and ended up with seven girls and just two boys. James and Delaina have 15 grandchildren, seven boys and eight girls, with three more grandchildren due soon. Delaina showed me a “swimming pool” her children had made when they were small. They sold two sheep to purchase cement for the bottom of the pool and lined the sides with rock. It actually is a pretty good pool. James and Delaina live north of Clawson in a home James built himself. It sits on a hill and they have a magnificent view from their living room window. She said, “It is nice and peaceful here.” Delaina’s parents were Mervin and Ruth Duncan and she was raised in Ferron on their farm. She said she has been cooking since she was small because her father had hay men that would work for him and she had to cook for them. She said she received a college scholarship but after one year, she had to come home to help with chores and help take care of the family. After Delaina and James were married she entered several bread items into the State Fair. She said, “Elaine Hatch, the County Extension Agent, would take the entries up for me.” Her french bread entries won State Fair blue ribbons two years in a row. Channel Five newsmen came to her home to interview her and she made bread for them. They were so impressed with Delaina and her cooking they offered her a job to do a weekly cooking show at their station. Delaina said her sister, Karrie Behling, offered to tend her children if she took the job offer and she asked her husband what he thought she should do. He told her, “That is your decision to make.” She decided she was needed more in her home and turned the offer down. Following are some of Delaina’s “Blue Ribbon” recipes. Delaina’s Prize Winning Entry 1 package yeast 1/2 cup warm water 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon oil 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 cup warm water 3 – 4 cups flour Soften yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Mix all ingredients. Let raise and punch down every 5 minutes five times. Then shape and let rise 1 1/2 hours. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Party Rolls “These are unreal they are so delicious” 2 yeast cakes dissolved in 1 cup warm water 1/2 cup sugar 4 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup shortening 3 eggs, beaten 1 1/2 teaspoons salt Mix and let raise for 1 – 2 hours, punch down and put in refrigerator over night. Divide in three batches, roll each separately like a jelly roll using butter in place of jelly. Cut each roll in 12 pieces, put in buttered muffin tins. Let rise three hours. Bake at 400 degrees for 5 – 8 minutes. Never Fail Divinity Delaina Nelson it starts to thicken, then drop by teaspoonfuls on waxed paper. “This really never fails!” 2 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup light corn syrup 2 egg whites 1 teaspoon vanilla Dash of salt Combine sugar, syrup and water and cook to 248 degrees. Beat egg whites until stiff, add syrup mixture slowly to egg whites then add salt and vanilla. Continue beating until Easy Fudge “I make this for my brother-in-law, Jed Belling” 1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 jar marshmallow crème Almonds Melt chocolate chips in microwave. Add marshmallow crème and walnuts. Pour in pan and let set, then cut into pieces. SWELL BOOKS A Book Good Enough to Eat...Literally Kathy Ockey Cameron Larsen is 10 years old, lives in Ferron, will be in the sixth grade next year and recently got a new puppy. He said he got the puppy from a cousin and added “I really love my puppy so much, but she sometimes does things that really annoy me.” He said he found out that “puppies are a lot like kids, they get muddy and all that,” and “she’s a she and is very crazy sometimes.” He had help from his family choosing the name, “Tessie Neda Larsen” which he says fits her quite well. He also likes to go bird hunting but will have to wait until Tessie gets older to take her hunting, but she doesn’t like the water. He added that Tessie has Star Fun Center Grill & Arcade Monday - Saturday 11:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. jumped up and caught two birds that were flying in their yard. He said he wanted to train her to do tricks and tried but it didn’t work out. He reported that Tessie also likes to chew things and had ruined his sister’s sandals and also his $150 Nintendo DS. Cameron said he had to earn the money to get a new one. Cameron decided a trip to the library to get a dog training book would be a good idea. The librarians were very helpful and he chose the book “Good Dog, Bad Dog.” Cameron said it was a very good book on training dogs and everything was going great. He taught her how to fetch, how to jump and catch food and how to sit. But Tessie really is a very smart dog — she chewed up the dog training book! The librarians said Cameron was very apologetic when he returned the book and they were very impressed with how smart his dog really is. Cameron Larsen of Ferron and his dog Tessie. FILMS IN FOCUS NEW ROCK CLIMBER DRINK Fresh Limes-Shakes and More See You Soon ! Movie & Meal Special $20.00 Star Theatre 155 N Main Huntington New Releases WALL-E - “Wall-E” gets an “E” for energy, and for entertaining, at times, and for erratic. From the spectacular creative team at Pixar, that enclave of Phone for information 435-687-(STAR)7827 Open Friday & Saturday Matinee Saturday 4 P.M. Night show at 7 P.M. Catch A Movie Close to Home! New Construction? Remodeling? 435-637-5776 Coming Soon! Photo by Kathy Ockey Special Bundled Pricing Available inventiveness in Emeryville that turns out memorable animation pictures from “Monster’s, Inc.” to “Finding Nemo,” “Toy Story to “Ratatouille,” “Wall-E” has too many moments that’ll drive you up, well, the wall. Wall-E, which stands for Waste Allocation Load Lifter, Earth Class, is the lone survivor (except for his cockroach pal) of an Earth that has been overrun by trash and pollution. It’s 2077, and the remaining humans have been evacuated to a first-class spaceship where they’re all obese, nestled in lounge chairs and having robots do everything for them. One can’t fault Pixar for taking a risk. But “Wall-E” smacks of creative people in a room playing with toys (and a $180 million budget, according to reports), trying too hard, thinking too much. You admire the work, the edgy animation, the chutzpah, but there’s only so much heart you can get into a mechanical contraption. “Wall-E.” Running time: 1 hour, 37 minutes. Rated: G. 2 1/2 stars. Recent Releases THE LOVE GURU - Mike Myers is a seeker of sequels: He went around the “Wayne’s World” twice, then milked the day-glo “Austin Powers” cow to the point of emaciation. It’s a safe bet many will like “The Love Guru.” Sure, it’s a lot like “Austin Powers 4,” but the stale formula has been spiced up with tandoori. Making fun of Indians has been taboo since Peter Sellers’ role in 1968’s “The Party,” but Myers sidesteps offense by playing an American who has fashioned himself as an Eastern spiritual mentor to get women. Myers’ character, WALL-E Guru Pitka, is sexually insecure. Though second only to Deepak Chopra as a giver of advice, a hidden chastity belt keeps him love-starved and juvenile. Pitka is like SNL’s self-helping Stuart Smalley stewed in the curry of Gallagher-style wordplay. Continued on Page B4. |
