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Show The Emery County Review, Tuesday, August 5, 2008 AT YOUR LEISURE Casey’s Pockets Swell Book Reviews Swell Recipes C3 Entertainment SWELL RECIPES Pinch of This, Dash of That, Makes for Great Recipes Kathy Ockey Joan Huntington admitted she didn’t like Orangeville when she moved there as a young bride. Her neighbor across the street, Celia Reid, told her, “Joan, you have to meet people halfway and change your attitude.” Joan took the advice and said, “I love it now and I wouldn’t go anywhere else.” Joan was born in Spanish Fork and raised on a farm in Palmyra, a small farming community near Spanish Fork. She graduated from high school and worked as a bookkeeper at Utah Ice. LeRay Huntington attended Trade Tech, where one of his instructors introduced him to Joan. It was love at first sight, and Joan and LeRay were married shortly thereafter. They lived in the Provo area where LeRay managed the Star Gas Station and worked at Geneva Steel for a short time. Orangeville resident, Arvin Scow, made LeRay an offer to take over his tractor business, and this led to the newlyweds moving to Orangeville, where they have raised their family of three boys and one girl. Joan and LeRay have served missions in Arizona and Nauvoo for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Joan said she would advise anyone to go on a mission if it is at all possible. She said you find out that people are all the same no matter where go and you can develop wonderful friendships. Joan said her mother was a wonderful CASEY’S POCKETS Since when did Vampires Stop Sucking Blood and Start Sucking Face? Casey Wood As you may have deduced from the title, this article is about a drastic change it appears vampires, one of the oldest monster movie villains, have made in recent years. Why have these vampires made this change? Because of the release of a certain book entitled “Twilight.” I am not one who has fallen under its spell and become a diehard fan of the series, and I was not therefore patiently awaiting the release of the fourth book in the series on Aug. 2. Now, I admittedly have not read, or even attempted to read this book for one simple reason: a line from the book that has been quoted to me goes something like “his skin sparkles in the sunlight like diamonds.” It isn’t so much that I have a problem with romance, or a problem with vampires, or even a problem with good skin complexion for that matter. The main contention for me is I don’t want to read about a compassionate vampire falling in love. I want my vampires sucking blood and turning into vampire bats. There is vampire violence in this book, but not in the traditional manner. Instead of the traditional Dracula brand vampire we are introduced to more civil vampires, who rather than harvesting the blood of man, abstain from such ‘primitive’ behavior and therefore prefer to drink the blood of animals, which, in the opinion of many animal rights activists, may seem just as primitive as a vampires drinking the blood of man. Despite my disinterest in the series, it does have a rather large following. The author, Stephenie Meyer, is greeted at book stores by rolling crowds which are fans of the books, and in the town that is the setting of the series, she even has her own holiday. The series has been marketed so well that merchandise from the books is sold on a daily basis, to the point that everywhere you turn you may see a girl wearing a pin, shirt or other item of clothing, declaring their love for the hero of the story. The series has grown so popular that the film industry has taken advantage of its fame and has begun the production of a movie, set to be released in December. I am in the situation that many who oppose Harry Potter and the Eragon series must find themselves in, where the hype of the book has grown so large that I almost want to pick up the book and see for myself how good, or bad it is. But then I remember “his skin sparkles in the sunlight,” and am repulsed enough to keep away, for another couple of months at least. I fear that it is only a matter of time before I, like so many others, am trapped under its spell. But even then I won’t wear an ‘I love Edward Cullen’ pin or T-shirt. I promise. cook and always used the “Pinch of this and a dash of that” method. She said she learned a lot from her. Joan’s favorite item to make is hot rolls. She always makes them when their family comes for their regular Sunday dinners where there is always a sampling of the baked goods before the meal. Following is the recipe for Joan’s delicious rolls and also caramels and cream fondant that can be used to make a pecan roll. She also shared her secret of how to prepare delicious fried chicken. Joan’s Rolls 2 eggs (beaten) 2 cups scalded milk (cooled) 3 tablespoons shortening 4 cups flour 2 teaspoons salt 1/2 cup sugar 2 yeast cakes (dissolved in 1/2 cup water) Mix eggs, scalded milk, shortening and dissolved yeast thoroughly with an egg beater. Add two cups flour and continue beating, adding additional flour until it can’t be beaten anymore. Continue by kneading the dough and adding the additional flour. Let the dough rise until double in bulk. Roll the dough out and prepare roll size portions. Put them on a greased pan and let rise again until double in size. Bake at 350’ until light golden brown. Pecan Rolls Carmel portion of recipe: 4 cups sugar 4 cups white Karo syrup Dash of salt Bring to a rolling boil and continue boiling for 10 minutes. In double boiler heated to 150 degrees, scald 1 1/2 quarts heavy cream. Add 1 can Borden Sweetened Condensed milk to the scalded cream mixture. Gradually add this to the sugar and syrup mixture, stirring constantly, over a 45 minute period (yes, 45 minutes). Cook to 232 degrees. Keep sugar and syrup at a rolling boil while adding milk. Remove from heat. Add one tablespoon vanilla and pour onto a buttered tray. Cream Fondant – filling for the Pecan roll 4 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup Karo syrup 1 cup cream 1/2 cup milk Dash of salt 2 tablespoons marshmallow whip 1 teaspoon vanilla Cook sugar, Karo syrup, cream and salt to 228 degrees. Pour into ungreased glass dish without stirring and put in refrigerator. When cold, add 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat with a wooden spatula. When it starts to lose its gloss, add two big tablespoons of marshmallow whip and beat again. Work with hands and mold out. Let set about two hours. Place filling in caramel portion of recipe. Roll the caramel and fondant into a roll and then cover with chopped pecans. Joan Huntington Slice when set. Joan’s Fried Chicken Skin washed chicken, as much as you want to cook. Beat two eggs and add some milk. Put flour, salt and pepper in sack. Dip chicken in egg mixture and then roll in flour. Thoroughly brown chicken in frying pan and then put in baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for about 1 1/2 hours. Do not add grease or moisture. Just put it in the oven, cover and let bake. Delicious! SWELL BOOKS Entranced by Vampires of ‘Twilight’ Series Kathy Ockey McKahl Johnson is the oldest daughter of Phillip and Lisa Johnson and will be going into the ninth grade this coming year. She likes to listen to music, mostly the group “Panic at the Disco,” and going skateboarding – but she can’t do any tricks. She likes English and Art and taking walks. She said reading was not really her favorite pastime until she started the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. She has read “Twilight,” “New Moon,” and just finished “Eclipse.” She said each of the books have the same characters, are full of romance and are very suspenseful. “They grab you from the start, and you are in suspense wondering what will happen next.” The stories are set in Forks, Washington and revolve around a love triangle between the young girl, Bella; the vampire Edward, and Jacob, a werewolf. The vampires are hundreds of years old but appear as teenagers, and they have the ability to save people from death by turning them into vampires. In “Eclipse” Bella is being stalked by the vampire Victoria. Edward and Jacob are both in love with Bella and are fighting to protect her. Bella is also forced to choose between her relationship with Edward and her friendship with Jacob. The book is exciting to the surprising end. McKahl said her mother has also been reading the books along with several other family members. The next installment, “Breaking Dawn” came out on Aug. 2 at 12:01 a.m. to large crowds of people waiting at book stores all over the country. McKahl highly recommends this books to everyone, from young adults on up. She said to be aware that you will need time to read them because when you start, you won’t want to put it down until you are through. McKahl Johnson SCANNING THE BOOKSHELF So Many Books and So Little Time Martin Zimmerman The title of Gareth Hinds’ new work may ring a bell: “The Merchant of Venice” (Candlewick Press, 68 pages, $21.99). Attempts to make the Bard’s works “relevant” by staging them in different, usually modern, settings and times are often cringe-inducing, but adapter-illustrator Hinds (“Beowulf”) remains true to the master, albeit in truncated form. Hinds’ straightforward, moody art augments and helps propel the story (not that it needs it), and the play is as thought-provoking and troubling as ever. It’s a fine rendering of the classic as well as a fine introduction to it. From one classic to another: The artwork is the story in Yoshitaka Amano’s “Mateki: The Magic Flute” (Radical Publishing, 128 pages, $29.95). Many of Amano’s full-color illustrations can stand alone, apart from the story; it’s easy to see why he’s notched a number of gallery exhibits to go with his much-lauded graphic novel work. “Mateki” -- “inspired by” the Mozart gem -- is a pretty fantasia, lovely to dip into. Set it on the coffee table. Uh, oh. When the hubby delivers the news that he’s in love with his jogging partner -- “It’s not just her beauty: she’s light and girlish. You used to be light and girlish” -- it’s time to pull out the carving knife. Or art materials. Thorina Rose chose the latter, and turned grief into gold with “Heartbreak Diet: A Story of Family, Fidelity and Starting Over” (Chronicle Books, 176 pages, $19.95). “Heartbreak” is a terrific memoir with fine writing and artwork, as Rose navigates her new life and its twists and turns (“Primarily I concentrate on Coping Mechanism No. 5: Denial”), interspersed with “Words of Wise Women” advice tidbits -- from everyone from Martha Washington to Kitty Carlisle Hart. One of the many pleasures in “Demo” (Vertigo, 328 pages, $19.99, paperback) is the shape-shifting artwork by Becky Cloonan. Cloonan (“American Virgin”) bobs and weaves, mixing illustration styles and light and dark to give life to Brian Wood’s stories. Wood (“DMZ”) is no slouch either, delivering 12 fine stand-alone tales. His name won’t be a surprise, not with some 350 million copies of his books having been sold, but the format might. Dean Koontz serves up a graphic manga with “In Odd We Trust” (Del Rey, 204 pages, $10.95, paperback). A prequel to his novels about a young fry cook with some unusual pow- ers, “In Odd We Trust” puts a face on one of Koontz’s more engaging characters, courtesy of Queenie Chan’s fine artwork. Bonus: An “exclusive essay” on Odd’s creation: “What I knew of Odd ... was his heart, every chamber of it, all its secrets, all the hopes and dreams that he sheltered there, all his losses ... I did not know what his face looked like.” It’s a staple of graphic novels, as well as other literary genres, but “La Perdida” (Pantheon, 275 pages, $14.95, paperback) nonetheless is a solid rendering of the coming-of-age tale. In her first full-length novel, Jessica Abel mixes black-and-white artwork with the bilingual story of Caria, age 20 and half-Anglo/half-Mexican, who heads to Mexico City to explore a part of her heritage she previously ignored. Caria’s a bit clueless. Before you know it, she’s running with low-rent drug dealers and pseudo-intellectual revolutionaries; she winds up locked in a basement lamenting, “It was impossible. There’s no beginning to my wrongness.” No doubt Edward Abbey would enjoy “Burnout” (Minx, 176 pages, $9.99, paperback), written by Rebecca Donner and illustrated by Inaki Miranda. Donner’s well-done graphic novel debut mixes radical environmentalism with young love. The story is nicely enhanced by solid work from Miranda (“Fables”). One more playful Minx release is “The New York Four” (176 pages, $9.99, paperback), which is written by Brian Wood and illustrated by Ryan Kelly (“Lucifer”). College. Sisterhood. Love. Sex. Rock ‘n’ roll. The city. Just a hunch: The folks at Minx have timed a batch of releases for summer. “Water Baby” (176 pages, $9.99, paperback), written and illustrated by Ross Campbell, is a literal wild ride. Brody, a surfer who loses her leg in a shark attack, has to rediscover herself, especially when never-do-well boyfriend Jake moves back in. She and her pal Louisa hit the road, with Jake in tow so they can dump him far away. It’s not a graphic novel, but any Comic-Con attendee worth his or her salt will enjoy “The Mystery of Sausage: And Other Ridiculous Blueprints” by Paul Osborne (Andrews McMeel, 79 pages, $12.99, paperback). Osborne was the owner of a firm supplying “construction documents” to magicians. Far more impressive, Osborne once worked as “Bozo’s ringmaster!” (Copyright 2008 Creators Syndicate Inc.) |
