Jeff Pausma: Congress takes another potshot at family farmers |
The scandal at the Hallmark/Westland plant in
Chino, Calif., has sparked interest in the trend of securing local
meat from sources that are grass-fed, organic and come from animals
raised humanely. Our kids deserve the safest meat in their food.
Sadly, Congress is now considering squashing such efforts to get
local foods into the School Lunch Program. |
| In June, the House Appropriations Agriculture
Subcommittee, at the behest of Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., said it
was considering a provision that would force schools to buy meat
for the School Lunch Program from sources enrolled in the federal
government’s National Animal Identification System. NAIS is hugely
controversial among family farmers like me. The U.S. government
wants us to inventory, identify and track the movement of all
agriculture-related animals. |
| Is NAIS really about consumer safety or
fattening the profits of corporate agribusiness and electronic tag
companies? See more at www.madison.com |
Food Rationing Confronts Breadbasket of the World |
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. ” Many parts of America, long considered the breadbasket of the world, are now confronting a once unthinkable phenomenon: food rationing. Major retailers in New York, in areas of New England, and on the West Coast are limiting purchases of flour, rice, and cooking oil as demand outstrips supply. There are also anecdotal reports that some consumers are hoarding grain stocks. See more at www2.nysun.com |
At the moment, large chain retailers seem more prone to shortages and limits than do smaller chains and mom-and-pop stores, perhaps because store managers at the larger companies have less discretion to increase prices locally. Mr. Rawles said the spot shortages seemed to be most frequent in the Northeast and all the way along the West Coast. He said he had heard reports of buying limits at Sam’s Club warehouses, which are owned by Wal-Mart Stores, but a spokesman for the company, Kory Lundberg, said he was not aware of any shortages or limits. See more at www2.nysun.com |
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| What is a Mimosa Cupcake? |
My mimosa cupcakes are orange cupcakes with champagne syrup drizzled inside, topped with a champagne frosting and a little orange rind. |
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp frozen orange concentrate
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup plain yogurt
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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix together the flour, salt, baking soda and powder and set aside. In a medium sized bowl, cream the butter until smooth then add the sugar and cream together. Once the butter and sugar are creamed add in the orange juice concentrate. Mix in one egg at a time. Add in flour mixture 1/3 at a time. When flour is thoroughly mixed, mix in the yogurt. Batter will be slightly lumpy, but should be smooth kind of like pancake batter. Divide the batter evenly into lined cupcake tins and bake for about 15-20 minutes. Allow to cool. See more at www.cupcakeproject.com |
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