Food tips

Buy Local Food : Cultivate an awareness of how far your food travels. When Rich Pirog, Food Systems Program Leader for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, tracked the miles traveled for 16 types of produce, he found that locally sourced fruits and vegetables such as apples, lettuce and tomatoes traveled an average of 56 miles, compared to 1,494 miles — nearly 27 times farther — for the same fruits and vegetables delivered through conventional retail channels. Things get stickier with combination foods, strawberry yogurt for example. Pirog came up with 2,216 miles by adding up the distance traveled for the yogurt’s milk, sugar and strawberries. That figure could be slashed by 90 percent if you buy plain yogurt and stir in some locally grown honey and fruit.

Track down specials and buy in bulk. Buying in bulk means less trips, and can be a good way of reducing your food miles.

Fried Soft-Shell Crab Recipe

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Ingredients And Procedures

6 ea Crabs,soft-shell

1 c Milk

1 x Pepper to taste

1 x Vegetable oil

1 x Parsley,minced,fresh

1 ea Egg,beaten

1 x Salt to taste

1 x Flour

1 x Lemon slices

1. Wash cleaned crabs well.

2. Mix egg, milk, salt and pepper; soak crabs in mixture.

3. Coat crabs with flour, then deep-fry in hot oil until brown.

4. Drain on paper towels; garnish with lemon slices and sprinkle with

minced parsley. NOTE: Wonderful to serve at a picnic or backyard supper.

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