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4 # P R INT : Arts & Cult ure Wednesday,Feb.20,2013 --------------------- ------------ Concoction causes sugar coma, students rejoice EAT, PRIMT, LOVE JoshuafOillen Co Editor in Chief M ilk lovers and vegan voyeurs will rejoice and bond in sugary brotherhood after trying these incredible cre ations. Join EPL and venture into a w orld o f sinful and lu s cious brilliance. The sim plic ity o f these am brosial sauces m akes them right for anyone. College cravings are hereby satisfied by sm ooth and lu s^ cious love from the pages oi your favorite newspaper. | Yummy sw eetness seems, to be the nam e ot the food game once again at the Print This w eek, I present tw o sw eet tooth tantalizing and am azing versions o f a golden caramel sauce that w ill evoke OM G, YUM and maybe even sounds you have never heard from yourself before. Cream y caram el conve nience is yours for the price of a 12 ounce can o f sw eetened condensed m ilk. All you have to do is pay attention to a boil ing pot o f w ater for a while- Yes, this version o f caram el contentment is a recipe that anyone except the m ost m edi cated can undertake. Place the can (unopened) in a saucepan and cover it w ith at least two to three inches o f water. Bring to a boil. Continue boiling for two to two and h a lf hours then remove from heat. Be sure to check the pan and add w ater as needed every 30 m inutes to avoid catastrophe. The can m ay EXPLOD E if the w ater is allowed to boil out. A llow to cool until you can handle the can. O pen and enjoy. Bet you didn’t even realize I w as done with the first rendition o f sugary gilded satisfaction. Caram el can now be yours if you have been forced to forego m ilk products or are vegan and yearn for the rich ness o f real caram el. T his yum m y version m ay be a bit m ore com plicated than the previous one, but i t is still w orth the m inim al effort involved. Start with one and a h a lf cups o f coconut m ilk solids. This can be retrieved from two 13.5 ounce cans o f reg ular coconut m ilk. Canned coconut m ilk can be found at an A sian m arket, i f it’s n o t available at your regular gro cery store. R efrigerate the cans overnight. T his allows the easy separation o f the coconut solids, w hich w ill rise to the top o f the can. Open and scoop the solid stuff out o f the top o f the can with a spoon. It should Meld about one and a h a lf cups. Add the solids to a sauce pan. W ith a wire w hisk, stir in a teaspoon o f salt, a table spoon o f vanilla extract and one cup o f sugar. The same am ount o f packed brow n sugar, agave syrup or honey will also work. Using m edi um high heat and stirring occasionally with the whisk, bring to a low bubbling boil. Reduce the heat to as low à s your burner will go. Continue cooking at low heat for 30 to 45 m inutes You have to give this sauce all o f your attention and stir w ell every tw o or three m inutes. A t around 30 m inutes it should be darkened and really start ing to thicken. A t this point it is done unless you w ant it really thick; sim ply cook the full 45 m inutes, being sure to continue stirring. Cool slightly for hot cara mel sauce or cool com pletely and refrigerate in an airtight container for enjoym ent later. Last Tuesday, the Associated Student Government held a speedfriending day fo r students before Valentine’s Day in the Community Center. Three students, Jessica Valdivia, Ricardo Serrano (wind breaker jacket) and Juan Renero met each other during the event. Anna Franz The Clackamas Print The sounds of new friend ships being made permeated through the Community Center last Tuesday during the ASG organized Speed Friending event. Music was played, snacks were eaten and friendly banter was exchanged. Anna Simmons, A1 Haynes, William Cass and Joshua Freitas sat at one table enjoying one another’s conversation and the candy laid upon the table. “I like the lollipop,” Freitas said While the latest pop tunes from the radio filled the room, Cougie the Cougar made an appearance. He had hopes o f making some new friends. In fact he took a few ladies out on the dance floor before taking his leave. At another nearby table while making new friends with Jessica Valdivia, Ricardo Serrano and Juan Renero. The event was coordinated by Hayley Campa, an ASG student. “I came up with the idea to have a speed dating thing just for Valentine’s Day theme,” she said, “but then we realized that if we had speed friending, that it would include people who are 16 and under and that it would also include people who were already dating someone.” Campa explained that the ASG just wants people to meet new people in the college because we feel like community college is The Clackamas Print a place where people just come to class to just get their work done. Everyone at the event seemed to be . enjoying themselves; smiles were abundant as were what seemed to be the exchang ing o f phone numbers and email addresses. ASG President Diana Muresan also attended the event and pro vided a helping hand to Hayley. “They just started the idea because they thought it would be really fun for people to get to meet each other,” Muresan said. “So many people just sit in the same spot but never actually talk to each other, so it’s just a great way for people to interact with each other.” Muresan also said that every time she walks in the comun- nity center it’s always the same people there and no one knows each other. “Plus free cookies and snacks,” she said. , . The room continued to fill with people as the event car ried on. The snack table that had initially been set with trays of cookies and small candies disap peared; slowly at first and then suddenly the room was bustling and the snacks had all been dis pensed. Friendly voices filled the room and at some point, as the lunch crowd from the cafeteria filtered in it seemed as though the sound o f new friendships being made overcame the sounds from the nearby kitchen as well as the booming music that echoed throughout the building. 1 A forw ard£(hm king urban experience; another way of exploring your calling W A R N E R P A C IF IC COLLEGE LEARN MORE AT Like us on Facebook! Bu WARNERPACIFIC.EDU PORTLAND, OR
