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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2019 | 5A Cook’s Corner Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales Memorial Day is more than BBQ and picnics By Betty Kaiser W hen I was a kid, Memorial Day was always celebrated on May 30. It could be any day of the week, but tra- dition said it had to be on the 30th. Like most kids, I thought of it as a no- school day with a family picnic at a park. Now that I’m older and wiser, I know it is a day to commemorate all of the military men and women who died fighting for our country’s freedom. Originally called Dec- oration Day, it officially became Memorial Day by an act of Congress in 1971 and the date was changed to the last Monday in May. The reason was to en- sure that every year the now more than 1.1 million military deaths in a dozen major wars would be hon- ored by our nation. Here in Cottage Grove, one way we can show our respect is by attending the ceremony on May 26. It begins at 11 a.m. in the Cottage Grove Armory. Afterwards, there is a pro- cession that leads to Me- morial Park at River Road and Main Street. Attendees walking to the park are led by a bag- piper, police and members of a motorcycle club. A va- riety of speakers address the group and the event concludes with a 21-gun salute. It’s always very touching. Also, a few years ago, the National Moment of Re- membrance Act was put into place. Please pause at 3 p.m. on Monday, May 26, for a nationwide min- ute of silence to remem- ber and honor those who died. Then, after the ceremo- nies — because everyone knows that most holidays involve food — we will all either head home for a barbecue or to the park for a picnic. Today’s recipe is for a delicious cake that has been around since the late 1800s and was named af- ter Confederate General Robert E. Lee. I chose it because it combines my favorite lemon and orange fillings and frostings — yummy! If the cake steps seem too daunting, you could probably use a lemon cake mix but prepare the filling and frosting from scratch. It must be made the day before eating. Enjoy, and God bless America! Robert E. Lee Cake • 2 cups flour (all-pur- pose), sifted • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder • 8 eggs, separated and room temperature • 2 cups sugar (granu- lated) • 1 tablespoon lemon zest, grated • 1/4 cup lemon juice, fresh-squeezed Lemon Filling (See Instructions below) • 3 tablespoons lemon zest, grated • 1/2 cup lemon juice, freshly-squeezed • 1 1/2 cups sugar (gran- ulated) • 6 tablespoons butter • 3 eggs, lightly beaten Lemon-Orange Frosting (See instructions below) • 1/4 cup butter, room temperature • 1 tablespoon lemon zest, grated • 3 to 4 tablespoons or- ange zest, grated • 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly-squeezed • 6 cups powdered sug- ar (confectioners’ sugar), sifted • 1/4 cup orange juice, freshly-squeezed ers. 7. Spread Lemon Fill- ing between layers of the cooled cake. To keep cake from sliding to one side, insert a long wood- en skewer into the middle and all the way to the bot- tom. Spread Lemon-Or- ange Frosting on sides and top of the cake. 8. Store cake in the re- frigerator until serving time. Preparation Instructions: 9. Makes 8 to 10 serv- Preheat oven to 350 de- ings. grees F. Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans. Lemon Filling instructions: 1. In a medium bowl, In a medium saucepan sift together flour, cream over medium-high heat, of tartar, and baking pow- combine lemon zest, lem- der; set aside. on juice, and sugar. Bring 2. In a large bowl, beat just to a boil; reduce heat egg yolks until very thick to medium-low and sim- and creamy. Gradually mer 5 minutes. Add butter add sugar, a few table- and stir until it has melted. spoons at a time, and con- Remove from heat and let tinue beating until mix- mixture cool to room tem- ture is smooth and pale perature. yellow. Stir in lemon zest When cool, beat eggs and lemon juice; gently into the lemon-sugar mix- fold in the flour mixture ture until well blended. until well incorporated. Return to heat and cook, 3. In a large bowl of stirring constantly, 10 to your electric mixer, beat 15 minutes or until mix- egg whites until stiff peaks ture thickens and coats a form. Fold 1/3 of the beat- spoon. en egg whites into the egg Remove from heat. Cool yolk batter, then fold in re- in refrigerator until ready maining egg whites until to use. no streaks remain. 4. Spoon batter into pre- Lemon-Orange Frosting pared cake pans. Bake ap- instructions: proximately 20 to 25 min- In a medium bowl, beat utes or until cake begins to butter until it has the ap- pull away from sides of the pearance of thick cream. pan. Remove from oven Beat in the lemon zest, or- and let cool 10 minutes in ange zest, and lemon juice. the pan. Stir in the powdered sugar Loosen edges with a and orange juice, a little knife and turn out onto at a time; continue beat- wire cooling racks to fin- ing until mixture is very ish cooling. smooth (stir in enough 5. Prepare the Lemon orange juice to make a Filling and Lemon-Or- spreadable frosting). ange Frosting. 6. When cake is com- Betty Kaiser’s Cook’s Cor- pletely cool, with a long- ner, call 942-1317 or email her blade serrated knife, cut at bchatty@bettykaiser.com each layer horizontally in half to make four (4) lay- LORANE NEWS Contributed by Lil Thompson for The Sentinel • Eleven students repre- sented Crow High School in the State 1A Track meet at Western Oregon Uni- versity last Friday and Sat- urday. • This Friday, May 24, is a half-day and no school on Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day observed. • Wednesday, May 29 is Senior Recognition at 7 6-day weather forecast THURSDAY FRIDAY 73° | 49° 66° | 48° Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy SATURDAY SUNDAY 70° | 49° 74° | 51° Partly Cloudy Rain TUESDAY MONDAY 77° | 51° Rain 76° | 50° Partly Cloudy 1 in 4 employees are ill prepared for emergency. PayneWest can develop your business’ emergency plan. Call today (541) 942-0555. PayneWest.com/Cottage-Grove p.m. Come share in their accomplishments, every- one is welcome. • Baccalaureate for se- niors is scheduled for Sunday, June 2, at Crow Nazarene Church in Crow, beginning at 6 p.m. • Come and celebrate with the seniors of CHS as they graduate on June 7 at 7 p.m. • Other dates to remem- ber: June 18 is Eighth- Grade Recognition at 7 p.m.; the last day of school wil be a half-day on June 20. • Mark your calendars for the Territorial High- way meeting on June 20 at Lorane Grange from 6 to 8 p.m. • Everyone have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend! Transmissions Plus & AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALTIES PRACTICING THE ART OF TRANSMISSION REPAIR SERVICE SINCE 1991 Manual & Automatic Transmission Repair Tune ups 30-60-90K Services Brakes, belts, hoses and cooling system services Muffl ers & Custom Exhaust All makes and models. 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If you look up, you can also see it twirling on ceiling fan blades. This is the reason long-haired pets end up in shelters. Their owners are not paw-pared for the hours of house- cleaning and grooming that natural shedding creates. As cats’ barbed tongues “wash” their coats, they swal- low the dead fur. For this reason, there are products to help them flush the impacting fur out of their bodies, to paw-vent life threatening internal blockages. Our cats like the petro-chemical-free hairball products. “Tips ‘n’ Tales is an inspiration,” said Penny in Good- year, Ariz. “I’ve learned so much from reading it. We rescued a beautiful long-haired Tuxedo cat, Fuzzy, from a shelter and he constantly sheds. His fur-bunnies hide all over our house.” Penny explained how she had his fur purr-fessionally clipped into a poodle cut. “It solved the shedding and dander problems,” she continued. “He looks adorable, loves his ‘new do’ and we do too! Fuzzy is no longer Fuzzy, but we are all happy.” “In the spirit of optimism, we renamed our dog and cats’ massive shedding to ‘magical fibers of joy and love,’” said Terri. TIPS: • “We use the Furminator grooming tool to thin our cat’s and dog’s coats,” said Peter in Eugene. “We also freeze a can of pumpkin in an ice cube tray and add a thawed square of it to their meal to help them eliminate consumed fur.” • “My mother raised dogs,” said Rae. “She told me that, ‘flax seed oil is anti-inflammatory and helps them internally.’ She’d read that it was helpful on some kinds of cancer when mixed with cottage cheese. Her dogs didn’t shed as much when she started them on it and their coats became beautiful!” • “Our dog’s hobby is shedding,” declared Donna. “We removed the carpeting for easier maintenance. In sum- mer, his hair is trimmed for his comfort, but he still loves cooling down in his little-round blue pool.” • “Slide a comb or your fingers under a matted hairball and cut on top of the comb/fingers,” suggested Mary in Seattle. “Groom kittens with a toothbrush.” • “Rubber kitchen gloves remove fur from FUR-ni- ture,” said Erin in Texas. • “I use a comb with rotating teeth,” said Dawn. “Dry winter air gives our Persian static, so I spray him with a pet oatmeal conditioning spray.” • “A rubber broom picks up my dogs’ fur-dust-bun- nies, or they’ll grow into rabbits!” said Adrienne in Con- necticut. “The broom’s static electricity works like a fur magnet. I then use a Shark vacuum and have to empty it after every room.” • “Our cats purr-fur being combed with the black comb I carry in my back pocket,” said Mr. Angel Scribe. “It does not hurt their skin. This is the only grooming tool they love and don’t wrestle me over. We also use a fur-minator. It catches 80 percent of the fur before it hits the floor and breeds! In November we trim their arm pit and tummy fur to three-quarter inches, preventing mats from forming from the heat of their bodies.” • “I brush my cats every single day,” said Lisa. “It keeps the shedding down.” • “I saw tossed-out fur at the dog park,” said Doug. “Birds were flying away with it to fluff their nests.” • “Our robotic vacuum collects Burley’s prolific shed- ding,” said Barb. • “On hot days, we wipe our cats’ fur with a wet cloth to help cool them,” said Nicki. • “Thanks for all the wonderful pet tips,” said Elda in New Jersey. “Our cat loves being brushed with a lint-roll- er. The sticky tape picks up her loose fur. She purrs, stretches and turns over, so I can do her underside, and she gets upset with me if I forget.” • Margaret’s time-saving advice: “I always color coor- dinate my decor and clothes with the dominant cat fur in the house. This saves on lint rollers.” Share your fur-avorite pet memory or adventure at angelscribe@msn.com. Visit Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales on Facebook at/www.facebook.com/PetTipsandTales
