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Journal/Charlotte Perkins
Dale Romens, grillmaster and truck driver, starts up the grill with another
batch of Johnsonville “Stadium” brats.
Collectibles, antiques have names that teach us some history
This is article is repeat
of one I wrote about 4 or
5 years ago, but since we
have had so many new peo
ple move into the area and
pick up the Houston Home
Journal, I thought they
would enjoy this article as
well as a refresher course
to our long time fans! This
article had been a followed
an article of free standing
kitchen cabinets, the most
popular being the “Hoosier”
brand and how that name
had stuck to all of those
cabinets the way we call
all tissues a “Kleenex” no
matter what the brand. I
thought our readers would
enjoy learning about the ori
gins of some of the terms
More on planting potatoes and protecting them from pests
This is the last of a mini
series on potato production.
Today we will look at some
other cultural concerns of
potatoes not previously dis
cussed and the proper way
to dig and store your potato
crop.
Question:
How impor
tant is the
pH of the
soil in pro
ducing a
good potato
crop?
Answer:
Potatoes
prefer a pH
of 5.0 to 5.5,
which is
Tim Lewis
Garden
Columnist
lower than most vegetables.
Soil pHs above this range will
most likely contribute to com
mon scab, which is one of
the most common potato dis
eases.
Question: What about pota
to nutrition?
Answer: Potatoes are heavy
feeders. Taking a soil sample
and following the recommen
dations from the ensuing soil
analysis will be important.
Nitrogen is an especially criti
cal element in potato plant
growth and in the develop
ment of tubers. Too much of
it will encourage lush foli
age growth at the expense of
tuber development. Too little
used for other antique items
and household words which
I found in an old issue of
Country Living Magazine!
BAKELITE: We know
it as the colorful plastic
from which early radios
and dresser sets were made.
This synthetic resin was
invented by Flemish chemist
Leo Baekeland who came to
the United States in 1889.
He was also the inventor
and manufacturer of photo
graphic papers.
BLOOMERS: Nineteenth
century suffragette Amelia
Bloomer wore ankle-gath
ered trousers under her
short skirts when she lec-
nitrogen causes plants
to form tubers prema
turely, and once this pro
cess has begun, nothing
will reverse it. Fertilizer
should be applied in two
applications-half at plant
ing and half approximate
ly three to four weeks
after planting.
Question: How impor
tant is a steady supply
of moisture to the potato
plants?
Answer: While the pota
to tubers are growing,
they command nearly all
of the plant’s resources. If
plants do not get enough
water during this period
of tuber development, the
tubers will grow much
more slowly. Then, when
enough water is provid
ed, the normal growth
rate will resume, result
ing in knobby, misshapen
tubers. Because it dis
rupts the normal growth
process, irregular water
ing can also cause hol
low heart (a cavity in the
center of the tuber) and
growth cracks.
Question: Are insects a
potential problem in pota
to production?
Answer: Yes. The infa
mous Colorado potato
beetle always seems to
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Antiques
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CHIPPENDALE: English
furniture maker and author
Thomas Chippendale creat
ed this graceful style of 18th
century mahogany furniture
known for its solid, comfort
able design.
DAVENPORT: The writ-
find his way to the potato
patch. Other pests include
aphids, flea beetles, leaf
hoppers, and wireworms.
However, with crop rota
tion, weed removal, hand
picking, and the use of pes
ticides (Sevin or Carbaryl
for beetles), insects can be
defeated.
Question: What about dig
ging the potato crop?
Answer: while you can dig
for new potatoes (young,
immature ones) any time,
you should leave the crop of
mature potatoes for storage
in the ground for at least two
weeks after the plant tops
have died down. If you don’t
let the tubers age in the
ground, they won’t develop
the tough skin that’s nec
essary for long term stor-
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World's biggest
mobile grill stops
at Georgia National
Fairgrounds
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
The Johnsonville Brats Big Taste
Grill has been to Times Square, to
the Super Bowl and to the Pentagon,
and raised more than $2.5 million for
charities.
Last week the grill billed as the
world’s biggest was at the Georgia
National Fairgrounds, with Dale
Romens and Craig Allstott cooking
up thousands of Johnsonville Brats
for the crowds attending the rodeo
and livestock show.
How big is it? So big that a hydrau
lic lift is required to raise the 6,000
pound lid.
Powered by liquid propane gas, it
has refrigeration space for a half ton
of brats and space to grill 750 at a
time—or 2,500 an hour.
It has been used by many organiza
tions for fundraising purposes. Here
are some numbers for those who’d
like to try a “Big Taste Grill Brat
Fry” on their own.
It takes one ton of brats per 6,000
guess, 45 gallons of ketchup, 12 gal
lons of mustard, 98 lbs. of onions, 105
pounds of sauerkraut and 154 quarts
of pickle relish.
If you’d rather grill a dozen for
friends and family, Dale Romens of
the Big Taste Grill offers some tips.
He says patience is the key. The
Johnsonville Stadium Brats he was
cooking at the fairgrounds look white
but they are completely cooked, and
the grillers ’job is to get them well
browned and heated through without
puncturing the casing. He uses tongs
to turn the brats frequently, grilling
them on all sides until they are a deep
golden brown.
ing desk was first commis
sioned by and named for an
English captain in the late
1700’s; the couch, or sofa
bed, was created in 1900 by
the Boston furniture man
ufacturing firm Irving &
Casson & Davenport.
GRANDFATHER CLOCK:
The large pendulum clock
with long upright case got it’s
name from the popular 1878
song, “My Grandfather’s
Clock,” by Connecticut song
writer Henry Clay Work.
HEPPLEWHITE: English
Cabinetmaker and author
George Hepplewhite gave
his name to this style of
furniture remarkable for its
age. Leave the tubers you’ve
unearthed outdoors for sev
eral hours in a spot shielded
from direct sun. Let them
dry until any remaining dirt
crumbles off. If you insist
on washing the tubers, but
be careful not to break the
skins in the process, and you
should be sure that they are
dry when you put them in
storage.
Question: How should I
store my potatoes?
Answer: Unfortunately,
most gardeners have trou
ble providing the ideal stor
age conditions for pota
toes. Potatoes demand high
humidity (95%) and cool
temperatures (40 to 50
degrees) in order to remain
in optimum edible condi
tion for the longest time.
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Drain sauerkraut and wash in a colander with cold water.
Squeeze out water. Simmer sauerkraut in a pot with a
small jar of applesauce and enough apple juice to steam it.
In a saute pan, brown some sliced onions in butter. When
browned, sprinkle in some brown sugar and raise the heat
to high to caramelize the onion. Add chunks of fresh apple.
Lower the heat and saute for a few minutes. Add apples
and onions to sauerkraut. Add salt and pepper to taste and
sprinkle in a little cinnamon. Grill brats on an open fire.
Serve sauerkraut on platter topped with grilled brats.
Photo and recipe from the Pork Check-Off
Neoclassical delicacy and
grace.
HITCHCOCK CHAIR:
This rush-seated chair with
traditional black painted
finish and stenciled deco
ration was named after its
creator, Connecticut fur
niture-maker Lambert H.
Hitchcock (1795-1852)
JENNY LIND: Opera sing
er Jenny Lind (1820-1887),
the “Swedish Nightingale”
gave her name to many fur
nishings (beds especially)
and fashions of the day.
BABY RUTH: Lots of
people think this candy bar
was named after slugger
Also, they must absolutely
be stored out of the light
to prevent greening and
sprouting. Tubers, remem
ber, are modified stems, and
produce the green pigment
chlorophyll in, the presence
of light. Excessively green
tubers are bitter and ined
ible. If only slightly green,
the tubers are still edible if
the green layer of tissue is
peeled off. Also, make sure
air can circulate around
your stored potatoes. Air
movement keeps condensa
tion* from building up and
encouraging spoilage.
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Babe Ruth, but actually the
Curtiss Candy Co. named
their 1920 candy bar after
the daughter of President
Grover Cleveland.
DOILY: These delicate
mats commemorate the
name of an 18th-century
London draper named Doily,
or Doyly, who had a shop in
the Strand.
Jillinda Falen has been
collecting! selling antiques
for 24 years and is an estate
liquidation specialist and
licensed realtor. You may
contact her via email at
falen@alltel.net or through
the Houston Home Journal
Certified Plant Professional,
gardening writer, former
Perry High School horticul
ture instructor, and former
horticulturalist at Henderson
Village and Houston Springs.
He and his wife, Susan, own
and operate Lewis Farms
Nursery located on Hwy 26
two miles east of Elko, where
he was born and raised. He
can be reached at(478)954-
1507 or timlewisl@alltel.
net.
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