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Newspaper Page TextAnnouncements Birthday, engagement, wedding, anniversary announcements are free! 250 word limit with photo. Email to dlord@upsonbeacon.com, word format, jpeg photo attachment. © © © © footprints The Upson Beacon Thursday, June 10,2021 Page 1B Lots of things that couldn't be done have been done.-Charles Auston Bates Recipes By Mary Ann Mary Ann McCrary This week I would like share, once again, Linda Riggins’s grand mother Moulton’s recipe for sweet pickles. This is the best recipe that I have ever used, and these pickles make the best chicken salad ever. The time format is perfect so that you can get them done by the end of the last day. I use a five-gallon bucket for the lime soak, and Linda used a large ice chest. At the end, I always use the FDA instructions and use a hot water bath per their instruc tions. I have a Ball book for can ning; but, if you do not have one, you can read the instructions on the University of Georgia’s website. GRANNY MOULTON’S CUCUMBER PTCKT.ES 1 cup pickling lime 7 pounds young, tender cucumbers 5 pounds Dixie Crystals granulated sugar 2 quarts White Oaks apple cider vinegar 1 package Durkee pickling spices (pick out and discard the red pepper) 1 teaspoon salt 3 medium onions, sliced Cucumber preparation 1. Tie the spices up in a white cloth, new handkerchief works well, not allowing the spices to es cape-only the flavor 2. Add the lime to the one gal lon of cold water 3. Slice or cube the cucumbers 4. Soak cucumbers in the lime water for 24 hours 5. Wash cucumbers and place in clear water 6. Repeat #5 every hour for four hours Cucumber pickling and canning r. Prepare jars, lids, and rings (wash and heat to boiling) 2. In large pot ( not alumi num), combine vinegar, sugar, and salt 3. Drop in the spice bag 4. Bring to a full boil 5. Add cucumbers 6. Cook gently for 45 minutes 7. Add sliced onions 8. Cook gently for t5 minutes 9. Immediately pour into jars, leaving r-inch head space Do not move jars for 24 hours, assuring a solid seal. So that you won’t be up during the night to finish and clean up, I recommend starting the 24-hour soaking period at least by 10 a.m. on the first day. This timeframe should explain why. Davl 10 a.m. soaking begins Day 2 10:00 am wash cucumbers thoroughly 10:10 soak cucumbers for 1 hour 11:10 wash cucumbers thor oughly 11:20 soak cucumbers for one hour 12:20 wash cucumbers thor oughly 12:30 soak cucumbers for one hour 1:30 wash cucumbers thor oughly 1:40 soak cucumbers for one hour, while preparing for the cook ing and canning 2:40 drain all water from the cucumbers 2:45 recipe liquid should be boiling. Add cucumbers and follow the recipe 4:45 kitchen should be clean now 4:46 start cooking supper... you know the rest. These are hands-down the best pickles I have ever made, and the cucumbers should be getting ripe soon. Enjoy, Maiy Ann McCraiy Photo submitted Rhett Bridges (center) sits with his family for a picture at the Grand Canyon National Park sign. Bridges Promotes Local Special Olympics Through Eagle Scout Project By Luke Haney lhaney@upsonbeacon.com Recent high school graduate Everette Rhett Bridges, a member of Troop 25 Boy Scouts in Thom- aston, decided to make a video presentation for his Eagle Scout project to bring inspiration to others, in an effort to create a local Special Olympics. Bridges, who was born with down syndrome, brings awareness through his video, to the impor tance of having a Special Olympics program, while sharing photos and videos of Bridges, along with family and friends, participating in athletic programs. According to his research: “Special Olympics contributes to the physical, so cial, and psychological development of all people with intellectual disabilities, regardless of age. With par ticipation in Special Olympics, individuals with intel lectual disabilities can find joy, acceptance, pride, leadership, and success. Participants in the Special Olympics hold various jobs, go to school, and are ac tive in difference functions within the community. Special Olympics helps individuals with intellectual disabilities exercise their skills in hopes of a more wel coming future and improvements in their quality of life. “This is obtained by implementing inclusive sports, inclusive youth leadership opportunities, and home-school engagement. Local surrounding counties all currently participate in Special Olympics. Within the Thomaston-Upson community, there’s an ongoing population of individuals with some type of intellectual or developmental disability. By bringing the Special Olympics to Upson County, these individ uals will be given the opportunity to participate and be included in different athletic events, as well as lead ership opportunities. “Everyone deserves the chance to reach their high est potential, everyone deserves a chance to be in cluded, and everyone deserves a chance to play.” After sharing the video with a few friends via email, Rhett’s mother, Sabrina Bridges, says that the narration for the video was recorded by Reece Pasley and his mother Kristen Pasley shared the video on Facebook. As of Monday evening, the video had more than 2,000 engagements on Facebook and many have reached out to offer help. Sabrina says they are in the process of gathering information for what it would take to get the Special Olympics started locally. “Interested parties are more than welcome to send me their info and I will keep a running list so that when the time comes, I can call on them,” commented Sabrina, who can be reached through Facebook. Bridges tells the Upson Beacon that his three main goals were to complete his Eagle Scout project, raise awareness on “how badly Upson County needs Spe cial Olympics,” and to get it started locally. So far, two of Rhett’s goals have been met and he, along with his family, says “we could not be more thankful... So come on Upson, and let’s get this done.” Cheers to Turning 60 Years Photo submitted Happy Birthday to Greg Daniel, who celebrated his 60th birthday June 9. Happy Anniversary Jacky and Jeanette Harris celebrate their both anniversary June 11. Alan and Sharon Connell celebrate their 40th anniversary June 11. Russ and Sabrina Bridges celebrate their 2gth anniversary June 12. Richard and Barbara Tyson celebrate their 54th anniversary June 11. Ralph and Emma Searcy celebrate their 38th anniversary June ig. Jeff and Cassie Franklin celebrate their 28th anniversary June 13. Wayne and Cherry Coker celebrated their 31st anniversary June 6. Nicky and Joann Hamby celebrated their 34th anniversary June 3. Rodney and Christine Stansell celebrated their 26th anniversary May 13. Richard and Barbara Britt celebrate their 43rd anniversary June 17. Rodney and Christi Ellington celebrate their 31st anniversary June 12. Tim and Lisa Sollenberger celebrated their 24th anniversary June 7.