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The Millen News — Wednesday, August 25, 2021 Page 3 Pam Jesion Since I grew up through out the south, I thought it might be fun to share some ‘regional’ summer fruit fa vorites from different states. Kentucky Blackberry Cobbler 2 !4 cups blackberries 14 tsp salt 1 cup sugar 1 cup milk 1 cup flour 1 stick butter, melted 2 tsp baking powder Mix berries and sugar together; let sit for 25/30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375. Stir together flour, baking powder, salt and milk. Add melted butter and hand mix with a few clumps remaining. Pour batter into ungreased baking dish; pour berries and juice on top of batter. Bake 45 minutes to an hour. Let sit at least 15 minutes before serving with plain cream, whipped cream or ice cream. Georgia Peach Galette 1 pkg refrigerated pie crusts 14 tsp ground ginger and cinnamon % cup light brown sugar % tsp cloves 1 tbsp cornstarch 114 lb peaches, cut into thick wedges Zest & juice from 1 lemon 1 tsp vanilla 14 tsp salt 1 tbsp cream, 1 tbsp turbinado or sparking sugar (optional) Preheat oven to 375. Unroll 1 piecrust on lightly floured surface, lightly brush with 2 tbsp water. Place second crust on top of the first and roll into a 13” circle. Place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper; refrigerate 15 mins. Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves. Add peaches, 1 tbsp lemon juice and vanilla. Stir until peaches are coated with mixture. Leave a 2” border around piecrust edge, place peach slices in overlapping circles starting from outside. Drizzle juices over peaches. Fold crust edges up and over fruit, pleating if needed. If using, brush crust with cream and sprinkle turbinado sugar over all. Bake about 50 minutes in lower third of oven until bubbling. Florida Key Lime Pound Cake and Icing Add to your favorite pound cake, 14 cup lime juice and 4 tsp lime zest. Bake and cool. Icing 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature % cup fresh lime juice 4 tbsp butter, room temperature 2 or 3 teaspoons lime zest 4 cups powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla Beat cream cheese and butter together. Add sugar and beat until fluffy, then add all else. Frost when cake is cool. (I have known people to poke small holes in their cake and fill them with the icing. Yum!) , Af^from theT"Yx. g o C ARCH IVES y g In The Headlines 10 years ago - August 24, 2011 Michelle Morris and Ger- line Mobley recently recieved their GEDs after 10 years of study. The ladies received instruction through the Jen kins County Adult Learning Center. Members of the Jenkins County BOE were recognized for completing board member training. Georgia was among the first states in the nation to require local school board members receive training. Oldcastle Southern Group, Inc. has purchased 21 acres in the Jenkins County Industrial Park for planned expansion of its services in the area. A scope of work for the property has yet to be determined. In The Headlines 25 years ago - August 21,1996 As the News goes to press, word was received that Dr. Arnold P. Mulkey, 84, died at the Jenkins County Hospital yesterday morning. No ar rangements were available at press time. They will be announced by Crowe- Fields Funeral Home. Rev. Bill Davis will be hon ored with a reception at Millen Baptist Church on Sunday, August 25. Rev. Davis has been the interim pastor since December 1994. Local celebrities will be bagging your groceries at the Millen Piggly Wiggly from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on September 7 in an effort to bag childhood injury in Millen and Jenkins County. In The Headlines 50 years ago - August 26,1971 Dr. James Asa High will begin the practice of dentistry in Millen on Sept. 1. Dr. High’s office will be in the building with Dr. Rackley. The scouts representing Troop 234 in Field Day at Magnolia Springs were Reg Boone, Tim Becton, Chris Jeselnik, Mike Kent, Joe Jesel- nik, Jay Elmore, Wally Sasser, and Emory Lane. Rev. W.H. Ansley, “Preach er” has done it again. He has caught a 10 lb bass in a body of water in Jenkins County. In The Headlines 75 years ago - August 22,1946 The Central of Geor gia placed in operation on Wednesday, one of the new diesel engines that they re cently purchased. The engine brought train #2 from At lanta and at each stop quite a throng of people were there to see the new engine. Announcement is made this week by Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Edenfield, Jr. that work will begin on their store and warehouse to be located on South Gray Street. The store will lie next to the railroad tracks. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wil son and Edward Wilson re turned Sunday from their vacation. Dear Editor, I read some disturbing facts in last week’s Millen News. According to an article, only about 26% of our citizens have been vaccinated for covid. This is in spite of the fact that there are at least three different vaccines available, all are free, and have been readily available for the past 6 months. I remember another mass- vaccination program which had a different reception from our county residents; it was so effective that polio was almost eradicated. In the 1950’s, polio was a horrible disease that caused death, paralysis, and crippling of limbs. I had a cousin who had to spend the rest of his shortened life in an iron-lung, a device that helped him breathe, because of polio. I had a best friend in school who had a limp as a result of polio. My wife had a friend in college who was paralyzed from having polio as a young child. I remember the entire community of Jenkins County went to the high school lunchroom, and we were all given sugar cubes containing the polio vaccine. My wife was living in Florida at the time and she remembers going to her elementary school for her sugar cube. Communities across the nation banded together and took the polio vaccine and as a result, polio was almost totally wiped out. Folks, many of you know me because I was your teacher, or I taught your children, or both. My wife and I were both vaccinated back in February and both of our children have been vaccinated. Between the four of us, we had three of the different vaccines.None of us had any real side effects other than sore arms. No one believes in freedom of choice and limited government intrusion into our lives more than I do. We have to defeat this disease and there are free vaccines available. I am sharing our family experiences in hopes that it will make you consider getting vaccinated. Wayne Burke Have a new baby? Grand- baby? Want to announce it to the world? Let us help! Call Debbie at 478-982-5460 or email debbiemillennews@ gmail.com Tuesday, Sept. 7: The City of Millen will hold its monthly council meeting at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The public is welcome to attend. Monday, Sept. 20: The Jenkins County BOE meeting will be at 5 p.m. in the BOE office. The public is invited to attend. Tuesday, Sept. 14: The Jenkins County Commissioners meeting will be held at 4 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Bentley Archer Fields Sierra Suggs of Mil len and Jacob Fields of Nunez, GA proudly announce the birth of their son, Bentley Ar cher Fields on August 17. Little Bentley weighed 7 lbs 7 oz and measured 20 14 inches long. His maternal grandparents are Neasyie and Dale Suggs of Millen and the paternal grandparents are Cindy Hooks of Nunez and Donnie Wayne Fields of Swainsboro, GA. 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