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AUSTIN EDWARDS, 2, HAS HIS HANDS FULL FOR VALENTINES
Toddler Can’t Resist Stuffed Animals At Duff’s Flowers, Gifts
Roses Preferred Petal
When Celebrating Love
By JULIE GRIFFIS
Feature Writer
*
EVERYONE KNOWS that
roses are the preferred flower
of Valentine’s Day.
Jimmy Duff, owner of
Duff’s Flowers and Gifts, 112
W. Washington Ave., Summer
ville, said he’s ordered 600
roses and expects to sell out by
FridaY.
Select roses will sell for
about $45 per dozen with the
smaller, regular roses going for
slightly less. Duff said that
since roses iet more expensive
every year, he’s trying to keep
his prices down and is selling
the romantic bloom ar
ran%ements with baby’s breath
for less than last year.
In 1991, Duff said he chari
ed extra for the baby’s breat
bringing rose arrangements to
about $47.50 per dozen.
“This year we're not charg
ing extra for the baby’s
breath,” he said.
Sumptuous Chocolates Will Tempt Even The Sweetest
By JULIE GRIFFIS
Feature Writer
*
Valentine’s Day tends to
bring out the ‘‘chocaholic” in
even the most conscientious
dieter.
To quell that sweet tooth
there are several options, from
ready-made heart-shaped milk
chocolates bought in the
department store to extra
special home-made treats
prepared especially for that
deserving‘ love;i one.
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES
1% cups whipping cream
% cup (one stick) butter
1 box (8 ounces) semi-sweet
baking chocolate, broken
into squares and chopped *
IY% semi-sweet chocolate chips,
chopped *
1 tablespoon vanilla extract or
desired liqueur
Coating (recipe follows)
In medium saucepan, place
whiiping cream and butter.
Cook over medium heat, stirr
infihconstantl , until mixture
boils; remove g-om heat. Stir in
both chocolates until complete
ly melted; continue ctu-m:i un
til mixture cools and thickens
glightgl Stir in vanilla. Pour in
to shallow glass dish. Cover;
nl%:"cu four to six hours un
til A
LEON COLEY, owner of
Flowers ‘N’ Such, Trion
Hi(fhway, Summerville, hadn’t
ordered his roses at the time
this article was written, but ex
pects the price to be the same
as last year, S4O a dozen and
$25 for a half dozen.
Those arran%:aments will in
clude baby’s breath, Coley
said.
“I'm going to try to get the
best for my money to keep
prices down,” he said, adding
that he expects to sell out this
year. Most of his roses, in fact
99 %ercent. will be red.
ven more popular than
roses bfy the dozen, according
to Duff, is single buds or ar
rangements made uq of a half
dozen, which he will sell for
about $25 for the select and
$22.50 for the regular.
Duff said the select, named
Madam Delbarbs, are a little
prettier than the regular, hav
m% larger buds that cast a
velvety appearance when open,
and last a little longer.
4
ALSO FOR Valentine's
Day, Duff's will have FTD
To form truffles, with
spoon, scoop mixture into one
inch balls; roll in coating.
Cover; refrigerate until firm.
Re-roll beFore serving, if
desired. Serve cold. Makes
about four dozen truffles.
* A food processor can be
used for chopping chocolate.
Coating: In small bowl, stir
together Y 2 cup sifted cocoa
and three tablespoons sifted
powdered sugar.
Hershey's Food Corpora
tion recommends several ways
to melt chocolate.
First in the microwave:
In small microwave-safe
bowl, place two cups (one
12-ounce package) semi-sweet
chocolate chips or two cups
(one 11.5 ounce package) mx’l)k
chocolate chips. ;I)Vlicrowave at
high (100 percent) for 1%
minutes; stir. If necessary,
microwave at high an adtg;-
tional 15 seconds at a time stir
ring after each heating, just un
til chips are meltecf when
stirred.
To melt chocolate on to;i of
the stove, use a double boiler.
Place chocolate chi{)s in the top
of the double boiler over hot
(not boil.ing) water. Stir con
stantly until melted. Remove
from over water.
If chocolate becomes stiff
and grainy it is salvafeable.
This usua.fiy happens if water
or mojsture gets into the
chocolate.
Thursday, February 13,1992 . .
ceramic-handled baskets
decorated with hearts, filled
with daisies, baby’s breath and
mini carnations for $25.
The florist also will offer
mixed spring bouquets for $lO,
$12.50 and sls, and silk ar
rangements will be available,
but only if ordered early.
““If people would order four
or five days early, all florists
would be able to give better
service,” Duff said, adding that
delive;jy usually is a %roblem
on Valentine's Day because
everyone wants his or her
flowers delivered that day.
Some people, he said, will
call as late as Friday morning.
Duff ran out of roses last year
and had to take the phone off
the hook at 10 a.m.
R T
HOWEVER, IF that hap
pens, the downtown Summer
ville florist should still have
stuffed animals, balloons, and
other gifts, such as heart
shaped candelabra and small
heart-shaped jewel;i' boxes.
Duff said he also has a
balloon stuffing machine,
see ROSES, page 4-B
As an emergency measure,
stir in additional solid
vegetable shortening, not but
ter, ¥ teaspoon at a time, un
til chocolate is fluid again. It
may help to place the chocolate
over warm water,
When preparing truffles,
remember most turn out soft.
Hershey's suggests chfllinithe
truffle mixture in a 13-inch by
nine-inch pan, so more surface
area is chilled.
Work with only a small por
tion of the mixture at a time,
keeping the remainder
refrigerated. If hands are
warm, dip them into cold water
and dry them. Roll truffles
quickly.
Fud§e also could turn that
special loved ones Valentine’s
Day into a romantic
wonderland.
R
RICH COCOA FUDGE
3 cups sugar
%3 cup cocoa
1/8 teaspoon salt
1% cups milk
Va cup (% stick) butter or
margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Line eight-or-nine-inch
square pan with foil; butter foil.
Set asige. In heavy four-quart
saucepan, stir together n'nflfiu'
cocoa and salt; stir in ;
Cook over medium heat,
stirring constantly, until mix
ture comes to full rolling boil.
Boil, without stirring, to 234
degrees Fahrenheit or until
1-B
Holiday Shrouded In Mystery
By JULIE GRIFFIS
Feature Writer
*
Saint Valentine’s Day is the
anniversary of the death of
Saint Valentine, a marti;r of
the early Christian Church, ac
cording to ‘““The Holiday Book,
America’s Festivals and
Celebrations,” by Martin Greif.
But Valentine’s Day is bet
ter known as the day on which
we exchange messages of love
and sentiment.
Available at the Chattooga
County Library, Greif's book
states that Saint Valentine was
a Roman bish(o:fi"lwho held
steadfast to the Christian faith
during the persecution under
the Emporer Claudius and for
this he was cast intg(rrison and
eventually beheaded.
While in prison, he is said to
have cured the jailer’s
dau%hter of blindness. His
martyrdom reportedly took
place on Feb. 14, about the
year 270.
MYSTERY
The origin of the holiday is
shrouded in mysteri,'. for there
is nothinilin the life of the
saint to which any such obser
vance can be traced.
One explanation, according
to Greif, is that the birds began
to mate ?n Feb. 14, lan(%l the
ractice of youn, e choos
gxg their zalengtlmpon that
day originated from the bird
idea.
Another explanation is that
the word galatin, meaning a
lover, was often written and
{)ronounced valentin, and
hrough a natural confusion of
names, St. Valentine became
the patron saint of lovers.
é’haucer refers to the bird
theory in his ‘‘Parliament of
Foules.”
It also is believed that in
ancient Persia a festival was
celebrated in February, called
Earliest Valentines Showed Creativity
Little is known about the
origin of the written or printed
valentine, accordinito Martin
Greif, author of ‘‘The Holiday
Book, Americ¢a’s Festivals and
Celebrations:’
It is said that the earliest
examples of poetical valentines
were written in the Tower of
London, by Charles Duke of
Orleans, who was taken
prisoner at the battle of Agin
court in 1415. They are
preserved among the
manuscripts in the British
Museum.
The first record found of a
gicture or drawing in connec
ion with the day is in Pepys’
Diary in 1667. In the book
mention is made of the name
being written in fancy gold let
ters on blue paper.
In another instance the
name is accompanied by a mot
to. Something like tfi.’is pro
bably is the origin of the
modern valentine. It was an
easy step to combine the il
lustration and the motto, or
some sentimental verse, and
syrup, when dropped into ve;ly
cold water, forms a soft ball
which flattens when removed
from water. (Bulb of candy
thermometer should not rest
on bottom of saucepan).
Remove from heat. Add
butter and vanilla. Do not stir.
Cool at room teml?erature to
110 degrees ahrenheit
(lukewarm). Beat with wooden
spoon until fudge thickens and
loses some of its gloss. Quick
ly spread into prepared pan;
cool. Cut into squares. Makes
about 36 gieces or 1% pounds.
* %
Variations include NuttK
Rich Cocoa Fudge, in whic
cooked fudge is beaten as
directed. Immediately stir in
one cup chopped almonds,
pecans or walnuts and quickly
spread into aim-zg/lared pan.
There’s also Marshmallow-
Nut Cocoa Fudge, in which the
cocoa is increased to % cup.
Cook fudge as directed. Atfii
one cup marshmallow creme
with butter and vanilla,
Do not stir. Cool to 110
dsfirees Fahrenheit
(lukewarm). Beat 10 minutes;
stir in one cup chopped nuts
and pour into prepared pan.
(Fudge does not set until
poured into fmn).
Fudge often is affected bx
humidity or undercooking.
soft, tub or diet margarine will
not work well. Pure cane sugar
works best. While fudfif
making is not difficult, the
Features/News
the “Merdiiran" in honor of
the qnafel who was deemed the
special guardian for women.
On this occasion, women
reportedly enjoyed the
gpvnlege of absolute power.
he husband obeyed all the
commands of his wife, and the
unmarried woman, without of
fense to decorum, was permit
ted to me court to whom she
pleased.
A similar custom existed
for centuries in Europe, on Feb.
14, when it was not considered
“indelicate’’ for a young
woman to ‘‘pay address to any
man she favored,” according to
Greif.
ACCEPTED
The most generally ac
cepted explanation however, is
that the observance of Valen
tine’s Day was a survival of the
old Roman festival of the
‘“Lupercalia,”” which was
celebrated about Feb. 15. It
honored Pan, the god of the
sh((af)herds and country people,
and Juno, the goddess of mar
riage and the guardian of
women.
Festival ceremonies includ
ed the custom of putting
names of young women into a
box. The names were drawn as
lots by the men.
The custom of choosing
partners in that manner con
tinued after the advent of
Christianity and it is believed
that, since the time of the
ceremony also was the anniver
sary of gt. Valentine, those so
chosen naturally came to be
called ‘‘Valentines.”” The
custom was common in France
and England for centuries.
In the 16th century, St.
Francis de Salis tried to sup-
Eress this survival of paganism
y substituting saints’ names
in place of those of the women.
The boys drew and were sup
posed to imitate the virtues of
the saint named. But, this
change didn’t succeed and the
young people soon went back
to the old customs.
allow the sender unlimited
choice as to whom it might be
sent.
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precise recipe must be follow
ed exactly as written for
success.
Another Valentine's Day
classic is Red Velvet Cake. The
following reciPe was provided
by Pam Echols, county agent,
Georgia ngten‘sion §ervice.
RED VELVET CAKE
2% cups plain flour
2 cups suéar
IY% cups Crisco oil
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon vi:;fifiar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ounce bottle red food color
4 eggs
1 Ctgi buttermilk
ream sugar and oil; add
eggs and beat well. Stir flour,
saft and soda. Mix cocoa and
food coloring together and add
vinegar. Add to creamed mix
ture. Beat hard and add flour
‘altema::ii'l with buttermilk;
add vanilla and beat until
blended; pour into three layer
}:ans and bake at 350 d?rees
or 30 minutes or until done.
Filling: Cream together one
stick of margarine, one (eight
ounce) package of cream cheese
and one box powdered sugar.
Blend until smooth. Add one
t;upoon vanilla and one cup
chopped gecm.s. g
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treat any in
chocolate, from tiny coom to
CUSTOM
In Enfland. the custom
was that the couple would be
partners for a d?. or several
days, but the bond often lasted
for life. There was a
superstitious regard for the
chance selection and while the
selection was not binding, the
influence of association and
superstition often made it so.
In France the sentimental
bond caused by the lottery was
expected to last for one year,
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when that method was in
troduced, but by the beginning
of the 19th century the custom
was fully established.
fruit.
A simple chocolate coating
can be made from two cups
(one 12 ounce package) of semi
sweet chocolate chips or semi
sweet chocolate and two tables
poons plus two teaspoons
shortening (not butter,
marcgarine or oil).
over tray with wax paper.
In medium heatproof bowl,
place chocolate chiges and
shortenini.oln separate large
heatproof bowl, put verg warm
water (100 to 110 degrees
Fahrenheit) to one-inch depth.
Carefully %l:ce bowl with
chocolate into bowl with water;
water should come half-way up
side of the bowl contni.nin%the
chocolate. With dry rubber
scraper, stir chocolate and
shortening constantly, until
chocolate and shortening are
melted and mixture is smooth.
Do not get water in bowl
with chocolate. If water cools,
replace it with more very warm
water. Remove bov;{ with
chocolate from water.
With a fork, one at a time,
dip chilled centers into
chocolate mixture; gently tap
fork on edge of bowlgt% remove
excess chocolate. Invert coated
center on prepared tray; swirl
small amount of melted
chocolate on top to cover fork
marks; let stand until set.
Store candies loosely
Saboe et sunting o
es coat or
three to.f:::soun centers,
durin‘f which time the woman
repaid the man with smiles and
favors.
In Scotland, and some other
countries, the “valentine’’ was
the first young man or woman
that one chanced to meet on
the street or anywhere.
At one time, it was the
custom for the young man or
woman to challenge his or her
‘“valentine.” This challenge
consisted simply by s%ying,
“Good Morrow, 'tis St. Valen
At first, all valentines were
made by the hand of the
sender, with the elaborateness
of design and beauty of senti
ment largely governed by the
sender’s artistic and literary
ability.
The verses, which were one
of the most popular features of
the valentine, soon became the
easiest part of the message, for
the writer could refer to several
little books of sentimental
verses issued especially for
that purpose.
FIRST BOOK
The first book was printed
in 1797, with many others
following. Some titles included:
“Gentleman’s New Valentine
Writer,” “Bower of Cupid,”
“Cupids Annual Charter,” etc.
There was one designed
especially for women titled the
‘“Ladies’ Polite Valentine
Writer.”” There also were
special books for trades;reople,
providing suitable valentine
verses for almost every known
trade and profession. There
Cookies of just about any
variety are perfect for Valen
tines Day. Some celebrants
decorate cookie tops with the
Qlastel colored hearts baring
alentine's messages sold this
time of year.
To keep cookies from get
ting flat, try using stick butter,
instead of soft, tub or diet
margarine or spreads. To
soften butter or margarine, let
it reach room temperature.
Do not grease cookie sheets
unless called for in the recipe
and make sure the cookie sheet
is cool before batter is placed
on it. :
If cookies are sticking to
the baking sheet? They tend to
stick for several reasons, such
as leavinq the cookies on the
sheet too long before removal;
Varentines
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tine’'s Day,” and the person
that said 1t first on meeting a
person of the opposite sex
received a present.
Later the custom was that
a gentleman alone should give
the present, but only if he was
successfully challenged by a
young woman.
Of course, today Feb. 14 is
marked almost entirely by the
exchange of cards, sentimental
or comic, called valentines.
also was one for the comedian
titled ‘‘Quizzing Valentine
Writer.”
The use of the tiny manuals
didn't last long. By agout 1800,
the first manufactured valen
tines made their appearance
and soon took the pfiace of the
homemade article. With the in
troduction of ‘“‘once cheap”
postage and the reduction in
the cost of printing, the
manufactured valentine be
came very aFopular and the sen
ding of valentines reached its
height at about the middle of
the 19th century.
The manufactured valen
tines ranged from the plain lit
tle sheet with its crucfiz wood
cut and motto costing a few
pennies, to the elaborate and
costly productions of silver and
gilt, artificial flowers and lace
?aper, made so they would un
old again and again with a
fresh sentiment or message at
each turn.
“The Holiday Book" is
available at the Chattooga
County Library.
when cookie sheets are not
greased when called for in the
recige; underbaked cookies, or
cookie sheets not being clean
ed between uses.
Most baked items can be
made ahead and frozen.
However they must be careful
ly wra;fl)ed to keep out air and
odors. Double wra\ppin%l baked
goods and allowing them to
thaw out in the wrappings is
suggested b{ Hershey's foods.
ince all baked goods seem
to be the tastiest when served
freshly baked, if frozen try to
serve within a week or two.
In order to make a cookie
recipe as a pan cookie, Her
she‘s;;s suggests baking the
cookie batter in a nine-inch
by-13-inch or large baking Ean
and cutting them when cooked.