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On January 24, 1922, Christian Nelson was issued a patent
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• Christian Nelson operated a candy store and ice cream shop in
Iowa. One day a boy couldn’t decide whether to buy a candy
bar or ice cream. That made Christian wonder why you couldn’t
combine both.
• Experimenting, he found that cocoa butter would glue
chocolate covering to a disk of ice cream. He called it the
'I-Scream Bar.'
• In 1922 he went to a man named Russell who managed the
Graham Ice Cream Company, who paid half the cost of a patent
for half the profits. Russell’s wife suggested the name Eskimo
Pie for the product. Each Eskimo Pie was wrapped in tin foil.
• When the product hit the market, it caused a frenzy, selling a
million a day. The company became the biggest consumer of
tin foil in the nation. To meet demand, they licensed dairies to
make the product in exchange for a royalty, but some dairies
failed to pay royalties while others infringed on the patent.
• In 1929 a judge ruled that it was not something that could be
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• Alfred Cralle was born in Virginia in 1866, just after the Civil
War ended. He was black, so his options were limited but he
never let that stop him.
• He learned carpentry from his father, attended local schools,
and became interested in mechanics. Because he excelled
at school, his father sent him to Washington, D.C. to attend
Wayland Seminary. This was one of several schools founded
by the American Baptist Home Mission Society to educate
African-Americans after the Civil War.
• Later he settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He got a job
working as a porter in the Markell Brothers drug store and
St. Charles Hotel. While working at the drug store, he noticed
how popular ice cream had become, and he also noticed how
difficult it was to serve. It consistently stuck to the spoon or
ladle that was being used to scoop it, and required either two
hands or two people to get it into the dish. He was determined
to solve the problem.
• Being mechanically inclined, he set to work on the problem.
The first prototype he showed to the Markell Brothers was a
simple stick with a cone-shaped object mounted on the end.
The Markell Brothers didn't think it would work, until Cralle
took a container of ice cream and demonstrated it for them,
easily plopping a perfectly-shaped mound of ice cream into a
dish.
• On February 2, 1897, Cralle was granted a patent for what
he called an "ice cream mold and disher" now known as the
ice cream scoop. It was designed to keep ice cream as well
as other foods from sticking to the utensil, and it was easy to
operate with one hand.
• Cralle's design was strong, durable, effective, and
inexpensive. It could be constructed in a variety of shapes
depending on whether a cone or a mound was desired. It
could be constructed out of a variety of materials. There were
no delicate parts that could malfunction. This simple device
allowed ice cream to be served faster, with less effort and
more hygienically.
• Cralle never received much in the way of financial success
from his invention, nor did he receive any wide-spread
acclaim. However, when the Afro-American Financial,
Accumulating, Merchandise and Business Association was
organized in Pittsburgh, he was named Assistant Manager.
• Cralle was 30 years old when he was granted his patent,
married with two daughters and a son. His wife and one
daughter died in 1918, possibly due to the flu epidemic. His
son died of disease in 1918, and Cralle himself was killed in an
automobile accident in 1920. But his daughter Anna lived to
the age of 98 and died in 2009. By then her father's invention
had become standard issue in households around the world.
• Next time you bend your spoon in half for lack of an ice cream
scoop, think of Alfred Cralle, and say a word of thanks.
• When choosing an ice cream scoop, pick one with a good
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Get one with a big wide scoop to provide maximum ice cream
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Increasing our intake of whole grains results in
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Bread immediately comes to mind when we think
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Myth: If the name of the bread sounds healthy,
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Truth: Again, the ingredients label is where you’ll find
the true information. A bread can be called “natural” or
say how many grains it has, but the first ingredient in the
label will tell you what’s really in it.
How to buy the healthiest bread:
• “Wheat bread” is wheat flour, not whole wheat.
Look for “100 percent whole grain” or “100 percent
whole wheat.” Even if you’re picking up a loaf of rye
bread, don’t assume it contains rye flour as the first
ingredient.
• Beware the sodium level. Some breads are quite
high in sodium and can become a major portion of
your daily limit.
• Look at the calories per serving, and don’t be fooled
by the difference between “per slice” and “per
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• Check the grams of fiber.
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Now - January 29 - An exhibit hanging at The Blue
Lion at UAFS Downtown through Jan. 29 will feature
artwork produced by 16 student artists from a class
they’re taking at U A - Ft Smith. “Finding Voice: An
Advanced Drawing Exhibition” showcases artwork
from students in Mary Spears’ Advance Drawing
course, with a reception to be held at The Blue Lion
from 5-6 pm. Dec . 2. Viewing for the exhibition is
available an hour before scheduled events at The
Blue Lion, located at 101 N 2nd St. For more info
about the exhibit call UAFS Box Office 479-7887300.
January 23 - The Chester Thompson Trio will perform
a concert at 7:30 pm at The Blue Lion at UAFS
Downtown as part of the UA - Ft Smith’s Season at
The Blue Lion. The musical group, headlined by the
drummer who toured with Phil Collins-led Genesis
for 20 years & played with Frank Zappa, will treat
audience members to a night of jazz music. General
admission is $12 & $6 for UAFS students. For tickets,
contact UAFS Box Office 479-788-7300 or http://
uafs.universitytickets.com.
January 27 – Lunch at the Museum – 11-2 (come
& go) . LeFlore County Museum at Hotel Lowrey
303 Dewey Ave Poteau. This is a fundraiser for the
LeFlore County Historical Society a 501 © 3 non
profit. Chili/Taco Soup, Cornbread, Crackers Drink,
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Call ahead & we can have it ready for you. 918-6479330
January 27 – 29 -UA - Ft Smith’s first blood drive
of the year will feature a “battle of the sexes” to see
which gender can donate the most blood. The drive,
will be from 9 am-4 pm in the Reynolds Room of
the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center. Donors will
be rewarded with a free T-shirt &health screening.
Appointments may be made by signing up at a table
in the Campus Center hallway, or studentactivities@
uafs.edu or 479-788-7697. Walk-ins welcome.
January 28 - “Dancing Pros Live” will offer an
interactive experience to the Ft Smith community at 7
pm at the ArcBest Performing Arts Center, at 55 S.7th
St. Professional dancers from popular dance shows
including “Dancing with the Stars,” “So You Think
You Can Dance” &“Dance Champions” will compete
against each other during the live performance, &
the audience will decide the winner at the end of
the night using electronic voting remotes. The show
is part of Season of Entertainment 34, a yearlong
lineup of entertainment sponsored by UA - Ft Smith.
Tickets are $45 for 1st-tier seating & $42 for 2nd-tier.
For tickets, call UAFS Box Office 479-788-7300 or
http://uafs.universitytickets.com.
February 4 - A night of classical guitar at 7:30 pm
by Classical guitarist S Sean Six as part of UA - Ft
Smith’s Season at The Blue Lion at UAFS Downtown,
101 N 2nd Streeet. General admission $10 or $5 for
UAFS students. For tickets, contact UAFS Box Office
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February 8 – Fort Smith Marathon Riverfront Pavilion
100 North B Street, Ft Smith A marathon
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ESKIMO PIE
January 23, 2015
(cont. from page 1):
patented anyway. A demoralized Russell sold
his part of the company and used the money
to start his own candy company. Christian
Nelson sold his part of the company to the
tin foil firm that made the wrappers, but
continued to work for them. He died a wealthy
man in 1992 at the age of 99. Meanwhile…
(Answer on Page 6)
RUSSELL'S CHOCOLATE
• After Christian Nelson's partner Russell sold
his share of the Eskimo Pie company for
$25,000, Russell moved with his wife Clara to
Denver, Colorado.
• In the basement of their home, they set up a
candy-making shop, determined to produce
the highest-quality chocolates they could.
They hand-dipped their chocolates, resisting
the move to automatic machine-dipping
because hand-dipping resulted in a thicker
layer of chocolate.
• On their first day of business in December of
1923, they sold 120 lbs (54 kg) of chocolate,
netting $90 profit. A year later, they had five
stores throughout Denver and employed 30
people in the basement of their home. Their
candy company became particularly wellknown for selling chocolates in heart-shaped
boxes for Valentine’s Day.
• When Russell died in 1954, Clara kept the
company running. In 1960 she sold the
business to her good friend Louis Ward, who
supplied her with their heart-shaped boxes.
He developed the business until it was the
with Janet B. Carson
Courtesy of University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service.
Is variegated privet as invasive as regular
privet? Could it be a possible candidate
for a privacy barrier?
Variegated privet is not as invasive but it
can revert to a solid green form and then
you have issues. I would suggest something
else--Green giant arborvitae, Nellie Stevens
holly, lusterleaf holly, eleagnus or cryptomeria.
Preen is a pre-emergent herbicide that
contains Treflan. It is one of the most
broad spectrum pre-emergent herbicides
labeled for use in flower beds for home
gardeners. They key is knowing what types of
weeds you are trying to control. If your main
weed problem is Bermuda grass, Preen will
have no effect, since it is a perennial. Preemergent products work on annual weeds.
We have two seasons of annual weeds - cool
season and warm season. You are too late for
the winter weeds, but you can help to prevent
summer weeds by applying in late March
through early April. If you plan to grow any
flowers from seed directly in this bed, don’t
use the herbicide. I usually prefer to hand
weed and mulch instead of using herbicides,
but I know that some weeds, including my
nemesis chambers bitters would be at least
deterred with a pre-emergent herbicide.
I am glad to hear they are alive, since you
say you mulched them heavily. Iris plants
Q.
A.
are one of the few plants we recommend NOT
mulching. The rhizomes (bulb structure) are
usually planted half in the ground and half out
of the ground. Mulching can cause the bulbs
to rot. Probably the saving grace was how
miserably dry it was this past summer and fall.
Leave the plants alone for now, but remove
part of the mulch. I would not recommend
removing it all because I am concerned how
exposed that would make the bulbs, since
they have been protected by this blanket of
mulch. Pay close attention to the plants and
weather this spring and gradually get the
mulch away. Iris plants are often evergreen.
Iris growers typically cut the fans back 8-10
weeks after bloom to tidy things up and cut
down on disease issues, bis not a definite
requirement, and should only be done once a
year in the summer.
I have a 20-foot Norway Spruce that is
about 20 years old. It did beautifully until
about 3 months ago. I did not water it during
the summer since I had never watered it and it
appeared to be doing just fine. I then noticed
that it had some branches partially turning
brown. I watered it heavily then, but more
branches turned brown. Now the tree is about
1/2 brown and the rest appears very green.
Any suggestions? Will the deadened branches
rejuvenate?
Q.
A.
I I am surprised that you have a 30 foot
Norway spruce that has thrived with no
supplemental water for 30 years! Norway
spruce’s don’t like heat and humidity, and it
gets compounded by droughts, and we have
had our fair share of those in the past 30 years.
Unfortunately, the branches that have totally
browned out are dead and will not resprout
- typically needle type evergreens carry their
growth buds where there are green needles.
Hopefully there is enough life left in the tree
that it will still grow and you can gradually
reshape it. I would definitely consider
watering during dry periods from now on - we
recommend that even with our natives.
I have a beautiful Bradford pear tree in my
front yard, about 36 feet tall. Yesterday I
noticed a woodpecker pecking on its trunk,
and upon closer examination, I discovered
a large number of small holes (at least 50,
probably more) all over the trunk, some an
inch apart and some a few inches. What can
I do to keep the birds from pecking? Will
such holes, if they are continued to be made,
eventually kill the tree? I don’t want to lose it.
Woodpeckers typically find a favorite
tree and revisit it over and over again.
Usually the damage is cosmetic and not life
threatening. You can discourage them by
temporarily using a tree wrap around.
Q.
A.
STRANGE BUT TRUE
By Samantha Weaver
۩ It's not known who made the following sage observation: "The best way
to lie is to tell the truth -- carefully edited truth."
۩ In a survey conducted by the Cumberland Farms chain of convenience
stores last year, more than half of respondents said they would rather have
jury duty for a week than give up coffee for the same length of time. A
whopping 69 percent would rather give up alcohol than coffee for a week.
۩ Finland once banned Donald Duck comics because the title character
doesn't wear pants.
۩ You might be surprised to learn that World War II played an important
role in the rise of popcorn as a favorite snack at the movies. During the
war, the U.S. was cut off from many sugar-exporting nations, causing
shortages and rationing on the home front. The scarcity of sugar resulted
in a dearth of candy being offered at the box office, causing popcorn sales
to skyrocket.
۩ If you live in Georgia, keep in mind that it is illegal to have a picnic in a
graveyard in that state.
۩ Given the rise in foodie culture, it's no wonder that there are a plethora
of cookbooks available covering every imaginable kind of comestible.
However, you might be surprised to learn just how far back the recording
of food preparation goes: One of the earliest known recipes was written
on cuneiform tablets and has been dated almost 4,000 years ago to around
1700 B.C.
۩ Those who study such things say that a giraffe can go longer without
water than a camel can.
۩ People who are indigenous to the high altitudes of the Andes have more
blood than do people who live at sea level -- 3 quarts more.
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• Roy Allen had a habit of buying run-down
restaurants, rehabilitating them, and selling
them at a profit. In 1919 he met a pharmacist
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• Sales were good, so he opened a second
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partners, naming the business for their initials.
Roy bought a carnival wagon previously used
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• The idea was a hit. Roy Allen bought out Frank
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• Today the company is the largest vendor of
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has changed little since it was first invented.
What’s the name of the company? (Answer at
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FRANCHISE STORIES: QUIZ #2
• John McCullough served ice cream from his
store in Illinois in 1927. Making large amounts
of ice cream involved mixing butterfat with
sweeteners and stabilizers, then whipping in
air and flavoring, then freezing it until it reached
23°F (-5C). At this temperature the ice cream
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ESKIMO PIE
(cont. from page 5):
third largest American chocolate manufacturer,
behind Hershey and Mars. Eventually over 60% of
boxed chocolates came from this company, which
still carries the name of the company founder.
What's it called? (Answer below)
------------------------------------------------------Answer: Russell Stover.
A NEW FOIL
• Richard Samuel was the nephew of Richard Joshua.
Uncle Richard Joshua was a tobacco baron, and
nephew Richard Samuel worked for him. At the
time, cigarettes were wrapped in foil made from a
mixture of tin and lead. As the demand for cigarettes
increased, so did demand for tin foil, and it was
constantly in short supply.
• In 1919 nephew Richard Samuel borrowed $100,000
from his uncle, then left his uncle’s tobacco firm in
order to start up a tin foil company. Other tin foil firms
tried to run him out of business by lowering their
prices, but then the price of aluminum dropped, and
Richard Samuel discovered that making foil from
aluminum was far less expensive – and far more
sensible – than making it out of tin and lead.
• Aluminum foil was lighter and thinner than tin foil
so more of it could be rolled from a single pound
of metal; it was non-corrosive; and it was shinier.
He invented a way to print on it, so he could make
custom wrappers for specific foods. Demand for his
foil skyrocketed with the invention of the Eskimo Pie
because each one was wrapped in foil.
• In 1924 Richard Samuel’s firm bought out the Eskimo
Pie company, which was its single biggest customer.
The company expanded to produce aluminum
siding, aluminum cans, aluminum bumpers, and
more. Eventually the firm became the world’s third
largest aluminum and packaging company. It’s best
known for aluminum foil, which carries the last
name shared by Uncle Richard Joshua and nephew
Richard Samuel. What was their last name? (Answer
below)
------------------------------------------------------Answer: Reynolds, as in Reynolds Wrap, and R.J. Reynolds
tobacco.
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• Harry Burt owned a candy store and ice cream shop
in Ohio. Christian Nelson had recently invented the
Eskimo Pie, but Harry claimed to have invented the
chocolate-covered ice cream bar before Nelson
invented the Eskimo Pie.
• Harry’s invention had one critical difference,
however. After he’d given an experimental sample
to his grown daughter to eat, he asked her opinion.
She said she liked it, but it was too messy and left her
fingers sticky. Because he manufactured lollipops,
he inserted a stick to make it easier to eat.
• He designed machinery to mass-produce the
product, and named his company after his belief
that anyone eating it would be in a good mood.
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۩ On Feb. 6, 1891, members of the Dalton Gang
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۩ On Feb. 5, 1918, the steamship Tuscania,
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۩ On Feb. 4, 1938, Walt Disney releases “Snow
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during the Great Depression.
۩ On Feb. 3, 1953, French oceanographer JacquesYves Cousteau publishes “The Silent World.”
Three years later, the film version was released
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۩ On Feb. 7, 1984, while in orbit 170 miles above
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when he exits the U.S. space shuttle Challenger
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Shannon’s widow would later file a high-profile
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Humane Society 479.783.4395
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Van Buren. 479-414-1645
This is Finnis. He is
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Very friendly to
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female dogs.... Male
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(cont. from page 5)
Answer: A & W.
•John knew ice cream that came out of the spigot
at 23°F tasted better than the stuff sold to the
customer at -10°. Ice cream numbs the taste
buds at about 0°F (-17C), which interferes with
the sense of taste.
• What the world really needed, he decided, was
ice cream that could be served at 18°F (-8C). He
experimented, finding that less butterfat made a
softer ice cream that could be handled easily at
that temperature, while still retaining its shape.
By 1938 he had the recipe down pat.
•He sold his first franchise in 1940. Today there
are about 5,700 outlets selling this soft-serve ice
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• Reuben Mattus sold lemon-ice from a horsedrawn wagon in New York City in the 1920s. He
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Answer #3: Häagen-Dazs.
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Then he designed a unique way to sell his product. Instead of selling it to
stores, he outfitted the world’s first ice cream trucks and hired drivers to
drive slowly up and down suburban streets, ringing the bell on the truck
and selling his ice cream bars directly to children.
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• At its peak in the 1950s, the company had 2,000 ice cream trucks on
the road. Now owned by Breyers, the trucks have been retired but the
company still produces a wide variety of ice cream novelties. What was the
ice cream company called? (Answer below)
------------------------------------------------------Answer: Good Humor.
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