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FCS Newsletter Cooperative Extension Service Breckinridge County 1377 S. Hwy 261 Hardinsburg, KY 40143 (270) 756-2182 Fax: (270) 756-9016 https://breckinridge.ca.uky.edu

OCTOBER 2017

Lynnette Allen Extension Agent For Family and Consumer Science Education Breckinridge County

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

All About Pumpkins & Recipe 1- 2

Dates to Remember 3

Newspaper Article Rotation 3

Club Meetings 3

2018 Area Meeting 3

Calendar & Renewal Information 3

Hoe Down Day Workdays 4

November Homemaker Lesson 4

Annual Fiscal Court Appreciation 4

Taste of Christmas—Save the Date 4

Meal Time Made Easy 5

Homemaker Membership Certificates 5

Remind 101 6

Homemakers Fun Lunch 6

Ovarian Cancer Screening 6

English Class/Migrant Meal 6

Sewing Circle 7

Paper Crafters Scrapbooking 7

New Beginning Class 7

Arts Guild Meeting 7

Christmas Parade & Bazaar 7

Chocolate Pumpkin Snack Cake Recipe 8

Diabetes Support Group 9

Weight the Reality Series 10

Farmers’ Market 10

4-H Awards Night 10

Adult Health Bulletin 11-12

All About Pumpkins

Source: Ingrid Adams, associate extension professor, Debbie Clouthier, extension asso-

ciate, and University of Illinois

Few things say fall better than pumpkins. Whether you use them to cook, decorate or carve, chances are a pumpkin in some form or fashion will be a part of your seasonal celebrations. In fact, 80 percent of the U.S. pumpkin supply is available in October.

Here are some interesting facts about the season’s favorite gourd. Pumpkins originated in Central America and get their

name from the Greek word pepon, which means large melon. Pumpkins are in the same family with cucum-bers, squash, zucchini and melons.

For centuries, pumpkins have been referenced in liter-ature and film. References to pumpkins are in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Cinderella, the nursery rhyme Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater and Shake-speare’s Merry Wives of Windsor.

Native Americans dried strips of pump-kins and wove them into mats and roasted long strips of pumpkins to eat. They also used the seeds for food and medicine.

Colonial Americans used pumpkins as an ingredient in piecrusts, instead of the filling. They also developed the

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All About Pumpkins (continued)

concept of pumpkin pie when they removed the top of a pumpkin, cleaned out the seeds and filled the inside with milk, spices and honey. It was then baked in hot ashes.

Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake-bites.

Not only are foods containing pumpkin tasty, but pumpkin is very healthy for you. Pumpkins, like other dark yellow and orange vegetables, are good sources of both alpha and beta carotene, which act as antioxidants. Inside the body, these carote-noids are converted into vitamin A. Beta carotene has long been connected to im-proved eye health, a strong immune system and healthy skin and mucous mem-branes. Pumpkins also contain alpha carotene, which stops the growth of certain cancers by preventing the cancerous cells from dividing and overtaking the body.

The carotenoids found in dark yellow and orange vegetables have also been linked to improved heart health. Studies have shown that men with high cholester-ol who ate a high amount of these vegetables lowered their chances of a heart at-tack and dying from a heart-related illness compared to men who did not.

It’s easy to add pumpkin to your diet, especially during this time of the year. In addition to the tried-and-true uses of pumpkins, it can also be an ingredient in soups, smoothies and breads. You can try it for breakfast as in the Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud recipe below.

The Cooperative Extension Service prohibits discrimination in its programs and employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin.

To file a complaint of discrimination, contact Tim West, UK College of Agriculture, 859-257-3879; Terry Allen or Patty Bender, UK Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity, 859-257-8927; or the USDA, Director Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W Whitten Bldg., 14th & Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 (202-720-5964).

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Dates to Remember October 2-6 Fall Break

October 6 Lincoln Trail Area Homemaker Meeting 9 a.m. (ct)

October 8-14 Kentucky Extension Homemaker Week

October 10 Sewing Circle/Hoedown Day Crafts 9 a.m. to noon (ct)

October 10 Paper Crafters Scrapbooking 6 p.m. (ct)

October 13 Homemaker Lunch @ Farm House Restaurant 11:30 a.m. (ct)

October 14 Hoedown Day 8 a.m. (ct)

October 24 November Homemaker Lesson 10 a.m. (ct)

October 24 Paper Crafters Scrapbooking 6 p.m. (ct)

Newspaper Article Rotation September 2017: Irvington Friendly

October 2017: New Bethel

November 2017: Rough River

December 2017: Valley View

January 2018: Cloverport

February 2018:

March 2018: Hites Run

April 2018: Irvington Friendly

May 2018: Countryside

October 9 Valley View November 13 Valley View Mabel Hardesty 10 a.m. (ct) 11 (et) Shelby Butler 10 a.m. (ct) 11(et)Irvington Housing Authority Irvington Housing Authority Community Room Community Room

October 10 Irvington Friendly November 14 Irvington Friendly Wanda Calisi 11:30 a.m. (ct) Wanda Fey 11:30 a.m. (ct) The Irvington Library The Irvington Library

October 16 Hites Run November 20 Hites Run Eat Out 12 noon (ct) Eat Out 12 noon (ct)

October 23 Cloverport November 20 Cloverport Cloverport City Hall 1 p.m. (ct) Cloverport City Hall 1 p.m. (ct)

October 16 New Bethel November 20 New Bethel Mary Rita Neff 6 p.m. (ct) Barbara Richards 6 p.m. (ct)

October 18 Rough River November 15 Rough River Extension Office 1 p.m. (ct) Extension Office 1 p.m. (ct) October 23 Countryside November 27 Countryside Kathy Anthony 6 p.m. (ct) Holly Gregory 6 p.m. (ct)

Club Meetings 2017-2018 Homemaker

Membership forms and

$10 dues are due by Wednesday,

November 1st.

Each Homemaker should receive a new 2017-2018

calendar. Pick up your calendar from your club

president or from the Extension

Office.

2018 Area Meeting Breckinridge County Homemakers will be hosting the 2018 Lincoln Trail Area Homemaker

Meeting. Plans are in place for presenting each participants with a crocheted KEHA book

mark. Please contact Shirley Macy at 270-756-2775, if you can help with making these book

marks.

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Save the Date—Taste of Christmas—December 10

Plans are underway for the 2017 Taste of Christmas event. Listed below are the club assignments from

2016. Please review and contact the Extension Office by Friday, October 20th, if your club wants to

switch up this year. The final donation list will be in the November newsletter.

Soups and Stews

Cloverport—2 pots chili

Countryside—2 pots beef stew

Irvington Friendly—2 pots kale soup, cheese &

crackers

Rough River—1 pot chili & 1 pot kale soup

Sandwiches

Hites Run—Variety of crackers & cheese balls

New Bethel—chicken salad

Valley View—2 pots potato soup & pimento cheese

**The county organization will provide ham

sandwiches and drinks.

Desserts

Each club is asked to provide 2 home baked desserts

Door Prizes

Each club is asked to donate a $10 to $15 door prize.

Annual Fiscal Court Appreciation Program Once again this year, we will be showing our appreciation to the Fiscal Court and elected

officials by giving them gift baskets filled with home-baked cookies, candies, breads or muf-

fins, jellies, and fruits.

We will need each Homemaker Club to donate 4-5 dozen home baked cookies or an equal

amount of goodies as mentioned above. Also, a few jars of home canned jellies from each

club would be appreciated.

The non-perishable items may be dropped off at the Extension Office by Wednesday,

November 22nd by 10 a.m. (ct). The baked items will need to be brought to the

Extension Office by noon (ct) on Monday, November 27h for the baskets to be com-

pleted and presented to the Fiscal Court and Officials that afternoon at the court meeting.

November Homemaker Lesson Training The November Homemaker Lesson Training “Weighing In On Sleep” will be taught by

Danielle Ford, Marion County Family and Consumer Science Education Agent. The training is

Tuesday, October 24 at 10 a.m. (ct) in the basement of the

Breckinridge County Extension Office.

Hoe Down Day—October 14th The Homemakers will again be hosting a booth at the annual Hoedown Day event, Saturday,

October 14th. The group will sell baked goods, hand-made crafts and promote the fall

membership drive. Volunteers will be needed to work the booth throughout the day. A

volunteer shift schedule has been started and volunteers can call the Extension Office to

sign up to help or for their club to help.

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Meal Time Made Easy

Join us for a fun

hands-on-cooking workshop

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

at 5 p.m. (ct) in the Extension Office Basement.

We will make meal time easy through creative

freezer meal planning. These budget friendly recipes

are family pleasers. Each participant will take home a

freezer meal to serve eight and one (1) week plan for

delicious and nutritious family meals.

Each participant is asked to bring

two (2) cans of mixed vegetables.

Call 270-756-2182 by

Monday, October 30th to register.

Class is limited to 10 participants.

Homemaker Membership Gift Certificate

One year Homemaker Membership gift certificates are available at the Breckin-

ridge County Extension Office. This would make a great gift for a friend or rela-

tive! To purchase a gift certificate stop in at the Extension Office. It’s only $10

and they will be enrolled as a mailbox member.

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Remind 101 We are going to once again try to use the Remind 101 phone message program to communi-

cate information about Homemakers and Family Consumer Science programs. It works for

smart phones and other cell phones. If you would like to receive text messages on your

phone regarding Homemaker events follow these directions to sign up.

Text the message @cakk8 to 81010. You will receive a welcome text from Remind. If you have

trouble with 81010 you can text the same message to 859-838-1304.

Ovarian Cancer Screening

The next dates for Ovarian Cancer Screening are Monday, October 23rd and Tuesday,

November 14th. Please call 270-756-2182 to reserve your appointment.

English Class/Migrant Meal

The Homemakers will once again sponsor a meal for the Spanish to

English classes on Thursday, November 9th. Food donations may be

brought to the Extension Farmers’ Market and Education Facility by

5:30 p.m. (ct) that evening.

Cloverport—1 taco/fajita seasoned chicken - shredded

Countryside—1 lb. seasoned taco meat and 2 large onions chopped

Hites Run —1 lb. seasoned taco meat and 1-24 oz. sour cream

Irvington— 1 lb. seasoned taco meat and 2 packages shredded cheese

New Bethel—2 lbs. seasoned taco meat

Rough River—1 taco/fajita seasoned chicken - shredded

Valley View—1 lb. seasoned taco meat and 2 heads lettuce—shredded

Homemakers Fun Lunch Check out the newest local restaurant that everyone is talking about. Join the Extension

Homemakers for lunch at the Farm House Restaurant in Cloverport on Friday, October13th

at11:30 a.m. (ct). Enjoy the fellowship while catching up on the latest Homemaker &

Extension Happenings.

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Paper Crafters Scrapbooking The Paper Crafters Club would like to invite everyone out for fun Tuesday nights of

scrapbooking and card making. The following dates have been set to work on

Christmas cards and scrapbook projects.

Tuesdays, October 10th, October 24th, November 14th, November 28th, December 5th and

December 19th. The fun will start at 6 p.m. (ct) each Tuesday in the Basement of the Ex-

tension Office.

A $6 fee covers paper supplies and equipment.

Bring pictures and your scrapbook.

Breckinridge County Sewing Circle The Sewing Circle invites everyone to join them the second Tuesday of each month from

9 a.m. (ct) to noon in the Extension Office basement to work on handmade projects.

Breckinridge County Arts Council & Guild The BCAG meets the last Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. (ct) in the

Extension Office basement.

New Beginning Class The New Beginning group meets once a month and focuses on making healthy

choices in everyday cooking, exploring new ways to serve nutritious meals and

doing it cost effectively. If you are interested, call Tasha Tucker at the

Extension Office, 270-756-2182 or email tasha.tucker@uky.edu for more information.

Christmas Parade Schedule Irvington Parade

Saturday, November 18th

Contact Irvington City Hall for

details 270-547-3835

Hardinsburg Parade

Saturday, November 25th

Contact Hardinsburg City Hall for

details 270-756-2213

Cloverport Parade

Saturday, December 2nd

Contact Cloverport City Hall for

details 270-788-6632

Save the Date—

Cloverport Homemaker

Christmas Bazaar The Cloverport Homemakers Christmas

Bazaar will be Saturday, December 2nd.

In conjunction with the Cloverport

Christmas Parade. Times to be announced.

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SNAP into Wellness

The Kentucky Nutrition Education Program (KYNEP) is a USDA program that is to teach nutrition education to individuals and families. Participants learn how to plan nutritious meals on a limited budget,

learn safe food handling practices, improve food preparation skills and change behavior as needed to have a healthier lifestyle.

Please come and participate in our next program or feel free to contact Tasha Tucker at 270-756-2182 or tasha.tucker@uky.edu to enroll or if you have any questions.

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Like us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/breckinridgeextension

Come and join-in for discussion, motivation,

support and resources relating to weight management

and physical activity.

Upcoming meeting schedule

Friday, October 13th at 10 a.m. (ct)

Friday, October 20th at 10 a.m. (ct)

Monday, October 30th at 10 a.m. (ct)

Breckinridge County Extension Office Basement

Call the office at 270-756-2182 to sign-up.

You’re invited to the 2017

Breckinridge County 4-H Awards Night

(Cake & Pie Auction will follow the

Recognition Event)

Sunday, October 15th 5 p.m. (ct) Breckinridge County Extension Community Building

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