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I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Since July is National Ice Cream Month, it’s a good time for Tidbits to bring you the “scoop” about this confection and those who peddle it.

• We’ve been celebrating National Ice Cream Month since 1984, when President Ronald Reagan proclaimed it as such in Senate Joint Resolution 298, calling upon “the people of the United States to observe these events with appropriate ceremonies and activities.” Reagan’s basis for the proclamation was that “ice cream is a nutritious and wholesome food, enjoyed by over 90% of the people,” and is “the perfect dessert and snack food.”

• It’s estimated that 98% of American households buy ice cream, over 1.5 billion gallons a year, totaling upwards of $10 billion. About 9% of all the milk produced by dairy farmers in the U.S. goes to the making of ice cream.

• The origins of ice cream appear to date back to the second century B.C. Alexander the Great is documented as a being a fan of snow and ice flavored with honey and nectar. Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar dispatched runners into the mountains to obtain snow to be infused with fruits and juices.

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• In the 13th century when explorer Marco Polo returned to his native Italy from his travels in the Far East, he brought home a recipe very similar to our sherbet of today. “Cream Ice” was on the table of England’s King Charles I during the early 1600s. A Parisian café first offered ice cream to the public around 1600. • Ice cream’s first official mention in North America was in a letter from a guest of the governor of Maryland. The New York Gazette featured a confectioner’s advertisement for ice cream in 1777 informing readers that the treat was available “almost every day.” President George Washington was a great lover of ice cream, with records indicating that the chief executive spent $200 on ice cream during the summer of 1790. His personal effects at the time of his death included two pewter ice cream pots. James Madison was another president who was fond of the treat, having it served at his Inaugural Ball in 1813. • America’s first patent for an ice cream cone was issued in 1903 to Italo Marchiony, an Italian immigrant who invented his cone in New York City. The following year the St. Louis World’s Fair featured a vendor selling crisp waffle pastries, who just happened to have his booth next to an ice cream merchant. When the ice cream booth ran out of dishes, the pasty vendor stepped in, rolling his waffles into cone shapes. The rest, as they say, is history. Today’s machines are capable of producing about 150,000 cones every day. • There are a lot of items that are called ice cream, so what’s the difference? Under federal law, ice cream must contain at least 10% milkfat and weigh a minimum of 4.5 lbs. per gallon. “French” ice cream contains that 10% as well as at least 1.4% egg yolk solids. • The world’s first Dairy Queen opened in Joliet, Illinois in 1940, and within 15 years there were 2,600 locations. Estevan, Saskatchewan became home to the first Canadian store in 1953. Canada is also the site of the world’s business Dairy Queen, in Moncton, New Brunswick. Dairy Queen’s success is the result of developing the first formula for soft-serve ice cream, accomplished by John Fremont McCullough in 1938. • Friends since junior high school on Long Island, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield have an enduring friendship. It was Jerry’s ambition to enter med school, but he couldn’t seem to get accepted into any. Ben was admitted

to several colleges, but dropped out of all of them. The pair plunked down $5 to purchase a correspondence course on ice cream making from Penn State University. Between the two of them, they had $8,000 in savings, and with the addition of a $4,000 bank loan, they set out on a new business venture. They leased a vacant gas station in Burlington, Vermont, and opened their ice cream parlor in 1978. An old spool and bobbin mill was their next location, where they first began packing their ice cream in pints. Franchises began in 1981, and can now be found in 26 countries around the world. They achieved recognition in 1983 when Ben and Jerry’s ice cream was used to put together the world’s largest ice cream sundae, one weighing 27,102 lbs. (12,293 kg).

• The first Coldstone Creamery opened its doors in 1988 in Tempe, Arizona. Just fifteen years later, the company marked the opening of its 500th store, and four years later there were more than 2,700 locations worldwide. They now operate in 20 countries, including Egypt, Brazil, Dubai, and Cyprus. In Japan, it’s ranked as the #1 place to work.

• Reuben Mattus was a Polish-born New York businessman who created the Haagen Dazs ice cream formula in 1959. He devised the Danish-sounding name of the product at his kitchen table, reciting nonsensical words aloud until he found a unique and original name he liked. He wanted it to sound Danish as a tribute to Denmark’s admirable treatment of Jews during World War II.

• Brothers-in-law Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins each owned ice cream parlors in Glendale, California, and following their service in World War II, made the decision to merge their two businesses. Baskin and Robbins was born in 1945 and has grown to more than 6,700 locations around the world. It was their idea that there should be a different flavor for every day of the month and devised their “31 flavors” slogan from this concept. Since 1945, the company has introduced more than 1,000 assorted flavors. The career of Sean “Diddy” Combs got its start in a Baskin-Robbins commercial when he was just two years old.

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600,000 cans were sold the first year. • Gerber’s ad campaign for their new products featured a contest to find the perfect baby face to represent the company. Many elaborate oil paintings were submitted, but it was a simple charcoal sketch submitted by Dorothy Hope Smith that was chosen in 1931. The face of Smith’s tiny neighbor in Westport, Connecticut is one recognized by generations around the world. • When a nationwide poll queried participants as to the identity of the Gerber baby, guesses included movie icons Humphrey Bogart and Elizabeth Taylor and politicians Richard Nixon and Bob Dole. Many believed it was Sally Gerber. The baby’s identity was kept secret

ALL ABOUT BABY FOOD It seems there’s an observance of some kind for nearly everyone. The third week of July is National Baby Food Week, so this week Tidbits is looking into the history of this common item. • Swiss pharmacist Henri Nestlé is credited as the inventor of the first artificial infant food in 1867. At the request of a friend whose infant could not nurse naturally or digest fresh cow’s milk, Nestlé created a mixture of malted wheat and sweetened condensed milk. He was soon selling 500,000 boxes of Nestlé’s Milk Food annually. By the late 1880s, there were several brands for parents to choose from, mostly grain mixtures that were to be mixed with milk. • A small canning company opened in rural Michigan in 1901, packaging peas, beans, and fruits. The Fremont Canning Company was owned and operated by the Frank Gerber family. After years of effort, by 1917, the company finally reached annual sales exceeding $1 million. In 1927, Frank’s son Daniel was the assistant manager of the company and father to a new baby daughter. When the family pediatrician advised Daniel and his wife Dorothy to cook, mash, and strain solid foods for baby Sally, Dorothy suggested that the canning company look into producing foods for babies. In 1928, the company, the company introduced strained peas, prunes, carrots, and spinach. Close to

until 1978, when it was revealed that the Gerber trademark was actually Ann Turner Cook, daughter of a cartoonist. Today, 86-year-old Ann is a retired schoolteacher who resides in Florida and is a published author of mysteries. • In 1938, the Gerber company established a customer relations department to address consumers’ questions. Little 10-year-old Sally Gerber was the first customer representative, answering each letter individually, a duty she continued even after she became a senior vice-president of the company. • In 1941, the Gerber Company was producing one million cans of baby food every week. They abandoned the production of all adult products and began manufacturing only baby food, leading to their famous advertising slogan “Babies are our business…our only business.” Gerber now controls over 80% of the nation’s baby food market. • Every July the community of Fremont, Michigan, population 4,500, booms to more than 125,000 as they host the National Baby Food Festival. Famous as the home of Gerber Products, the town celebrates for five days with a beautiful baby photo contest, parades, bubble gum blowing contests, and adult baby food eating contests. The county chaplain presides over a Blessing of the Babies ceremony as part of the festivities. ■

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Dear Dr. Donohue: I was very interested in your column on the DASH diet. Is there a diet sheet listing all the items pertaining to this diet? How can I get one? I think it’s a doable diet. -- I.P.Answer: DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, is a doable, simple and good-tasting diet. People are disappointed to find out that the diet is contained on one page with straightforward directives. The sheet lists the number of servings of a particular food group, what constitutes a serving and examples of the foods in each group. That’s all there is. You can expect a drop of 8 to 14 points in blood pressure if you’re faithful to it. One of the most important diet changes is limiting sodium (salt) consumption to 1,500 grams. Here’s the diet:GRAINS: Six to eight servings a day; whole-grain breads like wheat, cereals (both dry and cooked), brown rice and pastas are grains. A serving is one slice of bread, one cup of dry cereal and half a cup of cooked cereal.FRUITS: Four to six daily servings, with a serving being a moderately sized whole fruit, a half-cup of frozen or canned fruit or a half-cup of fruit juice.VEGETABLES: Four to five servings a day, with a serving being one cup of leafy green veggie, 1/2 cup cut up, raw or cooked vegetables or 1/2 cup vegetable juice.DAIRY: Two to three servings a day of low-fat dairy products, with a serving being a cup of skim or low-fat milk, a cup of yogurt or one and a half ounces of cheese.LEAN MEATS, POULTRY, FISH: Six or fewer servings a day. A serving is one ounce of cooked meat, skinless chicken or fish. One egg is also a serving.NUTS, SEEDS, DRY BEANS: Four to five servings a week. One serving is a third cup of nuts,

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2 tablespoons of peanut butter, a half a cup of dry beans.FATS AND OILS: Two to three servings a day, with a serving being equal to 1 tablespoon of low-fat mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon of margarine, 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons of salad dressing.SWEETS: Five or less a week. A serving is a tablespoon of sugar or a teaspoon of jam or jelly.The booklet on high blood pressure explains what it is and how it’s treated. Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 104W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.Dear Dr. Donohue: I have osteoporosis. I was put on Actonel (risedronate) by my former doctor. My new doctor had me switch to Fosamax (alendronate) when it came out as a generic. This doctor says you must take vitamin D and calcium also. Are they necessary? -- B.G.

Answer: They are necessary. They work hand in hand with osteoporosis medicines. Calcium is the mineral needed for strong bones. Vitamin D enhances the absorption of calcium from the digestive tract into the blood.Not having a supply of these two is like trying to build a sandcastle without sand.

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Dietary SupplementsIf you’ve ever stood in the drugstore and wondered if you should take a dietary supplement, or wondered just what is in some of those supplements, the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements has come up with a database that can help.

The database, in conjunction with the National Library of Medicine, allows you to make a quick search online, browse dietary ingredients, browse products, get a list of manufacturers and do an advanced search of 17,000 supplements.

I did a quick search for “magnesium” and got 223 results for magnesium in the product name, and 42 results for magnesium as a dietary ingredient. I searched for “Spring Valley,” the manufacturer of a relatively inexpensive line of supplements, and found nothing. I searched for NewChapter vitamins and got a list of 52 of its products, but none of them were the Tiny Tabs multivitamins. At this point it’s hit-or-miss on whether your product is in the database yet, but it’s worth keeping an eye on.

It’s even included a My Dietary Supplements app to help keep track of vitamins, supplements and herbal supplements you might be taking.

However, the My Dietary Supplements app [myds.nih.gov] might not work on your computer or phone. (It didn’t work on mine.) On a computer, it wants you to use Google Chrome or Apple Safari. The list of iPads, iPhones and other devices isn’t as limited.

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Once you’ve found your information, be sure to ask your doctor if certain supplements are right for you.

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].

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A: Rusty, I am not sure what cities you are making offers in, however Plymouth, Canton, Northville and Novi are very hot markets and there are usually multiple offers on the good houses. Most of the time offers come down to the price, however it is very important to properly present your offer. There are a few things buyers can do to greatly increase their chances of getting their offer accepted over another similar offer. First, the sellers want to know if the buyer’s financing will be accepted. Often lenders write weak pre-approval letters, and most Realtors don’t trust them. I recommend submitting your Desktop Underwriting approval also called DU approval, which you can get from your Lender and submit with your offer. The DU letter has private information the lender isn’t allowed to share with the Seller but you, the buyer, can. For example, say you have a credit score of 739. Your lender is not allowed to share this information with the seller. However, if you have a great credit score, you could share it with the seller when you make the offer to give your offer the advantage. Most offers don’t include credit scores and only limited information about financing so, most important, get your DU approval from your lender and have your agent submit it with your offer.The second thing I see buyers doing is asking the seller to pay for little things like a home warranty, or $1,500 towards the buyer’s closing costs. These little things send mixed messages to the seller, leading them to wonder if the buyers are even qualified. Keep your offer clean to keep your financial impression strong.Thirdly, it never hurts to write a letter about you and your family to submit with the offer. Most of my sellers really want to know who is buying their home and if it comes down to two offers at the same price, I have always found the sellers going with the offer where they know more about the buyers. Also it does not hurt to truthfully say you like something the seller did to improve the home or why you want to live there.The most important part of making the offer is to use the right Realtor. Your agent will put together your offer, represent you when making the offer and be there to respond to your seller’s issues.

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difficult to compare aid packages.With Abacus, students can compare their projected financial-aid packages from various schools, locate schools that are within their budgets and get a closer estimate of projected costs. Abacus does this by using the actual prices quoted on the school’s site, not what the estimated calculators come up with. The student enters the information from his existing aid packages into the Abacus Shopping Sheet, and the Abacus machine sorts out the numbers, giving the net price of attending each college.Net price is defined as estimated cost (price) of attendance -- including tuition and required fees, books and supplies, room and board (meals), and other related expenses -- minus estimated grant and scholarship aid. The calculators on the Abacus site do not take loans into account.College Abacus generates estimates for more than 2,500 post-secondary institutions in the United States. If a school isn’t yet in

College Abacus was a winner of part of a $2.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for its innovative college-search website. At collegeabacus.com, prospective college students plug in their information one time and the program hunts for the net cost of attending college. There is no charge.The Higher Education Opportunity Act, passed in 2008, required schools to put a net-price calculator on their websites. But the process of determining the cost of college was still complicated, as the resulting numbers from the calculators haven’t always matched the stated prices on the schools’ websites. In 2012, the U.S. Department of Education realized that all colleges had their own method of itemizing tuition, books, room and board, fees, grants and loans on their financial-aid letters, and asked colleges to adopt a standardized letter. Most colleges didn’t, leaving the original problem: It’s

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Dear John: What makes a kitchen remodel more or less expensive? -- Paula M., Canton, MI

Answer: Cabinets account for about one-third to one-half the total cost of the project and will have the greatest impact on your budget. They range in price considerably based on quality, the type of material they are made of, and whether they are stock or custom cabinets. Stock cabinets are pre built, cartoned, and warehoused. The actual cabinets are modular units, based on industry sizing standards. Due to the fact the cabinets are built before the order is accepted from the customer, there are a limited number of cabinet sizes one can choose from. Custom

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cabinets are produced specifically for your kitchen in whatever sizes and finishes you desire. The material you choose for surfaces including counters, backsplashes and floors can also account for variations in price.Other important elements that factor in to the equation are talent and workmanship. In the remodeling business, you tend to get what you pay for. An accomplished designer, skilled tradesmen and expert installation crew may cost more but you’ll appreciate their ability every time you use your kitchen for years to come.RESERVED

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What to Engrave in my Wedding Band?This is a big decision. Imagine having access to a list of serious and fun wording for your wedding bands. Now you

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Why Use A Unity Sand Ceremony Set?Unity Candles can blow out. Some non-church places don’t allow lit candles. Maybe it’s a second marriage and you want to have the children a part of the ceremony. What do you do?Unity Sand Ceremony Sets maybe the solution to your problem. The thought behind having a Sand Ceremony Set is - as you pour the two different color sands into the vessel, you can not separate them again, connoting marriage. If, it is a second marriage, the children can pour a little sand in the bottom first, then the couple pour their sand on top. What a great idea.

Personalizing your WeddingYou want to make your wedding extra special to you, your family and your friends. Here are some great ideas to personalize your wedding.1. Have your champagne bottle etched. We etch the couples first names on the bottle with the wedding date underneath. We then color fill in the etching with a gold or silver fill to match

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