Tyler County Newsletter Volume 4 December 2015 THE Tyler County AGENTS’ ADVICE UPCOMING EVENTS : Christmas Trees! Dec 9th- FCS Advisory Board Mts. 11- 12pm EOC Rm 1 th th Dec 24 -25 – Christmas Holidays (All County Offices will be closed) st December 31 – New Year’s Holiday (All County Offices will be closed) January 1st- New Year’s Holiday (All County Offices will be closed) January 13th- FCS Advisory Board Mtg. 11-12pm th January 18 - County Holiday (All County offices will be closed) Christmas Time is a January 28th- Feral Hog Workshop: Ticket can be mulched or shredded to idea to vary the depths of the cost $20.00 Coming! At this point in be converted to compost or trees in the pond. It may be the year most of us have mulch that can be used add necessary to pile several trees in already got or soon will organic matter to the soil which one location making a bigger, have our tree in the living can help with both moisture denser habitat for fish species. room decorated in festive retention and weed control in Setting trees in a line going from ornaments and ready for gardens and flower beds. shallow to deeper water also the many traditions that helps create a desirable fish remind each of Another option when looking at habitat as well. Weights added to Christmases past and what to do with your now used the tree may help place it in the provide a bright outlook as Christmas tree is to add it to proper location as the tree will to Christmases future! At your farm pond or lake. settle or move as it sinks to the this time, it seems like Especially in ponds that have bottom. more and more families little cover already, a opt for the ease of a “fake” Christmas tree can add tree with its near-perfect valuable space for small fish to limbs and pre-lit lights, but congregate and use the for some of us a real tree needles and branches for just has a special feel! cover. These areas allow for Tyler County Extension Agents Once we finish with our aquatic insects and tree here at the office I’m invertebrates to have valuable not sure what we will do habitat which then attracts with it, but there are some smaller fish, and eventually opportunities with fresh game fish! This may greatly trees that you don’t get increase the number and with the fake ones, for frequency of bites from the fish example since trees are you intend to catch. If you have bio-degradable, they can the type spot where you can Kelly Jobe, Family & Consumer Science be really recycled. Trees add multiple trees it’s a good Jacob Spivey, Agriculture/Natural Resource Tyler County Newsletter Volume 4 December 2015 What’s in Season? Onions For more information on Onions are great at (which are thin green stems) When choosing a whole SNAP-Ed, contact your enhancing the flavor in a are also mild in flavor. No onion, select one that is firm, local county Extension variety of dishes. There matter the variety, onions heavy for its size, and office. Better Living for are many popular types of can be used in most recipes scentless. The outer skin Texans is located in over onion. The most common, to help boost flavor. should be dry and papery. 200 counties across the and cheapest to buy, is the state. yellow onion. Red and Despite their pungent odor sweet onions are milder in when raw, onions are very Texas A&M AgriLife healthy vegetables and are Extension Service and flavor and don’t store as great sources of fiber and Better Living for Texans well as yellow onions. programs are available to Green onions and Chives vitamin B6. all without discrimination. Educational programs of the Monthly Recipe: Onion Cake Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people Ingredients: Prep time: 20 minutes Bake Time: 30 minutes without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, 3 bacon strips, diced 4 medium Vidalia or yellow onions, chopped disability, genetic information, or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. 3 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup sour cream Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt Courts of Texas Cooperating 3 eggs, beaten 1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls Nutritional Facts: 1 serving (1 piece) equals 144 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 53 mg cholesterol, 255 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein. Directions: In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp; drain bacon and discard pan drippings. In the same skillet, cook onions in butter until tender. Cool. In a large bowl, combine sour cream, flour and salt; add eggs. Stir in the bacon and onions; set aside. Next, separate the crescent roll dough into four rectangles. Pat dough onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of a greased 9-in. square baking pan, stretching as needed. Pinch edges together to seal. Pour onion mixture over dough. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until the topping is set and crust is golden. Cool slightly before cutting into small squares. Serve warm. Yield: 16 servings. Source: Taste of Home Contact Us: Kids in the Kitchen Tyler County Extension Did You Know? 201 Veteran’s Way Woodville, Texas 75979 The more that kids are involved in the cooking process, the Phone: (409)283-8284 more likely it is that they’ll eat or try new food! Fax: (409)331-0015 Emails: (FCS) [email protected] (AG/NR) [email protected] Try these ideas to get your kids involved in the kitchen! website: www.tyler.agrilife.org Facebook: Tyler County Agrilife Extension *Have them open and measure ingredients *Let them stir ingredients *Have them set the table *Teach kitchen safety on knives & stove tops *Let them help plan meals and pick out a new item to try each week .