DS U HEA P! Easter Greetings Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014 Special Section to the Mound City News April 17, 2014 APRIL 17, 2014 PAGE 2 EASTER GREETINGS 2014 MOUND CITY NEWS Candy of the season Easter means many different pany acquired the Rodda Candy get chocolate-flavored Peeps. stayed pretty standard until things to many different people. Company, which included a As mentioned above, there are 1976, when the world was intro- But, let’s be honest. The candy is marshmallow chick line. Sam’s Peep haters and Peep lovers, but duced to Jelly Belly jelly beans. pretty important. The treats that brother-in-law Bob helped to a subgroup does exist. They are These beans took the concept to fill our Easter baskets are many, mass-produce the treats, and the Peep lovers who are split be- a whole new level. They were and they are all delicious, but Peeps began their marshmallow tween eating the candy fresh out flavored inside and out and came three top the list as Easter basket monopoly. of the package or letting it sit out in a variety of flavors. Some of classics. Peeps were named for the orig- and get a little crunchy. the wackier flavors include pop- Let’s begin with the treat you inal chick shape, but have since The next sweet Easter treat is corn and cantaloupe. either love or hate: Peeps. Put branched out — way out. Today, arguably the most traditional, The Easter candy completing simply, Peeps are marshmal- you can get Peeps for almost jelly beans. The origin of jelly the big three is, of course, the lows rolled in sugar. There is no any holiday; Christmas results beans is somewhat blurry, but it chocolate bunny. Tens of mil- middle ground with Peeps. You in tree- and snowman-shaped is believed they were born of a lions of these cocoa hares are say the word, and people either Peeps, and Halloween results in combination of Turkish Delight produced each year. That’s a squeal with delight or recoil in pumpkin- and bat-shaped Peeps. and Jordan Almonds. Turkish big number considering they are disgust. Either way, they are an Plus, the flavors and colors have Delight is a jelly candy coated not like jelly beans, which can Easter staple. Peeps were given expanded over the years. In in powdered sugar. Jordan Al- be found year-round. Choco- birth by a man named Sam Born, 1995 lavender was added to the monds are almonds covered late bunnies came to the United who founded the Just Born Can- existing color line of yellow, in a hard candy shell. The two States in 1842 when Stephen ever made hollow when a solid an excuse to really sink your dy Company in 1953. The com- pink and white. You can even concepts were merged and jelly Whitman founded Whitman’s bunny gives you more chocolate. teeth into some candy classics. beans were born. Chocolates. Since then, the bun- The answer is simple. Hollow It doesn’t matter if you’re filling Jelly beans hit their stride in nies have expanded in a rainbow bunnies are easier to eat. an Easter basket or raiding one, the United States in the early of flavors. You can even get them Having a sweet treat is great you’ll probably see at least one 20th century, but it wasn’t until hollow or solid. Some people anytime, but Easter gives you of the big three. the 1930s that they became as- wonder why these treats were sociated with Easter. The bean Mound City, MO ouble 660-253-2432 (Cell) D 660-442-0162 DTowing LLC Cracking egg myths in time for Easter Dale Heming, Dustin Heming, Kelly Graves & Scott Panning Easter eggs are a centerpiece of many family traditions come Easter Sunday. Easter eggs sym- bolize fertility and rebirth to some, but many people associ- ate Easter eggs with youngsters scouring the yard in search of treasure. Whether Easter eggs are as- sociated with secular or religious beliefs, these colorful staples of Easter Sunday are an integral HAPPY EASTER! part of springtime holiday decor and celebrations. Certain miscon- TO TAKE CARE OF ALL YOUR PRE- ceptions about Easter eggs have developed over time, and the AND POST-EMERGE NEEDS CALL following are some of the more common myths about Easter eggs that have made the rounds. Myth: Easter eggs are safe to eat after your egg hunt is over. Fact: Hard-boiled eggs gen- Myth: Pastel-colored eggs have brought these Easter egg tradi- competitions. erally remain safe to eat at room long-rooted religious tions with them. One of the more Easter eggs are a lasting tradi- 40544 State Hwy. y • GraHam, mO 64455 temperature for about two hours. significance. popular Easter egg rolls of mod- tion and one of the more popular If the temperature outside or in- ern day takes place on the White symbols of the holiday. Although doors is very warm, the eggs Fact: An Easter egg hunt is House lawn, where children push many myths surround Easter (660) 939-4440 should be eaten within one hour. a tradition that originated with an egg through the grass with a eggs, the truth is just waiting to People risk food-borne illnesses pagan spring festivals. But like long-handled spoon. Some say be unhatched. CHRIS WAEGELE if they consume Easter eggs that many pagan practices, Easter egg this tradition was established by have been left out for several hunting was eventually adopted Dolly Madison in 1814. hours or overnight. It is better to by Christians and assigned reli- dispose of colored eggs after the gious significance. In the Ortho- Myth: A raw egg will stand annual egg hunt or at least keep dox and Eastern Catholic Church- on end during the hard-boiled eggs refrigerated un- es, Easter eggs are dyed red to spring equinox. til the hunt begins. represent the blood of Christ shed on the cross. The hard shell of the Fact: It is believed that be- He Is Risen! Myth: It is unsafe to eat all egg symbolizes the sealed Tomb cause the sun is equidistant from dyed Easter eggs. of Christ for many. In A.D. 1610 the south and north poles on the Chamberlain under Pope Paul V, the Christian spring equinox, special gravita- Fact: Whether dyed eggs are Church officially adopted the tional forces apply on this day. Funeral Home & safe or not depends on the type of Easter egg custom that the eggs These forces should make it pos- dye used. Many kits use vegeta- symbolize the resurrection. sible to balance an egg on its end Monuments ble-based dyes that are food-safe. only on this day. However, eggs 1705 Ridge Drive These same pigments are used in Myth: An Easter egg roll is an can be balanced at other times of Mound City, MO traditional food coloring. Even if American tradition. the year. Perhaps instead of hid- the dye has penetrated beneath ing eggs for Easter, families may the shell, it should still be safe Fact: In Germany, England choose to hold egg-balancing 442-5300 for consumption. Kits for blown- and other countries, children tra- out eggs may use dyes that are ditionally rolled eggs down hill- not food-safe. Also, people who sides at Easter. This practice may are allergic to certain food dyes have initially symbolized the roll- might want to avoid eating dyed ing away of the rock from Jesus Easter eggs. Christ's tomb before his resurrec- tion. When European immigrants arrived in North America, they Blessings C & M SEED CENTER 302 W. 2nd Street • Mound City, MO • (660) 442-3244 Kirby Miles • Jamy Miles • Miles Clifton 660-442-5502 660-683-5631 1012 State St. • Mound City, MO APRIL 17, 2014 PAGE 3 MOUND CITY NEWS EASTER GREETINGS 2014 Best of the best bunnies Wishing you a By Craig W. Armstrong talking about a bunny that every- Blessed Easter Spring has sprung and that one knows, there is only one — means the Easter Bunny will be Bugs. Open Season Gun Shop Buy, Sell & Trade visiting. He is a beloved charac- Bugs Bunny began his leg- ter who delivers colored eggs, endary career in 1940 and never Justin, Russ & Kirby jelly beans, chocolate bunnies looked back. He is the star of 215 Walnut St., Mound City, MO 64470 • 660-442-3252 and holiday cheer. While this the Looney Tunes gang and has www.openseasongunshop.com • Tuesday-Saturday - 10 a.m.-7 p.m. bunny is famous, he is not alone shared the screen with Elmer in the world of renowned rabbits. Fudd, Daffy Duck and Porky Here’s a look at some of the best- Pig, to name a few. Bugs has of-the-best bunnies. seen countless incarnations over Bunnies are a staple in litera- the years and is still loved by ture, and Peter Rabbit is one of millions of children to this day. the most famous. Peter came to He even has a star on the Hol- Easter Greetings life in 1902 thanks to author Bea- lywood Walk of Fame. Bugs is trix Potter. Peter’s love for vege- a bunny that can do it all and is tables was his downfall. You see, not afraid to dress up like a girl Corbin C Farms when he has to. Ask almost any- Peter had a problem with portion 16249 Hwy N control and decided he needed to one who is famous for saying, Mound City, MO sneak into Mr. McGregor’s gar- “What’s up, Doc?,” and they will den.