Cooking from the hearth .....................10
Barbara Archer, period interpreter at Lincoln's New Salem Historic Site in Petersburg, demonstrates how hearth cooking is done.
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ILLINOIS
COUNTRY LIVING
June 2002 .............. Volume 60 ....... Number 2
DEPARTMENTS
ILLINOIS COMMENTARY.................................... 4
Norm Thomas, Acting Bureau Chief of the Illinois Department of Agriculture's County Fairs and Horse Racing division, says now is the time to celebrate our agrarian heritage. Visit a county fair near you and have a corn dog while you're there.
ILLINOIS CURRENTS.......................................... 6
Stamp prices are up, tornados tore down power lines, and Illinois is on top of technology.
SAFETY AND HEALTH....................................... 14
Kyle Finley, owner of Live Line Demo, says proper grounding is basic to electrical safety.
YOUR YARD AND GARDEN .................16
David Robson says the garden can provide a life long learning experience.
TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY AND YOU................ 18
Use the sun to beat the heat in your attic with solarpowered vents.
ILLINOIS' FINEST COOKING ..............................22
This summer, invite your friends over for a potluck and serve a Cheese Souffle from the recipe collection of Illinois College of Jacksonville, IL. And for dessert, serve Perky Peaches from the recipe collection of The Barry FFA Alumni of Barry, IL.
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