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Here a Gobble, There a Gobble
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When we were growing up, on a blustery November morning, my dad loaded all of us kids up in the car to go visit Raisbeck’s turkey farm on the west side of town.
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Italian Cannoli Cake Recipe
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Ingredients 1 package French vanilla cake mix (regular size) Filling 1 carton (16 ounces) ricotta cheese ½ cup confectioners’ sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon almond extract 1 teaspoon rum extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped Frosting 2 cartons (8 ounces each) mascarpone cheese 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted […]
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Many Choices Offered
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First Selectman Melissa Mack and her family visited the Suffield Farmers’ Market in early September at a time of considerable choice among available produce.
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Shade Tobacco Limited
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If you have lived in Suffield since the mid 20th century, you may have noticed the decline in acres of shade tobacco grown.
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Bringing Home the Groceries
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Golfers on the green at Hole 1 are oblivious as this bear family treks across the Suffield Country Club in mid September, with Momma and her bird seed loot followed by three cubs.
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Friending a Skunk
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As the days get shorter, I need to get psychologically prepared to say goodbye to some of my animal companions.
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… For amber waves of grain
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A Markowski farmhand maneuvers a big combine barely fitting under the wires of a shade tobacco field on Babb’s Road in mid-July.
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They Give a Hoot!
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These two owls were pictured at the same time one day in the photographer’s yard on Susan Drive.
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Terrariums, Anyone?
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The Suffield Farmers’ Market also includes a few sales booths for related products.