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Scammers willswarm holidayshoppersBy David Uffington

What better time than the holidays torelieve you of your cash? That's how thescammers think. While you're busilymaking purchases, they're looking foropportunities to make some of their own- on your dime.

Here are some tips to help you avoidbeing a victim:

•In the mall, wear slacks (jeans arebest) and keep your wallet in a frontpocket. Leave purses in the trunk of thecar.

•Don't take all your credit cards withyou. Only take the ones you'll use thatday.

•Keep an eye on clerks when theyhave your credit card in their hands. Itonly takes a second for one of them toslide your card through a reader and cap-ture your number.

•Be aware of your surroundings. Ifsomeone has a cell phone near you, theymight be trying to capture an image ofyour credit-card number.

• If you need to pull cash out of anATM, do it at your own bank before youshop. Even then, look at the machinecarefully to make sure there is no cardreader attached to the front.

•After you've been shopping, if you'veused a credit card, call the automatednumber the next morning and be surethat there are no charges that you don'texpect.

•Use the Internet to track sales andgather comparison information, butunless you absolutely must, don't orderonline. If you're truly Net-savvy andmust make online purchases (and yourvirus protection is updated daily), stickwith the big companies. Even then yourinformation isn't necessarily secure. Besure that "https" appears in the site'saddress or a locked padlock in the cornerof the screen, and use a different sign-inname and password for each site whereyou make purchases. Look for sellerswho have a contact phone number andcall instead, if possible.

•Don't let mail stay overnight in thebox outside your house. Some scammerswill go for full identity theft at this timeof the year, and your mailbox can pro-vide lots of information. A credit-cardstatement will tell them a lot about you:your name, address, what kind of balanceyou keep, the account number and thecredit availability. With that information,they can order more cards in your name.

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The first Thanksgiving mealBy Sam Erickson

Except for the Christmas celebration, thereis no more traditional American holidaythan Thanksgiving. Food, of course, is thecenter of Thanksgiving in ways no otherholiday can compare. Images aboundof the first Thanksgiving, but thefoods served then are not what manyAmericans think of or serve from yearto year. While historians have lookedfor records, there appears to be onlyone account of the actual meal andcelebration, and what it includesmight surprise you.

It must be noted that the firstThanksgiving was really a celebration ofsurvival. The colonists faced very hard con-ditions in an unfamiliar land far from family, tradi-tion and homeland. The Pilgrims and theirWampanoag neighbors were happy to set a robust table tocelebrate the survival through the year. It was not established as an annual event and wasmuch more of a harvest festival, a tradition that crosses cultural boundaries.

Today, most people don’t think of Thanksgiving without a turkey, and usually the big-ger the better. Turkey, however, was not necessarily served. Wild birds were often eatenby Native Americans and the Pilgrims, and, while wide fowl are mentioned in the histori-cal account, there’s no mention of turkeys. Cranberry sauce, another modern staple, wasnotably absent. Sugar is an essential element in the construction of jams and jellies, but itwasn’t widely available until much later. Cranberries were often added to dishes for tart-ness, but the familiar sweet sauce never was. Potatoes, another modern staple, were alsoabsent from the English diet at the time, being grown only by specialists for study.

Cooking methods were much simpler and less sophisticated, and food was often madedays before. The Pilgrims were also bound by their locality to eat locally available foods.Puddings were very common, and English cheese pie would probably have been servedwith dried fruits. Pumpkin was available, but it would have been stewed or turned into apudding instead of a pie; with the absence of sugar, there was little in the way of sweetdesserts to be had at the meal.

Venison was also consumed widely at the meal, with deer being very abundantsources of meat at the time. With their colony near the sea, fish and lobster were plentifulat the meal. The Pilgrims feasted on what they gained from the harvest, and vegetableswould have formed a significant part of the meal, with corn being turned into cornbread,and onions and garlic forming an important part of the meal.

Dietary habits may have changed in the last four hundred years, but the importance offood hasn’t. Although turkey, cranberry sauce, potatoes and pumpkin pie weren’t servedat the first Thanksgiving, they now have a long history and tradition; most people can’tremember a Thanksgiving without them. People feel connected to their families and theirfood traditions, and most wouldn’t consider making a change. However, if you reallywant to go for the authentic, think about adding eel, oysters, parsnips or dried blueber-ries, all elements from the first Thanksgiving.

Harvest decorations foryour Thanksgiving meal

Cooking the Thanksgiving meal is obviously the most important part of theday. However, the way your home looks and feels can enhance the meal youserve. People eat with their eyes as well as their mouths, and a beautifulThanksgiving table can be the best complement to your sumptuous meal. Thereare several things to think about when putting your table settings together.

The centerpiece of your table should be-well-the centerpiece. A traditional itemwould be the cornucopia, the horn of plenty. You can purchase a horn to use fromyear to year and fill it with whatever you like. Some people prefer to use plastic orceramic representations of food that can be kept from year to year. If you have agarden, why not use fresh vegetables? This will honor the original intent ofThanksgiving as a harvest festival. It will look best if you can mix and match col-ors and sizes to really give a feeling of abundance for the day.

Although the horn of plenty is traditional, there are many different ways to dec-orate. The easiest thing to do might be to simply take your biggest bowl and fill itwith anything that reminds you of the season-leaves, ribbons, vegetables or flow-ers from your yard. Instead of a bowl, how about a pumpkin? Think about hollow-ing out and drying a pumpkin and using it as a floral vase. Fill the pumpkin com-pletely with flowers and drill holes through it, letting the colors spill out onto thetable.

Many people eat during the day, but, if you are serving dinner at night or areliving somewhere where it gets dark early, candles are a great way to set the moodfor the table. They project elegance and beautiful light. Choose candles that haveautumn colors that reflect the changing leaves outside. Wooden candleholders canreflect the simplicity of the first Thanksgiving, but metal ones will give a sense ofclass and provide bright surfaces for the light to reflect from. Decorating thesecandleholders with berries, autumn-colored ribbons or small fruits or nuts willcomplete the theme.

The leaves that have fallen can also be a cheap way to accentuate your table.Pick leaves that are colorful and whole, and wash and dry them carefully. Theycan be used as a placemat under plates or as place cards for a very formal meal.They can also simply be strewn about the table to add color and remind people ofthe harvest season.

Setting the table can also set the mood for the party. If you've got time after theturkey, the stuffing, the vegetables and the pies, then decorating the table is one ofthe best ways to enhance the evening. You can clearly complement the effortyou've put into the food with a nice table, and people will be so happy to spendtime in the beautiful environment you've created.

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Last weekend, my family discussedour plans for Thanksgiving. Since dinneris at my house this year, I'll handle theturkey and the dressing. My sister,Marcia, was asked to bring her fabuloussweet potato casserole. I started thinkingabout all the casseroles dishes that willbe traveling from one place to anotherfor Thanksgiving. While researching thetopic, I discovered a photo of an ancientcasserole dish in a museum in Athens.Casseroles, both the dish and variousrecipes, have a long and interesting culi-nary history.

There's some debate about the originof the term "casserole," but most culinaryhistorians think that it's from the Frenchword for "saucepan." Casseroles come ina variety of styles, but what they all havein common is a large, deep dish usedboth in the oven and as a serving vessel.The word casserole also is used for thefood cooked and served in the dish. TheOxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drinkin America provides detailed informationabout casseroles:

"Casserole cookery has been aroundsince prehistoric times, when it was dis-covered that cooking food slowly in atightly covered clay vessel softenedfibrous meats and blended succulentjuices. ... With the addition or subtrac-tions of leftovers or inexpensive cuts ofmeat, the casserole is flexible and eco-nomical in terms of both ingredients andeffort. The classic casserole, a Frenchdish, was originally made with a moundof cooked rice. Fannie Meritt Farmer'sBoston Cooking School Cook Book(1896) had one casserole recipe, forCasserole of Rice and Meat, to besteamed for 45 minutes and served withtomato sauce. In the 20th century,casseroles took on a distinctive Americanidentity. During the depression of the1890s, the economic casserole provided awelcome way to stretch meat, fish andpoultry. Certain items also were scarceduring World War I, and leftovers wereturned into casserole meals."

Modern casseroles, as we know themtoday, became popular during the GreatDepression of the 1930s. Typically,casseroles are composed of a meat,starch, creamy sauce (after 1934, it wasusually a creamed soup from a can) and avegetable. Casseroles are an economical,one-pot meal during hard times. Startingin the 1950s, casseroles became an easyway for a busy cook to prepare the fami-ly meal ahead of time.

Today, casseroles have been updatedto include a variety of ingredients fromlobster and tofu to made-from-scratchsauces and locally grown vegetables. Theshape, size and construction materials ofcasserole dishes also has changed overthe centuries. However, the purpose ofthe casserole is still the same: to bring afamiliar container of comfort food to theones we love. Bring a little comfort toyour family and friends in the form ofthis delicious sweet potato casserole thatwas inspired by my sister, Marcy.

Marcy’s Sweet Potato& Pecan Casserole

Roasting the sweet potatoes andscooping out the pulp to use in thiscasserole provides the most deliciousresults. You also can microwave 3 to 4large sweet potatoes for 10 to 15 minutesuntil tender and proceed as directed, oruse canned sweet potatoes in this recipe.

3 cups cooked, mashedsweet potatoes

3 tablespoons butter1/4 cup fresh orange juice1/2 teaspoon orange zest1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 ground nutmeg1/4 teaspoon ginger1/4 cup marshmallow creme1 egg, well-beaten1 teaspoon vanilla1/2 cup chopped pecans1/4 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup flour2 tablespoons butter, soft-

ened

1. Preheat oven to 400 F.2. Combine sweet potatoes, 2 table-

spoons butter, orange juice and zest, salt,nutmeg, ginger and marshmallow creme.Beat in the egg and vanilla.

3. Coat a baking dish with remaining1 tablespoon of butter. Scoop sweet pota-toes into the baking dish.

4. In a small bowl, combine pecans,brown sugar, flour and butter, mixinguntil crumbly. Sprinkle the mixture overthe sweet potatoes. Bake potatoes for 25to 30 minutes until the topping is bubbly.Serves 6.

Angela Shelf Medearis is the executiveproducer and host of "The Kitchen Diva!"cooking show on Hulu.com. She is an award-winning children's author, culinary historianand the author of seven cookbooks, including"The New African-American Kitchen" and hernew cookbook, "The Kitchen Diva Cooks!"Visit her website at www.divapro.com.


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Pierogies with Cabbage and Apple2 tablespoons olive oil1 medium onion, sliced1 bag (10-ounce) shredded red cabbage1 cup apple cider or apple juiceSalt and pepper1 Granny Smith apple, cored & cut into 1/2-inch

chunks16-ounce frozen potato and onion pierogies

1. In 10-inch skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil on medium untilhot. Add onion and cook 5 minutes or until golden and soft-ened, stirring frequently. Increase heat to medium-high; addcabbage, cider, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon freshlyground black pepper; cover and cook 5 minutes or until cab-bage begins to wilt. Stir in apple; cover and cook 5 minutes oruntil cabbage is very tender.

2. Meanwhile, in covered 12-inch nonstick skillet, heatremaining 1 tablespoon oil with 1/2 cup water to simmeringon medium. Add frozen pierogies; cover and cook 5 minutes.Uncover and cook 10 to 12 minutes longer or until pierogiesare heated through and pale golden on both sides. Servepierogies on cabbage mixture, sprinkled with freshly groundblack pepper. Yields 4 main-dish servings

New England Clam Chowder1 cup water18 large littleneck clams, scrubbed3 slices bacon, chopped1 medium onion, chopped1 tablespoon all-purpose flour1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper1 pound all-purpose potatoes, peeled & chopped2 cups half-and-half1 cup milk3/4 teaspoons salt or to taste

1. In a 5- to 6-quart saucepot, heat water to boiling overhigh heat. Add clams; heat to boiling. Reduce heat slightly;cover and simmer until clams open, 5 to 10 minutes. Transferclams to a bowl as they open. Discard any clams that have notopened.

2. When cool enough to handle, remove clams from theirshells and coarsely chop. Discard shells. Strain clam broththrough sieve lined with paper towels into measuring cup; ifnecessary add enough water to equal 2 cups.

3. In same clean saucepot, cook bacon over medium heatuntil lightly browned. With slotted spoon, remove bacon topaper towels. Add onion to drippings in pot; cook, stirringoccasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour andpepper until blended; cook 1 minute. Gradually stir in clambroth until smooth. Add potatoes; heat to boiling. Reduceheat; cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15

minutes.4. Stir in half-and-half, milk and chopped clams; heat

through (do not boil). Stir in bacon. Taste for seasoning; addsalt as needed. Makes about 6 cups.

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1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray an 8-by-12-inch bakingdish with butter-flavored cooking spray.

2. In a large bowl, combine chicken soup, water, mayon-naise, soy sauce, onion flakes and parsley flakes. Add chickenand uncooked rice. Mix well to combine. Spread mixtureevenly into prepared baking dish.

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soup1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper2 (6-ounce) cans white tuna, packed in water,

drained and flaked1/4 cup finely chopped onion1. In a medium saucepan, combine uncooked macaroni,

green beans and carrots. Cover with water. Bring mixture to aboil. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes or untilmacaroni and vegetables are tender. Drain and rinse undercold water.

2. In a medium bowl, combine celery soup, mayonnaise,parsley flakes and lemon pepper. Add drained macaroni mix-ture, tuna and onion. Mix well to combine. Cover and refrig-erate at least 2 hours. Gently stir just before serving. Serves 6(1 full cup each).


Vegetarian Bean BurritosServe these quick burritos with carrot salad

and oranges. While tortillas warm, toss carrotsin serving bowl with lime dressing. Then, sliceand sauté zucchini, and heat beans.

4 flour tortillas, 10 inches each2 teaspoons vegetable oil4 medium (about 5 ounces each) zuc-

chini , each cut lengthwise in half, thensliced crosswise

1/4 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 can (15 ounces) Spanish-style red

kidney beans1 can (15 to 19 ounces) black beans,

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shredded Monterey Jack cheese1/2 cup (loosely packed) fresh

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1. Warm tortillas as label directs; keepwarm.

2. In nonstick 12-inch skillet, heat oil overmedium-high heat. Add zucchini, salt and cin-namon, and cook until zucchini is tender-crisp,about 5 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat kid-ney beans with their sauce and black beans justto simmering over medium heat; keep warm.

4. To serve, allow each person to assembleburrito as desired, using a warm flour tortilla,zucchini, bean mixture, cheese and cilantroleaves. Pass salsa to serve with burritos. Serves4.

Carrot Salad2 tablespoons fresh lime juice1 tablespoon honey1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

leaves1/4 teaspoon salt1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper2 packages (8 ounces each) shred-

ded carrots

1. In large bowl, with wire whisk or fork,mix lime juice, honey, cilantro, salt and crushedred pepper until blended.

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By Donna EricksonLet the children in your house help prepare for your

Thanksgiving gathering by making pilgrim ship tablefavors from walnut shells. As guests arrive at your homeon Thanksgiving Day, they can write tiny notes thatshow appreciation for people present at the gatheringand tuck them into the ships for all to read when seatedat the table.

Here the stuff you'll need:•Fresh walnuts in the shell (enough for each guest to

have a half)•Nutcracker•Toothpicks•White household glue, glue gun or modeling clay•Construction paper for the sails•Plain-white or colored paper, cut into 1-inch-by-2-

inch pieces•Scissors•Pen and pencilsHere's the fun in three easy steps:1. Crack the fresh walnuts to get two perfect halves,

pick out the nuts for a yummy and healthy snack, andthen use the shells to create the pilgrim ship place cardsfor your Thanksgiving table.

2. Next, cut the construction paper into 1-1/2-inchtriangular or rectangular pieces to create sails for the

miniature ships, and write the name of a guest or familymember on each one.

3. Thread a toothpick through each "sail," and thenpoke the toothpick into the empty center of a walnut-shell half. Add a drop of glue, use a glue gun or securethe toothpick in place with a small wad of modelingclay. Make a ship for each person who will be diningwith you, and place it beside the appropriate plate at

your table on Thanksgiving Day. As guests arrive, your kids may give each person

several small paper squares and a pen. Invite everyoneto write short Thanksgiving statements showing appreci-ation for people present at the gathering. For example,"I'm thankful Uncle Ted tells funny jokes," "I'm thank-ful my nephew Josh helps me with my computer" or"I'm thankful for Aunt Linda's yummy pumpkin pies."Roll the papers into tight scrolls and place them in theship where the person who will be receiving the notewill be sitting.

As the meal begins, listen as everyone at the tableshares the kind messages tucked in their ships.

Extra tip: Purchase plenty of fresh walnuts and keepthem in a bowl with a nutcracker. Crack them open nowand then, and set aside the contents for a healthy fallsalad, or add to the turkey stuffing on ThanksgivingDay.

Donna Erickson's award-winning series "Donna's Day" isairing on public television nationwide. To find more of hercreative family recipes and activities, visitwww.donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna's DayFacebook fan page. Her latest book is "Donna Erickson'sFabulous Funstuff for Families."

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You spend every Christmas slavingaway in the kitchen. From sunup to sun-down, you're chopping, dicing, frying,baking, broiling, cleaning and puttingthings away. You eat and rest little untilnight falls and your family is off andabout, leaving you to your own devices.Not this year. You're taking it easy thisChristmas and spending less time in thekitchen and more time in the living roomwith your family and friends.

To ensure you reach your goals, youneed to start the planning early. Sit downnow and decide what you want to serve.When possible, select less time-consum-ing dishes or ones you can buy or makedays before. If you can stand the thought

of it, you might want to have a potluck.You provide the main entrée and bever-ages and leave the rest to your guests.This will save you considerable time inthe kitchen, especially if you use dispos-able dinnerware.

Shop for ingredients a week beforeand don't be afraid to take some short-cuts. Instead of making six pies byscratch, make three and buy the rest. Ifyou absolutely must make all six pies,use some ready-made ingredients, likecanned fruit or frozen piecrusts. Yourfamily and friends won't throw a fit justbecause there aren't six pies completelymade from scratch sitting on the desserttable. They might actually enjoy the

change of pace and additional time withyou.

Prepare as much of the food as youcan in the days before. Make casserolesand freeze them. Peel, slice, dice, chopand refrigerate vegetables and fruit. Bakeall of the desserts on Christmas Eve andanything else that can be warmed up andserved.

Accept all offers of help. Should any-one offer to bring something, let them.That's one less dish you'll have to worryabout making. Should anyone offer tohelp you out in the kitchen, let them.You'll get more done in less time. If youneed help, enlist it. Grab a friend andhave them help you finish preparing the

meal. They won't mind, and you'll get insome good one-on-one time.

Serve food buffet style. Forget settingthe table. Line the buffet with plates, sil-verware, food and beverages, and letyour family and friends dig in. Use dis-posable dinnerware and save time clean-ing up afterwards. Your guests won'tmind, and again, they might even like thechange of pace.

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Parade balloons are big hitFlip on the TV Thanksgiving morning,

and chances are you'll catch a glimpse ofthe Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.While the parade has much to offer view-ers from dazzling floats to live perform-ances to the arrival of the man in red him-self, many tune in specifically for the bal-loons. Filled with helium and floatinghigh above the New York City streets, theballoons are an awesome sight.

Although a major feature today, theballoons were not always a part of theparade. When the parade began in 1924,live animals from the Central Park Zoowere the main attraction. In 1927, bal-loons began appearing in the parade, withFelix the Cat the first. The balloons wereinflated with air the first year and thenwith helium from then on.

The helium balloons were originallypart of a 1929 store promotion andreleased at the end of the parade. The firstyear, the balloons popped. The secondyear, they were redesigned so that theywould release helium gradually and floatfor several days. The balloons hadaddress labels on them and anyone whofound one after it descended could returnit to the address for a small prize.

Eventually the sweepstakes balloonsgave way to bigger and better characterballoons resembling those of today.Characters have come and gone over theyears, with many advertisers introducingtheir company characters into the mix. In1941, the parade featured an Uncle Samballoon in support of the war. When rub-ber became scarce, Macy's retired the bal-loon and donated it to the war effort.

Making a balloon for the parade is alabor-intensive process. First, the balloonmust be sketched and evaluated by anengineer. If the design receives the go-ahead, a clay model of the balloon is builtto scale, while a second model is createdand painted. Finally, the pieces of theactual balloon are cut from polyurethaneand assembled. The balloon is tested forleaks and completed in time for theparade.

Because of their massive size, it takeshours to prepare the balloons for theparade and finesse to keep them in posi-

tion throughout the parade. The inflationstarts the night before and has turned intoquite the event. People gather along thestreets surrounding the AmericanMuseum of Natural History to watch thehundreds of volunteers unfold the bal-loons, weight them down and pump themwith helium. It takes about six hours toinflate a balloon. The balloons are care-fully guided along the parade route thenext morning by 25 to 50 handlers.

While a wonderful asset, the balloonsare not without risk. In spite of officials'best efforts to keep the balloons a safeattraction for one and all, accidents dohappen. In 1957, the hat on one of theballoons filled with rain and doused spec-tators. In 1997, high winds whipped aballoon into a lamppost, toppling it overand injuring innocent bystanders. In2005, another balloon struck a lamppost,injuring a couple of spectators.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day paradeballoons are a big hit with viewers.Without them, the parade just wouldn't bethe same.

Houshold tips to tryBy JoAnn Derson

•If you have several items of clothingwith grease stains on them, add a can ofcola to the wash water. It can ease outgrease stains.

•Turn corduroy pants inside out beforeeach washing. This reduces wear and dis-courages lint.

•Shaving cream can be used as a spotcleaner on carpets, upholstery and evenclothing.

•Need a nice-smelling house but don'tfeel like baking cookies? Try simmering apot of spices on the stove. Add severalcloves and a teaspoon of cinnamon orpumpkin-pie spice to a few cups of water.Bring to a boil, then simmer for 20 min-utes or so.

•"Use cotton swabs to touch up paint-ing jobs. They are small enough to getinto tight spaces, and the best part is thatthey are disposable." - J.D. in Kansas



By Matilda Charles

Nearly half of patients who go in for orthopedicsurgery are seriously deficient in vitamin D,according to a recent study. Being deficient in thatvitamin compromised healing.

Maybe if the patients had enough vitamin D tobegin with, they wouldn't have needed surgery inthe first place. The D vitamin is essential for bonehealth and muscle function. It helps the bodyabsorb calcium and can help ward off osteoporosis.

There are three ways we can get enough vitaminD: exposure to the sun, eating certain foods andtaking supplements. Most foods don't have a lot ofthe vitamin, but these do in varying amounts: forti-fied orange juice, many types of fish, eggs anddairy products, and some cereals.

Sunlight is tricky, especially in the winter.According to a fact sheet by the National Institutesof Health, those of us living above the 42nd paral-lel (approximately above a straight line fromBoston to Northern California) likely don't getenough sunlight from November to February to

produce synthesis. Additionally, we seniors can'tsynthesize sun-induced vitamin D as well as weonce could.

Supplements are tricky, too. The amount of vita-min D needed on a daily basis is apparently up fordebate. Different sources quote different amountsneeded for bone strength. Too much is as bad astoo little.

Best bet: Write down everything you eat for aweek, including drinks, and take it to your doctor.Ask if you're getting enough vitamin D in your dietalone, or if you need a supplement or a diet addi-tion.

If you're scheduled for surgery, ask your doctorfor a vitamin D test first to make sure your levelsare in the right range.

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


Vitamin D is vital for bone health Answers to Puzzles/Trivia

Trivia Test Answers:

1) Amanda; 2) Orange blossom;

3. Yogi Berra; 4) . Frank Lloyd Wright;

5) Eight; 6) Upper arm;

7) Slot machine (gambling); 8) Milk;

9) George H.W. Bush Sr.; 10) Laser

Bible Trivia Answers:

1) Neither; 2) Andrew; 3) 2;

4) King Solomon; 5) Secondary wife;

6) Shushan

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