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On the cover — Tamales are the true definition of eclectic Delta cuisine. Keith Sutton combed the state searching for the best of the best.

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Farm Bureau Matters

by Randy VeachPresident, Arkansas Farm Bureau

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There may be no issue more discussed in

America today than health care. The broad

term includes the treatment, prevention and

delivery of services by trained and licensed

professionals designed to ensure individual

health. Especially today, any discussion

of health care also encompasses the costs

associated with those services.

While some argue loudly about the

complexities and uncertainties of health

care, let’s not lose sight of the fact that our

country’s health care system is one of the

best in the world. That is unless you happen

to live in rural America, and, specifically,

rural Arkansas. Arkansas ranks second in the

nation in doctor shortages. Rural Arkansas

averages only 82 primary care physicians

per 100,000 people, compared to 130 per

100,000 in urban areas.

Presently, 61 of our state’s 75 counties

suffer a shortage of health care professionals

according to the Arkansas Center for Health

Improvement (ACHI). More than half of our

rural residents must drive 20 to 90 minutes

to see a primary care provider. When people

don’t have access to primary care, they

often end up going to emergency rooms at

hospitals. This is the highest cost care they

can receive.

We’re suffering from a health care crisis

in rural Arkansas. That crisis has far more

to do with our citizen’s inability to access

quality care than whether someone is

covered by private or public insurance.

For those of us who chose to live in rural

Arkansas, that decision shouldn’t be a death

sentence. For example, stroke victims have

the potential to recover with little or no side

effects if they receive appropriate treatment

within a limited time window. Because of

the distance they must travel to receive

treatment, rural residents may suffer greater

side effects from a stroke.

Arkansas Farm Bureau is committed

to an active role in our state’s health care

future. Richard Armstrong of Ozark leads

a team of dedicated volunteers who make

up our Rural Health and Safety Committee,

which is charged with finding affordable and

equitable solutions to health care challenges.

We have a staff member, Jennifer Victory,

dedicated to working on rural health issues.

And, with our county Farm Bureaus, we

provide recruiting and financial support

for the 30 different M*A*S*H camps held

throughout the state. The M*A*S*H program

is a two-week, hands-on program designed

to introduce health care careers to rising

high school juniors and seniors. The hope

is to encourage students from rural areas to

return home as a physician, nurse, dentist,

pharmacist, etc.

ACHI recently released a detailed report,

A Guide for Policy Action, which included

solutions for improving our rural health care

system. Among these are:

• Expanding health care access to more

Arkansans;

• Continuing to improve health

information technology, particularly

for telemedicine;

• Designing a transportation network

that either brings primary care teams

from urban to rural locations or

transporting patients to urban areas.

The challenges of funding a quality

hospital are daunting, especially with the

Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates

paid to hospitals in our state being among

the lowest in the country. As a state, we

must do everything possible to keep the

doors of our rural hospitals and doctors’

offices open. Our health and future depends

on it.

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Food for Thought

by eWeLL WeLCHExecutive Vice President, Arkansas Farm Bureau

My spirit always gets a shot of

encouragement when I’m around students

actively engaged in education, community

service, leadership development and

character development. We greatly value

the youth of our state here at Arkansas Farm

Bureau and their pursuit of excellence. That’s

why we believe it’s so important to invest

in our students from the first day they enter

school through graduation.

In April, I enjoyed attending the 2013

Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup. The

13-year-old event is a statewide business plan

competition for college students in Arkansas.

Arkansas Farm Bureau is a major sponsor of

the event. Four of the 15 undergraduate semi-

finalists presented business plans for ideas

that would directly benefit agriculture. Often,

that percentage is higher.

We invest heavily in helping ensure

that students wanting to go to college and

pursue an agriculture-related degree have that

opportunity. Arkansas Farm Bureau, along

with our county Farm Bureaus, annually

awards an estimated $170,000 in college

scholarships – no small level of support.

Year-round our member volunteers and

county Farm Bureaus help support local FFA

and 4-H clubs and the events these clubs

participate in. This is in addition to the very

substantial contributions we make to these

programs.

High schools may take a break for the

summer, but our support of high school

students never takes a break. More than 400

Arkansas high school juniors and seniors are

getting ready to attend two-week M*A*S*H

camps at 30 locations throughout the state.

M*A*S*H stands for Medical Applications of

Science for Health. County Farm Bureaus in

partnership with health care providers and

community businesses and organizations

fund this effort, giving students interested in

a career in the medical field a hands-on view

of the many jobs in the medical profession.

High school students sponsored by

county Farm Bureaus will also be attending

the 57th Annual Harding University National

Leadership Forum the first week of June.

They’ll hone leadership development

skills they can take back and use in their

communities, schools, churches and homes.

And they’ll learn about the free enterprise

system, foreign policy, the environment,

building family values, team building and

other leadership issues. Go to www.harding.

edu/nlforum for more information. The

registration deadline is May 24.

Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 40th Annual Teen

Challenge is another county Farm Bureau

sponsored opportunity for high school

students held June 17-20 at the Arkansas 4-H

Center in Ferndale just outside Little Rock.

Our Safety Department focuses on leadership

and team-building skills (along with plenty

of fun) for the students who attend. Contact

your county Farm Bureau office if you want

your high school student to attend. The

registration deadline is May 31.

Throughout the school year, we’re

involved continually with a variety of

programs for all students. Our Ag in the

Classroom program distributed more than

53,000 pieces of educational material along

with donating 2,200 books as part of our Ag

Literacy Program. We also reached more than

33,000 people with 550 programs covering

safety and other important topics. And our ag

educational outreach efforts reached almost

200,000 people about farming and ranching.

Arkansas Farm Bureau is dedicated to

the success of the students in this state.

We believe it’s an investment that pays

back far more than can ever be calculated.

I know it’s worth it every time I’m around

our students.

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TAMALE TIME!Arkansas’ delicious, portable tradition

Story and photos by Keith Sutton

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“Two for a nickel, four for a dime

Thirty cents a dozen, and you’ll sure eat fine

I can judge by the way you walk

You gonna carry half a dozen off”

from “Molly Man,” by Red Hot Ole Mose,

1928

Sitting with Rhoda Adams in her Lake

Village restaurant, stuffing my sauce-covered

face with the best tamales I’ve ever eaten, I

listen intently as this endearing lady, a celebrity

in these parts, reflects on 39 years making what

some believe to be the Delta’s best example of

these culinary treats.

“My husband’s aunt got me started,” she

said. “I didn’t really want to do it. Making

tamales is lots of work. But she said it would be

a good way to earn some money, so I gave it a

try. We started out making a few dozen a day,

and soon it seemed everyone wanted some.”

“How many do you make now?”

“Oh, Lordy, I wouldn’t have no idea,

honey,” she replied, patting me on the

shoulder. “It’s so many I wouldn’t want to

count them, I’ll tell you that.”

Mrs. Rhoda, now in her 70s, tells me she

is the mother of 15 children, 11 of whom

survived to adulthood, including a daughter

who helps her and husband James run

the restaurant. Mrs. Rhoda has almost 60

grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

“That’s my real family,” she said. “My

tamale family … well, that one numbers in

the thousands. Folks come from all over the

country to eat here, because they’ve heard how

good our tamales are. Then they come back

to eat again, because they like them so much.

Every day, folks from Little Rock drop in here.

After they get full on tamales eaten in the

restaurant, they buy a dozen or three dozen or

five dozen more to take home. Some people

even fly in to the local airport just so they can

come get some of our tamales. They like them

that much.”

I like them, too … love them. As I’m eating

the last bite from an order of a dozen, I’m

thinking I could probably eat a dozen more.

“Is there some secret ingredient that makes

your tamales special?”

“It’s no secret, darlin’,” she said, smiling.

“We make our tamales with love. That’s why

they’re the best.”

Visiting with Mrs. Rhoda in her

establishment on St. Mary’s Street is the

highlight of an on-going quest to sample

the best tamales made in Arkansas. When I

leave, two dozen of her corn-shuck-wrapped,

beef-and-chicken tamales swim in sauce in a

newspaper-wrapped food can in my truck’s

floorboard. They’re too good not to share back

home.

Driving back to Little Rock, I pass through

miles of cotton fields and am reminded of

people’s fascination with the history of the

tamale in this region. Many speculate these

portable bundles of meat and cornmeal, usually

associated with Mexican cuisine, made their

way to the Arkansas Delta in the 1920s and

1930s when migrant laborers were brought in

from Mexico to pick cotton and shared their

tamale-making secrets with share-cropping

African Americans. Familiar ingredients made

tamales popular, as did the practicality of taking

a warm, filling lunch into a cotton field.

It’s not hard to imagine two female farm

laborers (it was, after all, the women who

usually did the cooking and cotton picking)

having lunch together on a cool day during

harvest. One, of Hispanic descent, removes

from her lard-bucket lunch pail a bundle

of folded newspaper. Inside, a half dozen

tamales wrapped tightly in corn shucks are still

steaming hot. The cornmeal surrounding the

pork filling has helped them retain their heat

since they were warmed up that morning.

The Hispanic lady’s friend, a woman of

African American ancestry, also has a lunch

pail, but the food inside it — a slice of smoked

ham, half a baked potato and a leftover biscuit

— has grown cold. Her Mexican amigo shares a

taste of her hot lunch, then invites the woman

to her home to learn how tamales are prepared.

In the future, both women and their families

will eat hot tamales for lunch in the fields. And

when the cotton harvest ends, and the Hispanic

field hands return home to Texas or Mexico,

the African American continues making tamales

and selling them between harvests.

carry out The tamale has always been a portable food easily carried over long distances whether to sharecropper field or a modern-day home.

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Other stories about the origin of Delta

tamales persist, too. Some folks maintain U.S.

soldiers traveling south of the border during

the Mexican-American War in the 1840s

brought tamale recipes home. Others believe

Arkansas tamales may have a history going

back to indigenous peoples who had maize-

based agriculture. We know Mesoamerican

cultures were making tamales similar to

those we eat today as early as 8000 BC.

Mayans, Aztecs and Incas boiled or steamed

leaf-wrapped tamales made with a variety of

ingredients, including masa, chilies, turkeys,

eggs, fish, frogs, rabbits, fruits, squash and

beans. It’s not a stretch to imagine tamales

also provided food for Arkansas Indians long

before the Spanish visited the New World.

These are but hypotheses; however we

can definitively trace the history of Arkansas

tamales at least as far back as 1897, the year

Peter St. Columbia, a Sicilian immigrant,

brought his wife Maria and son Pasquale to

live with him in Helena. Peter had settled

there five years earlier and started a store.

When Pasquale was a teenager, he

befriended some Mexican farm laborers and

learned from them about tamales. He liked

the taste of tamales, and the Mexicans taught

him how to make the hearty, delicious food

they ate in the fields. Afterward, Peter, Maria

and Pasquale started making tamales at their

store and selling them daily at area farms

and sawmills. Their delicious tamales were

popular, and they built a pushcart from

which they hawked the treats on weekends.

As they pushed the cart down Helena’s

streets, they sang, “Two for a nickel, three for

a dime, would give you more, but they just ain’t

mine.”

Just before the Depression, Pasquale

formed a business arrangement with

a young couple, Maggie and Eugene

Brown, who had no money but wanted

to rent a building from him for a

restaurant. He told them he would

give them his tamale recipe, buy the

equipment and provide the building if

they would sell his tamales and split

the profits with him. The Elm Street

Tamale Shop, as the business was

known, was successful,

making money for both

families through the

1950s. By the 1960s,

however, after Peter St.

Columbia and the Browns

died, commercial tamale

making in Helena took a

hiatus until 1987. That’s

when Joe and Joyce St.

Columbia, Pasquale’s

son and daughter-in-law,

decided to resurrect the

old Elm Street tamale

recipe. They named the

new business Pasquale’s

Tamales, after Joe’s dad,

and it’s been doing well

ever since. Made with

fresh ingredients, their

beef tamales are hand-

rolled in corn shucks,

tied with corn-shuck

ribbons in bundles

of three, slow simmered

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Made with love Customers come from far and wide to enjoy Mrs. Rhoda’s tamale temptations at her Lake Village restaurant. She says her secret ingredient is her tamales are made with “love.”

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and then flash frozen for shipping to

customers nationwide. But on Fridays

and Saturdays, Joyce St.Columbia

sells fresh tamales from the Pasquale’s

concession trailer on Highway 49 in

West Helena.

A visit with this friendly lady was

the second stop on my tamale quest.

Joyce shied away from my camera,

but served my wife and me a dozen

scrumptious, juicy tamales that have

made the stand one of our regular stops

on frequent jaunts to nearby Tunica.

McClard’s Restaurant in Hot Springs

is best known for its delicious barbecue,

but since the day Alex and Gladys

McClard opened the restaurant in

1928, hand-rolled tamales made from a

special family recipe have been on the

menu. Today, the fourth-generation

owners serve 3,000 of their beef-and-

pork tamales weekly, including a feast

called “The Spread” consisting of a

huge plate of hot tamales topped with


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Old world recipe Pasquale’s might be selling tamales made from the oldest tamale recipe in Arkansas, dating back from the late 1890s or early 1900s.

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these bundles of deliciousness made

a good dish even better. Being more

carnivore than vegan, I haven’t

tried them yet, but Izzy’s also offers

vegetarian tamales made with a black

bean/vegetable filling. Friends say

they’re fabulous.

While Rhoda’s, Pasquale’s, McClard’s

and Izzy’s tamales have thrived as

Arkansas favorites for generations,

sadly, many well-known tamale eateries

— Margie’s Tamales and Allen’s Hot

Tamales in Dumas, Lackey’s Cajun

Tamales in Newport and Doe’s Eat Place

in Hot Springs among them — have

gone out of business in recent years.

Fortunately for tamale lovers like me,

there are so many restaurants, roadside

stands and kitchens serving lip-

smacking-good tamales in Arkansas, it

would take months to sample them all.

And so my quest continues.

Tip-top tamalesWant good Arkansas tamales? These

eateries serve some of the best.

Rhoda’s Famous Hot Tamales714 Saint Mary St., Lake Village

870-265-3108

The name of Rhoda Adams’ café is

no lie. The tamales are delicious, and

well deserving of the fame they’ve

earned throughout the Mississippi

Delta. She makes them with a

combination of beef and chicken. The

meats combined with steamy cornmeal

are wrapped in corn shucks that, when

unfolded, emanate an irresistibly

appetizing aroma and are a joy to eat as

a snack or meal.

Pasquale’s Tamales1005 Highway 49, Helena-West Helena

877-572-0500 or 870-338-1109.

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Tamales made using Pasquale’s recipe

have been sold in Arkansas since the late

1890s or early 1900s. There’s a good reason

for that. Slow simmered in spicy cooking

liquid, these bundles of cornmeal, top-quality

beef and special seasonings are flat-out

wonderful. After watching their customers

slurp up the cooking liquid and chew on the

wrappers, the owners penned their slogan:

“Tastes so good you’ll suck the shuck.”

McClard’s Bar-B-Q505 Albert Pike, Hot Springs

501-623-9665 or 866-622-5273

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Savory barbecue covered in secret-recipe

sauce made McClard’s famous, but their

tamales are customer favorites, too. If you

decide to tackle “The Whole Spread” —

tamales smothered in barbecue, beans, Fritos,

onions and cheese — you better darn sure be

hungry. It’s enough to feed a small army.


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Izzy’s5601 Ranch Dr., Little Rock

501-868-4311

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This west Little Rock favorite offers

two types of special-recipe tamales:

beef and veggie. You can’t go wrong

regardless of which you choose. They’re

both blue-ribbon creations that will fill

you up and keep you coming back for

more.

Tamale Factory19751 Highway 33 South, Gregory

870-347-1350

The meaty, belly-filling tamales are a big

seller in this barn-turned-restaurant near

Augusta. It’s usually crowded, so if you’re

planning to make a road trip, you might

want to call ahead.

Doe’s Eat Placedoeseatplace.com

The original Doe’s in Greenville, Miss.

is one of the Delta’s cultural and culinary

icons. Top-shelf homemade tamales have

been on the menu since the 1940s, and

the tradition carries on at Doe’s in Little

Rock, Fayetteville, Bentonville and Fort

Smith. The extremely flavorful, spicy,

parchment-wrapped tamales cooked in

tasty broth are perfection on a plate.

Terri Lynn’s BBQ & Delicatessen10102 Rodney Parham Rd., Little Rock501-227-6371terrilynns.com

This grocery-turned-deli has been

serving up tamales that are made in house

from scratch for around half a century. Eat

them plain or topped with Terri Lynn’s

excellent chili. Either way, they’re mouth-

watering good.

Where is your favorite place in

Arkansas to get tamales? Let us know.

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DHow to dry cornhusks for tamales

Did you know tamales date back to the

ancient Maya people? They are a portable

food, wrapped in either a cornhusk or other

leaf then steamed. If making your own

tamales, dried cornhusks are available in

most grocery stores with a Hispanic foods

section. However, making your own dried

cornhusks is fairly simple.

To begin, remove each cornhusk from its

ear of corn. Pull back gently on the cornhusk

to prevent it from tearing. Then, gently wash

each cornhusk in warm water making sure to

scrub off any dirt. Shake off any remaining

water from the cornhusks.

Place several cornhusks in an open

cardboard box, spreading them in single

layers and put the box outside in an area that

gets direct sunlight. Turn the husks regularly,

so both sides are exposed to the sun.

Bring the box of cornhusks inside at

night to prevent mold from dew or rain.

Repeat this process for several days or until

the cornhusks turn pale and brittle. Place in

plastic bags and store for up to one year in

the freezer.

If you’re looking for a delicious tamale

recipe, check out this issue’s In the Kitchen

column on page 24.

Where’s the beef?May is National Beef Month. Did you

know there are 29 cuts of beef that meet the

governmental guidelines for being considered

lean? Each cut has less than 10 grams of

total fat in one 3.5-ounce serving. In fact,

four of my favorite steak cuts are considered

lean: T-bone steak, flank steak, top sirloin

steak and strip steak. I almost always use

one of those four cuts when cooking a steak.

Try making a steak using this marinating

technique.

1. Sprinkle 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of kosher

salt or sea salt on each side of the steak.

Let it sit at room temperature for about

an hour.

2. If the steak is less than 1 inch, let it

sit for 30-45 minutes. If your steak is

1 inch thick, let it sit for one hour.

If your steak is greater than 1 inch,

increase your time accordingly. To

speed up the process, add more salt and

let it sit for less time. It’s all relative.

3. After your salted steak has “rested,”

water accumulates on the surface.

When the resting time is complete,

rinse the meat with cool water. Pat

both sides dry with paper towels. You

can add black pepper at this point, but

don’t add any more salt.

4. Grill to your preferred doneness.

I used to marinate steaks overnight in

some secret sauce, but now this is the only

way I prepare a steak for cooking. The meat

draws in some of the salt, breaking down

its proteins. The resulting steak is unusually

tender and delicious.

Tara Johnson is a contributor to Arkansas

Farm Bureau’s Taste Arkansas blog. For recipes,

videos and farmer profiles visit tastearkansas.

com today.

Taste Arkansas From farm to table

Aw … shucks Corn shucks are the traditional binder that holds all the goodness of a tamale.

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1. Keep a separate cutting board for

things you don’t want flavored

with garlic and onion.

2. Before you chop chili peppers,

rub a little vegetable oil into

your hands and your skin won’t

absorb the spicy chili oil.

3. To keep potatoes from budding

in the bag, put an apple in with

them.

4. Keep scrambled eggs warm for a

couple hours by putting them in a

slow cooker on low.

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Rural ReflectionsPhoto Contest 2013

F arm Bureau members have the opportunity to spotlight their creativity, their perception and their flair for the dramatic — or the comical or even the tragic — in our fifth Rural Reflections Photo Contest.

This competition offers amateur photographers the chance to explore the many activities, seasons, triumphs, disappointments and faces of agriculture, our state’s key industry. The photos that win this competition will capture the image and spirit of agriculture, and Farm Bureau, in Arkansas.

The contest includes two divisions, High School (ages 14–18) and Adult (19 and older). The winner of each receives $250. In addition, one entry will receive a Grand Prize of $500. The winners and honorable mentions may have their works pub-lished, with credit, in Front Porch and Arkansas Agriculture magazines, on Farm Bureau’s website, arfb.com, and in other publications.

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Food, like nothing else, brings us together. After all, everyone eats. On Taste

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those interested in food production with the farmers and ranchers who provide

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II’m proud to be part of this country’s

agricultural heritage. My family has been

farming in America since the 1690s, and

my childhood memories of farm life are

reflected in what I’ve created at the Moss

Mountain Farm Garden Home. Farming

culture taught me about the importance

of family and community ties and land

stewardship.

There are some 50,000 farms in

Arkansas and 13.8 million acres of

farmland. There aren’t many degrees of

separation between the people and farming

here. Our three “king crops” are rice,

cotton and soybeans. While rice is still our

number-one producer, soybeans hold their

own. Almost 50 percent of our cropland is

planted with soybeans, which contributes a

billion dollars to our economy annually.

Soybeans are a relatively new crop for

Arkansas. Early in the 20th century they

were planted as a forage crop. George

Washington Carver discovered the value of

soybean protein and soybean oil, making

soybean planting more popular on U.S.

farms. However, it wasn’t until after World

War II when Arkansas farmers got serious

about soybeans. The attraction? Soybeans

are a useful rotation crop that add nitrogen

back into the soil and cost less to grow than

rice or cotton.

Supporting Arkansas soybean farmers is

as simple as choosing soy-based products

like lip balm and sunscreen. Most vegetable

oil is made from soybeans. I also like to put

my money where my mouth is literally by

cooking with soy. These soy nut cookies

are a tasty example. Similar to a peanut

butter cookie, these are

packed with soy power –

soy nut butter, soy milk,

soy flour and roasted soy

nuts. You’ll love them!

For more of Allen’s

favorite soy recipes, check

out the free eBook A

Taste of Soy, published

in partnership with the

Arkansas Soybean Promotion

Board. It features breakfast

and dinner recipes plus tips

for dressing up the table

with soy-based products.

Download it for free at

atasteofsoy.themiraclebean.com.

Super Soy Nut Cookies

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups firmly packed light brown

sugar

¾ cup soy nut butter

½ cup vegetable shortening

(hydrogenated soybean oil)

3 tablespoons soy milk

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 large egg

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

¼ cup soy flour

¾ teaspoon baking soda

¾ teaspoon salt

1 cup roasted soy nuts

Directions

1. Combine first five ingredients in a

large bowl and stir until blended.

2. Add one large egg and beat until

incorporated.

3. In separate bowl, mix together flour,

baking soda and salt.

4. Slowly add dry ingredients to the

sugar/egg mixture and beat.

5. Drop tablespoon-sized dollops of

cookie dough onto an ungreased

cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.

6. Press roasted soy nuts into the

dough. These add a great crunch

and amp up the soy levels.

7. Place cookies into a preheated 375

degree F oven for 8-10 minutes.

8. Remove when golden brown and

place on a wire rack to cool. Makes

about two dozen cookies.

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The versatile soybeanThis Arkansas crop has many uses

by P. Allen Smith

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IIt’s Les Reid’s job as a registered

forester to make sure he sees the whole

forest, because he’s taken the time

to pay attention to the individual

trees. That level of individual detail

allows him to assess the condition of

the present forest and prescribe the

necessary actions it will take to have a

more vibrant forest in the future.

Recognizing and seeing the details

of what exists now and their potential

results in the development of a

forest management plan — thinning,

fertilizing, harvest and replanting

— to ensure as best as possible,

healthy individual trees that, taken in

combination, create a productive forest.

Arkansas Farm Bureau’s President’s

Leadership Council is similar in its

approach. The organization identified

and assessed individual members who

possess the qualities that, combined

with a leadership training plan,

can ensure a vibrant, healthy and

productive future for the organization

and agriculture in the Natural State.

When Les Reid defines what a

leader is, he says it’s “a person with

character, having strong faith, who

is knowledgeable and communicates

well.”

The 30-year-old Reid didn’t have to

look far in finding a role model who fits

his definition of leadership.

“My father is a great leader, because

he has those qualities, and he raised

a great family,” Reid said. The acorn

hasn’t fallen far from the tree when

it comes to the qualities that make

the younger Reid a potential leader

for his generation. He was inspired to

seek training and take on leadership

responsibilities as his family grew.

“The birth of my children caused me

to understand the importance of the

need for good leadership, so they will

have a fulfilling life, even after I am no

longer around to provide leadership for

them,” Reid said. He and his wife, Tia,

have three children: Landon, 4, Luke,

3, and Lane, 1. The family lives in the

Monticello area, and Reid manages 180

acres of personal timberland, as well as

forestland for his clients.

Reid wanted to become part of the

President’s Leadership Council to gain

knowledge of Arkansas Farm Bureau,

meet new people who desire leadership

and to work together “to improve on

the resources provided to us.”

He says “doing more with fewer

resources” is the future for agriculture

in a world increasing in population and

demanding greater access to food and

shelter. Reid knows he’ll be involved

in resource development, management,

doing more with less and giving back to

those who come after him.

“Future generations deserve the

opportunity to manage the resources

we have. It’s important that they have

the knowledge acquired by previous

generations,” he said. “We must

communicate well from generation

to generation by giving back and

developing a true legacy.” b

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Tree man Forester Les Reid believes “doing more with fewer resources” is a must for agriculture in a world growing in population.

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CCombining boot holders

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boots and plenty of space for

hanging clothing.

The boot holders are cut

from plywood using a saber or

jig saw, while the remaining

parts of the rack are made

from standard 1 x 12” soft

pine which is readily available

as shelving material at home

building suppliers.

This plan was designed

originally for waterfowling

gear so hip and chest waders

could drain and dry and be

stored without folding, which

causes cracking. The same

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TThe tradition of making homemade

tamales runs deep in many Arkansas

Delta families, including the Stroh

family of Arkansas County. Wanda

Bellville Stroh, was raised at Ulm. Her

grandson, Steven Stroh, lives near the

family farm between Stuttgart and

DeWitt. Steven fondly recalls annual

family get-togethers to make tamales

using a generations-old process Mrs.

Wanda knew by heart.

“Each New Year’s Day, our extended

family would get together at my

grandparents’ home to make tamales and

watch ball games,” Steven said. “It was

a family tradition many years, one that

probably started to keep my dad and his

two brothers from staying out too late on

New Year’s Eve. Tamale making is a time-

consuming process, so we were expected

to arrive early in the morning to get

started. The tamale recipe wasn’t written

down. You had to watch and learn.”

For many years, Mrs. Wanda thwarted

the family’s requests for her to transcribe

the recipe for her delicious Delta-style

tamales. But eventually she succumbed

and wrote the recipe on family

stationery. One of her granddaughter’s

had copies of it framed for family

members.

“That framed recipe hangs on my wall

at home,” Steven said, “a reminder of all

those fun times our family spent together

preparing and cooking the most delicious

tamales you’ve ever eaten. No doubt,

those who try using the recipe will find

it difficult to follow because, like I said,

you have to watch and learn. But for

those who want to give it a try, here’s my

grandmother’s recipe just as she wrote

it.”

Learn by doing Mrs. Wanda Bellville Stroh finally reluctantly wrote down her tamale recipe, but always admonished that it was better to “watch and learn” how to make the beloved family treat.

by Keith Sutton

Grandma Stroh’s tamales

InTheKitchen

Hot tamales by guess and by gosh!

Ingredients

1 hen (large) (or more)

3 sections garlic

pepper

salt

cayenne pepper

corn meal

corn shucks

Gebhardt chili powder (2-3 oz.)

onion

Directions

Boil hen until very tender in ample

broth with salt and onion. Separate

chicken from bone and grind the chicken.

Add 1-½ oz. (approximate) chili powder,

and enough broth to make meat moist.

Add cayenne pepper. Chip the garlic. Mix

thoroughly.

In a large mixing bowl, use

approximately one quart or more corn

meal. Add salt and chili powder. Using hot

broth, mix to a soft spreading mush.

Trim corn shucks to about 4- or 5-inch

length. Rinse in cold water, then blanch in

boiling water. I put these in a container of

water and bring to boil. Keep corn shucks

in cold water. They spread better if wet.

Spread about 1/8 inch mush evenly on

shuck. Thru center of mush on shuck,

place meat in about ¾ inch roll.

Roll upper side of shuck toward roll of

meat. The mush on that side is supposed

to stick to roll of meat. Release that side

of shuck and roll in lower shuck through

upper side of shuck.

Use heavy cooking pot with tight

cover. Place something in bottom of vessel,

like a colander, to prevent sticking. Use

remaining broth or water. Keep 2-3 inch

water. They boil dry too fast. Arrange

tamales, crosshatch style (###). Steam 3

hours.

Place rolled hot tamales with fold of

shuck down so they won’t unroll. Should

make about 20. b

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Existing Farm Bureau Bank vehicle loans are excluded from this offer.*Rate disclosed as Annual Percentage Rate (APR) and are based on automated payments (ACH) and acquiring one of the following collateral protec-tion products: Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) or Major Mechanical Protection (MMP). Additional discounts do apply for purchasing more than one collateral protection product. Final APR may differ from the loan interest rate due to additional fees, such as a loan documentation fee, which may be applicable. For a $25,050 vehicle loan with a term of 36 months, a 45 day first payment due date and 2.99% APR, the monthly payment will be $727.76. The APR may increase during the term of the loan if automatic payments are discontinued for any reason. To qualify for the disclosed rate, customer must be a Farm Bureau member. Finance charges accrue from origination date of the loan. Rates and financing are limited to vehicles models 2004 and newer. All loans are subject to credit approval, verification, and collateral evaluation. Other rates and financing options are available. Non-member rates may be 1-3% higher than posted rates. Loans for RVs, motorcycles, trailers, ATVs, watercraft and commercial vehicle may be 0.50% higher. This offer is not available in all states and terms are subject to change without notice. Banking services provided by Farm Bureau Bank, FSB.

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Let us help you enjoy your summer vacation by financing or refinancing your new or used vehicle with Farm Bureau Bank. Members receive special rates, vehicle protection plans*, and dedicated Farm Bureau member services. We make financing easy. Apply today and save!

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