The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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Lavon and Miss NiNi discuss the upcoming Cass County Master Gardeners Spring Garden Seminar.   Find out more about the seminar and get a registration form at www.extension.iastate.edu/cass.

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Jim Field visits with Atlantic High School teacher Mandi Brauer about a clothing and shoe drive at the school.

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Jim Field visits with Kim Heller, Director of the Audubon County Memorial Hospital Foundation.

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LaVon Eblen visits with Randy Schultz of Schultz Communications about seed planting tools.

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Lavon and Miss NiNi discuss a recipe for meringues.

CHOCOLATE PARISIENNE MERINGUES—adapted from ifood.tv

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 egg whites at room temperature
• 1 t. white vinegar
• ½ t. salt
• 1 c. granulated sugar
• 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate squares, finely grated
• 1 c. almonds, finely chopped
• 6 oz. semisweet chocolate pieces
• 1 T. vegetable shortening

METHOD:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Prepare cookie sheets by covering with parchment paper.

In large bowl of mixer, beat egg whites with vinegar and salt until foamy. Beat in granulated sugar, 1T. at a time until firm peaks form. (Adding the sugar in small amounts helps dissolve the sugar during the beating process.) Gently fold in grated chocolate and almonds.

Fit a piping bag with a ¼-inch round decorating tip. Gently put stiffly beaten batter into piping bag and squeeze out the air from the bag. Position the tip and bag directly over prepared pan and pipe meringues onto parchment, making the size of a Hershey’s Kiss. Leave 1 inch of space between the meringues. (Or can drop half-teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheets.)

Put meringues into preheated oven. Turn oven off.  (Yes, that’s correct.) Meringues will remain in the oven with the oven door closed overnight or until oven is completely cool. Remove meringues from oven.

Melt semisweet chocolate pieces with shortening in a small heavy saucepan over low heat. Gently pick up meringue, and dip half of cookie into chocolate and place on parchment-lined cookie sheet. Allow to sit until chocolate is firm.

Yield: About 12 dozen meringues.

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LaVon Eblen visits with Mitch Holmes, Director of Cass County Veterans’ Services about what programs are available locally.

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LaVon Eblen visits with Margaret Sonntag about scholarships and other opportunities through the Atlantic Business & Professional Women.

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LaVon Eblen visits with Ken Sidey, Executive Director of the Warren Cultural Center in Greenfield about upcoming events.

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LaVon Eblen visits with Gary Wittenbaugh, a lifetime master gardener, about conifers.

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