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"Weekender" edition
More features, columns,
and entertainment!
Volume 52, Number 23
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48858 .
Friday, October-22, 1971
Psychedelic- Friday
Page 7
It's ap p I e eatin' time again!
By LOUGLUBZINSKI
LIFE Staff Writer
Following  the   call   of the legendary
Johnny Appleseed, it's time to head out'
to the apple orchard to buy that crisp,
juicy, fleshy fruit that the cool autumn
weather ripens.
It's apple season!
"This next two weeks is going to be
It's epp/e season
Saturday activities climax
week
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With a calendar of activities ranging
from the football game to the all-campus mixer, Saturday promises to meet
its role as the climax of an already
busy Homecoming Week.
According to Gary Ford, Homecoming
Committee chairman, the only real disappointment has been the cancellation
of the noonday roast, "Not one sponsor
from the Mt; Pleasant area could be
found to help Us with the roast," Ford
said.
The Homecoming football game against
Eastern Illinois begins at 1:30 p.m.' and
will- feature performances by the
Marching Chips as well" as the CMU
cheerleaders and pompon squad. Miss
CMU and her court .will-be presented
^^iialf. time'by President William Boyd,
who Will address the. crowd.
Post - game activities include open
houses arid coffee hours at many sororities and fraternities as well as in the
residence* halls* Alumni will also get
together for a'coffee "hour, at the. student bazaar planned in Finch after the
game.
Saturday evening offers two dances
for. those interested. A semi-formal AWS
Ball will be presented in the University
Center Ballroom from 9-13 p.m. Tickets
are $3 a couple, and. can be purchased
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At the same time, a mixer is scheduled in Finch Fieldhouse. "Mobius" will
provide the music and there is no charge.
Throughout Saturday, both the carnival
and bazaar will be open, Ford concluded.
the peak of our winter apple season,"
says Ed Mcintosh, owner of the Mcintosh
Apple Farm on west M-'20in Mt. Pleasant, "The selection of varieties will
never be better."
Mcintosh has the only apple orchard
in the Mt. Pleasant area, and admits
that apples are big business this time
of year. By the end of the season, around
the second week in November, he expects
to haveharvested more than i0f 000 bushels
of apples. Nationally, more than 150
million bushels will be picked, stored
and sold.
At the Mcintosh Farm, , six of - the
major 14 apple varieties are harvested.
"The climate, which is so unpredictable
in the area, severely limits the varieties
we can grow. By the same token, the
changeable conditions have scared off
all competitors," says Mcintosh.
The varieties he grows,, include red
delicious, golden delicious, Mdntosh(no
relation, the owner says), Jonathan, Cortland and the Northern Spy.- '
Of these, the Mcintosh, the Jonathan
and the Northern Spy are the most versatile apples. They can be used for fresh-
eating, for* pies and for cooking, making
them ail-purpose apples; '     ,
Apples for all times
The Northern Spy is one of the older
varieties of apples which remained popular as new, versatile strains of apples
develop. It is the heaviest apple by volume and characterized by its oval shape.
The Jonathan apple is a smaller variety.
Splendid for eating, it is the best type
to use for that fall treat—candied apples.
t The Mcintosh is similar in appearance
to the Cortland apple, but is much better
eating. It is the lightest apple by volume
of the group. Delicious apples, both red
and golden are the crunchiest eating
apples oh the market. This golden variety
has been used in pies and found very-
satisfactory. The Delicious are easily
recognized by their elongated shape.
The Cortland apple is preferred for
cooking. It is highly resistant to browning,
therefore making it ideal for* salads.
It is characterized bys a heavy red color
and waxy skin.
Paper saves wear, tear
When housewives go apple buying
locally   they will find them packaged in
paper bags at the Mcintosh farms. Retail
stores use plastic bags.
"We have found that bagging the apples
ourselves saves a lot of wear and tear
.on them," says Mcintosh.
Packaging sizes sr& of three basic
volumes: pounds, bushels and pecks. There
are three medium-sized apples of a pound,
about 40 to a peck and about 150 in a
bushel.
In selecting ,apples, Mcintosh says, we
always look for firm, crisp, well-colored
apples.
- One of the best guides to apple quality
is the color. It should be bright and sparkly.
And ground color(green area on red apples)
should   be   greenish   yellow,   he added.
Apples     have fine keeping qualities,
"If we can get the apples off the tree
and into our coolers within 24 hours,
they will keep for seven or eight months/'
says Mcintosh., "The crucial point is not
letting the apples get warm once they
have been picked. We keep our refrigerators set at 33 degrees, which is, the
ideal temperature."
Greenish yellow is host
He cautions that apples should be handled .
carefully when consumers buy them, be-'
cause the fruit, is undergoing a temperature change. Before storing, apples should
be sorted and any with bruises or bro«-
ken skin should be separated and used
immediately, ,
Mcintosh advises keeping apples in
plastic bags in the refrigerator. Bags
with perforated holes keep the apples
from shrinking. However, storing the
iipples near the freezer is bad, for it's
too cold and causes freezing, resulting
in rapid deterioration.
Not too many people put much faith
in the old adage that "an apple a day
keeps the doctor. away," but Mcintosh
says a study by the Michigan State Agricultural Center has proven the medicinal
values of apples, in case studies, the test
group eating apples regularly were shown
to be less susceptible to stomach disorder*. The same test group; showed a,.
decrease in tooth decay.
After that study, the apple has been
called "Nature's Toothbrush" says
Mcintosh, "At  least by some of usi"
Homecoming weekend calendar
FRIDAY, OCT. 22 - "Psychedelic Friday'
All Day - Carnival—South end-Lot 20 *
4 p.m. - Homecoming Alumni Coffee Hour and Registration
at University Center,
4 p.m. - Homecoming Student Bazaar—Finch Gym.-
5 p.m.-Midnight - Homecom;ng Student Bazaar—Finch Gym.
* 6:30 p.m. - Snake Dance—Begins at Southeast Quad.
7*ahd"9:iE> p.m;- Sigma BextarChi cartoon Festival. 5a cents,
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7:30 p.m. - Pep Rally Begins.       ,.-;■''
8 p.m. - Alumni Coffee Hour -- University Center. ^
8:30 p.m. - Lighting'bf the Lambda Chi Alpha Homecoming
Bonfire—BehimTfootball field. ' -
.10 p.m! - Alumni Get Together—Chieftain Hotel.
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SATURDAY, OCT, .23.      -. < ■
All Day - Carnival- South end - Lot 20
9 a.m.-Midnight - Student Bazaar—Finch Gym
10 a.m.   Motorized  Campus Tours from the University
Center. ,
10 a.m. - Field Hockey-CMU vs. Alumni at CMU!
, 10 a.m.-Noon - Sigma Sigma Sigma Homecoming Alumni
Breakfast.
10 a.m.  -Noon - Alpha Kappa Psi Alumni Coffee Hour.
Before Game-Sigma Kappa Alumni Tea at house.   ... -
1:30 p.m. HOMECOMING GAME: CMU vs. Eastern Illinois.
After Game everits - Tate Hall Lounge: Cider and Doughnuts.
Alpha Chi Omega Aitimni Tea at house.   .
Alpha -Xi  Delta   Alumni  Tea—G.   Bldg. of Park Place.
-  Alpha Gamma Delta Coffee Hour.
Phi Sigma Epsiion Coffee and Doughnuts.
Alumni Coffee Hour at Student Bazaar—Finch Gym.
All Alumni Happy Hours featuring classes 1950-55--Chief-
tan Hotel.
5 p.m. Alpha Xi Delta Alumni Tea,
6:30 p.m. - Alumni Reunion and Silver C Awards Banquet-
Carey Hall Dining Room.
9 p.m.-Midnight. - AWS Homecoming Ball — U.C, Ballroom-
Tickets $3- Semi-Formal. .
9   p.m.-Midnight   - All University Homecoming Dance-
Informal—Fieldhouse- FREE.
9 p.m,«3 a,m. - Delta Sigma Theta Homecoming Dance*
10 p.m. All Alumni Get Together Honoring Classes of
1950-55. * .-.,..
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