European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes thursday May 3,1990 facts a Ril Dresin the ozarks the favorite dish is cashew Chicken from wire reports Oriental food is King in Springfield to. A the Queen City of the ozarks where even the Burger joints serve the dish that All Springfield craves cashew Chicken. More than 50 of Springfield s 375 licensed restaurants feature chinese food. But not just any chinese food. Chinese restaurants there Are judged not for their Moo goo Gai pan or egg Rolls but for their cashew Chicken. And not just chinese restaurants. Even cafeterias and Burger shops serve up the dish. Springfield a unofficial nickname says it All a cashew Chicken capital of the  one newspaper columnist figured that Springfield restaurants serve a minimum of 6,697 to 8,554 orders of cashew Chicken a Day. That averages out to 2.4 million to 3.1 million orders a year. Springfield s variation on the dish Isnit the Standard cashew Chicken dish found around the country where stir Fried Chicken and vegetables Are mixed with cashews. Chefs dip the Chicken in Batter deep fat Fry it smother it with a thick Brown sauce made from Chicken Stock and soy sauce add cashews and a few bits of Green onion and serve the concoction beside a bed of Fried Rice. The roots of Springfield a love affair with cashew Chicken can be traced to 1963. That was when David Leong and his wife Shau left Florida to found a Congo a Tea House Springfield a first chinese restaurant. At first Ozark cars were sceptical of chinese food. A my father noticed that people Here liked Fried Chicken a said Ling Leong president of his family a restaurant and chinese specially foods company. A so he Cut it into bit size pieces and served it with a special sauce and cashew s and  Springfield cashew Chicken was bom and quickly became a hit among the cat and potatoes crowd. The Price of cashew Chicken a ranging from about $2.50 for a carryout order to around $7 in full service restaurants a appeals to families and the 25,000 students attending Lour colleges in the City. Leong said head heard two More chinese restaurants would open this year. A if they asked me my advice would be done to do it a Woodrow Sun owner of four chinese restaurants said with a wry smile. A a that Sall this Tow n needs is another chinese  bag was Snake bit it was the bang a not the bite a that had Jerry Dewitt of Cottontown tenn., jittery after tearing into an old vacuum cleaner bag. Dewitt found a 3-foot-Long Rattlesnake in the bag when he picked up an abandoned vacuum cleaner from a shed to toss onto a junk pile. He killed the Snake with a Long Spear More often used on frogs. Inside the bag Dewitt discovered three tubes about 9 inches Long that were labelled a a Termani a highly explosive if  he called authorities. A the Snake did t bother me. If it had been a Little bigger i would have skinned it a Dewitt said. A but the explosives kind of gave me a Shock because i was beating on the bag trying to get the  Tortilla Man tells All tortillas have a Friend in Irwin Steinberg who thinks the mexican Staple can be used in All kinds of Woodrow Sun and his wife Aurora pose with a serving of cashew Chicken outside one of their four chinese restaurants. Ways a just As bagels and pita bread Are not just for lox and gyros. Steinberg is the first executive director of the newly formed Tortilla Industry association. His first order of business to let people know a Tortilla can be used for More than holding together the insides of a Burrito or enchilada. The Tortilla Industry passed the $2 billion Mark in 1988 after a decade of rapid growth he said. Steinberg wants to double that amount in the coming decade by tapping markets where tortillas Are still largely a foreign  comedy cop idea did a hear the one about the cop who tried a Little stand up comedy routine before giving a Motorist a speeding ticket a Montana teen Ager wants you to. Michelle Kes Singer of Columbia Falls offered a Bill in a mock student legislature that would appropriate $5,000 a to educate All Law officers on comical anecdotes and humorous jokes that Are in Good taste non offending and somewhat pertinent to the  dear Abby lately i have seen women wearing a a engagement rings for a year or two. I always thought that the ring was presented six months to a year before the wedding. What is the length of time for an engagement who should announce it if the engagement is broken should the ring be returned a California query dear query an engagement a As i assess it a is simply a Public announcement that two people plan to marry. An engagement ring is not essential to make it official but it helps. A couple can be engaged anywhere from one Day to  it can be announced by the parents of the Bride either or both parties involved the town gossip or nobody. If the engagement is broken the woman should return the ring unless of course she paid for it. And by the Way All that is required for a sincere engagement is a meeting of minds. One person asks the dear Abby other a will you Maity me a if the answer is a a yes assuming both parties Are sober and in their right mind they Are As legally engaged As if he had Given her the Hope Diamond. Dear Abby in be fallen in love. I am adult and mature and have been living with this Man for two years. A a Joe and i have talked about marriage and i think he is going to ask me soon. Here a the problem i am trying to dig my Way out of debt. For years i was addicted to credit cards and i am now in the process of paying All my Bills but its taking most of my Money. I told Joe i was saving my Money to build a Nice nest egg but actually most of it is going to pay off these old debts. He thinks i have a lot of Money saved when actually its been spent. Do you think i need to Tell him the truth i plan to keep my financial situation to myself until after we Are married and All my Bills Are paid. What is your Best advice Abby a Bills paid no savings the humor could be a Little forced however. Officers who fail to Tell jokes could be fined $10 and up per  Bill in the Hopper Louisiana lawmakers hopped on a Bill that would prohibit Frog Hunting during the Spring to allow the reptiles to a Breed and have their  a the number of frogs Are decreasing or so it appears a rep. Charles Melancon a Napoleonville told his giggling House colleagues in Baton Rouge the state capital. A under the legislation Frog Hunting with a devices that puncture the skin such As gigs and Spears would be prohibited in april and May the height of Frog mating season Melancon said. The Louisiana House approved the measure 101-1 and sent it to the Senate for  sibling rivalry Judith Shafer and c. Devaughn Moore of Walton w. Va., Are taking their sibling rivalry to the voters they want the same seat on the Roane county school Board. The brother and sister Are republicans and Hope to win the tuesday election but they done to foresee any bitterness afterwards. A probably when its Over Well laugh it All out a Shafer said. Shafer 46, and Moore 42, Are making their first bids for elected office. They share some common views on the issues but differ on consolidation of two High schools a he favors it and she does no to. Three of five other siblings live in the county and must decide which of the candidates to vote for a if they cast ballots at All. One sister does no to plan to vote. Doris Westfall says Shell Quot let the rest of the county  rejects Alimony plea attorneys for tonight show Host Johnny Carson tuesday called the demand for More Alimony by his first wife Joan a a a boldfaced  a it is a vehicle to generate unfavourable and misleading publicity in an attempt to extort Money from Carson a attorney Stanley Arkin said in court papers filed in Manhattan supreme court. The papers were filed in response to Joan Carsons motions for a nine fold increase in her Alimony from $ 13,500 a year to $ 120,000 a  slapped again Zsa Zsa Gabor has been slapped with an extra 60 hours of Community service for serving most of an earlier sentence at her mansion. Municipal judge Charles Rubin on monday said fund raising from the Bel air mansion was not what he had in mind last year when he sentenced Gabor 72, to 120 hours of Community service for smacking a Beverly Hills cop. A a it Means nothing to miss Gabor buying Community service hours. She is a wealthy person a the judge said after meeting with Gabor. He said the actress was More interested in self promotion than paying her debt to society. Gabor later told reporters a i served food. Why do i have to promote myself in a so damned famous its  dear Bills Tell Joe the truth now. Deception is a Rotten found Tion for marriage. If he marries you thinking you have Nice nest egg and then learns that you have deceive him you Are Apt to find yourself with an empty nest. Dear Abby my Mother is terminally ill but she enjoys Havir company on her a a Good Days. Her friends have Bee wonderful about visiting her a always calling ahead l see if mom is up to having visitors and they never Ste very Long which is also most considerate. Now the problem one of momus oldest Friend always brings her news about who a dying Sparer none of the details. She is also a gossip but that in it As depressing As the list of people who Are dying. Is there any Way i can Tell momus old Friend 1 please bring Only cheerful news after this Woma leaves mom is so depressed she can hardly eat. A devoted daughter dear daughter yes. Meet the crepe Hanger at the door and ask her i please keep her visits positive and cheerful a no Nev about who s dying As a pm oms is very emotional at the time and bad news upsets her. C Universal press Syndicate