Vigorous marketing efforts have helped ketchup regain bragging rights, as well as publicity that ketchup is rich in lycopene, a powerful cancer-fighting compound. Most people think of natural jewelry as pearls, shiny pieces of coral, or precious and semiprecious stones, polished and set in gold or silver. But there are botanical gems that rival some of these minerals in value and beauty. Like the pearls of oysters and giant clams, it is a shiny, calcareous sphere. The odds of finding one in a coconut are less than one in a million.
Beets are deliciously sweet when roasted in the oven.
Americans bought 190 million pounds of oatmeal in 1999, a 16 percent increase over the previous five years. The fact that it's low in fat, warm and filling is also a plus for this comfort food. Late fall is an excellent time to get your garden soil in shape for next spring. Add peat moss, manure, leaves or other organic matter and till or spade it into the soil. By spring, your garden should be ready to plant.