b'Earth DayBlood Orange Panna CottaFrom Chef Brian Lopes, Luna StellaTurns 50 Yield: 15 moldsRemembering Columbia High Schools FirstEarth Day Assembly BY ELLEN DONKERRESEARCH BY CAROL PETRALLIAO urr coun- arouse interest. This was followed by aIngredients:trycel- drive on May 11 to clean up the Rah- 2-1/3 cups blood orange juice eb atedway River beginning in South Orange7 tablespoons blood orange zestthefirstvillageandendinginMaplewood.6 gelatin sheetsE a r t hLastly, the club held a giant aluminum3/4 cup sugarDay50can drive, promising to send their haul1/2 cup goats milk Greek yogurtyearsagoback to the aluminum companies as a1 cup heavy creamon April 22, 1970. Columbia Highsign of protest since aluminum doesnt6 tablespoons lemon juiceSchool got a head start on April 17decomposelikeothermetalsandre- Instructions:of that year by holding an assem- mains in garbage dumps forever.bly,organizedbybiologyteacherAsearchonWikipediastatesthat1.Bloom gelatin sheets in an ice bath. JeffreyHimmelstein.AnarticleinColumbiaHighSchoolwasthefirst2.In a medium saucepan, add blood orange juice, zest and sugar. CHSs newspaper, The Columbian,school in the nation to observe EarthBring over medium-low heat just until sugar dissolves. onApril8,1970,previewedtheDay. It says, Due to the fact that Co- 3.Remove from heat. Allow it to come to room temp.event: The purpose of the assemblylumbiawasonspringbreakonApril4.Once gelatin is soft and easy to squeeze, wring excess water from will be to acquaint the students with22, when Earth Day was scheduled forthe sheets and place them in the saucepan with the blood orange the growing problems of pollution,nationalobservance,thepresentationjuice and sugar (careful not to place them in when the juice is still and destruction of the few areas ofwas known as Earth Day Minus Fivetoo warm -the gelling effect will decrease).virgin wilderness left in the country.andaspeciallypreparedflagwasrun When asked about the program Mr.up the main flagpole. The all-day obser- 5.In a mid-sized bowl, combine the Greek yogurt, heavy cream, and Himmelsteinreplied,Theprob- vance, which was coordinated by biol- lemon juice. Whisk until mixture is fluid.lemwithpollutionisthatevery- ogy teacher Jeffrey Himmelstein, began6.Pass mixture through a fine sieve or cheesecloth to remove any body talks about pollution but nowith Congressman Joseph Minish as thepossible clumps from the yogurt. one does anything about it. Unlesskeynote speaker; several noted scientists7.Pass blood orange juice through a fine sieve as well to remove the something is done about it soon itfrom the area conducted seminars. Fea- zest.is very likely that man will not sur- tured was an assembly with films and8.Combine the blood orange juice and the yogurt mixture. Whisk vive. slide shows that were created by severaluntil fully incorporated.AnotherarticleinTheColum- studentsandenvironmentally-themed9.Ladle mixture into 2 to 3 ounce molds or ramekins. Refrigerate bian,May6,1970,reportedonfolk songs were sung. for two hours or until fully set, whichever comes first.the founding of the EnvironmentalResearch in the CHS archives did committee noting that it had em- not confirm this claim. However, weGarnish:Sprinkle with freeze-dried raspberries for a textured bite, or barked on 3 major projects in thecan take pride that students and facultyshave some dark chocolate using a micro-plane. 4 short weeks it has been in exis- have been involved for at least 50 yearsChocolateCitrusits just meant to be. Enjoy!tence.Thefirstprojectinvolvedinfocusingattentionandactionson handing out leaflets to students toenvironmental issues. 32/ matters magazine / hearth & home 2020'