Eggs

Can you believe that Easter is right around the corner? With that comes Easter egg time at St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church. Can you say yummy? The church fundraiser committee is busy making creamy peanut butter eggs and coconut eggs. They are only 75 cents each, the same price as last year, and better yet, they are the same size. Orders will be taken until March 27. Call 301-739-7431, and leave your name and phone number along with your order. You will recieve a phone call when your order is ready. St.

It’s Easter egg time again at St. Andrew’s UMC. The church fundraiser committee is making creamy peanut butter eggs and coconut eggs. They cost 75 cents each — the same price for the same size as last year.   Orders will be taken until March 27 by calling 301-739-7431. Please leave a name and phone number, along with the order. Buyers will be called when the order is ready for pickup. St. Andrew’s UMC is on Maryland Avenue across from South End Shopping Center and behind South Hagerstown High School.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- Close to 500 people gathered for a longstanding Labor Day community breakfast to benefit War Memorial Park in Martinsburg early Monday. "It's kind of the unofficial end-of-summer event," Parks and Recreation Director Steve Catlett said. "You get a good meal, but you are contributing back to the improvement of the park. " The Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks and Recreation Association hoped to raise about $10,000 from the traditional breakfast of grilled steak, country ham, scrambled eggs, toast, juice and coffee.

ATLANTA (AP) -- A recall of eggs linked to a salmonella outbreak is being dramatically expanded to 380 million eggs. Health officials said Wednesday that hundreds of people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in three states and possibly more. A recall first announced last week was expanded from 228 million to 380 million eggs -- the equivalent of nearly 32 million dozen-egg cartons. Eggs from Wright County Egg in Galt, Iowa, were linked to several illnesses in the three states.

View all of the photos for purchase! CHEWSVILLE -- The Valley and Clear Spring 9-10 All-Star teams each scored a victory Wednesday. Clear Spring got the one that counted most, though. Valley held Clear Spring scoreless in the first inning, something no one else had done during the Maryland District 1 Tournament. But Clear Spring scored all its runs in the next three innings to take a 19-1 victory at Aaron Steiner Field and advance to host the district final. "That was our goal, to keep them off the scoreboard in the first," said Valley manager Mike Mathias, whose team will play in the elimination final.

Fog enveloped South Mountain on a recent Sunday morning, and in the mist we saw the beauty of the Appalachian spring. We quickly ran into Old South Mountain Inn, for it was chilly out, and we wanted our morning cup of coffee. We were not disappointed. We were swiftly seated at the far end of the gorgeous glass sunroom and immediately served a cup of strong coffee by our waiter, Bruce. We were the first to arrive for Sunday buffet brunch at 10:30. "Take your time. Help yourself when you are ready," Bruce told us. So we settled in, sipped our coffee and enjoyed the beauty of the spacious room filled with light.

About 150 children and adults enjoyed nice weather to find 1,500 Easter eggs at the annual egg hunt hosted by the Smithsburg Lions Club and the Smithsburg Community Activities Committee. The event was April 3 at the Smithsburg Lions Club Park. Lions Club members filled plastic eggs and members of Boy Scout Troop 14 hid the eggs along with Smithsburg Lions Club members. Children received the candy in the eggs and a bag of candy. Door prizes were awarded to Trasan Robeson, Hayden Souders, Paige Huntzberry and Alexis Smith.

Fog enveloped South Mountain on a recent Sunday morning, and in the mist we saw the beauty of the Appalachian spring. We quickly ran into Old South Mountain Inn, for it was chilly out, and we wanted our morning cup of coffee. We were not disappointed. We were swiftly seated at the far end of the gorgeous glass sunroom and immediately served a cup of strong coffee by our waiter, Bruce. We were the first to arrive for Sunday buffet brunch at 10:30. "Take your time. Help yourself when you are ready," Bruce told us. So we settled in, sipped our coffee and enjoyed the beauty of the spacious room filled with light.

For most children, Easter egg hunts are a traditional event to look forward to on Easter weekend. For four girls at Girls Inc. of Washington County, however, this year they were able to spend Easter Monday hunting for eggs on the White House lawn. This was part of a field trip that took the girls to the White House Easter Egg Roll April 5. The girls enjoyed a beautiful day on the President's lawn, participating in many activities. They first wanted to hunt for eggs and then were able to dye their own eggs to take home.

Teal, brown and deep green - these aren't the colors of Easter eggs. These are the eggs of chickens, ostriches and emus. Perhaps it's time to think outside the shell. "You can eat any kind of egg," said Jennifer R. Timmons, a poultry specialist for the University of Maryland Extension. But which ones we choose have more to do with social norms and commercial availability. Timmons, farmers and other poultry experts agreed to help The Herald-Mail decode the egg. Brown vs. white Nutritionists consider eggs to be a good source of protein.