Monday, January 27, 1986
Daily Nebraskan
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More substitute meat
with tofu, dietitian says
By Elizabeth Snuttjer
Staff Reporter
More people are turning to meat
substitutes such as tofu, temphe, soys
age and a whole line of meat analogues
to supplement their nutritional needs,
according to a UN L dietitian.
Kathleen Lehr, a registered dietitian
at the University Health Center, said
more students have gradually cut down
on their meat consumption because of
concern for their health and fitness.
One nutritional substitute that is
available in most Lincoln grocery stores
is tofu. Tofu begins with soybeans that
are cocked, squished and strained.
Then salts such as nigari or magnesium
are added to solidify it. It is then
squeezed and packaged wet.
Tofu has 12 grams of protein in each
4-ounce serving. It costs anywhere from
$1.25 to $1.40 a pound, depending on
the brand and the firmness. It has no
cholesterol and has 112 calories per
serving.
"People figure if they eat carrots and
tofu they'll be more beautiful," said
Jerry Johnston, general manager of
Open Harvest, 2637 Randolph St.
Open Harvest carries natural pro
ducts that are low on the food chain.
They have grains, fresh produce and a
bakery.
Open Harvest sells 75 pounds of tofu
a week, Johnston said.
He said temphe is similar to tofu but
is a cultured product.
"Temphe is to tofu like yogurt is to
milk," Johnston said.
The leftovers of tofu making were
traditionally used to make temphe. The
hard bits of the soybeans' hull are
squeezed into patties and then inocu
lated with a culture that solidifies it.
Temphe is a firmer and heartier tast
ing product than tofu, Johnston said.
. Temphe also has a higher protein
content.
See TOFU on 10
By Chris McCubbin
Staff Reporter
It's no secret that the Zoo Bar,
136 N. 14th, is the blues mecca for
Nebraska, but it's not as well known
that you don't have to wait until
blues legends like Koko Taylor or
Buddy Guy and Junior Wells blow
into town to hear the real thing.
Local Band
Preview
The Table Rockers, the Zoo's
unofficial house band Larry
Boehmer, their bass player, owns
the bar is one of the Midwest's
most respected blues outfits.
The Table Rockers are an off
shoot of an earlier band, Little
Jimmy Valentine and The Heart
Murmers. Lead guitarist Sean Ben
jamin says he's been in the Zoo's
house band for 10 years. In its pres
ent form as the Table Rockers, the
band has been together for 4Vi
years.
Benjamin is probably the state's
hottest blues guitarist. Playing a
classic electric blues style, Ben
jamin is the heart and soul of the
Table Rockers.
"He's 75 percent of the band,"
says Butch Berman, guitar and key
boards. Berman is the newest Table Rocker
he joined the band two months
ago.
"I'm a rocker," Berman said.
Berman's rock 'n' roll guitar
style and funky keyboards are help
ing the band expand its horizons.
Although their music remains firmly
centered on the Chicago blues tra
dition, the Table Rockers are exper
imenting with rhythm and blues,
rock 'n' roll and even rockabilly
songs.
Berman is a familiar face on the
Lincoln music scene, a veteran of
Pinky Black and the Excessives and
two of Charlie Burton's pre Cut-out
bands, Rock Therapy and the Mega
tones. Berman said he's known the Table
Rockers for years. He said he was
doing session work, including cut
ting albums with Bobby Lowell and
Janice K., when he was asked to join
the band.
The four-man band is rounded
out by Boehmer and Marc Wilson on
drums.
The Table Rockers are gearing up
for a busy season. Later this spring
they expect to be recording in Kan
sas City with vocalist Earlene Jones,
and during April and May they will
be on the road, backing up harp
player Charlie Musselwhite.
The Table Rockers will play at
the Zoo Bar tonight and most
Monday nights and some Friday
afternoons.
Cover is $1.50.
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Andrea HoyDaily Nebraskan
Mutually Assured Destruction on TV
The brave forces of the free media
have again won out over the godless
whining of the repressive Soviets.
For several horrifying weeks, it
appeared that ABC had capitulated to
the Kremlin's complaints about the
networks mini-docu-propa-Rambo ser-
Chris
Welsch
ies "Amerika." (Not to be confused
with Franz Kafka's novel of the same
name.)
The Soviets said "Amerika" would
fuel the Commie-bashing that has been
going on around here recently. And,
knowing how the United States is pres
ented by Tass and Pinkovision, they've
got lots of room to complain.
What the Reds need is revenge with
a little U.S.-style TV innovation. I've
generously written the outline of a
miniseries for Soviet TV called "Red
Georgia: The 51st State."
The show depicts Soviet life 10 years
after a U.S. occupation. The main char
acters are Morthan Badinoff, a fry cook
at McDonald's, his wife, Raisin, who
sells real estate, and their children
Ivan, Natasha and Catherine. The plot
centers on their struggle against the
capitalist way of life:
Scene: The living room and
kitchen of the Badinoff home. A
gilt-framed portrait of Ronald
McDonald hangs prominently on
the back wall of the living room.
A TV with a VCR and stacks of
tapes sit in one corner. It is on,
but all that is seen is commer
cials. Two chairs and a sofa are
arranged around a low coffee
table in the middle of the room.
The children are in the adjacent
kitchen playing at the dining
table.
Morthan enters the living room
in his brown-and-white polyester
uniform.
Morthan: Honey-sickle! I'm home
from an exhausting day of making
french fries.
Raisin: (Wincing) Don't touch me!
You were never this greasy when you
worked in the salt mine. You'll muss my
freshly moussed hair and make my face
shiny.
Morthan: What ever happened to
those days? I suppose you're off selling
more real estate, eh? Lenin! Family
values are disappearing faster than Big
Macs.
Morthan picks up a copy of the
Daily Red Georgian and sinks
into his easy chair with a grunt
The children begin arguing in
the kitchen. Morthan listens for
lornly. Catherine: Gimme bak Park
Place, you creep!
Ivan: I bought it fair and square
with 40 junk bonds, so there.
Catherine: Yeah, but they're worth
less. I don't wannem!
Natasha: Well, I'm foreclosing on
both of you. I've got a Junior Chamber
of Commerce meeting to go to.
Catherine leans across the table
and tries to get the deed to Park
Place. Ivan resists and Natasha
joins the row. The pitcher of
cherry Kool-Aid is broken and
spilled in the ruckus. Morthan
enters to find the blood-like drink
splattered over everything.
Morthan: Kids, kids! Look what
you've done! This mess is symbolic of
the trouble we're all in. The blood of
the communist worker is being spilled
all over the children for the benefit of
the corporate controllers. (He holds
his head in his hands and moans)
I cannot take this anymore. (He goes
to the refrigerator, takes out a
Coors and opens it in despera
tion. He drinks half of it in one
gulp.) Yech, ptuey! (He spits the
beer in disgust and falls to his
knees. The stage is darkened. A
spotlight remains on Morthan.'
He looks up and speaks with des
peration in his tired voice.) Why
is this beer like making love in a
canoe? (He smiles wryly) It is
minsking close to water! (End of Act
I)
Having found his worker's sense of
humor, Morthan forms a commando
team with his friends at McDonald's.
They mutilate Ronald McDonalds on
the Steppes and lead the vanguard of
patriotic workers to victory over the
capitalist pigs.
I guarantee it'll sell ads.
