crop rebound in time for the strawberry festival? i'm jennifer leigh. >> i'm keith cate. thank you very much for joining us tonight. a middle schoolteacher accused of having sex with one of her teenage students. ryan hughes was the only reporter in the courtroom when stacy hooks went before the judge. >> reporter: her bond was set at a hefty $625,000. the allegations against her have shocked many in this small city. as a teacher, stacy hooks is used to being front and center in the classroom. the attention on her was vastly different in the courtroom wearing a blaze orange jump suit, appearing tired and teary eyed. the 38-year-old was arrested on boy she taught at hill middle school. state prosecutors claim she had sex with the 14-year-old and texted him nude pictures. the relationship went on quite some time. the prosecutor blasted hooks. >> this person has violated every trust from that of an adult to a child. that of a teacher to a student. >> reporter: hooks' family members were in court to support her but refused to talk to newschannel8. we went by her home. no answer

@first and foremost talk about @strawberry shortcake. @everybody in the bay area know @strawberry festival and i @understand two different ways to @have it. @>> yep, biscuit and strawberry @shortcake. @>> anjuli: what do you think @about the biscuit? @>> typically people -- @>> anjuli: the pause. @>> people from the north prefer @the biscuit and people from the @south prefer the cake. @i am a cake person. @>> anjuli: i am too. @>> for me the sweeter the @better. @>> anjuli: are we going to make @one? @what do you guys think. @>> yes, definitely. @>> when you go to the strawberry @festival you put a little dollop @of the whipped cream. @you pile it on. @you don't see the cake. @>> we don't do dollops. @>> anjuli: show me the plant @city way. @>> you can pick your choosing. @i like cake. @>> anjuli: i will go for the @cake too. @let's not kid ourselves. @in the meantime, tell me about @the strawberry festival, what @people can expect if you were @going out there. @>> the theme for the festival is @and that is really what we try @to do. @we try create the fe

. >> this time of year, we are usually buried in berries so where are all the strawberries this year? >> a rabies notification after a cat attacks a man in citrus county. i'll tell you where. >> we have that and more coming up. you're watching newschannel8. the station that is always on >> if you have been trying to buy strawberries, you know they have been hard to find. as josh thomas reports, you can blame mother nature on the shortage. >> reporter: these strawberry pickers are picking like crazy, but that was not the case a few weeks ago because of our unseasonably warm weather the last two months of last year. >> the strawberries need the cold weather. they need just the right amount of cold. and it has been super hot. >> reporter: that means it is taking longer for them to full by bloom leading to shortages of the fruit. with the warmer weather. they were worried at the berry festival as well. >> i think we will have more than enough now. most of the farmers put us on a priority list. every morning they bring hundreds of flats in to the saint clements and they start stemming, eve

now i add the entire strawberry recipe jam to the gelato base and you can leave it just like that andave chunks of strawberry in there. i like to intensify it, i like to puree the strawberry into it. at this point, just simply add to it my gelato machine. if you do in the have one pour this into a deep pan put tonight your freezer and return every half an hour, give it a good stir. the the reason this makes such a nice product because it is stirring as it is freezing so that breaks down ice crystals to essentially make it creamy, and get it started. lovely, this takes to it maybe, 20 minutes to a half an hour, it is not really, rock hard and it is not freezing anymore. then you will take it and then you let it freeze, for a good two hours in your freezer. now after about 20, 25 minutes i can see this as nice and full, scrape it down and cover it, and to firm it up or if you are insistent just dig right in. i'm chef robert bennet of classic cakes and thinks your fox food bite. >>> while we have been learning how to cook all this stuff i have been taking notes. so i learn that dough nee

weather doesn't blow all the strawberries away. >> that's what i'm talking about. >> right? doesn't that look fun? >> let's bring you up to date now, take you outside. i'm assuming for the obligatory downtown shot and it shows the chances will slowly begin to move on up. and our exec stfb producer josh, thank you for the info. schools are simply monitoring the latest weather situations so no change to the school's schedule for today. sorry, kiddos. looks like the tornado watch again until 10:00 a.m. including in our viewing area. if you get fox 35, here we go. alachua, marion, and sumpter. they've also extended the watch through the tampa metro and interreaves just north of the fort meyers area in anticipation for a pretty big ramp up coming out of the gulf right now. here's what i'm talking about again, highlights the overall positioning and storm movement. what i'm watching for us here in orlando, not the stuff to the north but getting in towards tampa and tampa oncethet gets through, it turns a whole heck of a lot better l

cheapest camera you can find. >> they have the strawberry festival. 've been there at least 15 times. enjoyed every minute of it, of course. humboldt. you were probably in the parade, weren't you, one time? >> i twirled a baton. >> see, i knew it. let me get a good strawberry. thanks for stopping. i can tell you're a celtics fan. >> very much so. >> i will. >> i've eaten most of that one. >> i'm not taking that one. i'm going around it. >> a little bit tackier. gene, would you like one that's not eaten? that young lady twirled a baton in the strawberry festival in tennessee. >> really? >> yeah. that's what she -- may i say hello? how are you? oh, you are? i'm lamar alexander. it's cotton. that's what everybody says. but it's cotton. and it's cool. >> that's good. >> that's the major issue, i think, of the walk. >> i give you a for effort. >> good. what is your name? >> my name is. [ inaudible ] >> nice to know you. >> nice to meet you. >> i saw you in the door. are you feeling better? >> yes. >> excuse all my friends. they follow me around. see you lat

they told me this is the worst year of strawberries in the 14 years of owning the patch. she blames it on the harsh winter, extreme heat in november and december, followed by a cold, rainy set-up in january and february, confused the berries, throwing them all out of whack. she hopes to reopen the patch in a week or two, giving time for the new strawberries to grow. her next worry now, as the season changes, keeping away the birds from the fruits. if you're planning on picking your own strawberries across town, make sure to call before going to find out how the fruits are faring. >> thank you, candace. the voting season is now in full swing. soon, florida voters will be heading to the polls. >> what you need to know before casting your ballot in the state's primary. >> and a 7-month audit of how tax dollars are being spent. neighbor's home looks like this? it left an orange county neighborhood frustrated and upset. >> i look the other way. >> the house should be bulldozed. >> code enforcement says their hands are tied. we find out why this community is having trouble gett

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. >> we're talking about the very important chocolate covered strawberries. news 6 meteorologist candace campos hit the local fields to find out what was going on. >> well, don't let these cute little faces holding all those strawberries fool you. it was certainly slim pickings when we went out to the strawberry fields and it looks like in oviedo, pappy's patch, it was pretty hard to find any of those strawberries. check this out. the patch was only able to be open about an hour this morning before the field was picked out completely. many folks who frequent pappy's each year told us they had to work extra hard to fill those buckets. they said it's been the worst year in strawberry history, at least for the 14 years she's been taking care of the patch. extreme weather we've seen, heat in november and december, followed by a cold and rainy set-up in january and february, confused the berries, pretty much throwing them right out of whack. she hopes to open the patch in a week or two. the warm weather continues as we pinpoint right where pappy's patch is in ovied

farm on the 9:00 hour of "good day orlando." >> oh, strawberries. lots of fun. i can't wait. >> jayme, the map is lighting up behind you. >>> let's take a look at weather radar. tracking a couple distinct clusters of very strong storms now. a lot of reports coming up and out of ocala where we continue by the way with a severe thunderstorm warning for that area now through the course of the next 40 minutes or so, you can clearly see that. also the big cluster coming up and of tampa, that's the area i'm concerned about that moves into the metro of orlando. closer perspective now around ocala, i 75 here. everything essentially adjusting off to the east of your city. but watch out through some of the smaller xhubts through here and a lot of this again moving area. extremely heavy rainfall, if you're near lake georgia, know fishing early this morning. a lot of time's gone by. maybe give them a call and let them know, they have rough stuff on the way. tornado watch continues until 10:00 a.m. for marion and sumpter county in our viewing area. it look like this

. >> what you do is you hollow out the pith of the strawberry and you fill the inside. typically, i would fill it with a ganosh but today, we'll fill it with chocolate syrup. we throw some cacao nibs on top. >> that is gorgeous. >> thank you so much. i love this. >> and his treats are just some of of the things that are going to be at that's amore. >> we will have a tasting of strawberries on the fourth beers. with have a special cosmic love story show at the planetarium. >> tell me about that. >> you can explore the night sky through some cosmic energy and stars. >> star cross lovers. >> exactly. we'll have some trailers in the 4-d theater and you can explore notable relationships throughout south carolina history as well. we've got barbecue, beer. it will be a great time. lots of row maps filling the south carolili state e museum on -- romance. >> i like the timing. run home, get a quick sitter for the kids and head out for a couple of hours. >> six to nine p.m. friday night february 12th. tick it is are $12 for museum members. fifteen dollars for nonmembers. you can

almost all the strawberries produced in north carolina are sold here in the state. and it almost feels like strawberry picking season out there. doesn't it? it will tomorrow. >> it'll be really nice tomorrow. it was chilly today but after earlier in the week, it was nice to see the sun and not as strong of wind. a nice evening. grab your coat if you're heading out. but the question is, how's it going to be tomorrow? so let's look at the rays of sunshine, big number, big number, big number, yeah, ten, we got it. it's going to be a nice sunny day with that ten out of ten. skies are clear. radar is clear. things are looking good. temperatures are 40 in south hill virginia. 46 in raleigh. 48 fayetteville. look at that. 40 in wilson. 39 in rocky mount. let's cycle through the temperatures over night and bring you down to over night lows generally in the 30s. so as we look at the hourly forecast, 43 at 9:00. 38 at midnight. 36 at 3:00 a.m. there's the low of 33. 44 at 9:00. heading out for sunday services, you'll want that coat too. but in the afternoon, it's going to be n

the demons. >> john: darryl strawberry. sitting right over there and eating algae, checking out the seaweed trend and why experts say it is good for you. >> amy: and celebrities descending on central florida. we'll tee off with two stars and with your favorite celebrities, too. should be great weather for it. and david martin is out enjoying the weather this morning. >> reporter: we're live at one of my favorite places, sea world orlando, talking about one thing you need to do this weekend. calling it fans, brew and bbq! on the 9 o'clock hour of... >> "good day orlando"! >> all right, we're still dealing with fog in the area. jayme is checking that out. >> jayme: your forecast update. thanks for staying with us on gdo, time is 9:01 and we have ones, that's right, visibility down to a whole stinkin' mile and it is getting better, looks like we peaked with the fog and now will continue to see the front drive through and sunshine phasing back in. nice day now, and check it out here. in the 60s by 11:00 and 73 by 2:00, 72 at 5:0

. >> coming up in the carolina kitchen, learn how to make these strawberry short cake trifles. >> welcome into the carolina kitchen. jackie with perfect pretty sweets is with us. you are making something that sounds delicious. what is it? >> i'm calling it a mini trifle. it is a -- it is a cupcake in a jar. we have a nice strawberry glaze we'll make. take a store bought cake. cut it out. place this in the jar. and then we layer, with whipped cream, it is yummy when it comes >> so what we start with is the strawberry glaze. we are going to mash some frozen or fresh strawberries in a pan we'll heat it up on medium heat. we'll mash them down to where they become a pulp. we'll add in a tablespoon of butter and half a cup of sugar. that's all going to melt down together. it is going to get translouis sent and thicken up when we add our corn starch. it is simple. you add it all -- mash it in, heat it up. when it comes down, you come out with something that looks like this. this is the glaze that we have that we had into the the layers of the trifle. >> there are only four or five ingredients, a

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it's their season to shine and florida strawberries are the stars everywhere. we are making midnight strawberry short cakes. >> all you have to do is make cupcakes the night before, mix up the berries and put them in a container and bring some whip cream. >> reporter: strawberry sue whip up this recipe. >> i'm going to slice a regular short cake. you cut the center out an pull the center out and fill yours with strawberries. >> once i figured out what to do with the center of the cupcake, it was time to pile up the strawberries. >> yours is going to have a surprise in the center. get more strawberries on that, some juice. >> reporter: next, add whipped cream, garnish with a little mint, and maybe a berry to place on top. >> you got it. perfect. >> reporter: until next week, happy pinning. >> yum. coming up, taking down time to help a lost toddler feel a little more comfortable. (vo) if you have type 2 diabetes, you may know what it's like to deal with high... and low blood sugar. januvia (sitagliptin) is a once-daily pill that, along with diet and exercise, help

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mix that up, don't beat to it death, everybody gets >> we'll dumb it over the top dump it over the strawberries and cubed bread. >> i love this, so simple, one pan and it makes a lot. >> you can get almost everything together the night before and get up in the morning and make this. >> super easy. >> press it down a little bit, let that hang out for 20 minutes. >> exactly what i was going to ask you. >> 20 minutes to an hour. pop it in the 350 oven from 45 minutes to 50 minutes. get a toothpick in the middle like most times that you're baking, it comes out clean you're good to go. >> 20 minutes on the counselor topped or in the fridge? >> either way, i do it in the fridge, the final product, you get nice color on top. >> beautiful. >> you want to do breakfast i'll top it with this is a strawberry cheese icing. >> looks ridiculously good. >> you can make this ala mode, scoop of ice cream. >> look at that, oh my gosh. perfect. are you guys doing anything like this? >> we will serve this at our restaurants on sunday. not today but doing it on valentine's day. >> anything else going? >> we have ope

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in the strawberry mansion section of the city. a vehicle ran into a building, busy this time of the morning. 29th and rinl avenue. you want -- ridge avenue. you want to look for crews here. stick to sedgely. construction has cleared on 452. >>> pope francis is heading back to the vatican this morning concluding his five day trip to mexico. he called on governments worldwide to open their hearts into the human tragedy that forced migration. masses of people attended the gathering across the border from el paso, texas. >>> now to the latest on presidential politics, a new poll puts donald trump and ted cruz neck in neck for the gop. on the bus democratic side, hillary clinton and bernie sanders in a virtual dead heat in nevada which holds it's caucus this weekend. >> reporter: the clash of the republican candidates now going into overdrive. the battleground south carolina where four of the 6 republican candidates participated in town hall forums across two cable networks. >>> i attack people when i am attacked. >> reporter: republic

@we give you the chocolate, the @marshmallows and the @strawberry. @me personally, i like to eat it @on the side. @>> i don't think you can go @wrong except for when things @so chocolate bar, you guys have @to be one of the more popular @place, how busy is valentine's @day? @>> my god, valentine's day is @our holiday. @obviously we have tons of @chocolate deserts. @we have all of these, just a @little look of everything that @we have. @this moose cake is so popular. @we have the chocolate, triple @chocolate fusion, like a @>> oh, wow. @>> some are a little lighter. @some are more rich. @but you have an option for @everything. @>> and everything is the option @on valentine's day. @>> absolutely. @>> you can go for everything. @okay, coming up in about 25 @minutes or so, we are going to @make chocolate drinks which is @kind of your specialty, right? @>> really is. @>> martinis are definitely our @specialty. @people come in just to have @drinks. @>> we will show you how to do @that coming up pretty soon. @all right, thanks. @>> i'll have a snack while we

i want you to look at the strawberry, though. they're hearts! >> oh, that's so cute! >> if you cut the strawberry length-wise and a divot out, you have a heart. >> what are you kids doing here? >> that. that's what they're doing. >> they're making something else. >> yep. you need some heart gummy candies, pretzels. eat a few while at it. enjoy. and it's a good snack. >> you know what, it's all fun. >> cute anyway, right? >> and the recipes are on today.com/food. >> we are back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc. excellent job! live outdoors as comfortably, and as fashionably, as indoors. havertys has everything you need to find the right fit for your personal style stunning room settings to refresh your patio, sunroom or lanai. choose a look and accessorize with rugs, lamps, pillows and more to bring your outdoor vision to life. celebrate with us during our presidents day sale. everything's on sale. plus enjoy thirty-six month, no interest financing. meet leon. a sea lion with a big personality. you might describe him as bubbly, a little nosey, and a lot of fr

i want you to look at the strawberry, though. they're hearts! >> oh, that's so cute! >> if you cut the strawberry length-wise and a divot out, you have a heart. >> what are you kids doing here? >> that. that's what they're doing. >> they're making something else. you need some heart gummy candies, pretzels. eat a few while at it. enjoy. and it's a good snack. >> you know what, it's all fun. >> cute anyway, right? >> and the recipes are on today.com/food. >> we are back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc. excellent job! >>> it is time for "okay, not okay." we see lots of celebrities photographed with their cats and dogs, but some celebs have a taste for the exotic. >> floyd mayweather was given a tiger. paris hilton had a kinkajou, and eight swans. >> is it okay or not okay to have exotic animals? >> here's what we had to say, if you fair at all. >> i'm always uncomfortable domesticating animals that would be happier in their own natural >> that makes sense. i say as long as you're abiding by the law, you can have any pet you want the. but as for me, i'm stinki

not far off the strawberry mansion bridge is covered, dave. >> reporter: temperatures are cold enoughslush on the roads. in some places the snow coverage is leaving the main roads wet. by 10:00 a.m. it's by the coast. this afternoon the sun comes back and it's blustery and high of 44. >>> you'll want to see us for cut-ins. for karen rogers, matt o'donnell, david murphy i'm tamala edwards, have a great morning. i do everything on the internet. but it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. get 100 meg upload and download speeds plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annual contract. switch to better. switch to fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> good morning, america. a major storm hitting the north

location and we have it at the sierra and squaw valley and north star. >> so everywhere. >> the strawberries will be offered at all four locations and same with the valentines boxes. >> we just had the address up on riverside. if you want more information, new location at summit, check it out if you want to and shower your sweetheart with chocolate can't go wrong with that. >> the sweetest lady in town. >>> speaking of sweet, remember that panda cub from yesterday, did he finally make it up that tree? we'll take a look at it >>> welcome back, everyone. 7:43 on your wednesday morning. currently sitting at 31 degrees in reno. >>> with a little panda perseverance, a cub finally reaches the top. plus two men decide the best way is to climb right on top of it. >> the inevitable results. >> reporter: if you thought your monday was tough, take a look at this. the men were up there inspecting cracks in the awning when the cracks suddenly got much bigger. one of the men had a minor injury. the fire captain said they both, quote, got quite a ride. as they came down, someone else was on their way up. w

you can dip the strawberries in the whipped cream. kind of a french twist if you will. chocolate cups i filled with chocolate mousse. you can fill them up with the chambord or other things. maybe whipped cream. it all comes together. >> you can find the cups at a lot of party stores. they're a lot of fun. i love experimenting, and like they say in the candy man, you can even eat the dishes. >> you would there of it all. happy valentine's day to you. this is a great spread. i wish you could come over and launch it all for us. >> try the recipes. and they're on your facebook page. so they're delicious and easy. >> wnnfans.com. tim laird, america's entertaining officer. we will go to facebook for those recipes. you're watching "world news now." if ynow's the time to get your ducks in a row. to learn about medicare, and the options you have. you see, medicare doesn't cover everything - only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so if 65 is around the corner, think about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insur

when you get the strawberries home, put them in the refrigerator. and folks, listen. strawberries are going to be a lot cheaper now. and listen, what will be greater than -- >> isn't this great? you can make a beautiful little -- you know, strawberry. you can dump them in chocolate. they're out, they're available. >> speaking of love, you're going to be sharing the love today? >> yeah, i'm going to be at lorden taylor and garden state >> the mall. >> in new jersey from 12:00 to 3:00 today. >> yes. come share some love. >> meet and greet. i'll be signing my books and we're going to give a percentage of the profits away to the children's fund. >> bless your heart, pete. and happy valentine's day to you. >> and to my love betty. >> mine too. 4 just moments ago. mayor de blasio talking about how to protect people from the cold temperatures. extra crews on stand by to deal with problems. call 311 if you don't have heat. this is not the weather to sit in silence. >> definitely not. we definitely want to make sure we're checking on people who may not be able to cope with it a

i want you to look at the strawberry, though. they're hearts! >> oh, that's so cute! >> if you cut the strawberry length-wise and a divot out, you have a heart. >> what are you kids doing here? >> that. that's what they're doing. >> they're making something else. >> yep. you need some heart gummy candies, pretzels. eat a few while at it. enjoy. and it's a good snack. >> you know what, it's all fun. >> cute anyway, right? >> and the recipes are on today.com/food. >> we are back in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc. excellent job! good job! winter is hard on your nose. from first sniffles to endless runny noses. puffs plus lotion is soft. they help soothe irritation by locking in moisture better so you can face winter happily. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. e. i've had moderate to severe plaque psoriasis life. that hasn't stopped me from modeling. r told me about stelara ps keep my skin clearer. nly 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses... helps me be in season. may lower your ability to fight infections your risk of infections. ious infections require hospi

. >> we have the strawberry champagne cupcake, a five layer red velvet cake, we did some sugar short dough cookies, mason don't us into heart shapes, and the berries and cream. >>reporter: from cookies, cakes, doughnuts, the bakery whips up dozens of treats. >> we have boozy milkshake, shot some coffee, a lot of our ice cream*fireball whiskey glitter. will be dining out this valentine's day. over half said they will buy candy. it is also the busiest day of the year for the fresh flower business. >> even if they say, nothing. don't listen. don't make that mistake. a little thought goes a long way. >>reporter: dinner, suites, hours, jewelry, the average american will spend $146 this year on the day of love. if you are looking to save money rather than spend it, there are a lot of restaurants that are offering various specials. we have all that information on our don't miss a >>> many are spending their day with a special ones, coming up the company selling flowers for those that like to buy at the >>> welcome back, love is in the air. for those scrambling for last- minute flowers, we ar

y'all, if you don't want to use two pots. >> you know me. >> once it's melted, pour it over the strawberries and let it get hard. >> happy valentine's day. >> once it solidifies, you start cutting it up. >> it's the perfect thing for "rtm" hosts would like it. >> but this is the best part here. >> i'm going to take the "rtm" elevator over to them right now. elevator's broken. looks like i have to take the stairs. >> so i think it's time to bring in our kitchen wizard. come on in, jessica. >> yea! >> hey, girl, hey. >> we have a basement? >> all right, jessica. this is ridiculously easy. is there anything extra anybody could do if they wanted to make it fancier? >> you can add other dried fruits to it. it's for valentine's day with the red and white. >> what's the ballpark to >> really quick. as soon as the chocolate's melted, you're done pretty much. >> like a last minute the guy's forgotten valentine's day, get this in there. yea. >> you can substitute the white chocolate for dark chocolate right? >> you can leave it out? >> yeah, you can leave it out for i'd say two weeks is probably a goo

and i love the local strawberries. >> plant city all the way. >> we're going to do some eating now. >>> first, what you need to know before you walk out the door including the presidential candidate that's in town. >>> and up next, we walk through a pickup truck that took out three vehicles inside a carport early this morning. we're going to walk you through the scene. an update to breaking news we have been following this morning you are watching news >>> all right, you need to know about this before you head out the door on your morning look at the major back-up on i- 275 southbound at ashley drive. that's coming into downtown the tampa. it's a total mess out there. leslee lacey, you say we really need to get off on hillsborough avenue at this point. >> actually, i'm backing that up to sly avenue. bearss avenue to i-4 southbound on 275, due to the fatal crash, let's take another look here at the back-up. you want to exit bush or sly at this point and head to armenia to get back on the interstate or take florida avenue into downtown. you can see where no traffic is getting by to the

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fuzz or peanut butter. >> caramel hot fudge i'm going to skip that one but if i would've gotten the strawberry banana one of those would've gone on here and then the fruit. >> blueberry servers raspberry blackberries and other fruits that rotate in. >> this is going to get expensive because i'm going to be loading this up. >> and then we move down here with the chocolate goodness once again cookies and cream crumbles. i love that and the espresso and cookie dough and that is my different topping a really like the fruity pebbles on this is delicious. incredibly of five location. downtown on chester then than a little south to brecksville the medina and on main street in with him and want to come stay with us and definitely come check this out we ended things on a little bit of a sweet note you can e-mail or facebook us i am natalie and i will see you on here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon into 22 light soups, so if you want 100 calories or less per serving without giving up rich flavor do what we do...make it progresso. look at this sweet f

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