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Johnny Broke The Siege. Story with an all lifetime lesson

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     Jonny was only five years old when he lost his father Agbeli Dzidepo. The mother’s name is Asinyo Esinam, a woman of value but unfortunately financially handicapped. Even before Mrs Esi lost her husband, life has not been easy for this household even though her husband was a teacher in Living Academy Preparatory School. Johnny was a handsome and a respectful boy who took exactly after his father’s good moral. His parents were very particular about his moral upbringing and his growth academically. Unlike children who turn out to be a disappointment even when their parents work tirelessly for their upkeep, his attitude was different. At home, he is the type that would run errands for the mother and made sure he reads his notes after and before school. Johnny learnt a very common saying one day which gingers him to aspire higher even as a child. “Reading makes the man“ and “Practice makes man perfect.“ He never went a day without saying this after his morning devotion with the mother

Exploring the production and various uses of tapioca. From pudding to recipes.

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One of the locally made food products that can be found in the market and probably the Ghanaian local or urban markets is tapioca . If you reading this article and do not have much idea about what this is then here is the destination to explore all that there is to say about tapioca in simple and well to understand terms.  What is tapioca?  Tapioca is an edible product made from starch and it looks like crystals of salt but can also be in the form of small balls or round shapes and it is white in colour.  The starch used to produce it is the one obtained from cassava and it undergoes some preliminary preparations to make it ready for the product. We are going to explore the processes in detail for you to have a full knowledge of what goes into the production. Tapioca is consumed in diverse ways and used to prepare different foods as well which will all be discussed in here. Extracting the cassava starch Cassava is a root tuber and it is its root that has all the accumulated starch that