Prairie Fare: How much do you know about the natural colorants in your food?

“Just think, in a few months, this street will be covered with a canopy of green leaves,” my husband commented as we drove home.

I was looking at a precarious nest perched on a high, brown, leafless branch.

“That’s a daring squirrel to build a nest over a busy street,” I added.

On the following day, snow arrived. On a positive note, the environment looked white and clean.

I hoped that the extra moistu…