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Favorite Foods Kindle Fond Memories By Lori Holcomb
A Quilt From Home By Carleta Weyrich
Preparing Your Garden for Winter By John Cropper
Satisfying an Emotional Need By Carol Chroust
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Heartmade Gifts By Sheryl Sollars
columns By Pamela Stricker
Editor’s Note By John Cropper
At Bayview Campground, Family Comes First
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Holidays 2011:‘Are They Over Yet?!’ By Kay Frances
Recipe Index
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Holiday Edition 2011 Publisher Editor Food Editor Online Editor Health & Wellness Editor Cover Design Layout Photographer
Pamela Stricker John Cropper Lori Holcomb Sherri Krazl Lora Abernathy Tina Murdock Ashley Swearingen John Cropper
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On the Cover Cover photo by John Cropper For the theme of this holiday edition of Salt,“Let’s Make a Memory”, we traveled to Amish country in Adams County to the home of Daniel and Mary Miller. The Millers graciously opened their home and their blanket chest full of lovely handmade quilts for us to photograph. The Millers also own Miller’s Furniture and Mini Barns on Wheat Ridge Road near West Union. (See their ad on page 20). The wrap-around porch of their lovely home that overlooks the rolling hills of Adams County provided a charming setting for a cover shoot. Read the accompanying story on page 22. Cover Design by Tina Murdock.
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MEMORY I love family traditions. I think they help us craft a history of good memories and bind us together as we spend time creating them and carrying them out together. As we enter into this time of holidays, I am already looking forward to them. Here are a few ideas that are sure to be included in our plans this year… Taking the metro bus from the suburbs of Cincinnati and riding downtown to see the train display at the Cinergy building is always a treat. Taking the bus is essential, and never fails to be an interesting experience in itself. When the family gathers for Christmas, the opening of gifts is always preceded by the reading of the Christmas story from the Bible. This is a time-honored tradition and has been practiced as long as I can remember. It was my grandfather who did the honors until he passed on. Then my father. Now, my brother has taken on the responsibility. The younger kids get a bit impatient as I did when I was their age. But as we all get older, this has meant so much and gets us all focused on whose birthday we are really celebrating.
My three step-kids and their creative mother have always made everyone a Christmas ornament. The ornament is often a reflection of the year. One year it was a coin from a European trip. Another featured a small flag from Cameroon since it was the year Divine Grace, a young man from Cameroon, came to live with them. Another ornament was fashioned like an advent calendar with a picture of each family member, including the picture of the exchange student that lived with them that year. They have recycled Christmas cards, fashioned nuts into little faces (“We’re nuts about you”), made little yarn dolls with google eyes, and made angel dolls out of macaroni and Spanish Moss for hair. We have years of these ornaments, and they are so precious to us. Another important tradition in our family is the food we prepare and share together. We have certain recipes that are absolute “musts” as we plan our gatherings. One of those is Curry Rice and it’s one that my family became very fond of when we lived in Japan years ago. It is one of those that the kids request when they come home, and that nearly everyone seems to love. I thought I would share it with you and maybe you would like to try it. Who knows? Maybe it could become a new tradition for you and your family.
Curry Rice 1-lb cubed beef 1 large onion, chopped 1 cup of carrots, chopped 2-3 potatoes, cubed ( I like to leave the skin on, Mom takes it off) 1 small box of frozen peas 2-3 cubes of curry with thickening (You can buy these in many of the grocery stores now but especially in Oriental specialty stores) 1 cup of rice Marinate the ground beef in soy sauce for a couple of hours before. Brown the beef in a Dutch oven in a little oil. Add about 3 cups of water and add the onion, carrots and potatoes. Boil gently till they are tender but not overcooked. Add the curry cubes to thicken. Reduce the heat and add the peas. Serve over steamed rice. Cottage cheese, bread and butter pickles and soy sauce are some of the essentials we like to have alongside. So, the best to you and yours as you create your own great memories. I hope you will have some to share with us. In the meantime, please pass the Salt…
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Our family gathering also features a talent show. Some of the kids work on their ideas for the talent show for weeks before we gather. The adults get pretty involved too. Actually, I think the adults got it started. One brother does a great imitation of an ape, another brother does his turtle. I do a pretty good peacock. My daughter does a barking dog. We have had Elvis show up on our little stage. Sometimes it’s a poem someone wrote or a song one of the kids did for the school Christmas program. We have more fun with that talent show than we do with the gifts!
This year we plan to start a new tradition. We’ve been collecting our change all year and plan to put it all together when we gather for Christmas. Rather than buying gifts for each other, we hope to have enough money collected to buy a cow or some chickens or a goat or maybe all of those things for a needy family overseas. I can’t wait to see how much we come up with!
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What is your favorite movie? Gladiator. Where is the most interesting place you've traveled? East Germany/East Berlin before the wall came down. What is your favorite Elvis Presley song? American Trilogy/Elvis' version of My Way. What character from a book would you be? Tom Sawyer. Always an adventure.
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Cats or dogs? Is this really a choice? Dogs. What quote best defines how you live your life? Don't miss it.
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Winter, spring, summer or fall? Fall. Regular or decaf? What's the point of decaf? Regular.
What is the thing you love most about your community? The sense of family we have here in Highland County. What is one of the funniest things a kid has said to you? At church, a young boy had a prayer concern for his goldfish because the fish was swimming on its side. Then his praise 10 seconds later was, "At least my fish is not floating." It is all a matter of perception!
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Quick! Christmas Morning Cinnamon Rolls (Page 15)
SaltNotes The Making of Memories What makes a memory? Is it a particularly bad joke or a line from a great movie that sticks with us longer than it should? Is it grueling road trips with siblings packed like sardines in the trusty family van, or a Christmas Eve tradition passed down to a new generation? Is it simply the firing of neurons in our brain each time we taste, touch, smell, see or hear something, regardless of what that something is? It depends on who you ask. But if it’s me you’re asking, all of the above are true. It’s impossible to count the number of things we have remembered throughout our life. It’s equally hard to pinpoint what makes those things worth remembering. But a few constants in my life seem to get my neurons firing more than others — friends, family and fun. (This is beginning to read like a cheesy, manufactured, feel-good column. Bear with me.)
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Most of my favorite memories have one or a combination of the “three Fs.” Driving across the American southwest and camping along the way — friends + fun. Pizza fondue, “It’s a Wonderful Life” and midnight mass on Christmas Eve — family + fun. My wedding day — friends + family + and a lot of fun. There’s a pretty good chance that if it’s worth remembering, it took place with either my friends or my family, and it was fun. Of course, not all memories are happy and even sad things are worth remembering at times, but I can all but guarantee that when I’m bumping a grandchild on my knee and regaling her with the daring tales of her grandpa’s adventurous and brazen past — emphasis my own — it will be those stories heavy on the “three Fs” that come up each time. Family. Friends. Fun. The holidays tend to be a time of year with an unlimited amount of good memories, both to be made and to remember. In this issue of Salt, we’ve compiled a number of articles that aim to address the making of memories. In reading, we hope you’ll draw on your own life and experiences and perhaps gain a better understanding of the truly important things in life.You know, like who gets Park Place and Boardwalk in that annual, cutthroat game of Monopoly.
SALT CONTRIBUTORS: LORA ABERNATHY, CAROL CHROUST, KAY FRANCES, MARIBETH URALRITH, BEVERLY DRAPALIK AND GARY ABERNATHY
JOHN CROPPER John is the editor of Salt Magazine and a native of Wilmington. He is an avid writer, photographer and outdoor enthusiast.
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The air is crisp, the days are sunny; the trees are displaying their rainbows of parting color. It’s finally fall! As you already know, I absolutely love this time of year… pumpkins, Indian corn, hay rides, apple cider, snuggly sweaters and family time. It also marks the imminent return of winter and with it… snowmen, snow boots, holiday lights, Christmas carols, Christmas trees, hot cocoa, gift giving and family time. The holidays bring many fantastic things to mind, each with their own colors, ideas and memories, all unified by time spent together. It’s most often during this time of year that we consciously make the effort to come together and really take quality time to celebrate each other, our traditions and our families. And that right there - the focus on our families and traditions - is why I adore the holidays, and everything they entail. With all this wonderful family time approaching, it’s also time to dust off our recipe boxes and cookbooks. As we all know, when families come together, they like to eat… a lot! Thanksgiving turkey with apple cider brine, grandma’s stuffing, your aunt’s pecan pie, my mom’s Christmas cookies and fudge, my sister-in-law’s honey-baked ham glaze, my mother-in-law’s sweet potato soufflé. We all have those kinds of recipes, collected just for these occasions. And with those recipes come some of our fondest memories, many spent in the kitchen preparing traditional meals and treats for the upcoming family celebrations. On page 54 of this issue, I’ve shared some of my mother’s Christmas cookie recipes. They’ve been a staple at our holiday gettogethers for as long as I can remember. Each year, when we get together to bake these delicious treats, I am taken back to years past. I have also asked some of you to share your favorite holiday memories in the kitchen and the recipes to go along with them. This year, we start off with my friend, Keebler Holley, and his memories of his turn hosting Thanksgiving dinner for his family, followed by many more cherished memories from our readers and staff. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did! Here’s to a blessed, beautiful and delicious holiday season, from my kitchen to yours!
Remembering family gatherings and recipes keeps traditions vibrant
Wife to James and proud mom of Conner and Madilyn (Madie), Lori is the circulation director for the Wilmington News Journal and Food Editor for SALT Magazine. She is passionate about her family, her work, and her community.
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Holidays are that special time of the year that brings memories both bitter and sweet - bitter because we may miss that loved one who is no longer with us, sweet because it is a time to remember that missing loved one. My story starts with the fact that I am southern born and bred, which means that the holidays are the perfect time to showcase my culinary prowess. I am an excellent cook, and if I had had exposure to the culinary arts as a career choice when I was much younger, that is what I would be doing right now. I have loved kitchens and cooking since I was a young child watching my greatgrandmother making peach and fig preserves, and using the skins from the peaches to make wine. I remember one time, when my mother, brother, sister and I were driving to Virginia to visit my aunt, we passed a sweet potato field. My mother wanted to stop and pick some, and my brother was just not interested at all. I, on the other hand, encouraged her to stop and suggested that we use them to make sweet potato pies. My brother didn’t speak to me the rest of the day; he didn’t like picking anything, and he didn’t like sweet potato pies. With all that said, I was extremely excited when my family announced in October
of one particular year that they would be visiting me for Thanksgiving. I was excited because it was the first time they had visited me since I moved to Ohio, and secondly, it would give me the chance to welcome them to my new home. Everything had to be perfect. Everything had to be just right. I knew that I had to prepare favorites of my parents and siblings, but I also wanted to throw in some dishes they had probably never had. The menu consisted of turkey marinated in a plastic bag, ham, collard greens swimming in unctuous smoked pork, oyster and sausage dressing, cabbage, candied sweet potatoes, cherry and thyme cranberry sauce, assorted rolls, and macaroni and cheese. For dessert, I was preparing that decadent Southern dessert, banana pudding, as well as a coconutpineapple layer cake and purchased sweet potato and chess pies. They all arrived on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, so I also had to prepare dinner, and decided that spaghetti and meatballs was relatively quick and easy, since I knew that the next few days would be quite tiring with all of the cooking that I had to do, which also included a full breakfast on Thursday morning, and each subsequent morning. On Tuesday, I had started preparing my “mise en place,” the organizing and arranging the ingredients, for Thanksgiving dinner. All of the onions, celery and everything else had been diced and were ready to be sautéed. The turkey had been marinating in the trash bag since early Tuesday morning and was eager to be trussed and stuffed into the oven. Over the next several hours on Thanksgiving, my sister and I toiled in the kitchen, laughing, teaching each other and just having fun. Every now and then my mother would come in
just to see what we were doing and to tell some joke. Everything in the kitchen was going great. The turkey came out magazine perfect with the breast skin fully in place, causing me to pat myself on the back for cooking such a beautiful turkey. The greens were both vinegary and peppery all at the same time and had just enough crispiness to delight the taste buds. The macaroni and cheese was hot and bubbling, as well as the oyster dressing. The cranberry sauce was chilled and ready to provide its sweetness to the savory turkey and dressing. Everything was ready, except the gravy. I must tell you that I had purchased packages-o-gravy mix and had planned on mixing in the giblets from the turkey. Yes, I am a purist in the kitchen and really don’t like to use store-bought mixes and dried seasonings. I like things fresh and freshly-made. But, I could not make gravy from scratch. My mother saw the packages and asked what they were for and I sheepishly replied that they were for the gravy. She then said, “You don’t know how to make gravy?” I replied, “No, I always just use the packs and doctor them up.” She then asked for a pan, some grease and some flour, and began to teach me how to make gravy. As she was showing me, I taught her a new word, roux, and she yelled out,
“I am making roux!!!” It was something that she had been doing all of her life, but never really knew the culinary term for what she was doing. You had to know my mother to know that this was just the opportunity that she relished. It was a time for her to walk back into the living room as if she was on a runway during New York Fashion Week, place her hands on her hips, and announce, “Dinner is ready!” My father shot back, “What did you go into the kitchen and burn?” My mother quickly shot back, “Don’t worry about it, you just eat and enjoy.” This was just the beginning of a great meal. For some reason, my mother had wanted everyone to put on “nice” clothes for dinner, which at the time I found odd, but I went along with her request. In looking back, I often wonder if she knew this would be our last Thanksgiving together as a family and that she was just as committed as I was to have a perfect holiday dinner, a storybook dinner. That was the last time that my mother and I were together for the holidays and it would be the last time that we would cook together. It is the one holiday memory that stays in the mind, year after year. In fact, whenever I make gravy, I still think about that last Thanksgiving with my family, the fun that we shared, and the good food that we ate. It is a memory both bitter and sweet.
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Keebler’s Trash Bag Turkey 1 fresh turkey 1 cup of Dijon mustard Juice from 2 lemons 1 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons fresh sage- finely chopped 2 tablespoons fresh thyme-finely chopped 2 tablespoons fresh parsley-finely chopped Salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste 1 roasting pan with meat rack 1 large trash bag or oven bag
Note: For an added decorative touch, place very thin slices of lemon under the turkey breast skin just before you truss the turkey. The lemons will caramelize, and be visible under the skin when you remove the turkey from the oven and remove the kitchen twine.
Marla Creamer Xenia, Ohio The smell of coffee brewing...gooey cinnamon rolls baking in the oven...gazing eyes looking at the presents nestled under the Christmas tree branches...wondering... Yes, Christmas morning is here. While Mamaw is putting the last touches on the cinnamon rolls, Papaw is setting up the camera for the Christmas family picture that will be placed in the album with the others from many years past. One of the children will tell the Christmas story, and the sharing of presents will bring many smiles to faces. A loving family...beautiful traditions...wonderful memories for years to come. Christmas morning is here! 1/4 cup butter, melted 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed 2 T. maple syrup 1/4 cup pecans, chopped. 1 package of crescent rolls 1 T. sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine butter, brown sugar and maple syrup and spread on the bottom of a greased a 8-9 inch round pan. Top the mixture with chopped pecans. Very Important: Do not unroll crescent rolls! Take them out of the package in a long roll and cut them into 12 slices. In a bowl, combine the remaining sugar and cinnamon. Dip both sides of the sliced rolls into the sugar mixture. Arrange each roll in the pan, placing 9 rolls around the outside and 3 in the middle. Sprinkle any remaining sugarcinnamon mixture on top of the rolls. Bake at 350 degrees for 1820 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes. Invert to a serving plate. Scrape the bottom of the baking pan and
After a long evening of raking leaves in the fall, my family would go in the house, make bread pudding and have homemade apple cider. Maybe it's strange, but I still like the smell of burning leaves. Just the scent of fall in general brings memories of football, pumpkin carving, hayrides and church wiener roasts. To coin a phrase, “Those are a few of my favorite things.�
Bread Pudding 2 cups of bread (torn into chunks) 4 cups of scalded milk 1 tablespoon butter 1/4 teaspoon of salt 3/4 cup sugar 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla Pour mixture into greased baking dish. Set the baking dish in a pan with water. Set all of that into the oven and bake at 350 until done. Let the bread set up before cutting into slices. Enjoy!
Special Delivery Marsha Mundy Georgetown, Ohio Two days before Christmas my mother was always busy in the kitchen baking her homemade sugar cookies for me and my five sisters to decorate. She also usually made pecan bars, chocolate chip cookies, butterscotch cookies, fudge and butter crunch. She filled every inch of space in our kitchen with all the goodies and we often used the dining room table for a holding station. After everything was baked, iced and sliced, we would begin the next phase: creating plates of goodies for all our neighbors. Then, on Christmas Eve, my sisters and I were given the task of delivering plates to every house in the neighborhood. It was a tradition that carried over into my own life with plates of homemade goodies delivered before Christmas.
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Step 1 Wash your turkey thoroughly, and very gently lift the skin on the breast away from the meat. Slowly work your way across the entire breast of the turkey, and do the same along each thigh, as well as on the sides of the turkey. Step 2 Pour the mustard, lemon juice, sage, thyme, parsley into a blender, preferably a food processor, and blend. Next, slowly pour the olive oil into the mixture until it is emulsified. Add the salt and pepper to taste, and turn the blender/processor on to mix again. Pour the mixture into a separate bowl. Step 3 Take half the marinade and begin to spoon it underneath the skin, and gently spread it with your hands. Then take the remaining marinade and spread it on the outside and pour some inside the turkey cavity. Step 4 Place the turkey in a large trash bag or large baking or oven bag. Tie the bag close, and place the turkey into the refrigerator for at least 12 hours, and no more than 24 hours. Step 5 Take the turkey out of the bag, and truss it with kitchen twine. Please onto the meat rack, cover loosely with tin foil and bake at about 425 degrees. Use a meat thermometer to make sure the meat reaches the proper temperature to ensure safety. Remove the tin foil about 1 hour before the turkey is finished cooking.
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Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies 1 cup butter 2 cups granulated sugar 2 eggs, well beaten 2 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Granulated sugar Cream butter; beat in sugar gradually. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla extract; stir to blend. Combine and sift flour, baking powder, and salt; add gradually to creamed mixture, mixing thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. Roll the dough to about 1/4" thickness and cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to racks immediately to cool. Makes about 3 dozen Christmas cookies.
Butter Cream Icing 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 cups confectioners' sugar 2 tablespoons milk Combine ingredients with mixer until well blended and smooth. Mix in food coloring, if desired. Ice cooled cookies and add different sprinkles to make each cookie unique and colorful.
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Shirley Morris Hillsboro, Ohio When I was a little girl, we had fresh baked bread every day. The smell of bread filled the house and all of us kids grew up eating homemade bread. Coming from a large family, it was common to make everything from scratch and waste nothing. We put out a large garden every year, too, and we all had our own jobs to do at home to make a large family function smoothly. I am proud I came from such a large, loving family. I am also happy to say my mother left us such great memories of her working in the kitchen, loving us all and making ends meet. I use her recipe every Thanksgiving to feed my family and create new memories for the next generations.
Yeast Rolls 2 cups of scalded milk 1 package of yeast dissolved 1/3 cup of lukewarm water
4 tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoons of salt 4 tablespoons of shortening 6 cups of flour Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water. Scald milk and let cool slightly. Pour milk into a very large mixing bowl, add shortening, sugar and salt. Mix well. Incorporate all of the flour, cover and let rise for 1 hour. After the dough has risen, make into rolls and place on a greased sheet cake pan. Let the rolls rise again for another hour or longer depending on the temperature of the room. After the rolls have risen bake at 400 degrees for around 15-20 minutes. Butter the tops of rolls when they are removed from the oven. Enjoy!
Grandma’s Best Holiday Gift Tammy Nischan Grayson, Kentucky Our Grandma Julia made a Christmas treat our family looked forward to every year. She called it popcorn cake! Made with popcorn, peanuts, and gumdrops, this cake looked as delicious as it tasted. When Grandma passed away, my mom carried on this yummy holiday tradition, often making ten or more every year during the month of December so that dad could share them with friends at work. Several years ago, my mom scanned Grandma’s handwritten popcorn cake recipe card, surrounded it with a festive border, and placed it in a pretty frame for both me and my sister as part of our Christmas gift. I keep the framed recipe hanging in my kitchen all year round and now continue the popcorn cake tradition with my own family.
Grandma’s Popcorn Cake Mix together in a large pan: 4 quarts popcorn, popped, any remaining kernels removed 1 lb. colored gumdrops -“I use the small ones,” writes Grandma ½ lb. salted peanuts Melt together: 1/3 cup butter or oleo ½ cup salad oil 1 lb. marshmallows Pour three melted ingredients over the top of the popcorn mix. Using hands coated in butter, mix until melted mixture is evenly spread throughout popcorn, peanuts, and gumdrops. Press mix into an angel food cake pan that has been greased. Allow to set up for several hours and then gently loosen with a knife and invert onto a Christmas plate. Wrap finished popcorn cake in clear cellophane, place a bow on top, and you have a beautiful, colorful Christmas gift to share at any holiday gathering! This colorful, yummy cake makes a perfect Christmas gift for a teacher, neighbor, coworker, or any other special someone!
Aggravation and Pumpkin Pie Misty Dalton Wilmington, Ohio My mother was known for her homemade pies. Our uncles would often stop by our house just to see if Mom had any pies baked for the holidays. My mom also had a love for the board game “Aggravation,” in which the object was to take your marbles and move then all from one space to another. However, if your marble came into the same space as
another, that marble had to go back to the start. Aggravating indeed! So, my mother began making it a tradition; you were only allowed to eat her pie if you were going to play “Aggravation” with her. Our Thanksgiving and Christmas evenings were often filled with my mother laughing hysterically in the kitchen over a good game of “Aggravation” and some delicious pumpkin pie.
Now that she is gone, I would give anything to get in trouble for sneaking Christmas cookies from the cookie jar, to be excited for our Cheez-its and slippers, or to just sit on my Grandma's lap. She always made things special for us every year because she was such a special lady.
my husband’s mother makes a cranberry salad for our family dinners that is wonderful! (And I didn’t use to like cranberries!) It's a favorite of our three generations. She makes a big double batch, even when only we adults are there for a holiday meal. Even then, my husband and his brother and sister still tease and argue over seconds like they were little again. It is easy to make, and really good!
Cranberry Salad Pumpkin Pie
2 - 3oz. packages raspberry Jell-O 2 cups hot water 2 oranges, medium, quartered and seeded 16 oz fresh cranberries, rinsed 2 cups sugar 1 – 20oz. can crushed pineapple, drained, 1 cup juice reserved for topping
1 egg 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 3/4 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Grandma’s Gingerbread Kids
Combine all ingredients except crust in a bowl and mix until well combined and smooth. Carefully pour into prepared, unbaked pie crust. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes then reduce oven to 325 degrees. Continue baking for 1 hour to one hour and 15 minutes until center is set. Allow to cool. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
1/2 cup butter, cubed 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup molasses 2 teaspoons white vinegar 1 egg, beaten 3 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt
Cheez-its, Slippers and Grandma’s Cookies Samantha Wacker Dayton, Ohio Every Christmas I could count on my grandmother to get me a box of Cheez-its and a pair of slippers. And, no matter what, she always found a way to get those two things for me every single year. She also always had lots of goodies in the house at Christmas like cookies, rock candy, cake, etc., so I was always looking for a treat. She called me her little “cookie monster.”
In a saucepan, combine the butter, sugar, molasses and vinegar; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; cool to lukewarm. Stir in egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt and stir into molasses mixture to form a soft dough. Divide dough into thirds. Shape each portion into a disk; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until firm for rolling. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. gingerbread boy/girl cookie cutters. Place on greased baking sheets. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to wire racks, cool. Serve as-is or decorate with cookie icing, sprinkles and candies.
Cranberry Sibling Rivalry Betty Hess Burkesville, Kentucky I have been happily married for over 40 years. Each Thanksgiving and Christmas,
½ cup sugar 2 Tablespoons flour 1 cup reserved pineapple juice 1 egg, large 1 package Dream Whip, prepared according to package directions Cook sugar, flour and pineapple juice over medium to high heat until thick, stirring constantly. In a bowl, beat egg until fluffy. Slowly add small amounts of hot pineapple mixture to egg, whisking constantly, until thoroughly combined. Let cool completely. When cool, fold in prepared Dream Whip. Top set Jell-O mixture with topping, cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Enjoy!
Thanksgiving and Christmas Memories Peg Hensley Wilmington, Ohio Our Thanksgivings have always been a menagerie with lots of noise and lots of food - everyone brought a dish. My job every year is to bring the sweet potatoes covered in brown sugar, butter and marshmallows. One year, I decided to step it up a notch and make a whipped sweet potato dish with a nutty topping. Oh, you should have heard my family! According to them, changing the sacred sweet potato
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One time, Grandma left the kitchen and I seized the opportunity to snatch a cookie out of her cookie jar. Before I could sneak the first bite, I heard my grandma’s voice from the other room, warning, “Sam, get out of the cookies or you will not get any supper!” No matter who was to blame, she always said my name first; she just knew it was me.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a 9” x 13” pan, combine Jell-O and hot water until completely dissolved. In a food processor, chop oranges cranberries and transfer to a bowl. Add sugar and drained pineapple, stir to combine. Stir mixture into dissolved Jell-O and refrigerate until firm.
dish was totally unacceptable and would certainly have ruined Thanksgiving! Change evidently is hard for them to accept, so every year they remind me to make the traditional sweet potatoes or I will not be invited! Since my dad came from a family of 13 kids, our Christmas always revolved around big family parties and lots of food. My mom could not have a party without two cherry pies, crusts made from scratch, and a batch of no-bake cookie. My cousin from the city loved running through the woods at our house and mom’s no-bake cookies, which he called “oven-less cookies.” Every holiday, we got up and went to church, then we rushed home to do the finishing touches on the house. It was my job to greet the company and make them feel comfortable and welcome, which was a big job for someone in grade school. I was always pleased that my mom thought I was capable of adult conversation with our relatives, who were always eager to know how I was progressing in school. While I did my job, Mom finished getting the pies, cookies and everything else ready.
Simply Sweet, Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows 1 large can sweet potatoes, drained butter brown sugar miniature marshmallows Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place sweet potatoes in baking dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar and dot with butter. Bake until hot and bubbly, remove from oven, top with marshmallows and continue to bake until marshmallows brown and begin to melt.
In a large mixing bowl, combine allpurpose flour, shortening, sugar, and salt. Blend together with a pastry cutter until crumbly. In a small bowl, mix egg with water. Blend into flour mixture. Divide dough into two discs, wrap in plastic and chill in refrigerator until ready to use.
Filling 3 15oz. cans pitted sour cherries, drained 3 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1/4 teaspoon almond extract Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roll both dough disks out on a floured surface. Press one of the rolled crusts into a 9 inch pie plate. Stir together the cherries, tapioca, sugar, and almond extract in a bowl. Let the mixture stand for 3 to 5 minutes. Meanwhile, cut the remaining pie crust into 1/2 inch strips to make a lattice top. Pour the cherry mixture into the pie shell. Lay the strips across the pie in a lattice pattern, and pinch the edges to seal. Bake in the preheated oven 40 to 50 minutes until the crust is golden brown. Watch edges of crust and cover with foil if they begin to over-brown. Allow to cool before serving.
“Oven-less” No-Bake Cookies 2 cups sugar 1 stick of butter 1/2 cup milk 4 tablespoons cocoa powder 1 tablespoon vanilla 1/2 cup peanut butter 3 cups oatmeal, quick-cook variety Combine sugar, milk and butter in a sauce pan. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Add the cocoa and bring to a boil. Boil 1 minute (very important to cook at full boil for at least 1 minute or cookies will not set) Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and peanut butter until well combined. Add oats and stir. Drop by spoonfuls on to waxed paper and allow to cool completely. Enjoy!
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Pumpkin Bars Mom's Cherry Pie Crust 4 cups all-purpose flour 1 3/4 cups shortening 3 tablespoons white sugar 2 teaspoons salt 1 egg 1/2 cup water
Ann E. Morris Hillsboro, Ohio When my youngest daughter was in high school, she brought home the most delicious pumpkin roll made by one of her friend’s mothers. We ate the whole loaf in one night. I thought, I’ve got learn how to make that stuff! But, a pumpkin roll was a little intimidating to me, so I found an easier version, a pumpkin bar. We tried
this recipe and found it to be one almost anyone could make. It's one of the yummiest things I can imagine eating during fall, my favorite season of the year. 1 cup all purpose flour 2/3 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/8 teaspoon cloves 1 can pumpkin 2 egg whites, slightly beaten 1/4 cup oil 1/4 cup water Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all dry ingredients together and then add other ingredients. Spread into lightly greased baking pan, or other type of non-stick pan. Bake 20-22 minutes.
Frosting 8 oz cream cheese 1 cup powdered sugar 4 Tablespoons of stick butter 1 teaspoon of vanilla Mix all ingredients until smooth and spread over cooled pumpkin bars. Enjoy.
Chocolate Crackle Cookies Amy Robinson Hillsboro, Ohio When I was in high school, my friends and I all brought in a cookie or dessert that we had made ourselves. One of my friends made this wonderful crackle cookie. I couldn't believe how easy this recipe was, and it tasted so great.You can use all different flavors of cake mix with this recipe. Isn't it funny how a memory is often associated with a favorite food? Memories of old friends are the best. 1 cup powdered sugar 1 box devils food cake 1/2 cup shortening 1 Tablespoon water 2 eggs Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In mixing bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, shortening, and water. Scoop and roll into balls. Roll balls in powdered sugar and place on cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. When done, sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar. Editors note… these cookies are delicious made into whoopie-pies by sandwiching two together with frosting in the middle. Try using a lemon, red velvet or spice cake with cream cheese frosting or use this
recipe as is (chocolate) with cherry or cream cheese frosting mixed with diced maraschino cherries for a cherry cordial whoopie pie! Yum!
Apple Crisp Elisha Morris Hillsboro, Ohio When my boyfriend (now husband) and I began dating, we used to go to visit different members of each other’s families. Along with the visiting often came eating, laughing and watching TV. It seemed like everyone in my boyfriend’s family was an amazing cook. When I would ask how to make this or that dessert, they would always say, “Oh, that's easy. I don't even measure anymore, I've made it so many times.” Isn't it always that way with a good cook? After a lot of asking - pleading rather - I was able to get one of his aunts to write down her recipe for apple crisp. She guaranteed me that I would be able to make it, even though I had barely made anything from scratch in my life. She was right! It’s easy, and every time I make it, I think back to high school days, dating, and of course, my husband’s family cooks. 6-7 apples 3/4 cup sifted flour 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup shortening Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Peel and slice apples. Place in loaf pan or 2 quart casserole. Combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Cut in shortening and sprinkle mixture over top of apples. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. Enjoy!
Pressed Chicken Sandwiches Wallace D. Campbell Xenia, OH 45385
chickens would get loose from the pen at our house, they would get into the road and be struck by a passing car. When this happened, my mom made her pressed chicken sandwiches. With nine kids in the family, we wasted nothing. One of the kids would pluck the chicken feathers and Mom would finish the preparations from there, cleaning and boiling the chicken, then de-boning it. I remember Mom using a hand grinder to grind the cooked chicken meat before making sandwiches. Today, my wife combines canned boned chicken with Stovetop Stuffing and cream of chicken soup to recreate almost the same taste.
and salt. In large mixer bowl combine sugar and butter, mix well. Add egg and vanilla extract to sugar and butter, mix in flour mixture
1 whole chicken, cooked, bones and skin removed, (or 6 cups canned) 2 cans cream of chicken soup 1 1/8 cups water 1 package dry bread stuffing mix Sandwich buns
Butter Frosting
Shred or grind chicken and place in a large pot or slow cooker. Stir in soup, water, seasoning mix from the stuffing and the dry stuffing. Cook over medium heat until heated through. Spoon onto buns, and serve.
Chill in refrigerator 2 hrs. Lightly grease baking sheet or use a nonstick cookie sheet. Roll dough out on a floured surface, starting with ¼ of the dough, add more dough each time you roll it out until all dough is used. Place cutout shapes on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10-12 min (I like them baked about 8 minutes) or until very lightly golden brown.
3-4 cups of confection sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1 stick of butter 3-4 Tbsp. milk Beat butter in mixer for less than 1 minute. Add confection sugar and vanilla. Beat on low adding the milk until frosting is a creamy consistency. Divide frosting into bowls and add food coloring by the drop until color you like is achieved.
Traditional Recipes Stars, Snowmen and Santa Penny McGinnis Mount Orab, OH From the time my daughters were old enough to hold a rolling pin, we enjoyed the holiday tradition of creating stars, snowmen and Santa from refrigerated cookie dough. I tied over-sized aprons on my girls and gathered them around the kitchen table. Each one took a turn rolling out the dough and cutting out their favorite shape. When the cookies cooled, their little hands slathered on red, green, yellow and blue butter cream frosting. Almost thirty years later, we still choose a day just before Christmas to gather and bake old fashioned sugar cookies. Now, my granddaughter enjoys the tradition as much as her mom and aunts.
2 cups all purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 egg
I also loved my mom's pressed chicken sandwiches. Occasionally, when one of the
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl mix flour, baking soda,
Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies
If I had to pick the one recipe that my mother, Anita Hopkins, was most famous for, I would have to say it would be her caramels. Every Christmas it was my job to cut up the papers that this melt-in-yourmouth delicacy would be wrapped in to keep them from sticking together. It is now my children’s favorite candy that I make at Christmas. Butter Toffee is my favorite of my mother’s recipes and it is so easy to make! Glazed nuts and brown sugar fudge are also traditional holiday treats at our house. Just like the first two candies my mother made, all of these recipes make great gifts either wrapped cellophane bag or placed in a small tin box!
Caramels 2 cups sugar 1 cup dark Karo (corn) syrup 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1 stick butter (no substitutes) 1 teaspoon vanilla Cook first three ingredients until candy registers firm ball stage (245-250ºF) on a candy thermometer. Note: Firm ball stage can also be gauged by dropping a small amount of sugar syrup into very cold
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I have many good memories of my mother, like the time my father wouldn’t take her to town to purchase a Christmas tree. Undeterred, she made one out of branches from the pine windbreak along our house tying the branches carefully together, creating one of the most memorable and beautiful trees we ever had.
Sheryl Sollars Wilmington, Ohio
water. When at this stage, it should form a ball that holds its shape, but it still sticky when pressed with your fingers. Watch thermometer carefully when it begins to rise as it will cook quickly and you don’t want to overcook the candy. If candy becomes too firm or exceeds ideal temperature while cooking, stir in a little cream and check temperature again on thermometer. Remove candy thermometer when at correct temperature, add butter and cook candy five minutes longer, stirring occasionally. Remove from burner, stir in vanilla and then pour into an 8”x8” buttered, glass baking dish. Let completely cool and then cut into 1” squares. Wrap squares securely in pieces of waxed paper.
a separate large baking sheet and toast in a 250 degree oven until lightly brown. Remove, cool and finely chop toasted almonds in a chopper or food processor. In heavy 3 quart saucepan, over low to medium-low heat, melt butter, being careful not to burn. Stir in the sugar and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture begins to bubble. Remove from the heat temporarily, stir in the water and corn syrup, mixing well. Return to the heat and cook, stirring as needed to prevent scorching, to the hard crack stage on a candy thermometer (300 degrees). Remove from the heat, stir in chopped nuts and then immediately pour onto the prepared baking sheet, spreading into a thin sheet with the back of a wooden spoon. Cool at room temperature. Spread melted chocolate over cooled toffee and sprinkle with more chopped almonds, if desired. Let stand until completely cool. Remove from pan and break into small pieces. Store in the refrigerator, in an airtight container.
Glazed Nuts These nuts are covered with a hard, clear, sweet glossy coating and make a great Christmas treat.
Butter Toffee 1 pound butter, 4 sticks, no substitutions 2 cups white sugar ¼ cup tablespoons water 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1 ½ cup finely chopped toasted almonds Prepare candy pan by lining a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and then butter the foil. Spread whole almonds over the bottom of
1 cup sugar 1/3 cup light Karo (corn) syrup ½ cup water 2 cups pecan halves (or any other nut you prefer, walnut halves, almonds, etc.) Butter a large baking sheet. In a very small saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Cook, without stirring, to the hard crack stage on a candy thermometer (300 degrees). Remove from the heat. Set the saucepan in a pan of boiling water, being careful to
keep water out of syrup, to prevent the syrup from hardening. Drop the nuts one at a time into the syrup, coating the nuts well. Using a fork, remove the nuts and drop onto the buttered baking sheet. Do not stir the syrup while dipping the nuts. If the syrup becomes too thick, reheat over medium heat until it starts to boil, then remove and place back in the pan of water. Lets nuts cool and place in small cellophane bags with a pretty ribbon or store in an airtight container. Editors Note: These are also pretty sprinkled with holiday-colored nonpareils, tiny round sprinkles, before hardening. Our dear family friend, Linda Sullo, made these glazed nuts with almonds, sprinkled with nonpareils, every Christmas.
Brown Sugar Fudge 3 cups sugar 3 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed 1 cup heavy cream ½ cup light Karo (corn) syrup ½ cup water 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts Butter a 9”x13” pan. In a heavy 5 quart kettle, over medium heat, bring the 2 sugars, cream, corn syrup and water to a boil, stirring until the sugars dissolve and the mixture begins to boil. Reduce the heat to medium low. Cover and cook 2 to 3 minutes to dissolve the sugar crystals on the sides of the pan. Remove the lid. Cook slowly, without stirring, over low to medium-low heat to the medium ball stage on a candy thermometer (242 degrees). Remove from heat. Cool about 1 hour to lukewarm (110 degrees). Stir in vanilla. Beat by hand until the candy loses its gloss and becomes creamy. Stir in the nuts, if desired. Pour into the buttered pan. Cool and cut into squares. Store in an airtight container.
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A Quilt from
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By Carleta Weyrich
Quilting Tip: To store an old quilt, use a prewashed, white pillowcase.
Quilt making keeps families connected through generations
At first glance, a quilt is a masterpiece of rich colors pieced together by the artist, opening the mind to a new level of imagination and intrigue as the eyes take in the intricate pattern. Look again. Deep within the fabric another pattern evolves of squares and loops and hearts, all skillfully placed by the quilter one stitch at a time, firmly connecting the quilt top to the batting (warm lining) and the backing. Look again. Place the quilt around your shoulders and snuggle in. Take a deep, relaxing breath as generations of love passed from grandmother to mother to daughter envelope you in a hug. An Amish tradition is for the family to give a quilt, or often two, from home to each child as he or she marries and establishes a home in which to raise the next generation. The Amish family’s faith and love go with them, along with the quilt. When Mary Miller of Wheat Ridge Road in Adams County, Ohio, and her husband, Daniel Miller, were married, she received a quilt with rich, deep colors forming a broken star pattern from her mother. Daniel received from his mother a quilt with a triple broken star pattern in colors of light rose and steel blue. Among the half dozen or so quilts the Millers have in their home, the most treasured one is Mary’s grandmother’s quilt from home, a pieced quilt of lilac and yellow. Mary says she doesn’t use it much because she doesn’t want to wash it. “If you launder a quilt too often, the stitches will come out,” she says. Mary is an experienced quilter. It was something to do while her five children, three boys and two girls, were younger. She would take in quilts assembled by other women and add the stitching that held the quilts together.
“I used to babysit and take care of my children and have a quilt in a frame,” she says. “In a couple of weeks, it would be out.” A single quilt would take two to three large spools of thread or more to complete the quilt stitching, depending on the quilt. The fabric pattern used in either a pieced quilt or an appliqued quilt, as well as the stitching design is usually whatever the artist likes. “Just so the pieces are even and lay flat. Every one must be exactly the same size,” Mary explains. Although Mary no longer quilts at home due to other pursuits now that all of her children, ages seven to 21, are either in school or at work, she enjoys going to the community quiltings to help stitch quilts for charity or the local school auction. The women gather together to make six to eight quilts a year.
Quilting Tip: At quilt shows, the staff handles quilts with white gloves to prevent soiling the item. Wearing clean white gloves is a good way to handle any precious heirloom quilts we own.
Covered dishes are brought in to share for the day, and quilt frames are used with two quilts in them at a time.
As they work together, grandmothers, sisters, neighbors, cousins and friends become firmly connected generation to generation with the love and the fond memories stitched into each quilt.
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“There are lots of sides for us to work from,” Mary says. “There will be 20 to 30 people working on the quilts. Some of the older ones can only work for a couple of hours, as it is physically demanding. It is hard on the shoulders after sitting uneven for so long with one hand under the quilt and one hand on top. Also the first few times you quilt, your fingers get sore from being pricked so many times. After awhile though, you get used to it."
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Winter Steps to Make Sure You’re Ready When the Frost Thaws
By John Cropper
A backyard garden in November can be a pathetic sight. The heat-loving plants of summer have withered away, the plot is littered with leaves and a general – and understandable – neglect has allowed the weeds to triumph. Your tomato plants might still be producing some late season fruit. Your bell peppers are probably clinging for life, and if you’re lucky (or smart) you remembered to plant some coldseason favorites like broccoli or kale to redeem your unsightly mess. Maybe your garden doesn’t look like this, but mine sure does. When your mindset shifts from fresh garden goodies to soups, stews and staying warm, it’s time to put your garden to bed for the winter. By taking a few pro-active steps in the fall, you can ensure your garden plot is ready to go when the last frost hits and warm weather returns. Here are five tips to get you started.
• Clean it up Some gardeners abandon their plots entirely when fall arrives, letting the spring and summer crops return to the earth in their own way. Most gardeners will agree that it’s better to clean out your dead plants to help prevent harmful disease or insects from taking hold. I’m generally in no hurry to pull up my tomatoes or peppers if I can eke out a few late in the season, but eventually it’s best to pull them out. Pull all of the out-ofseason plants, roots and all, from the soil and set them aside.
• Start a compost pile If you don’t have one already, the fall is a great time to start a compost pile using the plants you’ve pulled from your garden plot. You’re likely to have a heaping pile of plant material and soil still clinging to the roots, both of which will make for great compost once they begin to decompose. To keep the elements out of your pile, I recommend building a four-sided structure to shelter your compost. Shipping palettes work great and most grocery stores will sell them to you cheap or give you broken ones. Nail them together and cover the finished structure with a tarp or other waterproof covering, and your pile will be safe from erosion or run-off. During the winter, add your egg shells and fruit and vegetable scraps to the pile, turning it every few weeks.
• Plant a cover crop After you’ve cleaned up your plot and tidied it for the following spring, you should take care to cover your soil in one way or another. Without a cover, your soil will suffer from erosion and be washed away by the winter rains and snowfall. One way to protect your soil is to plant a cover crop, or a crop you grow solely to let die and cover your soil throughout the winter. Some popular cover crops include rye, wheat, oats, clover and hairy vetch. In addition to providing a protective cover for your soil, the “green manure” of the cover crops will deposit valuable nutrients and minerals back into your soil once they decompose, making your soil all the richer come spring. To plant a cover crop, rake your soil and make sure it’s free of large stones and other debris. Spread your seeds across the plot according to that species’ planting instructions. Gently rake the soil again and water with a fine mist to avoid washing the seeds away.
• Till in the fall One alternative to planting a cover crop is to till and cover your soil by hand in the fall. Oftentimes, a wet spring will make soil too damp to work when you’re ready to plant, so some gardeners will till their plot before winter and cover the plot with straw or mulch to prevent weeds from taking hold. This method might be beneficial to gardeners in zones with particularly clay-ey soil (Clinton County gardeners especially).
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Your mind might be elsewhere, but it’s not a bad idea to think about what you want to plant and where when the snow and cold temperatures retreat. For example, I reluctantly tried a new tract of land this past year for a raised-bed garden, only to find that the direct sunlight wasn’t nearly sufficient to really get the most out of my plants. I’ll be relocating the garden next season, and I’m using the off-season to determine where that will be. If you’re ambitious and the ground isn’t too wet, you can also prepare your beds or rows before the winter season by turning sod or tilling already flipped soil. Just make sure to cover them, or wind, rain and weeds will make short thrift of your garden soil.
A Quilt for
Casey
Birthday Girl Jean Crites shares Casey’s quilt with Modern Homemakers.
A grandmother’s gift is made with a very personal touch By Beverly Drapalik Sometimes creating memories can be surprising as well as caring. No one knows the process better than Jean Crites, a long-time resident of Wilmington. Jean’s music students are spread across the nation. Her creations and gifts reach almost as far. Jean loves to bestow hand-made gifts when friends and family have birthdays, babies, or weddings - a true testament of her love for others. Her quilt for Casey began as a surprise. Jean was in a local store, Warings, getting materials to frame a picture, when she saw a picture on cloth. She was intrigued. Her granddaughter, Casey, was turning eighteen soon. The “wheels started turning,” and she thought, “Why not a quilt for my granddaughter?” Later, as Jean reviewed her pictures, she was surprised at how fast the memories began to flood her mind. She began reminiscing about Casey’s birth, about Casey and her brother in the cockpit of a 737 their father, Joe, was flying for A/A, about Casey as a bridesmaid in a wedding and, finally, about Casey’s graduation from high school.
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Jean organized the pictures and added some “embroidered old-fashioned girl squares.” When blue material, “girl squares,” and the pictures were pieced together, she knew the gift was special. Her eyes sparkle as she remembers, “A good friend and neighbor, Kelly Kay, did the quilting. It was really an exhilarating, fun experience. Casey’s at Ohio State - made the Dean’s List - and uses the quilt on her bed.
Modern Homemakers had a party for my 90th birthday where I shared the quilt. Thus, the crown on my head in the picture.” Perhaps Jean was taught long ago about creating memories. She has a priceless wedding ring quilt and an even more “expensive” story. “My Wedding Ring Quilt is handed down from my mother,” says Jean. “When I was 10 years old, living in Struthers, Ohio, the neighbor’s cat came across the street and howled under my brothers’ bedroom window night after night. They’d finally had enough, and boys being boys, they shot the cat with a BB gun. The neighbor lady was furious even though my mother made the boys apologize. She wouldn’t speak to Mother for three or four long years.” Jean smiles as she recalls that “one day she came over with this beautiful quilt, saying it was her penance for being angry. Quilter friends have said she must have been extra penitent, for she added an extra row of tiny pieces which are not a part of the original pattern!”
Quilting Tip: Many photocopy shops do an excellent job of transferring photographs to fabric.
Understandably, Jean cherishes that quilt. When the quilt is passed on, the story goes with it. She’s written the story on cloth and attached it to the back - a surprising “flip side” to a time-consuming creation!
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Todd and Am y Warren wan ted to get aw from the rat ay race and seek a quieter, mor peaceful life. e An opportun ity to manag campground e a new and outdoors store at Rock Lake in High y Fork land County seemed like th perfect fit. e More than tw o years later, the couple co be happier w uldn’t ith the choice they made. “It seemed ri ght,” said To dd, a Navy ve who sports a teran mischievous grin. “We love outdoors. We the love living on the lake. We home school the kids.”
Todd and Amy are managers of Bayview Campground & Outpost, located on North Shore Drive, about six miles east of Hillsboro. Bayview boasts that it has the lake’s largest tackle inventory, hunting and fishing licenses, specialty bass baits, water sports, boating, camping and hunting supplies, and free coffee throughout the day. “Yes, free coffee,” confirms Amy. “We like to encourage people to drop by and just hang around and talk.” In fact, the store has become a central gathering point at Rocky Fork. Amy was raised in the country, and was working as an accountant for Kathleen Madison, a Wilmington businesswoman who owned Bayview, which at the time was a trailer park. Madison wanted to transform the park into a campground and outdoors facility, and turned to Todd and Amy to oversee the business. As Todd describes the business and its amenities while relaxing inside one of two cabins on the property, Amy keeps a close eye on their 14-month-old toddler, Todd Jr., an obviously happy child who busily litters the floor with educational cards and small toys. Amy’s two older sons, Skylar, 14, and Hayden, 10, soon join them for a family photo. Amy is expecting another child in November, this time a girl whom they’ll name Abigail KetaMarie Warren.
Wi-Fi is also provided. Campers come from all over, but especially from Chillicothe, Columbus, Dayton and Xenia. Clean new showers, flush toilets, a laundry facility and dump station are available onsite. The two available cottages with lake views sleep up to four, and include kitchen and bath.
It’s appropriate that Bayview is operated by a family, because promoting a family atmosphere is what the Warren’s are working to achieve. “People want more of a family atmosphere campground,” says Todd. “They want a place that’s safe for children and grandchildren.” At Bayview, children who are camping with their families at seasonal sites become part of a tight-knit community. “Everybody looks out for them,” says Todd. “They all play with each other, and everyone keeps an eye on them.”
The Warrens make visitors feel right at home. When a participant in a fishing tournament recently found himself without accommodations, the Warrens invited him to spend the night on their couch, an invitation he happily accepted. “That’s just the way we are,” says Todd.
The Warrens regularly plan events for campers and guests, ranging from corn hole tournaments to apple bobbing contests to chili cook-offs and pumpkin carving. The business caters to hunters and fishers, and the store has increased the kind of merchandise outdoorsmen are typically seeking. Bayview is also a check-in and weigh-in station. The business has become a favorite destination for regional bass clubs and other organizations, and a draw for fishing tournaments. “Two or three
Bayview Campground & Outpost is located at 11104 North Shore Drive. It can reached by phone at 937-3933119, or by email at bayview@rockyforkparks.com. It is online at www.rockyforkparks.com.
GARY ABERNATHY Gary Abernathy is publisher of The Times-Gazette in Hillsboro.
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Bayview offers 31 campsites with an abundance of shade and privacy. It’s a short walk to the docks and beach – “just 75 yards,” assures Todd -- and pull-through sites and seasonal camping are available and frequently booked. Pets are welcomed, and free
tournaments have come here specifically because of Bayview’s outreach,” says Todd. Bayview gives back through various donations and events, such as free cookouts and campouts. And despite a poor economy, 2011 “has been our best year so far,” says Todd.
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Karen Campbell displays a photo album in one of the rooms where she holds regular scrapbooking meetings. Karen provides materials, tools, equipment, meals and a welcoming atmosphere in her home.
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“Every picture has a story,” says Karen Campbell, independent consultant for Creative Memories. Karen holds regular monthly scrapbooking meetings in her Wilmington, Ohio, home where she offers space, tools, materials, a meal and a welcoming atmosphere. She also holds parties at people’s homes or offers her own home for others to give parties. “I like to have people in,” says Karen, who has scrapbookers from all over the area come to her home. “I started my home-based business in Florida where my husband was stationed in the Navy. I started scrapbooking because I wanted to preserve his Navy career in a scrapbook. I became a consultant to get my stuff at cost, and it soon became because of the people I was meeting.” Karen says the people she worked with “became dear friends.” Then her husband retired. “He wanted to go home to Ohio where he grew up,” recalls Karen. “I thought, ‘What am I going to do to get the business started again?’” But “moving was the best thing I could’ve done.”
ts every n group that mee ow r he d te ar st ington. The Shari Brucken ch of God in Wilm ur Ch t rs Fi e th Wilmington other month at will meet at the d an nd pa ex to elcome and group hopes th. Everyone is w 14 y ar nu Ja on sa Tharp, Public Library n Campbell, Tere re Ka R) to (L e. there is no fe ken. t and Shari Bruc Ewanda Stewar Karen explains why. “My daughter had a group of four ladies that wanted to scrapbook on a regular basis, and it’s grown from there. The Clinton County Corn Festival, where I always have a booth, was such a wonderful event for me. They don’t have anything like that in Florida. Anyone can have their own scrapbooking business, and I’m always glad to help them get started. It’s now my eighth anniversary with Creative Memories.” There are many venues for scrapbooking. Some scrapbookers get together occasionally with a few friends, while others, like Rita Butcher, just have an occasional gathering. Rita started as a consultant for Creative Memories in 1999.
Rita eventually quit consulting, but the relationships endure. A group of ten or so women still get together for a social weekend once a year and scrapbook. “Our group is called the ‘Scrapping Sisters,’ and it sounds like we fight, but we don’t,” quipped Rita. “We even got matching shirts and bags with our name on it. We used to stay at two cabins on Cowan Lake, but we grew and needed more room. So we moved to the Wilmington Inn and used their community room. This year, we’re going to a summer house on Cowan Lake. It’s a beautiful setting. Karen Campbell joined us and she is now our consultant. Everybody looks forward to our weekend from one year to the next.” Interestingly, there is a Creative Memories plant in Yellow Springs, Ohio, filled with friendly, gracious workers
A popular event for scrapbookers is the quarterly garage sale in Kettering, Ohio. Scrapbookers can get a table, bring materials and equipment to sell or, if they wish, shop and buy bargains from other tables. Two important events for home scrapbooking groups are the Croptoberfest on October 28th and 29th and the National Scrapbook Day in May. Special gifts, free products and rewards are given by a consultant to those attending and/or joining.
The biggest event of the year is Celebrate Southwest Ohio. The event is held every February at The Roberts Centre, located north of Wilmington at the interchange of Interstate 35 and Highway 68. “There are 1,100 scrapbookers and 126 consultants who come from everywhere for Celebrate,” says Karen. “People have to sign up under a consultant well before then. They are assigned tables and scrapbook all day from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. They give away hourly prizes and teach classes on new techniques. We have such a good time. The day goes so fast. It’s just amazing.”
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“I started with a group of eight women,” says Rita. “My husband and I just celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary, and now I’m making a digital album of that. We have ten kids and I made two albums for
each of my kids. Some I made more if they were in more sports.”
and large machines producing brightly colored materials of every size and shape. A tour is available, but the group must be accompanied by a consultant.
Handmade scrapbook covers add another personal touch. These are few that Mary Wiseman, Patchwork Keepsakes, quilted. (see page 36 for more about Mary)
Not all groups are under a consultant. Shari Brucken enjoyed scrapbooking, so she recently started a group that meets at the First Church of God in Wilmington. “There is no fee with the church,” says Shari. “We bring our own tools and a brown bag meal. We have plenty of room with more space available. We get together the second Saturday of every other month. It is open to the public. It meets from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. or whenever we decide to leave.” “We talk about things, give ideas and (discuss) what to do with pictures,” says Ewanda Stewart, who attends with her sister, Teresa Tharp. The group suggested that people write on the backs of photos the information of who, what, where and when, in order to remember. A photo safe pencil needs to be used instead of a regular pen so the ink doesn’t bleed through the photo. “I would like it to be more people,” says Shari. “On Saturday, January 14th, we’re going to try the Wilmington Public Library Community Room. We’re going to call it the Scrapbook Club. Anyone’s welcome to come to that. There will be no fee. We’ll see how many come and decide whether to stay in the library or stay at the church.” “We’re leaving a legacy for our families,” says Ewanda Stewart. “That’s how I feel about it.” The others agreed. “It satisfies some kind of emotional thing in me,” says Karen. “I’m not real creative, but I have a little creative outlet. The way I look at it… even if not one other single person looks at what I’ve done, it made me happy. And, it’s a fun group. It’s also a way to meet people.”
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“And make friendships,” adds Shari.
Celebrate Southwest Ohio is held every year at the Roberts Centre in February.
Having fun at a scrapbooking meeting at Karen's house are (standing) Kelly Horton, Sharon Newton (left) and Joanne Henry (right).
CAROL CHROUST Carol has written 29 years for local, regional, state and national publications. She is working on a non-fiction book and an historical fiction novel series. Carol and her husband, Jim, reside in Wilmington.
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Memory Quilts Wrapping Up Memories in the fabric of life By Maribeth Uralrith
Carol Earhart is the owner of the Cotton Junky Quilt Shop – the area’s only quilting and quilting supply store. The Cotton Junky is located at 199 North Spring Street in Wilmington but will be moving to a new location at 110 West Main Street in early November. The Cotton Junkie houses over 750 bolts of fabrics, notions, tools, thread. Along with supplies, the Cotton Junkie also create custom quilts and has quilting classes available to the public. Hours of operation include – Monday through Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 6 and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 on Friday and Saturday. Closed Sundays. For more information on quilting, memory quilts or the Cotton Junky Quilt Shop, please contact Carol Earhart at 937-366-3602.
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Memories hold specia l places in our of people with all skill hearts and play a large levels. It is an act part in shaping Photo memory quilts are of expression that can cap our lives. In the fall of 200 fast becoming ture emotion 5, Carol a popular style that can be and beauty. Memory qu Earhart had to say good made ilts in particular com bye to the pletely with photograph are a great way to preser father that meant so mu s or be ve a specific ch to her and used in a combination memory, celebrate the her family. Like so many of clo thin g and life of a loved fathers, Carol’s photos. Living in the com one who has passed on dad touched the lives of pu ter ag e has , or to those he loved, rem made it increasingly eas ember an important eve and made a positive dif ily to make this nt in life. ference for type of quilt, which inv Many memory quilts are each of them. Preservin olves the made from g his memory process of transferring the clothing of a loved was important to Carol photos onto on e, and can . Many times, fabric thorough the com help “let go” while still memories of a loved lov puter and honoring their e one are lost computer printer. Manuf memory. within just a generation acturers have or two, but now made it possible to Carol was determined ma ke fabric to preserve her squares that can be pu There are several types father’s legacy. t into a of memory computer printer. With quilt styles. Many quilts this style it is can be made eas iest to use a digital cam wit h a num Quilting has been a lon ber of different fabrics era or burn g-time passion and photos onto a CD. selections of clothing. Wh for Carol, but it took on en preserving special the memory of a loved meaning after the death one, clothing of her father in Memory quilts are a gre suc h as shirts, ties, jeans, dre 2005. A year later, Carol at way for a sses, t’s mom was family to pass along info shirts, trousers blouses, finally ready to go into rm ation from and her husband’s one generation to the nex handkerchiefs are good clothes closest and be t. “The items to cut gin packing up memory quilts I made and piece together to his personal apparel. As for the members form the quilt. By an avid quilter, using of my family have been small personal clothing Carol knew of memory a great way to pie ces quilts which preserve my father’s me throughout the quilt, it have been around for a mory,” says allows the family long time and Earhart. “I can remem to feel that a part of the felt that combining her be r him wearing ir loved one is passion for his jeans that I incorpora still with them. quilting and preserving ted into the her father’s quilts. I made six quilts memory could go han all together that d in hand. honor my father with tha Not all memory quilts are t particular made based fam ily member. I used photo on the los s of a loved one. They can The memory quilt actual s I had ly became taken of my dad with my also represent a chang popular in the mid-1800 mo the r, my e or gro wth ’s as pioneers in two brothers, my two chi life, such as baby clothin began moving west. Th ldren and g to ese quilts were myself as the centerpie remember when a chi often made and given ce of the quilt, ld was an infant to newly married or then pieced the quilt tog toddler, old school unifor couples, or to families ether with his ms to leaving the area, clothing and handkerc remember the high sch as an item of remembra hiefs.” ool years, work nce of those shirts to remember a spe being left behind. cific time in Memory quilts create a adult life or a promotion family heirloom in life. tha t can be passed down When the death of a lov through ed one is generations. They can A very popular style is involved, a memory qu be used as wall a memory quilt ilt can hangings or sofa throw for the student who go sometimes be too painfu s. Wh atever the es off to college. l to make, as use, they are a unique This type of quilt is desig Carol soon found out. “It wa y to preserve ne d wit h old t- and display a was a very shirts are collected, cut family’s treasured hard process to begin, and pieced ” says Earhart. memories. together to accompany “As I sat down and held the student to my dad’s jeans the dorm. and handkerchiefs in my hand I became very tearful. Bu t five years Another popular memo later, I can say how mu ry quilt style is ch these quilts the family tree quilt tha have meant to all of us t traces family in my family, and his tory and commemorat my dad’s quilt has been es special a great way to moments within the fam preserve a part of him ily. Computer .” graphic designs of gene alogical trees or family biographies can Quilt making can be a be computer rewarding generated to be transform activity that can be enjoy ed onto ed by all ages fabric.
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Do you miss opportunities to create memories? Your digital camera is your friend. Put that device into your purse! Can you make cookies at least one time a year? The most important time would be Christmas, right? If your child is two years old, he can sit on the counter and hand you items as you prepare dough. He can also cut out cookies! Each year he’ll be able to mix, read directions, find ingredients, and before long he will be mixing the dough and chilling it in the refrigerator for the family event. Go out and buy a child’s apron and cookie cutters!
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Are you aware of the wooden chesttype boxes at craft stores? Instead of creating a scrapbook of memories, buy a box and paint it in a bright color. Buy a paint pen and add your child’s initials on the front. Then begin to file important pictures, school records and artwork. Actually, this is a very “masculine” keepsake. It’s a great place to keep all of the 3-D awards such as school pins and letters because – alas - letter jackets are not popular! Where are all of those cross-stitch pictures from friends and family? Are they piled in a closet because you can’t seem to pitch hand-crafted textiles? Take the cross-stitching from the old frames. You may have several, so each one will be a different size. Add borders of material to some in order to make equally-sized squares for a pieced memory quilt. One wall hanging could be better than small outdated crafts!
Have you seen wooden trays? These trays come in all sizes and can be stained or painted. Gather your favorite pictures, make a collage that fits the inside of the tray, and finish with a decoupage medium. These trays can be seen on a daily basis as they hold car keys and other personal items. Do your family members have favorite flowers and bushes? Create a memory garden in one part of the yard. Add plantings in honor of people. As babies are born, add to the yard. Take pictures of your loved ones next to their plants and notice the changes each year. Take pictures for grandparents or dry flowers and paste to candles. Bouquets are even faster! Is e-mail still your friend? Have you converted solely to texting? Find family pictures. E-mail those family members and ask them three questions of your choice such as “favorite food, favorite gift ever received, and favorite song.” This easy task might guarantee an answer within a week. Simply print answers and add to a quick picture album.
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‘Are They Over Yet?!’ ‘Tis far better to give holiday stress
than to receive it.’ ~Kay Frances, 1955 It’s that time of year. Just like clockwork, the holidays are nearly upon us. Sadly, it’s not unusual for people to lament, “I just have to GET THROUGH the holidays!” Really? Get through? Is that the best we can hope for? You get through a boring meeting.You get through a colonoscopy. Aren’t the holidays supposed to be the one time of year when you are bursting with peace and joy and good will towards men? And women? And people you can’t stand? The root of holiday stress is the gulf between our expectations and the unmet Visions of Perfection. We start off with ambitious plans that rarely work out as we intend them to. The problem is that we are already stretched to our limits with kids, school, parents, in-laws, family, house work, yard work, “work work” and the myriad of other activities that occupy our every waking hour. And yet, here come the holidays, like a relentless freight train of stress, crashing into our fragile schedules.
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So--other than dive under the covers for two months until it all goes away--what can we do to make sure that people don’t find pieces of us in the next county come Christmas Day?
I now present to you (drum roll please):
The Holiday To-Do (or To-Don’t) Lists You’ll notice that each category starts with the choice that involves the highest investment of time and energy and also has the highest potential for stress. The last choice in each category is— well, let’s face it—the easy way out. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. But most of us will not get the full holiday experience if we opt out of the activities altogether. There is a balance somewhere and only we as individuals can find where that place is for us. So, grab that #2 pencil and start check marking!
THANKSGIVING
CHRISTMAS GIFTS • Buy gifts for everyone you know or have ever known. (Come on, you know somebody like this. They are also the type of person who has everything bought, paidfor, wrapped and put away by August 1. We hate them.) • Buy gifts for your entire family, down to second cousins. • Gift cards all around! • Give everyone the joy of giving…to YOU!
GREETING CARDS • Send them to everyone you’ve ever known or ever hope to know. Rationalize that you are just doing your part to keep the Post Office in business. • Send them only to people that live out of town (or out of state, or out of the country). • Send them only to the people who sent you cards last year. (Now THERE’S the holiday spirit!) • Opt out of sending cards altogether. Offer a friendly wave to the people you pass in your car and just figure you’ve done your part for demonstrating the holiday spirit.
DECORATING • Decorate the inside and the outside of your house. (See above about having a doctor verify if you are, in fact, human.) • Decorate the inside of your house. • Christmas tree only. • Skip decorating and just drive around town admiring everyone else’s hard work. Wave as you go by to demonstrate your holiday spirit.
PARTIES • Throw a big holiday bash and insist that people don’t
bring anything but their appetites. • Go to every party you are invited to and crash a few others. • Only go to the parties with the best food. • Only go to the parties where your lack of attendance could cost you your job or your marriage.
BAKING • Plan on baking several different types of complicated, delectable goodies that would make Martha Stewart cringe with envy. (If this is the third or fourth Option #1 that you’ve chosen, don’t bother going to the doctor. I can already tell you that you are NOT of this world.) • Participate in a cookie exchange. • Buy all goodies, ready-made from the grocery store. (Did you hear that thud? It was the sound of your Great Aunt Millie collapsing on the floor from shock. That spinning sound is your great, great grandmother rolling over in her grave. Hey, don’t judge me, Grams. Back in the day, you didn’t have manicures, pedicures and a loaded Primetime TV schedule to keep up with.) • Skip the baked goods and just put out a full-length mirror. Invite your loved ones to take a look at themselves and then ask them, “Do you really think you need cookies?” (See above suggestion about what to do when your family disowns you.)
Remember that your choices for each holiday activity are essentially this: do it yourself, delegate it or let it go. The world will keep on spinning if you skip something. And your great, great grandma will keep on spinning as well. And that’s okay. Regardless of your level of involvement in holiday activities, you can still decide to make it a joyous time of year. At least plan to insure that by New Year’s Eve, you’re not so ragged-out that you fall face-first into your giant bowl of homemade egg nog. (Not that that’s happened to me. Ahem.) Lastly, as you try to squeeze extra activities into an already over-crowded schedule remember that something’s gotta give. Don’t let it be your sanity or your sense of humor. Relax. Enjoy. Pass the storebought cookies.
KAY FRANCES Kay Frances is known as “America’s Funniest Stressbuster.” She gives humorous keynote presentations and stress management workshops all over the United States. She is the author of “The Funny Thing about Stress; A Seriously Humorous Guide to a Happier Life.” To order the book or find out more about Kay, visit www.KayFrances.com
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• Prepare a traditional turkey dinner with all of the trimmings, by yourself. (NOTE: if you choose this option, get yourself to the doctor PRONTO. It’s important that you get tested to determine if you are an actual human being and not a robot.) • Prepare the turkey and enlist others to bring the trimmings. • Get yourself invited to someone else’s house and take ONE “trimming.” • Go out to a restaurant. No mess, no fuss! If your family disowns you for taking this option, there will be plenty of families at the restaurant who will be happy to adopt you.
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The key to minimizing our holiday stress is to set realistic goals to begin with. Below is a handy checklist so that you can begin to plan how you will work these things into your already-crowded schedule. It is not an exhaustive list (although I get exhausted just thinking about it!) But, I hope that it will help you to realize that the time to think about the holidays is NOW. Tick tock, tick tock. The later we wait, the more the stress begins to accrue. And that’s no fun for anybody.
MEMORIES BY SHERYL SOLLARS There is no better time to bring out family memories and keepsakes than during the holidays. The many items collected over the years can tend to get lost, leaving only memories when we take time to recall the wonderful things in our lives that pertain to our friends and family. I have a wonderful suggestion that I would like to share with you! Hopefully, you will find it something your whole family can enjoy, too.You can preserve all of those precious items you collect by building a Memory Box for your family. Many of you already have a pretty box with a lid or large tin that you can use to begin your box. If not, you will find that local craft and box stores have a large variety of decorative boxes that are fairly inexpensive. I suggest you buy a large one, as it will grow over the years and you will want plenty of room to keep your treasures.
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These boxes may be plain or fancy, the choice is yours.You may even elect to find a plain box and decorate it as a family, getting the kids involved. Remember, things done in the past make tomorrow’s memories. Each year on Christmas day, or whatever day you celebrate the holidays together, sit down and go over all of the items that you want to place in the box. I suggest things like a special newspaper clipping about someone in the family, a
new family photo, an award someone won, a special drawing by a small one in your group, a lock of hair from a newborn family member, cards, programs or invitations to a memorable event or a trinket that represents a special memory. I believe that all families should have traditions. In today’s hectic world we tend to be too busy to slow down and remember what the important things are in our collective lives. Yes, you might know that Johnny got the award for being the MVP on the baseball team this past summer, but do Sue and Uncle Bob? If not, you just lost a chance to create a memory for Johnny. Show him how important his achievement was and enter that recognition in your family memory box. I find that recital programs as well as wedding
invitations are another great item to add to your box. Then, ask someone in the family to be in charge of writing a short letter telling what this year has meant to each of you, or telling of a special experience you all shared. Be sure to date each letter or memory put in the box. Line the box with special acid free tissue paper that can be found in a craft store to protect your items. Seal your box with a ribbon and place it safely away until the following year when it will be re-opened and shared with the entire family. Then, the process begins again, with new items added each year by family members, creating new memories for the years to come. I hope that each of you will find your own “memory box” and
decorate it to fit your family’s life style and start thinking what you might place in this year’s box. Remember that your parents and grandparents created lovely holiday memories for you, and it is your responsibility to create new ones for your family. As you enter the senior years, these will be even stronger loves of the heart for both you and your family.
SHERYL SOLLARS Sheryl, a Wilmington native, is an accomplished cook, homemaker, and writer. She currently resides in Wilmington with her three sons and seven grandchildren.
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A Christmas By Sherry Mitchell
MEMORY
A daughter treasures the recollection of a special Christmas with her father, and the loving memories he left behind Christmas comes and goes so fast. The hustle and bustle can be exhausting. It is so difficult to find that perfect gift for those who have everything. Yet, I learned last Christmas in the midst of it all a life lesson I will always cherish. Last Christmas, I gave my 79-year-old dad a toy - his very own Farmall B tractor. I stumbled upon it by pure luck, at the Tractor Supply store. Quite honestly, it is this farm girl’s’favorite store of all time and the only store my dad ever shopped at when I was his girl on the farm. I get it from him! I was so excited to finally see exactly what this Farmall B looked like up close. It was my Dad’s most recent childhood story he had shared with me. I loved hearing all the stories he told of days past, and this was the newest.
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On several occasions as his story unfolded he would say, “I sure would like to own one of those now. I would if I could find one I could afford.”
Dad always loved farming and farm equipment, and he loved the antique machinery show, a time of reminiscing. So until he could “find one he could afford” I hoped he would enjoy having this shiny red toy tractor as his Christmas present; a reminder of his wonderful childhood memory.
Throughout our journey, Dad taught me how to drive a tractor, how and when to work the ground, the ups and downs of making hay, planting corn and pumpkins, and how to work on farm equipment, as we certainly had our share of breakdowns. I was his sidekick growing up, and later he was mine - and such a wealth of knowledge.
When Dad opened his Christmas gift on Christmas Eve at my house, I will never forget watching him become that boy again in his mind’s eye. He smiled his signature grin ear-to-ear and began telling bits and pieces of the story I had already heard. Others gathered round.
When I would drop by to visit him and mom, now living on the corner of our farm at New Hope, Ohio, we shared past and present “adult talks” about our flower beds, his gorgeous roses, our vegetable gardens, about chickens, cows, hogs, farming mistakes and remedies, our growing up years and, of course, his growing up years, which I will always cherish.
“I will never forget that day,” he said, holding that tractor in his hand and looking it over, “When Dad and I went to buy our first new tractor. I rode right here.” He pointed to the left axle, just wide enough for a young boy to sit on, next to an offset tractor seat. “We only had a couple miles to go, my legs swinging.” He paused, remembering, his eyes glistening. “We paid cash for it too,” he proudly exclaimed with a slight pucker to his lips that he always did when he was really pleased, touched or choking back tears. In this instance I knew it was all three. From the stories that my dad would tell me through the years, I had an understanding that for a poor Appalachian boy, raised in Black Fork, Ohio, and having experienced growing up during the depression, eventually paying cash when times got better was a great accomplishment. His father moved the family to Amelia, Ohio, and became a school teacher, which proved to be the right decision indeed. And because of it, they eventually had the wherewithal to save enough cash for this longawaited tractor, though Dad thoroughly enjoyed driving a team of horses. (One of his horses had been struck by lightning and he never forgot it, but that is another story.) He eagerly learned to plow, disk, harrow, cultivate and make a truck garden with that new tractor. “And I made good money doing it too,” he boasted. At one time in his boyhood he had worked for ten-cents an hour picking vegetables. But by trucking, he made his own money. Later, after graduation, marriage, three kids and another on the way, Dad’s big dream came true when he purchased his first 100-acre farm in Buford, Ohio. I was the second of the children he would raise on this and another farm he would own on Route 286 at Five Mile. I loved the great outdoors, my special attachment with farm animals, and learning, and him.
The seeds planted in my heart before, during and after he passed this past spring - when potatoes could be planted and cold crops too - he continues teaching me, “To everything there is a season,” and reminds me that life goes on. My days are both full of joy and sadness as I remember him in so many of my daily chores and memories. I have lots of joyful memories, and only sadness when I realize he is gone. As Christmas approaches, I am planning on decorating the fireplace mantel with all the greenery and twinkle lights as I usually do. But this year, right in the middle of all that, will be that beautiful red Farmall toy tractor that mom gave back to me. And I’ll remember last year, when he looked deep into my eyes. “I really like this,” he said, looking back and forth from me to the tractor, his eyes glistening. As I finish writing his story, I find myself looking up toward the heavens from my upper library window, my eyes glistening. I love you Dad, still. So, this Christmas, I say to you, joyful memories are for the making each and every day, and those memories will sustain us through our sorrows when our loved ones leave us. But my life lesson learned is this - life is short, and there is no better gift than the gift of self. Or perhaps a toy tractor.
SHERRY MITCHELL Sherry Mitchell lives in New Hope, Ohio, which is in Brown County, near Georgetown.
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With already having over 125 vendors renewing their contracts for the 4th Wheat Ridge Old Tyme Herb & Harvest Festival, we still accept more vendors with hand created products, crafts, home style foods, antiques, herbs, and related quality things.
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Homemade gifts are nice, but try ‘heartmade’ gifts this year
Many of you are crafters at heart and some of you only try your creative talents during the holidays. Then there are those of you who are like me, whose creative juices work 24/7 and you just keep filing the ideas away for a rainy day. Well, it is time for me to open my file and share with you some ideas that you can use during the upcoming holidays. I think it is time for a change in what we call gifts that are made with our hands. The word “handmade” has lost its meaning. Since the thought of giving these gifts comes from the heart and they are actually made by you, I am going to refer to them as “heartmade”. It is so easy to just hit the mall for a gift; but taking time to create a “heartmade” gift shows that you are giving of yourself more so than your pocketbook. These gifts will mean so much more to the recipient and they will warm their hearts. After all, isn’t that what true gift giving is all about?
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Most of you think of candy, cookies and other food products when making a gift. But I want to give you some new suggestions. I know that for many of you, time is a big consideration when selecting a “heartmade” item and want something quick and easy. Cookie (or muffin) Ingredient Jars are always a great idea that take very little time since you are only layering the ingredients and attaching a recipe. In addition, you have saved yourself the time involved with the baking and presentation of baked items. I like to layer the ingredients in an order that is most appealing to the eye. Then, using a recipe card, attach the recipe of how to make the cookie or food item in the jar. If you are real crafty this card can be created easily on the computer and then you can just print multiples if you are creating several jars. I like to add a little Christmas art and colorful ribbon to brighten the jar.
A new item that will be tucked in my Christmas gift bag this year is a colorful jar of Honey Cinnamon Butter. Now this is what I really call easy and delicious! You just mix the ingredients and pour them into a ½ to 1 pint jar, tie on a bright ribbon and attach your gift tag. On some of the jars I attached some self-stick jewels from the craft department and found their sparkle created a gorgeous gift. I guarantee that the recipient will be drooling over this neat “heartmade” item. Since my creative juices work on overtime (I wish I got paid for every idea I come up with!) I found another unique gift idea. I was shopping in the kitchen department the other day and found some tall bottles with a hinged stopper. They were a pretty clear gold color and were on sale for only $1.75 each! I was so excited I bought all of them knowing that I could use them in creating wonderful presents for friends on my list. (Those of you on my list know who you are, so plug up your ears!) I decided to fill some of them with tasty Dipping Oils and others with Herbal Vinegar Bath Refresher. It is funny how sometime you find an interesting article just when you need it. I found a great one in one of my magazines this month. It explained how the use of Apple Cider Vinegar in your bath water would help relieve dry skin and leave it soft and refreshed. Now I know that some of you are saying, “I don’t want to smell like vinegar,” so I am adding rosemary and honey to mine. The rosemary will give it a wonderful aroma and the honey will also pamper the skin. Another great combination is created by adding lavender and vanilla. I’ll just tuck this lovely bottle in a wine bottle gift bag and now I have a few more people crossed off my gift list. My last gift idea is NOT for a kitchen fan but rather for the athletes on your Christmas list. That means three grandsons for me, two pole vaulters (Clinton Massie and Ohio State) and a serious high school wrestler. I came up with the idea of making sport pin shadow boxes. After a few hours on the Internet, I found rare, old Olympic pins for wrestling and pole vaulting. I then inserted them in shadow boxes that I purchased from a craft store. They are now being preserved and can be hung on the wall in their rooms.
Well, I have just about everyone on my Christmas list crossed off with “heartmade” items. Hopefully, with ideas I have given you, you can too! Happy Gifting, Sheryl Sollars
1 pound butter, softened (4 sticks) *must be real butter, not margarine 1 ¼ cups honey 1 Tablespoon cinnamon, ground In a large mixing bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Add honey and beat until well blended. Add cinnamon and start mixer slowly and mix until well blended . Once incorporated, increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy, about 5-8 minutes. Place in jars with lids. Decorate as desired. (Make 2 pints).
Herbal Vinegars Decorative Bottles, any type/shape, re-sealable Apple Cider or Rice Wine Vinegar Fresh Herbs/Food Safe Extracts This recipe pretty straight forward and can be varied by the size of the bottle. The preferred bottle will be tall, clear or colored with a re-sealable cap. Wash and rinse bottle in very hot water. Place fresh herbs/extracts in bottle. Fill bottle with vinegar. Seal and let set for at least 1 week. Keep stored in refrigerator.
Ultimate Fudge Sauce 2 Cups granulated white sugar 1 ½ Cup cocoa 1 Cup water or hot coffee 1 Can Eagle Brand Condensed Milk ½ teaspoon salt Combine all ingredients in a double boiler. Cook 15 minutes. Pour into hot jars and seal immediately with hot lids. Should be kept in refrigerator no longer than 3 weeks. When ready to use, heat amount needed in microwave for a few seconds. (Makes 1 Qt…but best placed in ½ or 1 pint jars for gifting.) Add ribbon for sparkle.
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I was amazed at what could be found if you take the time to research - and with a little sharp bidding you can get them really cheap! My favorite was the Romanian Communist pin from a 1932 wrestling competition. This can be done for any sport the person has an interest in and is something that can be added to each year.
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By Lora Abernathy
Blogging is the 21st century version of journals and diaries
There is little room for doubt that making a lasting impression on the world inspires many of us. Whether it's the profession we choose, the person we marry, the manner in which we rear our kids or the volunteer work we do, our decisions are affected in ways great or small by how we want to leave the world. Preserving our heritage, through photos, videos and journals is as American as apple pie. For me, blogging has taken on that role. Blogging (short for weblog) is simply a new form of journaling, a public medium of self-expression. In early 2008, I started training for triathlons. I wanted to share those experiences with my family, friends and anyone else in the world who would care enough to visit my site. What has been most surprising is how many other triathletes, runners or cyclists frequently visit or interact with my blog, and how I've only heard from someone related to me one time. According to Technorati's 2010 State of the Blogosphere, 65 percent of bloggers are termed hobbyists, 21 percent are self employed, 13 percent are part-timers and corporate bloggers account for one percent. Seventy-four percent of hobbyist bloggers measure their success by personal satisfaction. Among the other three categories, “unique visitors” was the “leading metric of success.” As a hobbyist blogger, I can readily agree that personal satisfaction is how I measure success; though I do love to study my metrics. To be more specific, that personal satisfaction comes from knowing that my thoughts, whimsies, challenges and accomplishments have been locked down and recorded. Perhaps someday after I'm gone, those who once knew me will visit my site as a way to reconnect. Perhaps my nieces or nephews will try and discover a little more about their past through what their aunt had experienced. However, one thing is indisputable: Whatever may happen in the future with my blog, I'm certainly enjoying cataloguing my past right now.
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You can buy a domain name, for an inexpensive fee, and transfer it to be the url (web address) for your blog. Instead of your web address being storiesfromhome.blogspot.com., it could be storiesfromhome.com.When you register your blog, you will typically see an option to register a domain name during that process.
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LORA ABERNATHY of Hillsboro, is the health and wellness editor for Salt and the southwest group online editor for Ohio Community Media. She trains and competes in triathlons and blogs about those experiences at theironmountaineer.blogspot.com.
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Nov. 19 Tim Bedore, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m. - A unique comedy act for the whole family with stand-up and a visual screening of his Animal Conspiracy theory. Cost is $13 to $21 at the Murphy Theatre. Call 937-274-3848 for more information.
Dec. 2 The Murphy Christmas Show, Dec 2, 3, 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 4 and 11 at 2 p.m. - A Broadway-style variety show, it features a cast of hundreds of community members. Cost is $10 to $14, located at the Murphy Theatre. Call 877-274-3848 for more information.
Nov. 26 Hometown Holidazzle, Nov. 26, 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Downtown Wilmington closes its streets and opens its doors for everyone to see our hometown all lit up, from twinkling decorations to thousands of lights decorating the nighttime parade. Santa Claus will end the parade and be available to hear the children's wish lists. Indoor children's games, delicious food and strolling musicians help bring in the holiday season. Call 937-2839265 for more information. Nov. 26 Merry TubaChristmas, Nov. 26, 5 p.m. - A delightfully entertaining concert performed by low brass instruments. This international event features traditional Christmas carols and arrangements by renowned American Tubist Harvey Phillips. The event is free at the Murphy Theatre. Call 937-832-8558 for more information. Nov. 26 Winter Wonderland Outdoor Disney Mural Exhibit, Nov. 26-Jan. 1, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. - For more than 20 years, Mary Lou Holden has been using her special artistic talent to paint colorful, wooden Disney characters that are displayed in both the front and back yard of her home in Wilmington. Cost is free,
Dec. 3 Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Dec. 3, 5:30 p.m. - Santa will visit the New Vienna gazebo! Enjoy hayrides, horse and buggy rides, church carolers and refreshments. Cost is free. Call 937-987-2902 for more information. Dec. 3 Homespun Christmas, Dec. 3, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Dec. 4, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. - A great opportunity to visit private homes, area businesses and select venues in Wilmington for handcrafted items and gifts. More than 60 crafters will be under one roof in Denver Elementary School. Free admission. Call 937725-5868 for more information. Dec. 3 Hometown Holiday, Dec. 3, 8:30 a.m. - Located in the municipal building in Blanchester, the cost is free with a nonperishable donation. Crafts and games will be available. Santa will arrive at 9 a.m. Call 937-302-0237 for more information. Jan. 20 Paranormal Academy, Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m. to Jan. 22, 1 p.m. Experience your own ghost-hunting weekend at Effie's Place Bed and Breakfast in Wilmington. Participants will learn the ropes from experienced paranormal investigators. Attendees must be 21. The cost is $260. Call 937382-2181 for more information. Jan. 28 Phil Dirt and the Dozers, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m. Their popular rock 'n'roll show packs the house every year. Located at Murphy Theatre, the cost is $13 to $23. Call 877-2743838 for more information.
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Jan. 14 Todd Yohn, Jan. 14, 8 p.m. - Known as Joan River's favorite opening act, his adult humor will show you why he is heavily requested nationally. Located at the Murphy Theatre, the cost is $13 to $21. Call 877-274-3848 for more information.
Fayette County November Nov. 19 Show of the Season: Saturday November 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fayette County Fairgrounds, Washington CH. Annual juried craft show featuring one of the largest gatherings of crafters in Southwest Ohio. $1 Admission. Sponsored by the Miami Trace Elementary PTO. Christy Bryant. (740) 335-1791.
December Dec. 3 A Court House Christmas: Saturday December 3, 2011. Downtown Washington Court House. Annual Christmas event featuring downtown decorating contest, extended businesses hours with specials, contests and refreshments, Carnegie Public Library open house, Fayette County Court House tours, Fayette County Museum open house with historical re-enactment tours, free horse and wagon rides, Christmas music, Christmas tree lighting, visits with Santa, and more. Sponsored by Alliance for a Prosperous Downtown (740) 636-2354. Dec. 3 Christmas Parade: Saturday December 3, 2011. Annual parade featuring bands and lighted entries from local and area organizations. Held in downtown Washington Court House. $ Entry Fee. Sponsored by the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce. (740) 335-0761.
Adams County November Nov. 25 Miller's Christmas Tree Farm. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., until December 24. Located at 1600 Eckmansville Road. Contact Miller’s at (937) 544-2220.
December Dec. 2 Manchester Hometown Christmas at the Manchester community building from 6 to 9 p.m. Contact Heidi Huron at (937) 549-2516 Dec. 3 Peebles Christmas Celebration lighting of the Christmas tree and other events starts at 6 p.m. Contact (937) 587-2417 Dec.10 & 11 Page One-Room School House Christmas event off Vaughn Ridge Road. >From 2 to 4 p.m. Contact Mary Fulton at (937) 587-2043 Dec. 17 Adams County Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Contact the Cincinnati Museum Center’s Edge of Appalachia Preserve at (937) 5442880. Dec. 21 (rain date: Dec. 22) - Lighting the Serpent, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Celebrate the Winter Solstice by helping volunteers light over 900 luminary candles outlining the serpent effigy. Contact F.O.S.M. at (937) 587-3953.
Highland County November Nov. 26 Annual Holiday Parade. 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, Hillsboro. Theme: A Storybook Christmas. Featuring Santa Claus, and pictures with Santa after the parade at the Colony Theatre. 937-393-7055.
December Dec. 10 Lake area Chili Cookoff & Christmas Campfire 5 p.m. Bayview Campground, Rocky Fork Lake, Hillsboro. 937-
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Box By Lori Holcomb
For as long as I can remember, my mom has made the most amazing cookies for Christmas. I would help her in the kitchen for what seemed like hours to prepare all of the holiday treats. Then we would package them in pretty holiday tins for both her and my father’s co-workers and our family and friends. Here’s a peek into my mom, Sandy Schum’s recipe box with a few of our holiday favorites.
Enjoy!!
Apricot Cookies 1 cup Crisco (vegetable shortening) 1 cup cottage cheese, small curd 1 cup flour ½ cup pecans, very finely chopped ½ to ¾ cup apricot preserves Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine Crisco, cottage cheese, pecans and flour until well combined. Wrap dough in plastic and chill until firm. Roll out dough
and cut into 2” circles. Place a scant teaspoon of apricot in the center of each circle and fold over dough to make a half circle, pressing edges to seal. Bake until edges are just lightly browned. While still warm, roll in powdered sugar to coat.
Rum Balls 2 cups vanilla wafers, crushed 1 cup pecans, ground very fine 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder
2 Tablespoons light corn syrup Rum 1 cup powdered sugar Mix wafers, pecans, cocoa and corn syrup until well combined. Sprinkle rum, a little at a time, into mixture until you have workable dough. Roll into 1” balls. Roll balls in powdered sugar and store in an airtight container for one week. Remove from container, roll in powdered sugar again. Serve.
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Holly Wreaths 4 cups flour 1 cup sugar 6 egg yolks 1 pound butter (4 sticks, no substitutions) Preserves or jelly of choice, raspberry, cherry, strawberry, etc. Powdered Sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, sugar, yolks and butter with a pastry cutter until well combined. Press into ball, wrap in plastic, chill. Roll out dough and cut with 2 ½” round cutters. With a small ¾” cutter, cut centers out of half of the 2 ½” rounds. Bake until edges brown, remove pan onto rack to cool, separating the whole circles from the rounds with the centers removed. Sprinkle the rounds without centers with powdered sugar to coat while still warm. Once cool, spread a scant teaspoon of preserves on the whole rounds and top with a sugar coated round to create the holly wreath.
Festive Brownie Bites 1 package brownie mix*, batter prepared according to package directions *Ghirardelli brand is preferred Red candied cherries Chocolate or cream cheese frosting Holiday mini muffin/cupcake paper liners Place holiday mini muffin liners in mini muffin pans. Fill cups 2/3 full with brownie batter. Bake according to package directions, usually 8-12 minutes or until brownies are set, remove from pan, cool. Pipe frosting on each mini brownie with a pastry bag. Top with candied cherry.
Jam Thumbprints 3 sticks butter (no substitutes) 1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla 3 ½ cups flour ¼ teaspoon salt 2-3 egg whites, whisked 1 cup pecans, finely chopped Jam or preserves of choice Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add flour and salt. Mix well. Roll dough into 1” balls. Roll balls in egg whites and then in chopped pecans. Place balls on cookie sheet, pressing thumb into center of each ball to make a divot. Bake until lightly browned. Remove from oven and fill the thumbprint with jam. Enjoy.
Sour Cream Sugar Cookies 2 cups sugar 1 cup butter 2 eggs 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 4 cups flour 1 cup sour cream Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix ingredients together in order listed. Wrap dough in plastic and chill overnight or at least several hours. Roll out dough to ¼” thickness and cut with cookie cutters. Place on cookie sheet and bake 8 minutes or until edges just begin to brown lightly. Cook on baking racks. Decorate as desired.
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1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs ½ cup melted butter or margarine 1 cup coconut 1 cup chocolate chips 1 cup butterscotch chips 1 cup walnuts, chopped fine 1 can sweetened condensed milk Pour graham cracker crumbs into 9x13 pan. Top with butter and stir to combine. Press mixture into bottom of pan. Sprinkle in layers the coconut, chips and walnuts. Top with sweetened condensed milk. Bake 25 minutes or until edges are brown. Cool. Cut into bars.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, both sugars and oats. Cut in shortening until crumbly. Press 2/3 of mixture into the bottom of a well greased 13x9 pan. Top with jam and crumble remaining dough over the top. Bake for 30-40 minutes. Cool. Cut into squares.
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Holly Wreaths Jam Bars Jam Thumbprints Keebler’s Trash Bag Turkey Mom’s Cherry Pie Crust Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies “Oven-less” No Bake Cookies Pressed Chicken Sandwiches Pumpkin Bars Pumpkin Bars Frosting Pumpkin Pie Quick! Christmas Morning Cinnamon Rolls Rum Balls Seven Layer Cookies Simply Sweet, Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows Sour Cream Sugar Cookies Ultimate Fudge Sauce Yeast Rolls
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