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Many of us have Christmas traditions. The one I have developed since I started writing Cooks’ Corner is to feature cookie recipes one week of December and candy another; this holiday season is no exception. Thoughts of candy at Christmas brought back a lot of sweet memories from my childhood days. Uncle Bill brought our family a box of ribbon candy almost every year. Included were several different flavors and colors of thin and somewhat brittle strips of striped confection…..
There are days that I sit down to write my column knowing exactly what my subject is going to be. There are other days when I have a vague idea; it just needs to be fleshed out. Still other days I am praying for a story to put with the recipes I have gathered. My struggle writing this particular column goes back six years. My husband, Bob, was in the hospital on life support. I had contacted the then-editor on…..
A good portion of last week was spent with family. My daughter Molly came on Wednesday with her younger two children, Lincoln and Melody. Maggie (who lives with her dad) arrived on Friday. My house has been filled with the sounds of children for several days; now it seems very quiet. Thursday morning was waffles for breakfast day. Molly picked up some whole wheat pastry flour for me at an outlet in Illinois, and I used it in the batter…..
I have mentioned before that my mother loved to tell family stories. Some were about her dad’s childhood, which took place in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The hat parade story I related a few weeks ago was our favorite of these. Mom came to Indiana one year to spend time with my family. While she was here, one of her goals was to make a videotape of her telling stories. The historical society in her county wanted to…..
My parents took me to church soon after I was born and I have attended worship services almost every Sunday since. During those sixty-plus years, I have developed a deep appreciation for the hymns that have played such a vital role in church life. Many congregations have abandoned these songs for more modern tunes, but I am thankful to be a part of a church that still incorporates them in our early service. One morning not so long ago I…..