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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1997
Page
6
New Castle News notes festive treats from Christmas to Kwanzaa with recipes and ideas. Chocolate pinwheel cookies blend almonds cocoa and butter, with kid friendly steps to roll dough, shape swirled cookies, and share a sweet holiday bite at the table.
A sweet cocoa cake recipe suited for Kwanzaa celebrations includes butter sugar vanilla eggs and cocoa with buttermilk. The guide suggests optional pecan or walnut garnish and a vanilla glaze, yielding about 18 servings.
Through December 22 residents can enter the sixth annual Wampum Area Home Decorating Contest sponsored by the Wampum Area Business Association with $300 in bonds as prizes. Judging December 23 by three judges from Wampum Chewton and New Beaver. For details call 535-8866. The National Arbor Day Foundation offers a free Conservation Trees booklet with tips on energy savings shade trees windbreaks songbirds and soil and shelterbelt advice. Send name and address to Conservation Trees National Arbor Day Foundation Nebraska City NE 68410.
In a tradition, Croton kindergarteners will decorate gingerbread houses with Lawrence County Area Vocational Technical School restaurant trade students at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Dave Crawley of KDKA-TV will visit to feature the project on a KD Country segment. Teachers include Sandy Graham and Peter J. Verage.
Butter cookies shaped as reindeer angels or stars become edible ornaments and snacks. Mary Bergin of Spago notes almonds add Italian flair, while Gale Gand praises a chocolate popcorn mix for party nibbling. Recipe lists dough with butter sugar almonds egg milk almond extract flour salt and decorating tips.
Martha Stewart explains poinsettia color timing requires 14 hours of darkness starting Oct 1, making it impractical to redo a past plant for Christmas. She advises buying new plants, or annual color strategies, and offers care steps. For lace, she recommends overnight soaking, careful handling, and a bleach solution to brighten fabric, noting Linens Limited as a professional resource.
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