Molly's Corner recetas and holiday treats from Shiner
Molly Pesek shares favorite holiday recipes saved from readers, including Church Window Candy Ice Box Fruit Cake and Peanut or Pecan Brittle Candy. The notes praise contributors Mrs Machacek and Mrs Steinbauer while offering tips and Mollynotes on technique and timing.
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Shiner
Edward Machacek
Rt. 2
Art Steinbauer
Texas
Art [Mary] Steinbauer
Ave
H Shiner
Mary
Christmas in 1776 varied across the colonies
Hallmark historian Sally Hopkins notes no Santa or decorated trees in 1776. Virginia kept English Yuletide customs, Puritan areas banned Christmas, Dutch New Amsterdam kept gifts with wooden shoes, and Washington crossed the Delaware on Christmas Day, boosting morale in the Revolution.
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Hallmark
Sally Hopkins
Virginia
America
Hopkins
New Amsterdam
Manhattan
St. Nicholas
Santa Claus
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
George
Moving Reasons Haven’t Changed Across Centuries
The Shiner Gazette outlines why people move, contrasting deficiency motivation driven by survival with abundancy motivation seeking better living and advancement. It notes moving today mirrors 1860s patterns in effort and cost, and references historical shifts in migration drivers and a forward looking view of human mobility.
Year of family joys in Sugar Land and beyond
A family notes 1976 brings new members and changing jobs. Lerna and Thomas build a Sugar Land home and commute to Houston where he is a Texaco chemist and she supervises drapery manufacture. Marianne earns UT degree and works in Texas chemistry. Judy pursues Interior Design. Connie Sue nears UT Austin. Joyce Marie turns twelve.
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Lerna
Thomas
Sugar Land
Houston
Texaco
Lorna
Marianne
University of Texas
State of Texas
Judy
Connie Sue
Hallettsville High School
University of Texas In Austin
Joyce Marie
Sunshine
Bob
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Justine) Smirak
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