Grandma's Glasses

Anonymous

A little boy said to a playmate: "When I get older I want to wear glasses just like Grandma wears.  She must have a special kind because she can see much more than most people."

"She can see when folks are hungry or tired or sorry, and she can even see what'll make them feel better.  She can see how to fix a lot of things to have fun with, and she can see what a feller meant to do, even if he didn't do it right.  She can see when a feller is about to cry and she can see what to do to make him feel better."

"I asked her one day how she could see so good, and she said it was the way she learned to look at things as she got older.  So when I get older I want a pair of glasses just like Grandma's so I can see good, too."

From a DUP Newsletter

Deluxe Chili

Deluxe Chili (Award winning chili)

2 pound bag of red beans
2 cloves of garlic chopped
1 clove of garlic chopped extra fine
1 cup grated zucchini squash
3 pounds of very lean hamburger
1 cup of onion chopped
1 cup of onion chopped very fine
2 small jalapeños (cut out the spines inside to reduce the heat) chopped very fine
¾ cup green pepper chopped very fine
3 teaspoons of salt
1 teaspoon of pepper
2 tablespoons of honey
4 tablespoons of vinegar
1-48 oz. can of tomato sauce
1 cup of water
4 teaspoons of chili powder
2 teaspoons of oregano
½ teaspoon of cumin seeds
1 tablespoon of Tabasco sauce
2 teaspoons of Cholula Sauce
16 tablespoons or ½ cup of butter or margarine (2 cubes)

Freezer Meals

Busy moms need a little help in planning and fixing meals. Make two or three batches at once and freeze the extra ones for a busy night.

Peanut Butter Playdough

1 cup peanut butter
2 or 3 tablespoons honey
1 or 2 cups dry milk

other ideas to add to the play dough

1 tablespoon wheat germ
1 cup oatmeal and food coloring.
1 tablespoon granola
Shredded Wheat
mayonnaise

cream cheese

Substitute 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 cup chocolate frosting for sugar
Substitute Brown sugar for white sugar
Substitute Karo Syrup instead of honey (the dough is a little crumbly and dryer) Children under 3 can get botulism spores and it can be fatal.

Stir the ingredients together.  Refrigerate for 2 hours Roll the mixture into balls (The number of children present).  Mold it into shapes.  Decorate projects by pressing seeds or dry fruit into the dough, and/or place on top of a gram-cracker and eat.