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but a good one. My aunt used
to bake this cake for Christ
mas and my mothers birthday
dinner. My cousins wanted the
recipe but didn’t know I had it
until years after my aunt died.
They were so thankful that I
had it. It's probably more than
75 years old.”*
Park to make it a better place for people to visit and
a better habitat for wildlife.”
Sally Baldwin, 45, the boys’ mother, is proud
of her sons. "(My husband and I) support them
and offer suggestions, but they do all the work
themselves,” she says. "Besides, the adults in this
house don’t know the first thing about websites or
funding grants.”
The mission of My Own Book is one that
the brothers both personally believe
in. “I have about a billion books,”
Kyle says. “We’d rather read than
play video games.”
Last year, the Baldwin brothers
received the Dale Earnhardt
Legend Leadership Award,
which included a $7,000 grant,
given to individuals who make a
worthy contribution to their
community, and a SSOO
Youth Leaders for Literacy
grant from the National
Education Association.
But if funds run low,
the brothers reach into
their own pockets. “We
use our own money,” says
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homemade wreaths as well as eggs from chickens
they raise.
The brothers have plans to take the My Own
Book program nationwide. “Through the website
we've helped set up chapters in New York, New
Jersey and other states,” Kyle says.
Barbara Mallon, coordinator of the Gifted and
Talented Education programs in the West Contra
Costa School District, says the Baldwin brothers
have had a powerful and positive influence on
Fairfield. "My Own Book has had ripple
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OLD-FASHIONED ORANGE LAYER CAKE
Cake:
2 cups granulated sugar
I cup unsalted butter,
softened
5 eggs, at room
temperature
I tablespoon grated
orange rind
Vi cup fresh orange juice
2/i cups self-rising flour
I cup 2% reduced-fat milk
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
2. To prepare cake, combine sugar and butter; cream with a mixer
at medium-high speed. Add eggs and orange rind; blend well.
Reduce speed to low and beat in orange juice. Add flour alternately
with milk; beat well. Pour into pans.
3. Bake 22 to 25 minutes, until a wooden toothpick inserted in the
center comes out clean. Cool in pans 15 minutes. Remove from
pans and cool completely on wire racks.
4. To prepare icing, combine butter, orange rind, orange juice
and half of the confectioners’ sugar. Using a mixer at low speed,
beat until well blended. Gradually add remaining sugar, beat until
smooth. Spread about V* cup icing on top of one layer. Place sec
ond layer on top. Spread remaining icing in a thin layer over top and
sides. Serves 20.
Nutritional facts per serving: 400 calories, 21 g fat, 4g protein, SOg carbohy
drates, Og fiber, 220 mg sodium.
effects: the child who brought home the
book (may have) inspired mom and dad
to take literacy courses; the child who
L didn’t know he or she loved to read,
I because the opportunity was never
presented. Kyle and Brady have
distributed 10,000 books
and work tirelessly. Our
community will never be the
same." ★
W Story by j. poet of San
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Icing:
V* cup unsalted butter,
softened
I tablespoon grated
orange rind
A cup fresh orange juice
I (I-pound) package
confectioners’ sugar
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