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BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2016
Cooking with Joyce
Hot beverages for cold nights
Hope all of you had a
Wonderful Christmas.
Christmas was a great
time to help many people
who were in need, and I
know there are many today.
I work with a group at
Hope Springs
Church in Ath
ens that meets
this description.
I, along with
church mem
bers, threw a
Christmas party
for those in need
and I went out
and got presents
and blankets and
other items they
needed to put
smiles on lots of
faces.
I cannot thank my friends
Susan Carter, Vicki Payne,
Cherry Stephens. Connie
Moore. Kendra Moore
Sexton and Helena Bond
enough, for their help in
making this a success.
Trying to decide what
recipes to share with you
wasn't easy. I sat down and
talked with my dear friend
Lois Wall and knew since
this was my last column of
the year I wanted to share
more of her recipes.
I just had to decide what
to share.
Since it’s getting to be
that time of year where
nights are cold and nice
warm drinks after a night
out to warm the body is
good, I thought about
sharing a variety of these
with you and sure enough
I found a good selection in
Wall’s cookbook that she
has shared with me.
Again, I dedicate my
column to Lois Wall who
inspires me to be a better
person each day.
I hope I am half the lady
she is. Hope you enjoy her
recipes for hot beverages
along with a few
of mine to warm
you up on a cold
night.
Hot
Mulled Cider
Ingredients:
Mix 2 quarts
cider
1/4 cup brown
sugar
12 whole cloves
1/4 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. ground
cinnamon
dash of salt
Directions:
Put this in a heavy sauce
pan or boiler. Bring to
a boil stirring constantly.
Turn heat down and sim
mer for 5 minutes.
Cool, serving, strain to
remove cloves and then
reheat.
Wassail
Ingredients:
1 gallon apple cider
1 cup orange juice
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 stick cinnamon
Directions:
Add cloves (15-20 for
best results). Slowly bring
to a boil.
Add fruit slices (orange
and lemon) after wassail
comes to a boil.
May add a stick of cin
namon to each cup for
extra flavor.
Party Punch
Ingredients:
1 large can pineapple
juice
1 can frozen lemonade
1 pkg. cherry Kool Aid
1 cup sugar
1 small jar Maraschino
cherries
1 bottle ginger ale
Directions:
Put first 5 ingredients in
a gallon jug. Just before
serving add ginger ale
and ice. Add red color if
desired.
Creamy Hot Cocoa
(my recipe from
Grandmother)
Ingredients:
1/3 cup unsweetened
cocoa powder
3/4 cup white sugar
1 pinch salt
1/3 cup boiling water
3 1/2 cups milk
3/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup half and half
cream
Directions:
Combine the cocoa,
sugar and pinch of salt in
a saucepan.
Blend in the boiling
water.
Bring this mixture to an
easy boil while stirring.
Simmer and stir for
about 2 minutes. Watch
that it doesn’t scorch.
Stir in 3 1/2 cups of milk
and heat until very hot, but
do not boil. Remove form
heat and add vanilla.
Divide between 4 mugs.
Add cream to the mugs
of cocoa to cool it to drink
ing temperature.
May top with marshmal
lows.
Joyce
jacks
COMMUNITY THEATRE MAKES DONATIONS TO CHARITIES
Winder-Barrow Community Theatre recently finished a Christmas show
which was used as a fundraiser for two local charities. “Harmony Baptist
Ladies Auxiliary Christmas Jubilee” by Georgia author Laura King was
performed by actors from WBCT, and all of the profit from the shows was
donated to Food2Kids and Share the Blessings. The audience members also
donated money as they enjoyed baked goodies provided by the cast and
crew of the show. A check for $1,115 was given to each charity. To donate
directly to the Barrow County account at the Food Bank of NEGA, go to http://
foodbanknega.org/donate; then click on “Hunger Programs” and scroll to
“Food 2 Kids Barrow” to donate. For additional information about Food 2
Kids Barrow and how to help, call 770-867-4527, or email ellen.petree@bar-
row.k12.ga.us or Shannon.derrick@barrow.k12.ga.us. For more information
on Share the Blessings, go to Spiritofsharinginc.org. For more information
about WBCT and other upcoming events and shows, go to www.winderbar-
rowtheatre.org.
Programs planned at Auburn Library
The following events are
coming up at the Auburn
Library:
•Family Story Time -
11:15 a.m. on Wednesday,
Jan. 4, for kids of all ages.
“We combine all the ele
ments of our other story
times to provide fun for
the whole family.” said Bel
Outwater, librarian.
•Lego Club - 3 p.m. on
Saturday, Jan. 7, for ages
four and up with a caregiv
er. “We provide the bricks,
you provide the imagi
nation.” said Outwater.
“Come in and make cre
ations that we will display
in the library.
•Ready to Read Pre-K
Story Time - 11:15 a.m.
on Monday, Jan. 9, for
ages two and up with a
caregiver. “Ms. Renee uses
stories, rhymes and songs
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to entertain and teach early
literacy concepts,” Outwa
ter said.
•Stitch, Knit and Crochet
Club - 1 p.m. on Monday,
Jan. 9. “Meet with other
people who share your
love of yarn-craft!” said
Outwater. Bring your own
yarn and needles.
•Adult Coloring - 6-8
p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9. for
adults only. “Come color
your cares away,” said Out-
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The library is located
at 24 5th Street. Library
hours are: Monday, 11
a.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday
through Thursday, 11 a.m.
to 7 p.m.; Friday and Sat
urday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
and closed on Sundays.
For more information
contact the library at 770-
513-2925 or www.auburn.
prlib.org.
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Looking back and forward
The frantic rush of Christmas 2016 is
over, and Santa has returned home for a
well-deserved rest.
One by one, the houses along our
streets will take down the lights and
decorations, and we’ll hunker down for
the cold winter months ahead.
I don’t like the cold
weather but realize we
need some low tempera
tures to kill the bugs,
which I like even less
than cold weather. So
I’ll tolerate the cold if it
means less bugs in the
spring.
It’s not like I really
have a choice in the mat
ter, but it helps me to
remember that when I’m
grumbling about the cold.
Just a few more days and the kids will
head back to school — the excitement
of the holidays just a memory. They’ll
settle back down to classroom assign
ments and homework. Then before we
know it, it will be time for spring break.
As we get older, Christmas is not so
much about shiny packages under the
tree, but rather about the people gath
ered around the tree. Or about missing
the ones who are no longer around the
tree with us.
Sadly, our family gathering gets
smaller each year. When I was young
er, Christmas at Mama Nay’s included
around 30 people. This year at my
mom’s, there were eight of us around
the lunch table, and two more dropped
by later.
Quite a change!
We have learned to treasure each
moment that we get to spend together.
We are a blessed family in that we
have everything we need. We have
many things that we desire. We have
each other.
And this year. I received the best gift
I could ever have hoped to receive. My
dad is walking without a cane! I had
seen him walking with the cane sever
al times, but this weekend I saw him
walking all about the house without
using any assistive device, and we are
absolutely thrilled!
Just 10 months ago, he was unable to
move his legs at all and was con
fined to a wheelchair. The doctors
told us that he “should” regain full
use of his legs again, but it was
awfully scary.
He was a rock star patient, and
did his therapy diligently. With
each week, he got stronger and
stronger, and though he is still a
tiny bit wobbly, he can maneuver
around the house without the cane!
This is the most awesome gift I’ve
ever received, and I am so very
grateful.
It’s time to look toward the new year
and the challenges and opportunities
that come along with a fresh beginning.
As with many of the new years in
the past, I find myself thinking about
making changes in my life toward bet
ter health. Plans of getting active and
making healthier food choices. Plans
for improving time management, work
habits and keeping my home tidier.
Making more time for friends and
family. More time for God. You know,
the usual stuff we promise ourselves
we’ll implement in the new year.
Will this be the year it really hap
pens? I'm pretty sure all those things
won’t happen in one year, but if I could
tackle one or two each new year, it
would still be a great accomplishment!
We are blessed. And we thank God
for the miracles He has worked in our
lives this year.
Cathy Watkins Bennett is a Bar-
row County native and a gradu
ate of Winder-Barrow High School.
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bencath@aol.com.
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watkins
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