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The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, November 22, 2001 - Page 7A Time-Saving Creation For A Month Devoted To Family And Friends Lee County Primary School Star Scholars for the Second Six Weeks are (back row L-R) Andrew Askey, Brantley Mathis, Garrett Bredar, Megan Lisemby, Kirby Whitehead, Alicia Willard, Alex Clark, Lacey Winborne, and Candace Cosby. Students on the front row (L-R) are Kate Morrow, Michael L'Herault, Michael That, Kayla Newberry, Holly Ebbets, Alice Creel, Emily Peters, Laine Ellington, Meagan Franklin, and Matthew Paulik. Ramon J. Fajardo Attorney At Law 124 Fourth Street 759-2243 General Practice - Including Personal Injury, Divorce, Workers Compensation and Criminal Defence Sty Of fyaca (NAPS A (-December is a time for family and friends-and food. A new creation, which will go as well on a holiday party buffet as it will on the kitchen table during a gift-wrapping session, is the Chocolate Chip Cookie Crisp, this year's "December Delight." The Chocolate Chip Cookie Crisp is a substantial cookie. It's big and sweet, but it has a light and airy interior. It's a whole new taste and texture from any choco late chip cookie you've ever en joyed. A little lighter, slightly chewy, but with a crispy exterior, this creation is just as moist and rich as many chocolate chip cookie favorites. The built-in swirl of chocolate chips makes this one of the most unique-look ing chocolate chip cookies you'll ever serve. Time is an important consider ation in December, so this recipe uses a batter method-no kneading needed-in addition to the time saving advantages of Fleischmann's RapidRise yeast. Chocolate Chip Cookie Crisp 41/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup sugar 1 envelope Fleischmann's RapidRise Yeast 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup evaporated milk 1 cup butter or margarine 2 eggs, large 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted Chocolate Chip Filling: 11/2 cups mini semi-sweet chocolate morsels 1 cup sugar In a large bowl, combine 11/2 cups flour, sugar, undissolved yeast and salt. Heat water, milk and butter until very warm (120° to 130°F). Gradually add to flour mixture. Beat 2 minutes at me dium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add eggs, vanilla and 1 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed. Stir in remaining flour to make a stiff batter. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; refrigerate 2 hours. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, combine ingredients for Choco late Chip Filling and stir to blend. Divide dough in half, returning half to refrigerator. On lightly floured surface, roll remaining dough to 12-inch square. Brush with melted butter; sprinkle with half of Chocolate Chip Filling. Roll as for jelly roll; pinch seam to seal. Cut into 12 equal pieces; place cut side down on greased baking sheets. Flatten to 1/4-inch thickness. Brush with melted but ter. Repeat with remaining dough, melted butter and Chocolate Chip Filling. Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes or until golden. Remove from Domestic Oil Vital To U.S. Victory Over Terror By Sterling Burnett (NAPSA)- The horrific terror ist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. have made National Security the number one domestic policy priority. Yet this means more than just tightening security at airports. To shore up national security, the United States must reduce its depen dence on foreign oil. This became evident mere hours after the terrorists' attacks, when many parts of the country experienced sharply rising gaso line prices. Prices rose, in part, as a result of gas station owners' fear that a war was about to break out in the oil rich Persian Gulf region, which would reduce the supplies of oil for gasoline and raise their cost. Oil is more than fuel for our cars and homes, however. It is also a feedstock for plastics, phar maceuticals, fertilizers and lubri cants. Robert Ebel, of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, has argued that: "Oil fu els military power, national trea suries, and international politics. It has been transformed into a determinant of well-being, of national security, and of interna tional power for those who pos sess this vital resource, and the converse for those who do not." Yet, from the Arab oil embargo, through the Gulf War to today, the U.S. remains dependent upon often hostile or politically un stable foreign nations for a ma jority of our oil. Now, while our nation's memory is clear and our will is focused, is the time to end this blood for oil trade. America has large deposits of oil under its public lands and off shore. For example, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) likely contains between six and 16 billion barrels of oil and as much as 28 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Oil and gas production are forbidden, how ever, due to environmental con cerns. It is time to choose: our national security and saving American lives, or marginally protecting sea birds and otters. Six billion bar rels of oil, the minimum expected to be recovered from ANWR, would replace all of the oil im ported from Iraq for the next 50 years. And, the natural gas esti mated in ANWR exceeds current U.S. annual natural gas consump tion. High energy prices are a sign of scarcity and signal that there is profit to be made by those who can bring new supplies of fuel to the market. New production in creases supplies, eventually driv ing prices down. Price controls on energy only guarantee continued scarcity, since it tells potential oil entrepreneurs that their risky and expensive quest for new oil fields will not be rewarded. America does not need com plete energy independence. Rely ing only on domestic oil supplies when less expensive foreign al ternatives are available would be as foolish as our current policy of dependence. A sound energy policy would allow us access to cheap, abun dant foreign energy when politi cal winds are favorable, while removing political obstacles to domestic production so that tin- pot dictators and terrorists can no longer hold America's prosperity and foreign policy hostage. • Sterling Burnett is a Senior Policy Analyst at the National Center for Policy Analysis, a non partisan think-tank. YGHILD CARE. Afterschool Program at Lee County Elementary School Gym. Transportation included. 1:15 ratio, safe environment. Includes homework, snack, creative, and sports times, field trips, and much more! For more information, call 759-9008. Time: 3 - 6 pm daily plus school holidays. Financial assistance available. George (Smitty) Johnson Home and Lawn Maintenance, also Pressure Washing m "PROBLEMS SOLVED" No Job Too Small <4 % 120 Jayne Street Leesburg, Georgia 31763 Office: (912) 759-0126 Fax: (912) 759-0126 Pager: (912) 431-3704 Davis Auto Parts Used Auto Parts Minor Auto Repair Work We Buy Junk Cars 434-1793 Monday - Friday 8:00 - 5:30 209 E. Century Road - Leesburg sheet; cool on wire rack. Fleischmann's Yeast was founded in 1868 when Charles and Maximillian Fleischmann ar rived in the United States from their native Austria-Hungary. They introduced a commercial yeast with remarkable leavening power. The brand now has a complete line of yeast products, including Fresh Active Yeast, Active Dry Yeast, RapidRise Yeast, Bread Machine Yeast and a line of Bread Machine Mixes. For baking hints and recipes, call 1-800-777-4959 or visit www.breadworld.com. 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