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The South Marysburgh Mirror Druella Acantha Malvina's Column Gem of the Month - Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects. Kitchen Tips: 1. 1 square unsweetened chocolate = 3 tablespoons cocoa plus 1 tablespoon butter or margarine; 2. 1 cup buttermilk (or sour milk) = 1 cup sweet milk (less 1 tablespoon) + 1 tablespoon vinegar; 3. 1 cup cake flour = 1 cup (less two tablespoons) all purpose flour. We have a neighbour who treats his dog like a child. One day he took him to the vet and explained, "] dropped some coins on the floor and before I could pick them up my dog, Randolph, ate them." The vet advised him to leave the dog at his office for the night. The next morning, our neighbour phoned to see how his dog was doing, The vet replied,"No change yet." Easy One Dish Meal 1 1/2 pounds ground beef - brown in Dutch oven Add - 1 large onion, chopped; 1 medium green pepper, chopped 2 celery stalks, sliced. Cook until crisp tender. Add 1 quart tomato juice, 1 1/2 cups catsup, 1 1/4 cups uncooked macaroni, 1 tsp. chili powder (or to taste) 1/4 tsp. garlic ;powder (or to taste) salt and pepper. Cover and simmer to desired thickness. ODE TO THE GOLDEN YEARS The beauty of our youth has long since gone, Though our love remains forever strong. We've had our trials down through the years, We've had our fun and shed our tears. We may have slowed a step or two, But just give up we'll never do. With gnarled and twisted fingers clasped, We'll savor our friendship to the last. wv [NY COMING EVENTS The next Friendship Circle meeting is Thursday, February 8th, 1:30 p.m. at Milford Town Hall. Qur hostesses are Muriel Rorabeck and Eleanor Hinde, Eleanor Johnston has thought for the Day, our roll call 1s your pet peeve about driving (or drivers), we are to wear red and - we find our who our 1995 secret pal was. Also we will get our new secret pals for 1996. Angela Miller will be our guest speaker and will tell us all about 4H. Any of us who have had children take the courses appreciate what it teaches them ( and we aren't above learning from it also) Unit 3 of South Bay U.C.W. will meet at the home of Doris Minaker on Wednesday, February 14, at 1:30 p.m. Our roll call is a poem or verse (of our own making) about Love or Valentines. Alice Miller has devotional, Judy Zeleny the program and Irene Magee recreation. = How To Avoid Being Swindled by Telephone (taken from February 1996 Reader's Digest) (1) Don't assume that people calling with an exciting offer are trustworthy. (2) Don't disclose information about your bank account or credit cards to callers whose identity you can't verify. (3) Don't send money to "win" a prize or take advantage of "deals". (4) Don't purchase or invest without checking documentation to confirm the legitimacy of a company. (5) Don't hesitate to hang up. (Usually if an offer sounds too good to be true, it is.)