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This month’s item<br />
What Is It?<br />
Last month’s item was<br />
identified as a folding door<br />
for old box wagon by Joe<br />
Kraus, Dover.<br />
This month’s item was<br />
submitted by Don Bolten,<br />
Bright. Share your story as<br />
well as your guess! Please<br />
e-mail your answer and<br />
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Wednesday, Oct. 25, <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
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DEAR<br />
MARIE<br />
By<br />
Marie<br />
Segale<br />
marie@goBEACONnews.com<br />
Dear Marie,<br />
I own a retail shop and<br />
often hire new employees.<br />
When I bring in new employees,<br />
I make sure they<br />
know how to make change<br />
for a cash purchase. I practice<br />
with them until we both feel<br />
comfortable with their ability<br />
to handle cash.<br />
I was recently getting food<br />
in a fast food restaurant. My<br />
purchase was $16.02, and I<br />
gave the cashier $20.02. The<br />
young person was not able to<br />
figure out the correct change.<br />
I decided to explain how to<br />
count the change back. My<br />
husband was so frustrated<br />
with me for taking the time<br />
or embarrassing the cashier. I,<br />
however, am used to teaching<br />
and training that skill because<br />
so many young people don’t<br />
seem prepared.<br />
Marie, I think this is a big<br />
problem everywhere. What is<br />
the solution?<br />
Helen in Dover<br />
By<br />
Celeste<br />
Calvitto<br />
Last month’s item: old box<br />
wagon folding door<br />
Dear Helen,<br />
I think this is a great question.<br />
I have also seen this<br />
happen. If a cash register is<br />
not available to calculate the<br />
required change, the cashier<br />
gets flustered. I see similar<br />
reactions concerning telling<br />
the time with an analog<br />
clock. While I believe the<br />
schools are partly at fault,<br />
the parents have also failed<br />
to teach their children well.<br />
The aforementioned are<br />
skills that seven- and eightyear-olds<br />
are capable of<br />
learning. They should also be<br />
capable of knowing their parents’<br />
phone numbers in case<br />
they get lost. Today children<br />
have lost out on the time,<br />
attention, guidance, and good<br />
training that every person<br />
needs to be productive in our<br />
society.<br />
The answer? Let’s ask our<br />
principals in grade schools.<br />
Let’s ask the teachers we<br />
know. Let’s ask the school<br />
boards. Let us all sit down<br />
with our children and grandchildren<br />
to make sure they<br />
can do basic life skills. We see<br />
it; let’s be part of the solution.<br />
In the past when I saw<br />
a situation where I thought,<br />
“Somebody needs to do something,”<br />
I quickly realized, I’m<br />
Somebody!<br />
Have a pressing question?<br />
Contact marie@goBEACON<br />
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By<br />
Melanie<br />
Alexander<br />
Almost every person in<br />
By<br />
our neighborhood Maxine celebrates<br />
the coming of Klump autumn with a<br />
scarecrow affixed to a front<br />
yard lamppost Community and autumn<br />
Correspondent<br />
décor surrounding their front<br />
porch. It’s our way of welcoming<br />
visits from families<br />
maxineklump.thebeacon@yahoo.com<br />
and friends. The pots of fall<br />
florals are beginning to appear<br />
and yesterday, I went to find a<br />
replacement scarecrow to replace<br />
the one that had “weathered”<br />
too many seasons.<br />
Several invitations to gatherings<br />
are beginning to arrive<br />
with the request that each of<br />
us brings a treat to share.<br />
This delicious treat was<br />
shared several years ago by<br />
my friend Kathy Michaels. It<br />
is delicious whether served<br />
warm or cold and needs no<br />
frosting. However, for a real<br />
treat, warm it slightly and top<br />
with whipped cream or vanilla<br />
ice cream.<br />
Apple Cake<br />
2 cups flour<br />
2 teaspoons baking soda<br />
2 teaspoons cinnamon<br />
1 ½ cups sugar<br />
½ cup butter, softened<br />
2 eggs<br />
4 cups apples that have been<br />
peeled and then diced into<br />
small pieces<br />
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.<br />
Grease the bottom and sides<br />
of a 9x9-inch square baking<br />
dish.<br />
Sift the flour, baking soda,<br />
and cinnamon. Set aside.<br />
Cream together the sugar<br />
and butter and beat with an<br />
electric mixer until light and<br />
fluffy. Add eggs, one at a<br />
time, and mix well after each.<br />
Add the dry ingredients and<br />
mix well. Fold in the apples.<br />
Transfer to a baking dish and<br />
bake for about 40 minutes or<br />
until a toothpick inserted into<br />
the center of the cake comes<br />
out clean. Cool slightly before<br />
serving. Cut into desired size<br />
squares.<br />
This tasty dip hits the<br />
spot when the get-together<br />
involves snack time. I first<br />
tasted the dip at a work gathering<br />
and sought the person<br />
who brought the snack before<br />
the day ended!<br />
Pumpkin Dip with<br />
Cinnamon Crisps<br />
Dip<br />
15 oz. can of pumpkin<br />
(NOT pumpkin pie filling)<br />
1 cup sour cream<br />
½ cup brown sugar<br />
¼ teaspoon salt<br />
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon<br />
8 oz. carton whipped topping,<br />
thawed<br />
Combine pumpkin, sour<br />
cream, brown sugar, salt, and<br />
cinnamon. Fold in whipped<br />
topping and store in the refrigerator<br />
until time to serve.<br />
Crisps<br />
10 7-inch flour tortillas<br />
Cinnamon sugar mixture<br />
Preheat oven to 400<br />
degrees. To prepare the<br />
crisps, lay each tortilla on<br />
an ungreased baking sheet.<br />
Wet your fingers with water<br />
and rub a light amount of<br />
water evenly on the surface.<br />
Sprinkle each tortilla with the<br />
cinnamon sugar mixture. Using<br />
kitchen shears or a paring<br />
knife, cut each tortilla into<br />
eight wedge-shaped pieces.<br />
Bake for 6-8 minutes. When<br />
done, remove the pieces<br />
to rack to cool. Serve with<br />
pumpkin dip.<br />
Alternative for crisps when<br />
time is a problem: Purchase<br />
a bag of cinnamon sugarflavored<br />
pita crisps!<br />
Enjoy the fall and all it has<br />
to offer!<br />
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