HELPS: 
            Child's party.  Fill ice cream cones (flat bottoms) with cake batter half full and bake. Decorate with icing topped with colored sugar.  Small marshmallows can be used for candle holders on cakes.
            Eliminating drink spills:  Your child will be able to hold onto a glass better if you place two rubber bands around the glass an inch or so apart.  Makes it easier for little hands to hold.,
            Has your child outgrown a favorite sweater?  Don't throw it away, chances are it is only the sleeves that are too short.  Cut them off and finish the armholes, and the child will have a great sweater vest to wear.

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Creamy Spinach, Onion, and Bacon Dip (12-15 servings)

1 pound bacon cooked and crumbled
1 (10 oz. package) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and
squeezed dry
1 small onion, chopped
1 (8 oz. package) softened cream cheese
1 ( 5 oz. package)  shredded Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Serve dip with corn chips.

Preheat oven to 350 D.  Combine ingredients in a medium bowl. Spoon mixture into a two quart baking dish.  Bake 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.  Serve with corn chips.

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French Meat Pie

2 Tbls. Cooking oil
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground pork
1 cup mashed potatoes
2 tsp. ground allspice
1 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper
Pastry for double-crust pie (9 inches)
1 egg beaten for top of pie

In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat, sauté onion until tender, remove and set aside.  Brown beef and pork together, drain. Combine onion, meat, potatoes and seasonings.  Line pie plate with pastry then fill with meat mixture.  Top with crust, seal and flute edges, make slits on top, brush with egg. Bake 375 D for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.  Yield: 6-8 servings

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Oriental Snow Pea Stir Fry

1 Tbls. Cornstarch
1/2 cup chicken broth
Vegetable cooking spray
One or two cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. Soy sauce
2 cups snow peas, fresh if possible
8 oz. can sliced bamboo shoots, drained
8 oz. can sliced water chestnuts, drained.   
Combine cornstarch and chicken broth, mix, set aside.

Coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray, place over low heat until hot. Add garlic , sauté until lightly browned.  Add soy sauce, snow peas, bamboo shoots and chestnuts to skillet, stir fry high heat for 1
minute.  Reduce heat to medium, add broth, stirring constantly, bring to boil until thickened. Serve with hot rice, serves 4.

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Ephesians 5:32 
                          And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
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