Spirit of Christmas Marlin 2012-all pages

A SUPPLEMENT TO THE

The Spiritof Christmas

PAGE 2B Spirit of Christmas WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012

To all of our valued customers, we thank you for your business in

2012 and look forward to serving you in the New Year.

EVANS OIL COMPANY605 Live Oak St.

Marlin, Texas 76661(254) 803-3595

FROM OUR HOUSE TO YOURS.

Former Mayor & Retired C.S.MNorman & Carolyn Erskine

to ourFarm Families

A special greeting and heartfelt thanks to everyoneon the farm. Your dedication and hard work make it

possible for us all to enjoy the holidays with good food and good cheer.

from everyone atBEECHEM EQUIPMENT

Business Highway 6 North • Marlin, Texas(254) 883-2561

Dear Santa Clause: My name is Dusty .I have been very good. May I please have a fruit basket and a sponge missile gun? Thank you Mr. Clause. Merry Christmas.

Dusty

Dear Santa:I phone 4 and a X Box 360J.W.

Dear santa: I want an I Pad. Thank You.Shirelle

Dear Santa,I want a hot wheels. I have been very good. I work

hard in school.From: Braiden

Dear Santa.I would like a baby doll.From: Sydney

Dear Santa:I want a car.From: Abraham

Dear Santa.I want a toy car.From: Keyshawn

Dear Santa:I would like a stuffed animal.From: KyZirihia

Dear Santa,I want a DS game.From Marquees

Dear Santa,I want a car.From: Manuel

Deer Santa,I want a hot wheels car.From: Travis

Dear Santa,I want a pretty baby doll for Christmas. Mary

Dear Saunta,I want a baby.From Avaya

Dear Santa,I want a baby.From: Georkivia

Dear Santa claus. My first name is Jadarrion I am a boy. This year I was so good Imp top of the nice list. Santa, some things that I might like for Christmas this year are a video game and piggy bank.

Merry Christmas, Jadarrion.

Dear Santa,I have been good this year. Please send these things

for Christmas. Please send these things for Christmas: a hot wheel city and new shoes.

Thank you, Juan

Dear Santa,My name is Andrew. I go to Marlin Elementary. I’ve

been so good that I’m at the top of the Nice List. I would like play doh, Batman stuff, and my own playstation 3. Merry Christmas!

Andrew

Dear Santa, I go to Marlin Elementary. I would like a game and new basketball. Merry Christmas

Jotmorie

Dear Santa,I go to Marlin Elementary. I’m a good student. I

would like these things for Christmas, a Barbie, doll-house, and video game.

Merry Christmas!Isabella

Dear Santa, I go to Marlin Elementary. I’ve been good. Please

send these things, a bike, angry bird, and a Hello KittyMerry Christmas,Natalie

Dear Santa,I go to Marlin Elementary. I am a good student. I

want makeup, truck, baby doll, treehouse, black polo shoes and light up shoes.

Merry ChristmasCiara

Dear Santa Clus. My name is Caylee. I would like Barbie dolls for Christmas. My family wants a T.V.

Merry Christmas!Caylee

Dear SantaI go to Mar Elemetary Ive been good. Please send

these thengs. Barbie dolls and new jacket. Please send a new crib for my Mom and new baby.

ShawnaMerry Christmas

Dear Santa Claus, My first name is Javareon. I am a boy. This year I’ve been so good I’m top of the nice list. Santa, some things that I might like for Christmas this year are dirt bike and fishing pole.

Merry Christmas,Javareon

Dear Santa Claus,My first name is Jacob.

I ve been so good thatMerry ChristmasJacob

Dear Santa,I have been good this yer. Please, I want a purple

bouncy house, MP3 player, and a trampolineTaylor

Dear Santa,I have been good things for Christmas I would like

are a play restaurant and new bedThank youName Roderick

Dear Santa,I have been so good. I would like angry birds, mon-

ster trucks, and a game. I wish you a Merry Christmas!Matthew

Dear Santa, I go to Marlin Elementary. I’ve been so good at

school. I would like a muscle car for Christmas. Merry ChristmasLandon

Dear SantaCould you give me a 4 wheeler please for Christ-

mas?Cody

Dear Santa could you please give me a skylanders giants game

love Eric

Dear Santa,Could you please give me a guitar for Christmas?Love Marquees

Dear SantaCould you please give me a for Chrstmas?Love Jermorion

Dear SantaCould you please give me a Barbie doll for Christ-

mas?Love Rayn

Dear Santa,Could you please give me an ipad for Christmas? Love,Arastasta

Dear SantaCould you please give me a beyblade for Christmas?Love Aiden

Dear Santa,Could you please give me a beyblade for Christmas?LoveOha Corian

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There’s no place we’d rather be,Than here in this community.For there’s nothing that we’d rather do,Than to serve good folks like you!With best wishes and sincere thanks from the entire McDonald’s team.

1430 Live Oak • Marlin • 883-3824Closed Christmas Day

New Years Day open at 6:00 a.m.

SERVING YOU HAS BEEN A REAL TREAT FOR US!MERRY CHRISTMAS AND MANY THANKS!

HowSweetIt Is—To KnowPeople Like You!

BIG CREEKCONSTRUCTION

BC Materials — Now selling concrete1517 S. Old Temple Road

Temple, Texas 76655

Merry Christmas from all of us atJen’s Petal Patch

264 Coleman St. | Marlin(254)883-3576

www.jenspetalpatch.com

To all our neighbors, customers and friends, we wish an awe-inspiring

Christmas holiday fi lled withmuch harmony, laughter, peace and joy.

Twin Lakes Ranch RealtyHerman & Irene Zapalac

216 CR 181-Marlin • (254)803-5276

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Here’s wishing you the very best holiday season ever!WILLIAMSFEED STORE228 Commerce Marlin883-2331

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Tis the season to let you know how much we appreciate your support

Happy HolidaysFrom Falls County District Attorney Jody Gilliam & Staff

GLORY BE TO THE NEWBORN KING

Thank you to our customers for your loyalty and support

Young OpticalJane Young, Owner

226 Coleman • Marlin(254)883-3051

Happy Holidays

from your Marlin Wal-Mart


from Clyde, Rosa, Kayla & Kelsey

CLYDE CHANDLERAttorney at Law

(254) 583-2927-Rosebud(254) 605-0888-Cameron

from everyone at DREWS LUMBER COMPANY

At this time of year, we’d like to extend our heartfelt holiday

wishes to you and yours.

1001 N. Hwy Bus. 6, Marlin 883-5211

The custom of a Christmas tree, undecorated, is believed to have begun in Germany in the first half of the 700s.

The earliest story relates how a British monk and missionary, St. Boniface, was preaching a sermon on the Nativity to a tribe of Germanic Druids, outside the town of Geismar.

To convince the idolaters that the oak tree was not sacred and inviolable, the “Apostle of Germany,” fell one on the spot. Toppling, it crushed every shrub in its path except for a small fir sapling.

A chance event can lend itself to numerous inter-pretations, and legend has it that Boniface, attempt-ing to win converts, interpreted the fir’s survival as a miracle, concluding, “Let this be called the tree of the Christ Child.”

Subsequent Christmases in Germany were cel-ebrated by planting fir saplings.

The history of the modern Christmas tree goes back to 16th century Germany.

In Alsace (Elsass), dated 1561, states that, “no burgher shall have for Christmas more than one bush

of more than eight shoes’ length.”The decorations hung on a tree in that time, the

earliest we have evidence of, were “roses cut of many colored paper, apples, wafers, gilt, sugar.”

Around Strasbourg, there was a widespread prac-tice of bring trees (evergreens, not necessarily a fir tree), into houses for decoration during Christmastide.

The modern custom is also connected with the Paradise tree hung with apples, present in the medi-eval religious plays.

The decorations could symbolize the Christian Hosts.

Instead of trees, various wooden pyramidal struc-tures were also used.

In 17th century, the Christmas tree spread through Germany and Scandinavia.

Eventually, the tree was extensively decorated, first with candles and candies, then with apples and confections, later with anything glittering mass-pro-duced paraphernalia.

The success of the Christmas tree in Protestant countries was enhanced by the legend, which attribut-

ed the tradition to Martin Luther, himself. It is a wide-ly held belief that Martin Luther first added lighted candles to a tree.

Walking toward his home one winter evening, composing a sermon, he was awed by the brilliance of stars twinkling amidst evergreens.

To recapture the scene for his family, he erected a tree in the main room and wired its branches with lighted candles.

In England, the tradition was made popular by the German Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria.

The German immigrants brought the Christ-mas tree to America in 17th century. Public outdoor Christmas trees with electric candles were introduced in Finland in 1906, and in the United States in 1912.

The claim of the Pennsylvania Germans to have initiated the Christmas tree custom in America is un-disputed today.

And, it’s in the diary of Matthew Zahm of Lan-caster, Pa., under the date Dec. 20, 1821, that the Christmas tree and its myriad decorations, received their first mention in the New World.

The earliest Christmas tree

Chocolate macaroonsIngredients:4 ounces semi sweet or bittersweet chocolate,

chopped3 large egg whites1/4 cup cocoa powder3/4 cup granulated white sugar1/4 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 1/2 cups sweetened coconut

Preparation:Gently melt the Chocolate in a double boiler or

place a stainless steel bowl over a pan of water on low boil. Stir chocolate until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk the egg whites, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, salt and sugar together. Mix in the melted chocolate and coconut.

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes to an hour. Overnight is also fine.

If you are going to bake two sheets of choco-late macaroons at a time, then arrange the racks in your oven to divide it into thirds. For baking with one sheet at a time, put one of the oven racks in the center of the oven.

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F.Cover cookie sheets with parchment paper or

grease them with cooking spray. Drop batter by small mounds (about 1 tablespoon) and space them two inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. (a cookie scoop works well)

Baking time is about 15 minutes or when the macaroons have a shiny appearance. If you are baking with two sheets at a time, switch baking

pans from top to bottom racks halfway through the cooking time. If you are baking with one sheet at a time then rotate the pan halfway through the cook-ing time. This will ensure that the cookies cook more evenly.

Remove from oven and place baking sheet on a wire rack to cool for ten minutes. Remove cookies from baking sheet and let cool completely on rack.

Makes about 20 - 22 Macaroons


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Season’s GreetingsWe’re counting on the best Christmas for each of our customers.

May the Spirit of the season carry over and enrich your lives every day of the coming year. Th ank you for letting us serve you.

HOLIDAY HOURSWe will close at noon on Christmas Eve and remain closed on

Christmas Day. Regular hours will be observed on December 31st with the bank closed all day on January 1st.

From the Directors, Offi cers and Employees of

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from

PAUL’S AUTO SALES1002 N. Hwy. 6 • Marlin, Texas

(254) 883-3955

Season’s GreetingsHappyHolidays

Blessings At Yuletide

Merry Christmas

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No matter how you say it, we hope it’s grand!

Thank you for your generous support all year long.

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Merry Christmas from

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May God bless you and yours at this joyous time of the year. We wish everyone all good things for the holidays and beyond. Thanks so much foryour support and continued patronage!

Liz & Rufus MartinezTHE MANE PLACE326 Chambers • Marlin • 254-883-6711

(Family Features) From family and friends to teachers and coaches, find-ing the perfect present for everyone on your list can be a daunting task.

But with a little cre-ativity, you can find a great gift without breaking your budget.

Choosing the perfect gift

The key to finding the perfect present? Taking time to consider what your loved one most cherishes.

Do they favor a spe-cific hobby? How do they spend their free time?

If you’re picking a gift for someone you might not know well, such as your child’s teacher or school nurse, consider giving them something to help them unwind and relax.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

For teachers, school nurses and coaches

The role models in your child’s life are often the people that would ben-efit most from a pamper-ing present.

Help them indulge in some relaxation by pack-aging up a basket of spa-inspired items.

Moisturizing beauty products with seasonal scents – such as the Soft-soap Wintermint Won-derland and Enchanting Sugar Plum body washes – will keep skin smooth and glowing throughout the season’s festivities and conjure up images of fa-vorite winter memories.

Bundle with a lush loofah, mini manicure and pedicure kit, facial mask

and lotion for a basket filled with items that will give them the opportunity to treat themselves to a little “me” time.

Homemade treats and photo collages are also great gift options.

For cooking and baking enthusiasts

For your favorite foodie, consider giving some fun and affordable kitchen tools, such as nin-ja gingerbread cookie cut-ters.

If your loved one is known for their savory cuisine, consider purchas-ing an assortment of spic-es to add to their favorite dishes.

Likewise, a new cook-book will help inspire cre-ativity in the kitchen and add a dash of excitement to their regular recipe rou-tine.

For travel lovers

For those on your list who love to hit the road and explore new territo-ries, consider gifts that will make their travel

more enjoyable.Passport covers, cam-

era accessories, travel journals, or a mini alarm clock are all great options that won’t break the bank. You can also give them items that will remind them of their explorations.

Put together a gift basket of exotic choco-lates and shelf-safe foods to remind them of their fa-vorite flavors from abroad.

Or you can remind them of one of the best parts of travel – the feel-ing of relaxation and get-ting away.

Body washes with a refreshing scent, such as the new moisturizing Soft-soap Citrus Splash & Ber-ry Fusion, will transport recipients to warm days and exotic locales.

Combine with a selec-tion of personal care prod-ucts, such as facial masks and moisturizers to help them transform their bath-room into a mini-vacation abroad.

For the kiddos

When purchasing gifts for very young chil-

dren, look for brightly colored toys that play mu-sic or offer an interactive element. Stuffed animals, baby blankets and clothing are great options as well.

For adolescents, teens and in-be-tweens

It’s hard to stay on top of the trends most pre-teens and teenagers are in tune with.

Instead, opt for some-thing you know they’ll en-joy.

Consider giving a gift certificate to a movie the-ater or popular store where they can purchase elec-tronics, clothing or sport-ing equipment.

If you have your heart set on a tangible present, remember to request a gift receipt, just in case.

Choosing the perfect gift

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012 Spirit of Christmas PAGE 5B

We would like to thank everyone for their business this year and wish you and your family

a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

The Clinic will be closed Monday Dec. 24 - Wednesday Dec. 26 for Christmas.

Normal Hours will resume Thursday Dec. 27 at 8:00 am

4118 State Hwy. 7Marlin, TX 76661254-803-3400

Offi ce Hours & Emergencies

As Christmas draws ever nigh, May it lift your spirit high,and may happiness always be, Among you and your family.Dr. & Mrs. James Bryan

Wishing you and yours a safe and happy holiday season.

We look forward to serving you in 2012!Amanda Hernandez and all the employees

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Happy Holidays

(Family Features) Whether you’re hosting a holiday open house or a sit-down feast with family and friends, you want dishes that impress, but aren’t too complicated to make.

These easy and el-egant holiday recipes start with rich and savory Wis-consin-made cheeses from Roth Cheese.

The Perfect Cheese Plate

To add another ele-ment of deliciously easy elegance, set up a cheese plate for guests. Here are some quick tips and rec-ommendations.

• Plan on serv-ing one to two ounces of cheese per person.

• Set out a varietyof cheeses with different textures and flavor pro-files.

• Servethecheesesat room temperature.

• Use a separateknife or spreader for each kind. Cut up a portion of each cheese to let guests know that they can dig in.

Serve complemen-tary finger foodswith thecheeses to help make the most of all the flavors.

Here are some cheese and food pairing suggestions:

Grand Cru Gruyere – Smooth and mellow withlight floral notes. Servewith apples, dried apri-cots, grapes, almonds, fig spread, whole wheatcrackers, bread.

GranQueso – Hand rubbed with spices, this Span-ish inspired cheese has a buttery nutty flavor and afirm,slightlycrumblytex-ture.Servewithdriedfigs,almonds,hazelnuts,Span-ish olives, roasted red pep-pers,Peppadews.

Buttermilk Blue – Deli-ciously creamy and tangy withaclean,sweetfinish.Serve with pears, pecans,figs, candied walnuts,dates, tomatoes, endive, honey, walnut bread.

Seafood Thermidor DipYield: 3 cups

6 ounces cooked lobster tails and claws, coarsely chopped

1 medium shallot, minced

1 large garlic clove, minced

2 cups Alfredo sauce

3 t a b l e s p o o n s cream sherry

1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

1 1/2 c u p s Grand Cru Gruyere cheese, shredded

6 1/8 ounces crab, lump-style

1/4 cup bread-crumbs

Preheat oven to400°F.

In mixing bowl com-bine lobster, shallot, gar-lic, Alfredo sauce, sherry, lemon juice and cheese; stir together until well-combined. Gently fold in crab.

Placemixtureinshal-low baking dish (approxi-mately 8 x 8); top with breadcrumbs and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

Spinach Pesto CrostiniYield: 30 servings

Pesto:1 head garlic3 tablespoons extra

virgin olive oil1 pound spinach3/4 cup unsalted sun-

flowerseeds,toasted6 ounces GranQue-

so cheese, grated

Crostini:

1 medium baguette, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

Saltandpeppertotaste

8 sundried toma-toes, quartered lengthwise

3 ounces GranQue-

so cheese, grated

Preheatovento375°F.Place garlic in alumi-

num foil, drizzle with olive oil, and wrap. Roast for 45 minutes.

Remove roasted garlic cloves from skin.

Blanch spinach in hot water for 30 to 40 seconds. Remove spinach from wa-ter, and pat dry.

In food processor, blend roasted garlic, spin-ach, sunflower seeds and

cheese until smooth.Reduce oven heat to

350°F.

Place baguette sliceson baking sheet, brush with olive oil, then season with salt and pepper.

Bake for 5 to 7 min-utes, until lightly toasted.

Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes.

Evenly spread pesto onto crostini.

Top with sundried to-mato and grated cheese.

Easy holiday elegance

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch overt heir flock by night.

And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around about them: and they were so afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, ly-ing in a manger.

LUKE 2: 8-12

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HappyHolidays

Have a prosperous Holiday Season

from the

Board of Directors & Members of the

Marlin Chamber of Commerce

to the fi ne folk that call Marlin Home!

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and a Prosperous New Year!May the GOD of hope fill

you with joy and peace in believing, so that by

the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope

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� om Mayor Elizabeth Nelson

from Sheriff Ben Kirk

& wife JoAnn

(Family Features) Host a holiday party that’s sim-ple and festive with a combination of pre-made and homemade delights from the celebration experts at Wilton.

For a fun twist on a traditional gingerbread house, Nancy Siler, vice president of consumer affairs at Wilton recom-mends getting the kids involved. They’ll love the marshmallow-y Holiday House Treat made of cin-namon toasted oats cere-al. Once the house is built, watch the kids dec-orate their yummy cre-ation with a variety of gumdrops, licorice, icings and candies.

To cater to a more sophisticated palate, Siler suggests Salted Caramel Bacon Cordial Cups. A lavish blend of vanilla pudding, crisp-cooked bacon and whipped cream is fla-vored with caramel ice

cream topping and piped into edible, dark cocoa Candy Melt cordial cups. They’re bite-sized holi-day bliss.

For more holiday reci-pe project and decorat-ing ideas, or to purchase gingerbread kits, visit www.wilton.com.

Holiday House TreatMakes about 12 serv-

ings6 cups cinnamon-fla-

vored toasted oats cereal4 tablespoons (1/2

stick) butter1 bag (10 ounces) mini

marshmallows1-1/2 teaspoons ground

ginger1 teaspoon ground cin-

namon Assorted Tube Icing,

Decorating Gel, Sprinkles, Colored Sugars,

Icing Decorations and other favorite candy

Prepare Wilton Stand-Up House Pan with vege-

table pan spray. Place cereal in large

bowl. In large saucepan, melt butter; add marsh-mallows, ginger and cin-namon. Cook and stir constantly until melted.

Pour over cereal and mix well. Spread cereal mixture into prepared pan.

When cool to touch, remove from pan; secure to foil-wrapped cake board with icing.

Decorate as desired with icing, sprinkles, sug-ars, icing decorations and candy.

Salted Caramel Bacon Cordial Cups

Makes about 24 filled cordial cups

1-1/2 cups Dark Cocoa Candy Melts Candy

3 containers (3.2 ounces each) vanilla pre-pared pudding

1/2 cup finely chopped crisp-cooked bacon

1 tablespoon cara-mel ice cream topping plus additional for driz-zling

1/2 cup heavy whip-ping cream, whipped

Sea salt

Fill cordial cup candy mold 1/3 full with melted candy.

Using a decorator

brush, paint the candy up the sides of each mold to the top edge. Coat mold so that no light can be seen through the shell.

Refrigerate until firm, about 5 minutes. Repeat if needed. Carefully remove shells from mold.

In medium bowl, com-bine pudding, bacon and

1 tablespoon ice cream topping; mix until thor-oughly combined. Fold in whipped cream. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.

Using tip #33, pipe fill-ing into candy cordial cups. Drizzle with addi-tional ice cream topping and sprinkle with sea salt.

Creating, decorating a gingerbread house fun for all

(Family Features) From sugar plums to sugar cookies, the holi-days may well be the sweetest season of all. But when all of that cel-ebratory goodness comes with extra calories, the most wonderful time of the year suddenly becomes less sweet.

Fortunately, there are ways to trim calories in your favorite recipes this holiday season without sacrificing flavor. Simple substitutions for higher-calorie, higher-fat ingre-dients can help make a big impact.

Follow these easy tips to convert original reci-pes—like Grandma’s famous apple crisp, sweet potato casserole or cut-out sugar cookies—into great-tasting, reduced-calorie treats:

Substitute the Sugar: Sugar adds sweetness,

structure and moistness to baked goods, but the calories add up at 760 calories per cup. Try a natural sugar substitute specially formulated for baking, such as Truvia Baking Blend. Truvia Baking Blend is a mix of sugar and zero-calorie Truvia sweetener, which is made with the best tasting part of the stevia leaf. Use half as much Truvia Baking Blend as you would sugar to cut up to 75 percent of the calories per serving from sugar.

Cut the Fat: Use cano-la oil to replace all or a

portion of shortening and butter in the recipe, in order to reduce satu-rated fat in cakes, cup-cakes, cookies and muf-fins. To cut total fat, use applesauce or nonfat Greek style yogurt for a portion of the oil in a recipe. Limit fat reduc-tion to no more than 50 percent to help keep the recipe texture close to that of the original.

Resize the Serving: R e d u c e d - c a l o r i e , reduced fat substitutions can make a recipe lose some bulk, meaning the recipe may not rise and expand as well when baking. To reduce this effect, use a smaller pan like an 8-inch pan in place of one that mea-sures 9 inches. Or try baking individual cakes, crisps, cob-blers and brûlées in ramekins or small

oven-safe dishes, which can also help control por-tion size.

Get started on your figure-friendly holiday baking with this recipe for Sugar Cookies. A serving of 2 cookies deliv-ers 120 calories and 3 grams of sugar per serv-ing compared to 150 calo-ries and 11 grams of sugar per serving in the full sugar version.

Sugar Cookies Yield: 6 dozen cookies1 cup unsalted butter 1 cup Truvia Baking

Blend2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla

extract1 tablespoon skim

milk4 cups all-purpose

flour1/2 teaspoon baking

soda1/2 teaspoon salt

In large bowl, cream together butter and bak-ing blend until smooth. Beat in eggs, vanilla and milk.

Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a sepa-rate bowl. Gradually add flour to creamed mix-ture, beating well after each addition.

Place dough on lightly floured work surface. Divide dough in half; pat each into a circle and wrap with plastic wrap. Chill dough for 30 min-utes or until slightly firm.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll chilled dough to 1/4- to 1/8-inch thickness on lightly floured surface.

Cut with cookie cutter and place cookies 1 inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheets.

Bake for 10 to 12 min-utes or until edges of cookies are lightly browned.

Allow to cool 5 min-utes on pan, and then place cookies on wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition, per serving (2 cookies): Calories, 120; Total Fat, 5g; Saturated Fat, 3g; Trans Fat, 0g; Cholesterol, 25mg; Sodium, 45mg; Total Carbohydrate, 17g; Dietary Fiber, 0g; Sugars, 3g; Erythritol, 3g; Protein, 2g; Vitamin A, 4% DV; Vitamin C, 0% DV; Calcium, 0% DV; Iron, 4% DV.

Use themed cookie cutters to make festive shapes, then add frosting and decorations. (Note: This will change the nutrition information listed above.)

For this and other reduced-sugar, reduced-calorie seasonal recipes, visit www.truvia.com/baking.

Make some tasty treats that go light on the calories

Happy Holidays fromthe Marlin Democrat

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“Merry Christmas”Argentine – Felices Pascuas y Felices A o NuevoAruba (language: Papiamento) – Bon Pasco y Feliz A a NoboBohemian – Vesele VanoceBrazilian – Boas Festas e Feliz Ano NovoBulgarian – Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo ristovoChinese – (Mandarin) Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan (Catonese) Sing Dan Fi LockDanish – Glaedelig JulDutch – Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gulek kig Nieuwjaar!Engish (American) – Merry ChristmasFilipino – Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon sa Inyong LahatFilipino (dialect: Tagalog) – Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon sa Inyong LahatFrench – Joyeux NoelGerman – Froehliche WeihnachtenGreen – Kala Christouyenna!Hawaiian – Mele KalikimakaHebrew – Mo’adim Lesimkha. Chena tovaHindi – Shub Naya BarasHungarian – Kellemes Karacsonyi un nepeketIcelandic – Gledileg JolIndonesian – Selamat Hari NatalIraqi – Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah

Irish – Nollaig Shona DhuitItalian – Buon NataleJapanese – Kurisumasu wa Omedeto gozaimasu. Shinnen omedeto.Korean – Sung Tan Chuk Ha (Merry Christmas only!)Maltese – Il-Milied u is-sena t-tajba lil kullhadd.Manx – Nollick ghennal as blein vie noaNavajo – Merry KeshmishNorwegian – God JulPennsyvania German – En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr!Polish – Wesolych Swiat (Bozego Narodzenia)Portuguese – Boas FestasRomanian – Sarbatori veseleRussian – Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdesva is Novium GodomSerbian – Hristos se rodiSlovakian – Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoceScots Gaelic – Nollaig chridheil huibhSerb-Croatian – Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova GodinaSlovak – Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy RokSpanish – Feliz NavidadSwedish – God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt ArThai – Sook Sun Wun Christmas Lae Sawaddee Pee Mai Ka (female ending)Vietnamese – chung Mung Giang SinhYugoslavian – Cestitamo Bozic

Little 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon of 115 West 95th Street in New York wrote to the New York Sun in 1897, and said that some of her friends said Santa does not exist.

She went on, “Papa says, “If you see it in the Sun, it is so!” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?”

And this is what editor Francis P. Church wrote:

“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you

know that they abound and give your life its highest beauty and joy.

“Alas! How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus!

“It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no ro-mance to make tolerable this existence.

“We would have no enjoyment ex-cept in sense and sight.

The eternal light with which child-hood fills the world would be extin-guished.”

Yes, VirginiaThere is a Santa

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MerryChristmas

from your Marlin Dairy Queen

MerryChristmas

from your Marlin Dairy Queen


Merry Christmas to all of our readers from the Marlin Democrat & Rosebud News

Merry Christmas to all of our readers from the Marlin Democrat & Rosebud News

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