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Show 2A Emery County Progress Wednesday, November 5, 1986 COMPOTY UVMG A good old housewarming By ELIZABETH HANSON Staff writer A housewarming for tire new playhouse brought taffytime children to the grassy backyard of Jun and Kathy Petersen in m;n iii mu m ii iii iimyfr, 10th Anniversary Sale B f All Organs 40 B off The Ferron. neighborhood children swarm about the structure as they await developments. Kathy brings a pan of water and a towel for sanitizing small hands. Each spreads a dollop of butter over palms and fingers and awaits the bestowal of the Mildred material "Grommy Breedlove is stretching back and forth, occasionally looping the strand about itself and pulling out again into the warm sunshine. Working the big swatch of viscous sweetness Is hard work for the slender strength, and Kathy spells her off at As times. each child stretches buttery hands to receive the challenge, it is plain that many never stretched taffy before. They are literally stuck to the job to the finish. "I used to sneak little bites, E suggests Kathy. The sampling ;pTIIEATER Thultf HoIIim (37 1705 EXAMPLE: CROWN New Wurlitzer Model S00 KINGKOAL SOUNDGALORE You sound like the whole band with just two fingers Regular $2495 1497 NOW JUST Stand II .1UIL11.1I1 111. 11 30 been going on surcptitlously now becomes openly frank. Try molding animals, a cow or a dog, snake, something," says Grommy. The kids find the sticky substance less manipulative than clay, but they try to make something recognizable. "Dont squish it down until you have pulled it enough. Don't let it go Into balls on the end. Oh, be careful, that snake is coiled like it Is going to bite. What happened to this snake? Looks like it was dropped in the grass, says Grommy. Soon each child deposits his creation onto a red plastic coated plate Kathy furnished. Pots, snakes and a fairly that had respectable camel have emerged. Each has a plate of candy to take home. But no one wants to go. The trampoline, swing set, playhouse and friendship invite a longer stay. All the hands have been washed and dried again. The recently playhouse constructed is a gift from grandmother and grandfather 7:00 4 9 00 Breedlove of Overton, Nev., to Mew their only grandchildren, Brett, 7, and Jami, 4. Crongy II made the structure sections at home and trucked them to Ferron (pg) PRICE THEATRE 7 p.m. only Fri.fi, Sat. All Seats 1.00 Short Circuit (pgi where he and wife Bernice put Cinema Video Center them together. The neighborhood children shared in the NEXT TO PRICE THEATRE $ 1 00 ALL E.Main, Price By Pirates MUSIC 11 7 ALIENSm taffypull 637-013- 4 1 VIDEOS Mon-Thur- .Hl.li.llLlv Membership s Elegant Dining Before The Preference Ball Bring Your Date Hamburgers candlelight by $1 j painting. The top story approached by exterior ladder could be a den, a space ship, a pirate lair, a robber hideout, an eagles nest, anything that Brett and his friends conjure. The main floor is outfitted with housekeeping furnishings befitting Jami and her associates. It is a replica of the one that Kathy and her brother had as children, the house that Dad built. Thus tradition is served. housewarming-taff- y The was postponed once party because of bad weather and again when Kathys mother lay in critical condition from a heart ailment at a Salt Lake hospital. Bernice is now from a bypass circulation is Her operation. restored and she is improving to the point where she may be allowed a recuperation period at the Petersen home. The taffy tradition stems back to Oklahoma when Mildred and husband Crongy I were rearing their children, Crongy II and Barbara. Usually Crongy I was out hunting when Mildred recovering mms scheduled the fun times for the children and friends. She wrote a poem called Taffy Time: All Sunday afternoon at three, Just my friends come visit me, because come rain or shine, At our house Its taffy time. Mildred popped a dishpan full of corn first. She cooked a big batch of taffy syrup, using part to ball the corn and the rest to divide to stretchers. Always a modeling effort was routine and the children turned out sculptures, she praiseworthy recalls. She stresses that genuine butter, not vegetable margarine is essential in making and stretching taffy because butter will assimilate while vegetable will fat not. Mildreds specialized in candy making, on concentrating 10-1- 5 specialities. She experimented with ingredients in producing original recipes. Once considered opening a candy she business, not regrets authoring a cookbook as an addition for her poetic works and the textbook she has written. MILDREDS TAFFY white sugar C. Karo syrup 1 Tbs. cider vinegar Taffytime Ferron. 3 C. 1 water C. Stir ingredients well. Put on to at moderate temperature boil and do not stir ever. To dip out samples for testing, insert a teaspoon straight down into the and remove sample stage. Va Testing in cold water. Add Cook between stick real butter. the soft and hardball stage. Not syrup gently. Cook until softball ELIZABETH HANSON By Staff writer Gerald Stanton is the local honorary chairman of the Great American Smokeout set for says. starter. Every time he quits it is harder than it was before, he Gerald is going to quit smoking before he leaves office. He will be going cold turkey Nov. 20 for 24 hours to en- explains. courage began smoking as a teenager, one of the Bull Durham set, rolling their own down in the hollow. He quit the habit as long as five and ten years at a stretch and then caved in again. Cigarettes are a dirty, filthy habit. I know how obnoxious smoking is. I cant stand it He Nov. 3 7 p.m. one of the best .hilarious -- ... $529. Your checks are welcome. 2 touching.po, enormously HOKS 'Nothing in Common. TOM 9 JACwECLEAMW p.m. Show! Separate Admission 687 9275 THE REEL STUFF others in DAYS ONLY to 6:00 p.m. NOV. 7 & 8 Sat. 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) Deposit will hold up to 6 months to pay on our layaway program help Gerald. Should he stock up on nicotine and cinnamon gum, candies and snacks Nov. 20 smokeout? the during The courthouse staff is devising ways to support Gerald in his endeavor with such ideas as having the sheriff handcuff his hands, or taking him jogging around the block at 15 minute intervals. Suggestions on how to help Gerald are needed. He needs to clear his system and give his lungs a break so he can enjoy win-tergre- retirement. The results of the Star Quest next week. Watch for details on the Great American Smokeout sponsored by the Emery units of the American Cancer Society. will be announced Enters medical school Army 2nd Lt. William T. Pace, son of Bill and Helen Pace of Ferron, has entered the F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine, Bethesda, Md., to study for a doctor of medicine degree. The school provides ac Mnmrte (ftnr He is a 1986 Brigham Young Provo, Utah. graduate of University, pnces dliULU inUfiDEEr liGdifiai graduate-leve- l credited, medical training to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force and U.S. Public Health Service. flfrm sh33to&ta 3aisninb9ttnjW' 00 his predicament to do the same. Fidel Castro quit smoking. If Castro can do it, so can Gerald, not only for 24 hours, but forever. Former smokers are invited to call the Emery County Progress and leave phone numbers and names for a Star Quest interview. People who have kicked the habit are stars in society and their stories will Visa-M- SPECIAL SHOWING (Fri.-10:00a.- down to one half pack a day but even that is too much. I am tired of having clothes that smell. I keep telling myself I will quit when I leave office, Gerald Nov. 20 throughout the nation. He wants to quit smoking. 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Take hold of each nut and pull it out of the syrup to coat it and place on another buttered plate. Use almonds, walnuts, pecans. The syrup forms a delicate coating on the nut for a delicate, toothsome specialty. Chairman vows to quit myself. I chew gum to help that nasty taste in my mouth. I am DEPT SEWING MACHINES to crack stage. Remove and pour into a lightly buttered jelly roll pan or large dripper until cool enough to handle. Pick up in hands and start stretching as soon as possible. The candy should be stretched until it becomes chalky white and hard enough to coil on a buttered pan. Let harden and break into pieces with the back of a knife. For nut brittle use the same During Smokeout Music by Phil Collins and many more NEW EDUCATION enjoy a housewarming children ( |