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Show i $ BOX ( NJ Good Cooks i i V A 'Mary' i Its $ time V v V by Flo Munson a not necessarily Mary time of the year because of the Christmas season its Mary all of the time at the home of Dr. Jack and Mary (Hoppins) Johnson, 477 North Tremont street, in Tremonton. Marys birthplace was in T oronto, Canada. When she was 12 years of age her parents and their family moved to Joliet, 111., where she spent her girlhood and graduated from Joliet Township High school. She later graduated from the Brigham Young university with a B.S. degree in nursing. Three days after graduation she became the bride of Dr. Jack S. Johnson afterwhich she was employed as a staff nurse &t Bear River Valley hospital in Tremonton for the following two years. I enjoy living in Tremonton she assured me. I love small communities. The people are all so frien- V Mrs. Jack Johnson and children . . . she s a good cook , youngsters enjoy visit ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah Thursday, December 26, 1974 5 from Santa Santa made his traditional visit to the News and Journal office last Saturday to visit with children of employees during the annual Christmas party. After a hotdog lunch, Santa visited with the children and presented each with a shiny silver dollar and a gift. Present for the party were Kami and Keri Ogden, Mark and Stephanie Perry, Devin v ? Burt, Ronda, Rebecca and Raelynn Weaver, Krissy, Casey and Matt Claybaugh, Doug and Karen Keyes, Heidi and Kelly Goss, Stacy Jo Ahel, Mark. Bryan and Dale Gibby, Greg and Brad Yates. r dly. Dr. Johnson is a specializes in family (arthritis). The Johnsons are Gregory, 11; Julie, 9; Marc, almost 3. popular young doctor who practice and rheumatology parents of five children Hyte, 6; John, almost 5, and Enjoy Being Together We enjoy being together as a family Mary said. Jacks work takes him away so much of the time that we make the most of the few precious hours we have together. I found Mary has a busy schedule in addition tc caring for her family; she serves as president of the Box Elder County Medical auxiliary which sponsors service projects, the nurses program at Bear River High school, etc. Mary is also Primary president in the Tremonton Fourth ward. In addition she spends one day each week doing the book work at her husbands office. A friend stopping at the Johnson home during our interview praised Mary for her good cooking. Everything she cooks is SO good. She does a lot ol entertaining for family and friends and they are all impressed with the fact that Mary is a very immaculate housekeeper, serves tempting, delicious meals and is a charming, relaxed hostess. The Johnsons have recently remodeled their home it is now converted into a five bedroom home spacious and lovely. Was Contractor Reid Oyler was our contractor Mary said. "He did a fantastic job and even though we were in a mess, he made it so pleasant for us while the remodeling was underway. Mary admits she loves to experiment with new recipes and tries them out on her friends. She is fond ol Chinese food and has several of her own original recipes. Mary shares three of their cherished recipes with Box Elder Journal readers which are especially good for the holiday season. To-da- y PARTY POTATOES (especially good for holidays meals) 1 med. potatoes, peeled and cooked. pkg. cream cheese, 1 c. sour cream (2 c if 8 oz. desired) 1 tsp. garlic salt, butter and paprika. Beat potatoes until smooth. Add cream cheese in chunks, sour cream and garlic salt. Beat until fluffy. Place into baking dish. V Lightly grease top with butter and sprinkle with paprika. Bake 30 min. at 350 degrees. Make 12 servings. sporting-good- $ l2 c. butter, 1 sq. V c. granulated unsweetened choc. (1 oz.) sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 egg, beaten; 2 c. graham cracker crumbs, 1 c. coconut, y2 c. chopped nuts, Vi c. butter, 1 T. milk or cream, 2 c. sifted confectioners sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, iy2 sq. unsweetened choc. ( U2 oz) Melt y2 c. c. butter and 1 sq. chociate in saucepan. Blend granulated sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, egg, crumbs, coconut and nuts into butter chocolate mixture. Mix well and press into ungreased baking dish li2 X 7V4 X 1VS 1" or square pan 9 X 9X refrigerate. Mix Vi c. butter, milk, confectioners sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla Divide frosting in half--i- n y2 add a few drops of green food coloring and mint extract to taste. In the other l2 add a few drops of red food coloring and pappermint extract to taste. Spread pink icing over y2 crumb mixture anf green icing over 12 crumb mixture. Chill. Melt 1 12 sq. chocolate and spread evenly over chilled filling. Chill again. Cut into tiny squares before completely firm. Makes 3 to 4 dozen squares. V V A CHOCOLATE RUM BALL 1 6 oz. pkg. semi sweet chocolate pieces T. light corn syrup, 1 tsp. vanilla, V2 c. evaporated milk, y2 c. powdered sugar, 2 VJ c. (Vi lb.) vanilla wafers, 1 c. finely chopped nuts, 1 T. rum extract. in 2 qt. bowl melt chocolate over hot water. Stir in corn syrup, rum and vanilla. Gradually stir in evaporated milk, 3 powdered sugar, crumbs and nuts. Society Editor's SCRATCHPAD to make it pleasant for outdoor sports. This year the family has skiis invested in for everyone (all the humans in the family, that is) and hopefully will be out crossing the countryside for the coming cross-countr- y week. It was hoped that a nice coat of new snow would appear for the holiday so that everybody could head right down the street for a trial run on Christmas morning. Since the skis and equipment are the main family gifts this year, nothing would do but to have them all leaned against the wall beside the tree and the boots five pairs of tucked under the stereo and poles leaned close to the tree. The effect has been that pf a cross-countr- y all holiday Cold in Morning in the morning and Young Son comes in from the first half of his paper route with mighty pink cheeks and nose despite wearing a face mask. Snow on the ground means that it is difficult to ride across lawns, so his route time is much longer as he has to dismount from the bike and run up to porches with the paper. This has meant that Mom has Its coldest been commandeered into driving the last half of the route after taking hubby to the work bus at 6:15 a.m. so that the papers can all be delivered by 7 a.m. Luckily, his earliest rising people and half the subscribers are located west of home and he can make that run while Mom is making breakfast, packing lunch, etc. and comes home for the second half of the papers. A paper route really makes one appreciate the work of paperboys, and also of functioning bicycles since just this morning he returned home walking the bike with a flat front tire. Since it only registered 10 degrees outdoors, the remainder of the route was completed by auto. An hour and f of bike riding in the 6 a.m. light at 10 degrees must harden up a fella, though, for hes avoided the one cold that caught the rest of the family. That jolly old gent from the North Pole made a special stop at the News and Journal office to visit with employees' youngsters to hear their requests and present teach with a shiny silver dollar before scurrying home to finish up his VISIT FROM SANTA - last-minut- e tasks. No Substitutes The family is still planning on four days away skiing about the chocolate. Decorate etc. Double recipe for larger amount. Rum Balls may be placed in freezer and will keep a long time. warm enough the one-hal- Mix well. Let stand 30 min. Shape into 1 inch balls and roll in powdered sugar or Brrrr! Some people may like the cold weather, but this coldblooded soul likes it to be a bit warmer. For the holiday week it would be just right to have it cold enough to keep a nice coat of snow on the ground, but for season. V FUDGE MELTAWAYS (they melt in your mouth) store s decorated countryside this weekend, but so far no substitute paperboy has been found. The friend that had promised to substitute just found out that his family had plans to go away, and it seems that those who are willing are going to be out of town and the others dont want to get up early for four days of the holiday season. Abby the pooch is a great retriever, but cant seem to be to deliver pursuaded newspapers to porches--muc- h less learn the entire route and carry the bags. She likes to go along on a Saturday morning, but spends her time playing and barking rather than constructively memorizing the route or delivering papers. Having her stay home may protect the household, but it wont deliver the morning paper. With hubby having the week off and Mom saving her other week of vacation for the holiday season trip, were tempted to put a newspaper rack on the porch and give keys to the subscribers for those four days! Its Sonoma's alter Christmas Sale Sale Starts FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27th, 10:00 a.m. LAURA ORMOND AND ALLAN G. HIRSCHI i i Willard miss to wed in early January rite Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Ormond, Willard, announce the forof their daughter Laura Jean to Allan thcoming marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Hyrum Henry Hirschi son Hirschi, Frosjean of Alton, Wyo. The couple will be married in the Logan LDS temple on Jan. 3, with a reception to be held from 7 to 9 p.m. that evening in the Willard LDS ward cultural hall. An open house will be held the following evening in the First LDS ward at Afton, i Wyo. Miss Ormond has been attending Weber State college majoring in home interior decoration. The prospective bridegroom attended Utah State university and has served an LDS mission to England. I I 'll Brigham City i t CHAEtf-- B IT 57 So. Main St. Brigham City, Utah STORE HOURS: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Open Friday Nights Tiil 8 p.m. |