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    Pastitsio Nancy Groff Print Recipe Greek Ingredients  2 pounds hamburger1 1/2 Tablespoon tomato paste1/2 large onion (chopped)3/4 teaspoon cinnamon3/4 pound Mostaccioli or Ziti noodles … [continue reading]

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    This is a partial list of the search engines that are available. Alta Vista http://www.altavista.digital.com/ Goshen Another Christian Search Engine www.goshen.net Homeschool Search http://www.cyberstation.net/~may/ca/findit/homeschool/home.htm Dogpile searches 13 other search engines. http://www.dogpile.com/ Infoseek http://www.infoseek.com/ Inktomi http://inktomi.berkeley.edu/ Lycos http://lycos-tmp1.psc.edu/ Open Text http://index.opentext.net/… [continue reading]

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    Deer Jerky

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    Deer Jerky Nancy Groff Deer Jerky Drying meat is a process of experimentation. Just do a small batch the first time in order to get the feel of it and to decide on your tastes. Print Recipe American Ingredients  … [continue reading]

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    Styrofoam Ornament

    December 5, 1996 / No Comments

    Take a Styrofoam vegetable tray, and use a cookie cutter to press out a shape. Decorate with sequins, glitter, etc. Punch a hole on top, and put a string through to hang it up.

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    You start with a walnut. Then you paint it shiny red. Then you glue tiny pearls all over it like strawberries have those marks seeds. I can’t remember how you make the stem. The end result is really pretty. For … [continue reading]

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    Really easy, you will need: small wiggly eyes, brown chenille sticks and candy canes. Use about a half of a piece of chenille stick for the antlers, and glue the wiggly eyes on for a reindeer candy cane. *Ideal for … [continue reading]

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    December 5, 1996 / No Comments

    Use red and green felt. Trace handprint on a piece of card stock and then cut out red and green handprints. Then glue a red handprint back to back to a green handprint, with a loop of yarn in the … [continue reading]

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    December 5, 1996 / No Comments

    Adult supervision is a must for this one; glitter can be dangerous around little eyes and faces. (Anyone got any substitutes?) Fill a few small paper bags with different colors of glitter. (A little glitter goes a long way.) Roll … [continue reading]

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    Hammered Silver Ornaments

    December 5, 1996 / No Comments

    Cut Ornament shapes (bells, balls, trees, stars, squares, whatever) out of old pie tins or other assorted “disposable” heavy aluminum foil baking pieces that you didn’t dispose of. You could also use tin ashtrays. Show the kids how to “draw” … [continue reading]

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