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Jam Cookies for Holiday Parties

Why Fingerprint Instead of Thumbprint?
If you use your thumb to make
indentions in cookies, you end up
with a lopsided indention that jam
can leak out from. Using a finger
(or mini bottle top) perpendicular
to the baking sheet means you
have a uniform hole to place your
jam. My neighbor Greta tried these
using peanut butter and Nutella.
PB&J cookies anyone?

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Hash to San Diego with Love

There are friends who grow apart, and those who grow together. One of my oldest and best friends lives in San Diego. We talk often, and try to visit at least once a year. We wear the same clothes, read the same books, and enjoy the same (sometimes obscure) entertainment unknowingly. When we do compare notes there is always a thread of common experience.

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