Blessings
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| May
you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead! |
| Toasts |
Like
the goodness of the five loaves and two fishes, Which God divided among
the five thousand men,
May
the blessing of the king who so divided be upon our share of this common
meal. |
| Jokes |
As
soon as she had finished parochial school, a bright young girl named Lena
shook
the dust of Ireland off her shoes and made her way to New York where
before
long, she became a successful performer in show business.
Eventually
she returned to her home town for a visit and on a Saturday night went
to confession in the church which she had always attended as a child. In
the confessional Father Sullivan recognized her and began asking her about
her work. She explained that she was an acrobatic dancer, and he wanted
to know what that meant. She said she would be happy to show him the kind
of thing she did on stage.
She
stepped out of the confessional and within sight of Father Sullivan, she
went into a series of cartwheels, leaping splits, handsprings and back
flips.
Kneeling
near the confessional, waiting their turn, were two middle-aged ladies.
They witnessed Lena's acrobatics with wide eyes, and one said to the other:
"Will you just look at the penance Father Sullivan is givin' out this night,
and me without me bloomers on!"
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| Chocolate
Mint Bars |
| Ingredients
Base
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1/2
cup shortening
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2/3
cup granulated sugar
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1/4
cup cocoa
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1 egg
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1 1/4
cups all purpose flour
Topping
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1 1/2
cups flaked coconut
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1 cup
slice almonds
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3/4
cup mint chipets
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1 can
sweetened condensed milk
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1/2
teaspoon mint extract
Method
Base:
Preheat
oven to 350°F .
Cream
shortening, sugar, cocoa and egg until
smooth.
Stir
in flour, mixing until well blended.
Press
firmly with hands in 13 x 9 inch cake pan.
Bake
at 350°F for 10 minutes, or until dry.
Topping:
Combine
coconut, almonds and chipets. Sprinkle over base.
Combine
sweetened condensed milk and mint extract.
Pour
evenly over top.
Return
to oven and bake 20 to 25 minutes longer, or until golden.
Cool,
cut into bars.
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