Bie-LanosUf Farming, Saturday, Dacwnbtr 25,1993
Make Family And
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Many of us splurge at
Christmas, not just on gifts but on
parties, decorations, cards and
food. The result is not only empty
pockets but often exhaustion,
stress and frustration, says a fami
ly resource education specialist in
Penn State’s College of Agricul
tural Sciences.
“We need to reevaluate what
the Christmas holidays mean to
us,” says Dr. Marilyn Furry, assis
tant professor of agricultural and
extension education. “The holi
days should be a relaxing time to
spend with family something
children need as much as adults
do.
“Children want attention from
parents who are busy trying to buy
gifts, clean the house and decorate
the tree,” says Furry. “But parents
often are at parties or gatherings
with friends, and the children end
up spending time with a babysitter
or with tired, harried parents.
Too often holiday responsibili
ties aren’t shared by the entire
family. “Buying and wrapping
gifts, decorating the home, baking
cookies and mailing cards often is
done solely by the mother,” says
Furry. ‘Then, if the family doesn’t
have the Christmas they would
like, the mother feels guilty.”
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dairy foods (excluding butter) pro
vided 75 percent of the calcium
and 35 percent of the riboflavin
(vitamin Bj) available in the U.S.
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Furry points out that families
need to sit down together and set
priorities for holiday activities.
Some of these suggestions are too
late to do this year, but try it next
year. “Complete only as many
things as you can do comforta
bly,” she says. “Ask yourself, ’Do
I really need to mail all those cards
or bake three extra batches of
cookies?’ Congratulate yourself
on what you’ve accomplished
rather than agonizing about what
you haven’t done. To spend more
time together, you can refuse
social invitations after a certain
date, such as December IS, unless
they include the whole family.”
Families also need to set realis
tic expectations about gifts. “Ask
yourself if you really need to buy
gifts for everyone,” says Furry.
“Perhaps you could draw names
with friends and relatives. Set a
price limit for gifts and have
everyone agree in advance.
“Buy gifts that will last or that
can be recycled or repaired. Use
your creativity to make gifts -
capitalize on talents such as bak
ing, jelly making, weaving, sew
ing or wreath making. Give a cou
pon book of favors to be redeemed
throughout the year, or make a
donation in a loved one’s name to
a charity or church group.”
Once cream is whipped, it
may be stored tightly covered in
the freezer for up to three months.
After thawing, it may lose some of
its volume and thickness.
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4 cups milk
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Yield: 5 cups.
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Furry says that families also
need strong holiday traditions to
stabilize the unsettling holiday
season. “Do some of the same
things each year so that the chil
dren can say ‘When do we make
the wreath?’ or ‘When can we
decorate the tree?” says Furry.
“Discuss with your family the
traditions that they enjoy the most.
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decorating the tree, opening cards
together, taking a walk in the
woods or calling friends. Include
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