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By NANCY SECRIST
Exteaiion Agent
Get Your Family Together at mealtime. Families need to be together to form close, strong bonds that make the family the source of strength and security. It may take some sacrifices to make the family mealtime a "lookforward-to-habit” but it can be done. It is easiest if it is at a regular time each day and that it be made important that every member be present. Outside activities should not interfere with mealtimes. Adults and children should be expected to say, “I won’t be able to go until after dinner” except for very special circumstances.
Make mealtime something everyone enjoys. Declare time-out on criticism, arguing and rehashing misbehavior. Children learn basic behavior traits such as politeness at home. They do not magically acquire these traits when they go into the outside world. Families should not have to tolerate interrupters, grabbers, sloppy eaters and thoughtless persons at mealtime.
Several “tree lovers” asked for my recipe for the tree cookies they tasted when picking up their trees on Arbor Day. Remember this tip: Do not chill the dough and you should have perfect Sprltz Cooldes. 2'/« cups flour Vi cup sugar ‘/a tsp. salt V* tsp. baking powder 1 cup butter or margarine 1 egg Vi tsp. almond extract Sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder together in bowl. With pastry blender or 2 knives cut the shortening into the dry ingredients until the mixture is full of very fine lumps. Measure the egg in a measuring cup. If it does not
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