that," Andrea said. "After I pick up Tracey at school, we'll drive around a little and see if we can spot someone getting a new roof. But how do we track down the timeshare?"
"Gus York," Hannah said.
"Gus York bought a timeshare?"
"Not that I know of, but Irma came to my class last night and she mentioned that Gus was staying home to take sales calls. She said he got a real kick out of bugging the telemarketers by listening to their whole sales pitch, asking a whole bunch of questions, and then saying he guessed he wasn't interested after all."
"Sounds like Gus has way too much time on his hands," Bill commented.
"You're right, but he might remember the name of the vacation timeshare company." Andrea reached for a notepad that said Groceries in big green letters at the top and jotted a note. Then she jotted a second note, and as Hannah watched, she jotted a third, a fourth, and a fifth.
"You filled up half a page reminding yourself to call Gus York?"
Andrea shook her head. "Don't be silly."
"Then what else did you write?"
"My grocery list. I just remembered that we needed grape jelly, peanut butter, apple juice, instant coffee, and bread."
Cherry Winks
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F., rack in the middle position
1 cup melted butter (2 sticks)
1 cup white sugar
2 beaten eggs (just whip them up with a fork)
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 Tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
2 cups flour (not sifted)
approximately 2 cups corn flakes, crushed (measure before crushing)
1 small jar of maraschino cherries for garnish
Melt the butter and add the white sugar. Then add the eggs. Stir it all up with the vanilla, cherry juice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the chopped pecans and the flour, and mix well.
Crush the corn flakes and put them in a small bowl.
(I put them in a plastic bag, seal it, and then crush them with my fingers.)
Roll dough balls with your hands about the size of unshelled walnuts. (If the dough is too sticky, chill it for a half hour or so and then try it again.) Roll the dough balls in the crushed corn flakes and place them on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet. Smush them down a bit so they won't roll off.
Cut the cherries into quarters and place one on the top of each cookie. Press the cherry down with the tip of your finger.
Bake at 375 degrees F. for 10 to 12 minutes, or until nicely browned. Cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.
Yield: 6 to 7 dozen, depending on cookie size.
These are very pretty cookies. They're really popular at The Cookie Jar on Valentine's Day. I also make them at Christmas using red cherries to decorate some and green cherries to decorate the others.
Chapter Seven
"I'm home, Moishe," Hannah called out, opening the door to the condo and holding out her arms. True to form, her orange and white, furry medicine ball made a running jump into her arms, purring madly. Who needed a husband? Moishe's greetings were quite enthusiastic enough.
"Are you hungry? Or did you miss me?" Hannah asked, knowing that both answers were yes. She kicked the door shut behind her, placed Moishe on top of the back of the couch, and shed her coat on the seat of the chair by the front door.
Moishe yowled and bounded for the kitchen. Hannah followed, knowing exactly what he wanted. She gave him fresh water and then she opened the broom closet to get his regular crunchies. As she set the bowls down on the mat, she said, "I didn't have time to stop by Doctor Bob's office and pick up another tip sheet. That means you get a reprieve tonight, but…"
Hannah stopped speaking abruptly as the phone rang. She toyed with the idea of letting her answering machine get it, but she was in the mood to do battle with a salesman.
"Oh, Hannah! I'm so glad you're home!"
"Andrea?" Hannah flopped down in one of the aluminum tube chairs that had come with
"Gus York," Hannah said.
"Gus York bought a timeshare?"
"Not that I know of, but Irma came to my class last night and she mentioned that Gus was staying home to take sales calls. She said he got a real kick out of bugging the telemarketers by listening to their whole sales pitch, asking a whole bunch of questions, and then saying he guessed he wasn't interested after all."
"Sounds like Gus has way too much time on his hands," Bill commented.
"You're right, but he might remember the name of the vacation timeshare company." Andrea reached for a notepad that said Groceries in big green letters at the top and jotted a note. Then she jotted a second note, and as Hannah watched, she jotted a third, a fourth, and a fifth.
"You filled up half a page reminding yourself to call Gus York?"
Andrea shook her head. "Don't be silly."
"Then what else did you write?"
"My grocery list. I just remembered that we needed grape jelly, peanut butter, apple juice, instant coffee, and bread."
Cherry Winks
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F., rack in the middle position
1 cup melted butter (2 sticks)
1 cup white sugar
2 beaten eggs (just whip them up with a fork)
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 Tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
2 cups flour (not sifted)
approximately 2 cups corn flakes, crushed (measure before crushing)
1 small jar of maraschino cherries for garnish
Melt the butter and add the white sugar. Then add the eggs. Stir it all up with the vanilla, cherry juice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the chopped pecans and the flour, and mix well.
Crush the corn flakes and put them in a small bowl.
(I put them in a plastic bag, seal it, and then crush them with my fingers.)
Roll dough balls with your hands about the size of unshelled walnuts. (If the dough is too sticky, chill it for a half hour or so and then try it again.) Roll the dough balls in the crushed corn flakes and place them on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet. Smush them down a bit so they won't roll off.
Cut the cherries into quarters and place one on the top of each cookie. Press the cherry down with the tip of your finger.
Bake at 375 degrees F. for 10 to 12 minutes, or until nicely browned. Cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.
Yield: 6 to 7 dozen, depending on cookie size.
These are very pretty cookies. They're really popular at The Cookie Jar on Valentine's Day. I also make them at Christmas using red cherries to decorate some and green cherries to decorate the others.
Chapter Seven
"I'm home, Moishe," Hannah called out, opening the door to the condo and holding out her arms. True to form, her orange and white, furry medicine ball made a running jump into her arms, purring madly. Who needed a husband? Moishe's greetings were quite enthusiastic enough.
"Are you hungry? Or did you miss me?" Hannah asked, knowing that both answers were yes. She kicked the door shut behind her, placed Moishe on top of the back of the couch, and shed her coat on the seat of the chair by the front door.
Moishe yowled and bounded for the kitchen. Hannah followed, knowing exactly what he wanted. She gave him fresh water and then she opened the broom closet to get his regular crunchies. As she set the bowls down on the mat, she said, "I didn't have time to stop by Doctor Bob's office and pick up another tip sheet. That means you get a reprieve tonight, but…"
Hannah stopped speaking abruptly as the phone rang. She toyed with the idea of letting her answering machine get it, but she was in the mood to do battle with a salesman.
"Oh, Hannah! I'm so glad you're home!"
"Andrea?" Hannah flopped down in one of the aluminum tube chairs that had come with
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