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<li class="ingredient"><span style="font-size: small;">30 fresh strawberries </span></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span style="font-size: small;">8 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped </span></li>
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<li class="ingredient"><span style="font-size: small;">1/8 teaspoon almond extract </span></li>
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<li>Dip strawberries in chocolate mixture; place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet, allowing excess chocolate to form the ghosts' tails. Immediately press chocolate chips into coating for eyes. Freeze for 5 minutes. </li>
<li>In a microwave-safe bowl, melt remaining chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Dip a toothpick into melted chocolate and draw a mouth on each face.<b> Yield: </b>2-1/2 dozen. </li>
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Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04783459827316182882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377210088401564068.post-7440370589099070142015-03-20T14:55:00.000-05:002015-03-20T16:54:54.155-05:00DIY Easter Wreath<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Step 1:</strong> Take a 12-inch Styrofoam wreath, and beginning with the inside circumference, hot-glue the almonds in place, overlapping a few of them to add dimension.</div>
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Add a splash of patriotism to Independence Day place settings with our red, white, and blue napkin rings. The intricate accessories are simple to create.</div>
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You will need a 15-inch-long piece of 1/2-inch-wide grosgrain ribbon for each napkin ring. To begin, make a series of 1/2-inch accordion folds in the ribbon, holding them in place as you go. Push a threaded needle with a 1-inch tail through the gathered folds, along the bottom edge. Holding on to both ends of the thread, carefully slide the folds into the shape of a circle. Before closing the circle, tie the ends of the thread into a knot, snipping off any excess. Glue the ends of the ribbon together with fabric glue to create a full circle with a small hole in the middle. Thread 4 inches of covered elastic through 2 holes of a button, and tie the ends into a knot. Glue the button to the center of the bottom side of the burst.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">I am the </span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">flag</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">of the United States of America. I was born on </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">June 14, 1777</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, in Philadelphia.There the Continental Congress adopted my stars and stripes as the national flag.<br />
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My </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">thirteen stripes</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> alternating </span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">red </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">and white</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, with a </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">union of thirteen white stars</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> in a </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">field of blue</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, represented a </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">new constellation</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, a </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">new<span style="color: #0b5394;"> nation dedicated</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> to the </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">personal</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> and </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">religious</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: #0b5394;"> liberty</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> of mankind.<br />
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My </span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">red stripes</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: #365f91;">proclaim</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> the </span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">fearless courage</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> and </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">integrity</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">of American men and boys and the self-sacrifice and devotion of American mothers and daughters.<br />
My </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">white stripes <span style="color: #c00000;">stand for liberty</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> and </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">equality for all</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">.<br />
My blue is the blue of heaven, loyalty, and faith.<br />
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I </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">represent</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> these <span style="color: #c00000;">eternal principles</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">: </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">liberty</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, </span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">justice</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, and </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">humanity</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">.<br />
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I </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">embody</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: #c00000;">American</span> <span style="color: #365f91;">freedom</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">: freedom of </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">speech</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, </span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">religion</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, assembly, the press, and the </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">sanctity </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">of the <span style="color: #c00000;">home</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">.<br />
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I </span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">typify that indomitable spirit of determination</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> brought to my land by Christopher Columbus and by all my forefathers - the Pilgrims, Puritans, settlers at James town and Plymouth.<br />
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<span style="color: #365f91;">I </span></span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">am as old as my nation</span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">.</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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I am a </span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">living symbol</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> of my nation's law: the </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Constitution of the United States</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> and the </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Bill of Rights</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">.<br />
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I </span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">voice</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Abraham Lincoln's philosophy: </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">"A government of the people, by the people, for the people."</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
I </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">stand</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: #c00000;">guard</span></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">over my nation's </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">schools</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">, the </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">seedbed of</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: #c00000;">good citizenship</span></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">and </span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">true patriotism</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">.<br />
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I am </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">displayed</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> in </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">every schoolroom</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> throughout my nation; every schoolyard has a flag pole for my display.</span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Daily </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">thousands</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"> upon thousands of boys and girls </span></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">pledge their allegiance</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"> to </span><span style="color: #365f91;">me</span><span style="color: black;"> and </span><span style="color: #365f91;">my country</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">.<br />
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I have my </span></span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">own law</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">—Public Law 829, </span></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">"The Flag Code"</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"> - which definitely states my correct use and display for all occasions and situations.<br />
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I have my </span></span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">special day</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">, </span></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Flag Day</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">. </span></span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">June 14</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"> is set aside to </span></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">honor</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: #365f91;">my birth</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">.<br />
</span></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Americans</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">, </span><span style="color: #365f91;">I am the sacred emblem of your country</span><span style="color: black;">. </span><span style="color: #c00000;">I symbolize</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: #365f91;">your birthright</span><span style="color: black;">, </span><span style="color: #365f91;">your</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: #c00000;">heritage of liberty</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: #365f91;">purchased with blood and sorrow.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">I am your title deed of</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: #c00000;">freedom</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">, which is yours to </span></span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">enjoy</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"> and </span></span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">hold in</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">trust</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: #365f91;">for </span><span style="color: #c00000;">posterity</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">.<br />
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If you fail to keep this sacred trust inviolate, </span></span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">if I am nullified and destroyed</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">, </span></span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">you</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">and </span></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">your children</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"> will </span></span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">become slaves</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"> to </span></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">dictators</span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">and despots.<br />
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Eternal </span></span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">vigilance</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"> is </span><span style="color: #365f91;">your </span></span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">price</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">of </span></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">freedom</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">.<br />
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As you see me silhouetted against the peaceful skies of my country, remind yourself that I am the flag of your country, that </span></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">I stand for what you are</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"> - no more, no less.<br />
</span></span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Guard me well</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">, lest your freedom perish from the earth.<br />
</span></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Dedicate your lives to those principles for which I stand:</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: #365f91;">"One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."</span><span style="color: black;"> <br />
</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">I was </span></span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">created</span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">in </span></span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">freedom</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">. I made my first appearance in a battle for human liberty.<br />
</span></span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">God grant that I may spend eternity in my</span><span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: #c00000;">"land of the free and the home of the brave" </span><span style="color: #365f91;">and that I shall ever be known as</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: #c00000;">"Old Glory,"</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: #365f91;">the flag of the United States of America.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Perpetua','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #365f91;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> ~written by Melanie</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'French Vogue'; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">This 1776 flag reflects the sentiments of our forefathers: The British Union Jack acknowledged the colonies' origins; the stripes, their emerging independence</span>.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">The Flag Resolution of 1777 specified that there should be one star for each state but did not specify configuration. Each flagmaker arranged the stars to his or her liking.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: small;">Two stars and stripes were added in 1795 in recognition of Vermont and Kentucky. This version inspired the Francis Scott Key poem that became our national anthem.</span><br />
<span class="subhead-level1"><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "French Vogue"; font-size: 22pt;">Grand Old Flag</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #244061; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">(Bottom right)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: small;">In 1912, President William Taft approved the first detailed standards for flag proportions. This flag, with 48 stars, was official until 1959 -- the longest-flying version.</span><br />
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Seal
an envelope</span></b><span style="color: #111111; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
by swiping some clear nail polish along the part you’d usually lick!</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
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rust rings in the shower</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">,
you can apply clear nail polish to the bottom of the shaving cream
can.</span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Keep
ribbons </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">from
fraying</span></b><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">by
painting the ends with clear nail polish. This works for shoelaces and ropes
too.</span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Gives
screws extra durability</span></b><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">by
painting with a coat of polish and allowing to dry before
using<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A
tiny bit of clear nail polish </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">can
touch up small dents and scratches on</span></b><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hardwood floors</b> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">and
can help prevent further damage to the area.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Dip
the end of a piece of thread into a bottle of clear nail polish for </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">easy
needle threading.</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Reset
loose stones in inexpensive costume jewelry</span></b><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">with
a coat or two of clear nail polish. This also gives the jewels a little extra
sparkle.</span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Prevent
ink from running down your labels</span></b><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">by
covering with a coat of clear nail polish.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Rustproof
your metals</span></b><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">by
covering them with a clear coat.</span></div>
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</span></span><b style="line-height: 16.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Prevent
jewelry from tarnishing</span></b><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">or
turning your skin green by painting over it with a
clear coat.</span></div>
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</span></span><b><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Get
ride of warts</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. To
eliminate warts, cover with clear nail polish. After a week, they’ll be gone.
Remember to throw away the polish you have used afterwards to prevent the virus
from spreading.</span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><strong><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Give
a glow-in-the-dark effect for remote control
buttons</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. </span></strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Dab
some glow-in-the-dark nail polish on the buttons. You’ll never have to worry
about pressing the wrong button when it’s dark again.</span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><strong><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Waterproof your
matches</span></strong><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">To make sure your
matches will work even when they become damp, dip the flammable head in clear
nail polish. You’ll be assured to light a cozy campfire.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Fix window screens or
shades</span></strong><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">A little tear in your
window shade will become worse as time passes. Prevent it by sealing the hole
with a dab of nail polish. </span></div>
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splinters</span></b><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">and
rough areas <b><span style="color: #ff99cc;">on old vintage wood hangers</span></b>.<o:p></o:p></span>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 15pt; margin: 0in 0in 3pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Quick
fix for most of your adhesive needs! Use it to <b><span style="color: #ff99cc;">secure loose
glasses screws</span></b>, reset jewelry stones, or <b><span style="color: #ff99cc;">repair small
wood chips</span></b><span style="color: #ff99cc;"> </span>in furniture or
hardwood floors.<o:p></o:p></span>
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small dings or chips in your car from rusting</span></b><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
</span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">or
getting worse by dabbing</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 15pt;"> a small amount of clear nail polish to the affected
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buttons</span></b><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
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putting a dollop of clear polish in the center. This will keep them from ever
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The Deen Bros. Lighter Chicken Florentine</h2>
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<strong>The Deen Bros. Lighter Chicken Florentine</strong></div>
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<strong>Ingredients:</strong><br />
4 (5-ounce) skinless boneless chicken breasts<br />
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt<br />
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper<br />
2 teaspoons olive oil<br />
1/2 pound shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, caps sliced<br />
2 shallots, thinly sliced<br />
2 garlic cloves, minced<br />
1 (5-ounce) container baby spinach<br />
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour<br />
1 cup fat-free milk<br />
Pinch ground nutmeg<br />
1/2 cup reduced-fat shredded Jarlsberg or Swiss cheese</div>
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Preheat the oven to 425°F. Spray a medium baking dish with cooking spray.</div>
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Spray a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and set over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and the pepper. Add the chicken to the skillet and cook until browned, about 6 minutes. Transfer the chicken in one layer to the baking dish.</div>
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Add the oil to the skillet along with the mushrooms, shallots, and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until the mushrooms are tender, about 8 minutes. Add the spinach and cook, stirring occasionally, until the spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes.</div>
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Whisk together the flour with 2 tablespoons of the milk in a 2-cup glass measure until smooth. Stir in the remaining milk, the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and nutmeg until blended. Add the milk mixture to the spinach mixture in the skillet, and cook, stirring frequently, until the mixture bubbles and begins to thicken slightly, about 2 minutes. Pour the sauce evenly over the chicken. Sprinkle evenly with the cheese.</div>
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Bake, uncovered, until bubbly around the edges and the cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.</div>
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Prep Time: 10 min<br />
Cook Time: 30 min<br />
Difficulty: Easy<br />
Servings: 4</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Original recipe courtesy Paula Deen: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.pauladeen.com/recipes/recipe_view/chicken_florentine/" style="background-color: transparent; border-width: 0px; color: #6aa84f; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Chicken Florentine</a></span><br />
Lightened Up recipe courtesy of The Deen Brothers and the Paula Deen Test Kitchen</div>
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Per Serving (1 piece of chicken with 1/2 cup sauce): 343 Cal; 51 g Protein; 8 g Tot Fat; 2 g Sat Fat; 3 g Mono Fat; 17 g Carb; 2 g Fiber; 0 g Sugar; 307 mg Calcium; 3 mg Iron; 629 mg Sodium; 116 mg Cholesterol</div>
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1. <b><span style="color: #ea9999;">LOOK</span> </b>– Your watermelon should be firm, symmetrical and free of major bruises or scars. Some minor scratches are okay, however. After all, the purpose of that thick rind is to protect the delicious contents inside. Ripe watermelons should also be dark green in color.<br />
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3. <span style="color: #ea9999;"><b>TURN</b></span> – Turn your watermelon over and check out its bottom, which should have a creamy yellow spot (also called “the ground spot”). This is where the watermelon sat on the ground while it soaked up the sun at the farm. If this spot is white or greenish, your watermelon may have been picked too soon and might not be as ripe as it should be.
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<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">1 package </span><i><span class="name">(3 ounces) berry blue gelatin</span></i></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">1 package </span><i><span class="name">(3 ounces) strawberry gelatin</span></i></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">2 cups </span><i><span class="name">boiling water</span></i></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">1 cup </span><i><span class="name">cold water</span></i></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">2 cups </span><i><span class="name">cold whole milk</span></i></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount"></span><i><span class="name">2 packages (3.4 ounces <i>each</i>) instant vanilla pudding mix</span></i></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount"></span><i><span class="name">1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed, <i>divided</i></span></i></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">1 pint </span><i><span class="name">fresh blueberries</span></i></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount">1 quart </span><i><span class="name">fresh strawberries, quartered</span></i></li>
<li class="ingredient"><span class="amount"></span><i><span class="name">1 prepared angel food cake (8 to 10 ounces), cut into 1-inch cubes</span></i></li>
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<li><span class="instructions">In two small bowls, combine each gelatin flavor with 1 cup boiling water. Stir 1/2 cup cold water into each. Pour each into an ungreased 9-in. square pan. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until set. </span></li>
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<li> In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Fold in 2 cups whipped topping. </li>
<li> Set aside 1/4 cup blueberries and 1/2 cup strawberries for garnish. Cut the gelatin into 1-in. cubes. In a 3-qt. trifle bowl or serving dish, layer the strawberry gelatin, half of the cake cubes, the remaining blueberries and half of the pudding mixture. </li>
<li> Top with blue gelatin and remaining cake cubes, strawberries and pudding mixture. Garnish with reserved berries and remaining whipped topping. Serve immediately.<b> Yield: </b>16-20 servings.</li>
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<span style="color: #595959; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Ignite your Fourth of July festivities with a fresh stars and stripes theme. We played out our patriotic style by updating traditional bunting with crisp polka-dot and stripe fabrics, then covered cushions in more stripes and checks to amplify the fun. Here’s how you can make your own bunting.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Engravers MT","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What you'll need:</span></b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Engravers MT","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">To make the bunting:</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span> </div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 14pt;">1.</span></b><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"><b style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"></span> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Measure the width of the window or other opening where you plan to hang your bunting. This will be the total width for your bunting, and the drop will be half the width measurement. (Example: 72 inches wide divided by 2 = 36 inch drop.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">To determine yardage, multiply the drop measurement by 3-1/4 + 2 extra inches to finish ends. Example: 36 x 3-1/4 = 117 + 2 = 119. So for this width, you will need 3-1/3 yards of fabric (119 divided by 36 = 3-1/3 yards). </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 14pt;">2.</span></b><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">You will cut a total of 5 strips of fabric for bunting: two red, two white, and one blue. To determine the width of each strip of fabric, divide 5 into the drop measurement, add 1 inch to each white and blue strip of fabric for seam allowances, and add 1-1/2 inch to each of the two red outside strips for seam allowances and hem/finishing. (Example: 36-inch drop divided by 5 = 7-1/4 + 1 = 8-1/4 inch width strips for both white and blue fabrics. 36-inch drop divided by 5 = 7-1/4 + 1-1/2 = 8-3/4 inch width strips for red fabrics.) Cut out strips. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">3. </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sew strips together in color sequence as per photo using 1/2-inch seam allowances. Clean finish or serge the seams. Narrow hem the bottom edge of one of the red strips. </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 14pt;">4.</span></b><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mark the center of the top red strip of fabric and box-pleat toward center about 5 times to take up the fullness. Gather the pleated fabric at center, if needed, to take up more fullness, keeping piece smooth. </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 14pt;">5.</span></b><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Rod Pocket: Cut a strip of red fabric to encase the spring tension rod, adding 1 inch for seam allowances. Encase raw ends of top of bunting/pleating into the rod pocket. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Optimum;">-Display the flag only between sunrise and sunset on buildings and stationary flagstaffs. The flag may be displayed for twenty-four hours if illuminated in darkness.</span><br />
<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Optimum;">- Do not display the flag in inclement weather.</span><br />
<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Optimum;">- Whether displaying the flag vertically or horizontally, make sure the canton of stars is visible on the upper left-hand side.</span><br />
<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Optimum;">- Do not let the flag touch the ground.</span><br />
<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Optimum;">- The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.</span><br />
<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Optimum;">- Before flying a flag at half-staff, hoist to its peak for an instant before lowering it.</span><br />
<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Optimum;">- When displayed against a wall with another flag, their staffs crossed, the American flag should be on the right of the other flag (on the viewer's left), with its staff on top of that of the other flag.</span><br />
<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Optimum;">- When flags of states, cities, or localities are flown on the same halyard with the United States flag, the national flag should always be at the top. No other flag should be placed above, or if on the same level, to the flag's right.</span><br />
<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Optimum;">- When flags of two or more nations are displayed, they should be flown from separate staffs of equal height. The flags should be of approximately equal size.</span><br />
<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Optimum;">- When the flag is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle, the canton should be placed at the peak of the staff.</span><br />
<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Optimum;">- An unusable flag that is damaged and worn and can no longer be displayed should be destroyed in a dignified way by burning.</span><br />
<span style="color: #17365d; font-family: Optimum;">- When not on display, the flag should be respectfully folded into a triangle, symbolizing the tricorn hats worn by colonial soldiers in the Revolutionary War.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Optimum; font-size: 12pt;">This porch displays red, white, and blue bunting (the fabric that flags are made from) that has been tacked to the eaves and tied with ribbon at the bottom. The trios of small flags are held up by aluminum brackets.</span></div>
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<li class="bg1" style="border: 0px currentColor; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 0px 2px 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>1/2</b> of a 15-ounce folded refrigerated unbaked piecrust (1 crust)</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>1.</b> Unfold the piecrust according to package directions. Line a 9-inch tart pan with pastry (it's easier to remove the baked tart if pan has a removable bottom). Press the pastry into the fluted sides of the tart pan and trim the edges. Don't prick. Partially bake in a 450 degree F oven for 5 to 7 minutes or until pastry is slightly dry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>2.</b> Remove from oven. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degree F.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>3.</b> Meanwhile, cut the tomatoes into wedges; drain the wedges on paper towels. Arrange the tomato wedges over the melted cheese in a baked crust.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>4.</b> In a food processor bowl, combine basil and garlic; cover and process with on-off turns until coarsely chopped. Or snip the basil and mince the garlic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>5.</b> In a medium mixing bowl, combine the basil-garlic mixture, the remaining shredded mozzarella cheese, the mayonnaise, the grated Parmesan cheese, and pepper. Spread the mixture evenly over tomato wedges.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>6.</b> Bake in a 375 degree F oven for about 25 minutes or until cheese is golden. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting into wedges. Serve warm. If you like, garnish with additional basil leaves. Makes 8 appetizer or 4 main-dish servings.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16pt;">Newspaper's faded tones lend these projects vintage appeal. This hat is brightened by a glittery rosette, a blue band trimmed with pinking shears, and a simple name banner in a bold typeface. </span><span style="color: #365f91; font-family: "Engravers MT","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;"></span></div>
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