European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Old fashioned Pecan pralines 2 cups Light or dark Brown firmly packed 1 cup granulated White sugar is Teaspoon Salt cups water 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter 2 Teaspoons Vanilla extract 1 to 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans lightly butter 2 Large cookie set lightly butter the sides of a heavy 3quart Combine the and water in the Cook Over medium stirring until the sugar is completely the mixture should feel not when you rub the spoon against the sides of the Saucepan let the mixture continue to without stirring until it comes to a cover the pan and Cook exactly 3 minutes uncover the pan and continue cooking Over medium do not let the mixture boil until it reaches the softball stage 236 degrees on a Candy thermometer about 12 minutes from the time you uncover the see preceding note about Candy temperatures and testing for softball remove the pan from the heat and add the butter and Vanilla stir until All the butter is stir in the then immediately begin beating the mixture with a Large wooden beat until the Candy just begins to turn thick and working very drop the mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls onto the buttered cookie let the pralines Cool completely before removing them from the cookie wrap each one in foil or plastic and keep them stored in an airtight pralines will stay fresh longer if they Are refrigerated in an airtight they can also be makes 24 hard each approximately inches in Buttermilk pralines 1 cup Buttermilk 1 Teaspoon baking soda cups granulated White sugar is Teaspoon Salt 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter 1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans important note you must use a very Large pan at least 4 preferably larger for this recipe because the mixture foams up considerably during do not try to double this recipe or youll have an unholy mess All Over the if you want More make two separate lightly butter 2 Large cookie set lightly butter the sides of a Large heavy cooking add the Buttermilk and stirring to dissolve the stir in the sugar and Cook Over medium stirring until the mixture comes to a cover the pan and Cook exactly 3 minutes uncover the pan and continue to Cook the mixture Over medium do not the mixture will have bubbled up and will gradually turn Caramel coloured As it let the mixture boil until it reaches the softball stage 236 degrees on a Candy thermometer about 10 minutes from the time you uncover the see preceding note about Candy temperatures and testing for softball remove the pan from the heat and stir in the let the mixture Cool for 3 to 4 stir in the Vanilla beat the mixture with a Large wooden until the Candy just begins to become thick and quickly drop it by heaping tablespoonfuls onto the buttered cookie let the pralines Cool completely before removing them with a wrap each one in foil or plastic and keep them stored in an airtight pralines will stay fresh longer if stored in an airtight Container in the they can also be makes 24 soft each approximately 2vi inches in Rich Louisiana pralines 2 cups granulated White sugar 2 cups Light Brown firmly packed cups one 14ounce can sweetened condensed milk cup Light Corn syrup Teaspoon Salt Viz cup 1 stick unsalted butter 2 Teaspoons Vanilla extract 2 to 3 cups coarsely chopped pecans lightly butter 3 Large cookie set lightly butter the sides of a heavy 3quart Combine the sweetened condensed Corn and Salt in the stir to mix the mixture will be very bring the mixture to a boil Over medium stirring As soon As it cover it tightly and let it continue to Cook exactly 3 minutes uncover the pan and let the mixture Cook 2 minutes do not remove the pan from the heat and add the butter Cut into pieces and Vanilla stir until the butter has add the beat the with a Large wooden spoon until the Candy just begins to turn thick and working drop the mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls onto the buttered cookie let the pralines Cool completely before removing wrap each one in foil and keep them stored in an airtight pralines will stay fresh longer if stored in the in an airtight they can also be makes 40 chewy approximately inches in c Sharon 1985 suggestions for getting out of social blunders by miss manners United feature Syndicate it is not that most people trusted make fools of themselves occasion without miss manners but they do not seem to know what to do one need not take the trouble to be drunk and any one of the following Vav fludd breaking an obviously unique and treasured item in someones a dear old Friend in the Eye and addressing him or her by wrong preferably that of someone your Friend does not particularly an innocent remark that seems to have an obscene meaning so in that one does not want to in order to Stop the that pne is aware of what it stating a prejudice without realizing that it directly affects someone miss manners is not about True which she has no desire to defend from such because the lesson that it is never Safe to make such should be forcibly taught she Means such thing Sis saying pm so sick of grave a everybody who wants to be Chic is serving it these jus More the grave a is served at ones food or drink All Over 3rbetter an extravagant gesture that spills it Over ones dinner showing up a social occasion so that one is automatically isolated by the other the Calendar corpses and therefore not showing up at an event a there ones absence will be conspicuous a Small dinner for where the others have been growing progressively burlier by being kept waiting or showing up on the wrong night to find the hosts in arguing a Point Only to be after one has thoroughly stated and defended ones that ones opponent in the conversation is a leading authority on the and so miss manners is confident that everyone can Supply his or her own and carry them out but then what most people get As far As developing that cold sweat of or the Ful effect of having done something the first attack May occur but it is the one that comes in the Middle of the night that really gets to the solution that appears most helpful to anyone in this position is to disappear from the face of miss manners does not deny that it would Best solve the but there Are some other techniques one might try first miss manners hardly dares Hope that they will erase the searing memory of shame with which events leave Only that they will banish the worst such As the need to hide under the blankets when there is no one else present not every one of these works for each and there Are to guarantees that any of them miss manners Only offering a Small possibility of Comfort in situations that Are basically denying it Roderick i didst say i said How could i get your name wrong Haven we been Best friends for eight years at Ive always thought i dont know How you feel rising above did i say something funny obviously what i meant to say claiming to be understood out of As it i dido mean i love this is i meant what people try to Palm off As which int anything like making a joke of it on the the Best such example of which miss manners has heard was dear George Kaufman reaction when his wife broke someones antique falling on the floor in a pile of expensive he How Many times do i have to Tell you that not funny making a joke of it then after i had expounded any whole theory of Renaissance guess whom i found out i was talking to you must let me pay for u or i will never be Able to live with i ought to be shot no one so Clumsy ought to be allowed to walk around i cant stand it i hate dear miss manners when i burp or i cover my Mouth and Pardon or excuse my wife then All or it is my position that my comment after involuntary action Doest require her affirmation or right gentle Reader this is a literal minded in which such ritualistic statements As How Are you and the More recent have a Nice Day Are misinterpreted to be by people who then angrily denounce the insincerity of the you Are quite right that excuse me does not require an and miss manners does not blame you for finding one she wishes to Point in the interests of marital that your wife Means no she didst withhold did she that would be it would be a mistake to engage in conjugal warfare Over whether you have the right to burp without her a tactful plea that you find the habit so not to say May stripes Magazine