European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To match made in heaven chocolate and Ernes by Suzanne Martinson Pittsburgh Post Gazette dam and eve you and your sweetheart chocolate and raspberries. Three couples made for Valentine s Day. Perhaps it s not pushing it to say they re marriages planned in heaven. When it comes to celebrating the most romantic of holidays cutting Corners won t do. You want the Best. So stifle that sob when the Price of fresh raspberries or Premium chocolate slips through the supermarket computer scan and pops up on the Register tape. He s Worth it. She s Worth it. You re Worth it. When fish raspberries Aren t available try raspberries that have been individually Frozen without syrup. They won t hold their shape As Well As fresh because freezing Breaks Down the cell Structure of this most fragile of berries but their flavor is delicious. Following Are recipes for two special treats plus directions for making chocolate heart cake decorations. Chocolate swirl cheesecake triangles 1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs about 22 cookies v3 cup melted butter or Margarine 3 Tablespoons sugar 12 ounces Neuchatel cheese at room temperature 3/4 cup undiluted evaporated Low fat milk i cup sugar Legg /4 cup All purpose flour 2 Teaspoons Vanilla extract v4 cup 3 ounces semisweet chocolate morsels Raspberry sauce recipe follows mint leaves optional raspberries optional Raspberry sauce place 1 12-ounce bag Frozen raspberries thawed in blender. Cover blend a few seconds to break Down berries. Using Back of spoon press through a Sieve into Small Saucepan. Stir in 3 Tablespoons sugar. Heat just to dissolve sugar. This could be done in the microwave chill. Makes 3/4 cup. In Small bowl Combine crumbs butter and 3 Tablespoons sugar. Press firmly into Bottom of foil lined 8-Inch-Square baking pan. Chill for 30 minutes. In blender Container or in food processor place cheese evaporated milk v4 cup sugar egg flour and Vanilla. Cover blend until smooth. In medium Saucepan or in microwave melt chocolate morsels Cool on the family los Angetee tunes fresh raspberries dipped in bittersweet chocolate is one Way to unite these two treats combining them in a cake or a sauce Are others. Slightly. Gradually stir 3/� cup milk mixture into chocolate. Pour remaining milk mixture Over Crumb crust pour chocolate mixture Over milk mixture swirl with spoon. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until set Cool at room temperature and then chill at least 1 hour. To serve loosen foil remove cheesecake from pan. Cut into 4 Large squares. Cut each Square in half diagonally to make triangles. Serve in a Pool of Raspberry sauce. Garnish with mint leaves and fresh raspberries if desired. Makes 8 Servings. Raspberry decadence chocolate fudge sauce 1 12-ounce package unsweetened Frozen raspberries thawed it cup whipping Cream #1 cup unsweetened dutch process Cocoa 1/4 cup Light Corn syrup 1 Viz cups sugar 1/4 cup /2 stick unsalted butter softened place raspberries in blender cover and blend for a few seconds to break Down berries. Pass raspberries through a Strainer reserving juice. Discard strained seeds and skin. In an 8-cup microwavable gloss measure whisk together Raspberry juice whipping Cream Cocoa and Corn syrup. Add sugar and butter and mix until Well blended. Microwave on 100 percent High for 4v� minutes until mixture comes to a boil whisking after 2 minutes. Once sauce begins to boil lower heat to 50 percent medium Low and let it continue to boil slowly for 6 minutes without stirring. Remove sauce from microwave and let it Cool for 15 minutes if serving it hot or pour it into a Glass Container and cover and refrigerate. The sauce will keep refrigerated for up to 6 weeks and May be reheated slowly in microwave. From dessert in half the time by Linda West Eckhardt and Diana Collingwood Butts get your heartbeat up and try making chocolate lattice hearts to decorate your next cake. Here s How to do it in a Small plastic Freezer bag Don t Seal i melt i. Cup chocolate chips in the microwave. This is where a gentle Lover s touch comes in. Watch the oven carefully As the chips May retain their shape even after they re melted and you Don t want to scorch them on paper draw heart shapes either free hand or by tracing a cookie Cutter top with waxed paper so the design shows throw i. Cut about a 3/8 Inch Hole in one Corner of the plastic bag and pipe out a smooth line of chocolate into the heart shape. Now make a crisscross pattern which buttresses the heart refrigerate. When set remove carefully from waxed paper and use to decorate cake. Scripps Howard news service a � my 6-year-old son has always been a energetic child with symptoms of hyperactivity. He has a Short attention Span and flits from one activity to another. I took him to a paediatrician who said he was not hyperactive in the medical sense nor should he be Given medication for this mild problem. However he s beginning to have learning problems in school because of concentration difficulties. What should i do it is Likely that your son is immature in comparison with his Peers t a child we have traditionally called a late  if so he could profit from being retained in the first Grade next year. If his birthday is Between dec. 1 and july 1,1 would definitely ask the school guidance office to advise you on this possibility. If that service is not available you should have him examined for educational readiness by a child development specialist. Retaining an immature boy during his Early school career kindergarten or first Grade can give him a great social and academic advantage throughout the remaining years of elementary school. However it is important to help him save face with his Peers. If possible tie should change schools for at least a year to avoid embarrassing questions and ridicule from former classmates. Let me state my recommendation in broader terms for other parents of preschool children. The age of the child is the worst criterion on which to base a decision regarding when to begin a school career. That determination should be made according to specific neurological social psychological and paediatric variables. And for boys who average six months behind girls of comparable age in maturity it is even More important to consider his readiness to learn. Q can you give us a guideline for How much work children should be Given to do there should be a healthy balance Between work and play. Many farm children of the past had Dally chores that made life pretty difficult. Early in the morning and again after school they would feed the pigs gather the eggs milk the cows and bring in the Wood. Little time was reserved for fun and childhood became a pretty drab experience. That was an extreme position and i certainly Don t favor its return. However contrast that level with its opposite recommended by some modern behaviour its who say we should not even ask our children to water the Lawn or let out Theca. Both extremes As usual Are harmful to the child. The logical Middle ground can be found by giving the child an exposure to responsibility and work but preserving time for his play and fun. The amount of time devoted to each activity should vary with the age of the child gradually requiring More work As he grows older. Or. James c. Dobson is president of focus on the family an organization dedicated to preserving the Home. Correspondence should be sent to him at focus on the family . Box 444. Colorado Springs Colo. 80903. The stars and Stripe saturday february 12, 1994 15