ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
NOVEMBER 19TH, 2011
It's SATURDAY!
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS DAY
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered his GETTYSBURG ADDRESS on this day in 1863 at the Soldiers National Cemetery in Pennsylvania. The speech was considered so insignificant at the time that coverage was limited to the inside pages of the newspapers
President Lincoln had traveled to the site of the battle to designate it as a national cemetery. While on the train, he wrote his speech on a small piece of paper. Three minutes after he had begun to speak, Lincoln had finished what is now considered to be one of the greatest speeches in American history:
Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal....that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people - by the people - for the people - shall not perish from this earth.
NEW IN THE KITCHEN
Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day
Americans drink huge amounts of carbonated beverages, most of which contain caffeine. But you can eat your soda pop too!
Coca Cola Cake
1/2 cup butter
1 cup Coca-Cola
3/4 cup miniature marshmallows
1 square semi sweet baking chocolate
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup cocoa powder
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 cups sugar
2 1/3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup Coca Cola, plus 2-3 Tbsp. additional if needed
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup chocolate syrup
Place in a sauce pan butter, cola, semi sweet baking square and bring to a boil remove from heat and add marshmallows and stir until all is blended and the marshmallows are disappear. Set aside to cool enough to tepid or room temperature.
In mixing bowl blend the shortening, oil, vanilla and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and buttermilk and beat until smooth. Mix flour with baking soda, cocoa, baking powder and salt, add half of flour mixture to shortening, egg mixture, and beat. Scrape bowl time to time to clean the sides off so ingredients are blended in batter. Add cooled coca cola mixture and beat. Add remainder of flour and beat until completely smooth about 3 - 4 minutes. Batter will be thick.
Place batter into a 13" x 9" x " 2 oiled and floured baking pan. Set pan on top shelf in a preheated 350F oven for 35 - 40 minutes. Check for completed baking time with a toothpick. If the toothpick comes out clean by sticking in the middle of the cake it is time to come out of the oven and cool.
For Frosting: Cream butter, add cocoa, vanilla, Hershey's Syrup, and coca cola, beat until smooth. Add powder sugar a little at a time and beat constantly. Scrape the sides of bowl time to time to get all ingredients into the frosting. If the frosting seams a little dry add a little more coca cola and beat well.
Frost warm cake. Serve with natural vanilla bean ice cream and enjoy.
PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS
Please pray for God's protection of
our troops and HIS wisdom for their
commanders.
Lord, hold our troops in
your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the
selfless acts they perform for us
in our time of need. I ask this in the
name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters
and Paramedics and EMT's
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
AROUND HOME
I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end.
Abraham Lincoln
Today I'm thankful that there are things I can still do. I don't do everything the way I used to, but I can still most everything. Maybe I do things slower, or in a different way, but, like Abe there, I will keep doing until the end.
KEEP GOING
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won if he'd stuck it out.
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are -
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
Author Unknown
COUNTING THE DAYS
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Abraham Lincoln
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