FARMINGTON -- Barbara Frodsham knows how to celebrate Christmas.
My gift-history with Jeff John here at GUNS Magazine only goes back one year. He sent me an autographed copy of the Deadline Schedule. The one for the past year. With red-slashed notes on deadlines I missed. Yeah: that got me all warm and fuzzy ..."A lot of people donate very lovely things," Barbara said. "We tell them if you wouldn't wear it or you don't want it, we don't want it, either.""We want to make it a family oriented event," said Bret Frodsham, Barbara's oldest son.Makes 2 crusts."You really can't feel any separation between hosts and the homeless," Brett said. "The name tags fade away. Once they're through the gate, that separation fades away."And, I want bore snakes! No, not Bore Snake pull-through cleaners, not the regular kind, anyway. I mean living, breathing, slithering, armorer-trained bore snakes! Kept in your gun safe, all you'd have to do is place your dirty weapons inside with their actions open, close the door and leave. Your bore snakes would then slither-an'-slide in, out, and over 'em, cleaning and lubing your shooters while you snooze. They should feed exclusively on grit, dust, and carbon deposits, but I wouldn't mind tossin' 'era a mouse now and then.2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teapoon salt 2/3 cup Crisco (butter-flavored is the best) 1/2 cup hot water 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 egg Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Cut in Crisco. Gently add egg, water and lemon juice until all in moistened (don't overwork). Let rest covered for 10 minutes. Then roll into pie crusts.Add butterscotch chips if desired.The family farm was the site for Saturday's 15th Frodsham Community Christmas for the Homeless and Needy, an event that invites those who may not have much of a Christmas to share a family celebration with the Frodshams (although, these days, much of the community is there, too).This Saturday, other people are doing the baking for me. I've been invited to judge the bake-off at Holy Name School's annual chili feed. Also judging will be Tym Bonilla, the school's principal, and the Rev. John Reynolds.For them, a family event seems to include wrapped gifts, Santa's workshop, pictures with Santa, quilts, clothes, food, marshmallow bonfires, horse rides and sleigh rides. Children leave with a sack of goodies, and everyone eats well.I Don't Want Much, ReallyNow, for a "Range Bag," versus a "range-bag," I ...Send requests or recipes to be shared to: Lisa Sandmeyer, Recipe Exchange, The Topeka Capital-Journal, 616 S.E. Jefferson, Topeka, Kan., 66607-1194 or lisa.sandmeyer@cjonline.com."Some kids never get to ride a horse or roast a marshmallow," Barbara said. "This is just for people who need things."Amish CookiesPie CrustChili, with cinnamon rolls for dessert, will be served from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the school at S.W. 10th and Clay. The cost is $5 for adults and $4 for children 12 and younger. Contest judging starts at 6:15 p.m.Guests and volunteers line up in the street to get in. But once they're inside, it's a different story.
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Author: James Greaves Deseret Morning News
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