Did you know? #2

*Thanksgiving was held twice in 1815.*

The first US Thanksgiving was held between 21 September and 11 November 1621 in Massachusetts by 50 Plymouth Pilgrims and their 90 Wampanoag neighbors. After that, Thanksgiving was held fairly randomly. Thanksgiving days were proclaimed annually by the US Congress from 1777 to 1783 which, except for 1782, were all celebrated in December. George Washington declared Thanksgiving in 1789 and 1795, and John Adams in 1798 and 1799. James Madison declared Thanksgiving twice in 1815. None of these were celebrated in the autumn.

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Amazing Cake Pops: Wilton Style

Ingredients


cake mix (your choice, pound cake version)

1 pkg instant pudding

4 eggs

1 cup water

1/2 cup oil



Wilton ready-to use icing (your choice of flavor)

Wilton candy melts

Wilton cookie treat sticks



Toppings of your choice such as sprinkles and nuts (if desired)



Directions

For the cake ball recipe, Wilton recommends using the pound cake version for a regular cake mix. Mix together 1 box cake mix, instant pudding, eggs, water and oil. Bake and cool following mix directions.


1 layer of a 8 inch cake or 1/2 of a 9×13 cake or cake scraps. This is approximately 4 cups of crumbled cake. Crumble cake into very small pieces.


Add 1/2 cup of icing.


Mix with hands to moisten and blend them together. It may be a bit messy but produces the best results.


Shape balls and firmly pack them into any shape you desire. Adjust the size to whatever you prefer!




■Small: 1 tablespoon (approximately 1 and 1/4 inch)

■Medium: 2 tablespoons (approximately 1 and 1/2 inch)

■Large: 3 tablespoons (approximately 1 and 3/4 inch)


Place on cookie sheet lined with wax or parchment paper. Chill until firm, approximately 2 hours in the refrigerator or if in a time crunch you can put them in the freezer for about 15 minutes.

Dip the end of the cookie stick in melted candy and insert into ball. Chill to set so your cake ball will stay on the stick when you dip the entire ball into candy coating.


Dip chilled pop into melted candy and coat completely.




Tip: If your shape is fragile, swipe the backside with melted candy, chill to set and place on cooling rack. Pour melted candy over the top to coat. Very easy with decorating bag.


Lightly tap sides on melting pop to remove excess.

Tip: If your cake pops start to move on the stick, place remaining non-dipped pops in the fridge for a bit to harden them up again. If you are doing a lot of cake pops, try starting out with only half of them out at a time.


Dip in sprinkles, nuts, mini chocolate chips or toasted coconut (or whatever else you can dream up). Insert into styrofoam piece to keep upright and chill to set.



Tip: If you are only dipping them in melted candy, chill immediately after dipping or you may leave a white shadow on your finished piece. This happens when candy isn’t properly chilled, causing the fat in the candy to rise to the surface. It will create a white film but still tastes the same. You can always cover it up with sprinkles!

 
The possibilities are endless! You can also use shaped silicone moles or pans to give you more defined shaped treats. Watch for more of those ideas here on Oh My! Sugar High.



I feel like going home and cooking this myself!



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Quote of the Week!

This quote means that you need to watch everything that you say and do because that

can make you the person that you are today. Each day you find a new thing

inside of you that is truly amazing. Everybody needs to watch what they say and do because you don't know what the future as for you. Your character really does reflect your destiny. Your actions, habits, and words are all apart of your character. What you chose to do or say can get you in trouble or give you a very nice fortune. Be a role model to people don't say bad words or have bad actions. They world out there needs more people to show others what the difference is between right and wrong.

Watch your thoughts; they become words.

Watch your words; they become actions.

Watch your actions; they become habits.

Watch your habits; they become character.

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

By: Frank Outlaw

Song of the Week #7: Back to December

Taylor Swift gave a beautiful performance at the CMA awards this year. "Back to December" is a song on her new album Speak Now. This song was meant to be towards Taylor Launter. They did have a previous relationship, but she broke up with him because she was getting her heart broken in half again. She is saying in this song that she is sorry for what she did and if she could go back and change everything, she would. I found this song very sad, but also nice because she is apologizing for everything she did. I would take her back if I was Taylor Launter. I think that they were the best couple and he was a really nice guy to her, but I understand what she means when she says she is scared. What do think Taylor Launter should say to Taylor Swift about this song? Do you think he should take her back? Comment below and tell me what you think! Thanks. (:

Here is another of Taylor's performance of "Back to December" at the American Music Awards.

Which performance do you like best? Let me know by commenting below! Thanks. (:

All of these videos are off of Youtube. (:

Poem of the Week # 9 : When Old Lovers Turn Into Friends

When Old Lovers Turn Into Friends

I fell in love one day
It was a love like no other

I was left with no words to say

I prayed that I wouldn’t smother

Gently, he held my hand

He embraced me like he couldn’t let go

We would walk slowly across the beach’s sand
Everyday our love would grow and grow

I thought we were reaching a point of high

But there was a painful shock you couldn’t miss

A brunette with freckles snuck right by

And stole what felt like every kiss



My love was great
But it wasn’t for long
I lost my mate
But will no longer sing a sad song


I guess you could call me naive
I believed forever had no end
Until the day I was deceived
I don’t know how my heart will mend


I’m still left with nothing to say
For a while, I couldn’t even comprehend
Now I’ll wait for the day
When old lovers turn into friends

 

By: Andrea : )

Rain

Rain is so one of the worst things that I do not like. It's always rains when you have something plan to do outside. I like snow a lot better than rain because you can still do things outside when it is snowing. One thing I do not like about rain is that you can be out side doing something and think that it is not going to rain and it starts poring down rain. Then you get all wet and have to go change your clothes. Some people like rain because of what it does for the earth but if we could get away with out rain I would so like that a lot better. It's just a big pain to try to go out and do something when it is raining. Who wants to go out in the rain and work that's no fun. Tell me what you think about rain and how you like it. We may feel the same way about rain you never know.

Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is a holiday where you give thanks to everything you have in your life. (: It's one of my favorite holidays because we get to eat a lot and we get off school for more than a week, that's always good. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is truly the most exciting thing I look forward to on Thanksgiving. It always gets me ready for the big day ahead of me and it's a truly amazing event that is held in New York each year. Every thanksgiving is held at my house. My aunt and uncle travel 150 miles to celebrate this holiday with us each year. While the boys are out deer hunting, my mom, sister, and I cook the food. We always watch whatever football game that is on and just have a lot of fun. We have a bunch of food at the table each year like turkey, potatoes, apple pie, vanilla pudding, and corn cake. The day after Thanksgiving is Black Friday. Black Friday is an all day event starting at 4 am in the morning or early and people go into stores with HUGE deals to get a lot of their Christmas shopping done for their family. I have never gotten to go in the past with my mom, but now that I have a job and can buy presents I get to go this year and I am super excited! The main reason why I love Thanksgiving is because you just get to cherish everything you have in your life. Everyone should be thankful for whatever they have in their life. Nobody should take for granted the people or things that they have in their life. Give thanks this Thanksgiving by saying thank you to your mom when she cooks the food or thank you to your dad when he is putting up the Christmas lights. A thank you can go a long way, it honestly makes someone’s day. So what are you going to give thanks to this Thanksgiving? What do you think about Thanksgiving? What are some of your family’s traditions? I would love to hear them. Thanks. (: