‘Just Chillin’ A little History...& More! Upbeat April 2107 ~Bunny Time & Alphabet Soup!


by Ellie Schmidt ~ eschmidt@upbeattimes.com


Sonoma County, CA. ~ “Spring Cleaning,” indoors and out, this year will be so physi- cally demanding that maybe that’s an ex- cuse for indulging in a special treat. Do families still


use good ol’ Camp- bell’s Alphabet Soup to encourage kiddies to both play and eat food on their own? Before the healthy patrols warned folks about heaps of sodium in canned foods, the pasta-laden alphabet soup reigned supreme at family meals, especially on blustery, wet days. Surprise: packets of noodly ABCs


fi rst hit American markets in 1867 aſt er the Civil War! T erefore, if you also encourage everybody to read, do note: other pasta shapes- -stars, crowns, and even hearts, lost out to the winning Alphabet in Soup. Who doesn’t like to play with food? About three decades ago, while


completing research for a maga- zine article I wrote about the Campbell’s Soup Company, a lively correspondence with their marketing experts surprised me with information that Camp- bell’s, at their Camden, New Jer- sey site, maintained a public mu- seum housing a growing, unusual collection of soup tureens and related objects made in Europe, Asia and America dating from 1720 to current times.


It became


a popular fi eld trip destination for schools. T anks to Dupont funding, the


exquisite Winterthur Museum in Delaware is the new home for the fabulous Campbell collection. Right by those gorgeous gardens. Ah, but


more complex kind of Alphabet Soup!


today, we deal with a Leaving the nasty world


of politics alone, consider how much we learn from the young who all seem to have grown small rectangles out of at least one hand while they tap away at the alpha-


Little Luma will close its doors on Saturday, April 29th, 2017


All Items must go!


See Our Facebook Page and Website for Details!


151 Petaluma Blvd S Suite 141, Petaluma 707-769-7202


www.littlelumakids.com “Strength within your mind …welcomes others to your side” ~ Rosemary Fonseca UPBEAT TIMES, INC. • APRIL 2017 • 5


bet with the other. No FOMO (fear of missing out) on my part. I want to communicate with our talented, hard-working young folks in my fam- ily.


BAE (before any-


one else), I off er my un- asked for IMHO (in my humble opinion) com- ments. Although I do think it was much more fun to spell out words on the rim of a soup plate, I think by now,


most oldsters know the meaning of OMG and LOL. If not, any child will be of help in translating. Af- ter all, if you get weary of texting, you can let the world know your JOMO (joy of missing out.) Spring treats in our childhood


were jellybeans but Hungarian Doughnuts were what we wanted. Here’s our family recipe--handed


down for seven generations! --T e physical exercise needed to accom- plish this will let you to partake in both alphabet soup and these de- lectable, pillowy, seductive sweets. –Today labeled FLEEK (looking good?!)


HUNGARIAN DOUGHNUTS (approx. 2 dozen—plan to make way more)


Shop for yeast (either 2 cakes or 2 pkgs of active dry yeast); sugar; cake fl our; whole milk; unsalted butter; organic eggs; salt; sour cream; lemon; vanilla (fi ne es- sence); rum (Meyers Jamaican- -best); shortening/oil for deep fry- ing; vanilla bean-fl avored sugar; delicious jam (homemade apple jam best). 1. Dissolve yeast with liberal pinch of sugar in ca 3 tblspns of fl our and ½ cup of milk, using a wooden spoon to make a paste. Cover. Al-


A SHOP EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHILDREN Store


It has been an extraordinary pleasure to share the experience that has been Little Luma.


Closing Sale!


BUYING U.S. GOLD COINS


$1.00 GOLD...............................................................$150.00 & up $2.50 GOLD...............................................................$190.00 & up $3.00 GOLD...............................................................$550.00 & up $5.00 GOLD...............................................................$260.00 & up $10.00 GOLD.............................................................$520.00 & up $20.00 GOLD..........................................................$1,150.00 & up $50.00 GOLD 1851 to 1855..................................$10,000.00 & up


BUYING


SILVER DIMES 1964 & Before...................................... $1.19 & up SILVER QUARTERS 1964 & Before..............................$2.98 & up SILVER HALF 1964 & Before.........................................$5.95 & up SILVER HALF 1965 to 1970...........................................$1.63 & up SILVER DOLLAR 1878 to 1904....................................$17.50 & up SILVER DOLLAR 1921 to 1935....................................$15.00 & up


HALF CENTS 1793-1857 LARGE CENTS 1793-1857


BUYING – OLDER U.S. COINS –BUYING DIMES 1796-1891


$30.00 & up $10.00 & up


FLYING EAGLE CENTS 1856-1858 $12.00 & up TWO & THREE CENTS 1851-1889 HALF DIMES 1794-1873


SHIELD NICKELS 1866-1883 LIBERTY NICKELS 1883-1913 . BUFFALO NICKELS 1913-1938


$7.00 & up $7.00 & up $8.00 & up .40 & up .25 & up


TWENTY CENTS 1875-1878 QUARTERS 1796-1891


HALF DOLLARS 1794-1839 HALF DOLLARS 1839-1891 DOLLARS 1794-1804


TRADE DOLLARS 1873-1885


$7.00 & up $55.00 & up $11.00 & up $30.00 & up $14.00 & up $700.00 & up $45.00 & up


SEATED DOLLARS 1840-1873 $150.00 & up


low to rise in warm, draſt -free area for about ½ hour. 2. Measure 2 cups of siſt ed cake fl our into large bowl. Using your favorite large wooden spoon, cre- ate a hole in the pile of fl our to re- ceive all of the following: one cup of milk; about 4 oz. of melted, un- ... continued on page 8


UPBEAT TIMES, INC. • APRIL 2017 • 5 JOKES & Humor # 2


When I returned home from college for a break, I noticed a paper posted on the refrigerator. It listed some goals my dad had set for himself: Help wife more; lose weight; be more productive at work. I promptly added: “Send Michelle money every month.” A few days later my brother wrote: “Make payments on car for Jason.” Then my boyfriend joined in with: “Buy Tom a Jeep.”


Finally my father added a new goal to his amended list: “Wean kids.”


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