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Vintage cookie recipe didn't turn out as hoped
Vintage cookie recipe didn't turn out as hoped

I think it was the third time I added flour -- some of it actually went into the bowl and not on the counter -- when I realized I'd made a terrible mistake.
What was being attempted was Granny's tea cookies. These fond memories from my childhood were paper thin sugar cookies and one of the best treats ever.
I'd copied the recipe from a card taped inside a kitchen cabinet door at my parents' house. The problem was that I hadn't made them without my mama's assistance in at least 20 years.

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The Graphic has a long history of dedication
The Graphic has a long history of dedication

The days of December tend to get quite chaotic around the newspaper office with a gazillion holiday events to cover, many of them happening at the same time.
In addition to the many happenings, our press deadlines are much earlier with the same amount of work to accomplish in a shorter amount of time each week.
December comes on the heels of November where this very small staff cranked out a huge paper mailed out to close to four times the number of homes.
A few days ago I was looking back through the last five years of holiday editions realizing time indeed is a thief.

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~ IN MEMORIAM ~ Kelton Stone August 4, 1935 - November 29, 2025
~ IN MEMORIAM ~ Kelton Stone August 4, 1935 - November 29, 2025

Kelton Stone is pictured in the pressroom at The Nashville Graphic in 1960.

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