Heavy cream has long been used as a source of fat when making baked goods. One of the biscuit recipes I use simply has two ingredients, self-rising flour and heavy cream. The cream serves as the liquid and the fat at the same time. It’s also a good fix for when you’d like to bake a cake but don’t have enough butter or oil.
Think of a blooming Easter plant, and the obvious image that comes to mind is the Easter lily. But there are many other possibilities, all of them in pretty spring colors. One of the more unusual is the Easter cactus.
Having story time at the library almost made things feel normal again. It was great to see the little ones enjoying the stories about bunnies and Easter. They even got to sing songs and make their own music with the shaker eggs Miss Dee Dee made. We are still looking for some volunteers to help out with story time. If you are interested come by or call the library at (806) 271-3714.
GARDEN VOLUNTEERS Rhea Melton and Kent Jordan of Spur undertook cleanup of the brick raised flower bed in the city’s Rickels Park Saturday to prepare it for seasonal plantings. Melton hopes to plant irises and welcomes other gardeners to contribute. The previous week, Melton and her granddaughter filled downtown planters with spring flowers.
The Dickens County-Spur Public Library last week received a collection development grant from the Tocker Foundation in the amount of $5,000. The grant will be used to provide both adult and children's fiction and non-fiction books in regular and large print. It will also be used for DVDs and audiobooks.
MATADOR—The mobile Covid-19 vaccination clinic scheduled for downtown Matador on Monday went ahead with only a few minutes’ delay despite severe weather in the area—and the State Mobile Vaccination Team’s unexpected encounter with a gunman en route.
Jayton’s production of “Treasure Island” was honored as an advancing play Monday night at the bi-district One Act Play contest in Spur. Jayton and O’Donnell were the two schools selected to advance to the regional One Act Play contest to be held April 15 in Post.
