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KOOKING WITH
KRYSTAL by: Krystal Lalond
PUMPKIN BROWNIES
~INGREDIENTS
 ¾ Cups All-Purpose Flour
 ½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
 ½ Teaspoon Salt
Homemade Pumpkin Puree Recipe
 ¾ Cup Butter, Melted
-Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
-Cut the pumpkin in half, stem to base. Remove
seeds and pulp. Cover each half with foil.
 3 Eggs
-Bake in the preheated oven, foil side up, 1 hour,
 ¼ Cup Cocoa Powder
or until tender.
 ½ Semi-Sweet Chocolate Powder
-Scrape pumpkin meat
from shell halves and
 ½ Cup Pumpkin Puree
puree in a blender. Strain
 ½ Cup Chopped Walnuts
to remove any remaining
stringy pieces.
 ¾ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
 ½ Teaspoon Ground Cloves
 ½ Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
1. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8 inch baking pan. Stir
the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
2. 2. In another bowl, stir together the melted butter, sugar, and vanilla extract; beat in
the eggs one at a time with a spoon. Gradually add the flour mixture, and stir the
batter until it's evenly moistened. Divide the batter in half in two separate bowls.
3. Into one bowl of batter, blend the cocoa powder and chocolate chips. In the second
bowl of batter, stir in the pumpkin puree, walnuts, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
4. 3. Spread 1/2 of the chocolate batter into the bottom of the prepared baking pan,
and follow with 1/2 of the pumpkin batter. Repeat the layers, ending with a pumpkin
layer, and drag a kitchen knife or small spatula gently through the layers in a swirling
motion, to create a marbled appearance.
5. 4. Bake in the preheated oven until the brownies begin to pull away from the sides of
the pan, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.
Cool in the pan, cut into squares, and serve.
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Random Facts
By Emerald Prebble
o The first Thanksgiving was held in the Autumn of 1621 and included 50
Pilgrims and 90 Wampanoag Indians and lasted three days.
o Thanksgiving didn't become a national holiday until over 200 years
later!
o Thanksgiving was almost a fast, not a feast!
o Turkeys have heart attacks. When the Air Force was
conducting test runs and breaking the sound
barrier, fields of turkeys would drop dead.
o 91% of Americans eat turkey on
Thanksgiving Day.
o Thomas Jefferson thought the concept of
Thanksgiving was "the most ridiculous idea
I’ve ever heard."
o And finally, a spooked turkey can run at
speeds up to 20 miles per hour
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The Signs on Black Friday
By: Maria Jauregui
Is genuinely scared to go to even go outside their room: Cancer, Libra
Figures that Black Friday deals aren’t that great: Virgo
Will tackle anyone that is in their way or has something they want: Scorpio
Gets tackled by someone because they’re indecisive: Gemini
Is smart enough to shop online: Pisces, Taurus
Camps out the store: Aries
Instead of saving money they end up bankrupt: Leo, Capricorn
This day is for Christmas shopping: Aquarius
Stays home, wonders what the meaning of life really is: Sagittarius
Thanksgiving Puzzles

Susan has invited her family to Thanksgiving Dinner. As her plates are not the
best, Susan wants to buy new plates; one for each person at her Thanksgiving
Dinner.
There will be a grandfather, a grandmother, two fathers, two mothers, four
children, three grandchildren, one brother, two sisters, two sons, two
daughters, one father-in-law, one mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law.
At least how many plates does Susan need to buy?

What are unhappy cranberries called?
By Kiki Benavidez
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The Origin of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival
celebrated primarily in the United
States and Canada. It began in 1621,
when the pilgrims from England went
to the new land, and celebrated the
“Thanksgiving” for the harvest of the
Plymouth Colony. At the time the
Native Americans (the Wampanoag),
and the pilgrims attended the
ceremony. The new Americans were
celebrating benevolence of God to
them, at a time when over half of the
pilgrims had died because of winter
they had endured. Without the help of
the Natives, all would have died.
Thanksgiving is a holiday to express
gratitude and appreciation to God,
family, and friends.
By Alexandra Canchis