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How grateful I am to be a citizen of the United States of America.
Even amidst all the turmoil and economic uncertainty, the freedoms
and opportunities available to us are greater here than any other
place in the world. This 4th of July I hope you're able to reflect on
the freedoms you and your family enjoy. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
My God! How little do
my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of,
and which no other people on earth enjoy! ~Thomas Jefferson
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Celebrating
Our Independence
Looking to John Adams' famous letter of July 3, 1776, to
his wife Abigail will put the celebration into perspective.
(exact text from his letter with his original spellings)
"The
Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the
History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated,
by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It
ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of
Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and
Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and
Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this
Time forward forever more. You will think me transported with
Enthusiasm but I am not. I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and
Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and
support and defend these States. Yet through all the Gloom I can see
the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see that the End is more
than worth all the Means. And that Posterity will tryumph in that
Days Transaction, even altho We should rue it, which I trust in God
We shall not." (The Book of Abigail and John:
Selected Letters of the Adams Family, 1762-1784, Harvard University
Press, 1975, 142).
Celebrate that
which deserves to be venerated, shun that which deforms our
indispensable values and noble aspirations. The Fourth of July is not
a government anniversary. It is a time to remember that independence
is the spirit and soul of the nation. The fireworks are for, as John
Adams rightly affirms, a Day of Deliverance. That liberation from
captivity is what we honor and so often forget.
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Kate Smith - God Bless America
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Tiffani Vernon, Store Manager
Kelly's on Fifth
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14 N. Fifth Street
Redlands, California 92373
909-792-0099
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Recipe
Corner
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RED,
WHITE AND BLUEBERRY TRIFLE
Ingredients
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 (12 ounce) store-bought pound cake (cut into 3/4" thick
slices)
1 bar (8 ounce) cream cheese (room temperature)
1 cup heavy cream
3 cups (three 1/2 pint containers) fresh blueberries, rinsed and
dried
3 cups (two 6-ounce containers) fresh raspberries (fresh strawberries
may be substituted)
Directions
1) Make lemon
syrup: In a small saucepan, bring 1/4 cup sugar,
lemon juice, and 1/4 cup water to a boil over medium heat, stirring
to dissolve sugar. Let cool completely, then brush over both sides of
cake slices. Quarter each slice.
2)
With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese with remaining 1/3 cup
sugar on high speed until lightened. With mixer on medium
speed, gradually add heavy cream in a steady stream; continue beating
until mixture is light and airy, like a very soft whipped cream.
3)
Arrange half the cake pieces in the bottom of a 2-quart serving dish
or trifle bowl. Spoon half the cream cheese mixture over cake in
dollops; spread to side of dish. Scatter half the blueberries and
raspberries on top. Repeat layering with remaining cake, cream cheese
mixture, and berries, piling berries in the center.
4)
Cover and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour and up to
overnight.
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