Kent and Barbara Hughes suggest the following to built family affection: 1. “The best possible foundation for building affection: love for God…We are able to love God and others through the reception of God’s love. Loving God is what makes other loves endure. This discipline, the day-to-day empowerment to live out this love for people who aren’t always “lovable,” is what fosters the ongoing growth of affection.” 2. “It is essential, then, if a family is to develop the bonds of affection, that the children have the assurance of their parents’ love for one another.” 3. “An obvious place to enhance family affection is at the dinner table. That is the single best daily opportunity families have for all gathering together…We encourage you never to surrender that choice time, for it is an unsurpassed opportunity to build family life.” 4. “Family vacations were at the heart of building the Hughes clan’s affections…we made disciplined investment in family vacations…Sometimes brief, spontaneous mini-vacations can (also) have important results in developing family unity and affection.” 5. “Mutual interests builds affection…Wise parents know this and look for a common interest or adopt their children’s interests as their own.” 6. “Families that learn to appreciate their points of uniqueness and to chuckle at their idiosyncrasies pull together in affection rather than apart in irritation.” 7. “The home is the place to be sentimental, corny, even weird for the sake of affection.” 8. “Wise parents who wish to enhance familial bonds will do their best to keep up the communication with grandparents and spent time with them if possible. Few things can be more elevating to family than loving affection extended across generations.” (Kent and Barbara Hughes).

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Cookie	60	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	All-purpose flour
3/4	c	Sugar
3/4	c	Whole; unblanched almonds, finely ground
1/2	ts	Bicarbonate of ammonia -or-
1/2	ts	Each; baking powder and baking soda
1/2	ts	Cinnamon
3/4	c	Whole; unblanched almonds
1/3	c	Honey
1/3	c	Water

INSTRUCTIONS

Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes From: morrissey@stsci.edu (Mostly Harmless)
Janet Morrissey
NICK MALGIERI
Makes 60 Biscotti.  Be careful with the first baking of these biscotti.
Even though they are baked a second time after being cut, if they do not
bake sufficiently the first time, the biscotti will have a hard, heavy
core.
PREHEAT OVEN TO 350F. Combine all ingredients except honey and water in a
mixing bowl and stir a minute or 2 to mix. Add the honey and water and stir
until a firm dough forms. Remove dough from bowl and divide in half.  Roll
each half into a log about 15 inches long. Place both logs, well apart, on
a jelly roll pan lined with parchment or buttered wax paper. Bake about 30
minutes, until well risen, firm and a dark golden color. Remove from oven,
cool logs slightly and place on a cutting board. Slice the logs diagonally
at 1/2-inch intervals. Return the cut biscotti to the pan, cut side down,
and bake an additional 15 minutes, until lightly colored and dry. Cool on
the pan. Store in a tin--they keep well.
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