put the roaster in the oven. Close the door and set the timer for fifteen minutes.â
Hannah waited until Tracey was busy, and then she turned back to her sister. âI really donât think you have to worry. Bill doesnât want to move to Florida, either. His parents, his relatives, and all of his friends are here in Lake Eden. Heâs Minnesota born and bred, and I really donât think he wants to leave. Tachyon might offer himthe sun and the moon, but Iâm almost positive heâll turn them down.â
âI donât know â¦â Andrea looked worried. âItâs a really good job, Hannah. And heâd be one of their top executives.â
Tracey carried the roaster to the oven and placed it on the rack. Then she closed the oven door and reached up to set the timer.
âYouâre forgetting one thing,â Hannah said, giving her sister a smile.
âWhatâs that?â
âBill loves you.â
Tracey turned around and came back to give her mother a big hug. âAunt Hannahâs right. Daddy knows you donât want to move to Florida, so he wonât take that job.â
Hannah and Andrea exchanged glances. They hadnât realized that Tracey was listening.
âBesides,â Tracey continued, âhe canât move to Florida.â
âWhy not?â Hannah and Andrea asked almost simultaneously.
âBecause he likes the Vikings a whole lot more than he likes the Dolphins.â
IMPERIAL CEREAL
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F., rack in the middle position.
9 cups dry cereal (any combination â I used Multi-grain Cheerios and Rice Chex)
1 cup slivered almonds (Iâve also used pecans and I like them better)
¼ cup orange juice concentrate (I used Minute Maid)
¼ cup brown sugar (pack it down when you measure it)
¼ cup salted butter (½ stick, 2 ounces, â
pound)
½ cup sweetened dried cranberries (I used Craisins)
Hannahâs Note: The nice thing about this recipe is that you can use your choice of any dry cereal, any nuts, any frozen juice concentrate, and any dried fruit.
Place the cereal and slivered almonds in a large ovenproof bowl or a disposable roaster or steam table pan. Make sure to support the bottom with a cookie sheet if you use disposable vessels.
With your impeccably clean hands, mix the cereal and the almonds together until theyâre evenly distributed.
In either a 2-cup measuring cup or a microwave-safe bowl, combine the orange juice concentrate, brown sugar, and butter.
Heat the mixture in the microwave for one minute, or until the butter has melted. Stir thoroughly.
Pour the mixture over the cereal and almonds in the roaster. Mix it all together until the cereal is evenly coated.
Bake the mixture, uncovered, at 300 degrees F. for 15 minutes.
Take the roaster out of the oven and mix in the sweetened dried cranberries with a spoon.
Set the roaster on a cold burner or a wire rack until it has cooled to room temperature. Stir it again to make sure itâs not stuck together in big pieces. Store Imperial Cereal in a tightly covered container at room temperature.
Sally sends little packages of Imperial Cereal along with guests when they go for boat rides, hike through the woods, or take walks around the lake. She also confesses that sheâs even eaten it for breakfast when sheâs in a hurry.
Sally calls this snack Imperial Cereal because itâs fit for a king.
Yield: Approximately 10 cups of sweet, crunchy goodness that will be enjoyed by kids and adults alike.
Chapter Eight
S he had just turned over in bed and found a comfortable position midway between two lightly snoring felines when there was a soft knock on her door.
Must be the start of a dream
, her tired mind said, reaching out to gather the warm soft blanket of semicon-sciousness around her once again.
âHannah?â a voice asked, and then there was a palpable change in the air, as if someone had entered her
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