Calling All
Young
Authors

ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM

EDITOR

If the music of poetry pours
from your heart and fantabu-
lous stories fill your head, we
want to hear from you!
The AppleTree is in
search of poets and writ-
ers, aged 8-16, for a
new section we're de-
veloping to showcase
the talents of young
Shakespeares.
Submissions should be
relatively brief, typed and dou
ble-spaced. (DO NOT send us
your last copy as we will not b e
able to return any material).
Mail to: Writers' Comer, c/o
The AppleTree, 27676
Franklin Rd., Southfield, MI
48034.
Meanwhile, here's a poem
by Enbar Toledono, 11, of At-
lanta:

Seasons of the
New Year

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THE APPLETREE

Spring has sprung and the
grass is green,
With the bluest sky you've
ever seen!
Hurry, hurry get up and
pack.
You don't know why?! The bees are back!

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Summer

Ice cream, beaches, and
cool lemonade,
And parties and
popcorn and things
that you made.
Summer is hot, not like winter at all.
Summer is summer, not winter, spring or fall!

According to tradition, flow-
ers speak their own language,
each delivering a unique mes-
sage. Give a bouquet of roses
to your mother and you're say-
ing, "I love you." Did you
break your sister's favorite CD
of the Howling Maniacs? You
might want to give her a large
bunch of purple hyacinth,
which express sorrow and re-
gret.
Here are some other flowers
and their meaning:

Fall

The leaves are green and
yellow and red!
The gass is brown, the
flowers are dead.
The trees are bare, the sky
is clear.
What a great new
season to start
the year!

Camellia: I admire you

Win

The birds flew south and there's
snow on the ground.
I wish it was warmer because
I'm homebound!
Fires, soup and hot
chocolate
in mugs,
Kisses and
cuddles
and
extra-special
hugs!

When
Flow-
ers
Say
'I Love
You

As you wander
through fields and
gardens this summer, you'll
come across dazzling displays
of violets, lilacs, lilies and
daisies.
They overwhelm your sens-
es, making you dizzy with
their color and sweet, rich
smells. But did you ever hear
the flowers?

Pink Carnation: I'll re-
member you always
Cyclamen: I bid you
farewell
Daisy: I'll be loyal
Fern: You are fascinating

Garlic: May you find
strength

White Heather: May
your wishes come
true

Geranium:I am your
devoted friend

Iris: You are a dear friend

Nasturtium: May you be vic-
orious

Orange Blossom: I'll love you
forever
P ansy: I am thinking of you
P eony: May you have a happy
m arriage
Pine: Wishing you hope
Y ellow Poppy: May you have
m uch wealth and success
Pink Rose: Believe me

weetpea: Wishing you a
fo nd farewell
V' iolet: I'll be faithful

Mixed Zinnia: My thoughts
ar e with you, from far away

Thank Your
Lucky
Cookies

It can be your lucky day, my lit-
tle cookie, if you bake up a
batch of these delicious treats
and fill them with good news!
Fortune cookies are fun and
easy to make (and best of all,
you get to write the messages
yourself).

Fortune Cookies

I /2 cup sugar
I /4 cup melted margarine
I /4 cup flour
I /4 tsp. vanilla
2 egg whites
dash of salt

(Note: this will make about 15
cookies. Prepare fortunes in ad-
vance.)

#1) Preheat oven to 350 de-
grees.

#2) Mix sugar into egg
whites. Add salt. When sugar
has dissolved, add margarine,
flour and vanilla. Using mixer,
beat until smooth.

#3) Drop one teaspoonful of
batter on pre-greased baking
pan. Continue making cook-
ies, each 2" apart, until dough
is finished. Bake about five
minutes.

While cookies are still warm,
place on a cutting board. Put a
"fortune" in center of each,
then fold over dough to form
a semicircle. Place semicircles
over the edge of a bowl to
shape. Cool.
Note: this dough forms its
shape quickly. If you don't
have enough time to make the
cookie, return it for a moment

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