Try these family-favorite cookies this summer!

JIM’S MOTHER’S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

INGREDIENTS

1 cup shortening

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

3/4 cup brown sugar

LILY PARKER WINDERMERE PREPARATORY SCHOOL

One of my many hobbies includes baking, specifically desserts. My love of baking started around when I was in the fourth grade. My grandma would always throw me into the kitchen, and we would try and create something we found online and thought we might like.

Sometimes, they come out exactly like we have imagined, and other times, they were a failure. Every time we started mixing together another recipe, I would love every minute even more.

Then, I started baking on my own and finding out how to perfect recipes I had made multiple times.

Baking has always been one of my many passions because I love sharing it with my friends and family.

My favorite thing to bake is cakes with fun scenes — even though I am not very good at piping. The buttercream and batter almost always turn out exactly how I imagine them. I tend to go for a simple scene with buttercream, but I always get carried away and create a cake that looks different from what I originally had in mind. All the different colors clash together, but they create something that you can tell exactly what is going on.

I’m always super happy with how the cake tastes rather than how it looks. I like baking so much because it is an excellent way for me to express myself in a way that can be fun for everyone. I also love sharing my ideas through a form of art that usually tastes good.

When I bake, I will usually do it on Sunday, and I will bring my various treats to school, dinner parties, and give them away to the neighbors. On those Sundays, I bake whatever I am in the mood for, and that can range from cookies to cakes. My family gave many different recipes that they have been using for many years, and I love to put my own spin on them.

My recipes all come from different places, including online, cookbooks and random sheets of paper that have measurements written out on them.

My favorite recipe to make is a family recipe called Jim’s Mother’s Chocolate Chip Cookies. Every single time we have made them, they always come out so delicious; everyone loves them.

There is also a really fun backstory that goes along with it. Jim was a little boy that lived across the street from my mom’s house, and Jim’s mother would always make the best chocolate chip cookies. She gave that recipe to my grandma, and that is how we started making our favorite chocolate chip cookies.

Baking has always helped me through many boring weekends where we were just sitting at home all day. It keeps me busy, and that is one of the maany reasons why I love it so much. It is also a great way for me to share my idea of art without being the most artistic person. Baking is a hobby and a passion of mine.

I hope that whenever I make something, someone always enjoys it, whether they like the picture that I’m creating or the taste of it!

1 teaspoon soda in 1 tablespoon hot water

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 cups flour

12 ounces chocolate chips

1 cup nuts (optional)

METHOD n Cream shortening and white sugar until light and fluffy. n Mix in eggs and vanilla then add brown sugar, soda/hot water. n Stir in salt, flour, chocolate chips and nuts (optional). n Bake for 8 to 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Enjoy!

WILLIAM “BILL” EURY DIED MAY 1, 2023.

William “Bill” Eury, born Jan. 31, 1942, was killed in a tragic accident on May 1, 2023, in Orlando.

He was respectfully and lovingly known as “Sea Ray Bill” by most during his more than 30-plus years at Parker Boat Company in Winter Park. Bill loved boating, diving and snorkeling and spent hours on the rivers and waterways of Florida in his canoe and kayak. He was an avid wildlife and nature photographer.

Bill is survived by Phyllis, his friend and former wife of 46 years; and his children, Scott, Jackie, Ryan, Kyle, Seth, Devin and Kalyn, and their spouses Michelle, Ashley, Josh and Dolan. He also leaves behind his 13 grandchildren, Heather, David, Noah, Brendan, Ella, Gabby, Donavan, Logan, Landon, Melanie, Madeline, Charlotte and Levi; siblings, Peter, Steven, Michael, Pauline and Virginia.

Bill’s family will be having a Celebration of Life on the Wekiva River, one of his favorite places.

Sue Shuman was born in San Diego, California, and grew up in Winter Garden, Florida. She is predeceased by her parents, Floyd Charles Payne and Mary Elizabeth Kannon Payne; her brother, Allen Floyd Payne; and her oldest son, Michael Albin Newberg. She was raised by her maternal grandparents, Allen Brown Kannon and Sudie Wilkes Kannon.

Sue claimed the Promise of Resurrection on June 19, 2023, after months of declining health.

Sue was happily married to David L. Shuman for almost 24 years. Dave was a loving and devoted husband and her advocate throughout her illnesses. Sue taught middle school English in Orange County and Lake County schools for 28 years. She loved the beaches of Florida, especially New Smyrna. She loved to travel with Dave, to explore novel places in the U.S., and to travel to Europe with her sister and brother-in-law.

Sue was an obsessive lover of dachshunds and loved each one fiercely. Sue loved to teach reading, and she loved the joy of reading for herself. She enjoyed word games, tending to plants and flowers, was an excellent Southern cook, and loved her two sons and all her grandchildren.

Sue was an avid member of Bloom & Grow (Garden Club) in Winter Garden until her health prevented her from being active.

Dave and Sue met at the Singles Ministry of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Orlando, Florida. They joined the church where Sue was active in the choir, and they both still helped for a season in the Singles Ministry and supported many programs and outreach ministries of their congregation.

Sue is survived by her son, Shane Bradley Newberg (Aurora, Colorado); sister, Charlene Payne Kammerer (Lake Junaluska, North Carolina); daughter-inlaw, Alpha Newberg Robles (Mt. Dora, Florida); and Craig Shuman (Auburndale, Florida) and Tonia Shuman Thompson (Orlando, Florida). Grandchildren include Katelyn and Haley E. Newberg, Collin and Anna Newberg, and Braydon and Audrey Thompson.

A Memorial Service is planned for 11 a.m. Friday, July 28, 2023, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 4851 S. Apopka Vineland Road, Orlando, Florida. A reception will be provided for all guests at the church followed by a family interment service at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Gotha, Florida.

In addition to flowers, the family requests consideration of these memorial gifts to honor Sue’s life and memory: St. Luke’s UMC Singles Ministry, 4851 South Apopka Vineland Road, Orlando, FL 32819; or, Bloom & Grow Garden Society, P.O. Box 97, Oakland, FL 34761; or a charity of your choice in her memory.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared for Sue’s family at dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/11340736.