Mark Hanis

“Our second son, Mark Anthony Hanis, was born October 7, 1949. His birth was complicated and even more by his being such a big boy, 8lbs, 13 0z. We wanted him to be named after his Dad also and fortunately his Dad had two middle names: Martin George Anthony Hanis. Mark George just didn’t seem to fit, but Mark Anthony was a match. His great, great Aunt Alice said she was sure “with a name like that, he will be a great man”. Of course, she didn’t live to see him grow into the great man he is. Mark gave every one the impression he was very shy, but his shyness could fool you as he was also as rough and tumble a little boy as you can find. His best friend was his brother, Michael. Mark was a very handsome little boy and grew up to be a very handsome man. I really think Mark should write a book about his life as he has accomplished so much. Like the rest of us, he made some mistakes and got side tracked for awhile.
He then pulled his life together and set out to be a Commercial pilot and he did it the hard way by working full time and taking flying lessons as he could. He flew at Sea-Tac Airport melting ice??, flying firefighters and whatever was available to build up his hours. He served his country by serving in Desert Storm, worked his way up to Captain and then to a great retirement. His father and I love him and are very proud of him.

Mike Hanis

This is Michael Martin Hanis, my firstborn. He was born the 18th of November 1946 in the midst of a blizzard at the old Renton Hospital where KMart is now. I had a long labor but finally was taken to the delivery room and everything went wrong. All the lights went out because of the storm but they had emergency generators. Doctor Schultz came rushing in and grabbed Fred and told him " he didn't care what the laws were he was saving Eth" (his name for me) The laws at that time gave the husband the choice as to whether the child or the mother would be saved in that type of problem. Poor Fred had not been told of the problems and grabbed the Doctor back and asked what's going on. Dr. Schultz explained things were very bad and brought Fred to the door of the delivery room and had him wait outside. No one was allowed in to delivery except the doctors and nurse. Sometime later a nurse stuck her head out of the door and asked Fred what time it was. He gave her the time as 2:09 p.m. and she told him so far both mother and baby were both alive and just might make it. And as you see we both made it. Michael has been a great joy to his family, to his grandparents and his aunts and uncles. He was a jolly little boy and grew up to be a fine man

Food for the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers luncheon

Here is the buffet for the luncheon for the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. There were 13 in attendence.
Before the chicken wreath was cooked.
After it was cooked.

-Chicken Bundles- These were made into a wreath instead of the bundles that the recipe calls for. The stove top stuffing and butter were added to the mixture instead of rolling them in it.

Mix together:
1 cup cooked, cubed chicken
1 can mushrooms (optional)
4 tbsp butter
1 8 oz package of cream cheese
1 tbsp green onions
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped fine (optional)
salt and pepper
-crush up 1 package of chicken flavored stove top very fine and set aside-Unroll crescent rolls (you will need 2-3 cans, depending on how many are in each can). Put 1 large tablesppon of chicken mixture on each roll and roll up, sealing edges. Melt 6 TBSP. butter. Dip the bundle in the butter and roll it in the crushed stuffing until well coated. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes.

GRAVY:
1 can cream of chicken soup
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
mix and heat until bubbly-serve over chicken bundles.


Salad: Greens, sliced pears, toasted hazel nuts, crumbled bleu cheese with a raspberry vinaigrette dressing.

Pink Lemon Cupcakes with powdered sugar dusted on them.
cupcake ingredients
2 sticks butter, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
4 large eggs
2-3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 Tablespoons lemon zest
2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice-
You will need confectioner’s sugar for dusting, later in the assembly

Pink Lemon frosting
4 cupc confectioners sugar
1/2 cup butter - softened
2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice.
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
2 Tablespoons milk
pink gel tint

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees, and prep a cupcake pan with liners. I prefer using fresh lemon juice in all my baking. The best way to get juice from a lemon is to press and roll it on a counter. Then the pulp is all mushy and you have plenty of juice. Two lemons oughta do you.In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar til light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one by one, beating after each one.In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking soda and salt.Add these dry ingredients to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk. Here’s a tip, always end with the milk. It makes for a smoother batter.Now mix in the lemon juice and lemon zest.Fill the cupcake liners TO THE TOP. This will insure that your cup runneth over, with is what you want so that you can cut off the tops!!! (You should have filled about 20 cups, only 20 if you want to have enough tops to cut off.) Bake for 20 minutes, test with a toothpick, and cool on a wire rack.While the cupcakes are cooling - make the frosting:With an electric mixer, beat sugar and butter. Add the lemon juice, and the zest until combined. Then add the milk - speed it way up until it becomes light and fluffy, then add two squeezes of the tint and mix til the color settles in.Now with the cupcakes cooled, take a serrated knife and gently cut off the fluffy tops, right at the paper. Using a small heart, or any tiny shaped cookie cutter, cut out the center of the tops. Put them aside or put them in your mouth. Dust the tops with confectioner’s sugar.

Shillelagh-bought in 1977

This is a modern version of a shillelagh, which in times past were used as a weapon. Originally made from blackthorn they had very strong thorns and in battle it be pushed through and enemies legs and pulled very roughtly through the private parts. This particular cane was bought in Ireland in 1977 and then used for several years by Fred.

Alice Mary Doherty Downs chest-

I remember this from childhood and as I recall Mom saying she had brought it with her when she came to Canada so she had it before 1919. Inside are still some of her old brooches. It used to have my Dad's WWI medals and my brother Henry's WWII & Korea medals but I gave them to Henry's son Albert Downs, Jr.

Irish Belleek

This is about 150 years old and is identified by the black logo on the bottom. This was given to me by my Grand Aunt Alice Maud Hope Byrne. My Aunt meant a great deal to our family and was the only family relative my mother had in this country. Alice Maud worked and supported herself as a cook and housekeeper for the Jackson family in Portland, Oregon. They were the owners and publishers of The Oregonian newspaper. She worked through her 84th year and then because of ill health she came to live with Fred and I. She became a little confused but one of happiest moments were when Fred came home from work, he would carry her into the front room and play Irish records for her. In her mind he had become her brother Freddie who had died at sea on his way back to Ireland from New South Wales, Australia. My parents were also living with us at this time,as they had given up farming in Montana, so my mother was able to spend time with her and felt she was repaying Aunt Alice for the many kindnesses she had given to our family, for example our first refrigerator was given to us by Aunt Alice.

Marble vase

This is made from Connamara marble and is only 2 1/2 inches tall.This marble is scarce now.
Again this is a gift from my Grand Aunt Alice, and she said it was one of her wedding presents received in 1904. She married George Bryne of County Wicklow. They met in Dublin, Ireland where they were in service to the Strickland family. (Fred and I got to visit with the people now living in this nice home on our first trip to Ireland). George became seriously ill during the great flu epedemic in 1911. Alice wanting to save her son, nine years of age from the flu, sent him to relatives of his fathers in County Wicklow. He fell from a wagon and was killed Very shortly after that Georger died from the flu. Alice never remarried.

Wedding cake decoration

My uncle, Fred, aka, Duke Downs worked for the Golden Rule Bakery and he supplied my cake and as Fred was in the U. S. Navy, he felt this was apropriate. They look a little worn out but what can you expect sixty three years later.

Bead Necklace and Cross

This is one of my most prized possessions. So far, we have been unable to determine what material the beads are made of. This necklace and cross wore worn by my maternal great grand mother on her wedding day, 26 Sep 1871. Hannah Jolly married Alfred Hope that day in St. George Hanover Square in London, England. Alfred was an ostler and coachman for the
Baroness Annie Heneker and Hannah was a ladies maid. They had seven children and called them the Seven Little Hopefuls. Unfortunately, Alfred was an alcoholic and they were sent to the Irish property of their employers. Hannah became ill and died of dysentery at age 37, Alfred took off and we have been unable to find out what happened to him. The two oldest girls, thirteen and ten, were put out to service and the other children sent to the orphanage. Three of the children, little girls, died there. Aunt Alice had looked for them for several years and found one of the girls an hour before she died. I have the wedding picture of Hannah and Alfred showing her wearing the necklace.

Little shamrock pots

These little pots are souveniers from Port Rush, Ireland and again these wer left to me by my Grand Aunt Alice. I don't have a for sure age for them, but Aunt Alice said she had visited Port Rush as a young girl. She brought them with her when she immigrated to the United States about 1921