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...just a couple of weeks in kitchens across America, kids will make their annual cameo appearance beside the Mixmaster, the flour sifter and the (Careful! Don't burn yourself!) oven. They will savor batter, stamp out cookies, sprinkle colored sugar and manage to grease and flour just about every square inch of the kitchen. Parents' nerves will be baked to a crisp...
...URINE When the body cannot make enough insulin and blood-sugar levels get too high, it begins to break down fat, forming ketones. These compounds spill out into the urine, signaling too little insulin at work...
...FINGER STICK The most common way to keep track of blood-sugar levels--pricking the finger for blood before meals and bed--has become more convenient and less painful than it used to be. Automatic lances make the drawing of blood easier, and computerized devices can record readings automatically...
...ancient Chinese invented it, medieval Arabs adapted it and modern Germans made it a winter staple. But the world's finest marzipan?that oh-so-sweet confection of sugar and almond paste?is made by the cloistered nuns of holy Toledo, Spain. The city, once capital of much of the Iberian peninsula, has several other tourist draws: one of the world's finest Gothic cathedrals, exquisite gold-inlaid damascene jewelry and magnificent swords. But the Spanish themselves say no Christmas celebration is complete without the nun-made sweets...
...best stuff is produced by nuns of the convent of Santo Domingo el Antiguo. The Cistercian sisters use very little artificial coloring and not a whole lot of sugar, so their marzipan is usually a dull off-white, but delightfully light. Buy a $5 box and grab a coffee from one of the caf?s near Plaza Zocodover, then board the Tren Imperial (a toy train on wheels) for a scenic ride around the city. It's a feast for the stomach, the eyes and the soul...