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Best Recipes: Peppermint Cheesecake

This festive cheesecake is pretty in pink and perfect for Christmas or Valentine's Day. Crust1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs3 tablespoons margarine, meltedFilling1 envelope unflavored gelatin? cup cold water2 (8-oz.) containers soft cream cheese? cup sugar? cup milk? cup crushed peppermint candy1 cup whipping cream, whipped2 (1.45-oz). milk chocolate candy bars, finely choppedToppingswhipped creamcrushed peppermint candychocolate shavingsDirectionsPreheat oven to 350 degrees.Combine crumbs and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool.Soften gelatin in water; stir over low heat until dissolved.

Combine cream cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Gradually add gelatin, milk and peppermint candy, mixing until blended. Chill until firm.Garnish with additional whipped cream combined with crushed peppermint candy and shaved chocolate..

Qualifying vs. Closing the Sale

The Art of effective question asking (qualifying) determines the effectiveness and the success of the "close".EXAMPLE: Let's assume you're a candy sales rep. You sell both chocolate and non-chocolate candy. I'm your potential customer. You know nothing about me but you're trying to sell me chocolate candy. You proceed to tell me how great the candy tastes, how exquisite the texture is, how incredible the quality of the chocolate is, and, by the way, how affordable this candy is because your company is doing a promotion on this outstanding chocolate candy.

However, you don't sell me a single piece of chocolate candy. WHY?You assumed I liked chocolate candy and I would buy it based on the information you provided. But the most important thing you forgot to identify or ask me is "do you like chocolate candy?".The answser is "no, I hate chocolate candy?". But since you never took the time to understand me as your potential new customer, you lost today's sale and future sales a well....

Qualifying vs. Closing the Sale

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Best Recipes: Peppermint Cheesecake

Candy > Best Recipes: Peppermint Cheesecake

Volunteers Combine Efforts to Raise Attorneys Fees for Appeal for 9-year-old Girl

(ContentDesk) October 27, 2005 -- Kandy 4 Keyarah is a nationally growing grassroots group of volunteers who are organizing to raise attorneys fees for Keyarah's appeal through selling candy bars and hosting benefits events. With volunteer representatives in Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, Washington and Colorado, they are actively seeking volunteers to lead the growing effort in other states as well. We will not stop until we see justice served, said Ava Ivy, Illinois Volunteer Leader, and this child returned to her home. We will reach our goal, if we have to, one candy bar at a time.One such benefit event is a Koncert 4 Keyarah! Benefit Concert scheduled for November 19, 2005, at 1 p.m., at the Westin O'Hare Hotel, 6100 North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois, which will hopefully raise money for Keyarah's appeal fund as well as raise awareness of this growing problem within the nation's family courts system.
This kick off activity in the Chicagoland area will...

Volunteers Combine Efforts to Raise Attorneys Fees for Appeal for 9-year-old Girl

Candy > Volunteers Combine Efforts to Raise Attorneys Fees for Appeal for 9-year-old Girl