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Christmas Candy Molds
Prepare a saucepan with cooking spray. Add sugar, corn syrup, and water. Bring to a boil; stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Cook to hard-ball stage or until 300 degrees on candy thermometer. Remove from heat; add extract and food coloring. Cool to 200 on candy thermometer. Meanwhile, spray inside of Christmas molds well with cooking spray. Using a wooden spoon, push cooled mixture into molds. Working fast. Cool until firm.
Per serving: 155 Calories; 0g Fat (0% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 41g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 25mg Sodium
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Christmas Conserve
In saucepan, combine cranberries, finely chopped oranges, undrained pineapple, crushing some of the cranberries with potato masher; cook over medium heat for 15 min. Stir in finely chopped apricots and pectin crystals; bring to full rolling boil over high heat. Stir in sugar. Bring to full rolling boil over high heat; boil for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir and skim off foam. Ladle into sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes. Makes 8 cups.
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Christmas Eve Salad
Pomegranate seeds Mayonnaise or salad dressing Milk
Remove crown of fresh pineapple. Peel pineapple and remove eyes; quarter and remove core. Cut pineapple into chunks. (Or drain canned pineapple.)
Peel oranges; section over a bowl to catch juice. Peel and slice bananas. Core and slice apple. Toss apple and banana with orange sections and orange juice.
Drain fruits; arrange with pineapple chunks, sliced beets, jicama and sugar cane on large lettuce lined platter. Sprinkle with peanuts and pomegranante seeds. Thin mayonnaise or salad dressing with a little milk to make drizzling consistency. Pass with salad. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
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Christmas Scent
Combine all ingredients in a kettle or saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for as long as desired. Check water level frequently and add more as needed. Mixture may be stored in refrigerator and re-used.
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Christmas Spiced Tea
Mix together all the ingredients and store in air-tight container. ADD 2 HEAPING teaspoons for each mug of boiling water for tea.
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Christmas Wreaths
Melt marshmallows and oleo in double boiler; add vanilla and coloring. Stir in whole cornflakes while warm, drop on foil and shape into wreaths. Trim with red hots and silver decorations; keep cool or refrigerate. Yield: 1 1/2 dozen cookies.
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Cinnamon Ornaments
Drain the moisture from the applesauce for 10 or 15 minutes (or longer if necessary) by putting it in a colander or strainer which you've lined with a coffee filter (or something similar). Pour the whole container of cinammon into a bowl and add just a little applesauce at a time; stir; keep adding but check carefully each time; until you have a VERY STIFF dough. Roll out the dough between two sheets of waxed paper until it's around a quarter inch thick, then cut it with cookie cutters. Make holes in the dough cutouts with drinking straws. Put the cookies in a very low oven (only about 175-200 degrees F) for several hours; watch carefully so they don't burn (if they start to, lower oven). Or you can air-dry them for several days, turning them over carefully each day. When COMPLETELY DRY, put ribbons thru the holes and hang on the tree.
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Christmas Tree Coffee Cake
Soften yeast in lukewarm water. (Use warm water for dry yeast.) Pour scalded milk over sugar, salt and butter. Cool to lukewarm. Stir in 1 cup flour and eggs. Add softened yeast and oats. Combine 1/4 cup flour and candied fruits; stir to coat fruits evenly with flour. Add to dough; mix well. Stir in enough more flour to make a soft dough.
Turn out on lightly floured board or canvas; knead until smooth and satiny, about 10 minutes. Round dough into ball; place in greased bowl; brush lightly wtih melted shortening. Cover and let rise in warm place until double in size, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down; cover; let rest 10 minutes. Divide dough in half. From one half, pinch off 17 pieces of dough; shape to form balls. Arrange balls in the shape of a Christmas tree on greased cooky sheet. Brush lightly with melted butter. Repeat with other half of dough. Cover; let rise in warm place until nearly double in size, about 1 hour.
Bake in preheated moderate oven (375 F.) about 20 minutes. Decorate with confectioners' sugar frosting and candied citron.
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Cranberry and Orange Sauce
Put all the ingredients in a large saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Increase heat, cover and let boil until cranberries burst, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes.
Transfer mixture to bowl. Cover and refrigerate until cold (the sauce will thicken when cooled). The sauce can be made 4 days in advance. Store sauce in the refrigerator.
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Egg Nog
Beat egg yolks until thick and pale yellow. Add sugar to yolks and beat adding milk and 1 quart of heavy cream. Add bourbon, rum and cognac while stirring. Beat the other quart of heavy cream and egg whites seperately and fold into the mixture and add nutmeg on top. Makes 4 1/2 litres.
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Dark Fruitcake
THE DAY BEFORE combine all dried fruits, nuts and zest in a mixing bowl. Add the candied ginger and the spices and toss well to mix. Add molasses and liquids and mix well. Cover and let stand overnight at room temperature. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 275F. Grease 4 (9-by-5-by-3-inch) loaf pans, line them with waxed paper and grease the paper. Coat lightly with flour. Sprinkle 1 cup flour over fruit mixture and stir it. Combine the remaining 3 cups of flour with baking powder, baking soda and salt and sift them together on a sheet of waxed paper. Cream the butter, add the brown sugar and beat well. Add eggs, 2 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the vanilla. Add all dry ingredients and beat until batter is blended and smooth. Pour batter over fruit, mix well until everything is coated with batter. Divide batter among loaf pans, filling to 1/2 inch below top. Bake for 2 hours. Don't worry if they crack on top. Cakes are done when a straw inserted in the center comes out clean.
Makes 4 Cakes.
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Fortune Christmas Cooky Tree
Wrap cookies in the squares of saran wrap enclosing the fortune slips on the bottom. Close with fine wire on the bottom of the cooky.
After tying, cut saran wrap close to cooky, leaving just enough to pin on tree.
Cut 4" lengths from the white ribbon. Starting at lower corner of tree, place a white ribbon loop and a red Fortune Christmas cooky on the tree with a straight pin stuck in on the diagonal. Pin another white loop on the other side.
For the second row, pin on a white loop, a pink cooky, a white loop, another pink cooky and another white loop.
For the third row, pin on a green tailored bow the size of the space on the tree.
Continue placing cookies and ribbons in this manner until the tree is completely covered.
Finish edge of tree with loops of green ribbon.
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Gingerbread House Dough
In a 5 qt pan, heat shortening, sugar and molasses on low, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; add cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Stir in flour, 1 cup at a time, until dough can be formed into a ball. Using remaining flour, lightly flour a wooden board. Turn dough onto the board; knead until even in color and smooth (not crumbly or dry), adding more flour if needed Form into a log. Cut into 5 equal pieces; wrap in plastic wrap.
Cut patterns out of paper or cardboard. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly grease the foil. Lay a damp towel on counter; place prepared pan on towel (to prevent slipping). Unwrap one portion of dough. Using a very lightly floured rolling pin, roll out dough directly on baking sheet to a 15x10-1/2" rectangle about 1/4" thick. position patterns at least 1/2" apart on dough as shown. Cut around patters with a sharp knife or pizza cutter; remove patterns. Remove dough scraps; cover and save to re-roll if needed. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-14 minutes or until cookie springs back when lightly touched. Remove from oven; immediately replace patterns on dough. Cut around the edges to trim off excess cookie. Cool 3-4 minutes or until cookies begin to firm up. Carefully remove to a wire rack; cool. Repeat with remaining dough and patterns.
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Holiday Crescent Rolls From Pillsbury
Unroll dough; separate into 8 triangles. Combine remaining ingredients; spread evenly over each triangle. Roll, place and bake Crescents as directed on package label.
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Holiday Eggnog
Beat egg yolks with 1/4 cup sugar until very thick. Gradually stir in milk, beer, and brandy. Beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup sugar, continuing beating until stiff peaks form. Fold whites into yolk-beer mixture. Chill. Just before serving, fold in whipped cream. Serve in small punch cups, sprinkled with nutmeg. Makes 6 cups, or 12 half-cup servings.
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Holiday Stuffed Pork Roast
Cook almonds in butter in large skillet over medium-high heat until brown Add onions and celery; cook until vegetables are tender crisp. Stir in rice, 1/2 cup orange juice, orange peel, 1 teaspoon ginger, and salt; set aside. Untie roast, and spoon rice mixture lengthwise between loins. Retie roast securely with string at 2- to 3-inch intervals; place, fat side down, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Combine rosemary and pepper; sprinkle over roast. Insert meat thermometer does not touch stuffing or fat. Bake at 325 F. for 1-1/2 hours. Combine cranberry sauce, remaining orange juice, remaining ginger, and orange in small saucepan; stir well. Simmer over medium heat 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Brush about 1/2 cup cranberry mixture over pork. Bake an additional 15 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 170 F. Let roast stand 10 minutes. Remove string and slice roast. Serve with remaining cranberry sauce.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
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Honey Bunnies
To prepare batter, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, undissolved yeast, and salt in a mixing bowl; set aside. In a skillet, heat evaporated skim milk, water, 1/2 cup honey and 1/2 cup margarine until very warm 120-130 degrees. Gradually add to dry ingredients; beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Add eggs and 1/2 cup flour. Beat 2 minutes at high speed. Place in a mixing bowl coated with cooking spray. Cover tightly with plastic wrap> Refrigerate 2 to 24 hours.
On lightly floured surface, divide dough into 15 pieces. Roll each into a 20-inch rope. Divide each rope into: 1 12-inch (body), 1 5-inch (head), and 3 1-inch (ears and tail) strips. Coil pieces to make body and head; attach ears and tail to head and body. Place bunnies on baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, 20 to 25 minutes. Bake at 375 for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Meanwhile to prepare glaze, combine remaining honey and margarine in a saucepan until margarine has melted. Brush bunnies with glaze while warm. Then, decorate with raisins for eyes.
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Marshmallow Popcorn Christmas Tree
Spread popcorn evenly in jelly-roll pan or on waxed paper-lined counter. In medium saucepan, combine margarine and marshmallows; cook over medium heat until melted. Add jello; continue to cook until jello is dissolved. Add food color and mix well. Pour evenly over popcorn; stir quickly to coat. With dampened hands, shape popcorn into cone shape. Decorate tree with candy pieces.
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Moravian Christmas Loaf
Scald 2 cups of the milk and let cool. Add the dissolved yeast cake, 3 cups of flour and the salt. Mix well. Cover and set aside to rise in a warm place, over night. In the morning, scald the other cup of milk and add the butter and stir until melted. Combine with the yeast mixture and add the sugar and the balance of the flour, kneading the dough well, until it is no longer sticky. Use more flour if necessary. Combine the fruit and sprinkle with some flour and add to the dough, mixing well. Cover and let rise again until double in bulk. Shape in small loaves, place in small pans, and sprinkle with the sliced almonds. Let rise for 2 hours. Bake at 400-F for 40 minutes.
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Popcorn Snowmen
Cook, stirring often, until melted and syrupy, about 5 minutes. Place the popped popcorn in a large lightly greased shallow pan. Pour the syrup over the popcorn, tossing to coat evenly. While still warm, form 6 balls about 5" in diameter from the coated popcorn for the bottom sections, giving the balls flat bases so the snowmen will stand. Form 6 balls about 3-1/2" in diameter for the middle sections. Then form 6 balls about 2" in diameter for the top sections. Stir in the confectioners' sugar and milk together until smooth. Use the icing to stack three popcorn balls of decreasing sizes into a snowman, then attach candies to decorate. (Gumdrops for hats, fruit leather for scarves, etc.)
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