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Video Recipes for the 5 inch Reversible Better Baker Bowl Maker
Cornbread Chili    Ice Bowl   Meatloaf  Chocolate Cakes

For a surprise decoration, put a wreath on the back of the powder room door the next time you have company.
I will be putting Snowman Soup on my website in the next couple of days. This is a really cute kids gift.

Giant Gingerbread Muffins
The trick to making GIANT muffins is to grease the top of the pan around each cup so the muffins won't stick when they bake over the edge. Also, fill the muffin cups to the top with batter.
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. Watkins Baking Powder #01039 (no aluminun)
½ tsp baking soda
½ cup butter
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 cup soup cream
½ cup light molasses
2 eggs
3 cups raisin bran cereal

Grease 12 2½" muffins cups and top of pan and set aside. In a medium bowl. stir together the flour, baking powder, and soda. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Beat in sour cream and molasses till blended. Beat in eggs. Add flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in cereal. Spoon batter into cups, filling each even with the top of the pan. Bake in a 375º about 25 minutes or till muffins are golden brown. Run a thin metal spatula around the tops of the muffins to loosen them from the pan. Serve warm. Makes 12.

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Please send your name and street address for a free copy of the Watkins December flyer. Our Grandson put a picture of my husband and I on my website.

The Amish Carmel Corn recipe that starts today's (Dec1) newsletter, is the same recipe that was on the JollyTime popcorn packages from the 1920s only that recipe boiled for 5 minutes NO STIRRING. I make 3 or 4 batches every Christmas to give away to friends and family. I store some in those large popcorn tins from Kmart and Wal-Mart because they are airtight and the caramel corn is still good at Valentine's Day.
Suzanne from the Motor City.

New Recipes Added
December 2007 Alphabetical Index to Newsletter Recipes
November 2007 Alphabetical Index to Newsletter Recipes

!!! A new feature added to the alphabetical recipes list (for Nov. and Dec.) is the ability to print out the recipe.

To MiMi,
The $100 check, you asked what I did with it. I bought the groceries. Wendy, my cat got no treats. I am glad you enjoyed my little story. I will never forget it.

As to the vacuum cleaner info, thanks. I was thinking about an Oreck, never heard of a Dyson but will look into that one. My only problem now is that my husband is saying the bagless containers get the static electricity and things cling to the container and is hard to clean. Never having one I have no idea. Geepers, that happens sometimes just using a broom across the kitchen floor.
Thank you for the responses.
Carolyn Rochester, New York

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For Carolyn in Rochester who is looking for a vacuum cleaner and other might also be interested in my new play toy. I have a central vac in my new house of 2 1/2 years old and love it, but after Thanksgiving purchased a Christmas gift for my husband and my self. We are both in our 70's and he has Parkinson disease. I got a Roomba 350. What fun!! It is a robotic vacuum and you turn it on and it just runs all over the house and cleans it. It even went under my bed. I goes on carpet and floors and I think covers every spot 10 times!! You can schedule it to go on while you are at work, but I like to keep tabs on it. I can continue to do my thing or just sit and watch it and it doesn't even hurt my back??

A couple days ago I had a request which I haven't see mentioned. I need to take a punch to go with appetizers before a dinner. I would like some recipes for either a punch made with wine or Champaign, hot or cold. I need this for Sunday night. Thanks in advance.
Nancy in Mt

One skillet meal for Susann in LA-(12-03)- I sort of invented this don't know where original recipe came from but I tweaked it here and there to get this.
Barb in N CA

Mexican Chicken and Rice - one pan easy!!!!
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (frozen or not)
1 can Mexican flavor tomatoes
1 1/2 C chicken broth
1 C raw white rice
1 large onion chopped finely
1 t. or more chili powder( to your taste)
1 t. garlic
1 t. cumin
1 can black beans rinsed
1/3 bunch fresh cilantro chopped
1/2 C Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese shredded

If you like heat you could add jalapeno etc - if you aren't fond of cumin or cilantro omit them. Could add a small can green chilies

Mix all the ingredients in a large deep frying pan. Put chicken on

top- if frozen keep turning over and burying in rice. Takes about 35 -40 minutes on medium. The last 5 minutes put chicken on top and put the cheese on the breasts and cover until cheese melts.

Probably could add a can of corn if desired or different beans or more beans than one can The last time I made it I added a zucchini chopped in chunks and the corn and it was good.

2 Ingredient Fudge (canned frosting and 12 oz. choc. chips)
Salad Recipes
Salad Dressing Recipes
Jar Mix Gift Recipes
Buying a Ham

Hi Nancy and all Nancylanders,
Hope everyone has a joyous Christmas. This is for Dee in S. IL.- Yes the Cream Cheese Bars stay firm but must be kept refrigerated.

For Doris in De- Oh my goodness yes the Cream Cheese Bars must be kept refrigerated. I thought I added that at bottom of the recipe - if I omitted it I am truly sorry. Some of us "older" cooks and bakers sometimes forget and "assume" people will know if the recipe has cream cheese in it it should be refrigerated.

For Fran in Upstate New York- To make sour milk just add 1 Tbsp of white vinegar to 1 cup of whole or 2% milk- let sit a few minutes and you will have sour milk.

Nancy you surely have all my prayers for your brother. Why does it seem illnesses are more prevalent at the holiday's.
Dianne in Wisconsin

Hello Nancy & Gang,
Nancy, I am very sorry to hear about your brother. Our continued prayers for you and your family. Please don't worry about missing newsletters as I am sure we can all understand your not being able to focus. We will be thinking of you.

Dee in Canada
this is a family favorite.

Corn Fritters?
2 c Bisquick mix
1 t sugar
1/4 t salt
1/8 t black pepper
2 eggs
1 c milk
16 oz frozen whole kernel corn-thawed
Vegetable oil

Heat a Dutch oven or deep fryer with 2-3" of oil to 350*. Mix Bisquick, sugar, salt and pepper in a bowl. Whisk eggs and milk in another bowl and pour into dry ingredients-mixing just until moistened. Fold in corn. Drop batter by teaspoonfuls into hot oil and fry golden all over. Drain on paper towels and serve with favorite dipping sauce.

Holiday Brown Rice Bake
6 servings

My grandmother's recipe for our dinners, but she always doubled it to have enough. It is great with any type of meat.

1 stick butter or margarine
1 c long grain rice
1 can Campbell's Beef Consome'
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
8 oz mushrooms-drain & chop
1/2 red bell pepper-fine chop
1 small onion-fine chop
dash of salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/4 t garlic powder

Preheat oven to 350* and melt butter in a deep 3 quart casserole dish. Stir in rice and all other ingredients, mixing well. Cover and cook until all of the liquid has evaporated-checking every 15 minutes so it is not overcooked. (The consommé' will color the rice brown).

Honey Roasted Almonds-YUMMY!!
2 c whole almonds
2 T soy sauce
2 T honey
1/2 t grated orange zest
1/2 t garlic powder
1/2 t ginger
2 t olive oil

Preheat oven 350*. Mix all ingredients in a medium bowl, tossing to completely cover nuts. Spread almonds in a single layer on a jellyroll pan and toast for 15 minutes-stirring twice during baking. Serve immediately or store airtight for up to 3 days.
**You better double this one or you will be sorry!!!
Mimi ^..^

Hello, I am looking for a steamed carrot pudding recipe, it has grated potatoes and carrots in it, The recipe came out of a family circle, or good housekeeping book or one of similar kind.
Margaret California

Fran in upstate NY wants to know how to make sour milk for a recipe. Put one tablespoon white vinegar in bottom of measuring cup then add milk to make a cup. Stir and it is ready. I think if you let it set a few minutes it will thicken a little-if you use whole milk.
Connie in TX

For Mary from Newton Falls, Ohio.
Use your dried cherries just like raisins. Any thing you would use raisins in you can use the dried cherries or dried cranberries in. They are wonderful.
Rose in Wi

Thought some might like this - my favorite fondant recipe. Turns out vry melt in the mouth creamy.
Barb in N CA

Quick Fondant
1/2 C Eagle Brand Condensed milk
1 t. vanilla
4 C powdered sugar

Mix well until smooth and creamy. Gather into a ball and put in plastic wrap or bag. Let rest in frig for about 1 hour. Make into balls or patties.

Mints—1/4 t oil of peppermint. Dip into chocolate or spread a small spoonful of chocolate on the top of each patty.

Merry M in MN sent her recipe for KAMISH PASTRIES in the November 29th Newsletter.

I made this recipe this morning and it is delicious and so easy to make. I had some kolache fillings (peach and cream cheese) left and used these in place of the preserves. I chilled the dough for one hour and had no problem working with it. Next time I'll just stir the dough up at night and put in the fridge to use the next day. . .or whenever. I'll be making this one again and again.

And Nancy, your brother, his family and you are in my prayers.
*~Mary Alyce~*

This is about the chocolate drop fudge. I found some chocolate drops at Dollar General and the bag weighed 11 oz. I bought 3 bags, knowing myself I would make it again, if it was good. One recipe stated 16 oz. so that is why I bought 3 bags. After I dumped in one bag, I decided to melt a few more too. I added
3/4 c. peanut butter and some crushed pecans, 1 tb. butter and some vanilla extract and oh, a dash of salt. It's good folks. I will be making this again.
How good a combination: Simple, fast and delicious. What more could one want! Try it, you will be glad you did.
Barb in OKC

I apologize that this has taken so long, but I wanted to thank all the NancyLanders that gave me suggestions on how I could remove burnt on apples from my large pot. A couple of months ago I was cooking apples for applesauce and did not add enough water. There were a lot of replies but the one that seemed to work the best was using oven cleaner. I must have sprayed and scraped a dozen times but most of it came off. There is still some stubborn black stuff left, but I am satisfied I got most of it off. I have saved all the other suggestions and hope they will come in handy if I ever need them again. Thanks again!
Jolene in Oregon

Dear Nancy
I found the solution to my printing problem. I believe I had a senior moment. The ink cartridge has a piece of cellophane over the copper area where the ink comes out and I forget to remove it before I installed it, boy do I feel dumb. So I'll chalk it up to a senior moment because I have changed it several times. Thank you for your trouble.
Betty in MI.

Nancy: I want to sincerely thank the several Nancyland members who sent in suggestions on how to deter the neighbor's kitties from using my planters as their litter box. I have copied all suggestions and will go through the
process of using each and all until I hopefully find a solution. I also want to send an early wish that all members enjoy a most Joyous and Merry Christmas and the best New Year ever. Mr. Myron Drinkwater - Lake Forest, CA

This is for Terry Lansing, Il . the need for a gift for your son who is always in a meeting struck me so funny! Why don't you go to the local print shop or office supply store and have a desk sign made up that says "I'm In A Meeting !".? I think that would be adorable to do!
Billie in Fl

I did find Mexican vanilla this weekend. I found a bottle of Molina in our local Wal-Mart Super Center for $8.00 for a large bottle. However, we live in an area that has quite a few Hispanic businesses. I went to the El Remedio Market and they had the same bottle for $3.25. The favored brand is called Molina and they tell me that it is the best vanilla anywhere. It is a “passed down” family tradition to use this brand. There were other brands but they highly recommended Molina. Now my question to those of you who have used it. Do you just use it as you would regular vanilla? I know in my area, many folks highly regard Mexican vanilla. I have just never used it, but my interest was caught by our conversations here. Thought I would try it.
Janice in Kansas

Hello to everyone, I just wanted to mention that our Christmas party this year had some good food from the Newsletter. My sister brought a crockpot macaroni & cheese dish that was the best I've ever eaten. I think Betty in ME sent it in. We also had the Inside Out Cake, German chocolate with coconut pecan frosting. I don't know who sent in the crockpot corn recipe but it got raves. It really does taste just like fresh corn straight from the field. I like to hear the results from those who have tried the newsletter recipes so I thought I would share. I almost forgot, I made the hotdog custard bread pudding and used one cup of eggnog with the milk, added some nutmeg also. It was very good. I sure do appreciate all of our Newsletter family, and Nancy, would you mind sharing your P.O. Box address one more time?
Thanks! Doris, S. Indiana, where it is getting quite brisk!

RE: My request for a Jam Cake Recipe

Thanks Pat (Magnolia,DE.) for the recipe. I am going to buy the ingredients this weekend to make the cake (an early birthday gift for me!)
MarilynJ from Michigan

To Pat of Magnolia, DE,
In the December 2, 2007 newsletter you gave a recipe for Christmas Jam Cake which sounds like it might be really good, but it does not say what size pan to bake the cake in. Do you know what kind of pan is usually used for that type of dish?
Thank you very much, Mike of Falls Church, VA

In the Dec. 1-2 n/l Chris in NM was talking about how good the Ham Loaf is in the below reference. I made that Ham Loaf too and it is really good and the one I will make from now on. A real keeper.

Thank you Jane Ann for sharing this recipe. We like it a lot.

Barb in OKC
“Last night I couldn't sleep and got up and started looking through my grandmother's recipes. Knowing that there had been several recipes for Ham Loaf sent in to Nancy, I thought I might come across one and I did. In my grandmother's handwriting and dated 1929, this is her ham loaf. Jane Ann in Alabama”

Merry Christmas everyone.
Lisa in East Texas, I enjoyed reading your bloopers. How funny about the corn bread. Sounds like something I would do. Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed the laugh.
Shirley in Tyler, Texas

To Dee in S. IL. The bugle candies are made this way:

Bugle Candies
1 bag of bugles
1 to 2 cups peanut butter
1 pack almond bark, white or chocolate

Pipe the peanut butter into the bugles. Melt almond bark in microwave, melting pot or in a double boiler. (I have a melting pot and they are great for this.) Dip end with peanut butter up to almost the top and place on foil until bark hardens. Store in an airtight container.
EVERYONE ENJOYS THIS RECIPE!
Stacy O, Dallas, GA

This is about the chocolate drop fudge again. After it cooled a little while I ate a piece. This tastes like peanut butter fudge. And that's good if that is what you were aiming for. If and when, and I probably will, make it again, I will probably
add less peanut butter, maybe 1/3 c., and add some chocolate chips. It's not very chocolaty as I made it. It's good but not chocolate, more peanut butter like.

How I made it this time:
1 bag chocolate drops (11 oz. bag plus a few extra), melted
3/4 c. peanut butter, when choc. drops were melted
pinch salt
1 tsp. vanilla
chopped pecans

How I think I will make it next time, to try for perfection:
1 bag choc. drops (11 oz. bag plus a few extra), trying for 16 oz.
chocolate chips (maybe 1 cup?)
1 tsp. vanilla
chopped walnuts
pinch salt
small amount of peanut butter, maybe 1/3 c.

Have any of you made this yet? If you have let us all know how you made it and does it taste different than what I made? It's fun experimenting, especially when it tastes good. I will have to share this with a neighbor, so I don't end up eating it all myself.
Barb in OKC

I must have missed something! What is the Sanctuary Cookbook I see on the newsletter? How can I get one?
Thank you! Ann W

This is for Mary in Ohio concerning dried cherries. I always use mine in a trail mix. I go to the health food store and buy pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, peanuts, cashew pieces, soy nuts and almonds. Mix it all together and add the dried cherries. I make a great big container and leave it on the counter for a healthy snack all day long.
Nancy in MT

To Fran in upstate NY:
You can sour milk by adding vinegar to the milk.

To dee in S IL:
If you really want fruit in your cream cheese bars, buy a can of pie-sliced apples in water, drain them well and put them on the cream cheese mixture after you have spread it on the crescent roll base.
To terry in Lansing, IL

You might put the money in a day planner.
grannym IL

Good morning Nancy,
I am so sorry to hear that your brother is not doing well. Our prayers are with him and you and your family!

I finally found A ham loaf recipe that one of my aunts made – not the one I am looking for, though, I don’t think. Anyway, it was in a cookbook I made just before my Mother passed away.

Ham Loaf from my Aunt Jeanne
1 lb. smoked ham, ground
2 lb. fresh ham, ground
1 c. bread crumbs
2 eggs
1 c. tomato pulp (tomato paste?)
1 c. milk
paprika to taste

Mix all ingredients well and add 1 small can crushed pineapple, brown sugar and 1/4 c. vinegar and 1 tbl. mustard. Bake at 350º for 1 hour.

Now my Mother and all my aunts were all great cooks, but as you can see the instructions are lacking. I am going to check with the aunt that made this and see if she can figure out what isn’t there. Do any of our “family” have any ideas? Especially if you lived in Amish country. I believe this is an Amish or German dish.

I made the ham loaf recipe I sent in for today’s (12/2/07) newsletter, except after I found the above recipe I added about 4 lg. tsp. tomato paste to the glaze. It turned out great! I baked it just a little over 2 hours at 325º.
Chris in NM

For Carolyn who was looking for a good, inexpensive vacuum cleaner. Last year Consumer Reports recommended the Eureka "The Boss" vacuum cleaner as doing the best job cleaning. I purchased this at WalMart for 138 dollars, and I have not been disappointed. It is lightweight and easy to use. I have had a self propelled Hoover and a Phantom, and now I currently have a Rainbow for which I paid 1300 dollars. The Rainbow is too bulky and hard to use, so I only use it for spring cleaning. Of all these cleaners, I like the Eureka best.
Karen

For Mary in Newton Falls, Ohio, Dried Cherries, I use then in oatmeal bread and Paula Dean has a recipe for Blueberries and Dumplings. She brings the fruit and water, sugar to a boil and drops the dumping mixture in the boiling fruit, covers and cooks for a few minutes, i will be trying this with dried cherries, this week will see how it turns out And i add them to my raisin brand,
Linda in Yukon OK

Betty T. Ga thanks soo much for letting me know I got a cookbook coming, I am soooooo excited, hope it comes next week.
linda Hiesermann Texas

In response to November 30th newsletter.

To Mr. Myron Drinkwater - Lake Forest, CA

Mr. Drinkwater, I do not know about everyone else, but I have had this problem also, and even though I am a lover of animals this bugs me too. To break our cats of this, I put mothballs in my flower beds. I only had to do this for a month and then none of the cats bothered my flower beds ever again. Instead they went to my neighbors kids sand box, so we then had to put moth balls in the sandbox and keep the kids out of the sand box until it was completely cleaned up of cat poop and mothballs. What a mess to clean up.

To Dee in S. IL. Here are a few recipes that are keepers for making with Splenda. Here are a few recipes for you. I have many more that I have experimented with. A good number of recipes I've experimented with, about the only one that has turned out not tasting right is the No-bake Oatmeal Cookies with Splenda. Personally I thought they tasted okay, but I had others that said they did not taste right. I've taken all of my Grandma's Zucchini recipes, and changed to Splenda and they tasted great, Zucchini Bread, Zucchini Butterscotch Cookies and so on.

Splenda Cranberry Sauce
One bag of fresh or frozen whole cranberries
One orange, unpeeled and cut into quarters
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Pinch of ground cinnamon
1 cup Splenda granular

Cook cranberries, orange pieces, and cinnamon in ½ cup water in a medium saucepan over medium heat until berries pop. Turn down heat and simmer until berries are soft, and mixture is deep red and thickened, 20-25 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in Splenda. Cool mixture and chill up to 3 days before serving. If a smooth cranberry sauce is preferred, remove orange pieces then puree mixture in food processor or blender before chilling.

Cranberry Orange Jello
2 packages (0.3 oz) sugar free raspberry Jell-O
1/2 cup Splenda granular
2 cups Ocean Spray Light Cranberry Juice Cocktail -Splenda Sweetened
2 cups fresh cranberries
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 orange (sectioned and diced)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Non-stick vegetable spray

Combine Jell-o powder and Splenda in a large bowl. Bring the cranberry juice to boiling in a small saucepan, pour over the Jell-O mixture and stir until completely dissolved. Add 1 cup cold water and the lemon juice. Chill until the thickness of unbeaten egg white.

Coarsely grind cranberries in blender or food processor. Combine ground cranberries, chopped walnuts and diced orange and add to the Jello mixture.

Spray a 6 cup decorative mold or 12 X 7 1/2 X 2 b1 quart ceramic baking dish with non-stick spray. Spoon Jell-O mixture into mold and refrigerate 6 hours or overnight until fully set.

Just before serving, turn out onto a plate and serve.

Chunky Butterscotch Brownies
This recipe makes a big batch of butterscotch brownies with chunks of chocolate. These are perfect for a party or gathering, or make them and freeze some for another day.

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
pinch baking soda
8 ounces butter, room temperature
2 cups packed light brown sugar ( Use 1 Cup of Splenda Brown Sugar Blend instead)
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons milk
16 ounces butterscotch chips
1 cup pecan pieces

Grease and flour a 10x15x1-inch jelly roll pan or spray with a nonstick flour and oil baking spray. Heat oven to 350°.

In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. In a large mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar; beat in eggs one at a time, beating until blended.

Blend in vanilla. Add about half of the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture along with half of the milk. Stir in the remaining flour mixture and remaining milk until well blended. Fold in chocolate chunks and pecan pieces. The batter will be thick. Spread in prepared pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until lightly browned.
Makes 5 to 6 dozen or more, depending on how you cut them.

Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
These chewy cranberry oatmeal cookies are a yummy holiday treat. Make a batch for your holiday party or give some to friends as a gift from your kitchen.

1-1/4 cups quick or old-fashioned rolled oats
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
6 tbsp butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar (or instead 1/3 cup firmly packed Splenda brown sugar, the idea with Splenda is to use 1/2 the amount of regular sugar. Sometimes that works and sometimes not. Just depends on a person's taste as to whether too sweet or not sweet enough)
2 egg whites
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp finely grated orange peel
3/4 cup dried cranberries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Place oats, flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a bowl; stir with a whisk.

In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg whites, vanilla extract and orange peel. Gradually add flour and oats mixture, stir with a wooden spoon until blended. Fold in cranberries. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons on to cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Strawberry Pretzel Salad
2 c. crushed pretzels
3/4 c. melted margarine
2 tbsp. Sugar (or instead 1T. Splenda)
8 oz. cream cheese
4 oz. SF Cool Whip
1 c. sugar (or instead 1/2 cup Splenda)
2 c. boiling water
1 lg. SF strawberry Jello
2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen strawberries, sugar free

Mix crushed pretzels, melted margarine and 1 tablespoons of Splenda sugar together, put into 9 x 13-inch pan. Bake 8-10 minutes. Cool completely. Mix cream cheese, Cool Whip and sugar together until spreadable. Spread over pretzel mixture, let set for 3 hours. Dissolve Jello in boiling water, add strawberries, pour over cheese mixture. Chill until set.
Merry Christmas, Nata - Kansas

Hello Nancy, Kitties, and All You Good Cooks! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! It was an exciting one at my house. I was baking some cinnamon rolls in a paper baking pan. I got too much filling in them and it soaked through the bottom of the pan onto the floor of the oven. I moved the pan onto the bottom rack to brown the bottom, the sugary filling on the floor of the oven
caught fire, flared up and caught the paper pan on fire! Well, as I say, it was exciting and surely a Thanksgiving I'll remember (and laugh about) forever!

I remember some time back a lady was asking about Paula Deen's first cookbook. Everyone replied that she meant "The Lady and Sons" but she said, no, this was before that. Well, I was looking through the cookbooks on eBay the other day and found the book she was talking about - and it sold for $610! There's another one for sale now that was at $510 last time I looked. This book
is called "The Lady and Friends" and was self-published by Paula in 1997 before she was "discovered" by the printer who published "Lady and Sons". Who would have ever thought?

I've been busy working on a web site devoted to angels. On the site, I have a page of Angel Recipes that I'll add to from time to time. Right now, I have up the Angel Food Cake variations sent in by Doris in Oklahoma, and of course, I've given credit to both her and Nancy along with that (plus included a link to Nancy's web site). Doris and Nancy, if either of you has any objection to that at all, please let me know. Nancy is my #1 internet source for recipes, so I'm sure I'll want to add more "Angel" recipes from the group. However, I certainly don't want to do anything that anyone objects to.

Nancy, so glad you had such a nice Thanksgiving in Muleshoe; I'm sure Siggy and Ditto are glad to have you back! I think those mice under your pillow were meant to be a "welcome home" gift!

Sue (Cooky) in Indiana
www.giving-angels.com/angel-recipes.htm

Hi all of you in Nancyville. I hope that you all have had a very Happy Thanksgiving. And I also hope that you all are doing much better than I am in getting all the shopping, wrapping and baking done. Haven't posted in a while as I was stalled out by some physical things. As most you all know I was diagnosed with a brain tumor but after going to Pittsburgh Presbyterian Hospital they are not fully convinced that it is a tumor that should be disturbed and they will do another MRI in six month's to see if it has progressed or not.

So this Thanksgiving was a special one. I thank you all for the prayers that you offered up. I do think that they were a great factor in the good diagnosis. Anyhow I just got side tracked in saying just what I really am replying to. I saw that Carolyn in Rochester N. Y was considering a new sweeper and was undecided as what was good or not. Well I had a Kirby and for me it was to heavy and cumbersome. I agree with Frances in Wesley Chapel. on the Rainbow. I think that it is a fantastic sweeper. No bad odors like in the sweepers with filters and has fantastic power. Also I have a Oreck and it is a good vacuum but it has no attachments even though it is so light and that is why I like it so much also. Wouldn't want to have to give up either one of them. Just wanted to give my two cents worth. I want to thank all of you for the wonderful recipes. I just have to get busy and do some baking. Thank you all again and especially you Nancy for all the sacrifices you have given for us.
Donna in Altoona Pa.

This is for Gay in L.I. regarding housebreaking. The biggest part of training is food control. Feed on a schedule and they should have to potty 30-60 minutes after eating.

I hate to say this but training is as much about the person as the dog. You must look for their signal whatever that may be. It requires constant supervision, so keep them in an area where you can watch them at all times. It's really no different than potty training a child. Also, reward for their good deeds and make a big deal over it when they go outside.
Good luck! Rebecca

This information is for Gay in L.I. who wanted help housebreaking the Chihuahuas, try puppy training pads. These are relatively inexpensive pads like diapers where your dogs can do their business. There is some scent in them that indicates this is an appropriate place to do your business. I think this is better than crate training and works much quicker. I brought a puppy home and only had 1 accident in the house. She placed her front paws on the pad and her business end off it! I purchase my pads at my grocery store and find they do not break my limited budget.
Lynn in LV

Mr. Myron Drinkwater, I think Nancy just gets so much that you may have been just missed somehow! I once had your problem, the neighborhood was overloaded with ferrel cats and they were always in my best boxes in the front. I sprinkled moth balls around and they soon left the area. Try that and see if it works for you too.
Billie in Fl

Hi this is for Gay in L.I. who was looking for a way to break his dogs from messing in the house. My sister broke all of her puppies/and or dogs by crating them at night then taking them out in the morning to do their business. It has always worked for her as she raises Shiba Enu's and has all of them house broke before they leave her house. I have also heard of paper training them by putting down newspapers by the door for them to go on.
Linda in Grass Valley

Dec 2nd newsletter, this is for Gay with the Chihuahua's, I have 2 also, they are very easy to train if u paper train them, always put them down on newspaper, even if it is outside, same spot, everytime, leave there mess there so they know where to go. One day down the road way down the road you can get rid of the paper. I never have had better dogs no accidents ever!
Mimi in La La Land

For Myron Drinkwater and his problem with the cats, I have read that scattering orange and grapefruit peels can be a deterrent. Maybe lemon peels, too. There was an area behind an easy chair where a turtle -- yes, a box turtle -- made a mess and my cats decided that was the place to go. The citrus fruit peels -- plus a little scolding -- worked and they never go snooping behind that chair anymore. Of course, my friends wondered why there were orange and grapefruit peels beside the chair but they would not look as strange in a planters' box.

*This may be a repeat recipe.  I could not remember if it had been posted before.

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