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The recipe for Cherry Bread that appeared a few days ago looked like something my Sweetie and I would like. After assembling all the ingredients I realized that both eggs and butter were not included. Using the written amounts for the other ingrediants I added 4oz of butter and 4oz of cream cheese, with just an extra ounce of flour. It turned out even better than I could have anticipated.
Happy Holidays to you and all of your readers,
Marilynn, San Antonio

For Elle of Dallas:
Maybe this is the cake you are looking for--it is one of my family"s favorites. I usually make this about Thanksgiving time and "cure" until Christmas.

ORANGE SLICE CAKE
3-1/2 c flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 pound orange slice candy diced
8 ounce dates, chopped
2 c nuts, chopped (walnuts or pecans or both is what I use)
3-1/4 ounce coconut
1 c margarine
2 c sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 c orange juice
2 c powdered sugar

Sift together salt & flour. Mix together candy, nuts, dates, coconut; stir in 1/2 c of flour mixture. Set aside. Beat margarine until light; gradually add sugar, then eggs, beating after each. Stir together soda & buttermilk; add alternately with flour mixture. Stir in candy mixture. Bake in well greased tube pan (not Bundt) 1 hr 45 min. Combine juice and powdered sugar and pour over hot cake. Cool completely and remove from pan. Wrap well and store in cool spot.
Enjoy!
Melody--Nebraska

Hi Nancy,
This is for Doris-De.
I got a sack of Old fashioned Creme drops the other day at the Dollar Tree, cost a dollar of course, and I have seen them at the Dollar General and I would expect to find them at Walmart. Hope you can find some. I want to wish everyone in Nancyland a Happy Thanksgiving.
Tennesseyanky.

Hi Nancy and all Nancylanders,
May everyone have a very Happy Thanksgiving. This is for Rosemary who is concerned about the cream cheese that was in the freezer. I also have gotten cream cheese on sale and on purpose put it in the freezer. It thaws a little crumbly but if you are mixing it with anything else it tastes fine. Please don't throw it away til you try it. I make Cream Cheese Bars all the time and use the cream cheese from my freezer and they turn out just great. With today's grocery prices I'm sure none of us can afford to throw anything away.
Dianne in Wisconsin

Holiday Recipes
Two Ingredient Fudge and Variations
Thanksgiving coloring pictures
Cranberry Recipes
Pies and Dessert Recipes for Thanksgiving
Sweet Potato Recipes
Jello Salad and Dessert Recipes
Leftover Turkey Recipes

Could someone post the date of the Rave Cake recipe?
Thank you, FB

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I want to thank all of the group who order our Sanctuary Cookbook. We have sold out, and are going to order more books. For you that have already placed an order in the mail will receive their book. I will put a notice in the email newsletter when we receive the second batch of books. Being a small church we did not know exactly how many to order, but I think everyone in our church (533 members) order at least one book and some ordered more for gifts. At the present time we have over 50 orders from Nancy's Group! Again I want to thank you for your support. All the proceeds will go for local missions, such as Abused children and children who are in our Burn Center Hospital. We have one of the best Burn Centers in the US, and so many children are brought in from all over the US. At Christmas I take Angel Eggs to each child. I do the Faberge style eggs, and make a special angel egg with a nite light so that the children can wake up and see their angel watching over them. So again thank you for all of your orders, and I willl let you know when the second printout gets in. Hope all of you had a nice Thanksgiving and didn't eat too much!
Betty T., Ga.

To FB, from Don in Mich, Here's a stuffing recipe that is TNT, Made outside the turkey I just made it today and it is very good, but a lot of work, well worth it however;

AAA Turkey Stuffing
1 lb ground veal and pork
1/4 cup butter or oleo
2 garlic cloves minced
1 cup fresh mushrooms
1 onion, finely chopped
1 cup celery finely chopped
1/4 cup bacon bits
4 cups bread cubes dry
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
1/4 tsp oregano
2 tsp parsley
1/2 tsp ground sage
1-1/4 cup broth (vegetable)
 pepperoni to taste
 chicken livers
 
Brown bacon bits and set aside. Brown veal and pork, add garlic, and  mushrooms and sauté, add the rest of the veggies and cook til they soften. Stir in bacon bits. Then lower heat and add bread cubes and seasonings.
 
Continue cooking for five mins, stirring, add vegetable broth and mix well. Cover and cook over low heat for 30 mins, stirring often, until bread cubes have broken down. (the secret to good stuffing is the slow cooking and frequent stirring

Nancy, I have a friend whose son has severe M.D., and is on a respirator most of the time. She just found out that her little granddaughter also has it. She's been in touch with the M.D. assoc, etc., but I just wondered if you'd have any little tricks you have found that make your life easier.

Also, the son and his wife had gone for genetic counseling before she got pregnant, and the Dr. assured them that what the son had was not dominant and chances of a child having MD were no greater than for any other couple. Now he says he made a mistake. Reina is thinking of suing, and I think she could. (Maybe she could hire John Edwards, a trial lawyer's trial lawyer).

I'd be grateful for any ideas you may have.
J

Comment
There are many types of muscular dystrophies. It is possible the two children may have two different types of MD. There are many types of the disease. Not all genetic flaws are inherited.
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/common/

What information that is now known to the medical doctors may not have been available several years.ago.

I have FSH (Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy ) muscular dystrophy. No one in my family (on either side) had FSH muscular dystrophy. I was not diagnosed with it until 1991 although I was always clumsy when a child. When in college I am sure I am one of only a few that failed P.E volley ball (because I couldn't raise my arms) and archery (because I didn't have enough strength in my arms for the bow. I made good grades in college but just couldn't pass P.E. classes.

I have a kidney condition called cystinuria as well. I produce a lot of kidney stones (not generally made of calcium.) My mother and father both had to have a recessive gene to pass this on to me. I have two brothers with this condition and two brothers that don't have this problem. In 1971, I lost my right kidney due to problems with cystinuria. It took a number of painful years for the doctors to diagnose the disease because it is rather rare to have.

Things that have made my life easier is to take each day as a new adventure. Having a positive attitude is important for one's well being. Concentrate on what you can do and not what you can't do. Every day is a new level of normalicy. The newsletter has great value to me. It gives me a reason to get up each morning. Being able to compile this newsletter each day and share it with all the NancyLand family makes each day worthwhile. I am thankful that there are so many members of our NancyLand family that continue to share their TNT recipes and read the newsletter each day.
Nancy Rogers

Nancy, Here's some of my family's Holiday recipes. They are ALL TNT many times.
Mary in Va

CRANBERRY APPLE RELISH SALAD
2 c raw chopped cranberries
2 cups diced Tart apples
2 cups sugar
2 c diced celery
2 c chopped walnuts
1 pkg Strawberry Jello
1 pkg. Orange Jello
3 c hot water

Mix jello and water, refrigerate till starts t set. mix cranberries & sugar. When jello is set, add cranberries and all remaining ingredients.

DATE & NUT COOKIES - Mary
my sister gave me this recipe about 50 yrs ago. I've made at least 1 batch every Christmas. It's been one of our favorites.
1 lb. cream cheese, [16 oz]
2 c Crisco or butter
3 c flour
mix together like pie crust. chill in refrigerator for 2 hrs. or overnight

Filling:
cut 1 lb dates in small pieces, cook with 1/2 c water until soft.
remove from heat, add 1/2 c sugar. add 1 c chopped nuts. let cool. Roll out like pie crust on lightly floured board, cut with round cookie cutter. add at least 1/2 tsp filling on top, pinch dough together with fingers. place on ungreased Cookie sheet. bake 375º for 20-25 min. frost while hot

Frosting
1 1/2 c conf. sugar
1/4 c maraschino cherry juice
mix together till thin. glaze cookies while hot. place 1/4 cherry on top.
Mary

MINT COOKIES
2 tubes Ritz Crackers
1 c milk chocolate wafers
1 pkg mint chips
Melt chocolate, dip crackers in chocolate using a fork. remove and place on wax paper. chill till firm


BEST EVER FRUITCAKE - Mary
I have been making this recipe every year for about 50 yrs. It is a very moist cake.
for the cake:
1 can coconut
3 c golden raisins
1 1/2 c chopped Dates
2 c chopped nuts
1 1/2 c candied cherries
1 1/2 c candied pineapple
3 T Brandy flavoring (optional
1/2 lb. orange peel (optional
1/2 lb lemon peel (optional
1/4 c flour
mix all together, set aside
2 c brown sugar packed
1 c margarine softened
1 c eggs (4 lg
1/2 c orange marmalade
1/2 c orange juice
2 3/4 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
1 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 250º.

In large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter Add eggs beat well. add dry ingredients, marmalade, and juice. Stir in fruit mixture. Pour batter into 5 small greased pans. Bake 250º oven about 2 hrs. keep checking. Place a pan of water on bottom oven rack while baking.
Mary

CHERRY BOUNCE
2 cups fresh cherries, washed and dried
1/3 cup granulated sugar
3 cups bourbon or any cheap whiskey(enough to cover)

Place the cherries in a 1 quart glass container, being careful not to crush the fruit. Add the sugar. Fill the container with the bourbon. Seal the lid and gently shake the jar, or move it around the counter to distribute the alcohol and sugar evenly. The sugar will continue to dissolve over time. Place the cordial in a cool, dark place for 2 months to allow the liquor to be infused with the flavor. Do NOT open until Christmas time.
Mary

NANNY'S SUET/PLUM PUDDING
This has been handed down thru generations of my Mom's family in Maine. It dates back into the 1700's. We always serve it for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
1 cup milk
1 cup chopped suet
1 cup molasses
1 tsp baking soda
3 cups flour
1 cup raisins
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg

In a large bowl combine suet, molasses, milk, baking soda, flour and raisins. Place batter in covered pudding mold, or coffee cans and steam, for 3 to 4 hours. Serve with a Hard Sauce on pudding

HARD SAUCE 1
Refers to a mixture of butter and sugar that are beaten together until smooth and then flavored with extracts such as vanilla or alcoholic beverages such as brandy or rum. The mixture is then refrigerated until it hardens. Serve with plum/suet pudding or similar desserts.

HARD SAUCE 2
Makes 1 cup
5 tablespoons, unsalted butter
1 cup, powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon, vanilla

Cream the butter (beat with flat paddle until creamy), then slowly add the sugar, beating well until creamy and pale yellow in color. Add the vanilla and blend in. Refrigerate until needed. Serve cool - but not chilled
Mary

Nanny's NEW ENGLAND INDIAN PUDDING

This has been handed down thru generations of my Mom's family in Maine. It dates back into the 1700's. We always serve it for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Place 2 c milk in double boiler with 4 T cornmeal and cook, stirring until thick and smooth like mush.

Add 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp Cinnamon
2 eggs, beaten

A custard cup (1/3 to 1/2 cup) EACH of molasses and brown sugar, to taste
stir together, place in 250º to 300º oven to thicken a little, then add 2 c milk. DO NOT STIR in the milk.

Bake about 1 1/2 to 2 hrs. When a knife comes out clean, it's done. Serve hot with ice cream or whipped cream
Mary

Just wanted to tell you wonderful cooks that I tried The Best Spaghetti Sauce You'll Ever Eat and it is that! I made it for the first time with company coming and they raved about how good it was.
Ann in AR

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For Anna in the Nov. 20 letter asking for ideas for Christmas buffet. One that quickly comes to mind and is so easy is to take a block (8 oz.) of cream cheese, place on a pretty serving plate and top with either Hot Pepper jelly (pretty green) or strawberry jam (homemade is best if you have it) and surround with your choice of crackers. Makes such a pretty presentation, so good, so easy! You could really use an flavor combination you like, Cherry jam would be good as well. After Thanksgiving I will get some more out to you. Everybody have a blessed Thanksgiving! God Bless you Nancy for all your hard work.
Kay in Indy

Can anyone tell me the date of the recipe for the white Christmas pie I have been reading about or just give out the recipe one more time. This is a wonderful site thanks to all especially Nancy.
Have wonderful Holidays
Phoebe W.

Since my return from Arizona, Ditto has gotten into a bad habit.  The other day he somehow found a AA battery and was rolling it around the floor. I took it away from him and put in it my pocket.  That night when I was asleep he started searching through my pockets for the battery.  Luckily I had taken it out of my pocket and put it in a place where he couldn't get to it.  Now every time I sit down at the computer he puts his paw in my pockets (coat and slacks) to see what is in them.  Today a friend stopped by and not only did he search through her coat pockets but he searched through her purse.  It was embarrassing enough for him to pull things out of her coat and purse but when he found a two one dollar bills he hurried off and placed them in his secret stash of things.  The friend laughed but I found it embarrassing. I discovered he had a $5 bill and 6 one dollar bills.  I am assuming he has been finding money in my pockets as well. Not sure why  he is starting his own personal savings account.
Nancy Rogers

Well, Tona, I took the Rave Coconut cake to the event and I want you to know that there was not a piece left. Everyone "raved" about it it. It was very moist and the frosting is always a hit on any cake. I did add coconut and nuts to the frosting. Thanks for sharing such a scrumptious recipe.
Jane Ann in Alabama

For the lady who wanted a fruit cake soaked in liquor:

Fruit Cake
8 oz can walnuts
8 oz can pecans
1/2 lb almonds
2 pkg (8 oz each) pitted dates
15 oz dried apricots
12 pitted prunes, halved
4 oz mixed candied fruits
1/2 cup raisins
2 jars (8 oz each) Maraschino cherries, drained
1-1/2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
6 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup brandy

Grease bottom and sides of a 9 x 3 x 5" loaf pan. Line with brown paper. Grease the paper. Combine nuts and fruits in a large bowl. Sift dry ingredients over; toss lightly until well coated. Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla in a medium-sized bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Pour over nut mixture. Stir gently to combine. Fill prepared pan, pressing cake mixture firmly so it will hold its shape after baking. Bake in a slow oven, 300 degrees, for 1:45. If fruits brown too quickly, cover with buttered foil. Remove cake to wire rack. Spoon 1/4 cup brandy over cake. Let stand 1 hour. Invert. Peel off paper. Turn right side up. Let stand on wire rack until cooled completely. Place wire rack in shallow pan. Spoon 1/2 cup brandy over cake.

To store, wrap in cheese cloth which has been soaked in brandy. Wrap in heavy-duty foil or store in tightly covered container.
Happy Thanksgiving! grannym IL

Jay in Warm Springfield, Il, for your lemon cookie recipe I would add either lemon extract or fine lemon zest. I personally think I would add the zest just because I love to use it. Or you could add both then you would really have a wonderful lemon flavor for sure.

I feel sorry for all you guys that are in the cold! Happy Thanks giving!
Billie in Warm Fl

Hi All, so sorry for the mistake on the Cherry Bread I posted on 11/19. Yes there are (2) eggs. Can't believe I left out the very first item! One of those SR days! Billie inFl

This is for Andrea in FL: Have you tried baking soda and vinegar? Just put 1/2 c. baking soda down the drain and pour a cup of vinegar down after it. It will foam up a bit and then add more vinegar. If it quits foaming, add more baking soda. This usually freshens a foul drain. I have a floor drain in my laundry room in the basement, that gets a bad smell when the water in the trap dries out, allowing the sewer smell to rise up. Just keeping the drain trap wet helps. A bucket every month or so does the trick!

Happy Thanksgiving to you Nancy and associates! We love all that you do!
And to all in Nancyland, have a great holiday, and don't cook too much! HA!
Mary in J.C. MO

Hi Nancy
Wishing you a Blessed Thanksgiving! Thank you so much for all that you do for us recipe hunters. Everyday I look forward in reading your newsletters and the responds that people give. May you be blessed with health and happiness this Thanksgiving season. We can't do it without you!!! God bless.
Fran, Utica, New York

This email is for Trish in Florida - Dated November 22nd
I have just what you are needing - It is from a very old Robin Hood Xmas recipe cook book -

OLD ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING
1 & 3/4 cups of all purpose flour
1 cup of white sugar
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups finely chopped suet ( 1/2 lb)
3 cups seedles raisins
2 cups seeded raisins
2/3 cup of mixed chopped peel
1/3 cup chopped citron
1/2 cup chopped, blanched almonds ( optional )
1/4 cup of chopped marchino cherries ( chopped fine )
3 eggs ( well beaten )
1 cup of milk ( doesn't say what strength )

Grease - thoroughly 4 - 20oz tins ( fruit or soup tins ). Measure - flour into lg mixing bowl, add sugar, nutmeg, salt, and blend well. Blend - in suet with a pastry blender. Add - fruit , nuts, and combine. Turn - into the tins filling 2/3 full - cover with several layers of greased waxed paper. Set - puddings on rack in a large kettle of boiling water halfway up the tins .Cover the kettle tightly -
Steam - for 3 hrs. Check- periodically and add more boiling water to keep the original level at half way up the tins.

TO SERVE - re-steam for 2 hrs and serve with the hard sauce - I think you can probably use your microwave to heat it - I didn't have one that many yrs ago -

HARD SAUCE ( 6 - 8 servings )
1/3 cup soft butter
1 cup fine white sugar ( or 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar )
1/4 tsp lemon extract
3/4 tsp vanilla

Cream - butter, add sugar gradually, continue to beat until lite and fluffy,
Add - flavourings and beat well. Put - into a serving dish and chill thoroughly

I have not made this in yrs - used to make for my brother in-law when he was alive and his wife said she had to almost arm wrestle him for just a piece of it

Let me know how you make out!
Joanne, Ontario Canada

Hi Nancy and everyone,
So glad you are getting away to spend the holidays with your sister-in-law and family. It will be a nice holiday for you and I'm sure you'll make her holiday a little better.

Thanks to all who responded to my cream cheese dilemma - guess I'll just save it and try it with something that doesn't matter and doesn't take a of preparation time.

For Marg in Ottawa - I was really pooped today - have some ribs that keep separating due to a nasty cough so I only made the one spread - had to make Pumpkin Trifle and Pumpkin Cranberry Bread as well

My dear husband - and he is truly that - knew how badly I felt and he came right into the kitchen and pitched in. This - from a man who didn't know anything about cooking until last year when I broke both my shoulders - is a wonderful thing.

Anyway, he was putting 5 loaves of the bread into the oven and without thinking balanced one where he shouldn't have - and SPLAT! - all over the kitchen carpeting. Not a pretty sight. I am so grateful for all he does for me. Really.

Brandied Cream Cheese
1 8 oz block of cream cheese, softened
3 T butter
3 T confectioner's sugar (I use Splenda)
3 T Christian Bros. Brandy.

Mix well and pack into a serving bowl for at least 24 hours to blend flavors. It keeps for at least 4 weeks.

It's great with the pumpkin bread and I imagine it would be good on toast, bagels, etc. Everyone who has tried it, loves it -- and so easy.

Nancy, have a safe trip.
Go safe and come home safe.
Rosemarie in rural Kansas City

just made the Icing in the Cake recipe. I used a carrot cake mix and a can of whipped type cream cheese frosting. Really really yummy!! I saved about 1/4 of the frosting and put on warm cake and let it melt down the sides. I was very skeptical of this recipe but decided to give it a try. I'm sure glad I did. Now I'll have to try different combinations. This should be as much fun as the two ingredient fudge! And what better time than the holidays to experiment? There's always someone to bring goodies to.
Here is the basic recipe that I copied. I'm not sure who sent in this one, but thank you!

ICING IN THE CAKE
4 eggs
3/4 cup oil
1 cup milk
1 box of cake mix
1 container of frosting

Break eggs into bowl and beat well by hand. Add oil and milk and mix well. Pour in the cake mix and stir in by hand....DO NOT BEAT. Finally FOLD the frosting. You can just use only 3/4 of the frosting, if you want, and then use the rest as a glaze by putting it in the microwave for a few seconds.

I do this sometimes. Pour into a greased or sprayed (I use the spray with flour in it) bundt pan. Bake at 350 for 55 min. Sometimes I turn mine down to
325 the last 20 min to prevent over-browning but that is my oven. Till toothpick comes clean. Let set for 10 minutes and invert onto a plate.

Thanks to all of you for sharing your recipes and little bits of your lives with all of us. I surely enjoy every newsletter. And a special thanks to you, Nancy, for all you do.
Kathy in Damascus, OR

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Hi Nancy,
I have missed getting the newsletter for a week. My sister Doris-S Ind. told me she had been getting hers. You are a bright spot in my day. I appreciate you and all you do getting the newsletter out.

Speaking of dressing, our Mother was a wonderful cook. She always made the best dressing. I try to follow how she did it. I know she always boiled some chicken to have broth and she always put in chopped onions, celery . She would debone the chicken and save the broth to put over the dry bread crumbs, also corn bread crumbs. She would put in an egg or two. She would season it with sage, salt and pepper. Sometimes she would add oysters. Her dressing was always very moist. She would put the chicken meat in also. This dressing was good stuffed in the turkey or baked separately. She also cooked the turkey giblets and made wonderful giblet gravy. I sure miss Mother and her wonderful recipes. I watched her make pies and other dishes but they never topped hers.

A blessed Thanksgiving to each and everyone.
mj-Indy

For Trish in Fl:
Old Fashioned Plum Pudding (my Adopted Mom's recipe handed down from her Grandmother)

1 1/2 c flour
1 t soda
1 t salt
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
1/4 t ginger
2/3 c brown sugar

Sift dry ingredients together THEN add brown sugar. To this mix you then add:

1-1/2 c dry bread crumbs
1 c nuts
1 c ground suet
1 c mixed candied fruit
Stir to combine. Then add:
2 c raisins or 1 1/2 c dates
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1/3 c molasses
3/4 c milk

Stir well. Spoon into well greased 2 qt mold, cover with a tight lid or foil. Place on rock in steamer; add boiling water to 2" height in steamer. Cook until done.

FOAMY SAUCE
3 T butter
2 eggs separated
1 c powdered sugar
1/2 t vanilla or brandy
1/2 c whipped cream

Cream egg yolks and butter. Add sugar. Whip egg whites until foamy, fold into egg mixture. Add vanilla ( or brandy). Whip whipping cream until stiff then fold into mixture. Serve over pudding individually.

This sounds really complicated but it's not. I remember Mom baking this in the oven in an old coffee can. Also, I seem to remember that she baked it in a slow oven-probably around 250. It took a while to cook but boy is it good!!! She always used the brandy too.

It's hard to find suet these days. You'd probably have to ask your butcher. I found it one time at the grocery in Tampa years ago. Can't remember the name of the store as, I believe, it's only in Tampa and I haven't lived there in quite a while. If you're in that area it's in the Plaza at the corner of Bearss and Florida Avenues.

Oh-I remember - it's U-Save!
Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!!! Nancy, have a joyous time with your family.
Sue in Fl

This is for Trish in FL who asked for a peppermint candy made with white chocolate chips. This is a very easy, TNT, recipe.

Candy Cane Fudge
2 10-ounce packages vanilla baking chips
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 1/2 cups crushed candy canes
1 dash red or green food coloring

Line an 8-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil and grease the foil. Combine the vanilla chips and condensed milk in saucepan over medium heat. Stir frequently until almost melted, remove from heat and continue to stir until smooth. When chips are completely melted, stir in the peppermint extract, food coloring and candy canes. Spread evenly in the bottom of the prepared pan. Chill for 2 hours, then cut into squares. Note: Okay to microwave instead, if preferred.
Deanna

Hello Nancy & Gang,
Nancy, we will all miss you, but I am glad you are taking some time off to enjoy your holiday.

To Anna who is looking for buffet party information, I have some great information on this type of party, as we put together a class reunion and I gathered info for a while. It is rather long, so if Nancy has a way for me to get that to you without taking up her letter, I will be happy to send it. I saw this and thought we will all probably be looking for ways to use the left over turkey on Friday, and this sounded really tasty.

Turkey Club Bake
2 cups Original Bisquick® mix
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup milk
2 cups cubed cooked turkey
2 medium green onions, sliced (1/4 cup)
6 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 large tomato, chopped (1 cup)
1 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese (4 ounces)


Preheat oven 450*. Grease a cookie sheet. Mix Bisquick, mayonnaise and milk in a bowl until a soft dough forms. Press dough into a 12x8" rectangle on cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes or golden. Mix turkey, onions, bacon and mayonnaise. Spoon on crust to within 1/4" of edges. Sprinkle with tomatoe and cheese. Bake 5-6 minutes or until hot and cheese melts.
Source: Bisquick
Mimi & Tootie ^..^

Does anyone have the recipe for Forty Minute Chocolate Cake made with buttermilk? My daughter had it , but can't remember where , but says it's
delicious.
Anita , from Brandon , Fl.

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Several have written about Christmas gifts that children can make for their moms or grandmothers.

My mother was a quilter and she had each of the grandchildren put their handprints on squares of muslin. She also had them draw pictures and then made small quilts for each of them. I assume she used some sort of of permanent markers and paint or treated them somehow. Probably one of the great members knows something more about this.

Nancy, Hope that you are doing fine. I make this pie and everybody raves about.

HAWAIIAN FRUIT PIE
2 baked pie shells regular size
1 large can crushed pineapple, undrained
2 tablespoons flour
4 bananas sliced and lemon juice squeezed over (2 pre pie)
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 cup sugar
1-16oz. cool whip topping
1 cup frozen coconut

Bake pie shells and let cool. Mix pineapples, sugar and flour, cook til thick and cool. Put sliced bananas then sprinkle coconut then nuts. Then you pour half of cooked pineapple mixture over each and top with cool whip CHILL
Byron Tindle Bessemer, Ala.

Thanks to everyone with the Cake mix with frosting in the batter. It was sure nice of you all to get it out in time for Thanksgiving, I will start early in the morning to Bake cakes.

Love all the people that are a part of this big family and being so good about sharing your recipes.
Janette of Macon

I copied a recipe from the newsletter sent in my Mary on 11/12/07 for Cranberry Apple Relish Salad.... I thought it just sounded so good and a real old fashioned Thanksgiving recipe.

The problem...
It calls for 1 pkg strawberry Jell-O and 1 pkg. orange Jell-O, but it didnt state what size???

I picked up a couple small boxes of each, but then when looking at the recipe again wasnt sure if it was supposed to be the small box or the large....the recipe also only calls for 3 C. of hot water ...so Im really wondering now about the jell-o size????

PLEASE if Mary could specify right away as I wanted to take this to Thanksgiving dinner.

Here's the recipe as it was posted:

Cranberry Apple Relish Salad (Corrected)
2 c raw chopped cranberries
2 c diced tart apples ( do you peel these?)
2 c sugar
2 c diced celery
2 c chopped walnuts
1 pkg strawberry jell-o (small)
1 pkg orange jell-o (small)
3 c hot water

Mix Jell-O and water, refrigerate till starts to set. Mix in cranberries & sugar. When Jell-O is set, add cranberries and all remaining ingredients.

Comment
The Jello should be small boxes (4 serving size)

I'm sorry I missed the recipe for White Christmas Pie, but from what I did find when I did a search, the recipes are different from what my mother always made. This is her recipe, probably from a Betty Crocker cookbook originally.

The old Betty Crocker cookbook (one I used in High School!) has the same White Christmas Pie recipe that uses raw egg whites (meringue) that don't get cooked, so the recipe is not included in the newer books. My mother made this delicious pie for years and after she passed, I try to get it made each year. I'm sure your could used meringue powder for the egg whites or a pasteurized product if it bothers you using the uncooked eggs.

For a 9" pie:
1/2 C. sugar
1/4 C. flour
1 envelope unflavored gelatin (1T.)
1/2 t. salt
1 3/4 C. milk
3/4 t. vanilla
1/4 t. almond flavoring

3 egg whites
1/4 t. cream of tartar
1/2 C. sugar

1/2 C. whipping cream, whipped
1 cup moist shredded coconut

Blend sugar, flour, gelatin and alt thoroughly in saucepan. Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat until mixture boils, stirring constantly, Boil 1 minute. Place pan in cold water. Cool until mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon. Blend in flavorings. Carefully fold into a meringue made of egg whites, cream of tartar and sugar. Gently fold in whipped cream. Fold in coconut. Pile into cooled baked pie shell. Sprinkle with moist shredded coconut. Chill several hours until set. Serve cold.

I know this sounds time consuming, but the results are superb! It has been a family favorite for close to 30 years in our family!
Jae, central OK

For anyone having problems with biting cats . . . This may sound too simplistic, or maybe I just got lucky, but when I brought in a kitten from the outdoors who was prone to administering some fear-inspired bites, I would point at her with a knuckle (less of a target than a finger) and in a calm, firm voice say “No biting!” Within just a couple of weeks there was no more biting.

That phrase came to apply to any bad behavior such as scratching the furniture. Fortunately I have few occasions to use it because my Calli has turned into such a little sweetheart.

Needless to say, you never want to play with a bite-prone cat with just your hands, but always with a toy, and also create as much loving contact as the cat will allow. I have read some success stories regarding the aroma therapy devices available in the pet stores, but have no first-hand knowledge of them.

I might also add that I had similar “luck” with the No biting! approach with a friend’s new (large!) puppy. Maybe they understand more English than we realize.
Barbara Nosek, Las Vegas

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

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