1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. cornstarch
2 cups light cream or milk
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 tbsp. butter or margarine
2 tsp. almond extract
Dippers (below)
In saucepan, mix sugar, salt and cornstarch. Gradually stir in cream. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until...
1 pkg. (8 oz) dried apricots, cut up
1 pkg. (8 oz) pitted dates, cut up
2 1/2 cups Brazil nuts, chopped
1 cup drained red and green maraschino cherries, cut into halves
1/3 lb. red and green candied pineapple, cut up (about 1 cup)
3/4 cup Gold Medal flour (if using self-rising flour, omit baking...
Line boxes and fill them with tiny fruitcakes, cookies and candies nestled in small paper baking cups or candy frills. Cover with plastic wrap, then gift paper, and freeze. Personal presents ready for neighbors, the mail-man, paper boy, or holiday callers.
Candies, Cookies, Tiny Fruit Cakes, Seasoned Nuts:
Pack in a box with waxed paper between layers. Freezes for about 9-12 months.
Nut Breads, Yeast Breads, Coffee Cakes, Steamed Puddings:
Cool thoroughly before wrapping. Freezes for about 9-12 months
Pies:
Freeze before wrapping. Freezes for...
A few years ago, my mother had gotten a holiday issue of Women's World with a recipe in it for a White Fruitcake that was to die for! If anyone still has that issue/recipe and could forward it me that would be awesome! She made it for my birthday and I would LOVE to have it again this year...
1 c Sour cream
2 oz Cool whip; thawed
1/2 c Sugar
2 tb Lemon juice
1 ts Vanilla
13 oz Crushed pineapple; drain
2 Bananas; diced
1/2 c Red Candied cherries; chop
1/2 c Grees Candied cherries; chop
1/2 c Nuts; (pecans or walnuts)
Mix all together well, turn into a mold and freeze. Let stand 10...
1700's recipe
"This recipe according to the best of
authority is a corrct copy from
Martha Washington's old original
receipt book."
1 1/2 pounds sugar
1/2 pound butter
6 egg yolks, well beaten
1 pint of sour cream
1 teaspoonful soda
1 3/4 pounds sifted flour
6 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1...
"Now your can bake a Cinderella cake that changes like magic. It's easy to whip it up with coconut-fruit, spice, chocolate or anything-else flavor, says Seventeen Magazine, which invented the recipe and features it in the Nov 1966 issue.
You always start with a hot-roll-mix and a cake mix -...
1 pound of dried fruit . chopped, which includes, Michigan Tart Cherries; Dried Blueberries; Dried Cranberries; Dried Raspberries
Balducci's Gourmet Fruit Mix which is a mix of the following:
California Apricots -- Prunes, Calimyrna Figs, Papaya, Peaches and Pears
any dried fruit that appeals to...
An old one, but a good one to remember at this time of year! :-)
HOLIDAY EATING TIPS
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who
puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the
Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave
immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum...
Ingredients [substitute as desired]
1 cup golden raisins
1 cup currants
½ cup sun dried cranberries
½ cup sun dried blueberries
½ cup sun dried cherries
½ cup dried apricots, chopped
Zest of one lemon, chopped coarsely
Zest of one orange, chopped coarsely
1/4 cup candied ginger, chopped
1 cup...
2 cups of butter
1 pound brown sugar
12 eggs , separated
4 cups AP flour
3 teaspoons of cinnamon
3 teaspoons of mace
3 teaspoons of ground clove
2 teaspoon of allspice
2 teaspoons nutmeg (ground fresh, nothing less)
1 teaspoon of salt
1 pound of mixed candied fruit
1 pound candied cherries
1...