3 cups powdered milk
½ cup cocoa
¾ cup sugar
Dash of salt
Sift the ingredients into a large bowl. Pack the mix into an airtight
container.
Give a card with the following on it:
Hot Chocolate
Serves 1
4 tablespoons Hot Chocolate Mix
8 ounces boiling water
or, 4 oz boiling water, plus 4 oz scalded milk
Marshmallows or whipped cream
Place Hot Chocolate Mix in a mug. Pour in boiling water, or boiling water and milk. Stir until Chocolate mix is dissolved. Garnish with marshmallows or whipped cream.
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1. THE GIFT OF LISTENING...
But you must REALLY listen. No interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning your response. Just listening.
2. THE GIFT OF AFFECTION...
Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and handholds. Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends.
3. THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER...
Clip cartoons. Share articles and funny stories. Your gift will say, "I love to laugh with you."
4. THE GIFT OF A WRITTEN NOTE...
It can be a simple "Thanks for the help" note or a full sonnet. A brief, handwritten note may be remembered for a lifetime, and may even change a life.
5. THE GIFT OF A COMPLIMENT...
A simple and sincere, "You look great in red," "You did a super job" or "That was a wonderful meal" can make someone's day.
6. THE GIFT OF A FAVOR...
Every day, go out of your way to do something kind.
7. THE GIFT OF SOLITUDE...
There are times when we want nothing better than to be left alone. Be
sensitive to those times and give the gift of solitude to others.
8. THE GIFT OF A CHEERFUL DISPOSITION...
The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to someone, really it's not that hard to say, Hello or Thank You.
Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their hearts to us. Show your friends how much you care.
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Anything Cookies
350 degrees F.10 Minutes
1 cup margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1/2 tsp. Baking Powder.
Add 5 cups of anything!
Cream margarine, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs and vanilla. Slowly add 1 cup flour, baking soda and
baking powder, mix thoroughly. Add remaining cup flour and 5 cups of
whatever is available to go in the cookies.
1. Drop on cooking spray sprayed cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees
for 10 minutes. 5 cups doesn't have to be as finely chopped.
OR
2. Form into a log and refrigerate at least 2 hours up to 2 days.
Slice about 3/16 inch thick and put on cooking sprayed cookie sheet
and bake at350 degrees for 10 minutes. 5 cups needs be finely chopped
or grated. Minichips work out okay but so does grated chocolate.
Suggestions for 5 cups follows:
Oatmeal
Peanut butter
Dried fruit (finely diced)
Leftover Christmas fruit (finely diced)
Jam
Chocolate, butterscotch or vanilla chips (use mini chips in
refrigerator cookies)
Grated candy bars
Nuts (finely diced)
Cornflakes or Rice Crispies
Or anything else you have on hand that might go into cookies.
At least 3 cups of cereal or oatmeal plus 2 cups of anything else works well.
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