| Yule Wassail Ingredients: 1 quart apple cider 1 teaspoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 2 cinnamon sticks 1/2 cup orange juice 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 cup sugar 2 apples, sliced Place cider, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, orange juice, sugar and apples in a casserole dish. Microwave on high for 15 minutes. Strain before serving. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OLD FASHIONED SHORTBREAD 2 cups (500 ml) butter or margarine 4 cups (1 l) all purpose flour 1 cup (250 ml) brown sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add flour. Mix well. Do not overwork the dough. The dough will begin to crack when it is perfectly mixed. Roll out gently to desired thickness. Cut with cookie cutters. Place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anise Cookies For Yule 1 1/2 cups flour 2/3 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon anise seed Beat the eggs until lemon color. Add the sugar. Beat. Grind up the anise seed with a mortar and pestal. Sift in the flour and add the ground anise seed. Drop by spoonful or use a (cookie press) onto a cookie sheet. Referigerate overnight. Bake in a 300 degree oven for 20 to 30 minutes (until cookies are firm, but not brown.) Store in a tin for several days before serving. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Snow Balls 3/4 cup marshmallow creme 3 ounces semisweet chocolate chips 2 cups peanut butter shredded coconut Mix together in a bowl the marshmallow creme, the chocolate chips, and the peanut butter. Roll into balls. Then roll on a plate of coconut. Refrigerate. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pork Roast with Rosemary and Garlic 4 lb pork roast 2 cloves garlic, chopped Rosemary, dried Olive oil Preheat your oven to 325F. Place the roast in a pan, then rub the meat first with olive oil and then the chopped garlic and rosemary. Pierce the pork with a knife and stick in some pieces of garlic and rosemary. Cook for approximately 35-40 minutes per pound of meat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baked Corn 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn 1 (14.75 ounce) can cream-style corn 1/2 cup sour cream 1 cup butter or margarine, melted 2 eggs 1 (12 ounce) package corn muffin mix Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) Combine the whole-kernal corn, cream-style corn, sour cream, melted butter or margarine, beaten eggs and corn muffin mix. Mix well and pour into one 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 45 minutes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CRANBERRY BREAD (2 loaves) 3 cups cranberries 1 2/3 cups sugar 2/3 cups oil 1/2 cup milk 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 teaspoons orange zest 4 eggs 3 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup nuts, coarsely chopped Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix cranberries, sugar, oil, milk, vanilla, orange zest, and eggs in a bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans, and bake 50 to 60 minutes. Cool completely before slicing. |
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