Holiday Recipe Exchange sent/received thread....COMPLETED!

[KT27]

Mom & I just finished typing up our recipes, packages are ready to go out in tomm. We will stop by the post office in the am. Both are headed to NJ!

~Katie
(and Jean (Katies Mom)

 

[Meriweather]

thanks for checking in.....remember to post back tomorrow after you have mailed so I know they made it into the system (and then we hope for the best ).

We should hear about a LOT of mailings tomorrow

 

[KT27]

Since I had these typed up I figured I would add them to the list. I can't take any credit for them as they came from Mom's Recipe Box, ones she has made over the years for us.

~Katie

Fantasy Fudge
3 cups sugar
¾ cup margarine
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1 pkg (12 oz or 2 cups) chocolate bits
1- 7oz jar marshmallow cream
1 tsp vanilla
Combine sugar, margarine & milk. Bring to a boil. Stir constantly, boil 5 minutes over medium heat. Remove from heat, stir in chocolate bits until melted. Add marshmallow, nuts & vanilla, beat until blended. Pour into buttered 13 x 9 pan and cool. Cut into Squares. (Also great without nuts)
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Pumpkin Bread

Beat all together 4 eggs, 2/3 cup water, 1 cup vegetable oil, 1 (16 oz) canned pumpkin.

Sift all together 3.5 cups flour, 3 cups sugar, 2 tsp baking soda, 1.5 tsp salt, 1 tsp each – cinnamon & nutmeg.

Combine mixtures. Beat until smooth. Bake at 350 degrees, one hour for large or 45 minutes for small loaves.
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Hello Dollies/Magic Cookie Bars

In an 8 inch square pan layer the following:

1 stick butter melted
1 cup crushed vanilla wafers
1 cup chocolate bits
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup shredded coconut

Pour over 1 can sweetened condensed milk. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or until light golden brown.
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Snickerdoodles
½ cup margarine softened
1.5 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 ¾ cups flour
1 tsp cream of tarter
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cream sugar and margarine. Add eggs and beat thoroughly. Add dry ingredients stirring well. Roll into 1 inch balls, then roll into cinnamon-sugar mixture. Bake for 8-10 minutes on un-greased cookie sheets.
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Date and Nut Balls

1 cup sugar
1 stick margarine
1 egg
8 oz dates (cut up)

Cook over stove 5 minutes. Remove from stove, add 5 cups rice krispies, ¾ cup nuts chopped, cool and roll into balls, roll in coconut.
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[Meriweather]

I LOVE Fantasy Fudge.
Still the only one I make.....for over 40 years!
it is great to add things too also. I have tried dried cranberries....coconut. Yummy!!
Thanks for sharing, Katie

 

[justjulie]

Sorry it's a day late but the post office was closed yesterday for the Canadian Thanksgiving. It's on its way by air today so it should there there shortly and it's head south east of me.

 

[Meriweather]

Today is the day!!

Let us hear about all the mailings!!

 

[Meriweather]

* Exported from MasterCook *

Upside-Down Apple Gingerbread

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 9 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breakfast Breads Cakes


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/4 cup butter or margarine -- melted
2 large apples -- cored and sliced
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
Gingerbread
1/2 cup butter or margarine -- melted
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup hot tea

Pour butter into a 9" square baking pan.
Arrange apples over butter. Sprinkle with brown sugar and set aside.
For gingerbread: Combine butter, molasses, sugars and egg in a mixing bowl. Mix well.
Combine dry ingredients. Add to sugar mixture alternately with hot tea. Mix well. Pour over apples.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool for 3-5 minutes. Loosen sides and invert onto serving platter. Serve warm.

 

[thewishfire]

I'll be going to the post office in a few minutes!

 

[Meriweather]

Reminder PMs will go out tonight to all those that do NOT post about actually mailing.....so be prepared

There are still 3 or 4 people that have not checked in at all.
And there are about 20 that still need to get into the mail.

 

[pennst8r]

Mailed mine today!

 

[thewishfire]

Well, that was a hassle... I went to the post office this morning after I posted that I'd be going... NO PARKING LEFT! I go again while doing an errand for work... AGAIN NO PARKING!

Seems third time's a charm; I finally got a space and my packages are on their way!

 

[Meriweather]

Hopefully when people get off work, we will hear of a LOT more.

Amanda, did you mail your mother's also?

 

[Glynis]

* Exported from MasterCook *

Chocolate Ginger Cutout Cookies

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 48 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 cups flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1/4 cup milk
1 egg white
1 tablespoon water

In a medium mixing bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, ginger, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and cloves.
In a large mixing bowl beat shortening with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add whole egg, corn syrup and milk. Beat well.
Beat in flour mixture, stirring in last part with a wooden spoon until well mixed.
Divide dough in half. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of the dough 1/8" thick. Cut with 3-4" cookie cutters.
Place on a greased cookie sheet.
Combine the egg white and water. Brush on cookie cutouts.
Bake 375 degrees for 5-7 minutes or until lightly puffed and set. Cool thoroughly on a wire rack.
Pipe on decorator icing.


* Exported from MasterCook *

Blue Ribbon Sugar Cookies

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Formed


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup butter -- softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup sugar -- plus extra for dipping
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Heat oven to 375°F.
Combine butter, powdered sugar and sugar in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes). Add egg and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes). Add flour, cream of tartar and baking soda. Reduce speed to low; beat until dough forms a ball (1 to 2 minutes).
Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten to about 1 1/2 inches with bottom of glass dipped in sugar; sprinkle with decorator sugars, if desired.
Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely.


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Christmas Sugar Cookies

Recipe By :Taste of Home
Serving Size : 96 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Formed
Rolled

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup butter -- softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup honey
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon ground mace
1/8 teaspoon salt
white candy coating
greed paste food coloring

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg, sour cream, honey and vanilla.
Combine dry ingredients. Gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and chill 2 hours or until easy to handle.
On lightly floured surface, roll dough out to 1/8" thickness. Cut with 3" cookie cutters dipped in flour.
Place 1" apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 325 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. remove to wire racks to cool.
Melt candy coating. Stir in food coloring. Drizzle over cookies.

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Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

Recipe By olar-express
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Formed
Rolled

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 drop butter flavoring
1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, milk, vanilla, butter flavoring and almond extract.
Blend dry ingredients into creamed ingredients. Mix well.
Chill dough, if desired.
Roll out to 1/16" thickness, cut into desired shapes.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 400 degrees for 5-7 minutes.


* Exported from MasterCook *

Orangy Sugar Cookies

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter -- softened
2 tablespoons grated orange peel
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Sift flour, baking powder and salt onto waxed paper.
Beat together butter, orange peel and sugar with electric mixer until fluffy. Stir in orange and lemon juices. Stir in dry ingredients until blended. Chill several hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Roll dough to a thickness of 1/6". Cut out with cookie cutters and place 1" apart on cookie sheets.
Bake for 8 minutes, until set and lightly golden. Cool on wire racks.

All these sugar cookie recipes make me smile! I love to make them! Here's a quick decorating tip if you don't have time to get fancy. Cut out your cookes, then sprinkle them with Jell-O powder (any flavor) before baking them. They are so good! My kids request this instead of frosting!

 

[Glynis]

I can't remember if I posted this, but I mailed my package out on Saturday. It should be to it's destination shortly.

Meriweather - you made me smile when you said you have 3500 cookie recipes. Do you ever watch the Food Network? On the Pillsbury Bake-off Challenge show this week, the contestant who won also loves cookies. She has a blog where she showcases a new cookie recipe every day. She makes them, takes pictures of them, and writes about them. I wish I'd thought to get her address (but I'm not sure they ever said it). That sounds so cool!

 

[powellrj]

I have had so much fun with this! I'm pretty new to exchanges, so now I have a better idea. I can't wait till next year. Like I said, I'm fairly new to cooking so now I'm starting to build my own collection. It'll be fun to spend the year trying out new recipes to share! Thanks for letting me be a part of this!

What a wonderful package I recieved today from you!

It contained Toll House Swirled Holiday Chips, Andes Peppermint Crunch Chips, and a pumpkin Bundt Cake mix in a cute fabric bag.


I saved the best part for last. Glynis put all of her recipes in a beautiful Debbie Mumm Deluxe Recipe binder which included 50 pages of recipe pages 3, magnets, 6 pocket dividers and matching notecards! How wonderful this is.

I am going to share a secret with my dis family....... shhhhh....don't tell anyone, but I am sooooo out of style with my decorating that I still have a houseful of wallpaper. Not just any wallpaper, Debbie Mumm wallpaper. Yes, I have my house decorated in Debbie Mumm wallpaper and I love it so much I can't bear to take it down. There is just something about Debbie Mumm that I have always loved and now I have this wonderful book with all these wonderful extras.

Thanks again Glynis, your exchange is wonderful and will be enjoyed more than you will know!!

The recipes she sent were for Peppermint Cream Dessert, To Die for Fudge, Garlic Honey Chicken wings, Gingerbread Cake and Gingerbread Trifle!!

Thanks again!!

 

[ADisneygirl]

Mailed mine after school today. It should be there in 2 - 3 days!

 

[Glynis]

What a wonderful package I recieved today from you!

It contained Toll House Swirled Holiday Chips, Andes Peppermint Crunch Chips, and a pumpkin Bundt Cake mix in a cute fabric bag.


I saved the best part for last. Glynis put all of her recipes in a beautiful Debbie Mumm Deluxe Recipe binder which included 50 pages of recipe pages 3, magnets, 6 pocket dividers and matching notecards! How wonderful this is.

I am going to share a secret with my dis family....... shhhhh....don't tell anyone, but I am sooooo out of style with my decorating that I still have a houseful of wallpaper. Not just any wallpaper, Debbie Mumm wallpaper. Yes, I have my house decorated in Debbie Mumm wallpaper and I love it so much I can't bear to take it down. There is just something about Debbie Mumm that I have always loved and now I have this wonderful book with all these wonderful extras.

Thanks again Glynis, your exchange is wonderful and will be enjoyed more than you will know!!

The recipes she sent were for Peppermint Cream Dessert, To Die for Fudge, Garlic Honey Chicken wings, Gingerbread Cake and Gingerbread Trifle!!

Thanks again!!

Glad you like it! I included the peppermint chips because I had never seen them before, and thought they might be good in the fudge recipe. The pumpkin bundt mix came from a local mill. They do wonderful things, and I thought it would be a bit unique.

The recipes are all ones that are requested by my family from Thanksgiving through New Years! I like them because they are easy and taste good!

I'm so glad you like the binder! It just spoke to me when I saw it in the store. Guess I know why, now!

 

[escape]

I got my package in the mail today. I sent it priority mail, DC. It is headed in a westerly direction and should arrive by the end of the week.

When I got home this afternoon, I found a package from Colleen, mickeyfan2, waiting for me.

I got all kinds of goodies and a cute recipe booklet. You're so crafty, Colleen! I love how you put that together. Why can't I be this creative! The front of the booklet said, "From Our Home to Yours". Inside are the following recipes:

Italian Wedding Soup. Yummy. Now, I have a question - it calls for a can of College Inn Chicken Soup. We don't have that brand around here. Is this the same as chicken broth? Can't wait to try it.

Central Italian Sauce. Mmmmmm.

Meatballs - for the sauce. Another question - it calls for 2lbs of 85% lean ground beef and 1 ob. 80% lean ground beef. I'm assuming that ob. is supposed to be lb. right? I know what I'm going to have for dinner Thursday night!

Tuna-Rice Pie. I think I'm gonna like this!

Grandma's Apple Cake - I know I'm gonna like this!

Baked Potato Chips - I've made fried potato chips before. This looks like a much healthier recipe! Thanks!

In addition, I got some fun extras:

Garlic Powder for the meatballs I'm cooking Thursday night

A cute daisy kitchen towel

A Pillsbury Halloween cookbook - I've already spotted a few things I want to make

A spaghetti fork - for Thursday night's dinner

Two YC Splash of Rain tarts
A YC Banana Nut Bread sampler candle
A YC ChristmasBerries sammpler candle
I'm going to keep these in my office.

I also got something that looks really neat but I'm not sure what it is. It's really cute. Did you make it? What do I do with it?

Thanks, Colleen, for the wonderful package! I can't wait to try these recipes and use all my goodies!

 

[pennst8r]

All these sugar cookie recipes make me smile! I love to make them! Here's a quick decorating tip if you don't have time to get fancy. Cut out your cookes, then sprinkle them with Jell-O powder (any flavor) before baking them. They are so good! My kids request this instead of frosting!

Can't wait to try this! I love to use royal icing and pipe it on...but don't always have time.

 

[lewdyan1]

I am a flake! Life got in the way today and I never made it to the post office. I will be there first thing tomorrow and it will be going priority. Sorry!