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200.6 | Christmas Gift ideas | SKYLRK::WILDE | Dian Wilde | Wed Dec 17 1986 16:46 | 71 |
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I include two bread recipes here, one sweet, one not. They are both
fast to make, and freeze well. Wrapped in colorful ribbons and
packaged with appropriate accessories (jams, mustards, etc.) they
make wonderful christmas gifts. Recipes for both exist in many
different forms and I have modified a little each time I make
them.
Cranberry lemon bread
INGREDIENTS
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup butter-flavored crisco or butter (room temperature)
1 and 1/4 cup sugar
2 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
1 cup fresh cranberries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. (325 degrees F if you use glass pans).
combine dry ingredients in large bowl, stirring with wire wisk.
in another bowl, mix shortning or butter, sugar, eggs, buttermilk,
vanilla and lemon rind really well. Add to flour mixture and
mix well. Fold in cranberries. Grease 2 9 inch by 5 inch loaf
pans and turn batter into pans. Bake approx. 40 minutes or
until toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle
of the loaf.
The bread may be cooled to room temperature and then wrapped in
foil and frozen. When you are ready to give as a gift, you can
glaze with a mixture of 1/4 cup lemom juice mixed with 1/4 cup
confectioner's sugar (or enough sugar to make the right
consistency). Drizzle over the bread and let dry a little before
wrapping to give as gifts.
Suggested to give with the bread: jams, jellies, flavored cream
cheeses, conserves, and fruit butters.
Corn Rye Bread
INGREDIENTS
3 cups whole rye flour
2 cups cornmeal
5 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt
4 teaspoons caraway seed
1/2 cup oil
6 tablespoons molasses
2 eggs
2 and 1/2 cups buttermilk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease two 8 inch by 4 inch loaf pans.
Put dry ingredients in a bowl and stir well with wire wisk.
Beat the oil, molasses,and egg together and stir in the buttermilk.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients stirring just to moisten
thoroughly. Turn into loaf pans and bake approx 1 hour.
Suggested to give with the bread: Mustards, cheeses, sausages.
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200.15 | Gifts of Spice | WAGON::ANASTASIA | Patti, VWO/C02, DTN 285-6061 | Fri Dec 18 1987 12:00 | 6 |
| The next four replies to this topic are spice mixtures that you can easily
make. I am making them for Christmas gifts. You use a coffee grinder to grind
the whole spices. I am putting them in small spice jars that I bought at Crate
and Barrel in Harvard Square.
Patti
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200.16 | Curry Powder | WAGON::ANASTASIA | Patti, VWO/C02, DTN 285-6061 | Fri Dec 18 1987 12:08 | 23 |
| Curry Powder
makes about 1 cup
3 tbl coriander seeds
1-1/2 tbl cumin seeds
1 tbl mustard seeds
1 tbl fenugreek seeds (optional)
1 tbl black peppercorns
1 tbl dried red pepper flakes
1 tsp cardoman seeds - removed from their pods
3 cinnamon sticks
1 tbl whole cloves
1/4 cup ground tumeric
I was able to find all but the fenugreek seed in Demoulas. McCormick Fancy
spices. I got the fenugreek in a health food store.
Put all the spices expect the tumeric on a cookie sheet. Roast in a 200 degree
oven for 15 - 20 minutes. Grind in batches in the coffee grinder. Add the
tumeric. Mix well. Store in a ziplock bag or spice bottles. If your coffee
grinder doesn't grind real fine, you may want to sieve this before you package
it.
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200.17 | Garam Masala - Indian Sweet Spices | WAGON::ANASTASIA | Patti, VWO/C02, DTN 285-6061 | Fri Dec 18 1987 12:12 | 17 |
| Indian Sweet Spice (Garam Masala)
makes about 1-1/2 cups
6 tbl coriander seeds
4 tbl black peppercorns
2 tbl cardoman seeds - removed from their pods
3 cinnamon sticks
2 tbl whole cloves
I was able to find these whole spices in Demoulas. McCormick Fancy spices.
Put all the spices on a cookie sheet. Roast in a 200 degree oven for 15 - 20
minutes. Grind in batches in the coffee grinder. Mix well. Store in a ziplock
bag or spice bottles. If your coffee grinder doesn't grind real fine, you may
want to sieve this before you package it.
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200.18 | Chinese Five Spice Powder | WAGON::ANASTASIA | Patti, VWO/C02, DTN 285-6061 | Fri Dec 18 1987 12:16 | 17 |
| Chinese Five Spice Powder
makes about 3/4 cup
1 tbl Szechuan peppercorns
1 tbl black peppercorns
6 cinnamon sticks
2 tbl fennel seeds
6 whole star anise
You should be able to find the szechuan peppercorns and star anise in the
oriental section of the grocery store, if not try a oriental market.
Put all the spices on a cookie sheet. Roast in a 200 degree oven for 15 - 20
minutes. Grind in batches in the coffee grinder. Mix well. Store in a ziplock
bag or spice bottles. If your coffee grinder doesn't grind real fine, you may
want to sieve this before you package it.
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200.19 | Chili Powder | WAGON::ANASTASIA | Patti, VWO/C02, DTN 285-6061 | Fri Dec 18 1987 12:20 | 20 |
| Chili Powder
makes about 1/3 to 1/2 cup
2 large pasilla chilis, seeds and stems removed
2 large ancho chilis, seeds and stems removed
1 tbl cumin seeds
1/4 tsp whole cloves
1/2 tsp whole coriander
1/4 tsp ground allspice
2 tbl dried oregano
1 tsp garlic powder
I haven't tried to make this yet, so I'm not sure where you can get the chilis.
Crush the chilis. Put the spices on a cookie sheet. Roast in a 200 degree oven for 15 - 20
minutes. Add chilis. Grind in batches in the coffee grinder. Mix well. Store in
a ziplock bag or spice bottles. If your coffee grinder doesn't grind real fine,
you may want to sieve this before you package it.
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200.7 | GIFT GIVING RECIPES | PARITY::MCBRIDE | | Mon Feb 08 1988 12:07 | 11 |
| Hi,
For gift giving I do the following:
I cross stitch the top of mason jars and fill them with the following
recipes.
Any more ideas?
pat
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200.8 | Almond Bark Pretzels | PARITY::MCBRIDE | | Mon Feb 08 1988 12:09 | 5 |
| 20 oz. Almond Bark 11 oz bag mini pretzels
Melt almond bark in double boiler. Dip pretzels into bark, coating
completely. Place on waxed paper to dry. 5 pints.
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200.10 | Spiced Tea Mix | PARITY::MCBRIDE | | Mon Feb 08 1988 12:14 | 6 |
| 1 t. ground cloves 1 lb. 2oz. Tang
1/2 t. allspice 2 oz. instant tea with lemon
2 t. cinnamon 1/2 C. sugar
Mix all ingredients. Use 3 t. per 6 oz of hot water. 3 pints
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200.11 | Cappuccino Mix | PARITY::MCBRIDE | | Mon Feb 08 1988 12:18 | 6 |
| 3 1/2 C dry milk 1/2 C. cocoa
2 1/2 C. sugar 1 t. cinnamon
1 1/2 C. instant coffee
Mix all ingredients. Use 1 T. per 6 oz of hot water. 4 pints
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200.12 | Hot Mustard | PARITY::MCBRIDE | | Mon Feb 08 1988 12:20 | 7 |
| 2 1/4 C. sugar 6 eggs, well beaten
1 1/3 c. dry mustard 1 1/3 c. white vinegar
Mix sugar and mustard in large saucepan. Slowly add eggs and vinegar,
blending well. Stirring constantly, cook over low heat until thick.
Cool. 5 half-pints. Keep refrigerated.
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200.13 | Cheese Straws | PARITY::MCBRIDE | | Mon Feb 08 1988 12:24 | 8 |
| 2 1/2 c. flour 1 lb grated sharp cheese
1 t. salt 1 c. soft butter or margarine
1/2 t. cayenne pepper
Mix cheese and dry ingredients. Cut in butter. Using pastry bag
or cookie press, squeeze into straws on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 400 F for 10-12 min. or until slightly browned. 3 quarts.
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200.14 | Caramel Corn | PARITY::MCBRIDE | | Mon Feb 08 1988 12:27 | 10 |
| 1/2 c. margarine 1 t. soda
1 c. sugar 16 c. popped corn
1/2 c. light corn syrup 1 c. dry roasted peanuts
1 t. vanilla
Bring margarine, sugar and corn syrup to a boil and cook for 5 min.
Remove from heat; add vanilla and soda. Pour over popped corn and
nuts in a large pan; stir well. Bake at 250 F for one hour, stirring
every 15 minutes. 5 quarts
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200.20 | Christmas time is coming!! | MSDOA2::MCMULLIN | | Fri Sep 16 1988 20:08 | 26 |
| I'm already planning ahead for Christmas and sure could use some
help. I always make candy and cookies to give away at Christmastime,
but I thought it would be interesting to hear what kind of treats
everyone else gives away. So, I would like to have this file for
those "special" Christmas recipes, if you're willing to give your
Christmas "secrets" away.
Also, I had a boss several years ago that made Crescent cookies for
Christmas. She gave me her recipe, but I have since lost it and
she has retired and I don't know how to get in touch with her.
The cookies were half-moon or crescent shaped and rolled in powdered
sugar. They were wonderful. If anyone has this recipe, I would
greatly appreciate it.
Some other things that I would be interesting in having are recipes
for individual fruit cakes, cheesecakes, etc.; peanut butter balls,
and the peanut butter cookies with Reeses candy in them, along with
any other of your "favorite" Christmas recipes!!
BTW, I have gone through this entire file in the past week and have
already picked over all the previous entries, so no need to re-enter
anything you have previously entered, or doing a Dir/keyword.
Thanks for any suggestions you may have.
Virginia
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200.21 | creative packaging for gift-giving | NEBVAX::PEDERSON | Keep watching the SKIES! | Tue Sep 20 1988 15:26 | 13 |
| Along these same lines.......
Does anyone have any special ideas that they use to creatively
package goodies for gifts? Something along the line of baskets
(i.e. cookies, jams, kitchen gadgets, wines, etc.) with a
main theme. A frien of ours gave us (for a wedding present) a
large wicker flower basket with dried flowers, wine, cheese,
wine glasses, cheese slicer, speader, cloth napkins and a LARGE
dog bisquit (for our pup). Their taste and imagination are
incredible....unfortunately, I am not so inclined. Can anyone
suggest special baskets and what you would include?
thanx
pat
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200.22 | How about Liqueur's? | VIDEO::CORLISS | | Tue Sep 20 1988 16:21 | 10 |
| Last year I made homemade liqueur's for presents. I found quite
a few recipe's in this file too. I don't remember exact numbers
but they're in here. I made a few dozen bottles of Amaretto and
Kahlua and wrapped these up as presents. I bought bottles at the
New England Beer Supply store on Route 9 in Framingham MA - 12 .725
liter bottles for $10.95. I made my own labels on my handy dandy
LN03 printer using the English Embassy font. It was lots of fun
and best of all EVERYone loved their gifts. Now is the time to
make these things because the longer the bottles sit, the better
the contents become!
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200.23 | | NEBVAX::PEDERSON | Keep watching the SKIES! | Tue Sep 20 1988 16:42 | 6 |
| re: .2
Thanks, that's a great idea! I'll check notes further back and post
pointers to the recipes.
pat
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200.24 | use napkins - extra gift | SKITZD::WILDE | Time and Tide wait for Norman | Tue Sep 20 1988 21:01 | 8 |
| Re: gift baskets
buy simple baskets at import stores and, depending on the size of the
basket, line them with a set of 8 colorful cloth napkins (picked up at
any department store), a table cloth, or just a set of 4 napkins...then
place food items (well wrapped in saran wrap with a bow on top) in the
basket. In this way, they get some colorful table linens and the hand
made goodies.
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200.25 | Theme baskets!!! | MSDOA2::MCMULLIN | | Wed Sep 21 1988 18:51 | 13 |
| re -.1
You have given me a wonderful idea!! I think I'll make each basket
a theme basket!! For example, my boss loves cats, so for her I'll
put maybe coffee mugs with cats on them filled with homemade candy,
I saw some dish towels with cats embrodiered (sp?) on them that
I could line the bottom of the basket, and maybe a fancy (brass,
ceramic, etc.) cat for the middle of the basket. Then I can put
the cookies, candies, etc. around everything. Then, my sister likes
unicorns, etc. etc. That way everyone gets goodies and a gift,
too. Thank you for inspiring that in me!!!
Virginia
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200.26 | Cheese? | KERNEL::JWILLIAMS | | Thu Sep 22 1988 10:59 | 4 |
| Brilliant idea - keep 'em coming. I fancy making a cheese one
with perhaps some fancy crackerwheats and grapes.
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200.27 | Cheese | MCIS2::CORMIER | | Thu Sep 22 1988 16:26 | 3 |
| I've done a "cheese" basket, and included a small cheese board and
slicer, and a stuffed mouse! It went over very well...
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200.28 | ANOTHER IDEA | WAV12::BELL | | Thu Sep 22 1988 17:09 | 15 |
| My sister had a baby recently and when she left the hospital she
and her husband was given a lovely basket by the hospital. It kind
of wide and only about 3-4 inches thick. It was lined with blue
linen napkins (they had a boy, the hospital uses pink for a girl)
and also had one of the napkins wrapped around 2 individual size
bottles of drink (kind of new on the market, looks like wine but
actually a non alcoholic beverage) which was sticking up out of
one corner of the basket. There were several other items some of
which were wrapped in clear plastic wrap and looking very homemade:
small banana bread, quiche, white bread, sm container of shrimp
w/veg, large bunch of grapes and various other items. It really
looked very nice and gave me a few ideas for the "someone who
has everything" that you would like to give something it for
an occasion.
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200.29 | Some basket filling tips | PROSE::BLACHEK | | Thu Sep 22 1988 20:46 | 35 |
| I've done up baskets for a long time but recently have gone kind
of wild over them. I go to yard sales and buy baskets. They are
almost always under $1.00.
If you buy a filled basket from a professional company, they almost
always use excelsior to fill the bottom. Excelsior is the stuff
that used to be used to pack china in, it's shreded wood and very
pretty. I get bags of it at the International Food store in the
Phesant Lane Mall in Nashua. You can also get it from Brookdale
Farms in Hollis.
The better you know a person, the better a basket can be. You can
make a sports basket for a sports fan or as earlier notes stated,
almost anything from animals to gardening.
When you fill the basket, you should shrink wrap it for the final
presentation. It makes it look great! Buy cellophane in party
stores, or candy-making supply houses. You can tape the cellophane
on the bottom of the basket, if the basket is bigger than the
cellophane. Fold the sides that you need to connect to make a tight
seal. Then tie up the top using some curling ribbon. Then take
your hair dryer and mold the cellophane to the basket and its contents.
You'll need to start with the folded sides, to get the best seal.
Be careful if the basket is filled with chocolate, you don't want
to melt it.
Also, this whole procedure is a lot easier if you have the basket
on a lazy susan and can swing it around to get to the different
sides.
I really enjoy doing this. My best basket was a huge one for an
80th birthday. I probably spent $80 on the items in it. But it
was worth every penny!
Judy
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200.30 | deliver BEFORE Christmas to get max benefit | DOOBER::WILDE | Time and Tide wait for Norman | Thu Sep 22 1988 23:34 | 6 |
| I always make up baskets of baked goods and candy and deliver 3 - 4
days BEFORE Christmas - that way, my friends have some help with holiday
entertaining and can rest a little .....they have come to depend on my
baskets and always love the contents. I include gazed nuts, quick breads,
fudge, and cookies.
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200.31 | | NEBVAX::PEDERSON | Keep watching the SKIES! | Fri Sep 23 1988 12:25 | 9 |
| Thanks all! This is great......I'm getting such good ideas
for gift giving this year.
Especially thanks to .9 for the shrink-wrap idea!
Keep 'em comin!
pat
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200.32 | alternative to baskets | PICV03::WHITE | | Sun Sep 25 1988 23:37 | 5 |
| Instead of baskets, for my houseplant happy friends I have used
nice ceramic or clay planters and then filled with an assortment
of baked goodies, wine, candies, jellies, etc.
Gerry
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200.33 | Tupperware Ideas | SALEM::CMCGOWAN | | Thu Sep 29 1988 10:47 | 13 |
| I got this idea from a friend who sells Tupperware. You could get
the round container (with the poppy colored lids for Christmas)
and fill them with candies and tie a ribbon around it. Another idea
she gave me was for a baby shower, again using the round containers.
Put cotton balls in a small one and Q-tips in a taller one. With
Tupperware's new colors, you could get pink lids for a girl or blue
for a boy (if the gender is known). And everyone can use Tupperware.
One can never have enough. If you need more ideas, send me mail
and I'll connect you with my friend.
I can be reached at SALEM::CMCGOWAN
Carina
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200.34 | EXAMPLE, PLEASE.. | HOCUS::MANZO | | Thu Sep 29 1988 17:19 | 10 |
| ref: .9
Could you give an example of a sports basket. The sport being
football.
Thanks.
When it comes to being creative on a scale from 1-10, I'm a 1 (maybe
a 2). All these ideas from everyone are great. I feel a surge
of creativity coming upon me!
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200.35 | suggestions for football basket | DOOBER::WILDE | Time and Tide wait for Norman | Thu Sep 29 1988 23:42 | 14 |
| Football basket:
Napkins in team colors (they come in all colors now) or casual red and
white checks.
Homemade pretzels and crackers, a selection of cheeses, some dry salami,
some pickled veggies from the garden....maybe homemade salsa. Throw in
some spice bags for hot spiced cider with recipe for use attached.
You can make a port wine cheese spread by mixing cream cheese, port wine,
and shredded cheddar cheese. Make come cheese balls of different flavors.
Add some fudge, some cookies, and a bananna nut bread. voila!
A nerf football will "broadcast" the basket theme and give him something
to do with buddies during commercials.
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200.36 | ... | NEBVAX::PEDERSON | Keep watching the SKIES! | Fri Sep 30 1988 12:24 | 8 |
| re: .15
What a great idea! Thanks! This is the kind of ideas I'm looking
for......like .14 (I think), my imagination takes a vacation
when I need it.
Keep 'em comin!
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200.37 | | ALXNDR::MANZO | | Fri Sep 30 1988 14:24 | 6 |
| re: .15
Thanks!
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200.38 | | VINO::SSCOTT | | Fri Sep 30 1988 16:21 | 6 |
| re: .14: football basket
During football season, Fisher Nuts packages nuts in a beer mug with football
team logos on them (like a Patriots helmet in the Boston area). These go over
well with the football fans at my house! It might be a nice thing to put into
the basket, too!
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200.39 | I guess it's time to start thinking about this... | CSOA1::WIEGMANN | | Sun Oct 02 1988 04:11 | 21 |
| I've done similar "themes" and tried to go all the way with the
supplies - a friend expressed an interest in learning cake decorating,
so my basket for her included a bunch of stuff from Wiltons - tips,
bags, etc., and most importantly, a book about it. The basket still
didn't look full enough, so I also put in a bag of sugar!
Another one for a couple just getting into Chinese cooking included
all the supplies; five-fragrance powder, tiger lily buds, etc. and
some fortune cookies!
Another possibility for this year - sewing supplies? I've seen
this done with all kinds of things fastened onto a wreath.
I used to do all the goodies - fudge and cookies, apple butter and
stuff, but then a friend mentioned that she would rather I didn't
foist off calories onto her, and asked if she could use my gifts
as gifts for others. I figured she had a point, so since then have
tried to make my baskets non-sugar/butter oriented! Also, these
can then be made up ahead of time and won't spoil!
Terry
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200.40 | Here are more sports ideas | PROSE::BLACHEK | | Tue Oct 04 1988 16:38 | 28 |
| I'm not as familiar with football as I am with basketball or baseball,
but I think some of these ideas are interchangeable.
Buy a plexiglass frame and put the next year's schedule in it to
go on top of the TV.
There are all sorts of pens, pencils, and small items with the team
logo on them. And of course, there are hats, shirts, jackets, and
anything else you can think of with the team logo. The team's owner
will thank you.
If they like one particular player, you could roll up a poster of
the player. If you really plan ahead, you could write to the player's
agent and try to get an autographed photo of the player.
If you really want to go all out with the cash, you could buy a
couple of tickets for a sporting event.
Also, you could pay for the cable fee if there is one. For example,
all Celtic home games are on Sports Channel, and if you live too
near the city then you have to pay to view them. Again, this is
an expensive idea, but might be nice if you want to spend that much.
I can't think of anything else right now.
Happy shopping...
Judy
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200.41 | cookie tin dilemna, part II | INDEBT::TAUBENFELD | Ilza Egk | Fri Oct 28 1988 15:40 | 17 |
| Now that I finally have my cookie tins :-) I've been thinking of
just how I'm going to pack the cookies for Christmas. The problem
I noticed last year was that when I packed different kinds of cookies
together, they began to take on the taste and texture of other cookies
in the tin.
First, I am not going to wrap each cookie inividually, that would take
forever. I thought of bagging each kind of cookie in a plastic
sandwich sized bag with christmas color ribbons tieing them, but I'm
afraid it would look like one big mass of plastic bags when you
opened the tin. The only other thing I could think of was to use
cardboard strips to seperate the kinds of cookies, but I don't think
that would keep them from tasting like each other.
Does anyone have some trick they use to keep the tastes of the cookies
from blending?
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200.42 | How 'bout a last minute mix up | HOONOO::PESENTI | JP | Mon Oct 31 1988 10:32 | 4 |
| At my folks house, the cookies were mixed at the last minute (stored in
separate tupperware's before that). When they were delivered, they rarely
lasted long enough to pick up other flavors. If they did last that long,
my mom stopped making that kind of cookie.
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200.43 | Cupcake papers | USMFG::PJEFFRIES | the best is better | Mon Oct 31 1988 14:31 | 7 |
| I always use cupcake papers to separate the different kinds, also
put the assortment together at the last possible moment before
delivery. Another thing that I do is to use one of the clear plastic
wraps and put them together by chocolate in one layer, spicey ones
together and so on.
Hope this helps.
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200.44 | I VOTE FOR BAGGIES!! | USCTR2::CLANGLOIS | | Fri Nov 04 1988 15:39 | 6 |
| I use the baggies!! I love to do them that way and the recipients
of the cookies feel like they are getting several gifts in one.
It does not look like one big plastic mess. The cookies show through
the baggies and the colored ribbon gives it a wonderful touch.
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200.1 | Pretty Sparkly EZ Grape Jelly | ACE::SUNNY | The Cactus Flower | Sun Dec 11 1988 01:33 | 17 |
| 5 cups sugar 3/4 cup water
2 6 oz. cans frozen grape juice concentrate (thawed)
14 oz of 7-Up 1 package of fruit pectin
You'll need seven 8 oz jelly jars, washed in HOT soapy water, rinsed
and inverted to drain. Jars need to be HOT and DRY when filled with
the jelly.
In a large bowl, stir together the sugar and grape concentrate.
Add the 7-UP and stir well. Heat water and pectin to boiling, stirring
constantly. Boil and stir for one FULL minute. Pour the hot pectin
mixture into the grape mixture and stir for three minutes. Fill
the jars and cover each with it's sealing lid. Let stand at room
temperature for 24 hours. Place in refridgerator if the jelly will
be used within 3 weeks. If you want to kepp it longer than that,
you'll need to freeze it. To thaw the frozen jelly, just put it
in the refridgerator overnight, or let stand at room temperature.
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200.2 | Is there a mustard recipe? | DC101::CASEY | | Wed Nov 21 1990 16:15 | 6 |
| Thought I'd re-open an old note: Does anyone have recipes for
mustard? I once made one that used honey, 1 bottle of white wine,
onions, & garlic (house smelled like death after the cooking, but
the mustard was wonderful).
Elaine
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200.3 | | CALVA::WOLINSKI | uCoder sans Frontieres | Mon Nov 26 1990 17:10 | 12 |
|
Rep .2
There is a very good mustard recipe already in this conference some
where. Just do a DIR/TITLE=Mustard and I'm sure you'll find it. I just
made a double batch this past weekend for christmas presents. I also
have a recipe for maple mustard that I'll enter sometime this week.
It is excellent on pork, ham, and grilled sausages.
-mike
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200.5 | Need: Mustard? Jam? for gifts | CALVA::WOLINSKI | uCoder sans Frontieres | Tue Nov 27 1990 12:42 | 46 |
|
As promised,
Maple Mustard
1/4 Cup white mustard seed
1 Tbsp black mustard seed <I use all black,
I haven't found
a source for the
white seed.>
2 Tbsp dry mustard powder
1/2 Cup warm water
1/4 Cup red wine vinegar
1/2 tsp mace
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 Tbsp brown sugar
2/3 Cup pure maple syrup <the real stuff>
Put the mustard seeds, mustard powder,
water and vinegar into a small bowl and
allow to stand for 4hrs. Tip contents
into a food processor or blender and
process for 2 to 4 mins. or until the
mixture thickens. Tip into a small
saucepan and add the mace, cinnamon,
sugar and half the maple syrup. Cook
over medium heat and simmer for 2 mins.
Stir in the remaining syrup and pour
into sterilized jar.
That's the recipe but I've found that if
I go by the recipe the mustard while VERY
good is runny for my tastes. I now add
1 Tbsp of corstarch dissolved in alittle
water when I start cooking the mustard.
I think this thickens it up just enough
for my tastes. The recipe makes about
1.5 Cups so three 8oz jars are what you
should plan for. I also hot water process
the finished jars for 15 mins. in boiling
water so I don't have to store the mustard
in the refig.
-mike
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200.45 | Rum Balls | DEWEYD::ROBERTS | | Tue Dec 11 1990 14:53 | 16 |
| This seems to be the all time favorite among my friends
Rum Balls
1 C Crushed vanilla wafers
1 C Confectioners sugar
2 Tbls unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cub crushed nuts - walnuts or pecans work well
3 tbls Light Karo
1/4 cup rum - less is better
Mix well. Form into bitesize balls and roll in more confectioners
sugar. Store in sealed container. DO NOT store in the refrigertor.
They age very well. but get eaten very quickly.
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200.46 | Quick Breads?? | COOKIE::OAKEY | It's not your father's database | Thu Dec 13 1990 03:17 | 27 |
200.47 | Postem! | CIMNET::EVANS | | Thu Dec 13 1990 13:18 | 6 |
| Could you please post the:
Raisin Ginger
Bacon, Cheddar & Scallion
Cocount & Macadamia Nut Banana
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
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200.48 | x-mas peppermint bark candy/gift idea | MSDOA::GUY | | Fri Oct 25 1991 17:09 | 26 |
| This recipe introduced by another DEC employee: Judy Lawing.
all ingredients bought at a cake decorating/candy supply store
Peppermint Bark
1 lg bag white chocolate (in disk form) \ i think lg bag = 1lb and
1 sm bag red peppermint (small pieces) - sm bag = 1/2lb but it is
1 sm bag green peppermint (small pieces) / 2:1 ratio
Melt white chocolate in large microwavable bowl
pour both bags peppermint into bowl
mix well
pour into pan(s) (no more than 1/4" thick)
refrigerate til hard
cover with aluminum foil
to break into pieces, either: drop pan on floor til broken or
hit with hammer til broken
These need to be broken into small/bite size pieces.
This is an excellent candy to give at x-mas in coffee mugs/tins with
recipe tucked inside.....
Enjoy!
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200.49 | need more ideas! | MCIS5::CORMIER | | Mon Dec 02 1991 12:36 | 7 |
| Anybody have any more to contribute to this topic? I've extracted all
the spiced nuts recipes, and I'm not very good at jellies/jams. The
mustard is a possibility. Any other ideas? I'll be giving lots of
baskets for gifts, and need items to put in small jars. Luckily my Dad
has honey bees, so everybody gets one jar of honey!!! I have very large
baskets to fill, so I need more ideas.
Sarah
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200.50 | without looking... | KAOFS::M_FETT | alias Mrs.Barney | Mon Dec 02 1991 17:22 | 9 |
| without looking at the past ideas, I'd say:
spiced nuts, honey, jam/jellies, mustard, powdered salad dressings,
chutneys/relishes. powdered hot-chocolate mixtures, home-made truffles,
home-made crackers/cookies, nut brittles, jars of fruit in liquor,
flavoured oils or vinegars......
I have a few recipes of stuff at home, I'll go look.
Monica
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200.51 | It's in Gourmet | CSCOA1::ANDERSON_M | Dwell in possibility | Mon Dec 02 1991 17:37 | 5 |
|
.49--Buy the December Gourmet magazine. It has pages and pages of
things to fill baskets with--some quite unusual, like "Orange Wine,"
which sounds pretty darn good.
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200.52 | a coupla ideas | SWAM1::PEDERSON_PA | i got caught in a gravity storm | Mon Dec 02 1991 18:02 | 23 |
| I haven't looked at past replies, but here's a few
thoughts anyway:
- for your gift-recipients-who-own-dogs, how about a bag
of homemade dog bisquits cut into bone shapes? There's
a recipe in the DOGS::CANINE file.....
- regional specialties (i.e. from Northeast: maple syrup,
blueberry jam/jellies. from Southwest: salsas, blue
corn chips, prickly pear cactus jelly)
- flavored/herbed vinegars
- herbed cheese spreads (made with yogurt-cheese, herbs)
- homemade breads (12 grain for the truly health concious :-)
or nut breads or cheese breads, etc)
- also, don't forget to add a box or two of the individually
boxed Godiva Truffles (will sure to win a chocolatelovers
heart).
pat
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200.53 | | AUNTB::MONTGOMERY | D-D-D-Dittos! | Mon Dec 02 1991 18:50 | 7 |
|
There must be a recipe in here for homeade beef logs. I've made those
before, it takes a few days but is well worth it.
My rugged hunter type friends always like to get beef jerky too.
Helen
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200.54 | how about hot fudge sauce? | MCIS5::CORMIER | | Wed Dec 04 1991 16:30 | 6 |
| I'm considering making homemade hotfudge for one of the gift items. I
need some help on it. If it is kept refrigeratied, how long will it
keep (2 weeks?)? Is a mason jar OK for cold storage? Is there any way
to make it far in advance and can/jar it for room temperature storage
conditions?
Sarah
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200.55 | just a few more 8-) | KAOFS::M_FETT | alias Mrs.Barney | Thu Dec 05 1991 13:59 | 240 |
200.56 | Orange Wine? | CHFS32::HMONTGO | I feel a thought approaching | Sat Dec 07 1991 10:50 | 7 |
|
.51
Could we talk you into posting the Orange Wine recipe?
Thx,
Helen
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200.57 | honey & apricot spread request | MEMIT::GIUNTA | | Mon Dec 09 1991 11:08 | 5 |
| Re .55
Can you post the honey & apricot spread recipe?
Thanks,
Cathy
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200.58 | more recipes please | SAHQ::LCLARK | | Mon Dec 09 1991 16:59 | 9 |
| Would you mind posting the following recipes:
home cured pickles
mint jelly
kiwifruit jellies
petit fours
THANKS!!!
Lori
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200.59 | Orange Wine, etc. | CSCOA1::ANDERSON_M | Dwell in possibility | Thu Dec 12 1991 15:10 | 62 |
|
Sorry this took so long--I kept forgetting the mag....
Orange Wine
2 pounds oranges (about 4)
washed and each cut into 16 pieces
two 750 ml bottltes of dry white wine
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup Cognac
Long strips of orange zest, for garnish
In a large (!) bowl combine the oranges and the wine and chill the mixture,
covered tightly with plastic wrap, for 5 days. Discard the oranges, add the
sugar and the Cognac, and stir the mixture until the sugar is dissolved. Strain
the mixture through a sieve lined with a double thickness of rinsed and squeezed
cheesecloth into a bowl and pour the wine into decorative bottles with corks.
Insert a strip of the zest into each bottle and chill the wine, corked, for 1
week. The wine keeps, chilled, for 6 months. Makes about 7 cups.
This sounded good, too:
Goat Cheese Marinated in Rosemary, Fennel and Hot Red Pepper
1/2 lb log of mild goat cheese, cut into 4 pieces
1 TBLS fennel seeds, crushed
1 teaspoon crushed dried hot red pepper flakes
6-8 rosemary sprigs
zest of 1 lemon
1 to 1 1/2 cups olive oil.
In a 1 pint jar with a tight fitting lid combine the cheese with the fennel
seeds, the red peper flakes the rosemary and the zest, pour enough of the oil
over the mixgure to cover the cheese completely, and let the cheese marinate,
covered and chilled, for at least a week and up to 4 weeks. Let the mixture come
to room temperature before serving.
And...
Spiced Green Olives
1 1/2 cups rinsed and drained, brine-cured gree olives
9 thin round slices of lemon
1 teaspoon coriander seeds, crushed
1 teaspoon black peppercorns, crushed coarse
1 cup olive oil
Layer the olive, lemons and spices in a decorative jar. Pour the oil into the
jar and chill the olives for 2 weeks. They keep for several month, chilled.
Serve at room temperature.
(These are all coped without permission from Gourmet. And ONLY Gourmet
would specify "9 thin round slices of lemon," as if it would make a lot of
difference if you used 5 fat oblong slices.)
Ho Ho Ho.
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200.60 | | AUNTB::MONTGOMERY | D-D-D-Dittos! | Mon Dec 16 1991 10:21 | 7 |
|
Thanks for the orange wine, if I hurry I just can get it made!
FWIW: I tried the sparkling grape jelly in an earlier note and it
turned out fantastic. Very pretty!
Helen
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200.61 | here they are! | KAOFS::M_FETT | alias Mrs.Barney | Thu Dec 19 1991 10:49 | 140 |
200.62 | THANKS!! | SAHQ::LCLARK | | Thu Dec 19 1991 14:58 | 9 |
| .61
Monica,
Tardy?? No apologies necessary!
Thanks for the recipes! I can't wait to try them!
Lori
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200.63 | Hot Pepper Jelly? | CALS::HEALEY | DTN 297-2426 (was Karen Luby) | Mon Dec 23 1991 13:51 | 3 |
|
Anybody have a recipe for hot pepper jelly?
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200.64 | Pepper jelly @ 710.8 | NROPST::MPO13::CWHITTALL | Only lefties are in their right mind | Tue Dec 24 1991 09:31 | 9 |
| >
> Anybody have a recipe for hot pepper jelly?
>
>
Check out the Jelly Note #710
Specifically 710.8 for a pepper jelly
Csw
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200.65 | | CALS::HEALEY | DTN 297-2426 (was Karen Luby) | Tue Dec 24 1991 12:18 | 7 |
|
RE: Note 200.64
Thanks!
Karen
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200.66 | Hot Cocoa Mix | OFSIDE::SHAIN | | Fri Jul 24 1992 12:56 | 14 |
| Hot cocoa mix
4-2/3 cups dry nonfat milk
1 cup coffeemate
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1-1/4 cup Nestle Quick
1/3 cup cocoa
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Mix above ingredients together well.
Add 1/3 cup of mix to 1 cup of hot water.
Add more to taste. Enjoy.
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200.67 | Candy for Holiday | TNPUBS::MACKONIS | We are a compromise of nature! | Mon Dec 07 1992 20:36 | 99 |
|
Coconut Bonbons
1 can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
2 cubes butter softened
2 lb. powdered sugar
3-1/2 oz. angel flake coconut
2 cups chopped nuts
1 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
Mix together all ingredients and chill. Shape into balls and refrigerate.
Dip balls in chocolate mixture and put on wax paper until hardened.
CHOCOLATE MIXTURE: melt in double boiler 12 oz. chocolate chips and 1/3
bar parafin.
To the above I have added 1/2 lb. finely chopped dates. I have also added
finely chopped candy cherries.
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Peanut Butter Cups
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Blend all of the above and chill. Use about 1/2 tsp. and roll into ball, put
in candy paper cup.
8 oz. almond bark (candy quik) white
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup chocolate chips
Melt above together over medium heat stirring constantly. Spoon into cups
over the peanut butter balls to fill cups.
You could make bigger cups like the Reese's Peanut Butter cups and you could
also use the chunky peanut butter.
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CoconutBonbons
2 lbs. powdered sugar
1/2 lb. butter softened
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 large pkg. coconut
1 can Eagle Brand condensed milk
1 large pkg. chocolate chips
3/4 bar parafin
Combine all but chocolate chips and parafin, roll in small balls, freeze
about 2 hours. Dip in melted (double boiler) chips and parafin. Cool on
wax paper. Chill.
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Peanut Butter Bonbons
1 cube butter softened
1 lb. powdered sugar
2 cups crunchy peanut butter
2-1/2 cups Rice Krispies
1 tsp vanilla
Mix together, shape into balls, chill. You do have to work at getting this
mixture to stick together, so handle carefully. Dip in chocolate mixture,
chill.
CHOCOLATE MIXTURE: Melt in double boiler 1 8 oz. Hershey bar or 8 oz.
Hershey kisses, 1 6 oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips, and 1/4 bar
parafin.
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Rocky Road Candy
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup butterscotch chips
Melt above in double boiler. When melted add 1 can Eagle Brand condensed
milk. Heat thoroughly.
ADD:
2 cups nuts
2 cups mini marshmellows
Pour into buttered 13 x 9 pan. Chill.
You could come up with many different variations on the above nuts and
marshmellows. I have used candied fruit and nuts.
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Contributed by Mary Stevenson
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