Monday, January 30, 2017
Preparing for Christmas
Every year we deliver neighbor gifts and every year the list of neighbors we know and love grow! This year we delivered 80 neighbor gifts. It's been tradition for us to do soaps.
Lucy had earned some money by helping out around the house. She had about $10 to her name. I told her she could choose how much she would spend on the boys for Christmas. If she only wanted to spend $1 that is okay. She really wanted to spend all $10. So she used up ALL of her money on her brothers. She is so sweet.
Lucy wrote her Christmas List and the Tooele Transcript Bulletin printed it! She wanted a Toy Story Jessie Doll and a book holder.
This year's Christmas cards.
Lucy had earned some money by helping out around the house. She had about $10 to her name. I told her she could choose how much she would spend on the boys for Christmas. If she only wanted to spend $1 that is okay. She really wanted to spend all $10. So she used up ALL of her money on her brothers. She is so sweet.
Lucy wrote her Christmas List and the Tooele Transcript Bulletin printed it! She wanted a Toy Story Jessie Doll and a book holder.
This year's Christmas cards.
My Favorite Christmas Recipes
Every Christmas we enjoy lots of fudge, toffee, and cookies. Here are my favorite recipes and treats:
GRANDMA RHONDA'S TOFFEE RECIPE:
• 4 T. Karo Syrup
• 1 lb. Butter
• 2 ½ C. Sugar
• ½ C. Water
GRANDMA RHONDA'S TOFFEE RECIPE:
• 4 T. Karo Syrup
• 1 lb. Butter
• 2 ½ C. Sugar
• ½ C. Water
In heavy saucepan, cook sugar, water, syrup, and butter.
Stir constantly until candy thermometer reads 285 degrees or until hard crack stage (about 30 minutes).
Pour into well buttered cake pans. Let stand 5 minutes and remove from pan while still pliable.
Spread melted chocolate over it and chopped nuts (optional).
My little secret: Don’t buy those expensive Carnation Famous Fudge kits from the grocery store. It is so easy (and cheaper) to make it from scratch!
CARNATION FAMOUS FUDGE RECIPE:
-Combine in a heavy saucepan:
• 2 TB. Butter
• 2/3 C. Evaporated Milk
• 1 ½ C. Sugar
• ¼ tsp. Salt
-Bring to a rolling boil over medium heat. Stir constantly for 4 – 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
-Stir in:
• 2 C. Mini Marshmallows
• 1 ½ C. Semisweet Chocolate Chips
• ½ C. Chopped Pecans/Walnuts (optional)
• 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
-Stir vigorously for 1 minute or until marshmallows are melted. Pour into a foiled 8 x 8 pan. Chill for 2 hours.
MILK CHOCOLATE FUDGE: Substitute 2 C. milk chocolate chips for the semisweet (my fave!).
BUTTERSCOTCH FUDGE: Substitute 1 2/3 C. butterscotch chips for the semisweet.
MINT CHOCOLATE FUDGE: Substitute 1 ½ C. mint-chocolate chips.
Every year my mom would make these cookies at Christmas time. It was
something we all looked forward to. So today I’m sharing another of
Grandma Rhonda’s popular recipes called Jubilee Jumbles.
JUBILEE JUMBLE COOKIE RECIPE:
-Beat until creamy:
• ½ C. Shortening
• 1 C. Brown Sugar
• ½ C. White Sugar
• 2 Eggs
-Add and beat into bowl:
• 1 C. Evaporated Milk
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
-Stir in:
• ½ tsp. Baking Soda
• 1 tsp. Baking Powder
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 2 C. Chocolate Chips
• 2 ¾ C. Flour
-Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 9 minutes. Once cookies are cool, add frosting!
JUBILEE JUMBLE FROSTING RECIPE:
• 4 TB. Butter (Melt until golden brown in sauce pan. Then stir in other frosting ingredients and cook on medium heat until smooth.)
• 4 C. Powdered Sugar
• ½ C. Evaporated Milk (Add more to thin)
*Frosting may get thick as it cools and get difficult to spread. Just warm it up again on the stove to make it soft again!
Stir constantly until candy thermometer reads 285 degrees or until hard crack stage (about 30 minutes).
Pour into well buttered cake pans. Let stand 5 minutes and remove from pan while still pliable.
Spread melted chocolate over it and chopped nuts (optional).
My little secret: Don’t buy those expensive Carnation Famous Fudge kits from the grocery store. It is so easy (and cheaper) to make it from scratch!
CARNATION FAMOUS FUDGE RECIPE:
-Combine in a heavy saucepan:
• 2 TB. Butter
• 2/3 C. Evaporated Milk
• 1 ½ C. Sugar
• ¼ tsp. Salt
-Bring to a rolling boil over medium heat. Stir constantly for 4 – 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
-Stir in:
• 2 C. Mini Marshmallows
• 1 ½ C. Semisweet Chocolate Chips
• ½ C. Chopped Pecans/Walnuts (optional)
• 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
-Stir vigorously for 1 minute or until marshmallows are melted. Pour into a foiled 8 x 8 pan. Chill for 2 hours.
MILK CHOCOLATE FUDGE: Substitute 2 C. milk chocolate chips for the semisweet (my fave!).
BUTTERSCOTCH FUDGE: Substitute 1 2/3 C. butterscotch chips for the semisweet.
MINT CHOCOLATE FUDGE: Substitute 1 ½ C. mint-chocolate chips.
JUBILEE JUMBLE COOKIE RECIPE:
-Beat until creamy:
• ½ C. Shortening
• 1 C. Brown Sugar
• ½ C. White Sugar
• 2 Eggs
-Add and beat into bowl:
• 1 C. Evaporated Milk
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
-Stir in:
• ½ tsp. Baking Soda
• 1 tsp. Baking Powder
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 2 C. Chocolate Chips
• 2 ¾ C. Flour
-Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 9 minutes. Once cookies are cool, add frosting!
JUBILEE JUMBLE FROSTING RECIPE:
• 4 TB. Butter (Melt until golden brown in sauce pan. Then stir in other frosting ingredients and cook on medium heat until smooth.)
• 4 C. Powdered Sugar
• ½ C. Evaporated Milk (Add more to thin)
*Frosting may get thick as it cools and get difficult to spread. Just warm it up again on the stove to make it soft again!
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