MINCEMEAT 4 oz Raisins 4 oz Sultanas 2 oz Cooking dates 2 oz Candied peel 2 oz Glace cherries 2 oz Flaked almonds 1 Ripe banana, peeled 4 tb Brandy or whisky 1/2 ts Ground ginger 1/2 ts Grated nutmeg 1/2 ts Mixed spice PASTRY 8 oz Flour 4 oz Shortening 6 tb Cold water […]

Oven 400~. Grease 9x13x2 inch baking pan. Melt butter and chocolate. Stir in sugar. Add eggs and beat well. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Bake at 400~ for 15 min. Let cool in pan. Cut into diamonds. Store in tin box between layers of wax paper.

Throw everything into a pot, and boil for approx. 1 hour, or until it has thickened. Taste for sweetness, and adjust the sugar as you need to. You cannot overcook, so make sure you have a nice, thick consistency. Let it cool, and bottle the excess. It keeps indefinitely in the refrigerator. Please enjoy. Christine

Oven 325~. NOTE–Cookie dough must pass easily through a cookie press. It may be necessary to add from 1/4 to 1/2 cup more flour to adjust consistency. Cream all ingredients on mixer except flour. Work in flour by hand. TO MAKE POINSETTIAS: Reserve 1/2 cup dough to color green for leaves. Using red vegetable color, […]

Grease a 10″ pie plate. Spread cranberries over bottom of the plate and sprinkle with 1/2 c of sugar and the chopped nuts. Beat eggs well; add 1 c sugar gradually and beat till thoroughly mixed. Add flour, melted margarine, and melted shortening (Crisco), beating well. Pour batter over cranberries and bake at 325F degrees […]

In a large bowl, combine cereal, apricots, raisins and peanuts. In a e safe 13×9″, melt butter and marshmallows on high for 2 minutes. Stir; add peanut butter cook on high 2 minutes longer. Stir until well blended, add cereal mixture to dish and toss until well coated. Working quickly with greased hand, form into […]

Combine the granulated sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup and water in a heavy pan fitted with a candy thermometer and place over high heat. Bring mixture to a boil and add the butter, stirring until it has melted. Continue cooking until the mixture reached 350~, 20-30 minutes. In a LARGE, lightly oiled bowl, toss the […]

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease 12″ round pizza pan. In large bowl, beat sugar and shortening until creamy . Add egg, water and vanilla and beat well. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to sugar mixture, beating on low speed until blended. Stir in peanut butter chips. Spread […]

Preheat oven to 400F. Make enough pie enough to roll into 12 6″x6″ squares (about a double batch.) Sprinkle each square with 1 tsp grated cheddar. Peel and core apples and place one on each square. Fill the centre of each apple with 2 tsp (or 1 heaping tsp) of mincemeat, 1 tsp of rum, […]

Scald milk. Whisk together sugar, flour, and salt in heavy 6-qt saucepan. Add eggs and egg whites and whisk until smooth. Gradually whisk in milk. Cook over low heat, stirring with wooden spoon, 15 minutes or until custard is thickened and just coats the back of the spoon. Remove from heat and refrigerate. The custard […]