On 10/21/2010 8:01 AM, ravenlynne wrote:
> On 10/20/2010 6:36 PM, gloria.p wrote:
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>> In other years I have given away home-made fruitcake, cookies, jam or
>> jelly, coffee liqueur, Irish cream liqueur, an original spice blend, and
>> candied pecans.
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>> My daughter made soap last year in various scents and additives
>> like oatmeal, herbs, and even coffee grounds for an abrasive kitchen
>> soap to remove food odors. We took a class together and she really
>> got creative. She also packaged them very attractively in colored
>> tissue with a band listing the scent and ingredients. People loved them.
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>> The candied pecans are wonderful but not exactly inexpensive.
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>> gloria p
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> I usually do nice big tins with a good assortment of cookies each
> year....pbj thumbprints, eggnog snickerdoodles, chocolate covered cherry
> cookies, dark chocolate cherry macaroons, fudge, sugar cutouts. Each
> year I generally add a new recipe. Haven' decided this year.
>

Ack forgot about RUM BALLS. I have to make ridiculous amounts of these
because of how many I'll "test" to make sure they're ok. I made some
with a bailey's/rum mix last time that were good. (not bailey's brand,
the off brand one that costs half as much...can't remember the name.)

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