Me? I'm the cookie person in our family, so I always have a couple days
of baking, but I'm also making some tins of various candies so I have
done much more this season.

So far I have made (to be divided amongst decorative gift tins)

Old Fashioned Fudge (3 successful batches, one more to be made)
Rum Balls (2 batches)
Almond-Cranberry Biscotti
Orange-Pecan Biscotti
Peanut Brittle (2 batches)
and I might possibly make a coconut macaroon type cookie, Maybe with a
Hershey kiss in the center. Only if I have the time Thursday.

And for the cookies (for the annual Christmas eve family party)
Spritz
Lefse (I make the flour kind, and it turns out wonderful)
Krum Kake (to be made Thursday)

I usually make Rosettes, but my fryer broke & discovered it when I tried
to make donuts for Halloween. :-/

If you cannot tell from the cookies, we are a Norwegian family.

....gather around kiddies, here's my story...

The Christmas after grandma died I all of a sudden realized (thought) If
I didn't make the Krum Kake, nobody else would. I called my then
boyfriend (now husband) from college crying & asking him to buy me a
Krum Kake Iron for Christmas & he had to give it to me before Christmas.
(we had been dating for a few years, he understood my quest)
I called my Aunt for grammas recipe & brought the cookies to the party.
Come to find out that my cousin also brought some. I was surprised to
find out he had "inherited" grammas old cast iron krum kake iron. (I
had the new-fangled electric double iron) He was happy to allow me to
take the Krum Kake throne, as he had a terrible time at making them.
I've been the cookie maker for the last 10 years & happy to be it.
I remember that we both marveled over the fact that gramma made hers on
that same old ancient cast iron (right over the burner kind) and also
made about 10 other batches of cookies & candies each year in addition
to planning the family party (buffet dinner) each year up until the year
she died. She was an amazing person.

And that is how traditions are started & kept. :-)

Denise~* > wrote in
:

>
> Me? I'm the cookie person in our family, so I always have a couple
> days of baking, but I'm also making some tins of various candies so I
> have done much more this season.
>
> So far I have made (to be divided amongst decorative gift tins)
>
> Old Fashioned Fudge (3 successful batches, one more to be made)
> Rum Balls (2 batches)
> Almond-Cranberry Biscotti
> Orange-Pecan Biscotti
> Peanut Brittle (2 batches)
> and I might possibly make a coconut macaroon type cookie, Maybe with a
> Hershey kiss in the center. Only if I have the time Thursday.
>
> And for the cookies (for the annual Christmas eve family party)
> Spritz
> Lefse (I make the flour kind, and it turns out wonderful)
> Krum Kake (to be made Thursday)

That all sounds pretty good.So far I've made

4 batches Rum Balls (if anyone has the RFC cookbook, it's the Fruity
Truffles recipe) - these all went in to work, to the two locations for
the Mail Program (where I currently work), and a couple of small
containers to people at the main office (where I was based previously).
One of the guys I sent them to at the main office hangs out for these
all year - between him, and the staff at the mail centres who had them
last year, I'd have been lynched if I didn't make them. I'm making
another couple of batches tonight to take in to work tomorrow (Christmas
Eve)for the shift who wasn't on when the last lot went in.

2 batches Caramel Fudge (Nestle recipe, made with sweetened condensed
milk, butter, golden syrup, brown sugar and white chocolate - very easy
and yummy)- this went to work. Will be making another batch tomorrow
night to go into gift boxes for my nephews.A couple of colleagues copied
the recipe and I believe are making it for gifts also.

1 x 22cm round (almost 9in), 2 x 13cm round (5in), 5 x 15cm round (6in)
Christmas (fruit cakes). Should have been made a couple of months ago,
but were only made over the last few weeks - still taste good, just
taste better if they age for longer. A couple went to work (from what I
read of perpetual fruit cake gifts , this may not be so in much of the
US, but fruit cake put out on the lunch table at work goes pretty
quickly). The rest are being packed up with Christmas cellophane and
cake frills etc. and are parts of gifts for people - oh, one was
requested by a colleague who is giving me free range eggs and herb
cuttings in return.

2 rounds Scottish shortbread - traditional recipe, made with flour, rice
flour, caster sugar and butter. These were packaged up into gifts.

Still to be completed - some Christmas biscuits (possibly Lebkuchen) and
mince pies.That's about all I've been able to manage this year.I'm
majorly disorganised this year, and I've also had handmade cards and
presents to try to get finished. Luckily it's my sister's turn to feed
us this year, so I don't need to worry about that.


Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

Denise~* > wrote in
:

>
> Me? I'm the cookie person in our family, so I always have a couple
> days of baking, but I'm also making some tins of various candies so I
> have done much more this season.
>
> So far I have made (to be divided amongst decorative gift tins)
>
> Old Fashioned Fudge (3 successful batches, one more to be made)
> Rum Balls (2 batches)
> Almond-Cranberry Biscotti
> Orange-Pecan Biscotti
> Peanut Brittle (2 batches)
> and I might possibly make a coconut macaroon type cookie, Maybe with a
> Hershey kiss in the center. Only if I have the time Thursday.
>
> And for the cookies (for the annual Christmas eve family party)
> Spritz
> Lefse (I make the flour kind, and it turns out wonderful)
> Krum Kake (to be made Thursday)

That all sounds pretty good.So far I've made

4 batches Rum Balls (if anyone has the RFC cookbook, it's the Fruity
Truffles recipe) - these all went in to work, to the two locations for
the Mail Program (where I currently work), and a couple of small
containers to people at the main office (where I was based previously).
One of the guys I sent them to at the main office hangs out for these
all year - between him, and the staff at the mail centres who had them
last year, I'd have been lynched if I didn't make them. I'm making
another couple of batches tonight to take in to work tomorrow (Christmas
Eve)for the shift who wasn't on when the last lot went in.

2 batches Caramel Fudge (Nestle recipe, made with sweetened condensed
milk, butter, golden syrup, brown sugar and white chocolate - very easy
and yummy)- this went to work. Will be making another batch tomorrow
night to go into gift boxes for my nephews.A couple of colleagues copied
the recipe and I believe are making it for gifts also.

1 x 22cm round (almost 9in), 2 x 13cm round (5in), 5 x 15cm round (6in)
Christmas (fruit cakes). Should have been made a couple of months ago,
but were only made over the last few weeks - still taste good, just
taste better if they age for longer. A couple went to work (from what I
read of perpetual fruit cake gifts , this may not be so in much of the
US, but fruit cake put out on the lunch table at work goes pretty
quickly). The rest are being packed up with Christmas cellophane and
cake frills etc. and are parts of gifts for people - oh, one was
requested by a colleague who is giving me free range eggs and herb
cuttings in return.

2 rounds Scottish shortbread - traditional recipe, made with flour, rice
flour, caster sugar and butter. These were packaged up into gifts.

Still to be completed - some Christmas biscuits (possibly Lebkuchen) and
mince pies.That's about all I've been able to manage this year.I'm
majorly disorganised this year, and I've also had handmade cards and
presents to try to get finished. Luckily it's my sister's turn to feed
us this year, so I don't need to worry about that.


Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

>From: Denise~*


Denise,

That was a very heart-warming story. Thank you for sharing it.

*smiles*

Barb Anne
another *cookie person*

>From: Denise~*

>Me? I'm the cookie person in our family, so I always have a couple days
>of baking, but I'm also making some tins of various candies so I have
>done much more this season.
>
>So far I have made (to be divided amongst decorative gift tins)
>
>Old Fashioned Fudge (3 successful batches, one more to be made)
>Rum Balls (2 batches)
>Almond-Cranberry Biscotti
>Orange-Pecan Biscotti
>Peanut Brittle (2 batches)
>and I might possibly make a coconut macaroon type cookie, Maybe with a
>Hershey kiss in the center. Only if I have the time Thursday.
>
>And for the cookies (for the annual Christmas eve family party)
>Spritz
>Lefse (I make the flour kind, and it turns out wonderful)
>Krum Kake (to be made Thursday)
>
>I usually make Rosettes, but my fryer broke & discovered it when I tried
>to make donuts for Halloween. :-/
>
>If you cannot tell from the cookies, we are a Norwegian family.
>
>...gather around kiddies, here's my story...
>
>The Christmas after grandma died I all of a sudden realized (thought) If
>I didn't make the Krum Kake, nobody else would. I called my then
>boyfriend (now husband) from college crying & asking him to buy me a
>Krum Kake Iron for Christmas & he had to give it to me before Christmas.
>(we had been dating for a few years, he understood my quest)
>I called my Aunt for grammas recipe & brought the cookies to the party.
> Come to find out that my cousin also brought some. I was surprised to
>find out he had "inherited" grammas old cast iron krum kake iron. (I
>had the new-fangled electric double iron) He was happy to allow me to
>take the Krum Kake throne, as he had a terrible time at making them.
>I've been the cookie maker for the last 10 years & happy to be it.
>I remember that we both marveled over the fact that gramma made hers on
>that same old ancient cast iron (right over the burner kind) and also
>made about 10 other batches of cookies & candies each year in addition
>to planning the family party (buffet dinner) each year up until the year
>she died. She was an amazing person.
>
>And that is how traditions are started & kept. :-)
>
>
>
>
>
>

>From: Denise~*


Denise,

That was a very heart-warming story. Thank you for sharing it.

*smiles*

Barb Anne
another *cookie person*

>From: Denise~*

>Me? I'm the cookie person in our family, so I always have a couple days
>of baking, but I'm also making some tins of various candies so I have
>done much more this season.
>
>So far I have made (to be divided amongst decorative gift tins)
>
>Old Fashioned Fudge (3 successful batches, one more to be made)
>Rum Balls (2 batches)
>Almond-Cranberry Biscotti
>Orange-Pecan Biscotti
>Peanut Brittle (2 batches)
>and I might possibly make a coconut macaroon type cookie, Maybe with a
>Hershey kiss in the center. Only if I have the time Thursday.
>
>And for the cookies (for the annual Christmas eve family party)
>Spritz
>Lefse (I make the flour kind, and it turns out wonderful)
>Krum Kake (to be made Thursday)
>
>I usually make Rosettes, but my fryer broke & discovered it when I tried
>to make donuts for Halloween. :-/
>
>If you cannot tell from the cookies, we are a Norwegian family.
>
>...gather around kiddies, here's my story...
>
>The Christmas after grandma died I all of a sudden realized (thought) If
>I didn't make the Krum Kake, nobody else would. I called my then
>boyfriend (now husband) from college crying & asking him to buy me a
>Krum Kake Iron for Christmas & he had to give it to me before Christmas.
>(we had been dating for a few years, he understood my quest)
>I called my Aunt for grammas recipe & brought the cookies to the party.
> Come to find out that my cousin also brought some. I was surprised to
>find out he had "inherited" grammas old cast iron krum kake iron. (I
>had the new-fangled electric double iron) He was happy to allow me to
>take the Krum Kake throne, as he had a terrible time at making them.
>I've been the cookie maker for the last 10 years & happy to be it.
>I remember that we both marveled over the fact that gramma made hers on
>that same old ancient cast iron (right over the burner kind) and also
>made about 10 other batches of cookies & candies each year in addition
>to planning the family party (buffet dinner) each year up until the year
>she died. She was an amazing person.
>
>And that is how traditions are started & kept. :-)
>
>
>
>
>
>

The Christmas baking list:

6 dozen lemon tarts
6 dozen butter tarts
6 dozen cinnamon cookies (Penzey's Snickerdoodle recipe)
5 dozen asst sugar cookies
5 dozen ice box cookies (ass't flavours)
10 lbs snack mix

Now that SWMBO has packaged up everything that is being given to friends and
family we are left with:

1 lb snack mix
6 lemon tarts
6 butter tarts
12 cinnamon cookies.


Probably for the best that all of it is gone, but damn... a little more left
for us would have been nice.

Bob

"Denise~*" > wrote in message
...
>
> Me? I'm the cookie person in our family, so I always have a couple days
> of baking, but I'm also making some tins of various candies so I have done
> much more this season.
>
> So far I have made (to be divided amongst decorative gift tins)
>
> Old Fashioned Fudge (3 successful batches, one more to be made)
> Rum Balls (2 batches)
> Almond-Cranberry Biscotti
> Orange-Pecan Biscotti
> Peanut Brittle (2 batches)
> and I might possibly make a coconut macaroon type cookie, Maybe with a
> Hershey kiss in the center. Only if I have the time Thursday.
>
> And for the cookies (for the annual Christmas eve family party)
> Spritz
> Lefse (I make the flour kind, and it turns out wonderful)
> Krum Kake (to be made Thursday)
>
> I usually make Rosettes, but my fryer broke & discovered it when I tried
> to make donuts for Halloween. :-/
>
> If you cannot tell from the cookies, we are a Norwegian family.
>
> ...gather around kiddies, here's my story...
>
> The Christmas after grandma died I all of a sudden realized (thought) If I
> didn't make the Krum Kake, nobody else would. I called my then boyfriend
> (now husband) from college crying & asking him to buy me a Krum Kake Iron
> for Christmas & he had to give it to me before Christmas.
> (we had been dating for a few years, he understood my quest)
> I called my Aunt for grammas recipe & brought the cookies to the party.
> Come to find out that my cousin also brought some. I was surprised to
> find out he had "inherited" grammas old cast iron krum kake iron. (I had
> the new-fangled electric double iron) He was happy to allow me to take
> the Krum Kake throne, as he had a terrible time at making them. I've been
> the cookie maker for the last 10 years & happy to be it.
> I remember that we both marveled over the fact that gramma made hers on
> that same old ancient cast iron (right over the burner kind) and also made
> about 10 other batches of cookies & candies each year in addition to
> planning the family party (buffet dinner) each year up until the year she
> died. She was an amazing person.
>
> And that is how traditions are started & kept. :-)

Denise~* wrote:

> Me? I'm the cookie person in our family, so I always have a couple days
> of baking, but I'm also making some tins of various candies so I have
> done much more this season.

I am afraid to have too much around the house because my mother loves to
load me up with her Christmas cooking. She loves to bake but is diabetic, so
we help her out :-) However, I did some Christmas baking. I baked 6 dozen
mince meat tarts, the usual amount. This year I took a stab at my mother's
light fruit cake recipe. The recipe makes 6 loaves.

I was a little disappointed in the results, but when I called her to see
what I did wrong she assured me that they would be okay. It seems that they
need to age at least a few days. She advised me to put a little liquor on
each one and let them sit. Sure enough, after a few days they were
wonderful. So now the trick is to make them last.

Denise~* wrote:

> Me? I'm the cookie person in our family, so I always have a couple days
> of baking, but I'm also making some tins of various candies so I have
> done much more this season.

I am afraid to have too much around the house because my mother loves to
load me up with her Christmas cooking. She loves to bake but is diabetic, so
we help her out :-) However, I did some Christmas baking. I baked 6 dozen
mince meat tarts, the usual amount. This year I took a stab at my mother's
light fruit cake recipe. The recipe makes 6 loaves.

I was a little disappointed in the results, but when I called her to see
what I did wrong she assured me that they would be okay. It seems that they
need to age at least a few days. She advised me to put a little liquor on
each one and let them sit. Sure enough, after a few days they were
wonderful. So now the trick is to make them last.

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 01:48:28 -0800, Denise~*
> wrote:

>
> Me? I'm the cookie person in our family, so I always have a couple days
> of baking, but I'm also making some tins of various candies so I have
> done much more this season.
>
<snip>
I'm thinking of making this:


RUSSIAN TEA CAKES

1 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 1/4 cups flour, sifted
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup walnuts or pecans, finely chopped
confectioners' sugar for rolling

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cream the butter adding sugar gradually until light and
fluffy.

Stir in flour, vanilla, and walnuts or pecans.

Roll between hands into 1-inch balls and place on an
ungreased baking sheet.

Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.

Remove from oven and while still warm, roll in
confectioners' sugar.


sf
Practice safe eating - always use condiments

"Denise~*" > wrote in message
...
>
> Me? I'm the cookie person in our family, so I always have a couple days
> of baking, but I'm also making some tins of various candies so I have
> done much more this season.
>
> So far I have made (to be divided amongst decorative gift tins)
>
> Old Fashioned Fudge (3 successful batches, one more to be made)
> Rum Balls (2 batches)
> Almond-Cranberry Biscotti
> Orange-Pecan Biscotti
> Peanut Brittle (2 batches)
> and I might possibly make a coconut macaroon type cookie, Maybe with a
> Hershey kiss in the center. Only if I have the time Thursday.
>
> And for the cookies (for the annual Christmas eve family party)
> Spritz
> Lefse (I make the flour kind, and it turns out wonderful)
> Krum Kake (to be made Thursday)
>
> I usually make Rosettes, but my fryer broke & discovered it when I tried
> to make donuts for Halloween. :-/


Well, besides the cookies listed in the cookie party post:
Bittersweet Raspberry Truffles (bittersweet chocolate, raspberry puree,
cream, touch of butter. Rolled in raspberry flavored sanding sugar)
White Chocolate Raspberry Truffles (same truffles, made with white
chocolate)
Bittersweet Orange Truffles (bittersweet chocolate, orange oil, dipped and
topped with candied orange crystals {candy orange peels, bake until crisp,
pulse in processor}; someundipped rolled in orange crystals)
Orange Cappucino Truffles (based on a favorite drink, made with dark
chocolate, cream that's been steeped with espresso beans, orange oil)
Espresso Truffles (similar to above, cream steeped with espresso beans,
espresso powder added as well, no orange oil. Some dipped, some rolled in a
mixture of espresso powder and powdered sugar)
Peppermint Truffles( dark chocolate rolled in crushed candy canes, dark
chocolate dipped in white chocolate, and dark chocolate dipped in white
peppermint chocolate and topped with crushed candy canes!)
Coconut Truffles (bittersweet chocolate, coconut oil, coconut cream, heavy
cream. Rolled in superfine dessicated coconut.)
Peanut Butter Truffles (white chocolate, cream and peanut butter, dipped in
dark chocolate)
Peanut Butter Candies (peanut butter, white chocolate, crushed pretzels,
dipped in white and dark chocolates)
Cream Cheese mints, some dipped, some not
Caramels, and Chocolate Caramels (basic caramels, half batch w/melted choc)
Rocky Road Bars (chocolate, butterscotch chips, extra chunky peanut butter,
marshmallows)

And the funny thing is, I have no desire to eat any of it after making it
for the last couple days!!
Now on to the savory stuff......



kimberly


>
> If you cannot tell from the cookies, we are a Norwegian family.
>
> ...gather around kiddies, here's my story...
>
> The Christmas after grandma died I all of a sudden realized (thought) If
> I didn't make the Krum Kake, nobody else would. I called my then
> boyfriend (now husband) from college crying & asking him to buy me a
> Krum Kake Iron for Christmas & he had to give it to me before Christmas.
> (we had been dating for a few years, he understood my quest)
> I called my Aunt for grammas recipe & brought the cookies to the party.
> Come to find out that my cousin also brought some. I was surprised to
> find out he had "inherited" grammas old cast iron krum kake iron. (I
> had the new-fangled electric double iron) He was happy to allow me to
> take the Krum Kake throne, as he had a terrible time at making them.
> I've been the cookie maker for the last 10 years & happy to be it.
> I remember that we both marveled over the fact that gramma made hers on
> that same old ancient cast iron (right over the burner kind) and also
> made about 10 other batches of cookies & candies each year in addition
> to planning the family party (buffet dinner) each year up until the year
> she died. She was an amazing person.
>
> And that is how traditions are started & kept. :-)

"Denise~*" > wrote in message
...
>
> Me? I'm the cookie person in our family, so I always have a couple days
> of baking, but I'm also making some tins of various candies so I have
> done much more this season.
>
> So far I have made (to be divided amongst decorative gift tins)
>
> Old Fashioned Fudge (3 successful batches, one more to be made)
> Rum Balls (2 batches)
> Almond-Cranberry Biscotti
> Orange-Pecan Biscotti
> Peanut Brittle (2 batches)
> and I might possibly make a coconut macaroon type cookie, Maybe with a
> Hershey kiss in the center. Only if I have the time Thursday.
>
> And for the cookies (for the annual Christmas eve family party)
> Spritz
> Lefse (I make the flour kind, and it turns out wonderful)
> Krum Kake (to be made Thursday)
>
> I usually make Rosettes, but my fryer broke & discovered it when I tried
> to make donuts for Halloween. :-/


Well, besides the cookies listed in the cookie party post:
Bittersweet Raspberry Truffles (bittersweet chocolate, raspberry puree,
cream, touch of butter. Rolled in raspberry flavored sanding sugar)
White Chocolate Raspberry Truffles (same truffles, made with white
chocolate)
Bittersweet Orange Truffles (bittersweet chocolate, orange oil, dipped and
topped with candied orange crystals {candy orange peels, bake until crisp,
pulse in processor}; someundipped rolled in orange crystals)
Orange Cappucino Truffles (based on a favorite drink, made with dark
chocolate, cream that's been steeped with espresso beans, orange oil)
Espresso Truffles (similar to above, cream steeped with espresso beans,
espresso powder added as well, no orange oil. Some dipped, some rolled in a
mixture of espresso powder and powdered sugar)
Peppermint Truffles( dark chocolate rolled in crushed candy canes, dark
chocolate dipped in white chocolate, and dark chocolate dipped in white
peppermint chocolate and topped with crushed candy canes!)
Coconut Truffles (bittersweet chocolate, coconut oil, coconut cream, heavy
cream. Rolled in superfine dessicated coconut.)
Peanut Butter Truffles (white chocolate, cream and peanut butter, dipped in
dark chocolate)
Peanut Butter Candies (peanut butter, white chocolate, crushed pretzels,
dipped in white and dark chocolates)
Cream Cheese mints, some dipped, some not
Caramels, and Chocolate Caramels (basic caramels, half batch w/melted choc)
Rocky Road Bars (chocolate, butterscotch chips, extra chunky peanut butter,
marshmallows)

And the funny thing is, I have no desire to eat any of it after making it
for the last couple days!!
Now on to the savory stuff......



kimberly


>
> If you cannot tell from the cookies, we are a Norwegian family.
>
> ...gather around kiddies, here's my story...
>
> The Christmas after grandma died I all of a sudden realized (thought) If
> I didn't make the Krum Kake, nobody else would. I called my then
> boyfriend (now husband) from college crying & asking him to buy me a
> Krum Kake Iron for Christmas & he had to give it to me before Christmas.
> (we had been dating for a few years, he understood my quest)
> I called my Aunt for grammas recipe & brought the cookies to the party.
> Come to find out that my cousin also brought some. I was surprised to
> find out he had "inherited" grammas old cast iron krum kake iron. (I
> had the new-fangled electric double iron) He was happy to allow me to
> take the Krum Kake throne, as he had a terrible time at making them.
> I've been the cookie maker for the last 10 years & happy to be it.
> I remember that we both marveled over the fact that gramma made hers on
> that same old ancient cast iron (right over the burner kind) and also
> made about 10 other batches of cookies & candies each year in addition
> to planning the family party (buffet dinner) each year up until the year
> she died. She was an amazing person.
>
> And that is how traditions are started & kept. :-)

> And the funny thing is, I have no desire to eat any of it after making it
> for the last couple days!!

Ug, I know what you mean. I dont even want to _look_ at Fudge again.

On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 14:39:09 -0800, "Nexis" > wrote:

>
>"Denise~*" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> Me? I'm the cookie person in our family, so I always have a couple days
>> of baking, but I'm also making some tins of various candies so I have
>> done much more this season.
>>
>> So far I have made (to be divided amongst decorative gift tins)

So far
Tiramisu
Baklava
Marquis

Pan Ohco



The Earth is degenerating these days. Bribery and corruption abound.
Children no longer mind their parents, every man wants to write a
Book, and it is evident that the end of the world is fast approaching.
--Assyrian stone tablet, c. 2800 B.C.

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 01:48:28 -0800, Denise~* >
wrote:

I mixed eggs, water, and oil into a Duncan Hines Red Velvet cake mix. When
it cooled, I frosted it with Jiffy "fudge" frosting mix. We all sat around
the Christmas Eve dinner table, scraping some vile brown stuff off the top
of our pieces of cake. These are the things of which memories are made.

>...gather around kiddies, here's my story...
>
>The Christmas after grandma died I all of a sudden realized (thought) If
>I didn't make the Krum Kake, nobody else would. I called my then
>boyfriend (now husband) from college crying & asking him to buy me a
>Krum Kake Iron for Christmas & he had to give it to me before Christmas.
>(we had been dating for a few years, he understood my quest)
>I called my Aunt for grammas recipe & brought the cookies to the party.

<SMILE> You're the only person outside of my family who I've seen call
their grandmother, "Gramma." Thanks for a smile this morning.

My mom (I just called her, "Mom") used to made quadruple batches of every
cookie known to mankind, several different kinds of quick bread, homemade
candies (this marvel of a woman made from-scratch nougat logs dipped in
homemade caramel, and rolled in home-chopped <G> pecans), and her famous
fruitcake.

When she passed, 20 years ago, I felt an intense need to do all of these
things "for" her. Good thing there was an enormous counter top in the
house we lived in back then! Nope, I didn't try making the pecan logs.
Even she said it was at least a 2-person job. I don't know how she did it.
Damn, those things were good!

Christmas Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 01:48:28 -0800, Denise~* >
wrote:

I mixed eggs, water, and oil into a Duncan Hines Red Velvet cake mix. When
it cooled, I frosted it with Jiffy "fudge" frosting mix. We all sat around
the Christmas Eve dinner table, scraping some vile brown stuff off the top
of our pieces of cake. These are the things of which memories are made.

>...gather around kiddies, here's my story...
>
>The Christmas after grandma died I all of a sudden realized (thought) If
>I didn't make the Krum Kake, nobody else would. I called my then
>boyfriend (now husband) from college crying & asking him to buy me a
>Krum Kake Iron for Christmas & he had to give it to me before Christmas.
>(we had been dating for a few years, he understood my quest)
>I called my Aunt for grammas recipe & brought the cookies to the party.

<SMILE> You're the only person outside of my family who I've seen call
their grandmother, "Gramma." Thanks for a smile this morning.

My mom (I just called her, "Mom") used to made quadruple batches of every
cookie known to mankind, several different kinds of quick bread, homemade
candies (this marvel of a woman made from-scratch nougat logs dipped in
homemade caramel, and rolled in home-chopped <G> pecans), and her famous
fruitcake.

When she passed, 20 years ago, I felt an intense need to do all of these
things "for" her. Good thing there was an enormous counter top in the
house we lived in back then! Nope, I didn't try making the pecan logs.
Even she said it was at least a 2-person job. I don't know how she did it.
Damn, those things were good!

Christmas Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_