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Thought for the Day
The smile is the lighting system of the face and the heating system of the heart.

Holiday Pages
Coloring Pages   Free Christmas Cards   Candy Recipes
Christmas Ornament Recipes   Gift Bread Recipes
Jar Mix and Homemade Gift Recipes   Holiday Punch Recipes
Siggy's Christmas Page  Christmas Dessert Recipes

Sweet Potato Butter
Makes 3 -1/4 cups

2 cups sweet potatoes, about 3 large - cooked and mashed
3/4 cup sugar
1 -1/2 cups unsweetened apple cider
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Combine first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, and cook, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat; add cinnamon and cloves. Simmer, uncovered, 1 & 1/2 hours, stirring frequently.
Refrigerate at least 24 hours before serving. Serve with toast or English muffins.

If desired, while hot spoon into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace, wipe jar rims. Cover at once with metal lids, and screw on bands. Refrigerate.
Treva in Eastern Tenn.

Down Home Easy Recipes from Farmer John's Pepper Patch (new recipes added yesterday)
http://www.farmer-john-and-wife.com

Egg Nog Cake  

Cake
1 (18 1/2-ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 cup Egg Nog
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon rum extract
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Frosting
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (16-ounce) package sifted confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons Egg Nog
Yellow food coloring

Cake: Preheat oven to 350°. In large bowl, combine all ingredients. Beat at medium speed 3 minutes. Pour into 3 well greased and floured 8 or 9 inch round cake pans. Bake 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely before frosting.

Frosting: In small mixer bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar. Add eggnog slowly. Stir in a few drops of coloring. Fill and frost cake layers.

Makes one 8 or 9 inch cake
From Merry M in MN

Eggnog Cherry Nut Loaf
2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 beaten egg
Homemade Eggnog or 1-1/4 cups dairy eggnog
1/3 cup oil
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans
1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries

In mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt. Mix egg, Homemade Eggnog or dairy eggnog and cooking oil. Stir into dry ingredients, mixing well. Fold in nuts and cherries. Turn into two greased 8x4x2 inch loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes or till done. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pan, cool on wire rack. Makes 2 loaves.

Homemade Eggnog: Beat together 2 eggs, 1 cup light cream, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg. Makes 1-1/4 cups.

Thanks again, Nancy, for all that you do. And to Cheryl in Ohio, glad you liked the truffle recipe. I will be making them this week for Christmas gifts. We are originally from Ohio (Cleveland area) and my son is there visiting between school break. Surely do not miss the snow and cold, although it was chilly here today.
Gloria (SC)

 

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Have a great day. 
Nancy



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