November 29 2004
November 29, 2004
Welcome back to the trunk. We hope that you had a delightful
Thanksgiving. In this week's newsletter we share more great recipes,
useful websites, and a nice traditional holiday poem. Enjoy!
CHICKEN AND WILD RICE SOUP
- 1 heaping C cooked chicken or
- 1 large can of chicken
- 3 T butter
- 3 T flour
- 1/2 C chopped celery
- 1/2 C chopped onion
- 1- 14 oz canned chicken broth
- 2 C milk (I used half and half)
- 1 C cooked wild rice (I used Uncle Bens Garlic Wild Rice)
Sauté celery and onion in the butter. Stir in the flour until smooth.
Add chicken, broth, milk and rice. Mix in until all is together. Salt and
pepper to taste. VERY GOOD!! MMMMM!
Jennifer
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> White Sugar Cookies
Jan>
> - 1 cup butter or margarine
>
- 1 cup sugar
>
- 3 eggs
>
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
>
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
>
- 1 teaspoon soda
>
- 3 cups flour
>
> Cream butter and sugar well. Add eggs. Beat until light and fluffy.
> Add vanilla and sifted dry ingredients.
> Chill. Roll (to desired thickness, I like thick better than thin). Cut
> with cookie cutters.
> Place on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees around eight minutes.
> Makes about four dozen. Frost and decorate!
>
>
BUTTER CREAM FROSTING
>
> - 1/2 cup Crisco
>
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
>
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
>
- 4 cups sifted powdered sugar (around 1 pound).
>
- 2 Tablespoons milk
>
> Cream butter and shortening with electric mixer. Add vanilla. Gradually
> add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed. Scrape sides
> and bottom of bowl often. When sugar has been mixed in, frosting will
> appear dry. Add milk and beat at high speed until light and fluffy. Can
> divide and add food coloring for Christmas. Refrigerate what hasn't been
> used. Will keep two weeks when refrigerated in an airtight container.
> Rewhip before using.
>
> Note: these cookies already frosted and decorated freeze very well with a
> layer of waxed paper between them.
Enjoy!
> Over the River and Through the Woods
>
> Written by Lydia Maria Child, author of
> American Frugal Housewife,
> The Family Nurse,
> and others.
>
> 1844
>
> Over the River and Through the Woods,
> To Grandmother's house we go.
> The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
> Through white and drifted snow.
>
> Over the River and Through the Woods,
> Oh, how the wind does blow.
> It stings the toes and bites the nose
> As over the ground we go.
>
> Over the River and Through the Woods
,
> To have a full day of play.
> Oh, hear the bells ringing ting-a-ling-ling,
> For it is Christmas Day.
>
> Over the River and Through the Woods
,
> Trot fast my dapple gray;
> Spring o'er the ground just like a hound,
> For this is Christmas Day.
>
> Over the River and Through the Woods
,
> And straight through the barnyard gate.
> It seems that we go so dreadfully slow
;
> It is so hard to wait.
>
> Over the River and Through the Woods
,
> Now Grandma's cap I spy.
> Hurrah for fun, the pudding's done
;
> Hurrah for the pumpkin pie.
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