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Posted on 11/26/2005 7:32:00 AM PST by carlo3b
Thank you so much for the ping, please keep me on your list, I love the recipes and yearly make the anise cookies, feel like I've died and gone to heaven!!
Prayers up for your surgery carlo. Many blessings to you!
My prayers are with you this evening, Carlo.
After tying a cord half way up the tree we fastened it to nails or hooks in the wall. Propping the tree up in the corner was the best way to keep it stable and prevent it from falling over.
The tree held its place of honor in the northeast corner of the living room. It took a lot of skill to get the tree straight enough and sturdy enough to be ready for trimming.
We could hardly wait for the frozen branches to warm up and become pliable enough to permit the stringing of the lights.
The old fashion lights were much different then the ones we have today. They were big and came in bright colors. If one bulb was loose or burned-out the lights would go out. Often as soon as the lights were strung, and it was time to decorate, a bulb would blow and all the bulbs would have to be tested one by one until you found the exact bulb that was burned out. This job of light stringing and bulb testing was reserved for Dad and the ritual had to be repeated several times throughout the Christmas season. We were content to let him handle the problems as long as we got the chance to hang (and sometimes break) a few ornaments.
The final decorating task was not the star on top (usually Dad took care of that too) but tinsel. Despite Mom's instructions of how to place on one strand of tinsel on at a time, we never seemed to get the knack for it or develop the patience to finish the project without tossing clumps of tinsel on the tree. The height of the my younger brothers and sisters usually meant that when we finished we had many little wads of tinsel around the bottom half of the tree
Mom carefully reserved some plastic ornaments and small metal Christs bells for the youngest and the shortest. While Bobby and Stella were pretty good at hanging on ornaments, David was good at taking them off.
Amen!
We're still praying for you Carlo!
Only 1 substitution in these recipes.
I use Splenda instead of granulated sugar.
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This time of year I love to make fruit salads.
I use fresh fruit, some frozen fruit, and rarely,
canned fruit. The key to a winter fruit salad
is to make it colorful and add just a sprinkling
of sugar on the layers of fruit. I put my fruit
salad in a champagne crystal punch bowl.
COLD FRUIT SALAD
4 large red Washington or Rome apples
4-6 Kiwi fruits sliced
4-6 Mandarin oranges
4 large Golden Delicious Apples
1 pound bag of mixed berries (dethawed)
(Blueberries; Blackberriers or Raspeberries, Strawberries)
4 Red or Yellow Pears
2 Large Mangoes or Papayas
Red or Green grapes
4 Bananas
Anything else that looks good.
Serve.
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HOT FRUIT SALAD #1
1 cup of water
2 tsps. of lite margarine or butter
4 large apples
4 large pears
1/4 cup of sugar
Cinnamon
Rub bowl or crock pot with a little
margarine or butter. Add water
Add chopped fruit cut in chunks.
Mix in Sugar.
Cut up margarine or butter on top.
Sprinkle cinnamon on top.
Cover.
Slow cook until done.
Serve.
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HOT FRUIT SALAD #2
1 CUP OF WATER
1 POUND BAG OF FROZEN BLACKBERRIES
1 POUND BAG OF FROZEN BLUEBERRIES
1 POUND BAG OF FRESH RAPSPBERRIES OR
STRAWBERRIES.
OPTIONAL - Add 1/2 pound of whole cranberries
for a zing.
1 to 1 and 1/2 cups of granulated sugar
2 tsps of margarine or butter
Rub bowl or crock pot with a little
margarine or butter. Add water
Add berries.
Mix in Sugar.
Cut up margarine or butter on top.
Sprinkle cinnamon on top.
Cover.
Slow cook until done.
Serve.
simply, but oh so good for those that love orange....
Orange Candy
2 cups Sugar
½ cup Karo Syrup (light)
½ cup milk (whole milk)
1 cup pecans or walnuts
1 grated rind of orange
Blend ingredients except nuts. Place over low heat and cook to softball stage. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 12 minutes. Add nuts. Beat until creamy. Drop on waxed paper. If cools to quickly place in pan of warm water.
(((Carlo)))
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With great joy.
Continued prayers, Carlo.
Healing prayers for our friend.
Thank you so much for the update on Carlo. We continue our Prayers from the far left coast...
Thanks for the report, christie!!!
Prayers for Carlo.
What a pleasure it is to pray for Carlo, who graces this site with his super, upbeat personality, happy spirit, yummy recipes, and wonderful reminders, and sharing, of the joys of family and holiday traditions. Thanks for the update, Christie.
So glad for the good news regarding your surgery, Carlo. May God bless you with complete, successful, and speedy recovery of good health. You are a blessing to all of us who enjoy reading your threads, even when I don't always post to the threads. :)
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