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Cook from the Heart, Not by the Book
(ARA) - You don't have to go by the book to create tasty, easy, sociable food. Easy-peasy meal preparation is all about stripping cooking down to its bare essentials (they don't call me the Naked Chef for nothing!), using little techniques and...

Délices de France, A Delicious Way Of Cooking, A Culinary Art
Would you like to taste authentic French specialties gourmet food and recipes? Well, this is what Délices de France can do for you. Délices de France was founded in January of 2004 by Anne Garrett. I know all the fine dining of her country....

Easy Gourmet Recipes you and I can do!
So, you don't think you can find easy gourmet recipes? Yes, you can! While most people think that gourmet recipes are hard to make, time consuming, or too expensive, you can find things that are gourmet and easy to make. You just need to look in...

Feeding a Family on a Budget
If you only had $300 a month to spend on groceries for a family of four, could you do it? What sort of food would make the list and what would stay tauntingly on the store's shelves? Whatever your reason for having a tight budget, the truth...

Super Foods: The 10 Healthiest Foods to Eat
A list of the top 10 healthiest foods may seem like a come-on. Magic food? We all know there are no real magic foods. The road to optimum health is not in a pill or one magic food. But there are foods that pack such a nutritional wallop and possess...

 
Grandma Hystad's Recipes, Cooking, Cleaning, Tips, Bar Mixes

To save space on your computer, make a few files and name them Recipes, Cooking Tips, Cleaning Tips, Bar mixes. You can then copy and paste only articles you would like to save.

GANDMA'S WRAPPED TURKEY TURKEY ROASTING TIME AUNT PAT'S BUTTER TARTS MOM'S MINCEMEAT COOKIES LIGHT SIDE TIPS FOR CLEANING, WARNING BAR MIXES NON-ALOHLIC DRINK RESPONSIBLE DRINKING SAVE, EARN TOP MALLS MYFRIENDLY HOST MERRY CHRISTMAS

GANDMA'S WRAPPED TURKEY

Place dressed turnkey, breast up in centre of greased, wide, heavy foil. Bring ends of foil up over breast. Overlap fold and press up against ends of turkey. Place bird in shallow pan. Open foil last 20 minutes to brown. Bake at 450 F, (230 C) according to time table.

Weights Roasting Times

Ready To Cook Weight Roasting Time 8 - 10 lbs 2 ¼ - 2 ½ hours 10 - 12 lbs 2 ½ - 3 hours 14 - 16 lbs 3 - 3 ¼ hours 18 - 20 lbs 3 ¼ - 3 ½ hours 22 - 24 lbs 3 ½ - 3 ¾ hours

AUNT PAT'S FAVOURITE BUTTER TARTS

1/3 cup .......(80 ml) ...........butter 1 cup..........(250 ml)...........brown suga 2 tablespoons..(30 ml)............milk or cream 1/3 cup........(80 ml)............currants 1 egg beaten well 1 teaspoon.....(5 ml).............vanilla

Mix all ingredients together. Put in unbaked tart shells. Bake at 450 F, (230 C),for 8 minutes. Turn down to 350 F, (175 C), and cook until brown.

MOM'S MINCEMEAT COOKIES

¾ cup..........(185 ml)..........shortening 1 ½ cups.......(375 ml)..........sugar 3 eggs beaten 3 cups.........(750 ml)..........flour ¾ teaspoon.....(3.75 ml).........salt 1 teaspoon.....(4 ml)............soda 1 cup..........(250 ml)..........canned mincemeat 3 tablespoons..(45 ml)...........water 1 cup..........(250 ml)..........walnuts

Cream, sugar and shortening. Then add eggs. Sift flour, salt, and soda together. Add to creamed mixture. Add mincemeat and water. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Add nuts and stir. Drop from teaspoon onto well greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350F, (175 C), for 10-15 minutes.

YIELD: 4-5 dozen cookies TIME: 1 hour

GRANDMA'S WHIPPED SHORT BREAD COOKIES

1 pound.......(500 g).........butter or margarine 3 cups........(750 ml)........flour 1 cup.........(250 ml)........icing sugar

Beat with mixer until creamy. Drop on cookie sheet and bake at 350 F, (175 C), until slightly brown. YIELD: makes approximately 5 dozen cookies CALORIES: approximately 80 calories per cookie TIME: 1 hour (includes cooking and cleaning time)

LIGHT SIDE

A fellow finds himself in front of st. Peter at the golden gate. St. Peter explains it is not easy to get to heaven. There are some criteria before entry.

He asks the guy are you religious? Gave money to the church? Gave money to the poor? Help his neighbour?

The fellow answers "no".

Peter says, "look, work with me, I am trying to help you, think".

The fellow says, "Well, I came out of a store and found this old lady surrounded by a dozen bikers. They were shoving her around, and abusing her. I got so mad I threw my grocery bags down, fought through the crowd, and got her purse back. After helping her to her feet, I went to the biggest, baddest biker and told him how despicable, cowardly, and mean he was. Then I spat in his face."

"Wow", said peter, " That's very impressive. When did this happen"?

"oh, about five minutes ago", replied the fellow.

Guide to Introduction of Solids For Infants.

4 to 6 months Iron-enriched infant cereal (Provides a dietary source of iron to avoid depletion of infant's iron stores)

6 to 9 months Pureed vegetables. Pureed and juices.

(provides dietary source of vitamins, minerals and energy. Introduces new food flavours and starts setting basis for Good eating habits).

Pureed meat,fish and poultry. Egg yolk. Yoghurt, cottage cheese Pureed well-cooked legumes (i.e. beans, peas, lentils) (Provides additional protein, vitamins, and iron for rapid growth).

Dried bread products e.g.rusks.

(Encourages chewing when teeth erupt)

TIPS FOR CLEANING WITHOUT TOXIC CHEMICALS

WARNING: Never, MIX BLEACH AND AMMONIA TOGETHER, THE FUMES CAN BE DEADLY.

Commercial cleaning supplies can aggravate your allergies and have long terms effects on your health. You can save on your house-cleaning bill with very good results using less toxic substances.

Ø Ammonia - cuts grease, cleans windows, Strip wax off floors. Ø Baking soda - cleans, deodorizes, polishes, and removes stains. Ø Bleach - whitens practically anything, removes mould and mildew. Ø Cornstarch - cleans and deodorizes carpets and rugs. Ø Lemon juice - cuts grease and stains on aluminium and porcelain. Ø Ketchup - cleans copper. Ø Vegetable oil - good furniture polish. Ø Washing soda - cuts grease and disinfects.

White vinegar - cleans windows, shines metal surfaces. Grout: ammonia, vinegar, water softener and water. Clean Runners: ammonia. Furniture Polish: turpentine, vinegar, boiled linseed oil. Remove Lime Scale from Kettles etc: vinegar and water. Clean Plastic Wrap From Toasters, Kettles: nail polish and acetone.

BAR MIXES

After Dinner Special

1 ½ oz. apricot brandy 1 ½ oz. Curacao 2 oz. limejuice Combine with ice; shake. Strain. Add a twist of lime and ice. Drop in the peel.

Can-Am Flyer

1 ½ oz, Barcardi 1 ½ tsp. Limejuice 1 pinch sugar Champagne Combine the rum, juice and sugar with ice. Shake. Strain; fill the glass with champagne.

Non-alcoholic Drink

Christmas Juice Punch

2 quarts apple juice 2 quarts cranberry juice 8 oz. lemon juice 8 oz. sugar 2 bottles ginger ale Combine everything except the ginger ale. Stir well. Add ginger ale plus chunks of ice before serving.

RESPONSIBLE DRINKING

If you have teenagers, or in fact any adult, impress on them the risks of driving while intoxicated. Statistics demonstrate many fatal road accidents are caused by drunk drivers.

If you're having a Christmas party, provide food with drinks. Offer non-alcoholic substitutes such as fruit, soft drinks.

2 drinks taken within an hour by a person 100 pounds produces a .075 reading. One drink is equal to about 1.5 oz. of whisky or 2 bottles of beer. The rate of elimination for each hour after drinking has stopped is 015. A 200 pound person, after 1 drink produces a reading of .019, so you can see there is a big difference due to weight.

As a host it is your duty to make sure no one leaves your party impaired. Have some one drive them home.

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Thank you for being with me 2005. A very sincere Merry Christmas,and hope 2006 will be one of your best . Bruce





About the author:

Bruce Chambers sold his printing, publishing, mail order business and retired in 1980. He came on the Internet in 2003. He researched for 1 year, and then started a free monthly Internet marketing report, plus a free monthly recipes, bar mixes, tips newsletters. At present he resells from his website. You can subscribe to either or both free newsletters by going to his web site. Please visit: http://www.cbestbuys.com/

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