Christmastime

Christmastime is a wonderful holiday to celebrate with our families and friends. Let us all remember that Jesus Christ is the reason for the season.

I would like to share this quote with you:

God's Gift

"Christmas gifts? There were none at that time. The Wise Men came later with their offering."

"But God now gave His gift to the world-


that of His Only Begotten Son. And this divine Son by His very birth gave Himself as the greatest Gift of all time."

"He would provide the plan for our salvation. He would give His life that we might rise from the grave and have a happy life in the eternities, forever. Who could give more?"

"What a gift this was think what it means to us! We can learn patience, devotion, and faithfulness such a Mary had. And like her Son we can follow the true gospel principles, being in the world but not of the world."

(Mark E. Peterson, "His Gift to the World, "New Era, Dec 2002, 8)

Me and my family would like to wish you all a very "MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR!"


by


Queenie1

Christmas recipes - Easy Toffee Squares

This recipe is so simple, easy and delicious. I like a fast, quick and easy treats. Our family love this treat!

24 graham cracker squares
1c light brown sugar
1/2c butter
1c chopped walnuts (almonds, etc)

Lightly grease cookie sheets and place graham crackers around the cookie sheets. In a small pot stir butter and sugar and heat 3 min until butter melted and the sugar dissolves and thickens. Pour the liquid over the graham crackers on the cookie sheets.

Bake 5-6 min until bubbly.

Remove from oven quickly as you don't want it to burn. Sprinkle with walnuts (Optional: add 2c chocolate chips on top of them and let them melt)

Cool

Christmas Recipes - Jube Jube Marshmallow Popcorn Balls

This is a very easy, delicious popcorn ball treat that my family just loved each Christmas. It is easy to prepare like rice crispie squares.

Ingredients

3 qts or 12c of popped pop corn
1/4c butter
1 (10 oz)bag of marshmallows
1 small bag of baking jube jubes (optional)


Method:

1. Pre - butter muffin tins or cookie sheets to put the popcorn balls on
2. Pop popcorn and put into a large bowl or roasting pan and set aside. Mix in small baking jube jubes with the popcorn or add them after with the marshmallow mixture which ever way you prefer.
3. In a heavy pot melt butter and marshmallows at a low heat and stir constantly so it doesn't burn.
4. When all marshmallows are melted pour the mixture onto the popcorn and jube jubes until they are well coated.
5.Grease your hands with some butter first then grab some popcorn ball mixture and shape it into a ball. I would let my children help me do this step. Put the popcorn balls into a muffin tin or on a cookie sheet and continue until you use up all the popcorn mixture.
6. Put them into the fridge to harden quicker and then you can put them into a container and keep them in the fridge to hold their shape. You can keep them on a plate but they soften. They are great gifts to give as well.

Optional: You can use food colour and food flavours instead of jube jubes if you wish but mix the food colour and food flavour in the pot when you finished melting the marshmallows. If you can't find any baking jube jubes you can buy the regular jube jubes and cut them into smaller pieces as this works as well.

These are a delicious treat and they never lasted long in my home.

Christmas Recipes - Candy Cane Cookies

Candy Cane Cookies

1 c butter
1 1/4 c powdered sugar (place 1/4 c in a small bowel)
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/3 c white flour
1 c rolled oats
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 c crushed peppermints (crush candy canes on sheet of wax paper with a rolling pin)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Mix butter, powdered sugar (icing sugar) until creamy and then add vanilla and mix.

In a separate bowl mix flour, oats, and salt and then mix together. Add 1/2 the crushed candy canes to the cookie mixture until well mixed.

Roll into 1" balls and roll into a small bowl of powdered sugar and place a few inches apart on greased baking cookie sheets.

Flatten the cookies with a fork and then sprinkle left over crushed candy canes on them.

Bake for 18 to 20 min until the cookies are lightly brown.

Makes 48 delicious cookies which will disappear quickly.