1 lb. cranberries, washed and
sorted
1 orange
1 apple
Directions
Squeeze juice from orange into blender and then
grind up the cranberries with the juice. Cut
the rest of the orange into small sections and
grind with cranberries and juice. Finally, cut
the apple into small sections and grind this
in the blender as well. Mix 1 cup of sugar with
the ground-up fruit.
Mix one large package of orange jello with one
cup of boiling water, let cool and add the ground-up
fruit mixture. Refrigerate and enjoy with your
holiday meal!!
Linda's
Festive Cheese Squares
2 pkg refrigerator crescent rolls
2 pkg Cream Cheese
1 cup Sugar
2 T. Milk
1/4 cup Cinnamon Sugar
Directions
Preheat oven to 350*
Line a 13"X9" pan with one roll of
unbaked crescent rolls. Lay out flat, cover
surface. Bake for 6 minutes.
While baking, mix together the Cream cheese,
milk and sugar. Spread mixture onto cooled crescent
roll surface. Place the 2nd pkg. of rolls evenly
covering over the top. Sprinkle with cinnamon
sugar. Bake for 14 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool. Cut into squares. Store in refrigerator.
Variation: Color the sugar topping with food
coloring to reflect seasonal holidays!!
Sarah's
Christmas Punch
4 cups of water
2 packages of strawberry flavored gelatin
1 cup of sugar
1 (48 oz) can of pineapple juice
1 (48 oz) can of orange juics
1 cup of pure lemon juice
1 gallon of orange sherbet, softened
1 bottle (33.8oz) ginger ale, chilled
Directions
Heat 2 cups of water to a boil, add gelatin.
Add Sugar, still until dissolved.
Add 2 cups of cold water.
Add fruit juices.
Chill until ready to serve.
Just before serving spoon in sherbet, then pour
in ginger ale.
Melissa's
Creme Brulee French Toast
1 stick butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 T. corn syrup
loaf french bread
5 large eggs
1 1/2 cup of half and half
1 t. vanilla
1/4 t. salt
Directions In heavy saucepan, melt butter, brown
sugar, corn syrup and stir until smooth. Pour
into 13 X 9 in. pan. Cut up bread into 1 inch
slices, squeeze into pan. Whisk remaining ingredients
and pour over bread. Chill up to 1 day ahead.
Bake uncovered in 350 degree oven for 35 - 40
min. This is one of our Christmas favorites.
It bakes while we are opening gifts and you
have a delicious breakfast that is hot and ready
when you are. Enjoy!
Julie's
Easy Christmas Fudge
1 t butter
1 16 oz can of milk chocolate frosting
1 package (11.5 oz.) milk chocolate chips
1 package (6 oz.) dried cranberries
1/2 C chopped pecans
Directions
Line an 8-in. square dish with foil and grease
the foil with butter; set aside. In a heavy
saucepan, combine frosting and chocolate chips.
Cook and stir over medium-low heat until chips
are melted. Stir in cranberries and nuts. Pour
into prepared pan. Refrigerate until firm, about
2 hours. Using foil, lift fudge out of pan.
Discard foil; cut the fudge into 1-in. squares.
Store in the refrigerator. Yield: About 2 pounds