Christmas Goodies 2020: Part 2

With Christmas just days away, here are a few last-minute goodies. I, along with everyone here at the Edgerton Enterprise, wish you all a Merry Christmas! Thank you for your readership.

Drinks

A new idea to add to your Christmas festivities is- a drink bar. Which is practically like dessert! This makes for (a great deal of work) a lot of fun for kids and adults! If your not creative, wheel on over to Pinterest and search drink bar ideas, or be specific about what drink you’re interested in-the possibilities are endless! Everyone will enjoy making their own drinks as well as a variety of garnishes. The following drink recipes come to you courtesy of the “100th Anniversary Cookbook, First CRC, Edgerton, Minnesota”.

Amaretto Cocoa Mix- Beva Snyder

Ingredients

• 1 box (1 lb 10 oz) nonfat dry milk (8 cups)
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 (8oz) amaretto flavored non-dairy creamer
• 1 jar (11 oz) non-dairy creamer
• 1 box (1lb) chocolate milk
• 1/2 tsp. salt

Directions

In a very large bowl combine all ingredients- stir until well blended. To serve: stir 3 heaping tablespoons into 6 oz. hot water.

Drink Bar Garnish Suggestions:

Crushed graham cracker, miniature marshmallows, miniature chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, crushed peppermint candy

Russian Tea- Sue VanEssen

Ingredients

• 2 cups Tang®
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup instant tea
• 1/2 tsp. cloves
• 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 Country Time Lemonade® mix or generic equivalent

Directions

Mix together and store in an airtight jar. Add 2 tsp. to 1 cup of boiling water. For grown-ups, it’s fun to get out old teacups and saucers.-m

Drink Bar Garnish Suggestions:

lemon slices, cinnamon sticks

Lambs Wool- DaVonne Wegener

I think this would be “big fun” for little kids to drink.

Ingredients

• 4 cups apple juice
• 2 cups orange juice
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice

Serve hot, topped with grated orange and miniature marshmallows.

You can keep this hot in a crock pot.-m

Snack Mix Recipes

Snack Mix- Arlene Hulstein

Ingredients

• 1 bottle of Orville Redenbacher® popping oil
• 2 tsp. of onion salt
• 2 tsp. of garlic salt

Take the top off the Orville Redenbacher popping oil and add the onion and garlic salts- SHAKE WELL.

Ingredients

• bag of Bugels®
• 30 oz. of mixed nuts
• 2 bags of Combos®
• 1 box Munchums (original)- Think Chex Mix®- savory
• 3 boxes Air Crisps- Ritz Crackers® makes a “Ritz Crisp and Thin”
• 2 bags of pretzels, Wheat Thins®, Cheese Nips®, or Pepperidge Farm Fishes®

Directions

In a huge plastic bag (be sure it is a strong bag) put the above ingredients. As you put the oil in, shake the bag. Keep turning the snack mix over in the bag so it all gets coated. Tie the bag tightly shut and set the bag in the sink, turning the snack mix in the bag to thoroughly coat the snack mix. Marinate 24 hours. Place in clean ice cream pails and seal with lid. Stores well in the freezer.

Sweet Chex Mix- Gloria Roemeling

Ingredients

• 3/4 cups brown sugar
• 1 stick butter
• 2 tbsp. white corn syrup

Boil for 2 minute and pour over:

• 2 cups pretzels
• 3 cups Crispix® or Corn Chex®
• 1 1/2 cups Bugles®
• 1 cup Goldfish® crackers

Directions

Bake for 45-60 minutes in 225° F oven on a cookie sheet or in a big roaster. Stir every 15 minutes and then again when you take it out.

Fudge

Pineapple Fudge

This recipe was taken from the 1st Reformed Church of Randolph, Wisconsin “Family Favorites” 1972.

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. ginger
• 1 cup crushed pineapple
• 1/2 cup light cream

Directions

Mix above ingredients and cook over low heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Continue cooking to 238° or reaches a soft ball. Remove from heat. Cook to lukewarm. Then add”

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup pecans
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Beat until candy is thick and loses its gloss. Pour in an ungreased square pan at once. When firm, cut into squares.

That’s it my friends. Next week hot dips and appetizers for the New Year! Until then, here is to good food, good friends and a very good life.