28 christmas with hard Recipes

sour cream, picante sauce, lemon juice, shrimp drained, sliced ripe olives, drained, hard boiled egg, finely chopped, italian salad dressing mix

sugar, karo syrup, water, cinnamon oil or 2 tsp oil peppermint extract, red food coloring or green food coloring, powdered sugar

sugar, light corn syrup, water, watermelon flavoring or flavoring of your choice, sugar

cheerios toasted oat cereal, shredded whole wheat cereal (plain ), pretzel sticks, unsalted peanuts, margarine (hard ), worcestershire sauce, celery salt, onion salt, garlic salt, paprika

white crisco shortening, granulated sugar, hard-boiled eggs , yolks sieved, egg yolk, beaten, fresh grated orange zest, baking powder, all-purpose flour, salt, ground nutmeg or 1/4 tsp mace, chopped almonds, egg white, slightly beaten, granulated sugar , to roll balls into

vanilla frosting, green liquid or paste food coloring, styrofoam cone (12 inches high), hard peppermint candies, hard spearmint candies, red gumdrops, green gumdrops, crimped ribbon candy, cut rock candy

light molasses, melted butter, warm milk, eggs, beaten, all-purpose flour , plus additional for tossing fruit, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, candied mixed fruit (or diced dried fruit such as pineapple, pears, apples, and plums), raisins, brandy, holly sprig, for garnish, hard sauce , recipe follows, butter, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, brandy or rum

white chocolate or white confectioner s coating (or combination of half each), hard peppermint candies or candy cane

makes two wreaths, wire coat hanger, assorted wrapped hard candies , suckers, or tootsie rolls, colorful curling ribbon, cut into 8 pieces, wire cutters, pliers to bend the hanger, masking tape, a dull pair of scissors to curl the ribbon, a big bow for the top of the wreath (optional)

sliced water chestnuts, drained, red pepper , cut into 1 inch pieces, green pepper , cut into 1 inch pieces, cucumbers, peeled, sliced, tomatoes, each cut into 8 wedges, frozen green peas, mayonnaise, salad dressing mix, bacon bits, hard-boiled eggs, quartered, tomatoes , cut into eight wedges

pasteurized apple juice or 1 quart apple cider, hard cinnamon candies, vanilla extract, cardamom or 1/4 tsp cinnamon or 1/8 tsp allspice, orange slices (to garnish ) or cinnamon stick (to garnish)

white karo, sugar, water, oil flavoring (approximate), choice (approximate), sugar

chocolate wafer crumbs (finely crushed ), melted butter, sugar, semi-sweet chocolate chips, whipping cream , unwhipped, powdered sugar (can use less if desired), cream cheese, softened, peppermint extract, cream (measure out 1-1/2 cups after whipping), coarsely chopped candy cane (or can use hard crushed peppermint candies)

hard-cooked eggs, mayonnaise, chopped red bell pepper, chopped green onion, yellow mustard, salt

light molasses, melted butter, warm milk, eggs, beaten, all-purpose flour , plus additional for tossing fruit, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, candied mixed fruit (or diced dried fruit such as pineapple, pears, apples, and plums), raisins, brandy, holly sprig, for garnish, hard sauce , recipe follows, butter, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, brandy or rum

dozen hard-boiled egg (peeled, yolks removed ), mayonnaise, yellow mustard, salt (to taste), pepper (to taste), vinegar (to taste), dill, paprika (to garnish ), dill (to garnish )