My son's favorite - great for the holidays and super easy to make:
Ingredients:
1 cup coconut
1 cup sour cream
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup mandarin orange sections
1 cup pineapple chunks
1 cup miniature marshmallows
Directions:
Put all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and mix carefully until well-mixed. Refridgerate until time to serve.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Nana's Punch
If you want a cold punch, this recipe came from my mother-in-law (Nana). Not only is it a family favorite, but my kids' classmates always request this for their holiday party at school!
Ingredients:
1 large box Strawberry Jello
7 ounce frozen lemon juice
2 large cans pineapple juice
2 2-liter bottles of ginger ale
4 cups hot water
3 cups cold water
3 1/2 cups sugar
Directions:
Mix jello, hot water and sugar. Cool. Mix in lemon juice, cold water and pineapple juice. Freeze in 1/2 gallon plastic containers. When ready to serve, pour 1 bottle ginger ale to 1/2 gallon punch. It should be icy when served.
Ingredients:
1 large box Strawberry Jello
7 ounce frozen lemon juice
2 large cans pineapple juice
2 2-liter bottles of ginger ale
4 cups hot water
3 cups cold water
3 1/2 cups sugar
Directions:
Mix jello, hot water and sugar. Cool. Mix in lemon juice, cold water and pineapple juice. Freeze in 1/2 gallon plastic containers. When ready to serve, pour 1 bottle ginger ale to 1/2 gallon punch. It should be icy when served.
Wassail
A great hot holiday punch recipe - I got this from a friend many years ago. Some trivia - wassail means "be thou well".
Ingredients:
4 small oranges
1 box whole cloves
2 quarter sweet apple cider
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 large can pineapple juice
1/2 stick cinnamon
1 1/2 cups sugar
Directions:
Stud oranges with cloves and bake 20 minutes on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees. Heat cider, fruit juices, and cinnamon in a large pot to boiling point. Add sugar. Add oranges. Serve hot. Serves 30.
Ingredients:
4 small oranges
1 box whole cloves
2 quarter sweet apple cider
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 large can pineapple juice
1/2 stick cinnamon
1 1/2 cups sugar
Directions:
Stud oranges with cloves and bake 20 minutes on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees. Heat cider, fruit juices, and cinnamon in a large pot to boiling point. Add sugar. Add oranges. Serve hot. Serves 30.
Cranberry Apple Bread
A holiday favorite - serve with whipped cream cheese for breakfast!!
Cranberry Apple Bread
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup shortening
1/3 cup orange juice
1 egg, beaten well
1 cup cranberries, coarsely chopped
1 cup apples, coarsely chopped
Directions:
Sift dry ingredients in large bowl. Cut in shortening. Combine juice and egg in a small bowl. Add to the dry ingredients, mixing just until moistened. Fold in the fruit. Spoon into a greased 9"x5" loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Cool on wire rack. When cool, place in plastic bag with 2 to 3 slices of fresh apple. Refridgerate several days.
Cranberry Apple Bread
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup shortening
1/3 cup orange juice
1 egg, beaten well
1 cup cranberries, coarsely chopped
1 cup apples, coarsely chopped
Directions:
Sift dry ingredients in large bowl. Cut in shortening. Combine juice and egg in a small bowl. Add to the dry ingredients, mixing just until moistened. Fold in the fruit. Spoon into a greased 9"x5" loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Cool on wire rack. When cool, place in plastic bag with 2 to 3 slices of fresh apple. Refridgerate several days.
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