Put things bright

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Homemade Christmas Gifts

Some good ole family favorites....

I have been making these for years.  Everyone always loves them.


Cinnamon Ornaments
1/2 – 3/4 cups applesauce
1 cup cinnamon (buy in bulk)
1 Tbsp of each – ground cloves, nutmeg, allspice
Mix and roll dough out on cinnamon covered wax paper and rolling pin with cinnamon. Cut with Christmas cookie cutters and use an ice pick to poke a hole for a ribbon to hang them on. Let air dry about one week; turn them over a couple of times. These smell AAAAAMAZING for months! A friend of mine actually hung it from her rearview mirror and said her car smelled great.
NEXT!
Spice Bugs for really great apple cider
-Medium oranges – juice them (drink the yummy fresh juice and use a grapefruit spoon to scrape out all of the guts.
-Dry oranges for 8-12 hours at lowest oven setting.
-Fill with light brown sugar
Make a bug with Alll spice eyes, cinnamon stick for body, nutmeg head and whole cloves as legs. I think you can imagine it but it basically has a long skinny body with a HUGE head and tiny eyes and legs. He’s a really cute little guy.
-Wrap snuggly in saran wrap and tie off with a ribbon with this recipe attached:
Instructions: Simmer in 1 1/2 – 2 quarts of apple juice for 30 minutes. Serve hot.
Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

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