Some Tasty Christmas Recipes and a Christmas poem

                                                 (Saint Nicolas at Saint Paul's Anglican Church)

Sweet and Sour Meat Balls                                                    

1 pound ground beef

1 pound ground pork

2 cups dry bread crumbs

1 cup milk

2 eggs, beaten

1 teaspoon salt

Sauce:

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

3/4 cup white vinegar

3/4 cup water

1 tablespoon dry mustard powder

Combine meats with bread crumbs, milk, eggs and salt. Mix well. Shape into 1" meatballs and place them in a shallow baking dish.

Mix all of the sauce ingredients together. Pour the mixture over the meatballs. Bake uncovered at 325ºF for 45 minutes. Baste the meatballs often with the sauce to keep them moist.

Makes about 48 meatballs.

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Easy Shortbread

Yields: 1 batch

Preparation 10 minutes Cooking 50 minutes Ready In 1 hours

Ingredients

1	cup	sugar
1	pound	butter
3 1/2	cups	flour, all-purpose
1	cup	rice flour
2	tablespoons	sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F.

Place 1 cup sugar in food processor; blend 30 sec. (or use fruit sugar).

Add to softened butter and cream mixture until very fluffy.

Combine flour and rice flour. Beat into batter in small portions.

Turn batter out onto a lightly floured surface.

Knead until smooth, adding up to 1/2 c more all-purpose flour, if needed.

Press into a 15 x 9 jelly roll pan.

Score into bars with a sharp knife. Prick surface with fork.

Sprinkle with remaining 2 T sugar.

Bake 10 minutes then lower heat to 300F and bake until golden, about 30 to 40 minutes.

Cut along scored lines, cool and store in air tight container.

printed from: http://recipeland.com/recipes/recipe/Easy-Shortbread-29637

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Christmas War Cake

2 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup molasses
2 cups hot water
1 lb. raisins

Boil for 3 minutes. When cool add:

4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. allspice
1/2 cup chopped mixed fruit, red and green cherries

Bake in tube pan in 350 F. oven for 1 1/4 hours. Submitted by Vivian Graham, Charlottetown, PEI

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Mincemeat Cookies II
CDKitchen http://www.cdkitchen.com

Category: Mincemeat Cookies
Serves/Makes: 48    |   Difficulty Level: 3    |   Ready In: < 30 minutes

Ingredients:

4 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups honey -- warmed
1 cup vegetable shortening
3 large eggs
1 cup prepared mincemeat

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheets. Combine flour and baking soda.

In a large bowl, beat the honey and shortening. Beat in the eggs.

Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Stir in the mincemeat.

Drop by spoonfuls 1 1/2" apart onto cookie sheets.

Bake for 12-15 minutes until lightly colored. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

Recipe Location: http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/32/Mincemeat_Cookies_II54934.shtml
Recipe ID: 23638
 This recipe is from CDKitchen http://www.cdkitchen.com
© 1995-2009 CDKitchen, Inc.

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A Politically Correct Merry Christmas ( author unknown)

T'was the month before Christmas When all through our land, Not a Christian was praying, Nor taking a stand. Why the Politically Correct Police had taken away The reason for Christmas, no one could say. The children were told by their schools not to sing About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things. It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say December 25th is just a "Holiday". Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it! CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod Something was changing, something quite odd! Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda. As Targets were hanging their trees upside down, At Lowe's the word Christmas was nowhere to be found. At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears. Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty Are words that were used to intimidate me. Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzer, On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton! At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter To eliminate Jesus in all public matter. And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith, Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace. The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded. The reason for the season, stopped before it started. So as you celebrate "Winter Break" under your "Dream Tree" Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me. Choose your words carefully, choose what you say. Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS, not Happy Holiday