Ramakee

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Ramakee
2 cans water chestnuts
One lb. bacon, cut bacon in half
wrap each water chestnut in a half piece of bacon, secure with toothpick and repeat until all the chestnuts are wrapped. Bake at in a 9X13 until bacon is crisp. (20 minutes) with the toothpicks standing straight up. Remove from the oven and drain off the fat.

Mix
1 cup ketchup
1 cup brown sugar
pour over the bake chestnuts making sure all are cover with sauce. bake another 15 to 20 minutes.

remove from pan, serve warm or cold, (warm is better)!

Christmas Cookies

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Very Soft Sugar Cookies
2 eggs
1 cup soft butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. almond extract
1 cup sour cream
5 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. slat

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Add in almond extract and sour cream. Sift all dry ingredients in. Roll and cut into shapes. May need to chill if dough is to soft to work with. Cookies are best if you don't over work the dough. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. do not brown.

Frosting

8 oz of cream cheese
1 lb. bag of powdered sugar (maybe more)
2 Tlb. butter
1 tsp. almond extract
and food coloring for decorating.

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Chex Mix

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup karo syrup
1 cup sugar
6 cup rice chex
6 cup honey grahams
1 cup slivered almonds
1 cup cashew halves
1 cup coconut

Directions
Stir butter, light karo syrup, and sugar in a pan and bring to a boil for 3-4 minutes.
Pour over the top of all the mix. Mix well.
Spread mix on wax paper and let sit for 1 hour or longer

Merry Christams

I hope everyone will have a Merry Christmas, no matter how large are small your Christmas may be, the important thing about  Christmas isn't the things:) Take time to reflect on your life, set new goals and try to be a better person in the coming year. Make a mends with family, get out of debt, live with in your means, spend more time with you children, be kind to the person standing next to you in the check out line. These small acts can and will change your life!

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Missionary Casserole
1- 14 ounce pkg frozen broccoli
8 Cooked Chicken Tenderloins Or breasts cut in strips
1 cans cream of chicken soup
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 T. lemon juice
1 t. onion powder
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Boil chicken. Butter the bottom of a 9x13 pan and spread the frozen broccoli. place chicken on to of broccoli Mix the mayo, cream of Chicken Soup and lemon juice in a bowl and then spread on top of chicken. Sprinkle with onion powder, salt and pepper. Top with cheese. Bake at 350 for 1 hour uncovered. Serve with rice. serves 6

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Wassail
INGREDIENTS:

1 gallon apple cider
27 whole cloves
8 cinnamon sticks
1 quart pineapple juice
1 can (6 ounce size) frozen orange juice concentrate

PREPARATION:

Mix all ingredients in a large crock pot and simmer. this needs to simmer at least 3 hours and strain it before serving...Serve hot. serves 20

Christams Salad

Pretzel Jello

2 cups crushed pretzels

2 Tbsp. Sugar

¾ cup butter

8 oz. Cream cheese

1 cup sugar

1 tub Cool Whip

2 small packages raspberry Jello

2 cups boiling water

2 10 oz. Pkg. of frozen raspberries

Mix pretzels, butter, sugar and press into 9X13 pan. Bake at 425 for 5 minutes. In another bowl, mix cream cheese and cup of sugar. Fold in Cool Whip. Layer over crust. Dissolve jello in boiling water. Add in frozen raspberries. When cool, layer over cream cheese mixture. Chill several hours before serving. Can substitute strawberries for raspberries.