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CHRISTMAS BARS
December 23, 2010 
375* 2 pans (9×13) these are from Mom
Ingredients:
3 cup sifted flour
1 cup melted butter
1 tsp. Baking soda
2 eggs
1 tsp. Salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 tsp. Cinnamon
1 cup chopped candied peel & citron
1 tsp. Nutmeg
1 1/2 cup chopped cherries
2 cups lightly packed br. Sugar
3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Sift dry ingredients. Stir brown sugar into melted butter. Cool slightly. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Add buttermilk, sifted dry ingredients. Add peels etc., Spread thinly. Bake 20-25 min. Cut into bars while warm.(4 doz. Bars) can dust lightly with icing sugar to serve.
ROYAL ICING
Ingredients:
2 egg whites
1 lb. Icing sugar (sifted)
juice of 1/2 lemon strained
glycerine to keep soft.
ALMOND PASTE
Ingredients:
from Mom
1 lb. Ground almonds
2 to 3 egg whites
1 lb. Icing sugar
Beat egg very slightly and add other ingredients.
DARK CHOCOLATE CASHEW FRUIT CHEWS
Ingredients:
350 grams dark Belgian Choc. coarsely chopped
1 cup unsalted roasted cashews
1 cup dried cranberry
1/3 cup currants
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Place choc. In heatproof bowl and set over simmering water. Stir and heat the choc. Until just melted. Remove from heat and stir in cashews, cranberries and currants. Drop heaping tbsp. of mixture on baking sheet, and put in fridge until set.
Lauren makes something like this with white choc. She puts in candy canes, broken and maybe almonds. Yumm. She puts it on one big tray in a slab and then when cool, she breaks it into small pieces.
CARNATION 5 MINUTE FUDGE
from Mom
Ingredients:
2/3 cup undiluted Carnation Evaporated milk
1 2/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 1/2 cup diced marshmallows
1 1/2 cup semi-sweet choc. Bits
1 tsp. Vanilla
Combine Carnation with sugar and salt in saucepan. Heat to boiling, then cook 5 min. Stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add nuts, marshmallows, choc. Bits and vanilla. Beat vigorously 1-2 min. Or until marshmallows are melted. Pour into buttered 8 or 9 inch square pan. Top with chopped or whole nuts, if desired. Makes about 2 pounds.