Nov 14

 

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 Kolcheys

 

4 cups flour

 

1 cup Crisco

 

3 egg yolks

 

1 egg white

 

pinch salt

 

1 large yeast dissolved in

 

1 cup evaporated milk unheated

 

powdered sugar for dusting - optional

 

Mix flour and Crisco, add eggs, salt, and liquid mix well. Refrigerate 6 hours or longer.

 

Roll out on a surface sprinkled with granulated sugar as you would pie crust, roll thin. Cut into squares approximately 2½ inches or bigger if you desire.

 

Fill diagonally with your choice of filling - cheese, prune, poppyseed, mincemeat or nut filling. Fold the corners over the filling, pinch together (you

 

can dampen a corner with a bit of egg white or water to make it stick better)

 

Bake 350º until done.

 

You can dust with powder sugar if you desire

 

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Things to do with kids for Christmas, Buy and donate toys for Toys For Tots. Let each of your kids pick out a toy or two to donate to another child.  It doesn't have to be Toys for Tots. There are also Angel Trees, or toy rides that they can donate a new toy to. 

 

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Magic Cookie Bars

 

1 stick 1/2 cup butter or margarine

 

1 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs

 

1 (14ounce) can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk

 

1 6 ounce pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips

 

1 cup flaked coconut

 

1 cup chopped nuts

 

Preheat oven to 350º (325º for glass dish)

 

In 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Melt butter. Sprinkle crumbs over butter. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over crumbs. Top evenly with remaining ingredients,

 

and press down gently.

 

Bake 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool thoroughly before cutting.. Store loosely covered, at room temperature.

 

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A Boy is Born in Bethlehem
Allelujah! Allelujah!
And joy is in Jerusalem
Allelujah! Allelujah!

And there He lay in manger poor
Allelujah! Allelujah!
Whose reign shall last for evermore
Allelujah! Allelujah!

The ass and ox and all the herd
Allelujah! Allelujah!
Knew well that boy to be the Lord
Allelujah! Allelujah!

And kings from out the east there were
Allelujah! Allelujah!
With gold and frankincense and myrrh
Allelujah! Allelujah!

He lived like us in form and dress
Allelujah! Allelujah!
Without our taint of wickedness
Allelujah! Allelujah!

He came our souls to purify
Allelujah! Allelujah!
And bring us safe to bliss on high
Allelujah! Allelujah!

Therefore let us with one accord
Allelujah! Allelujah!
On this His Birthday praise the Lord
Allelujah! Allelujah!

About this song A Boy Is Born In Bethlehem

"A boy is born in Bethlehem" is based on a 14th century traditional Latin hymn Puer Natus in Bethlehem.

We have many more similar old-fashioned Christmas songs on this site.

 

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Take a fall day stroll on a park trail. Notice autumn weather signs and color. Make caramel apples when you get home.

 

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How to Make Glitter Playdough

 

I've experimented with playdough before, but it never came out quite right. But this stuff–this is a hit. & it is currently keeping my girly occupied for about an hour a day which means this mama is getting a LOT done! Especially around dinnertime. ;) So…here's the best recipe for playdough I've come across yet, complete with sparkles! OOH la la!

What you need:

• 1 C Flour
• 1 C Water
• 1/4 C Salt
• 1 TBSP Vegetable Oil
• 2 tsp Cream of Tartar
• Food Coloring (or if you want it to smell yummy, kool-aid)
• Glitter (the bigger flakes, the better)
• pot/pan & spatula
• & an eager little helper :)

Add everything to the pot. Doesn't matter what order.

Stir, stir, stir. until pretty smooth.

You can either make one big batch of the same color, or separate it out before you add the food coloring. I doubled my batch & separated it out into six bowls.

Add food coloring or kool-aid & stir well.

The first time I made this I used regular food coloring & while the color was great, the stuff smelled like…playdough? Not the best smell in the world. I bought kool-aid (for the first time ever!) and while it certainly did add a very yummy scent to the final product, it did make my little one cough when it went POOF into a cloud as it hit the mixture in the bowl. So just be warned. ;)

After the food coloring, add glitter. Add a decent amount–some will definitely stick around on little hands, but that's half the fun, right?!

Your mixture should be pretty runny before you add to your pot.

Heat the pot on MEDIUM & DO NOT STOP STIRRING once you pour in the mixture. This step went extremely fast for me–well under a minute, so stir & don't let it stick to the bottom! This is a mommy job.

The mixture will get clumpy & start to change colors. This is normal. It will eventually all turn a slightly darker shade of the original mixture. I had the best luck flattening mine into a pancake-ish shape & flipping it over. When you think it's done, remove from heat. I just scooped mine onto the counter.

After mine cooled a tad, I kneaded it a little to be sure it was done. If it is a little too gooey, just put it back in the pot & cook a little longer.

& VIOLA! Glitter Playdough!

It's so pretty…& smelled so good…I couldn't help but play with it too!

I kept mine in the same containers I used to store my homemade baby food, and my little girl had the most fun playing with both the dough AND the containers. So don't be afraid to let the babes play with it all!

More colors=more fun!

Hours & hours, I tell ya. Took no more than a half hour to make. So easy. So cheap. SO FUN! :)

Happy Playdough making!

 

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Things to do at Christmas time, help fill a box for troop care packages. The best way is to find a local church who is sending boxes for a list of what to put in the box or what not to put into a box.  

 if you can't find a Church, check your local VA or VAF.

 

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http://www.military.com/spouse/military-life/military-resources/how-to-support-our-troops.html

 

Looking for ways to support and honor U.S. military service

members and veterans who protect our security and freedom? In years past, you could wrap up a care package and mail it to "Any Service Member" for the holidays, but with increased mail restrictions, the Pentagon is asking people to help through financial contributions, letter-writing and e-mail, purchasing authorized pre-made care packages, or volunteering time through non-profits. ( Please go to the site listed above for more information)

 

Billie C.