[carlo3b]

Another Great RECIPE for CHRISTMAS

 

The Clinton Legacy Cookbook
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[anniegetyourgun]

Something a bit different for the holidays:

Shrimp & Crab Potato Bites

Potato crust: 1 1/2 cups refrigerated hash browns and 2 tablespoons melted butter

Filling: 1 8-oz container of chive & onion cream cheese. 1 cup shredded swiss cheese. 1 (6 oz) can crabmeat, drained, cartilage removed, flaked. 1 (4 oz) package frozen cooked shrimp salad, thawed, drained. 1 egg. 1 tablespoon flour. 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper.

Heat oven to 425. Combine all crust ingredients in small bowl. Press into bottom of ungreased 8-inch square baking pan. Bake for 20 min.

Combine all filling ingredients except 1/4 cup of cheese in medium bowl; mix well. Spread mixture over hot, partially baked potato layer. Bake for 10-15 min or until cheese mixture is set. Let stand 5 min. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Cut into squares and garnish with parsley. Serve warm or room temp.

[dorothy]

How about something to sip on in the evening while digesting all that good food?

Irish Cream Liqueur

3 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons coconut extract
2 cups Irish Whiskey
1 (14-oz) can sweetened condensed milk
3 tablespoons chocolate syrup

In a blender, combine eggs, vanilla and coconut extracts, and whiskey. Blend for 1 minute. Add condensed milk and chocolate syrup; blend 3 minutes more. Cover and refrigerate until thick, about 3-4 weeks. Makes about 1 quart.

[Humidston]

FYI Carlo - I just got on Ebay to order a cookbook... did a search on "Clinton Cookbook" and yours wasn't listed.

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[GailA]

Peanut Butter Balls

1 STICK of butter or margarine (NOT the soft spreadable or full of water kind) 1 lb powdered sugar
1-16 oz package of semi sweet "REAL" chocolate pieces
1/2 cake of parafin..canning wax
2-4 tlbs milk (as needed to make the "dough" the consistency of cookie dough

In large bowl melt butter, then stir in peanut butter. Mix in powdered sugar. Add the milk 1 tablespoon at a time if necessary (it usually is). Roll them into bite size balls, place on wax paper. Stick a toothpick in the center. Then Freeze them for a few hours. (this makes dipping them easier) IF you are using this for a party item use colored tooth picks and leave them in to make them easier to pick up off the plate)

When PBB's are frozen, melt the wax in a small 1 qt sauce pan then stir in chocolate pieces. When smooth dip the frozen PBB's in the chocolate. Replace on the wax paper. Remove toothpick and fill the tiny hole with chocolate. Store in Fridge.

YUM, YUMs.

[Diana Rose]

I am visiting others this Christmas and I was wondering...What wine goes with ham? Meilot(sp)?

[lds23]

STRUFOLI
(Italian Honey Balls)


3 cups SIFTED all-purpose flour
5 medium eggs, slightly beaten
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup solid shortening, softened
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
1 quart oil for deep-fat frying
1-1/2 cups honey
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
2 tablespoons colored sprinkles

Place 1-1/2 cups flour in a large mixing bowl. Make a hollow in the center and pour eggs into it. Add yolk, shortening, sugar, salt, and lemon rind. Work it with a wooden spoon until dough forms (add remaining 11/2
cups flour as necessary).

Knead dough on floured surface until smooth and no longer sticky. Cut small pieces of dough and roll into thin ropes.

Cut ropes into 1/4-inch pieces. Roll each piece into a tiny ball.

Heat oil (at least 2 inches in a deep-fry pan) to about 370° F. Fry a handful of strufoli at a time, until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towel.

Melt honey on medium heat and stir in orange rind. Add trufoli, stirring them in very gently with a wooden spoon.

Coat them well with the honey, then remove from pan and "mound" them on a decorative platter. Sprinkle with colored sprinkles and let them cool.

They are easier to "mound" when cool, but not too cool (it's an art form). If you do it right, you can mound them into a tall inverted cone to look like a Christmas tree.

Cover with waxed paper and store at room temperature. They will stay crisp for several days, if they last that long.

Enjoy!
Yields 12 servings

[dix]

Carlo, is there any chance I could get another copy locally before Christmas?

[facedown]

In case you didn't see this thread.

[bert]

Greetings, after the party's over..... some FEEDBACK

From all the goodies described in this thread, wifey selected 3.

The Root Beer Ham was tried and recieved very good reviews. It was well liked by all.

Nora:

The munchie celery strips with cremecheese and pepper jelly were fair. The reason for the fair rating was a poor selection of pepper jelly. This will be tried again soon with home made pepper jelly known to be very good. We like cremecheese with pepper jelly and this is a good way to make it available, much less messy than on crackers.

Neenah:

The Chocolate Cheese Ball was taken to several gatherings where it recieved rave reviews and many copies of the recipe have been distributed.

Thanks carlo for the thread. It worked. We liked it.

[Isara]

It's too bad that I didn't know of your project sooner, as I know of a service that you could have used.

It's called YourOwnCookbook.com, and they make it easy to compile, edit and print cookbooks. You may want to consider them for your next cookbook...

The site is at http://www.YourOwnCookbook.com/.