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    #811
    Underoos and Revered International Guests - December 2011

    Will hold you to the decorating promise...have you dimmed your on light??? Really so good to cyber see you...

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      #812
      Underoos and Revered International Guests - December 2011

      HIya Tips, dig you avatar last week.

      Ive learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. -Martha Washington

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        #813
        Underoos and Revered International Guests - December 2011

        you too Tipperoo...

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          #814
          Underoos and Revered International Guests - December 2011

          Yep I do know there was a controversy alright as to it origin description. Didnt know about it being used as a weapon, hasnt managed to kill me off yet though. I use it quit a bit, find it very hand to have in the freezer especially the sausages & mince.
          Ethanol is a toxic chemical, why would I drink it?

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            #815
            Underoos and Revered International Guests - December 2011

            Hey Sunny - I used to love that pregnancy tiredness......nothing like it.

            A big HI to everyone else.

            Today I discovered pistachio marzipan.......can't believe that I was making it the plain way before......it is so beautiful and way too morish. I have just made 2 stollen with it and we have eaten 1 already.

            Feeling very calm at the moment, christmas hasn't been too stressful so far even with the finger mishap. Or maybe the finger accident has made me reprioritise everything. Or maybe it is because I am not hosting dinner this year.

            Anyway back to the hospital tomorrow to see what has been saved of the finger. And my husband is home. All to do is ice the christmas cakes and make a trifle, easy peasy.

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              #816
              Underoos and Revered International Guests - December 2011

              Agreed KTAB, I love the southern fried burger things. I put them in sushi rolls I make at home.

              Ive learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. -Martha Washington

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                #817
                Underoos and Revered International Guests - December 2011

                HP, I will SO decorate your house next year. I mean it.

                Good to see you Ella. I will say, my stomach size has tripled in just 2 weeks, I didn't even know that was possible. Hope your little one is okay.

                Ive learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. -Martha Washington

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                  #818
                  Underoos and Revered International Guests - December 2011

                  Christmas Fruitcake Recipe

                  Christmas Pecan Fruitcake (East Texas, USA)

                  1 qt pecan halves
                  1 1/2 oz. lemon extract
                  4 cups all purpose flour
                  3 cups sugar
                  1 tsp baking powder
                  6 eggs
                  1 lb butter
                  1/2 lb red and green candied cherries, sliced in half
                  1/2 lb candied pineapple, sliced in chunks
                  1 lb golden raisins

                  Place pecans and lemon extract in a tightly closed fruit jar and let stand overnight.
                  Prepare a tube pan by greasing, flouring, and lining bottom with brown paper.
                  Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs; mix well.
                  Add dry ingredients; mix well.
                  Add fruit and nuts; mix well (with hands.)
                  Spoon into tube pan, slightly flattening top.
                  Bake 3 hours at 300 degrees; cover top with foil the last 30 minutes, if necessary.
                  Cool 30 minutes; remove from pan.
                  Serve plain, or with lemon hard sauce.
                  Store wrapped well in foil.

                  A dear colleague from East Texas gave me this recipe in 2002. This is what she wrote at the bottom:

                  "My mother made this cake every year for Christmas, and it is the only fruitcake my family liked. It is easy to make and delicious. It is also a great cake for Easter, if you can remember to buy and and save the candied fruit."


                  P.S. I use parchment paper to line the bottom. It probably didn't exist when my friend's mother made the cake.

                  Also, do you guys use the metric system? If you do, you do the math.:H

                  Enjoy! I will.

                  Merry Christmas!

                  Love,
                  Juja:l
                  "Remember, you are responsible for creating your life by every thought, action, choice. Choose well." Oprah Winfrey

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                    #819
                    Underoos and Revered International Guests - December 2011

                    Hey Juja

                    I still line my christmas cake with brown paper. And google only recently told me what a quart was. No idea what a golden raison is - might try this in a few weeks with just normal ones.

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                      #820
                      Underoos and Revered International Guests - December 2011

                      Ellaq;1229217 wrote: Hey Juja

                      I still line my christmas cake with brown paper. And google only recently told me what a quart was. No idea what a golden raison is - might try this in a few weeks with just normal ones.
                      A golden raisin is a white grape that's been dried, as opposed to the purple grape raisin that we all know. I'm sure the regular ones would be fine. The golden ones make the cake pretty, along with all the other colored fruit, that's all. I think they taste about the same.

                      Let me know what you think of it. The lemon flavor makes it a different kind of fruitcake.

                      I heard a comedian once say that the only good thing about a fruitcake is finding a hair in it. I vehemently disagree!:H
                      "Remember, you are responsible for creating your life by every thought, action, choice. Choose well." Oprah Winfrey

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                        #821
                        Underoos and Revered International Guests - December 2011

                        Revelation

                        Grinch here......

                        I just had a revelation, all due to a TV commercial. I would be happy and excited about Christmas if my DH were to give me a Christmas surprise straight from his heart. It has never happened. I don't need anything, nor would I want anything extravagant, but would like to believe that maybe he thought I was worth the effort. I always give generously of my heart (and wallet) to him all year round, and to everyone I love.

                        No pity party here, just a tad sad as the realization hit me.

                        I think I'll go shopping for Mom now, and take my father some smoked turkey. That will make me feel better. Screw housecleaning.
                        "Remember, you are responsible for creating your life by every thought, action, choice. Choose well." Oprah Winfrey

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                          #822
                          Underoos and Revered International Guests - December 2011

                          sunshinetoday;1229169 wrote: Gster - Can't await to hear the song.
                          I thought that went through to the wicket keeper. Now i am committed! :H

                          It is my pleasure Sunny. And if you don't like this song, i'll write you another until you're happy. Great to see you. I bet you are glowing!

                          I must try Ben and Jerry's!

                          A maaarvellous day to all. :h

                          'I am part of all that I have met, yet all experience is an arch wherethro', gleams that untravelled world whose margins fade, forever and forever when I move'

                          Zen soul Warrior. Freedom today-

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                            #823
                            Underoos and Revered International Guests - December 2011

                            Morning Gster, Thanks for that. I am sure any song you write is a Beauty.

                            Morning all to come. I am off to work. Very busy time of year, but I am going to take every public holiday next week and not feel bad about my staff working hard. They all want the hours/money anyways. Plus my company isn't doing that great and may not be around the this time next year.
                            Have a wonderful day lovelies!

                            Ive learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. -Martha Washington

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                              #824
                              Underoos and Revered International Guests - December 2011

                              Morning Undies and Internationalists...must get me to a printer to get your recipe on file Juja...it will be a new year cooking conversion test in the new home.

                              Have to get the locusts out today to buy their secret Santa presents. We put our 5 names in a hat and draw them out and buy a present with a limit of $20 so you have to really think about the person your buying for. Middle one drew his dad so went on line before the lunchtime deadline yesterday and designed a tshirt for him...things like that...other than that gifts are really not a big deal for us. Best thing is if we can settle the house this week, which is not looking good but will know more today. Either way it will happen.

                              Nice to see you back in the drawer Sunny.

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                                #825
                                Underoos and Revered International Guests - December 2011

                                Happy Tuesday Undies,

                                Look what I'm getting up to room temperature



                                We have (r-l):

                                Tomme de Chevre, Caprinelle, France
                                Quesi Manchego, Spain
                                Brinawa, NSW and
                                Fromage de Meaux, Rouzaire, France

                                ... a bit of quince paste, some dried muscatels and Frog's olives. How lucky are we?

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