Sunday Sayings.....

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.  Benjamin Franklin

Christmas in...

Afrikaans is Kersfees, Kersmis
Danish is jul
Dutch is Kerstfeest
Finnish is joulu
German is Weihnachten
Italian is Natale
Norwegian is jul
Spanish is Navidad
Swedish is jul

 

Spiced Nuts

Ingredients

• 3 egg whites
• 2 tablespoons water
• 3 cups walnut halves
• 2 cups pecan halves
• 1 cup whole unblanched almonds
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions

• In a large bowl, beat egg whites and water until frothy. Add nuts; stir gently to coat. Combine the remaining ingredients. Add to nut mixture and stir gently to coat.
• Spread into two greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pans. Bake, uncovered, at 300° for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 8 cups.

 

One more night of work ahead, then I will be off Monday...whew  I keep telling myself...I can make it, I can make it......fingers crossed...lol

I need to finish our Christmas cards, still haven't found the time to type a letter...nothing like putting off you're essay homework...lol

The Lake is flipping cold....the North blew down a front...awoke to 46 degrees..I love turning on our lil fireplace heater tho..."Wish" I could roast some marshmellows....

Did you know that Christmas stuff goes missing like socks in the laundry?

Our inventory has seriously dwindled down to nothing...I've lost Snow-globes, garland, bows and lights...sure "Wish" I knew what happened to them?