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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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The Early Christmas Gift I have an exquisite little gift, and I gift it here to you, for I thought they were a dream but they're a dream come true. From an old, old Christmas story of delightful dancing sugar plums, now here, get ready for it, and unwrap it as it comes. From the very far Old East as a traveler's ancient feast, for you need some pitted dates or this story won't be so great. From yon groves take almonds shell and roast them just so, and from the bees take honey as your father told you so. Grate and dry some orange delight and take your spices ground from summer harvest take apricot dried to perfection, sweet, round. Once it's all together, stir and mix then take within your hands all full forming little balls of sweet delight then roll in powered sugar all. Cool in the coolest of places each tender little sweetmeat piece and in your Christmas graces may sugar plums gift you, please. ©KRJ 28 November 1999 [Take ¼ c. honey, blend with 2 tsp. grated orange peel, 1 ½ t. ground cinnamon, ½ t. ground allspice, ½ t. grated nutmeg. Set aside. Place in large mixing bowl two cups shelled, almonds that have been roasted in 400 F. oven 10 minutes, cooled, chopped fine. Chop fine one cup each dried pitted dates and dried apricots. Mix in honey w/spices, mix. Take a teaspoon to help form small balls, roll in one cup of confectioner's sugar, set on tray. Sugar Plums may be stored in layers on wax paper and in air tight container in refrigerator, and will keep up to one month, if not devoured by friends and relatives.] ------------------ Sunshine Look, then, into thine heart, and write ~~~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
LOL poetry and a recipe! What more could we hope for? Thanks...  |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
Sounds delicious!! Thanks for the recipe Sunshine.... The poem is delightful.... ------------------ A soul that writes from the heart and shares it, truly gives a gift extraordinaire! |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Thank you, Sunshine. They are DELICIOUS. ------------------ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
I'll be sure to try them! |
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Echo Rhayne Senior Member
since 1999-09-17
Posts 1495Canyon Country, CA |
Uh oh, you just gavea recipe to a cooking freak...Im going to the kitchen in a few minutes to start cooking it hehe! Excellent job! ------------------ ~*~ Hell is not a place of fire and a devil with a tail and horns. But a place of torment because the light of God is gone. To escape this, accept the blood of Jesus Christ! ~*~ |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
PdV, Marge, Roses, Pepper and Echo, I hope you DO end up enjoying these little marvels. I've never had them before, and find them quiet enjoyable! |
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D'sWhisper Member
since 2003-06-16
Posts 68Washington, USA |
Yum....I've never ate sugar plums, but my mouth is now watering for them  ~ Very artful. ~DW~ |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Wow...you dredged up one from the past! Thank you! |
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