Christmas Memories 2010

Another Christmas Season

Has Created Memories

That will Live

 Forever in Our Hearts

Sycamore Church

Grand Daughters

Arwen and Amber

 Madyson and Makayla

Connie cutting the Plum Pudding Cake

 Great Grandma Lorraine with  Bichon's

 Connie and girls celebrating on the 

Showboat Branson Belle

 Sledding in Wisconsin

Don't run over the cats...Madyson &  Makayla

Heading Home...That was a lot of fun

 Christmas 2010

 

 New Year Blessings to All

May your days be filled with

Joy, Peace and Love

                                      Connie

                                        

Baking, Stirring, Crafting ... Oh What Fun

Baking Christmas Cookies

Stirring up Batches of Blackberry Jam

Crafting Mini Stockings with Goodies

Listening to Manheim Steamroller while I post

You've got to love it...

Baking is almost done, 2 more pans of bars

Stormfitty Nut Cake ( Plum Cake)

Another batch of fudge

Gotta stop some time...

Shopping is done

Gifts are wrapped and under the tree

Work until 6:00pm on Christmas Eve

Retail ...   Bah - Hum -  Bug

Christmas Cookies

Yum

New recipe this year

Stormfitty Nut Cake (Plum Cake)

This recipe  was commonly called Plum Cake by the Pennsylvania Germans

is usually served as a Christmas treat

In the past "plums" meant raisins

From: Laura Henrietta (Hensel) Weaver, 1870-1900

Found in Early American Homes Magazine Dec 2000 Issue
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1 1/2 cups butter

4 eggs separated

1 teaspoon soda

1 cup raisins

1 small wine glass brandy    (1/2 cup more or less)

2 cups brown sugar

1 cup buttermilk

4 cups flour

1 cup chopped nuts

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Mix buttermilk and soda and set aside

Cream butter and brown sugar, beat in egg yolks

Blend in Brandy

Now, add buttermilk and flour adding in alternately

Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites

Fold in raisins and nuts

Pour into a  greased and floured bundt cake pan

Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour or until done

Let set for several hours and then serve

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Hopefully it is as good as it sounds

My German heritage tells me it will be

I think I will put a simple glaze on top and sprinkle on a few nuts

WOW...What a mess
Time to clean up....

  Basket full of Homemade Holiday Gifts

Each year I treat the gals at work with Holiday goody's.

Last year was a dozen  Amish Friendship Muffins

Year before that was homemade candy and cookies

And before that blackberry jam with muffin mix

Well, they sure missed the blackberry jam, so this year "Jam" it is

with a special mitten treat bag

 16 jars of homemade Blackberry Jam from blackberry's picked in my own berry patch

I love making jams and jellies

inherited that trait from my Dad

 I needed something special to go with the Jam.

So expanded on the mitten ornaments  idea I made for my tree

"Not A Creature Was Stirring"

I would use mittens for the tags

Supplies ...child's mitttens

muslin with stamped message

rusty bells and safety pins

candy goodies to stuff inside

 All Hearts Come Home For Christmas

God Bless Us Everyone!

Mitten Tag/Tree Ornament

Attached stamped message to mitten with rusty pin and bell

Stuff with greens, chocolate Santa, candy kisses and candy cane

Attached twine on back for a hanger

 Here they are...all lined up nice and pretty

Mittens are hanging from the lids

Can be removed and hung on the tree

 Basket Full of Jam 'n treats

2010 Holiday Gifts from the Heart

Oh dear, what will I do next year?????

All Hearts

Come Home

For Christmas

God 

Bless Us

Everyone

Thank You for visiting today.

Prim Blessings

      Connie

Oh Christmas Tree...How Lovely Are Thy Branches

Abigal  Snow Lady 
Perched up high
For all to see
Just as lovely 
As She can be

This adorable Snow Lady was created by the talented artist Cathy 
Cathy's Blog

 snugglebugblessings.blogspot.com

The detail is fantastic from the tip of her hat to the blades of her skates

Round head, painted muslin, black mittens

black ice skates with red laces, rusty bells and real blades

Face is embroidered with handmade carrot nose

Vintage green/black dress with burgundy red under slip

  Neckline, cuffs, skate tops and hat are trimmed with burgundy tinsel

Sculpted burgundy hat trimmed with green ribbon, tinsel, holly and rusty bell

She is holding a burgundy red  star burst

Final touch is a dusting of snow

Oh Christmas Tree, How Lovely Are Thy Branches

Afternoon Reflection

 

Abigals Silhouette -  Afternoon Suns Reflection 

Congratulations to Cathy on becoming the newest member of
WSOAPP
Cathy sells on Etsy as well as her website
Sungglebugprimblessins.com
Stop by and visit Cathy's blog and website
She is a delight

Not a creature was stirring

I made these little ornaments

mittens with mice peeking out

from under muslin stamped with

"Not A Creature Was Stirring"

Welcome Winter Friends

Painted old drawer by a local artist

Prim Annie holding a Christmas Card
Crafted by my little Sis,  Mary
She makes such lovely cards

New Annie  with baby doll

Sitting on a wooden crate in my kitchen

There is a story here
Our daughter and grand daughter visited from Wisconsin for Thanksgiving
They went Flea marketing without me, cause I had to work
They bought me this adorable black Annie after I told them
I did not have one and needed to make one
She is so cute holding her little baby doll

Peace and Joy
Hope and Love

Warm Prim Blessings to all
on this cold winter morning

Thank you for visiting
with me today.
            Connie