Recent content by carolily531

Viking Viking makes a great sewing machine! The same company makes great chain saws,:rolleyes: tractors and snow blowers!!!!

fruitcake I think that the thing most people don't like is the citron that many recipes call for. Load it up with cherries, pineapple and other good stuff. Leave out the citron.:chef:

Lemon Curd It is the bomb with gingerbread!:chef:

copywrite laws If you remember the old AOL, there used to be a recipe exchange online there that was ongoing. People would copy recipes from cookbooks onto the site all the time, and TELL where they came from. I'm sure AOL had to pay some penalties for allowing recipes from copywrite...

red coloring You might need to invest in paste food coloring (Wilton?) to get deep colors.:wink:

go ahead and use the shortening I'd try them with half butter and half shortening. The shortening will make the cookies hold together better.

My reply is cuccumber

Amsterdam Central Station:tongue:

another thought: Are you storing your candy in an airtight container?

When you make candy, you are cooking the syrup to the point where you are removing a significant portion of water from that syrup. The point to which you cook it, soft ball, hard ball, hard crack, etc., determines the amount of water you are cooking out of the candy. So, as the candy cools, what...

you need a "brisk day" Absolutely, humidity is the problem. I have an old heirloom recipe for "pulled mints". The first bit of instruction is to prepare the candy only on a brisk day! Grandma knew!

Tree?? What kind of tree is it? Is it a tree that will grow in your agricultural area? I agree, get that tree outside!

A rescue for failed fudge. I too messed up when making fudge. I think there were multiple problems, but the upshot was that my fudge, including the butter, vanilla and nuts, was a sugary mess. I threw the whole lot back into the pot, added about 1/3 cup cream and melted it down again. I...