Christmas Recipes

Fruit Cake Lizzies

  2 lbs candied cherries, chopped        1 tsp ground cinnamon
  2 lbs candied pineapple, chopped       1 tsp ground allspice
1 lb  dark raisins                     1 tsp ground nutmeg
1 lb  golden raisins                   1 tsp ground cloves
  6 cups pecans, chopped                 1 & half cups firmly-
                                        packed dark brown sugar
  4 to 6 cups All-purpose flour          1 & half cup butter, 
                                        softened
   1 tablespoon soda                      1 cup bourbon whiskey 
  3 tablespoons milk

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; dredge fruit with enough flour to coat; set aside. Combine remaining dry ingredients; set aside. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy in a large mixing bowl; add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add bourbon, milk, and dry ingredients, mixing well. Add fruit mixture to batter; mix well with hands. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 275 degrees for 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
Yield: about 6 dozen.

Whiskey Balls

1 lb vanilla wafers     2 cups chopped nuts
2 tsp cocoa             & a dash of salt
half cup whiskey        4 tsp white Karo Syrup

Mash wafers, mix with cocoa, nuts, whiskey, & syrup. Form balls and roll in powdered sugar. Store in airtight container. The longer they sit the more potent they become!

Pecan Crispies

  2 & half cups sifted all-purpose flour
  half cup shortening
  half cup butter or margarine     half cup teaspoon soda
  2 & half cups brown sugar        half cup teaspoon salt
2 beaten eggs                    1 cup chopped pecans

Cream shortening, butter, and sugar. Add eggs; beat well. Sift dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture. Add nuts. Drop from teaspoon about two inched apart onto greased cookie sheet. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.
Bake 5 dozen.

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