Food Mood

[gja1000]

I'm in a food mood tonight - I guess because I'm looking at my recipes for Thanksgiving/Christmas. Anyway, thought I'd type a few of my favorite recipes.

My husband's family makes this recipe around the holidays - it's great to set out for company or family.

Jalapeno Wieners
4 lbs wieners, cut into bite size pieces
24 oz. jalapeno peppers (sliced)
1 large onion chopped
2 cloves garlic sliced thin
1 1/2 cup vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Boil wieners for 5 minutes. Combine remaining ingredient and bring to boil for one minute. Mix all ingredients together in a large glass jar. Does not need to be refrigerated. As wieners are eaten, you can boil some more and add to juice.

My Mom's Fudge (the BEST I've ever eaten)
2 C. sugar
1 C. heavy cream
2 TBS. cocoa (more if you want more chocolately fudge)
Mix above in sauce pan on medium heat, stirring constantly. When it starts to boil add:
1 TBS. white corn syrup
Boil to soft ball stage - do not scrape sides of pan while stirring - add 1 TBS butter and stir
Let set 1 hour
Add 1 tsp. vanilla
Beat till it loses its sheen (may be 5-10 minutes) Spoon by dollops onto waxed paper immediately when it begins to stiffen and lose its sheen. It will set up quickly at this stage.

Apricot Balls
1/4 cup butter or margarine softened
2 TBS orange juice
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
3/4 cup dry milk
1/2 cup coconut
1 cup dried chopped apricots
Mix all together. Shape into balls, roll in powdered sugar

No Bake Chocolate Cookies (my absolute fave cookies)
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup butter
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
3 cups quick cook oatmeal
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
In medium pot, bring to a rolling boil and then boil the first five ingredients for 1 1/2 minutes. Stir in peanut butter, vanilla and oatmeal. Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let cool.