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Show .y- / / . - -NEWS Spanish Covering what matters most WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2007 -17 SUGAR COOKIES CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST L cookie recipes to get you started. from Dawn Van Nosdol Homemade Sausage 1 Ib. Lean hamburger (or pork, if you prefer) Waffles, eggs and sausage were made for Christmas morning. How 1 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. ground sage do I know this? Because that is 1/2 tsp. black pepper what my family has eaten every l/8.tsp. ground cloves Christmas morning for the last 40 some-odd years, that I can remember. I would classify that as Mix together, preferably the night before so that the flavors are a tradition, and it is not one that more developed. I fry these little I plan to change any time soon. I patties of yummy sausage on a asked my dad why that was such medium low heat. Because I use . a special breakfast and he said, lean meat you need to cook it "Because your grandma always slower so that it doesn't get too made it!" tough. If you use a fattier meat, I think that she was just a smart mother and was filling her family like ground pork, you won't have full of protein to try and counter- that probjem (but it isn't as healthy act the Christmas morning sugar that way). rush. Dad doesn't think that's the reason, he thinks it was just My dad taught me that the only because it was tasty. We'll just way to eat waffles, eggs and let him keep thinking that; we sausage is to put a pat of butter mom's know better (even if we're between the two or three layers of the daughters). waffles, put the soft-yolk easy-over egg on top of the waffle and then pour the syrup over the egg and Everyday Waffles the waffle. Serve the sausage on 1 3/4 cups flour the side. 3 tsp. Baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt I about forgot the syrup. I've given 2 beaten egg yolks you this recipe before, but just JL 3/4 cups milk in case you forgot, it is: 1 cup white sugar, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 '1/2 cup salad oil or mild olive oil cup water, a dollop or so of corn (if you are trying to be healthier) syrup and drop or two of Maple2 stiffly beaten egg whites ine flavoring. Bring to a boil and make sure that all of the sugar is Combine yolks, milk and oil; stir melted. Pour over your eggs and in dry ingredients just until moist. Gently fold in whites, leaving a few waffles, pancakes — or whatever. Just make sure you enjoy yourself fluffs. Cook in a hot waffle iron and serve hot. Double or triple this around the table with your family and friends. Merry Christmas. recipe - trust me you will use it from Dawn Van Nosdof t ) | I One of my .first memories of Christmas is making Christmas tree ornaments. •. Not your mother's I'll treasure this little aluminum foil star/toilet paper roll tube forever" kind of ornament, but the "this is not going to last until Christmas" kind of ornament. Every year when we were young we made our Christmas tree decorations out of Sugar Cookie dough. After using our reindeer, bell, angel and star cookie cutters, baking the cookies and letting them cool off — for maybe all of five minutes. We. would then smear different colored frosting all over our ornaments. After decorating them with sprinkles or colored sugar crystals, we would wrap'tbem up in cellophane and hang them pn the tree. It was beautiful! I don't think.that I have ever seen a more beautiful tree since we didn't hold back on the ornaments. Whatever theme your tree is, the cookie Christmas tree theme is the best and the tastiest. Of course it was only completely decorated for the first day. After that the decorations would start to mysteriously disappear. Within a week the only decorations that were left'on the tree was the popcorn that we had strung and the cookies that were "so high" — above the approximate height of the tallest child (me). Ifs no wonder that I love Christmas — and I got presents too! I , If you want to start this tradition in your ' home, here are two really good sugar i L __ _L_ Sugar Cookies #1 ' 1 cup shortening (or 1/2 cup shortening and 1/2 cup butter) 1 cup sugar 3 1/2 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla 3 eggs 2 tsp. baking powder Cream shortening and butter together. Gradually add sugar and continue to mix until completely creamed. Add eggs and beat well. Blend in sifted dry ingredients and vanilla. Roll 1/4 inch thick. Cut the size or shape you want (reindeer, bell, angel and star), place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in 350° oven for 8 minutes. Cool, decorate and hang. 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