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Sittin Turkey Steamer
Beer-can chicken is a favorite with everyone that loves crispy, moist, and savory chicken, but did you know that you can the same principle can be used for a perfect turkey?

You place a whole turkey over a large filled beer can, and place it on the grill, or in an oven. Steam is created as the beer inside the can heats up.

The steam rises, carrying with it the flavor of your beer, and saturating every ounce of the turkey from the inside out.

The steam keeps the inside of the turkey moist, while the surrounding heat creates a nice texture on the outside of the turkey.

I wish each of you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year! Thanks also to each of you that have placed orders in 2007. I really appreciate your business.
I have a copy of the Gus Saunders Cookbook, and for the next 6 day will be putting on some of his recipes. Nowhere in the book does it say the recipes can't be copied.

Clam Chowder
3 to 4 potatoes
1 large onion, sliced
2 can minces clams
1 qt. milk
1 pt. light cream
1 stick butter
salt and pepper to taste.
Wash and boil potatoes in jackets. Cool, peel, and dice. Melt ½ stick of butter in kettle and saute onions lightly. Add clams with juice and the potatoes. Let simmer a few minutes. Add milk and cream (do not boil) and remaining butter and seasonings. Serves 6.

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Mimi...Just wanted to say thanks for the compliment. It was very sweet of you. And speaking of sweet, I made 6 different flavored batched of the 2 ingredient fudge. Our favorite was made with Cream Cheese frosting and Reese's Peanut Butter chips. I poured a thin layer of the fudge and sprinkled w/ the mini Reese's cup baking pieces. Then I poured the rest of the fudge and placed 36 more of the mini baking pieces in a 6 x 6 grid, so that when I cut it, each piece had a mini baking piece in the center. If you love Reese's peanut butter cups as much as my family, give these a try. I've already had 4 requests for them at the New Year's party, so I guess I'll be making another batch. I am also in charge of the Hoppin' John for New Year's. Anyone have any hot appetizers that are easy to prepare in advance, so that all I have to do is pop them in the oven?

Here is an easy appetizer recipe that my family loves. We made during one of the cooking classes we took and had it just yesterday for Christmas. It only has four ingredients, but they sure are tasty combined!

Prosciutto Bites
4 regular sized butter croissants or 8 mini ones
3/4 cup best quality plum preserves, with chunks of plum
6-8 slices prosciutto, fat trimmed
1/2 cup goat cheese

Preheat oven to 375*. Cut croissants in half. Spread plum preserves over croissants. Place prosciutto slices over preserves. Chop and crumble the goat cheese and dot the prosciutto with the cheese. Bake for about 10 minutes, or just until edges brown. Cut each half into 4 pieces (unless using minis, then just halve). These really are excellent.
I hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year's!
Lisa (East Texas)

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Hi Nancy, Siggy, Ditto and Everyone in Nancyland!! I just want to say that I sure hope all had a wonderful Christmas, and I hope that the New Year will be blessed and prosperous for all! And remember, don't make foolish new years resolutions! Make good realistic ones that will benefit you and your loved ones and that you can keep. Last year I quit smoking. Three cheers for me I say! This year my resolution is to eat healthier. More fresh fruits and veggies in the diet and less fat. I'm going to be experimenting with a lot of new recipes and I'm looking forward to sharing will all of you.
Again, have a blessed New Years!
Billie in Fl

Can you store extra powder sugar, the one in a plastic bag, in the freezer, until you want to use it?? If not, any other ideas where to store it, when you buy extra bags on sale??
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas
Sue

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Hi,
I have a question I hope you can help me with. I made some chocolate covered pretzels. I melted plain chocolate chips and dipped the pretzels in. Cooled them and chilled them, but as your eating them, they begin to melt. Why?
Thank you for your help, Barb

This is for Janie. In the Dec. 24 letter you posted a recipe for Baked Beans With Ham. My question is, what kind of ham? I'm wondering if deli ham will work in this recipe. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. What fun it is have all the family gather under one roof to laugh and remember past times, all with plenty of hugs and kisses. I enjoyed 29 at my home Christmas Eve.
Jean in TN

Hi, Everyone and a Merry Christmas !!
I have tried searching the goggle search at Nancy's Newsletter archive for eggnog recipe but could only find recipes for eggnog cookies , eggnog pound cake etc.

We cant buy eggnog in Malaysia. I would appreciate it if someone could let me have a tried and true eggnog recipe or the links to Nancy's Newsletter to eggnog recipes
Christene - Mom2two from Malaysia

To Mr. Myron Drinkwater, your recipe for green bean bundles were and absolute hit, at our Christmas dinner!! I can't wait to make them with fresh green bean from the garden. Awesome!

Tona, I made your Pineapple Pecan cake for Christmas and my oh my it is delish, but I don't think it is on my list of healthy foods, but it is on my yummy, yummy in my tummy foods! LOL So good and so easy. Thanks!!
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!!
Thanks for help m

Green Pea Salad
2 pkg (10 oz each) frozen green peas
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1 cup (4 oz) cheddar cheese, grated or cubed
3 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
Bacon bits to taste

DRESSING:
3/4-1 cup mayonnaise
2 tsp cream-style horseradish
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp hot sauce
1-1/2 tsp vinegar

Mix dressing ingredients together. In a separate bowl, mix vegetables, cheese and eggs. Pour dressing over all and mix well. Cover and refrigerate until needed. Salad can be prepared while peas are frozen.

Wild Rice With Cranberries
1 pkg (6 oz) white and wild rice mix
2-1/4 cups chicken broth
2 tbsp butter or margarine
1 large onion, sliced
2 tsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1 cup dried cranberries
1 tsp orange zest
1/2 cup toasted pecans or pine nuts

Prepare rice according to package directions using chicken broth and excluding seasoning packet. Melt butter in skillet and add brown sugar and onion. Cook over medium heat until liquid is absorbed. Cook on low until onions caramelize, about 10 minutes. Add cranberries, allspice and zest. Cover and cook about 5 minutes until cranberries plump. Put rice in a serving bowl and add onion mixture and nuts. Serve hot.
Six servings.'
grannym IL

This is for Jenny D (my name is Jennie with an "ie") THANK-YOU for passing along the website for Appetizers
http://southernfood.about.com/csappetizers/ on 12/24/07 WOW your right, I didn't know so many were available. And a BIG THANK-YOU to everyone, I really enjoy all the good TNT recipes and helpful hints. Thank-you to you Nancy for all you do to keep this wonderful newsletter going. By the way, I also had trouble getting the news letter for about 3 months. It just stopped coming to my inbox, but I too knew how to go to the archive and retrieve all that I wasn't receiving. What I did one day was JUST RE-SIGNED up for the newsletter & I've been getting it every since. Maybe this will help some of the other that are having trouble.
Jennie in NM.

For rb in ia,
There is a ham base you can use for your gravy. It is in the aisle where they have gravy mixes and dry bouillions, but it comes in a jar. It is called "Better Than Bouillon" and has directions on the jar for ham broth. I have also used the beef flavor and chicken flavor and I like them all better than the dry stuff.
Frances in Wesley Chapel, Fl

Wishing all of you out there in Nancyland a Blessed Christmas and Nancy, thanks for all the hard work that you do for all of us. May God bless you today and in the coming year, have a safe and Happy Holiday.
Merry Christmas, Sally in Pa

Looking for a clone for Subway's meatball sauce. I tasted it tonight and it was a tomato sauce without all the Italian seasonings. Does anyone know how to make this?

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and I wish everyone a healthy, prosperous New Year
Marge in OH

Hi everyone in NancyLand... First I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Then I would like to thank everyone who has helped me in the past with recipes I needed. Now, I would like to make another request. I would like a recipe for thumbprint cookies with icing filling. Most recipes I have found, tell you to fill them with either your favorite jelly or a confectioners sugar icing...but they don't give you the other ingredients or the amounts. Can anyone help me?? I know I used to have a very good recipe. I would put the icing in a decorating bag with a star tip and pipe it into the thumbprints. My recipe card has mysteriously vanished. I can't find it anywhere. I would greatly appreciate help from my NancyLand family once again.
TIA, Anne in PA

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In the corrected recipe sent by Nancy on 12/23/07, there was no fat, oil or shortening mentioned. Is that an error??

Sounds so good, and would love to make it--but never had a recipe without fat in it.
Sue

Merry Christmas, Nancy and everyone!
It is cold here in southern NM, but no snow. Nancy, hope you are staying warm and dry! Is it still snowing there?

Everyone down here is either trying to get over a very bad cold or just coming down with it. It does last 2 to 3 weeks, so please stay healthy everyone! Hubby and I are getting over ours!

I made a version of the 2 ingredient fudge yesterday. It is setting up in the fridge now. I also made another type of fudge using marshmallow cream.

http://www.recipe-recipes-message-board.com/

I made a version of the 2 ingredient fudge this afternoon! I used a can of regular fudge frosting, 1 (12 oz.) bag semi sweet chocolate chips, a small handful of chopped pecans and a handful of mini-marshmallows. We have a pan of rocky road fudge to enjoy for Christmas! Yum!

And for Pat Russell in cold SW Oklahoma who wanted lucky new year’s dishes (and Christmas), everyone in the south, especially NM, has red or green tamales. If you ever try any, make sure you get the ones baked by a family. They are very good! These are difficult to make, if you never have before, and is a long drawn out process.

Take care everyone and have a very Merry Christmas and prosperous new year!
Chris in NM

For Sally, in Pa
Yes, the peanut clusters are delicious. I buy the almond bard at the grocery store. I used the chocolate flavored ones this time but the vanilla for my first batch of them and both worked out real good. The German chocolate is in a bar.
Phyllis Knipp

I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Phoebe W. Atlanta Ga

It is Christmas Eve in South Western Ontario and after a couple days of rain to rid ourselves of all the snow we had ( we had plenty ) we are now going to have our White Christmas - Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night !

Our youngest Grandson is 4 and we are going to be tracking Santa this evening after dinner ( just to check out where he is and what direction he is traveling - that should determine bed time !!
Joanne Ontario Canada

Athena in DE Re: Hog Maw. I grew up in Central Iowa and my father butchered for many people and always brought home the stomach, liver, pigs tail, etc as part of his pay and we learned to eat it and never thought anything of it. My Mom and Grandma Kate would clean the stomach and then fill it with bits of cubed pork, cabbage, potatoes, onion and salt and pepper to taste. Sew the stomach up and put it on in the roasting pan with a little water and let it steam till done. It was delicious for all the flavor and vitamins were kept inside. My brothers and I still fondly remember this meal, but people now days cringe at the thought.

Re: all the New Year traditions, I am fixing my menu for the New Year with a little bit of each one. I am determined to have good luck this year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year One and All, Shirley in Ozark,MO

Here is the Kitty Litter Cake requested by Debbie in Michigan in December 16th kitchen letter.
Mary Jo in MD

Kitty Litter Cake
1 box spice or German chocolate cake mix
1 box of white cake mix
1 package white sandwich cookies
1 large package vanilla instant pudding mix
A few drops green food coloring
12 small Tootsie Rolls or equivalent

Serving Dishes and utensils
1 NEW cat-litter box
1 NEW cat-litter box liner
1 NEW pooper scooper

Prepare and bake cake mixes, according to directions, in any size pan. Prepare pudding and chill. Crumble cookies in small batches in blender or food processor. Add a few drops of green food coloring to 1 cup of cookie crumbs. Mix with a fork or shake in a jar. Set aside.

When cakes are at room temperature, crumble them into a large bowl. Toss with half of the remaining cookie crumbs and enough pudding to make the mixture moist but not soggy. Place liner in litter box and pour in mixture.

Unwrap 3 Tootsie Rolls and heat in a microwave until soft and pliable. Shape the blunt ends into slightly curved points. Repeat with three more rolls. Bury the rolls decoratively in the cake mixture. Sprinkle remaining white cookie crumbs over the mixture, then scatter green crumbs lightly over top.

Heat 5 more Tootsie Rolls until almost melted. Scrape them on top of the cake and sprinkle with crumbs from the litter box. Heat the remaining Tootsie Roll until pliable and hang it over the edge of the box. Place box on a sheet of newspaper and serve with scooper. Enjoy!

This recipe or one similar to it was also sent in by Virginia in NY, and Abby NM.

I'm looking for a really good skillet, casserole, crock pot recipe, please, with smoked sausage, apples and onion.
Thank you, grannym IL

I want to get an Aebleskiver pan but as I have a smooth top range, I need one that has a complete flat bottom. All the pans I’ve seen aren’t flat. The bottom of the pan is all the little round parts that make the puffs. Does anyone know of a pan that has a full, flat bottom?
Dawn in MN

White Cheddar With Apple And Walnut Conserve

Cheese:
8 rectangular slices sharp White Cheddar, about 2 1/2 x1
1/2x1/4-inch each (about 1/2 ounce per slice)

Apple And Walnut Conserve:
2/3 cup diced red apple (about 1 medium apple)
2/3 cup diced green apples (about 1 medium apple)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

In a small saucepan combine all ingredients except the cheese. Cook over medium-low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let cool.

For each serving, place one slice of cheese on an individual serving plate. Top with 1/4 of the conserve mixture. Partially overlap with another slice of cheese. Garnish with walnuts.
Tona in Bama

I have been looking for a particular recipe for a long time and was hoping Nancy or one of you might have it. The recipe is for Chili made by the actor Dudley Moore it appeared in an issue of Women's day or family Circle in the 1980's. If Nancy or one of the newsletter readers has it I would really appreciate it.
Thanks Eva Mississippi

For Gloria in Indiana (12/24) re: Pig's Stomach In the Pennsylvania area, Pennsylvania Dutch and Amish areas, pig stomachs are available in the stores, nicely cleaned. I don't know about your area. They are also served in family style restaurants in the area. Almost anything can be found on the internet these days, so possibly, there's some market that could mail one frozen. In "The Best of Amish Cooking" by Phyllis Good there is a page with another recipe with information on this dish.

There is a quote "We always expected a pig stomach at butchering time. That was special." One gray-haired Amish man recalled that his mother put oysters in pig stomach instead of sausage. A middle-aged woman remembers that at serving time, her mother "would take the stuffing out of the stomach, grind the skin, then lay that meat over the stuffing. She did that because the skin was not evenly browned and it was not of equal thickness. That way no one felt cheated for getting a think spot and no one got stuck with a too chewy piece!" My grandmother and my mother-in-law each prepared this dish for special occasions. My sister-in-law has been able to find the stomachs in Arizona markets and I was able to find them in South Carolina and Mississippi. I
think the cooking time misprint has been corrected - 2-3 hours is the
correct cooking time.
Athena in DE

I would just like to say to you Nancy and all the cooking friends. A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.

I'm sorry I haven't written any recipes lately, but I lost my Hubby a couple of months ago and I just can't get in the mood to send anything just now. I do go on my e-mail every day it is great company for me. I will be back shortly with more recipes.
Love to All Peggy from Belleville Ontario Canada.

I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Phoebe W. Atlanta Ga