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This is for Phyllis C from Kentucky in Mondays newsletter about removing gum from inside the dryer. Try WD40. It takes gum right off my car when I accidently run over it. I think you can either spray it right on the medal or you can spray some on a cloth and rub it off.
Karen in El Paso

We had a large container of cooked rice left over from dinner. Does anyone have a recipe for rice pudding you make from left-over rice?
Thanks  Donna/Buffalo NY

Leah, thank you for replying to my inquiries about your cooked pie filling. I will have to get busy and try it. Thanks to Mary Ann for the pie crust recipe that she uses. Maybe (I hope) I will be able to make a pie crust that will not fall apart and I have to "paste" together in the pie plate!

Sylvia <Scotland> I have to tell you a funny story about your Pineapple Cream Cheese Pie recipe. My daughter made it for a cooking competition in our county 4-H. She did very well, receiving a blue ribbon. The judge came up to her after and asked for the recipe which my daughter gave to her. Many years later, I served the pie at my daughter's engagement party at our house. Her mother-in-law (my son-in-law's step mother) to be said she had the same recipe and that she had gotten it at a 4-H cooking competition. Of course we knew what she didn't know. My daughter was that young 4-H'er who had given her that recipe.

The other fun thing that happened to my daughter when she got engaged. Her husband to be wanted to introduce her to his real mother so he took my daughter to meet her. There was an ivy covered horse stable that we passed every time we took the children's 4-H animals to the fair. My daughter, for years, had said that when she got old enough, she wanted to work at those stables. It turned out that his real mother owned the stables.

Isn't it amazing how life turns out some times!
Carolyn in Los Banos, CA

This is a reply to Pam in Tibbie on Monday 091508 newsletter you requested games for a baby shower. This isn't a game just a suggestion. This is what we do at our church for our new mothers. Since everyone lives in a fast lanes these days this really works great. We have a couple of ladies who set up tables, do a little decorating (very little), few baby rattles and some confetti on the tables. We have cake, really decorated with all the trimmings. The shower is for 1 hour. Come anytime within the hour. When you arrive with your unwrapped gift someone meets you at the door, takes your gift places it on a large display table with a card with your name or names from group gift. Then you just go speak to the mother, friends and family etc. Get your cake and punch. Take a look at all the gifts. Leave as you wish. We have some that just leave the gift and go. No hassle, and definitely not time consuming. The mother and baby get the gift and the shower committee can get some time to clear out and clean up. Mom and Dad can load up the lute!!!

We used to spend hours on baby showers but this is too easy and we are so glad. No one wanted to come because everyone was way too busy. We always do it on Sunday afternoon right after lunch and you still have time to get home for the needed Sunday afternoon nap...LOL This is done at several of our neighboring churches
Have a great baby shower! Dean in West TN

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<<I am looking for suggestions for games to be played at a baby shower. We know that the baby is a girl, and there will only be females at the party - Thanks for any suggestions!
Pam in Tibbie, AL >>

A fun one is to pass around a roll of toilet paper - have everyone rip off a piece that they think is the width of the new mama's pregnant belly - then everyone gets up one at a time and wraps their piece around her tummy. The one closest wins!

Another one is to do the "draw a baby" game. Give everyone a piece of paper ( I used paper plates, had more structure to them ) and a crayon and tell them they have to draw a baby. Sounds siomple? Tell them to put the piece of paper ( or plate ) on their head and NOW draw it. Then have the mom to be decide which one looks most like a baby ( trust me, I practiced and this one was tough!!! )

We did these at my sister in laws baby shower recently, and everyone had a great time. The TP one made for some great photos too!!
Diana in RI

I am looking for a TNT recipe ;for English Muffins. I have tried various recipes throughout the years, but none have come close to the purchased ones with the big holes to collect the jam or butter! Thanks in advance
Melody from Nebraska

Comment
The closest thing I have found to the taste is English Muffin bread mix at the Prepared Pantry. I bake it in the breadmaker as bread and put my jelly or butter on it. Tastes almost like the actual American English Muffins.

Other English Muffin Bread Mixes

Butter Pecan English Muffin Bread Machine Mix
Cinnamon Raisin English Muffin Bread Machine Mix

Helper Mixes - Just add the water and flour to the mix to make your bread.
Lord Denning English Muffin Bread Helper Mix

I remember being in England a few years ago and decided I would take the bus into Cirencester and buy some English Muffins. No one had a clue what I was talking about so after searching and searching in the store found what I was looking for but wasn't called an English Muffin.
Nancy Rogers

Hi Nancy and Friends:
I just love your site and all the many who share so generously. I want to share a sight that many will enjoy. Her name is Ginny and she is the most precious person to know. A great cook!! I have been in her home for meals and they have always been the best. She lives in Atlanta, GA and recently was ask to share recipes and tips on one of the local TV stations there. I personally think she is becoming a star. Here is her sight and you will find wonderful recipes, music and tips.
www.ginnyshometips.blogspot.com
Sarah, Jackson, MS

Hello all, I know this is waaaay off topic here, but I wanted to recognize the Trail of Tears motorcycle ride this weekend. This is especially close to me because of my Cherokee heritage. My great-great grandmother was a full-blooded Cherokee Indian and the daughter of Cherokee Indian Chief with the last name of Blackhawk (not sure if it was the well-known Chief Blackhawk or not). Elizabeth Hawk, (the "Black" was dropped and she just went by "Hawk") as a small child was in the trail of tears. During the trail, she somehow got lost from the group. A North Alabama white family took her in and raised her as theirs.

I think back and wonder how she felt as well as her Indian family. They must have been devistated to be away from each other. Elizabeth Hawk always marked on the census that she was Black Dutch because she would be treated better by the government by being "Black Dutch" rather than Native American Indian. The land which Elizabeth and her Alabama parents lived is still in my family today. Means a lot to me. It is located between Elkmont and Ardmore Alabama in Limestone County.

Elizabeth was in my Father's line of ancestors. My Mother's line also is Cherokee and both families were from the same area. We have traced back and I am considered 1/4th Native American. I have changed all of my documents to reflect this. My children are also considered 1/4th Native American because...low and behold, Jerry's family also have Cherokee ancestors. I always thought it would be so neat to name a boy "Hawk", but it just didn't go well with Haggermaker...to many H's. Maybe this is something Chelsea can do when she has a son.

Sorry guys for my rambling. If you are near North Alabama this weekend and haven't seen the Trail of Tears motorcycle ride, it is a must see. It starts on Hwy 72 in Jackson County in NE Alabama, just south of Chattanooga and ends in Lauderdale County in NW Alabama in a little town called Waterloo just East of the Mississippi line. There are people setting all along Hwy 72 in lawn chairs watching thousands of motorcycles making their way down the Trail of Tears Corridor.

Also, if you go to the homepage http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cookin_with_haggermaker/
you can see the painting by Max Standley of his rendition of
"The Trail of Tears"

Have a great Day! Tona Haggermaker

About the beet borscht is is really good served with fresh lemon juice, dollop of sour cream, black pepper and a hot boiled potato. You can find the bottled borscht in the Kosher section of your super market. The hot potato in the cold borscht is so yummy. When adding the sour cream mix the dollop in a small amount of the borscht first in your bowl; then add rest of borscht, lemon, pepper and hot boiled potato. You can cut your potato or leave it whole. I personally like to leave it whole and cut small pieces off while I am enjoying my borscht. Anyhow it's to your own liking.
Dee in Canada

 
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Hi Nancy,
Just wanted to thank you for your help with my printer problem DUH lol. I never even thought of going to file and then to print to get the screen I wanted. Guess it must be old age setting in lol. Sure is hard to remember to go to file when I was so used to doing
Ctrl P but it will get to be a habit soon I'm sure.
Dianne in Wisconsin

Nancy and Nancylanders (you too Siggy and Ditto): In response to the posting by Phyllis C. from Ky in the Monday, 15 Sep Newsletter, the best way to get gum off of ANYTHING is to hold ice cubes on the gum until the gum gets hard then just scrape it off. The gum becomes hard and brittle from the ice cubes freezing it and then can be removed from the bottom of shoes, clothing and I'd think the drum of a washer as well. I use a paring or kitchen knife to scrape the gum off.
Mr. Myron Drinkwater - Lake Forest, CA

Hi Nancy, this is For Mama420 to check out. It may be the cake you had at her pot luck dinner.

Holy Moly Cow Cake (sometimes known as Damien Cake)
1 box chocolate cake mix (approx weight 500g/1lb 3oz)

1 jar caramel syrup
1 can sweetened condensed milk
4 Butterfinger candy bars (2.1 oz each, crushed)

1 container (12 oz) frozen whipped topping
1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese at room temp

Prepare cake as directed on package. Bake in 13x9 inch pan. When cake is done and still hot, poke holes in it. Pour condensed milk over cake. Then pour caramel syrup. Top with half the crushed candy bar pieces.

Put the whipped topping and cream cheese in a bowl and mix with an electric mixer until smooth and combined. Spread the cream cheese icing over the top of the cake. Then sprinkle the remaining candy pieces over the top. Refrigerate for 20 minutes (or longer) before cutting.
Sylvia <Scotland>

Nancy I hope that you have a great Birthday and also enjoy yourself on Friday. I have a few more years on you but I have never acted my age and never will. I am sure when I get to heaven God will say that he is not ready for me because I am laughing and joking around so much.

In the 9/15 newsletter Momma420 was wanting a recipe for the Holy Cow Cake. Two site that I like and have used for many years is Country Lines Recipes and Cooks. They have the Holy Cow Cake recipe. I am posted the one from www.cooks.com site. The Country Lines site had more Heath Bars (5-6) bars.

Holy Cow Cake
1 box chocolate cake mix
1, 14 oz., can sweetened condensed milk
1, 17 oz., jar caramel syrup
1, 12 oz., bowl Cool Whip
2 Heath candy bars, crushed

Prepare cake as directed on package. Bake in 13"x9" pan. When cake is done and still hot, pike holes in it. Pour condensed milk over cake. Then pour caramel syrup. Refrigerate. When chilled, spread Cool whip over cake. Top with the crushed candy bar pieces. Keep cold until ready to serve.

I am getting ready for the operation and we are freezing dinner so that my DH will just have to pull them out and cook for dinner.

Ground Beef Casserole
2 lb. ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 soup can water
cheese, grated
1 small green pepper, chopped
1 can tomato soup
1/2 soup can water
1, 8 oz., box spaghetti

Brown ground beef, green pepper, and onion. Add soups and water. Simmer on low heat about 1 or 1½ hours. Break spaghetti into small pieces and cook according to directions. Add to ground beef mixture. Put into casserole dish. Top with grated cheese and bake in 350º oven until cheese is melts.

Everyone have a great day. Nancy and 4 legged associates take care, stay safe and cool.
Susie Indy

Buckeye Brownies
1 brownie mix 19 oz
8oz creamy p-nut butter
2C pwd sugar
6oz chocolate chips
1/2 C + 6tbl butter softened and divided

Bake as directed on the box. I use a 13x9 pan. Cool in pan. Mix the sugar, 1/2C butter and p-nut butter. Beat till smooth. Spread over the cooled brownies. Chill 1 hour. Melt the chips and rest of the butter on low heat. Stirring till melted. Spread over brownies. Let cool then cut into squares.
Source: Gooseberry Patch.
From Judy in Jax Fl

For Pam in Tibbie, AL in the 9/15 newsletter asking about games to play at a baby shower. I hosted a baby shower for my DIL recently (baby girl) and you can do a search for “baby shower games” and find a bunch. Here are some we did: 1. Fill a bowl with rice. Put about 12-15 gold safety pins in. Blindfold each person, they put their hands in the rice and find as many pins as they can. 2. Buy several different kinds of baby food. Give each person a paper plate with a sample of each baby food on it. Give them spoons, they taste and identify each baby food. The ones with the most correct wins. Make sure YOU know what each one of them are. I numbered mine. Another twist on this is to put a dab of baby food on a disposable diaper, pass it around and have people try to identify. It’s pretty funny when you see people licking the diaper! 3. Fill a jar with cotton balls or Q-tips and each person guesses how many are in there. 4. Play baby “bingo”. I printed bingo cards from the internet only the cards have baby items on them instead of numbers. You write the items on little pieces of paper and draw them from a bag until someone wins. 5. Put juice or kool-aid in baby bottles, have several people participate, whoever drinks all the juice from the bottle first wins. If you search on the internet, there are many, many games listed. Some of them are more “adult” than others, just depends on the people in your crowd. Have fun!
Patricia in KY

This is for Pam in Tibbe AL; Baby Shower games,

(1) buy a large bag or two of the cheapest cotton balls, put them into a very large bowl. The object is to have each person take turns scooping out 2 or 3 spoonfulls of the cotton balls while blind-folded. Use a large serving size slotted spoon. The cotton balls are so light, one doesn't know if they have anything on the spoon or not. If they are lucky enough to get some of the cotton balls on the spoon, then the one with the highest count wins.

(2)Another game is to hand out the old fashion wooden clothes pins (and these can be decorated with baby stickers or painted for the party) when guest arrive. With instruction they are not allowed to talk about anything to do with the coming baby--meaning "it's a girl" or her "name" or her "due date". (you set the rules) When a guest is caught breaking the rules. The guest catching the rule breaker may take her close-pin. The one with the most close pins--close to the end of the party wins.!!

(3) One last one is give everyone a chance to guess the girth of the mommy-to-be. List everyone's name & their guess along side of their name, the one coming the closest wins!! I hope these are helpful, Jennie NM

I need a tried and tested recipe for salsa.
D

Hello everyone
Happy Birthday Nancy!!!
I buy the skinless, boneless chicken as it is suppose to be healthy, but I am getting not to enjoy them, as I find it a bit dry. What am I doing wrong??? Would appreciate suggestion to have moist chicken.
Thanks everyone, Shirlee

In the 9/13/08 newsletter Gail LA wanted an Apple Raisin Bunt Cake recipe. This recipe says to chop the apples, but if you prefer you can slice or dice them. Tona had a apple bundt cake recipe in the 10/23/07 newsletter andd in the 4/15/08 newsletter

Pat had a contest winning apple bundt cake recipe. I think you could easily add raisins to their recipes, as they are very similar to mine.
Robbie In

Apple Raisin Nut Bundt Cake
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 c. oil
3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. apples, chopped
1 c. raisins
1 c. nuts

Cream together eggs and sugar. Beat in oil and vanilla; add all dry ingredients to mixture; then fold into batter, raisins, apples and nuts. Bake in greased and floured bundt pan, 350 degrees for 50 minutes to 1 hour. Remove immediately from pan to cool.
Robbie In