RECIPES

Make Your Own Eggnog
Makes approximately 2 1/2 quarts.

Ingredients 8 eggs , 3/4 cup sugar , 1 pint each, heavy cream and milk , 5 oz. rum , 8 oz rye

Directions
Separate eggs. Beat the whites until they stiffen, then gradually add 1/4 cup of the sugar while beating.

In a separate bowl, beat the yolks, then slowly add the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, stirring continuously to dissolve it. Add the heavy cream, milk, run and rye to the yolks and stir together until the mixture is smooth.

Stir beaten egg whites into the mixture, then refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.

To serve, pour a jigger of brandy or rum into the bottom of a cup or glass if desired, then fill the cup with eggnog. Sprinkle with nutmeg and serve.

Dipped Marshmallows

Need: 1 bag large marshmallows, (1 cup) milk chocolate chips, (2 tsp) vegetable oil, Assorted sprinkles, colored sugar, coconut, crushed nuts

Melt chocolate chips and oil together over low heat (about 1 min. in microwave). Have your child dip each marshmallow into the chocolate (so about half of it is covered), then dip and roll in the sprinkles. Place on a cookie sheet to harden. Give away as gifts (if you know anyone who actually might enjoy eating something like this!)or enjoy yourselves.

Edible Snowman

Need: 3 marshmallows, 2 pretzel sticks, 3 red hots, black food coloring, white frosting

Contributed by:
Jill Iannetti

Using a toothpick, dot on eyes and a nose and mouth on one marshmallow for the snowmans head. Assemble the 3 marshmallows with frosting to make the body. Using frosting, "glue" on the red hots for buttons. stick the pretzel sticks into the middle marshmallow on the sides for arms.

Sweet Edible Menorah

Need: Hershey chocolate bar, frosting, tootsie rolls, candy corn

Contributed by:
Sylvia Levy

Place 9 small gobs of frosting across a bar of chocolate. Place a small tootsie roll on each gob of frosting; Top off with candy corn inserted on each tootsie roll each night. At the end of the 8th day, it is yours to eat. The tootsie, known as the shamos is "lit" each night. Therefore, we show nine "candles" The shamos and the eight days.