Who doesn't have a Christmas memory some good some bad. I always reflect on the ones that remind me of family and friends. They bring a smile to my face and sometimes a little tug to my heart remembering those who have left us. One of my favorites is when my Mom, Grandma and Aunt Rosemary would get together and bake for Christmas. They spent days making sure each house had plenty of goodies baked for the holidays. I remember a cake they would make that would have to sit in the refrigerator for at least two weeks before it was ready to eat. Then there was candy. Hard candy, chocolate candy, candy with fruit in it and on and on and on. Oh not to forget the special recipes from each house that no one but the person making it knew the exact recipe. They would pass them on to one another but leave out an ingredient or change a measurement. Yep, it's a southern thing. When ask about it the answer was the same "Well, I just don't know I gave you the exact recipe I use". I'm sure some of these great recipes went to the grave or they got so old they didn't know the truth about the ingredients themselves. I guess they are entitled. I am working on a cookbook making sure all of my recipes are written out and with side notes of what works and what doesn't. I want my children and grandchildren to be able to make my Chicken and Dumplings, Creole food, Mexican dishes and all the others and remember the times we all sat around the table enjoying the food, fellowship and the love that went into preparing it. After all how many people do you hear talk about what great times they had over carry out at the family table. Merry Christmas from our home to yours and go the extra mile in preparing that holiday meal. You will be glad to have the memory and so will everyone else.
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