Headlines for Christmas

Nat’s Summer Pudding

2 punnets Strawberries 2 punnets Raspberries 2 punnets Blueberries 1/2 cup castor sugar 1/2 cup water 10 slices white bread 1 tab butter Wash & trim all berries and put into a saucepan with the water & sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes (until berries are soft & their juices are forming a syrup). Remove from heat. Meanwhile, butter slices of ...

Marilyn’s Cheese Log

125g Philly cheese 125g grated Coon matured cheese 125g Kraft Cheddar cheese (on shop shelves) Wonder if Canada has it? 1 sml grated onion 1 piece finely chopped capsicum 1 tab finely chopped gherkin 1 tab. Worcestershire sauce Also: 1 tabsp paprika and 1 tabsp curry powder mixed together Beat the Philly cheese. Add other ingredients. Form the mixture ...

Kylie’s Mini Christmas Puddings

Ingredients: 1 x 800gm Dark Fruit Cake (cheap brand) ½ - 1 cup Orange Juice 1 cup Coconut Icing Sugar Red & Green Jelly Lollies Method: 1. Break Fruit Cake into crumbly pieces. 2. Pour a little Orange Juice at a time into crumbled cake - until moistened 3. Roll ...

Gail’s Cherry Pom Poms

50g red cherries 1/3 cups condensed milk 2 cups coconut 2t cherry marnier or cherry essence 220g dark chocolate Process the first 4 ingredients till combined in food processor Melt chocolate and dip each pompom so only half is coated. Refrigerate. Recipe contributed by Gail from Australia 19th December 2005. Thanks Gail! via: TheKoala

Champagne Punch

10 cups fresh strawberries 1 1/2 cups pineapple juice (chilled) 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice 3/4 cup superfine sugar 1 bottle of chilled champagne or sparkling wine (optional strawberry icecubes) To make the strawberry ice cubes: At least 6 hours before party time, wash the berries. Place 1 small, pretty berry (with leafy hulls attached)in each compartment of 2 ...

Chocolate Truffles

3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk 1 cup walnuts,chopped 12 oz. chocolate chips 1 teaspoon vanilla essence Melt chocolate. Add all the other ingredients. Mix and cool in refrigerator for 10 minutes. Roll into balls. Then roll in toppings of your choice. Topping suggestions: coconut, nuts, non-pareils, candy sprinkles. recipe contributed by Elspeth. Visitor to my website. via: TheKoala

Kelly’s Cheese Balls

250g tasty cheese 250g edam cheese 250g cream cheese 1 1/2 cups (together not each)of diced ham, red caspicum, shallots and gherkin(optional) curry powder and paprika grate cheese and mix with cream cheese, ham, caspicum and shallots roll and form into either 1 large balls or 2 medium or 4 small. roll into curry and paprika serve ...

Frozen Fruit Christmas Pudding

Ingredients:- 1 cup raisins 1/2 cup sultanas 1/2 cup currants 100 grams glace cherries 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots juice & finely grated rind of 1 orange 1/2 cup cream 2 litres chocolate icecream,softened 1/2 cup extra cream 1 litre vanilla icecream,softened. Extra cream and cherries for decoration. brandy or favourite liquer(optional) Combine fruit and juice in bowl. (optional)add brandy or your favourite liqueur. ...

Marilyn’s Rum Balls

9 Vita Brits or Weet Bix ½ cup coconut 1 cup chopped raisins 2 tabsp. Cocoa 1 tin condensed milk 3 tabsp. Bundaberg rum extra coconut Mix together well in a bowl. Cover in the fridge for ½ hour. (That's what we do in Australia.) (Yours could probably sit in the bowl in the snow.) Shape into balls and roll ...

Easy Icecream Xmas Pudding

2 litres good quality vanilla icecream 1 plain label xmas pudding 1/4 cup brandy Pour brandy over pudding and allow to soak in... crumble pudding and stir through slightly softened icecream... line microwave cake ring pan with plastic wrap and fill with icecream mixture fold plastic wrap over top and cover with foil... put in freezer.. to serve ...